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Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter II (search)
ten Mountain near New Market, gain his rear. Torbert started in good season, and after some slightfor the situation save to renew and emphasize Torbert's orders, and this was done at once, notwithsave been unable to account satisfactorily for Torbert's failure. No doubt, Wickham's position neararing discord on account of Averell's ranking Torbert, authorized me to relieve the former officer, my army by the return of the Sixth Corps and Torbert's cavalry to the Army of the Potomac would taoss and in pretty good order. All hope of Torbert's appearing in rear of the Confederates vanisow up the railroad bridge. Having done this, Torbert, as he returned, was to drive off whatever caarding the destruction of supplies. While Torbert was on this expedition, Merritt had occupied that point, I ordered the infantry there, but Torbert's attack at Waynesboroa had alarmed Early, anorhood of Mt. Crawford to await the return of Torbert, and to post Crook at Harrisonburg; these dis[6 more...]
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter III (search)
for not pursuing Early through the Blue Ridge General Torbert detailed to give General Rosser a drubbing Gen the enemy's eyes in earnest, so that night I told Torbert I expected him either to give Rosser a drubbing ne and the two divisions moved forward together under Torbert's direction, with a determination to inflict on thees of Merritt and Custer. In the fight and pursuit Torbert took eleven pieces of artillery, with their caissontion of Cedar Creek and the Shenandoah River, while Torbert retained both Merritt and Custer on the right of th of the 15th I ordered all of the cavalry under General Torbert to accompany me to Front Royal, again intendingnel J. Howard Kitching. cavalry. Brigadier-General Alfred T. A. Torbert. escort. First Rhode Island, Majo we held at Cedar Creek when the battle began. General Torbert was the first officer to meet me, saying as he tic stand was made until Getty's division, aided by Torbert's cavalry, which Wright had ordered to the left ear
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter IV (search)
Petersburg, as was definitely ascertained by Torbert in a reconnoissance to Mount Jackson. At thifor the purpose, but when I informed him that Torbert's reconnoissance had developed the fact that r I started the cavalry out for that purpose, Torbert, with Merritt and Powell, marching through Ched toward Staunton to make a demonstration in Torbert's favor, hoping to hold the enemy's troops ininfantry was sent to Charlottesville to check Torbert, but this had already been done by Lomax, wittes had been closely observing the columns of Torbert and Custer, and in consequence of the knowlednding Rosser down the valley to meet Custer. Torbert in the performance of his task captured two pdress without delay, Fifth expedition: General Torbert's raid to Gordonsville. and in answer toevery remnant of organized Confederates. General Torbert being absent on leave at this time, I didpointed General Merritt Chief of Cavalry, for Torbert had disappointed me on two important occasion
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces at Fredericksburg, Va. (search)
loss: k, 56; w, 410; m, 215 == 681. Artillery: A, 1st Pa., Lieut. John G. Simpson; B, 1st Pa., Capt. James H. Cooper; G, 1st Pa., Capt. Frank P. Amsden; C, 5th U. S., Capt. Dunbar R. Ransom. Artillery loss: k, 7; w, 19; m, 4 == 30. Sixth Army Corps, Maj.-Gen. William F. Smith. Escort: L, 10th N. Y. Cav., Lieut. George Vanderbilt; I, 6th Pa. Cav., Capt. James Starr; K, 6th Pa. Cav., Capt. Frederick C. Newhall. First division, Brig.-Gen. William T. H. Brooks. First Brigade, Col. Alfred T. A. Torbert: lst N. J., Lieut.-Col. Mark W. Collet; 2d N. J., Col. Samuel L. Buck; 3d N. J., Col. Henry W. Brown; 4th N. J., Col. William B. Hatch (w), Lieut.-Col. James N. Duffy; 15th N. J., Lieut.-Col. Edward L. Campbell; 23d N. J., Col. Henry O. Ryerson. Brigade loss: k, 18; w, 94; m, 50 == 162. Second Brigade, Col. Henry L. Cake: 5th Me., Col. Edward A. Scammon; 16th N. Y., Col. Joel J. Seaver; 27th N. Y., Col. Alexander D. Adams; 121st N. Y., Col. Emory Upton; 96th Pa., Lieut.-Col. Peter
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1st-3d, 1863. (search)
rnes; L, 1st Ohio, Capt. Frank C. Gibbs; D, 5th U. S., Lieut. Charles E. Hazlett (k), Lieut. Benjamin F. Rittenhouse; I, 5th U. S., Lieut. Malbone F. Watson (w), Lieut. Charles C. MacConnell. Brigade loss: k, 8; w, 33; mi, 2 = 43. Sixth Army Corps, Maj.-Gen. John Sedgwick. General Headquarters: L, 1st N. J., and H, 1st Pa. Cav., Capt. William S. Craft. First division, Brig.-Gen. Horatio G. Wright. Provost Guard: 4th N. J. (3 co's), Capt. William R. Maxwell. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. A. T. A. Torbert: 1st N. J., Lieut.-Col. William Henry, Jr.; 2d N. J., Lieut.-Col. Charles Wiebecke; 3d N. J., Lieut.-Col. Edward L. Campbell; 15th N. J., Col. William H. Penrose. Brigade loss: w, 11. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Joseph J. Bartlett: Also commanded Third Brigade, Third Division, July 3d. 5th Me., Col. Clark S. Edwards; 121st N. Y., Col. Emory Upton; 95th Pa., Lieut.-Col. Edward Carroll; 96th Pa., Maj. William H. Lessig. Brigade loss: k, 1; w, 4=5. Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen. David
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., General Grant on the Wilderness campaign. (search)
