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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 167 (search)
ich seemed to interest the men very much. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings we held our prayer meetings. The attendance was excellent, considering that about one-half of the regiment were otherwise engaged. About fifty were present, of whom half were members of some Christian church. Of the others, ten arose to solicit the prayers of the people of God. On Friday evening we had an amateur concert of miscellaneous music. We were honored on this occasion with the presence of Brigadier-General Keyes and his staff. The pieces sung were in several instances decidedly religious; others were of an amusing character, but all contained some ennobling moral sentiment, which was all the more gratifying because the young men made their own selection. The chaplain presided and made such remarks as seemed just and needful. The object of this concert is to draw the attention of the men from other and pernicious methods of recreation. Night is the time when gambling, one of the most pern
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 4: the call for troops. (search)
s on the New York Seventh episode of Lieutenant-Colonel Keyes, also of West Point Filled with ap to Washington, when I was visited by Lieutenant-Colonel Keyes, who introduced himself to me as a merst train to go to General Scott and explain Mr. Keyes' performances, and show him the orders. It I was waiting for Hamilton to return, Lieutenant-Colonel Keyes, who didn't seem to have much to do esses to go on the railroad, I seemed always in Keyes' keeping. Late at night Colonel Hamilton red been sent to ascertain. When Scott heard of Keyes' proceedings, he said:-- What! Has Keyes beKeyes been appointed Field Marshal? I had not heard of it. Why, nobody but a Field Marshal could have issue in and was introduced to Senator Wilson, and Keyes took part in our conversation, which he soon t. Ah, General, what is that? Brains Colonel Keyes, brains! You haven't any, and you have boal Scott had anything to do with the army, Colonel Keyes was not Field Marshal. Among the orders[2 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
lege, 59. Kelly, John, opposes Cleveland, 983. Keith, Colonel, disabled at Baton Rouge, 482. Kennedy, Supt. John A., New York City police, under command of, 760. Kensel, Col. George A., on Butler's staff, 891; anecdote of, 891-892. Keyes, Lieutenant-Colonel, officious conduct of, 205-207. key, Postmaster-General, gives Mrs. Mumford a clerkship, 446. Kilpatrick, General, starts on raid to Richmond, 628; aids Butler to repulse enemy at Suffolk, 621. Kimball, Dr., Gilman, iouler, Gen., William, misrepresents Butler, 168-169. Scotch Irish in New Hampshire, 37, 40, 44. Scott, Winfield, introduction to, 127; concedes right of secession, 142; sends despatch to Colonel Jones in Baltimore, 180; disciplines Lieutenant-Colonel Keyes, 206; assigns Butler to Department of Annapolis, 207; orders grand review of troops on February 22, 1861, 217, 218; consultation with, 222, 225; instructions from, 226-227; rebukes Butler for seizing Baltimore, 235, 239; assigns Butler t
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), With the veteran armies (search)
killed and valiant foemen who for two long years had beaten them at every point, but even now they could not make it decisive, for, just as after Antietam, they had to look on while Lee and his legions were permitted to saunter easily back to the old lines along the Rapidan. They had served in succession five different masters. They had seen the stars of McDowell, McClellan, Pope, Burnside, and Hooker, one after another, effaced. They had seen such corps commanders as Sumner, Heintzelman, Keyes, Fitz John Porter, Sigel, Franklin, and Stoneman relieved and sent elsewhere. They had lost, killed in battle, such valiant generals as Philip Kearny, Stevens, Reno, Richardson, Mansfield, Whipple, Bayard, Berry, Weed, Zook, Vincent, and the great right arm of their latest and last Commander—John F. Reynolds, head of the First Corps, since he would not be head of the army. They had inflicted nothing like such loss upon the Army of Northern Virginia, for Stonewall Jackson had fallen, seri
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 5.46 (search)
nt and Inspector-General: Sir — Before the 30th May I had ascertained from trusty scouts that Keyes' corps was encamped on this side of the Chickahominy, near the Williamsburg road. On that day M On receiving this report I determined to attack them next morning — hoping to be able to defeat Keyes' corps completely in its more advanced position before it could be reinforced. Written orders wthe junction of the New Bridge road and the Nine Mile road, to be in readiness either to fall on Keyes' right flank, or to cover Longstreet's left. They were to move at daybreak. Heavy and protractChickahominy, increased the probability of our having to deal with no other troops than those of Keyes'. The same cause prevented the prompt and punctual movement of the troops. Those of Smith, Hillosition and ready for action when those of Smith, Longstreet and Hill moved, I am satisfied that Keyes' corps would have been destroyed, instead of being merely defeated. See Longstreet's report.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Peninsula — McClellan's campaign of 1862, by Alexander S. Webb. (search)
