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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 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 4 (search)
the divisions of the intrepid Barlow and Birney, sent forward by Hancock, stole a march upon the unsuspecting Confederates. Leaping over the breastworks the Federals were upon them and the first of the terrific hand-to-hand conflicts that marked the day began. It ended in victory for Hancock's men, into whose hands fell 20 cannon, 30 standards and 4,000 prisoners, the best division in the Confederate army. Flushed with success, the Federals pressed on to Lee's second line of works, where Wilcox's division of the Confederates held them until reenforcements sent by Lee from Hill and Anderson drove them back. On the Federal side the Sixth Corps, with Upton's brigade in the advance, was hurried forward to hold the advantage gained. But Lee himself was on the scene, and the men of the gallant Gordon's division, pausing long enough to seize and turn his horse, with shouts of General Lee in the rear, hurtled forward into the conflict. In five separate charges by the Confederates the fi
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Spotsylvania and the bloody angle (search)
the divisions of the intrepid Barlow and Birney, sent forward by Hancock, stole a march upon the unsuspecting Confederates. Leaping over the breastworks the Federals were upon them and the first of the terrific hand-to-hand conflicts that marked the day began. It ended in victory for Hancock's men, into whose hands fell 20 cannon, 30 standards and 4,000 prisoners, the best division in the Confederate army. Flushed with success, the Federals pressed on to Lee's second line of works, where Wilcox's division of the Confederates held them until reenforcements sent by Lee from Hill and Anderson drove them back. On the Federal side the Sixth Corps, with Upton's brigade in the advance, was hurried forward to hold the advantage gained. But Lee himself was on the scene, and the men of the gallant Gordon's division, pausing long enough to seize and turn his horse, with shouts of General Lee in the rear, hurtled forward into the conflict. In five separate charges by the Confederates the fi
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil war: with losses on both sides: May, 1864--June, 1865 (search)
me had been what it was and by the pride in the common traditions and common blood of the whole American people. These captured guns are a memory therefore, not of regret, but of recognition, gratitude, that the highest earthly tribunal settled all strife in 1865. Confederate artillery captured at Richmond and waiting shipment Coehorns, mortars, light and heavy guns Losses: Union No record found.. Confed., killed and wounded not recorded, 1603 captured. March 8-10, 1865: Wilcox's bridge, N. C. Union, Palmer's, Carter's, and Ruger's Divisions, of Gen. Schofield's command; Confed., forces under Gen. Bragg from Hood's Army of Tennessee, and Hoke's North Carolina division. Losses: Union, 65 killed, 379 wounded, 953 missing; Confed., 1500 killed, wounded, and missing. March 16, 1865: Averysboroa, N. C. Union, Twentieth Corps and Kilpatrick's Cav.; Confed., Gen. Hardee's command. Losses: Union, 93 killed, 531 wounded; Confed., 108 killed,