. Smith, to join the Army of the Potomac. On the 24th of May the Ninth Army Corps, commanded by Major-General A. E. Burnside, was assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and from this time forward constituted a portion of Major-General Meade's command. Finding the enemy's position on the North Anna stronger than either of his previous ones, I withdrew on the night of the 26th to the north bank of the North Anna, and moved via Hanover Town to turn the enemy's position by his right. Generals Torbert's and Merritt's divisions of cavalry, under Sheridan, and the Sixth Corps led the advance; crossed the Pamunkey River at Hanover Town, after considerable fighting, and on the 28th the two divisions of cavalry had a severe but successful engagement with the enemy at Hawes's Shop. On the 29th and 30th we advanced, with heavy skirmishing, to the Hanover Court House and Cold Harbor road, and developed the enemy's position north of the Chickahominy. Late on the evening of the last day the
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at the beginning of Grant's campaign against Richmond. (search)
Buckley; H, 1st R. I., Capt. Crawford Allen, Jr.; E, 2d U. S., Lieut. James S. Dudley; G, 3d U. S., Lieut. Edmund Pendleton; L and M, 3d U. S., Lieut. Erskine Gittings. Provisional Brigade, Col. Elisha G. Marshall: 24th N. Y. Cav. (dismounted), Col. William C. Raulston; 14th N. Y. Heavy Art'y, Lieut.-Col. Clarence H. Corning; 2d Pa. Prov. Heavy Art'y, Col. Thomas Wilhelm. cavalry Corps, Maj.-Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. Escort: 6th U. S., Capt. Ira W. Claflin. first division, Brig.-Gen. A. T. A. Torbert. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. George A. Custer: 1st Mich., Lieut.-Col. Peter Stagg; 5th Mich., Col. Russell A. Alger; 6th Mich., Maj. James H. Kidd; 7th Mich., Maj. Henry W. Granger. Second Brigade, Col. Thomas C. Devin: 4th N. Y. (guarding trains), Lieut.-Col. William R. Parnell; 6th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. William H. Crocker; 9th N. Y., Col. William Sackett; 17th Pa., Lieut.-Col. James Q. Anderson. Reserve Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Wesley Merritt: 19th N. Y. (1st Dragoons), Col. Alfred Gibbs
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at Cold Harbor. June 1st, 1864. (search)
kins; 23d U. S. C. T., Lieut.-Col. Cleaveland J. Campbell; 31st U. S. C. T., Maj. Theo. H. Rockwood. Artillery. D, Pa., Capt. George W. Durell; 3d Vt., Capt. Romeo H. Start. Reserve artillery, Capt. John Edwards, Jr.: 27th N. Y., Capt. John B. Eaton; D, 1st R. I., Capt. William W. Buckley; H, 1st R. I., Capt. Crawford Allen, Jr.; E, 2d U. S., Lieut. Samuel B. McIntire. cavalry Corps, Maj.-Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. Escort: 6th U. S., Capt. Ira W. Claflin. first division, Brig.-Gen. Alfred T. A. Torbert. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. George A. Custer: 1st Mich., Lieut.-Col. Peter Stagg; 5th Mich., Col. Russell A. Alger; 6th Mich., Maj. James H. Kidd; 7th Mich., Maj. Alexander Walker. Second Brigade, Col. Thomas C. Devin: 4th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. William R. Parnell; 6th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. William H. Crocker; 9th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. George S. Nichols; 17th Pa., Lieut.-Col. James Q. Anderson. Reserve Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Wesley Merritt: 19th N. Y. (1st Dragoons), Col. Alfred Gibbs; 6th P
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Sheridan's Richmond raid. (search)
X. and say that I have been placed in command of the cavalry of this army, and by----I want it all. The 15,000 paper strength of the corps was sifted to 12,424 effectives. There were three divisions, subdivided into seven brigades. General A. T. A. Torbert was assigned to command the First Division, with General G. A. Custer, Colonel T. C. Devin, and General Wesley Merritt as brigade commanders; General D. McM. Gregg to the Second Division, with General H. E. Davies and Colonel J. Irvin Gr the James, and for the nonce became horse-marines. On the 21st Sheridan, continuing his march to rejoin Grant, crossed the Pamunkey near White House, on the ruins Henry E. Davies, Jr. D. Mom. Gregg. Philip H. Sheridan. Wesley Merritt. A. T. A. Torbert. James H. Wilson. Sheridan and some of his Generals. Fac-Simile of a photograph taken in 1864. of the railroad bridge, after six hours work at repairing it, two regiments at a time working as pioneers. The only incident of the crossing wa
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Sheridan's Trevilian raid. (search)
Sheridan's route in the Trevilian raid.--editors. While Torbert and Gregg had been engaged near Cold Harbor, Wilson had be obedience to instructions Sheridan, with the divisions of Torbert and Gregg, numbering, exclusive of non-combatants, about e first-named station from the east, while the remainder of Torbert's division approached that point from the north-east. Thee Second Brigade (Irvin Gregg's) was put in on the left of Torbert, and by vigorously attacking Fitz Lee enabled Custer to retire in good order and rejoin the First Division. Torbert tried to communicate with Custer several times, without success House to a point one mile west of Trevilian. At 3 P. M. Torbert advanced toward Gordonsville to find the most direct route foiled at White House, were in an ugly mood. On this day Torbert was in front; Gregg was on the flank, where he was marchined by an overwhelming force. At midnight the divisions of Torbert and Gregg reached Prince George Court House, to learn that
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