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Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 9 : under Grant in the Wilderness (search)
Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 12 : from the angle to Cold Harbor (search)
Chapter 12: from the angle to Cold Harbor
Meyer's Hill affair
Jericho Ford
destroying R. R.
Sheridan's raid around Lee's army
The 121st came out of this engagement with four company officers and 185 enlisted men present for duty, and was held in reserve with the rest of the brigade during the 13th of May, but on t hen we would take the rails off the piles and wind them around trees or stumps or bend them double, and so effectually prevent their further use.
The army of General Lee was found posted in an advantageous place, and strongly fortified, so that no attempt was made to assail him, and on the 26th another movement to the left was made.
The division in this movement guarded the trains to Chesterfield Station, where Sheridan had arrived after his brilliant raid around Lee's army in which he had defeated the Confederate cavalry under Stewart at the outer defenses of Richmond, and inflicted an irreparable loss to the Confederate cause by the death of General St
Chapter 13: Cold Harbor
Charge of 2nd Conn.
withdrawal
shriek of wounded man
Cold Harbor is one of the points near Richmond which General McClellan reached during the Peninsular campaign and from which he was compelled to retire at the beginning of his retreat to Harrison's Landing on the James.
It is situated about directly northeast of Richmond, and almost within sight of the city.
General Lee having correctly interpreted the design of General Grant, had transferred his army to this point and was found occupying works advantageously located and very strongly constructed.
The Sixth Corps arrived at Cold Harbor about noon of the 30th and at 5 o'clock in the afternoon was formed in line of battle, on the left of the Third division and the 121st were deployed in close order as skirmishers, and relieved the cavalry skirmishers, who had suffered quite heavily.
Let Beckwith tell the rest.
Word was sent along the line that the enemy's line was in the farther
Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 14 : from Cold Harbor to Petersburg (search)
Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 15 : from Petersburg to Harper's Ferry (search)
Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 16 : with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley (search)
Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 18 : back to Petersburg and winter quarters (search)
Isaac O. Best, History of the 121st New York State Infantry, Chapter 19 : the capture of Petersburg by 6th Corps (search)