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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 202 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 112 6 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1 75 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 40 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 39 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 38 0 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 23 1 Browse Search
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) 20 2 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 19 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1862., [Electronic resource] 12 2 Browse Search
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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 12: General George B. McClellan and the organization of the army of the Potomac (search)
lling, and forwarding new regiments under the supervision of General Silas Casey. We were sent to Bladensburg and encamped near the notoriouf the Capitol. McClellan was the conspicuous reviewing officer and Casey led the division. At first some slight mistakes very much disturbe, but no other fronts were neglected; for example, as we have seen, Casey's division looking to the east was on the Bladensburg road; Hooker' Porter, Hooker, and Hamilton; Keyes's were Couch, W. F. Smith, and Casey; and Banks's, Williams and Shields. But I am anticipating the orcampaign. The 3d of the month, Saturday, receiving word from General Casey, I rode to Washington in a heavy and continuous rain and went tnce George and Calvert counties. For further specific instructions Casey sent me to General Marcy, McClellan's chief of staff. I was told tte soldier in uniform was picked up; he was kept for exchange. General Casey's happy approval, commending my brigade and myself for our fait
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 13: General E. V. Sumner and my first reconnoissance (search)
ning. Sumner was to choose his division from the provisional forces. He naturally advised with Casey, the commander of all the provisional organizations. It was my good fortune to have won General Casey's favorable opinion. He commended me for industry and energy. Those were the qualities for Sumner: he selected my brigade, French's, and later that of Thomas Francis Meagher. I was deligas then the custom when things went wrong, to Washington for redress. I found the venerable General Casey sitting in full uniform at the head of a court-martial. His uniform looked very bright and clean to me coming from camp. Moving a chair close to General Casey I appealed to him to get me another regiment and one as well drilled as possible. After listening to my whispered argument he ser met me with the gladness of a father. As the Maryland political campaign had gained me General Casey's confidence, so this reconnoissance and successful skirmishing for nine miles, small affair
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 14: the Peninsular campaign begun; Yorktown (search)
d in parting: General McClellan wishes to get all his batteries in readiness before he opens fire. If our friends could realize the kind of country they are in they would not be impatient. Thus Kingsbury gently rebuked my impatience. In the afternoon of the same day I went to the extreme left of McClellan's lines and followed the Warwick River in that neighborhood as far as I could on horseback, along its swampy border and impenetrable thickets, and visited Generals Erasmus D. Keyes, Silas Casey, and other acquaintances who were stationed near that flank. During my ride we were crossing a narrow ravine in the midst of which was a sluggish, muddy stream. Lieutenant Nelson A. Miles, my aidde-camp, rode up and, though usually ardent, wisely checked his horse. Believing I could easily clear the stream at a bound I let my active horse, Charlie, have the reins. He sprang forward but was unable to make the leap — the ground at the starting point not being firm enough; in fact, the
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 15: the battle of Williamsburg (search)
nday morning by McClellan to take care of everything at the front, heard the firing at Williamsburg. He hastened infantry from the heads of columns of both the other corps to Stoneman's support, and at evening, himself being cut off by a sudden Confederate sally, passed the night with one of the brigade commanders. No aids or orderlies from Heintzelman or Keyes could find him. In fact, Heintzelman, judging from his own instructions, thought himself to be in command. General Keyes, leading Casey's and Couch's divisions, had for himself a similar impression. Heintzelman's head of column under Hooker, now nearest to the James River, had been the first to respond to Stoneman's call for help. Early in the morning of Monday the three not very harmonious corps commanders succeeded in getting together. After ambitious contention, Sumner's rank was yielded to and his plan to turn the Confederates by our right agreed upon. Heintzelman set out for the left of our line, but was much dela
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 16: the battle of Fair Oaks (search)
ng Naglee's brigade in advance and bringing up Casey's other two brigades, Wessells's and Palmer's, Pines and there camped it as a second line to Casey facing toward Richmond. Field works were bein were present to watch the flanks of Couch and Casey, but not able to do much in such a thickly woorection was about to be made. After that, General Casey increased his diligence, striving to finisran back to their intrenched lines. Many of Casey's troops being new levies, after they had oncele Casey's men to retire without destruction. Casey passed Couch and gathered up all the remnants ch's new position was at times as fierce as at Casey's, and the line with little or no cover for thttle. After Birney had gone Kearny heard of Casey's retreat and Couch's danger, and received Heirny eagerly asked: Where is your greatest need Casey, cheered by the newcomers, said: Kearny, if yomorning. We heard the first fitful sound from Casey's guns, and before one o'clock we knew that a [14 more...]