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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Hooker's comments on Chancellorsville. (search)
nock Bridge, and Port Royal. The movement of Sedgwick below the town was disclosed to Lee on the 29h I successfully accomplished. I now ordered Sedgwick, who commanded the Sixth Corps, the largest i's flank I calculated would be decisive. But Sedgwick was dilatory in moving, See statements in river. Before doing so I sent orders to General Sedgwick to hold his position near Banks's Ford, oords (Vol. XXV., Part II., p. 418) show that Sedgwick recrossed the Rappahannock in obedience to anoker, dated May 5th, 1 A. M., and received by Sedgwick at 2 A. M. At 1:20 A. M. Hooker sent the following order to Sedgwick (Ibid., p. 419): Yours received, saying you should hold position [as orderedntermanded. This countermand was received by Sedgwick at 3:20 A. M., but meanwhile almost his entirengineers, peremptory orders were sent to General Sedgwick to advance over the Plank road from Fredee to do as much as I could, but no more. Had Sedgwick come up on Lee's rear, the latter would have [2 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Sedgwick at Fredericksburg and Salem Heights. (search)
ncentrating at Chancellorsville, the corps of Sedgwick and Reynolds, after considerable opposition, id that Jackson had first preferred to attack Sedgwick's corps in the plain at Fredericksburg; Lee tn as practicable and as secretly as possible, Sedgwick prepared to attack the heights. Gibbon, of tleft on the north bank, crossed shortly after Sedgwick had captured the town and moved to the right, if to recover breath, and slightly wavered. Sedgwick and Newton looked on with unconcealed anxietyption of Jackson's corps, and marched against Sedgwick. Still Hooker remained inactive; with a forcmy in his front, he made no effort to relieve Sedgwick from his perilous position. Works were throwt so great a sacrifice, were again theirs. Sedgwick's position, as finally established, was in ther's chief of engineers, who had been sent to Sedgwick to render what assistance he might, and who hNewton with the arrangements The attack on Sedgwick at Banks's Ford, Monday evening, May 4, as se[21 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Lee's knowledge of Hooker's movements. (search)
that the pause in the attack was one of those fatalities of war that no foresight can prevent. It was about 1 o'clock on Sunday, May 3d, that Lee received information that Early had been driven from Marye's Heights and was falling back before Sedgwick. Jackson's corps, which had been fighting since 6 o'clock the previous evening, with very little rest during the night, renewing the conflict at daylight, and capturing the positions at Chancellorsville, was much diminished by casualties and mu were almost the exact words of General Lee, to which he added, Move at once, which I did. I was not a little puzzled at the time (not knowing the situation at Fredericksburg), and I wondered why we were not to continue our advance and hurl Hooker into the river. Lee left the field at Chancellorsville immediately after giving me the above orders, and hastened to Early's support with McLaws's division, Mahone's brigade, and other troops, and compelled Sedgwick to retreat across the Rappahannock.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces in the Chancellorsville campaign. (search)
ieut.-Col. David W. Rowe (w); 129th Pa., Col. Jacob G. Frick; 134th Pa., Col. Edward O'Brien. Brigade loss: k, 21; w, 166; m, 53=240. Second Brigade, Col. Peter H. Allabach: 123d Pa., Col. John B. Clark; 131st Pa., Maj. Robert W. Patton; 133d Pa., Col. Franklin B. Speakman; 155th Pa., Lieut.-Col. John H. Cain. Brigade loss: k, 4; w, 31; in, 2=37. Artillery, Capt. Alanson M. Randol: C, 1st N. Y., Capt. Almont Barnes; E and G, 1st U. S., Capt. Alanson M. Randol. Sixth Army Corps, Maj.-Gen. John Sedgwick. Staff loss, w, 1; m, 1 =2. Escort: Maj. Hugh M. Janeway: L, 1st N. J. Cav., Lieut. Voorhees Dye; H, 1st Pa. Cav., Capt. William S. Craft. First division, Brig.-Gen. William T. H. Brooks. Staff loss: w, 1. Provost Guard: A, C, and H, 4th N. J., Capt. Charles Ewing. Loss: w, 1. First Brigade, Col. Henry W. Brown (w), Col. William H. Penrose, Col. Samuel L. Buck (w), Col. William H. Penrose: 1st N. J., Col. Mark W. Collet (k), Lieut.-Col. William Henry, Jr.; 2d N. J., Col. S
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Hooker's appointment and removal. (search)
e selection was found to lie among Hooker, Reynolds, and Meade. I have been told recently, on hearsay testimony, that Sedgwick was sounded and said he ought not to be appointed because he was a McClellan man. I never heard that Sedgwick was ever pSedgwick was ever proposed as successor to Burnside, and I cannot believe it, knowing the limited though warm regard of Secretary Stanton for him. Stanton always spoke of Sedgwick as a brave, thorough-going soldier, who staid in camp, gave Washington a wide berth, and Sedgwick as a brave, thorough-going soldier, who staid in camp, gave Washington a wide berth, and did not intrigue against his superiors; but I never heard him attribute to Sedgwick such high qualities for a great command as he imputed to some other officers of that army.--C. F. B. The first-named had a strong popular lead, but General Halleck, bSedgwick such high qualities for a great command as he imputed to some other officers of that army.--C. F. B. The first-named had a strong popular lead, but General Halleck, backed by the Secretary of War, contended that there were reasons of an imperative character why he should not be intrusted with an independent command of so high a degree of responsibility. Stress was laid upon the fact that in the dispositions for
