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Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 79
s became engaged. That these troops received the shock handsomely, no one has denied; though General Sumner told me in Washington about the early part of November, 1862, that he believed General Hooker's division would have been driven in by the impeported officially that McCall's whole division was completely routed, etc. On the same data, General Sumner told me in Washington, early in November, 1862: I saw your men coming out of the woods; but in a few minutes I saw they were stragglers, and ormed that General McClellan, desirous of smoothing over the unmannered epithet, has written to the Adjutant-General at Washington, requesting leave to change his phraseology to the following, namely: A portion of General McCall's position, from whic inform me how many guns he had reported lost by my division at Gaines's Mills, and received the following reply: Washington, March 10, 1864. My dear General: Your note of seventh instant is just received, and finds me on the eve of departur
Cross Roads (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 79
37,) quotes from and indorses General Heintzelman's report, with respect to the operations of my division in the battle of Nelson's Farm, Glendale or New-Market Cross-Roads, as variously called, rather freely, considering that Heintzelman was all the time in my rear, separated by a strip of pine forest from my battle-ground, where all portion of the whole number lost at Gaines's Mills. Faithfully yours, William F. Barry. With respect to the guns lost at Nelson's farm or New-Market Cross-Roads, it is a fact well known that after Randall's battery was taken by the enemy and retaken by the reserves, (see Colonel Bollinger's report,) the guns could not bts. The statements I have made in the foregoing pages are the record, in part, of the operations of my division in the battle of Nelson's Farm, or New-Market Cross-Roads, well known either to General Meade or to the colonels of regiments and other officers of the division, and can be proved before any military tribunal in the co
Glendale, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 79
efore the war I had entertained no other feelings than those of amity for General McClellan, and confidence in his ability and integrity. When, however, assertions are made which in my judgment are unsupported by facts, it becomes my duty to rectify the record. I now proceed: General McClellan, in his official report, (House Rep. Ex. Doc. No. 15, page 137,) quotes from and indorses General Heintzelman's report, with respect to the operations of my division in the battle of Nelson's Farm, Glendale or New-Market Cross-Roads, as variously called, rather freely, considering that Heintzelman was all the time in my rear, separated by a strip of pine forest from my battle-ground, where he could, from personal observation, know absolutely nothing of what was passing in my division. One of these quotations is the following: General Heintzelman states that about five o'clock P. M., General McCall's division was attacked in large force, evidently the principal attack; that in less than an h
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 79
olonging the contest till after dark, and checking till that time the advance of the enemy, that enabled the concentration during the night of the whole army on James River, which saved it. (See printed report.) It is thus rendered equally patent that my division did not give way in less than an hour, but fought till night put on Kearny's division and the troops on the right of him (Slocum's division, etc.) would be cut off from the rest of the army and from our line of retreat to the James River, I rode forward. Here is good presumptive proof that the stubborn resistance of the reserves prevented McClellan's army being cut in two. Heintzelman's tempor accordance with facts. There is still one more remark of General McClellan's that requires my notice. In his letter to the President, dated Harrison's bar, James River, July fourth, 1862, (his report, page 142,) he asserts: We have lost no guns, except twenty-five on the field of battle, twenty-one of which were lost by the gi
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 79
possession of them (the guns) the evening of the battle, but fell back and left them for us to drag off if we chose. The fact that they took possession of them the next morning, about eight o'clock, I got from Doctor Collins, Third regiment, Pennsylvania reserve corps, who remained with the wounded, and saw the advance of the enemy the next day. Again, Mr. J. R. Sypher, of Lancaster, some time since with the army of the Potomac, states that he was told by Randall himself that he had applied to General Meade in the foregoing letter. Now here is satisfactory testimony that these guns lay on the outside of the enemy's lines, and were seen there long after sunrise the following morning by Surgeon James Collins, of the Third regiment Pennsylvania reserves, (Meade's brigade,) and by many others who remained to care for our wounded, (as since reported to me,) and were not in possession of the enemy until, by the retreat of McClellan's army, they fell, uncared for, into the hands of the e
