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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 244 2 Browse Search
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. 223 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 214 4 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 179 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 154 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 148 20 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 114 0 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 109 27 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 94 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 80 8 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller). You can also browse the collection for Williamsburg (Virginia, United States) or search for Williamsburg (Virginia, United States) in all documents.

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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Yorktown: the Peninsula Campaign. (search)
troops were even now in full retreat toward Williamsburg. Soon the Federals were in hot pursuit. ebris of a retreating army. Six miles from Williamsburg the pursuing cavalrymen came to a sudden hathe main column toward the entrenchments of Williamsburg, which were reached by four o'clock. Nigoops were again in motion. The approach to Williamsburg is along a narrow ridge, from either side ong Confederates, who made a strong stand at Williamsburg. The town McClellan thought worth a siegd not yet been taken to the hospitals. But Williamsburg, the ancient capital of the Old Dominion, s That part of the army not at Yorktown and Williamsburg was moved up the Peninsula as fast as the cthe road would permit. After the affair at Williamsburg the troops there joined the main army befor Yorktown had been evacuated on May 4th and Williamsburg abandoned on May 5th to the Union forces. ith the divisions that had been fighting at Williamsburg, was established — became headquarters for [1 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Fair Oaks or Seven Pines: in sight of Richmond. (search)
tory of the Civil War, Part II, The Campaigns of 1862. With Yorktown and Williamsburg inscribed upon its victorious banners, the Army of the Potomac took up againcClellan had first to bring up the remainder of his forces from Yorktown and Williamsburg. Some came by water up the York, some by land. The march was a picturesque Railroad. Seven miles from Richmond another highway intersects the one from Williamsburg, known as the Nine Mile road. At the point of this intersection once grew awaiting, advanced to the front, preceded by a line of skirmishers, along the Williamsburg road. The Union pickets were lying at the edge of the forest. The soldiers standing nearest to the tent is Major C. S. Wainright, who won his spurs at Williamsburg, and again proved the metal he was made of at Fair Oaks. Seated in the Campgnificent body of soldiers and seemed eager for the fray. Turning in on the Williamsburg road they rapidly deployed to the right and the left. In front of them was
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil War with losses on both sides December, 1860-August, 1862 (search)
d, 12 wounded. May 4, 1862: evacuation of Yorktown, Va. By Confederate Army under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. May 5, 1862: Lebanon, Tenn. Union, 1st, 4th, and 5th Ky. Cav., Detachment of 7th Pa. Confed., Col. J. H. Morgan's Ky. Cavalry. Losses: Union 6 killed, 25 wounded. Confed. 66 prisoners. May 5, 1862: Lockridge Mills or Dresden, Ky. Union, 5th Iowa Cav. Confed., 6th Confederate Cav. Losses: Union 4 killed, 16 wounded, 71 missing. May 5, 1862: Williamsburg, Va. Union, 3d and 4th Corps, Army of the Potomac. Confed., Gen. James Longstreet's, Gen. D. Hill's Division of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army, J. E. B. Stuart's Cavalry Brigade. Losses: Union 456 killed, 1,400 wounded, 372 missing. Confed. 1,000 killed, wounded, and captured. May 7, 1862: West Point or Eltham's Landing, Va. Union, 16th, 27th, 31st, and 32d N. Y., 95th and 96th Pa., 5th Maine, 1st Mass. Artil., Battery D 2d U. S. Artil. Confed., Gen. Wade Hampton's B