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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 1,542 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 728 6 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 378 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 374 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 325 5 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 297 1 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 295 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 286 2 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1 225 1 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 190 4 Browse Search
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s of the division proving the assertion to be unfounded, has been published heretofore in my report, I shall now only refer to the frank and manly testimony of General Meade, in a letter to me, dated Camp Warrenton, Virginia, November seventh, 1862: . . . . It was only the stubborn resistance offered by our division, (the Pennsyied I cannot pretend to say; but I certainly did not intend to convey that idea. What I did mean to convey is this: That the two regiments (Fourth and Seventh) of Meade's brigade, in support of Randall's battery were reluctantly compelled to give way before heavier force accumulated upon them. And this will appear to every imparthands of the enemy. It must also be remembered that at this time Colonel S. G. Simmons, commanding the First brigade of the reserves, was mortally wounded, General G. G. Meade, commanding the Second brigade, was severely wounded and compelled to leave the field, and General T. Seymour, commanding the Third brigade, was not to be f
Doc. 21.-operations in Virginia. Major-General Meade's reports. headquarters army of the Potomac, December 6, 1863. Adjutant-General of the Army: I have the honor to submit for the information of the General-in-Chief the following report of the operations of this army since the date (July thirty-first) at which the re casualties occurring in the several affairs herein reported were transmitted to your office at the several times of their occurrence. Very respectfully, George G. Meade, Major-General Commanding. Operations at mine Run. headquarters army of the Potomac, December 7, 1863. Adjutant-General of the Army: My last repogineer, showing the routes taken by each column. The point marked Widow Morris is where the roads fork, the left-hand fork being the one the Third corps should have taken. The point marked Tom Morris is the scene of the action of the twenty-seventh ultimo. Very respectfully, etc., George G. Meade, Major-General Commanding.
ined with me also, conspicuous for his courage, coolness, and intelligence. Major Meade and Lieutenant Johnson, of the engineer corps, were assigned to duty at my hh Carolina cavalry. Matters were in this position when, about four o'clock, Major Meade of the engineers, rode up and reported the enemy as retreating in considerabenemy's infantry. I found him in very great force. A few hours afterward, Captain Meade, of Major-General Longstreet's staff, delivered me an order to engage the eing with General Jackson, we rode together to Dr. Poindexter's, where we met Major Meade and Lieutenant Samuel R. Johnston, of the engineers, who had just made, in t go to a position down the road, toward Malvern Cliff, to be shown to me by Captain Meade, engineer corps, and there to open upon the enemy. Accordingly, I proceede as a support, down the road toward the enemy's position on Malvern Cliff. Captain Meade accompanied me, and designated two points as practicable for establishing a
n estimate the loss this brigade and this division of the army has sustained in the early death of Brigadier-General Winder. He was warmly beloved by all who knew him as a man, and had the full confidence of his command as a soldier. I beg leave, in conclusion, to allude to the gallantry of Major Snowden Andrews, chief of artillery, who was severely, and I fear mortally, wounded; to that of my Adjutant-General, Captain William B. Pendleton, who was severely wounded, losing his leg; of Lieutenant Meade, A. D. C.; Major Taliaferro, volunteer Aid-de-camp, who rendered me most efficient and important service, and to speak particularly of the gallant conduct of my orderly, a youth of sixteen, private Clinton Depriest, company H, Twenty-third Virginia regiment. It affords me pleasure to mention the efficient service, in their department, of the medical officers of the command. I beg to refer especially to Surgeon Coleman, Second brigade; Surgeon Daily, Third brigade, and Surgeon Black, F