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.42 (search)
all the Confederate army had reached Gettysburg or its immediate vicinity, a large portion of the Army of the Potomac was still on the road. The Second Corps and Sykes, with two divisions of the Fifth, arrived about 7 A. M., Crawford's division not joining until noon; Lockwood's brigade--two regiments from Baltimore — at 8; De Trobriand's and Burling's brigades of the Third Corps, from Emmitsburg, at 9, and the Artillery Reserve and its large ammunition trains from Taneytown at 10:30 A. M. Sedgwick's Sixth Corps, the largest in the army, after a long night march from Manchester, thirty-four miles distant, reached Rock Creek at 4 P. M. The rapidity with which the army was assembled was creditable to it and to its commander. The heat was oppressive, the long marches, especially the night marches, were trying and had caused much straggling. All this morning Meade was busily engaged personally or by his staff in rectifying his lines, assigning positions to the commands as they came up
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.43 (search)
of the Liester House — Newton, who had been assigned to the command of the First Corps over Doubleday, his senior; Hancock, Second; Birney, Third; Sykes, Fifth; Sedgwick, who had arrived during the day with the Sixth, after a long march from Manchester; Howard, Eleventh; and Slocum, Twelfth, besides General Meade, General Butterfthem. Hancock:1. Rectify position without moving so as to give up field. 2. Not attack unless our communications are cut. 3. Can't wait long; can't be idle. Sedgwick:1. Remain. [2.] and wait attack. [3.] At least one day. Slocum:Stay and fight it out. [On the back, or first page of the sheet]: Slocum stay and fight Hist. Society.--editors. to mass forces and attack. Howard favor of not retiring. Birney don't know. Third Corps used up and not in good condition to fight. Sedgwick doubtful whether we ought to attack. The words in italics, noted as illegible in the Official Records, have been deciphered on a careful examination of the or
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Kershaw's brigade at Gettysburg. (search)
enemy making desperate but unsuccessful efforts to secure it. Notwithstanding the stubborn resistance of the Third Corps under Major-General Birney (Major-General Sickles having been wounded early in the action), superiority in numbers of corps of the enemy enabling him to outflank its advance position, General Birney was compelled to fall back and re-form behind the line originally designed to be held. In the meantime, perceiving the great exertions of the enemy, the Sixth Corps, Major-General Sedgwick, and part of the First Corps to the command of which I had assigned Major-General Newton, particularly Lockwood's Maryland Brigade, with detachments from the Second Corps, were all brought up at different periods, and succeeded, together with a gallant resistance of the Fifth Corps, in checking and finally repulsing the assault of the enemy, who retired in confusion and disorder about sunset, and ceased any further efforts on our extreme left. In a supplementary report, General Me
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.53 (search)
at Lee was retreating, Gregg was started in pursuit on the Chambersburg pike, and the infantry — now reduced to a little over 47,000 effectives, short of ammunition and supplies — by the lower passes. The Sixth Corps taking the Hagerstown road, Sedgwick reported the Fairfield pass fortified, a large force present, and that a fight could be had; upon which, on the 6th, Meade halted the rest of the infantry and ordered two corps to his support, but soon learning that although the pass could be cathe attack would have been unsuccessful and would have resulted disastrously. This opinion is founded on the judgment of numerous distinguished officers, after inspecting Lee's vacated works and position. Among these officers I could name Generals Sedgwick, Wright, Slocum, Hays, Sykes, and others. The idea that Lee had abandoned his lines early in the day that he withdrew, I have positive intelligence is not correct, and that not a man was withdrawn until after dark. I mention these facts
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The cavalry battle near Gettysburg. (search)
Army of the Potomac has done before.--Halleck to Meade, July 28th, 1863.--F. A. W. The fall of night found the Potomac army in a situation that demanded the most grave and serious Monument to the 1st Massachusetts cavalry, on the site of Sedgwick's headquarters. From a photograph. consideration. We had repulsed the last assaults ; but nearly twelve thousand men had fallen in the desperate battle of the afternoon; our whole left had been beaten back to the position assigned it in the msettled; we will remain here, but I wish to say I consider this no place to fight a battle. I would not speak lightly of any word of General Slocum, but it is far more probable that, at such a distance of time, he was mistaken, than that General Sedgwick had forgotten the incidents of the council when he wrote, on March 10th, 1864, At no time, in my presence, did the general commanding insist upon or advise a withdrawal of the army. On the same point, General Gibbon wrote: I never heard G
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