Dutch (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 79
ision giving way under the onset of superior numbers, for the best of reasons, namely, they did not await the onset, but ingloriously fled with their limbers, leaving their guns behind, and ran over and trampled my men, (four companies Fourth regiment,) placed in their rear for their support and protection. Colonel Roy Stone, commanding the Bucktails, (First regiment reserves,) stating in his report to me: This advance of the enemy (when Seymour was driven in) might have been checked by the Dutch battery belonging to Porter's corps, and temporarily with your division that day, but it was deserted by its gunners on the first appearance of the enemy. Some of these guns, however, were saved, and brought off. In referring to this incident of the battle, I have not intended to speak slightingly, although the whole affair in that connection was rather ludicrous. To sum up, I think I may say I have established the following points-: First. That my division was attacked at three o'cl
Franklin (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 79
ogether unexpected by the enemy, and they were disordered by their rencontre with Seymour) on to my centre, as established by the testimony of Colonel Roy Stone heretofore given; and repulsed as I have just stated. In a letter to me, dated Columbus, Ohio, February fourteenth, 1864, in reply to inquiries of mine, General Heintzelman says: About five o'clock it was reported to me that the Pennsylvania reserves had given way. Knowing that if the enemy made much progress in that direction Kearny'd to say that it is incomprehensible how General McClellan could have happened to substitute General McCall's position for General Kearny's position. Having written to General Heintzelman on this subject, he replied to me in a letter dated Columbus, Ohio, March twenty-fourth, 1864, as follows: I had some discussion with General Kearny, some time after, he saying that he never asked for reinforcements, though when I recalled what had occurred, he acknowledged that the message he had sent virtu
Charles City (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 79
f his report of the battle. In this report he says: Seeing that the enemy were giving way, (this refers to their sudden repulse by Sumner and Hooker, upon whom they unexpectedly came while following Seymour,) I returned to the forks of the (Charles City) road, where later in the day I received a call from General Kearny for aid. Knowing that all General Sedgwick's troops were unavailable, I was glad to avail myself of the kind offer of General Slocum to send the New-Jersey brigade of his division to General Kearny's aid. I rode out far enough on the Charles City road to see that we had nothing to fear from that direction, and returned to see the New-Jersey brigade enter the woods to General Kearny's relief. A battery accompanied this brigade. They soon drove back the enemy. It was now growing dark. On comparing Heintzelnan's statement just given with that of McClellan given above, it is evident that the latter is a transcript of the former, in part. I would that I might, for Gen
New Jersey (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): chapter 79
General Kearny for aid. Knowing that all General Sedgwick's troops were unavailable, I was glad to avail myself of the kind offer of General Slocum to send the New-Jersey brigade of his division to General Kearny's aid. I rode out far enough on the Charles City road to see that we had nothing to fear from that direction, and returned to see the New-Jersey brigade enter the woods to General Kearny's relief. A battery accompanied this brigade. They soon drove back the enemy. It was now growing dark. On comparing Heintzelnan's statement just given with that of McClellan given above, it is evident that the latter is a transcript of the former, in part. I n less than an hour, as stated by General McClellan, but fought till night-fall, (about four hours,) with what result let the country judge. Third. That the New-Jersey brigade was not sent to occupy a portion of my deserted position, as stated by General McClellan, but was sent to the relief of General Kearny, who had called f
New Market (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 79
ungrateful expression — the deserted position!--ever used by a commanding general toward a general officer, who had fought his division for four hours against superior numbers, even if overcome. But the check given to Lee by my division on the New-Market road, having, in the judgment of more than one Federal, and at least one confederate general, saved McClellan's army, it makes the stigma attempted to be cast on the division the more glaring and unpardonable. I have within a short time beenneral terms that the guns lost by field batteries belonging to your division were but a very small portion of the whole number lost at Gaines's Mills. Faithfully yours, William F. Barry. With respect to the guns lost at Nelson's farm or New-Market Cross-Roads, it is a fact well known that after Randall's battery was taken by the enemy and retaken by the reserves, (see Colonel Bollinger's report,) the guns could not be removed for want of horses, forty odd of those belonging to the batter
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