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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 6 : Federal armies, Corps and leaders (search)
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 7 : Confederate armies and generals (search)
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 9 : roster of general officers both Union and Confederate (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Big Bethel, battle at. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bristow Station , battle of. (search)
Bristow Station, battle of.
In the third race of the National and Confederate armies for Washington, the struggle to first pass Bristow Station, on the Central Virginia Railroad, was very hot. Lee pushed Hill and Ewell forward to gain that point before the Nationals should reach it. When they approached it the entire Army of the Potomac had passed it, excepting Gen. G. K. Warren's corps, which was then not in sight of the Confederates.
Hill was about to attack the 3d Corps, when, at about noon (Oct. 15), he was startled by the appearance of Warren's troops approaching his rear.
They had outstripped Ewell's, and were expecting to meet Sykes's at Bristow Station.
Hill instantly turned and opened his batteries upon Warren, who was surprised for a moment; but in the space of ten minutes the batteries of Arnold and Brown, assisted by the infantry divisions of Haves and Webb, drove back the Confederates and captured six of their guns.
These were instantly turned upon the fugitives
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Warren , Gouverneur Kemble 1830 -1882 (search)
Warren, Gouverneur Kemble 1830-1882
Military officer; born in Cold Spring, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1830; graduated at West Point in 1850, entering the topographical engineers, and was assistant Professor of Mathematics at the Military Academy from 1859 to 1861.
He was made colonel of the 5th
Gouverneur Kemble Warren. New York Volunteers, August, 1861, and commanded a brigade in the campaign of 1862.
In September he was promoted brigadier-general.
He engaged in the battles of Manassas (or seconGouverneur Kemble Warren. New York Volunteers, August, 1861, and commanded a brigade in the campaign of 1862.
In September he was promoted brigadier-general.
He engaged in the battles of Manassas (or second Bull Run), Antietam, and Fredericksburg.
After Feb. 4, 1863, he was chief of topographical engineers of the Army of the Potomac.
He was engaged in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg (where he was wounded), and in the combats at Auburn and Bristow's Station.
In March, 1864, he was placed in command of the 5th Army Corps, which post he held until April. 1865, in the campaign against Richmond, having been made major-general of volunteers in May, 1863.
In that campaign he was exc