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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 8.68 (search)
perhaps twenty-five, of rather prepossessing appearance, who claimed to have left View from Walker's position on Loudoun Heights of the Union camp and position on Maryland Heights. From a War-time sketch. Washington the morning before, withr for three or four days and then release her. Resuming the march at daylight on the 13th, we reached the foot of Loudoun Heights about 10 o'clock. Here I was joined by a detachment of signal men and Captain White's company of Maryland cavalry. in, where it abuts on the Potomac. About 2 P. M. Colonel Cooke reported that he had taken unopposed possession of Loudoun Heights, but that he had seen nothing of Jackson, yet from the movements of the Federals he thought he was close at hand. Bre of McLaws's guns was ineffective, the shells bursting in mid-air without reaching the enemy. From my position on Loudoun Heights my guns had a plunging fire on the Federal batteries a thousand feet below and did great execution. By 5 o'clock ou
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The surrender of Harper's Ferry. (search)
upper part of the town, was an earth-work known as Camp Hill. Loudoun Heights (east of the Shenandoah) were not occupied by our troops. Tthe enemy estimated at eight thousand, had taken possession of Loudoun Heights, and General Jackson with a much larger force had reached a poard to the Potomac; those placed on the south-western slope of Loudoun Heights, and on the west side of the Shenandoah near by, delivered theo our line, being half enfilade; those at or near the crest of Loudoun Heights took us in reverse; and still others in the valley beyond Boliper's Ferry and Bolivar Heights were dominated by Maryland and Loudoun Heights, and the other positions held by the enemy's artillery. The c60 feet; the southern point, nearest Harper's Ferry, 649 feet; Loudoun Heights, 954 feet. The south-western slope of the latter and the groun fire, were plainly visible from the enemy's signal-station on Loudoun Heights. No effective reply could be made to the fire from these elev
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Stonewall Jackson's intentions at Harper's Ferry. (search)
[June, 1886], states that after he had occupied Loudoun Heights on September 14th, he received a dispatch from nder Colonel M. W. Ransom, in line of battle on Loudoun Heights, in full view of the Federal batteries on Bolivay, drew the fire of the Federal guns on him on Loudoun Heights, Franklin's corps attacked Crampton's Gap aboutn pass. Now Crampton's Gap is in full sight of Loudoun Heights, not four miles off as the crow flies, and is is signal-station to General Walker's officer on Loudoun Heights: Special Orders headquarters Valley Distrd to Jackson's headquarters, communicating with Loudoun Heights, and his report thus shows all the orders sent n of the rest of our army as General Walker, on Loudoun Heights, could possibly know. Jackson reached Harper afternoon before the signals from Maryland and Loudoun Heights notified Jackson that all was ready, and then Jd during the morning a dispatch to Jackson from Loudoun Heights says: Walker can't get position to bear on isla
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Stonewall Jackson in Maryland. (search)
neral McLaws to march on Harper's Ferry by way of Middletown and seize Maryland Heights, and General Walker to cross the Potomac below Harper's Ferry and take Loudoun Heights, all to be in position on the 12th, except Jackson, who was first to capture, if possible, the troops at Martinsburg. Early on the 10th Jackson was off. Ind. But late in the afternoon A. P. Hill gained a foothold, with little resistance, well up on the enemy's left, and established some artillery at the base of Loudoun Heights and across the Shenandoah, so as to take the Federal line on Bolivar Heights in rear. (General Hill had been placed under arrest by General Jackson, before crartillery. This feint was executed promptly and produced confusion on the enemy's right. Troops were moved to strengthen it. Then the guns from Maryland and Loudoun Heights opened fire, and very soon, off on our right, the battle-flags of A. P. Hill. rose on Bolivar Heights, and Harper's Ferry was doomed. Returning, I found Gen
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The invasion of Maryland. (search)
neral D. H. Hill; Jackson being ordered to Harper's Ferry via Bolivar Heights, on the south side; McLaws by the Maryland Heights on the north, and Walker, via Loudoun Heights, from the south-east. This was afterward changed, and I was sent on to Hagerstown, leaving D. H. Hill alone at South Mountain. The movement against Harpereach piece of his artillery and carried it up the heights, and was in position when Jackson came on the heights opposite. Simultaneously Walker appeared upon Loudoun Heights, south of the Potomac and east of the Shenandoah, thus completing the combination against the Federal garrison. The surrender of the Ferry and the twelve thon after accomplishing the object in which he is now engaged, will cross the Potomac at Check's ford, ascend its right bank to Lovettsville, take possession of Loudoun Heights, if practicable, by Friday morning, Keyes's ford on his left, and the road between the end of the mountain and the Potomac on his right. He will, as far as p