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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 17: (search)
be passed over the railroad-bridge. I have troubled you with these details, as I can not properly communicate them by telegram. The test of merit in my profession, with the people, is success. It is a hard rule, but I think it right. If I joined this corps to the forces of Beauregard (I confess a hazardous experiment), then those who are now declaiming against me will be without an argument. Your friend, A. S. Johnston. To this letter the following reply was made: Richmond, Virginia, March 26, 1862. my Dear General: Yours of the 18th instant was this day delivered by your aide, Mr. Jack. I have read it with much satisfaction. So far as the past is concerned, it but confirms the conclusions at which I had already arrived. My confidence in you has never wavered, and I hope the public will soon give me credit for judgment, rather than continue to arraign me for obstinacy. You have done wonderfully well, and now I breathe easier in the assurance that you will
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 20: (search)
orce was ordered to the Peninsula, between the James and York Rivers, to the support of General Joh, marshy country, from near Yorktown to the James River, constructed an entrenched line across the attempt to land troops on the south side of James River. After the first trial of strength with oud, the deep water of the roads and mouth of James River was not likely to be invaded by ships of wato hold Norfolk and keep the command of the James River as long as possible. Arrangements were madTatnall, commanding the naval forces in the James River, requesting him, if practicable, to proceedhe opposed to the enemy's operations in the James River. Life of Commodore Tatnall, pp. 166, 167. sessed, will be readily inferred: Richmond, Virginia, May 1, 1862. General J. E. Johnston, Yoa forward movement on the south side of the James River. In view of this probability, General Huge troops were moved to the north side of the James River to make a junction with the army of General[1 more...]
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 21: (search)
m General Johnston's position defenses of James River attack on Fort Drewry Johnston crosses th the Virginia, and the opening of the lower James River, together with the fact that McClellan's arnd. In consequence of the opening of the James River to the enemy's fleet, the attempts to utilin followed. We had then no defenses on the James River below Drewry's Bluff, about seven miles disepelling an attempt by the fleet to pass up James River, was quite insufficient to prevent the enemngth of our forces on the south side of the James River. After some speculations on the probable che destruction of the Virginia had left the James River open to his fleet and transports as far up ticable for him to transfer his army to the James River, the south side of which had then but weak s corps with him. The count states: The James River, which had been closed until then by the prrevent him from moving to the south side of James River, so as not only to secure the cooperation o[1 more...]
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 23: (search)
pture of Richmond by assault, or be forced to open new communications by the James River, and move at once in that direction. There he would receive the support of it appears, been thought of previously, and transports had been sent to the James River. During the night, after the close of the contest last mentioned, the wholer, and united with the train that set out on the evening of the 27th for the James River. It would almost seem as if the government of the United States anticipat. But, from the position the enemy occupied, the roads which led toward the James River would also enable him to reach the lower bridges over the Chickahominy and ralry to watch the bridges below. No certain indications of a retreat to the James River were discovered by our forces on the south side of the Genral Stonewall Jickahominy having been discovered by the pickets in observation at those points, it became inferable that General McClellan was about to retreat to the James River.
