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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 15: operations of the Army of the James around Richmond and Petersburg. (search)
kened, and after a while ceased, and they withdrew and left us to go on diligently putting our line of defences in perfect order. On the 19th of May, Beauregard had twenty-five thousand men, not reckoning those in Petersburg or Richmond. See Appendix No. 58. On the morning of the 21st he attacked our lines and we held them against him. See Appendix No. 59. At that time I had not more than twenty thousand effective men at Bermuda Hundred. In the meantime General Meigs and General Barnard had been sent down by Halleck to inspect my department to ascertain how Headquarters of General Grant at City Point, Va. From a photograph. many men could be sent to the aid of Grant. Owing to the disputes between Gillmore and Smith as to the line of fortification, it was in no condition to be safely held by fifteen thousand men. The rebel troops being driven away, Beauregard came to the conclusion to make no further attack upon my lines. About nine thousand of his men were sen
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 16: capture of fortifications around Richmond, Newmarket Heights, Dutch Gap Canal, elections in New York and gold conspiracy. (search)
ily and without any very considerable delay or expense. After having made a reconnoissance of this position with Commodore Smith, who then commanded the naval forces of James River, I went down to City Point and asked General Grant and Chief Engineer Barnard to come up with us and examine the premises. This they did, and made a very careful exploration of the point. It was known as Dutch Gap for the reason that some enterprising German had cut down quite a gap in undertaking to build a wateneral Grant asked me how long it would take to cut the canal through. I said, After we get at it, sixty days,--possibly more,--depending somewhat upon the interruptions made by the enemy. I said I thought the best way would be, and in that General Barnard agreed with me, to commence by placing a coffer-dam at the lower end of the canal, and then to cut the excavation wide and deep enough up to within twenty-five or thirty feet of the river on the other side, and let the bank at the upper cut
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
s, quartermaster-general of all the armies, and General Barnard, chief engineer of the Army of the Potomac, to e way of disrespect. It had been used first by General Barnard, chief of engineers, by way of illustration mer being himself required to make his report, he used Barnard's illustration because it was apt and on his mind, y troops from Butler, I sent my chief engineer, General Barnard, from the Army of the Potomac to that of the Jajoin me, and reinforce the Army of the Potomac. General Barnard reported the position very strong for defensive. He was perfectly safe against an attack; but, as Barnard expressed it, the enemy had corked the bottle and w particularly when I saw the hasty sketch which General Barnard It will be remembered that Barnard was the eBarnard was the engineer sent down by Halleck on the 21st of May, 1864, to examine my defences and report whether I could move md Harbor, which was done. And it also appears that Barnard in attempting to describe my fortifications by a pi
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
e. All that I would add is that in case it should be necessary for you to withdraw from north of the James, you abandon all of your present lines except at Deep Bottom and Dutch Gap. Just occupy what you did prior to the movement which secured our present position. Preparatory to this, remove at once within the line to be held all heavy guns that cannot be drawn off readily. Open the rear of all enclosed works so that when we want to retake them they will not be directed against us. General Barnard, chief engineer in the field, by my direction, informed the chief engineer, Army of the James, of the work to be done in this respect. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. City Point, Va., Nov. 15, 1864. Maj.-Gen. G. G. Meade, Commanding Army of the Potomac: The movements now being made by the army under General Sherman may cause General Lee to detach largely from the force defending Richmond, to meet him. Should this occur, it will become our duty to follow. In such case the Army of
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
ment in New Orleans, 436-437; disobeys Halleck's orders, 459; injustice towards negro volunteers, 495; complains of duties established by Butler's precedent, 518; abolishes confiscation commission, 522; succeeds Butler at New Orleans, 529-530; receives information from Butler leaving New Orleans, 531-532; reference to by Seward, 535; paroles prisoners at Port Hudson and Vicksburg, 584; reference to, 629; quarrel with Hancock, 877. Barker, Jacob, advances money at New Orleans, 383. Barnard, General, reference to, 666; examines Dutch Gap, 744; approves cutting Dutch Gap Canal, 747; examines Butler's Department, 832; in Grant's personal Memoirs, 856; originates offensive phrase, Bottled up, 854-856. Barnwell, South Carolina, secession commissioner, 156. Bartlett, Sidney, tribute to, 116-117. Bartlett, General, exchanged as prisoners, 597-598. Barron, S., Confederate Commander at Fort Hatteras, 284. Barry, Governor at Charleston Convention, 136-127. Baton Rouge, sei