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Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 229 3 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 158 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 138 6 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 107 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 104 0 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 65 3 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 59 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 52 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 45 1 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 20 2 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 5: military and naval operations on the coast of South Carolina.--military operations on the line of the Potomac River. (search)
e best possible condition for effective service. The main body of the army was now Oct. 15, 1861. judiciously posted, for offense or defense, in the immediate vicinity of Washington City, with detachments on the left bank of the Potomac as far up as Williamsport, above Harper's Ferry, and as far down as Liverpool Point, in Maryland, nearly opposite Acquia Creek. The different divisions were posted as follows: Hooker at Budd's Ferry, Lower Potomac; Heintzelman at Fort Lyon and vicinity; Franklin near the Theological Seminary; Blenker near Hunter's Chapel; McDowell at Upton's Hill and Arlington; F. J. Porter at Hall's and Miner's Hills; Smith at Mackall's Hill; McCall at Langley; Buell at Tenallytown, Meridian Hill, Emory's Chapel, &c., on the left bank of the river; Casey at Washington; Stoneman's cavalry at Washington; Hunt's artillery at Washington; Banks at Darnestown, with detachments at Point of Rocks, Sandy Hook, Williamsport, &c.; Stone at Poolesville; and Dix at Baltimore,
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 6: the Army of the Potomac.--the Trent affair.--capture of Roanoke Island. (search)
acked the sympathy of Englishmen because it had not shown any disposition to put down slavery. Overlooking the fact that the fathers of the Republic fought for the establishment of liberty for all, and that the conspirators were fighting for the establishment of the slavery of the many for the benefit of the few. he made a comparison, and said, It does not appear to me that you are justified in calling the Southerners rebels. Our statesmen of the time of George III. called Washington and Franklin by that name. Lord Stanley, who had traveled in the United States a dozen years before, and better understood American affairs, said, in a speech early in November, that a Southern Confederacy would be established. He did not think it reasonable to blame the Federal Governiment for declining to give up half their territory without striking a blow in its defense; but the real difficulty in this case, in his mind, was involved in the question, If they conquer the Southern States, what will
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 14: movements of the Army of the Potomac.--the Monitor and Merrimack. (search)
on the 10th of January, he summoned Generals McDowell and Franklin to a conference with himself and his Cabinet. Never, dure must talk to somebody, and he had sent for McDowell and Franklin to obtain a military opinion as to the probability of an nd looking quite well, on the following day. McDowell and Franklin, meanwhile, had been charged by the President with the duy besieging the National Capital back upon Richmond. General Franklin, who had been somewhat informed by General McClellan Cabinet on the same evening, Jan. 11. when McDowell and Franklin, being in general agreement as to the necessity now of mo McDowell, in explanation of the position in which he and Franklin were placed, the General-in-Chief curtly remarked, You ar The council was composed of Generals Fitz-John Porter, Franklin, W. F. Smith, McCall, Blenker, Andrew Porter, Naglee, Key's corps to perform the work he had promised to assign to Franklin, namely, the turning of Yorktown by an attack on Gloucest
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 15: the Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula. (search)
ions of the pursuers. McClellan remained at Yorktown, to make arrangements for the dispatch of Franklin up the York. The Confederates had, some months before, constructed a line of strong works, torktown for the divisions of Sedgwick and Richardson to advance, and directed them to accompany Franklin to West Point. At ten o'clock that night, when Longstreet had commenced his flight from Willth, May, 1862. General Stoneman was sent forward with the advance to open a communication with Franklin, at the head of York, followed by Smith's division, on the most direct road to Richmond, by waying, saying, Yesterday God gave us the victory at McDowell. Jackson pursued the Nationals to Franklin, where he heard from Ewell that Banks was evidently preparing to fly from Harrisonburg. So he five days rations of hard bread. He took a more northerly road to the Valley than the one from Franklin to Harrisonburg, and reached Strasburg on the evening of the 1st of June, a little too late to
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 16: the Army of the Potomac before Richmond. (search)
es of the railway. Still farther to the right was the division of Franklin, that crossed on the 5th of June. The line presented nearly four intended to be made on the Old Tavern on the 26th or 27th, by General Franklin, by assailing that position in the rear. The movement was mad McClellan made inquiries from time to time of Heintzelman, Keyes, Franklin, and Sumner, about. sparing men from their respective corps to seSwamp, leaving a gap of three-fourths of a mile between Sumner and Franklin, and placing his own troops too distant to be of immediate service Malvern Hills, well covered in the movement by a rear-guard under Franklin, and very soon the van reached the vicinity of the river at Turkey This position had not been gained without a severe struggle. Franklin had been left with a rear-guard Composed of his own corps, the hey arrived at Harrison's Bar at noon, when Generals McClellan and Franklin went ashore and remained about an hour. On their return, the Gale
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 17: Pope's campaign in Virginia. (search)
each man. and it was expected that he would press forward and join Reno; while Franklin was expected to take post on Heintzelman's right. Sturgis and Cox were hourly expected at Warrenton Junction. Wm. B. Franklin. Such was the position of Pope's army, now about sixty thousand strong, on the 25th of August, the day on whict for the train!--a thing utterly impossible. the letter was written by General Franklin by direction of General McClellan. such a letter, said Pope in his Report,Second battle of Bull's Run. Pope was joined at Centreville by the corps of Franklin and Sumner, making his force a little more than sixty thousand, and fully equato take post on the road between Centreville and Fairfax, in the rear of Reno; Franklin to take position on McDowell's left and rear; and Sigel and Porter to unite wiope was defeated and driven across Bull's Run to Centreville that the corps of Franklin and Sumner were permitted to take a position within supporting distance. It i
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 18: Lee's invasion of Maryland, and his retreat toward Richmond. (search)
cy. In pursuance of McClellan's instructions, Franklin appeared at Burkittsville, before Crampton's s could hold out until succor could come from Franklin. Harper's Ferry was completely invested earlcrushed by a vigorous movement on the part of Franklin, and as the surrender of Harper's Ferry seemeterfield. The Left Grand Division, under General Franklin, was composed of the First Corps, under Ghree of them opposite the city, and two where Franklin was to cross. Before daylight on the mornily two miles below , of three hundred men. Franklin was opposed by sharp-shooters in rifle-pits iht and Left Grand Divisions, under Sumner and Franklin, were to perform the perilous work; and, to give Franklin sufficient strength, two divisions from Hooker's command (his own and Kearney's) were sve force of the army. It was expected that Franklin would make the main attack at dawn, and that ficulty, and he appeared to be astonished, as Franklin had distinctly advised bringing the army away[14 more...]