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Swift Run (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.43
he immediate vicinity of the Boisseau house, near which the force seen by General Harris, marching by flank, crossed them. General Harris made an extract from my contribution to the Southern Historical Society, and admits that it was substantially correct. It had, in his opinion, only two mistakes: (1.) I had over-estimated the strength of his brigade, taking it to be about five hundred, when in fact it had but four hundred, one hundred having been left behind on the skirmish line near Swift Run. （2.) And I had called a certain house Barnes's house, when it should have been Newman's house. The extract made by him contained no such name as Barnes's, but. Banks's house was used, and correctly. It was four or five hundred yards beyond Battery Gregg, to the left of the plank road going from Petersburg. When Colonel Venable informed me that Harris's brigade would soon report, I replied that I knew it well, that it numbered about five hundred men. The condition of my front was such
Hatcher's Run (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.43
e the impression, whether so designed or not, that the heavy body of the enemy seen by him on his arrival was the same that had broken our lines; if he so believed, he was mistaken. The lines had been carried by another force about daylight, the Sixth corps, commanded by General Wright, the present Chief Engineer of the army, and near the point crossed by the heavy force seen by him. Our lines once crossed, the most of the hostile forces turned to their left, and swept up the lines to Hatcher's Run, and along that to Burgess' Mill; a less body wheeled to their right and cleared our lines to the vicinity of Battery Gregg. On reaching Gregg, about sun up of April 2nd, I found both it and Battery Whitworth occupied by portions of Lane's and Thomas's brigades and a few artillerymen. These fragments of brigades were reunited near Gregg, and ordered forward to recover our lost lines. They obeyed promptly, and with spirit, and the lines were regained to within the immediate vicinity
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.43
in charge of that part of the field. The order reached General Harris a few minutes after the fall of Gregg, but it was dispatched to him before it was taken, when it was apparent that it must be captured. Having evacuated Whitworth, he retired to the inner lines running from battery Forty-five to the Appomattox. Our lines did not extend to that river, there was an interval of near one mile between the right and the river; and it was this gap that the troops from the north side of the James river filled up when they arrived. General Harris refers to what General Lane stated in his communication on the defence of Gregg, and if he quoted him correctly, he (Lane) was wrong, for General Harris did not retire from Whitworth before Gregg was attacked in force, and then by my orders, and after the fall of Gregg; and in battery Gregg was a number of Harris's brigade, that exceeded his (Lane's), if I remember correctly. Besides his own statement, General Harris gives one signed by a
Louisiana (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.43
uently in conversation with General Harris. The four guns were withdrawn from Whitworth under protest; but the enemy were too close to permit the withdrawal of the guns from Gregg. It was owing to my proximity to that battery, no staff officer could have entered it without my seeing him. It seems not a little strange that General Harris could have supposed such orders could be properly given without my knowledge, and without passing through me. He further says, it was a glorious struggle; Louisiana represented by the noble artillerists, and Mississippi by her shattered bands, stood side by side together, holding the last regularly fortified line around Petersburg. No reference to any other command but his own brigade and the artillery, and holding the last regularly fortified line around Petersburg. The line he held was an unfinished line, and was not the last, for he fell back from it to the main Petersburg lines, near a mile in the rear. I have previously expressed an opinion of
I. T. M. Barnes (search for this): chapter 6.43
akes: (1.) I had over-estimated the strength of his brigade, taking it to be about five hundred, when in fact it had but four hundred, one hundred having been left behind on the skirmish line near Swift Run. （2.) And I had called a certain house Barnes's house, when it should have been Newman's house. The extract made by him contained no such name as Barnes's, but. Banks's house was used, and correctly. It was four or five hundred yards beyond Battery Gregg, to the left of the plank road goinBarnes's, but. Banks's house was used, and correctly. It was four or five hundred yards beyond Battery Gregg, to the left of the plank road going from Petersburg. When Colonel Venable informed me that Harris's brigade would soon report, I replied that I knew it well, that it numbered about five hundred men. The condition of my front was such when it arrived that it was immaterial whether it had that or more than that number. As the questson at issue was as to the composition of the little garrison that held Gregg, it would have been well for General Harris to have quoted from my article on that point. I stated that it was composed of
