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Pope (search for this): chapter 1.2
into July, General Lee's army was engaged in battle with, or in pursuit of, McClellan's army; that at the end of August of the same year his army was engaged with Pope's army, and immediately thereafter moved into Maryland; and that at the end of June, 1863, his army was in Pennsylvania, where it engaged Meade's army at Gettysbure immediate defence of Richmond and at Drury's and Chaffin's Bluffs. The returns for July, 1862, show the strength of his army at the time of the movement against Pope; and all of that was not carried into the field against the latter, as at least two divisions were left to watch McClellan's army at Harrison's landing, and did not get up until after Pope had been driven into the fortifications around Washington. The returns for May, 1863, fully cover the whole force with which the movement was made into Pennsylvania, as no fresh troops arrived after these returns were made, and that movement began on the 4th of June. It must not be understood that the
R. E. Lee (search for this): chapter 1.2
d by your recent articles upon the death of General Lee, has awakened a deep sense of gratitude in Grant's total, or Grant's present for duty with Lee's present for duty. But besides this, in ordero make out Grant's army three times as large as Lee's, Grant's two forces in the Valley of Virginiastimate of his strength; while the troops which Lee had in front of these separate forces of Grant where correct, show the actual force which General Lee carried into the field. These returns are e north of James river. So that in reality General Lee's entire force with which he had to confrone that the first reinforcements received by General Lee, after the beginning of the campaign in theington had been made during the winter, and General Lee's army was, at the time of the evacuation, most abundant supplies of all kinds. Yet, General Lee conducted his retreat in the face of his enage 44, the tens of thousands also belonging to Lee's army who General Badeau says afterwards came [11 more...]
George E. Pickett (search for this): chapter 1.2
nt of Northern Virginia was 56,327, while at the end of September it was 44,367. This decrease of 11,960 was caused by the departure of Longstreet's corps from the army during that month, two divisions of it going to Chickamauga, and the other (Pickett's) to the south-side of James river. The strength of that entire corps was then a little less than 12,000 for duty. The returns for March, 1864, show in the Department of Northern Virginia 39,407 for duty, while those for April show 52,626 fornear Hanover Junction on the 22d of May, when he was joined by one of the brigades of my division just returned from North Carolina, numbering less than 1,000 men, a force under Breckinridge from the Valley numbering less than 3,000 muskets, and Pickett's division of Longstreet's corps, recently returned from North Carolina, and which with my brigade had been engaged, under Beauregard, against Butler on the south side of James river. These troops did not make up the losses at the Wilderness an
Badeau (search for this): chapter 1.2
Reply of General Early to the letter of General Badeau to the London standard. To a peoplehe gross errors contained in the letter of General Badeau, the late military and private secretary teld at the Wilderness was only 98,000 men, General Badeau must show that Mr. Stanton has lied in theof his report, General Grant, according to General Badeau's statement, out of an aggregate force of g the Seven Days Battles around Richmond. General Badeau's recollections of the Confidential field time. This state of facts may account for General Badeau's mistake, as it can be explained on no otunparalleled in the history of nations. General Badeau, in the first paragraph of his letter, sayaggregate of 50,000 present for duty. But General Badeau says that Longstreet's corps was not embrareturn of date nearest to the battle which General Badeau attempts to palm off on the British publicthousands also belonging to Lee's army who General Badeau says afterwards came in and gave themselve[11 more...]
