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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 21: slavery and Emancipation.--affairs in the Southwest. (search)
ere throughout the day and the following night. At the same time M. L. Smith had advanced far to the right, and before noon was disabled by a sharpshooter's ball wounding his hip, when his command devolved on General David Stuart. A. J. Smith pushed forward on the extreme right until his pickets reached a point from which Vicksburg was in full view. Steele's division was brought around that night to a point a little below the junction of the Bayou with the Yazoo, and on the morning of the 29th, General Sherman, aware that the force of the Confederates on his front was rapidly increasing, ordered a General advance of his whole army. Morgan, being nearest the Bayou and the bluffs, was expected to cross early and carry the batteries and heights on his front; but at the dawn the Confederates opened a heavy cannonade upon him, and it was almost noon before he thought it prudent to move forward. Meanwhile detachments had been constructing bridges over the Bayou, for the purpose of cros
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 23: siege and capture of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. (search)
y were drawing a quarter of a pound of bacon to the man. Come to my aid with 80,000 men. If you cannot do this within ten days, you had better retreat. Ammunition is almost exhausted, especially percussion caps. The courier (Douglas, of Illinois, who was tired of the Confederate service) carried this dispatch to Grant, by which the poverty and weakness of his antagonist were revealed. But the latter was almost powerless to help. I am too weak to save Vicksburg, he wrote to Pemberton on the 29th, May, 1863. in reply to a dispatch that reached him. Can do no more than attempt to save you and your garrison. General Frank K. Gardner, at Port Hudson, to whom, so early as the 19th, Johnston had sent orders to evacuate that place and join Pemberton, was now also calling for help, May 21. and telling his chief that National troops were about to cross the Mississippi at Bayou Sara, above him, and that the whole of Banks's force at Baton Rouge was on his front. Johnston could only repeat
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 2: Lee's invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania. (search)
n, with the Army Headquarters, at Taneytown, on the road from Emmettsburg to Winchester. Meade's cavalry, in the mean time, was diligently engaged on his front and flanks. Buford's division had moved north through Middleburg, and, at noon of the 29th, June, 1863. occupied Gettysburg. At about the same hour, Kilpatrick, with his command, while passing through Hanover, was suddenly and unexpectedly assailed by Stuart (then on his march for Carlisle), who led a desperate charge, in person, Scg plain; and, at a distance of about ten miles southwest of it, is seen the bold outline of the South Mountain range. instead of those along the line of Pipe Creek, where Meade expected to fight. Buford, as we have seen, entered Gettysburg on the 29th, and on the following evening, Reynolds, commanding the left, was ordered to advance upon it along the Emmettsburg turnpike. At that time the Corps of Hill and Longstreet were upon the Chambersburg turnpike, west of Gettysburg, and Ewell was marc
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 10: the last invasion of Missouri.--events in East Tennessee.--preparations for the advance of the Army of the Potomac. (search)
in the James River, in front of Richmond — circumstances which we shall consider hereafter. Kilpatrick left camp at three o'clock on Sunday morning, Feb. 28, 1864. with five thousand cavalry, picked from his own and the divisions of Merritt and Gregg, and crossing the Rapid Anna at Elly's Ford, swept around the right flank of Lee's army, by way of Spottsylvania Court-House, and pushing rapidly toward Richmond, struck the Virginia Central railway, at Beaver Dam Station, on the evening of the 29th, where had his first serious encounter with the Confederates. While small parties were out, tearing up the road and destroying public property, he was. attacked by some troops that came up from Richmond, under the Maryland traitor, Belle Isle this is from a sketch made by the author immediately after the evacuation of Richmond, in April, 1865, from the high bank of the James River, near the Tredegar works. Looking across that stream southward. Bradley T. Johnson. These he defeated
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 12: operations against Richmond. (search)
t Wright's corps, moving from the right of the army, in its rear, marched that night, unobserved by the enemy, and reached it the next day. June, 1, 1864. At the same time, and toward the same place, a large body of troops under General W. F. Smith, which had been called from the Army of the James at Bermuda Hundred, were moving, and arrived at Cool Arbor just after Wright's corps reached that place, and took position on the right of the latter. General Smith had left Bermuda Hundred on the 29th, with four divisions of the Tenth and Eighteenth Corps, sixteen thousand in number, which had been taken in transports around to White House. The two armies were now upon the old battle-field of Lee and McClellan two years before. The Confederate line, which had just been re-enforced by troops under Breckinridge, extended, with its cavalry on its flanks, a short distance from Hanover Court-House, down nearly to Bottom's Bridge. A. P. Hill's corps occupied its right, Longstreet's its center,