C. S. Venable (search for this): chapter 6.43
he strength of his brigade, taking it to be about five hundred, when in fact it had but four hundred, one hundred having been left behind on the skirmish line near Swift Run. （2.) And I had called a certain house Barnes's house, when it should have been Newman's house. The extract made by him contained no such name as Barnes's, but. Banks's house was used, and correctly. It was four or five hundred yards beyond Battery Gregg, to the left of the plank road going from Petersburg. When Colonel Venable informed me that Harris's brigade would soon report, I replied that I knew it well, that it numbered about five hundred men. The condition of my front was such when it arrived that it was immaterial whether it had that or more than that number. As the questson at issue was as to the composition of the little garrison that held Gregg, it would have been well for General Harris to have quoted from my article on that point. I stated that it was composed of detachments from Thomas's, Lane
James H. Lane (search for this): chapter 6.43
t and Battery Whitworth occupied by portions of Lane's and Thomas's brigades and a few artillerymen.y arrived. General Harris refers to what General Lane stated in his communication on the defence of Gregg, and if he quoted him correctly, he (Lane) was wrong, for General Harris did not retire froer. I know he (Walker) was junior to both Generals Lane and Thomas, to say nothing of myself, and ations from four letters written by officers of Lane's brigade, and addressed to their former commane fort. He did not say the defence was made by Lane's brigade, or that it had been wrongfully attrid utterly silent. General Harris refers to General Lane's official report, found in the January num number has a letter addressed to myself by General Lane on this subject, dated May 20,, 1867, a few detachments from Harris's Mississippi brigade, Lane's North Carolina brigade and Thomas's Georgia be. There were more men from Harris's than from Lane's, and less from Thomas's than from Lane's. The[9 more...]
Mill (search for this): chapter 6.43
or not, that the heavy body of the enemy seen by him on his arrival was the same that had broken our lines; if he so believed, he was mistaken. The lines had been carried by another force about daylight, the Sixth corps, commanded by General Wright, the present Chief Engineer of the army, and near the point crossed by the heavy force seen by him. Our lines once crossed, the most of the hostile forces turned to their left, and swept up the lines to Hatcher's Run, and along that to Burgess' Mill; a less body wheeled to their right and cleared our lines to the vicinity of Battery Gregg. On reaching Gregg, about sun up of April 2nd, I found both it and Battery Whitworth occupied by portions of Lane's and Thomas's brigades and a few artillerymen. These fragments of brigades were reunited near Gregg, and ordered forward to recover our lost lines. They obeyed promptly, and with spirit, and the lines were regained to within the immediate vicinity of the Boisseau house, near which the
J. C. Duncan (search for this): chapter 6.43
rect, but I am inclined to believe that it was a certain number of men I ordered to be detailed from his brigade for that purpose; this would have been more definite as to numbers. He also says I rode in front of Battery Gregg and instructed Colonel Duncan to have plenty of ammunition brought into that work; he was but transmitting my orders, the ammunition had been ordered up before he reached the field; also, I assumed immediate command of Whitworth, as the larger part of my command occupied ination of the number of those papers referred to, I find the note at the bottom of the page does not contain such words, but the following: The error of attributing this brilliant defense to Harris's brigade alone, doubtless arose from Lieutenant-Colonel Duncan, of that brigade, being the ranking officer in the fort. He did not say the defence was made by Lane's brigade, or that it had been wrongfully attributed to Harris's brigade. But he gave a reason why it had been attributed to Harris's
George Thomas (search for this): chapter 6.43
attery Whitworth occupied by portions of Lane's and Thomas's brigades and a few artillerymen. These fragmen I stated that it was composed of detachments from Thomas's, Lane's, and Harris's brigades, and two pieces of artillery, and that there were fewer men from Thomas's than from either of the other two brigades. With re mistaken. The men of the two brigades (Lane's and Thomas's) that were in Gregg by my orders, had been in serase; they had been held at and near this battery by Thomas's brigade. He manned the fort with a section of thow he (Walker) was junior to both Generals Lane and Thomas, to say nothing of myself, and we three were all th the ranking officer of that small garrison been of Thomas's brigade, it would have been very naturally believsissippi brigade, Lane's North Carolina brigade and Thomas's Georgia brigade. There were more men from Harris's than from Lane's, and less from Thomas's than from Lane's. There were in it two pieces of artillery; I neve
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