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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 2.15 (search)
the Left Division, under Captain G. A. De Russy, numbering 42 guns. When the order was given to fire upon the town, only the guns of the Right Center and Left Center could be brought to bear effectually. Hays's batteries delivered a few shots. Tyler's guns opened fire, doing but little execution. Colonel Tompkins reported that his batteries opened at 12:30 P. M. under orders to burn the town, and ceased firing at 2:30 P. M., at which time several buildings were burning.--editors. Crossincil at the corner of Hanover street. It was decided that Hooker's troops should hold the town. The question was how many men would he leave for that purpose, opinions varying from ten to eighteen thousand. My limit was ten thousand men. General Tyler turned to me and said: Make it higher, General. We compromised on twelve thousand. We remained in the town on the 15th, and that evening my corps and the Ninth Corps recrossed the river. Next morning we found that Fredericksburg had been e