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 20: Peace conference at Hampton Roads.--the campaign against Richmond. (search)
ter the failure to capture Fort Fisher), and the cavalry, under Sheridan; but all acted as a unit under the General command of Grant. for a General movement on the 29th. Lee had been, for several days, evidently preparing for some important movement, and, on the day after Grant issued his instructions, his Army made a bold strokelina by water, and held. A conference at Grant's Headquarters, with the President and leading Army officers. Grant's instructions for a General advance on the 29th, prescribed a movement of nearly the whole Army, by its left, for the purpose of turning Lee's right with overwhelming force, and compelling him to evacuate Peters supplies at that place. Sheridan crossed the Appomattox from Bermuda hundred, passed to the rear of the Army before Petersburg, and Early on the morning of the 29th, March, 1865. marched down the Jerusalem plank road, see map on page 354. and turning westward, pushed on by way of Reams's Station, to Dinwiddie Court-House,
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 22: prisoners.-benevolent operations during the War.--readjustment of National affairs.--conclusion. (search)
President, by proclamation, declared the Civil War to be at an end. Congress, meanwhile, was working assiduously in perfecting its plans for reorganization. Tennessee was formally restored to the Union by that body on the 23d of July, and on the 29th of that month, after a long and arduous session, Congress adjourned. Meanwhile, notable events in the foreign relations of the Government had occurred. The Emperor of the French had been informed that the continuation of French troops in Mexico so flagrant was the act of the President, that the Republican members were eager to place him upon trial, and several who were not present when the vote recorded in the text was taken, afterward entered their votes in favor of impeachment. On the 29th, February. a committee of the House, appointed for the purpose, The committee consisted of Messrs. Boutwell, Stevens (who made the motion for impeachment), Bingham, Wilson, Logan, Julian and Ward. Messrs. Stevens and Bingham were appointed a
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 5: capture of the works at Hatteras Inlet by Flag officer Stringham.--destruction of the privateer Judah. (search)
ckly silenced. As it was the people in the forts were almost smothered by the fire from the frigates, and their aim made so uncertain, that little damage was done to the ships. Shortly after noon the Confederate flags had disappeared from both forts, and the enemy were evidently abandoning Fort Clark, on which our troops moved up the beach and hoisted the Union flag on that work. Fort Hatteras still kept up the fire, and at night the squadron hauled off. At 7:30, on the morning of the 29th, the ships again opened on Fort Hatteras, and continued the fire with vigor until 11:10, when a white flag was displayed by the enemy. Although the reduction of these works was not a very great achievement for a squadron mounting 158 guns, yet the work was well done, and little damage was received from the enemy. As soon as the white flag was shown from Fort Hatteras, some of the light draft vessels entered the inlet and drove off the reinforcements that were evidently endeavoring to re
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 19: battle of the forts and capture of New Orleans. (search)
o was near at hand with the vessels of his flotilla. As I left the river General Butler had garrisoned Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and his transports, with troops, were on their way to occupy New Orleans. I cannot too strongly express my admiration of the cool and able management of all the vessels of my line by their respective captains. After we passed the forts it was a contest between iron hearts in wooden vessels and iron-clads with iron beaks, and the iron hearts won. On the 29th the Cayuga, Lieut.-Com. Harrison, was selected to bring me home a bearer of despatches to the government. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Theodorus Bailey, Captain. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. United States Gun-Boat, Cayuga, Off New Orleans, April 25, 1862. Flag-Officer--Your boldly-conceived and splendidly-executed plan of battle having resulted in complete success, leaves me time to make up the report of my division. You will
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 21: capture of New Orleans.--first attack on Vicksburg by Farragut's fleet and mortar flotilla.--junction of flag-officers Farragut and Davis above Vicksburg.--ram Arkansas. (search)
American, which I had fitted out and armed, to New Orleans for coal, and I again dropped down the river and awaited her return off Port Hudson. I could discover no guns at this place, but earthworks were in progress, and whilst destroying these I had the misfortune to burst my heavy 10-inch gun. The Anglo-American not arriving, I returned to Bayou Sara, where we were again fired at from buildings left, on which I ordered those remaining to be destroyed. The Anglo-American joined me on the 29th. and reported three batteries as having opened on her whilst passing Port Hudson. She received seventy-three shots in her en passant. I had received information that the rebel gun-boat Webb was at Natchez, to which city she had convoyed transports with supplies from Red River. I followed to that city, but found they had sought the protection of the Vicksburg guns. At Natchez, a boat's crew from the Essex were sent on shore to procure some ice for my sick, when they were wantonly attacked b
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