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 24: (search)
th General Holmes had crossed from the south side of the James River, and on the 30th was reenforced by a detachment of Gener Richmond McClellan retreated and was pursued toward the James River, we had no maps of the country in which we were operatinmy, instead of being a straggling mass moving toward the James River, as had been reported, was found halted between West's h and could never, as an organized body, have reached the James River. Our troops slept on the battlefield they had that daere the retreating enemy was encamped on the bank of the James River, a large part of his army must have dispersed, and the rwed by the cavalry, succeeded in gaining Westover on the James River, and the protection of his gunboats. His position was oune 29th he brought his command to the north side of the James River, and was joined by General Wise's brigade. With this aduty 115,102 men. It is stated that McClellan reached the James River with between 85,000 and 90,000 men, and that his loss in
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 27: (search)
e harbor and capture of its defenses sub-terra shells placed in James River; used in Charleston harbor; in Roanoke River; in Mobile harbor the opposite side of the lower James, on the Peninsula between the James and York Rivers, we occupied an entrenched position of much naturalial to both. As long as the Virginia closed the entrance to the James River, and the entrenchment on the Peninsula was held, it was deemed pied with the retreating army on the Peninsula, did not cross the James River above, either to interrupt the transportation or to obstruct therawn from the Peninsula, and Norfolk had been evacuated, and the James River did not furnish depth of channel which would suffice for the Virit was observed that they had more than a hundred vessels in the James River, as if they were about to make an advance by that way upon the c General G. J. Rains in charge of the submarine defenses; on the James River opposite Drewry's Bluff the first submarine torpedo was made. T
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 34: (search)
been in accordance with them, the most shameful chapters in American history could not have been written, and some of the more respectable newspapers of the North would not have had the apprehensions they expressed of the evils which would befall the country when an army habituated to thieving should be disbanded. On the reception of copies of the orders issued by General Pope, inserted above, I addressed to General Lee, commanding our army in Virginia, the following letter: Richmond, Virginia, July 31, 1862. Sir: On the 22d of this month a cartel for a general exchange of prisoners of war was signed between Major-General D. H. Hill, in behalf of the Confederate States, and Major-General John A. Dix, in behalf of the United States. By the terms of that cartel, it is stipulated that all prisoners of war hereafter taken shall be discharged on parole until exchanged. Scarcely had that cartel been signed, when the military authorities of the United States commenced a pr
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 37: (search)
cavalry was distributed on both flanks—Fitzhugh Lee's brigade picketing the Rappahannock above the mouth of the Rapidan and W. H. F. Lee's near Port Royal. General Longstreet, with two divisions of his corps, was detached for service south of James River in February, and did not rejoin the army until after the battle of Chancellorsville. Excepting a cavalry engagement near Kelly's Ford, on March 17th, nothing of interest transpired during this period of inactivity. On April 14, 1863, the enechment led to Fredericksburg to relieve us from the danger that menaced our rear. It has been heretofore stated that General Longstreet had been sent with two divisions of Lee's army to cooperate with General French on the south side of the James River, in the capture of Suffolk, the occupation of which by the enemy interrupted our collection of supplies in the eastern counties of North Carolina and Virginia. When the advance of Hooker threatened General Lee's front, instructions were sent
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 45: (search)
with the destruction of railroads by General Kilpatrick, and of the Central Railroad and the James River and Kanawha Canal by Colonel Dahlgren, would have isolated that army from its base of supplieeeded to destroy the line of railroad as far as Hanover Junction. Thence he moved toward the James River and Kanawha Canal, which he reached twenty-two miles west of Richmond. Thence his command mthe two brigades returned to the vicinity of Drewry's Bluff—the approach on the south side of James River, by forces under General Butler, being then considered the most imminent danger to Richmond. directly to his objective point, Richmond, he was to continue his efforts so as to reach the James River below Richmond, and thus to connect with the army under General Butler, moving up on the soutis cover, but this time changed his objective point and, diverging from the south bank of the James River, moved toward Petersburg and reached the railroad at Port Walthal Junction, where he encounte
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 46: (search)
hundreds. After some disingenuous proposals, General Grant finally asked a truce to enable him to bury his dead. Soon after this he abandoned his chosen line of operations, and moved his army so as to secure a crossing to the south side of James River. The struggle from the Wilderness to this point covered a period of over one month, during which time there had been an almost daily encounter of arms, and the Army of Northern Virginia had placed hors de combat, of the army under General Graer 100,000. In other words, he lost about twice as many men as Lee had, in order to take a position which he could have taken at first without firing a gun or losing a man. On June 12th the movement was commenced by Grant for crossing the James River. Pontoon bridges were laid near Wilcox's Wharf for the passage of his army. J. C. Pemberton, who, after the fall of Vicksburg, was left without a command corresponding to his rank of lieutenant general in the provisional army, in order that
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