igades, and prepared to throw them, on the morrow, against the Federal corps of Keyes and Heintzelman, which were on the south side. A terrific rain storm occurresion. Longstreet with his own and D. H. Hill's division was sent out to attack Keyes in front at Seven Pines. Huger was to strike Keyes's left flank, and Johnston Keyes's left flank, and Johnston himself was to direct G. W. Smith's division against his right flank and prevent a retreat towards the Chickahominy. Hours were wasted in waiting for Huger to get ide by D. H. Hill. Casey's Federal division was quickly routed and the whole of Keyes's Corps and Kearney's division of Heintzelman's was during the afternoon, defeaorce at hand with good promise of success. As it was, the Confederates had hit Keyes and Heintzelman damaging blows, but it had been done at heavy cost, and the onlo the south side of the Chickahominy, where he reoccupied the ground from which Keyes and Heinzelman had been driven on May 31. This ground he covered with a networ
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 20: (search)
and such serious discomfiture that henceforward his plan seemed to be to rely upon bombardment, for which numerous batteries were prepared. The views of the enemy, as revealed by the testimony before the committee on the conduct of the war, were that he could gain possession of Gloucester Point only by reenforcements operating on the north side of York River, or by the previous reduction of Yorktown. In addition to the answer given by General McClellan, I quote from the testimony of General Keyes. He said, The possession of Gloucester Point by the enemy retarded the taking of Yorktown, and it also enabled the enemy to close the river at that point, and added, Gloucester must have fallen upon our getting possession of Yorktown, and the York River would then have been open. Report on the Conduct of the War, Part I, pp. 601, 602. With the knowledge possessed by us, General McClellan certainly might have sent a detachment from his army which, after crossing the York River, coul
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 22: (search)
tion of their troops and the length of time required for their concentration after the battle commenced, rendered it practicable for our forces, if united—as, taking the initiative, they well might have been—to have crushed or put to flight first Keyes's and then Heintzelman's corps before Sumner crossed the Chickahominy, between five and six o'clock in the evening. By the official reports our aggregate loss was, killed, wounded, and missing, 6,084, of which 4,851 were in Longstreet's commaneto his casualties on May 31st and June 1st, because between the last-named date and June 20th no action had occurred to create any material change in the number present. From these data, viz., the strength of Heintzelman's corps, 18,810, and of Keyes's corps, 14,610, on June 20th, by adding their casualties of May 31st and June 1st—4,516—we deduce the strength of these two corps on May 31st to have been 37,936 as the aggregate present for duty. It thus appears that, at the commencement of
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
H. M., 414-15. General Samuel, 356, 357. General W. E., 434, 445. K Kautz, General, 544. Kawles, Benjamin, 532. Kearney, General, 275. Kearsarge (ship), 214. Fight with the Alabama, 315-16. Kellogg, W. P., 642. Kemper, General, 103, 273. Kennon, Lt., Beverly, 185. Report of loss of Governor Moore, 186. Kent, Chancellor, 227. Kentucky, subversion of state government, 395-99. Kernstown, Battle of, 97. Kershaw, General, 131, 361, 451, 452-53, 454, 563, 564, 565. Keyes, General, 72, 105, 106. Kilpatrick, General, 423, 426, 539. Raid on Richmond, 424. King, Preston, 417. Kingsbury, Lieutenant, 54. Kirkland, General, 435. Kollock, Dr., 605. L Lafayette, Marquis de, 404. Laird, Messrs., account of building of the Alabama, 208-10. Lamb, Colonel, 548. Lane, General, 297. James H., 417. Law, General, 284, 285, 361. Lawton, Gen. A. R., 110, 133-34, 265, 272, 281,284, 285,550, 569. Lea, Lieutenant, 198. Lee. Captain, 82. Charles, 426. Edmund
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 2: the battle of Bull Run (July, 1861） (search)
advancing from Sudley, their right was taken in flank and rear by Sherman's and Keyes's brigade of Tyler's division, which had found fords and crossed Bull Run abouth of musketry and artillery. It was doubtless due to the attack of Sherman and Keyes upon the flank of Bee and Bartow. No one who heard it could doubt its import. was not again engaged. The third brigade missing from the fighting line was Keyes's. It had followed Sherman closely in its arrival on the field, and had borne sground beyond the bridge. The axemen got their task completed just in time for Keyes's brigade to retreat by that route. The absence of these four brigades, and ssolved ranks and started back to Centreville by the route they had come. Only Keyes's brigade, and some of those nearest the left, took the Warrenton pike and crootal3801565131958 Federal. 1st division. Tyler KILLEDWOUNDEDMISSINGTOTAL Keyes1950154223 Schenck19151650 Sherman20208253481 Richardsonnotengaged. Total582
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