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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 6: contraband of War, Big Bethel and Hatteras. (search)
artillery without guns), very poorly equipped, and almost entirely without ammunition, who had never been in camp, and who dispersed to their homes in the town and neighborhood every night; and you were in command of the United States troops (said to be about ten thousand) at Fortress Monroe. As there were no Virginia troops at that time between Hampton and Richmond (a distance of ninety-six miles), ;save three companies of infantry at Yorktown, and two companies, perhaps, organizing at Williamsburg, and as it was thus evidently important for us to preserve the peace, I had instructions from General Lee, then commander-in-chief of the Virginia troops, to avoid giving any provocation for the commencement of hostilities; to retire before your advance, if attempted; and to obstruct, as far as possible, your progress by burning bridges and felling trees across the public roads, until reinforcements could be sent to Yorktown. At night, after the election (May 23), Col. C. K. Mallory, of
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 14: in command of the Army of the James. (search)
pation of the peninsula between the York and James Rivers, up to the line of Williamsburg, the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and a line extending towards Suffolk,e upon the enemy. December 13, Brigadier-General Wistar sent a force from Williamsburg to Charles City Court-House and captured two companies of rebel cavalry, beiit was, was permitted to make the attempt with about three thousand men from Williamsburg. See Appendix No. 15. His march was a brilliant one, his dispositions adm but success was snatched from him, because of the escape, from his guard at Williamsburg, the night before the expedition started, of a prisoner who had been orderednd all the colored infantry and artillery at Hampton, the colored cavalry at Williamsburg, and all the white cavalry at the line beyond Norfolk in the direction of Suert West, with eighteen hundred colored cavalry, moved at the same time from Williamsburg to meet us at Turkey Bend, opposite City Point. The armed transports, und
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 17: Fort Fisher. (search)
three days of very hard work. I have been repulsed in every attempt I have made to carry an enemy's work although I have had as good troops as any in the United States army, and their record shows it. The troops that I had under my command in the first two assaults have been with General Sheridan in the whole of his last campaign — the first division of the Nineteenth Army Corps--and they fought as well under me as they have under him. The third time that I assailed a position was on the Williamsburg road. I had two of the best brigades of the Eighteenth Army Corps. It was a weakly defended line, and not a very strong one. Still, I lost a great many men, and was repulsed. In the two instances where the enemy assaulted my position they were repulsed with heavy loss. After that experience, with the information I had obtained from reading and study — for before this war I was an instructor at the Military Academy for three years under Professor Mahan, on these very subjects — reme<
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
al by the general commanding, being about four thousand of the former and two thousand two hundred of the latter, were suddenly concentrated behind my lines at Williamsburg after dark on the evening of the 5th instant, together with Hunt's and Belger's light batteries. The infantry, consisting of three white regiments, brigadedy gunboats, led the advance during the night, capturing the signal stations of the rebels. Colonel West,with eighteen hundred cavalry, made demonstration from Williamsburg yesterday morning. General Kautz left Suffolk this morning with three thousand cavalry for the service indicated in conference with the lieutenant-general. the first division of the Nineteenth Army Corps--and they fought as well under me as they have under him. The third time that I assailed a position was on the Williamsburg road. I had two of the best brigades of the Eighteenth Army Corps. It was a weakly defended line, and not a very strong one. Still I lost a great many men,
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
of, 646-647; reference to, 705, 710. Williams, Gen., Thomas, commands troops against Fort Hatteras, 337; against Fort St. Philip, 368; in New Orleans, 375; makes demonstration against Camp Moore, 460; before Vicksburg, 455, 456, 461, 463; defends Baton Rouge, 480-481; correspondence with Butler regarding Baton Rouge, 484-485; general orders regarding, 485-486; reference to, 864; at New Orleans, 876; death of, 482, 896-897. Williams College confers degree of Ll. D. on Butler, 976. Williamsburg, Union forces occupy, 617; colored cavalry at, 638; move under West to, 640. Wilmington expedition, 774, 779, 782, 830; blockade runners enter harbor, 849. Windmill Point, Hancock at, 686. Winans, Ross, 227, 229, 233, 235, 239. Winthrop, Robert C., appointed U. S. Senator, 116. Winthrop, Theodore, first meeting with, 201; story of march to Washington, 203; opinion of contraband story, 259; draws order attack Big Bethel, 267; killed at Big Bethel, 269-270. Wise, Brigadier-