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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah. (search)
e 9th.--Editors. miles south of Winchester. Shields promptly attacked him, and a severe engagemenorce of 20,000 men to Harrisonburg, including Shields's division, 10,000 strong. General McDowell, with 34,000 men, exclusive of Shields's division, was at points east of the Blue Ridge, so as to bfeat created consternation at Washington, and Shields was ordered to return from east of the Blue Roperate with Fremont. Jackson was advised of Shields's approach, and his aim was to prevent a juncmade his arrangements to attack the troops of Shields's command next morning on the Lewis farm, jus] will cross the river at daybreak and attack Shields on the Lewis farm [two miles below]. I shall Lewis's there is a defile on the Luray road. Shields may rally and make a stand there. If he doesline. General Tyler, who had two brigades of Shields's division, made a very stubborn fight, and bn says in his report: While the forces of Shields were in full retreat, and our troops in pursu[2 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 6.38 (search)
e Union Army. Forces at Kernstown, March 23d, 1862. Brigadier-General James Shields (w), Colonel Nathan Kimball. Staff loss: w, 1. Fir22d and 23d): killed, 118; wounded, 450; missing, 22 = 590. General Shields reports ( Official Records, XII., Pt. I., p. 342): Our force iimate of force in hand and for duty with his command, June 8th. Shields's division, June 8th-9th, 1862. Brigadier-General James Shields. Brigadier-General James Shields. Staff loss: w, 1. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Nathan Kimball: 14th Ind., Col. William Harrow; 4th Ohio, Col. John S. Mason; 8th Ohio, Lieut.fficial report ( Official Records, Vol. XII., Pt. I., p. 688) General Shields gives his effective force in the engagement of June 9th as not. 697) his force could not have exceeded 3000 men. The strength of Shields's entire division, on May 30th, is reported at 10,900 men ( Officivision, of McDowell's command,which remained at Front Royal during Shields's advance up the Luray Valley, numbered 9000. The Confederate A
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The Union Army. (search)
e Union Army. Forces at Kernstown, March 23d, 1862. Brigadier-General James Shields (w), Colonel Nathan Kimball. Staff loss: w, 1. Fir22d and 23d): killed, 118; wounded, 450; missing, 22 = 590. General Shields reports ( Official Records, XII., Pt. I., p. 342): Our force iimate of force in hand and for duty with his command, June 8th. Shields's division, June 8th-9th, 1862. Brigadier-General James Shields. Brigadier-General James Shields. Staff loss: w, 1. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Nathan Kimball: 14th Ind., Col. William Harrow; 4th Ohio, Col. John S. Mason; 8th Ohio, Lieut.fficial report ( Official Records, Vol. XII., Pt. I., p. 688) General Shields gives his effective force in the engagement of June 9th as not. 697) his force could not have exceeded 3000 men. The strength of Shields's entire division, on May 30th, is reported at 10,900 men ( Officime authority Ord's division, of McDowell's command,which remained at Front Royal during Shields's advance up the Luray Valley, numbered 9000.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Fighting Jackson at Kernstown. (search)
afterward Williams's, and Lander's, afterward Shields's. During the Peninsular campaign, Banks was Shields to push forward to his support. General Shields, complying, sent forward, on the evening d without being followed by the enemy. General Shields reported to General Banks that Jackson had positions of the troops remaining under General Shields. Stonewall Jackson now returned, intent my to retire. Upon starting to the front General Shields had sent an officer of his staff to me wiositions held by the respective Brigadier-General James Shields. From a photograph. forces, and es in Virginia was made. The order directing Shields's division to join General McDowell's army att could retreat from the valley. On the 25th Shields's division commenced its return, and, withoutto Port Republic, rendering it impossible for Shields's division either to strike Jackson or commun only 1200 men and 1 battery, by order of General Shields, for Port Republic, to secure and hold th[29 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 7.51 (search)
some man, even in his advanced life. He seemed fresh from West point, so trim was his figure and so elastic his step. Out of battle he was as gentle as a woman, but when the clash of arms came he loved fight, and urged his battle with wonderful determination. As a usual thing he was remarkably well-balanced — always so, except on one or two occasions of severe trial when he failed to maintain his exact equipoise. Lee's orders were always well considered and well chosen. He depended almost too much on his officers for their execution. Jackson was a very skillful man against such men as Shields, Banks, and Fremont, but when pitted against the best of the Federal commanders he did not appear so well. Without doubt the greatest man of rebellion times, the one matchless among forty millions for the peculiar difficulties of the period, was Abraham Lincoln. General Heintzelman's headquarters at Nelson's House, June 30, during the battle of Glendale: from a sketch made at the time
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The Army of the Potomac at Harrison's Landing. (search)
d to arms, but, as very little damage was done by the shells, the affair was soon turned to account as a joke. General J. E. B. Stuart for some days had been operating in the center of the Peninsula, and learning of the exposed position of McClellan's army on the James had hastened there and stationed his battery near Westover Church, across Herring Creek, north of the landing. A few shells from our gun-boats caused his guns to speedily shift their position, and General Nathan Kimball, of Shields's division (just arrived from the Shenandoah), advanced and cleared the field after some lively skirmishing. The army immediately took position on the high ground about Harrison's Landing, and went into camp on an intrenched line several miles in extent. The air was filled with rumors about future operations. To the soldiers McClellan was less a hero now, perhaps, than before, but he was more a martial leader than ever. The unusual strain imposed upon the men, the malarial character o
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 8.61 (search)
advanced again upon Richmond by either bank of the James its base of supplies might be secure with a small guard, the position was rapidly intrenched, the work being completed about the 10th of July. Prior to the 10th of July two brigades of Shields's division, numbering about 5300 men, had joined the army, bringing its numbers for duty up to 89,549, officers and men, about the same strength as that with which it entered upon the siege of Yorktown, the reenforcements received in the shape of the divisions of Franklin and McCall, the brigades of Shields, and a few regiments from Fort Monroe having slightly more than made good the losses Fac-Simile of a part of General McClellan's last manuscript. [see P. 546 and foot-note, P. 545.] in battle and by disease. But among these 89,000 for duty. According to General McClellan's Tri-monthly return, dated July 10, 1862 ( Official Records, Vol. XI., Pt. III., p. 312), he would appear to be mistaken, above, in saying that the 89,00