McLaw (search for this): chapter 1.2
0 was caused by the departure of Longstreet's corps from the army during that month, two divisions of it going to Chickamauga, and the other (Pickett's) to the south-side of James river. The strength of that entire corps was then a little less than 12,000 for duty. The returns for March, 1864, show in the Department of Northern Virginia 39,407 for duty, while those for April show 52,626 for duty-this increase resulting from the return of the two divisions of Longstreet's corps (Field's and McLaw's afterwards Kershaw's) which had been at the battle of Chickamauga and afterwards on a winter campaign in East Tennessee, also of some detachments which had been on special service, and of furloughed men. These returns were made at the end of and for the whole month of April, and not on the 20th of the month as stated by General Badeau. Longstreet's two divisions had then returned and were embraced in said monthly returns, his third division being at that time in North Carolina and not aft
Ewell (search for this): chapter 1.2
anassas, had ever before entered the field with, and that, too, according to General Badeau's estimate, against a larger army than General Lee had ever before commanded in an active compaign, except, perhaps, during the Seven Days Battles around Richmond. General Badeau's recollections of the Confidential field returns, mentioned by him, is evidently very confused. It is very probable that when the battle in the Wilderness opened, on the 5th of May, between one corps of General Lee's army (Ewell's), and the Army of the Potomac, the infantry of the latter army amounted to about 98,000 men, as that would be about the proper proportion of that arm, the rest being cavalry and artillery — the Ninth Corps not coming up until the night of the 5th, and going into action for the first time early on the morning of the 6th, during which day also Longstreet's two divisions came up from near Gordonsville, where they had been for some time. This state of facts may account for General Badeau's mi
Field (search for this): chapter 1.2
ase of 11,960 was caused by the departure of Longstreet's corps from the army during that month, two divisions of it going to Chickamauga, and the other (Pickett's) to the south-side of James river. The strength of that entire corps was then a little less than 12,000 for duty. The returns for March, 1864, show in the Department of Northern Virginia 39,407 for duty, while those for April show 52,626 for duty-this increase resulting from the return of the two divisions of Longstreet's corps (Field's and McLaw's afterwards Kershaw's) which had been at the battle of Chickamauga and afterwards on a winter campaign in East Tennessee, also of some detachments which had been on special service, and of furloughed men. These returns were made at the end of and for the whole month of April, and not on the 20th of the month as stated by General Badeau. Longstreet's two divisions had then returned and were embraced in said monthly returns, his third division being at that time in North Carolina
George G. Meade (search for this): chapter 1.2
engaged in the spring campaign of 1864 were organized as armies or distributed in military departments as follows: The Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major-General Meade, whose headquarters were on the north side of the Rapidan. This army was confronted by the Rebel Army of Northern Virginia, stationed on the south side of usive of all these, an aggregate available force present for duty on the 1st of May, 1864, of 662,345 of which there were 120,380 in the Army of the Potomac, under Meade, and 20,780 in the Ninth Corps, under Burnside, making an aggregate available force present for duty under Grant, on the north side of the Rapidan, on the 1st of Mrmy was engaged with Pope's army, and immediately thereafter moved into Maryland; and that at the end of June, 1863, his army was in Pennsylvania, where it engaged Meade's army at Gettysburg on the 1st, 2d and 3d of July. This condition of things at the end of those months prevented the regular monthly returns from being made; and
Butler (search for this): chapter 1.2
Potomac. The Army of the James was commanded by Major-General Butler, whose headquarters were at Fortress Monroe. The 39th Congress — he gives a letter from himself to Major-General Butler, dated the 2d of April, 1864, and containing instrulmore, afterwards constituted the Army of the James, under Butler. Grant also says in the same report: A very consideng extracts from Grant's report show that the armies under Butler and Sigel constituted no part of the force which Mr. Stant not include any loss sustained by the reinforcements from Butler's army, which were at Cold Harbor. Now, from this stateect destroyed; and if, according to Grant's famous remark, Butler had got himself into a bottle strongly corked, the former,inst a gate-post. Perhaps it was fortunate for Grant that Butler was hermetically sealed up at Bermuda Hundred, when he tooith my brigade had been engaged, under Beauregard, against Butler on the south side of James river. These troops did not ma
Kershaw (search for this): chapter 1.2
departure of Longstreet's corps from the army during that month, two divisions of it going to Chickamauga, and the other (Pickett's) to the south-side of James river. The strength of that entire corps was then a little less than 12,000 for duty. The returns for March, 1864, show in the Department of Northern Virginia 39,407 for duty, while those for April show 52,626 for duty-this increase resulting from the return of the two divisions of Longstreet's corps (Field's and McLaw's afterwards Kershaw's) which had been at the battle of Chickamauga and afterwards on a winter campaign in East Tennessee, also of some detachments which had been on special service, and of furloughed men. These returns were made at the end of and for the whole month of April, and not on the 20th of the month as stated by General Badeau. Longstreet's two divisions had then returned and were embraced in said monthly returns, his third division being at that time in North Carolina and not afterwards rejoining th
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