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Beal (search for this): chapter 11
fusion, Major Perkins, of Banks's staff, ordered Colonel Beal, commanding the Tenth Maine, to advance through the woods, Colonel Beal, in the History of the Tenth Maine in the War. telling him it was Banks's order. e at right angles to the road, then down again. Colonel Beal knew only that his brigade was somewhere in front, Tenth, and Twenty-ninth Maine. No wonder that Colonel Beal, who had received no other order than to advance's army. But he was mistaken; for no sooner had Colonel Beal, with a view of regaining the woods to continue and moved a few steps, than Banks, who saw that Colonel Beal was not advancing, asked Major Pelouze, his adjuying that Banks forbade this backward movement. Colonel Beal persisted, and the regiment kept on. A furious a in the rear, or was coming, and also informing Colonel Beal that Banks wished him to know that there was onlbut five minutes, when he was disabled, and then Colonel Beal placed his command behind the ridge to secure so
John W. Geary (search for this): chapter 11
ne of battle. In front of the two brigades of Prince and Geary of Augur's division was Early, reinforced by Thomas's brigathe Culpeper road. Simultaneously with Crawford's advance, Geary in centre and Prince on left moved against the enemy with vn historian, and hurled back all efforts made against him. Geary's advance through the cornfield, with his right along the Ced. Then, while the left of Taliaferro's brigade gave way, Geary's blows upon its right and upon the left of Early began to rom whence our guns had not been moved during the day. Then Geary's skirmishers came into view, following up those of the enehis regiment went forward through the woods and saw part of Geary's brigade of Ohio troops in the road advancing by flank. Band seen, was less than six hundred yards; the Ohio troops (Geary's brigade) were retreating slowly along the road, turning ohe Culpeper road on their left, where the Ohio troops under Geary had been driven back, and this fire crossed at right angles
George H. Gordon (search for this): chapter 11
n and the wheat-field, without finding the enemy, when General Williams received orders from Banks to send these companies to report to Crawford. Before Williams received this order, Crawford himself, in violation of military law and etiquette, had ordered the Wisconsin companies to join his troops then filing into the woods for the general charge which Banks contemplated making all along his line. To Crawford's unlawful order Ruger replied that he was momentarily expecting orders from General Gordon, his brigade-commander, and suggested that before taking his regiment from the brigade it would be better to have superior authority ; Wisconsin in the War, p. 253. but at the same time he advanced his command towards Crawford's right. Crawford's appeal to Banks was answered through an order to Williams, communicated to me; and thus these companies of the Third Wisconsin Regiment were detached from my brigade and placed on the right of Crawford's line. As Crawford's brigade will
S. W. Crawford (search for this): chapter 11
e woods fronting the wheat-field and opposite Crawford's, which was concealed by the woods on our siemy's batteries in the Culpeper road, had not Crawford persuaded him to increase his force to a brigawford. Before Williams received this order, Crawford himself, in violation of military law and etithe same time he advanced his command towards Crawford's right. Crawford's appeal to Banks was answed from my brigade and placed on the right of Crawford's line. As Crawford's brigade will now claCrawford's brigade will now claim our closest attention, we will cross over to the other side and look again upon our enemy's line unaccountable reason had been dropped out of Crawford's line when the regiments of his brigade advaen described. Then were seen the remnants of Crawford's brigade coming back to their right, leaving to throw forward my whole command to support Crawford. General Williams with his staff was on theial Reports of Generals Williams, p. 145, and Crawford, p. 149. But there was, however, one reli[20 more...]
Branch (search for this): chapter 11
left of the road. Winder's reserve brigade was formed a little to the left of Branch, who was followed by Archer, Pender, Stafford, and Field. The Second Massacheserves. He threw forward the old Stonewall brigade of Winder's division, with Branch's of Hill's division; and these, with the newly formed lines of those that had tubblefield. Scarcely was this Titanic blow delivered when the fine brigade of Branch, from the division of A. P. Hill, hardly allowing itself time to form, rushed fr ranks; but, as they pressed back the line for a little space, the infantry of Branch closed in upon their right, Taliaferro and Early upon their left, and opened five succeeded in gaining the enemy's rear, in the Stonewall brigade (which, with Branch's, has received the praise of checking our pursuit) the loss was light, being oe seen coming into action, and we can, from the official reports of Jackson and Branch, Archer and Pender, know exactly the force of the enemy that confronted us.
George L. Andrews (search for this): chapter 11
into clear ground, opened upon us a heavy fire, which was immediately responded to by the Twenty-seventh Indiana and Third Wisconsin regiments. As I rode up to the Second Massachusetts, I was amazed that no firing was going on. There sat Colonel Andrews, rather complacently, on the left flank of his regiment, and in line with it. Why don't you order your men to fire? I shouted. Don't see anything'to fire at, was the cool response. Move by the right flank and join on with the Twenty-seve. There sat Colonel Andrews, rather complacently, on the left flank of his regiment, and in line with it. Why don't you order your men to fire? I shouted. Don't see anything'to fire at, was the cool response. Move by the right flank and join on with the Twenty-seventh, and you will soon find enough to fire at, I replied. The regiment was moved where the field was a little more exposed to Colonel Andrews' vision, and I heard no further complaint that he could not find anything to fire at.
Moore (search for this): chapter 11
called upon his reserves. He threw forward the old Stonewall brigade of Winder's division, with Branch's of Hill's division; and these, with the newly formed lines of those that had been broken, arrested our progress, and compelled our hitherto victorious troops to fly back through the bloody timber over the fatal wheat and corn fields. Jackson says1 the two brigades of his reserves drove our troops back with terrible slaughter; while Hill Official Reports of Generals Jackson and Hill. Moore's Rebellion Record. says, The pursuit was checked, and the enemy driven back. But to Dabney must we turn for Jackson's achievements in heroic measure. As contrasting the laconic despatch of Jackson himself, from the actual field of his prowess, with the gorgeous word-painting of his Boswellian Dabney, the quotation is pertinent:-- It was at this fearful moment that the genius of the storm reared his head amidst the tumultuous billows, and in an instant the threatening tide was turne
Colgrove (search for this): chapter 11
n the fiery flood of Cedar Mountain. So we went until we had penetrated the woods, and stood in line of battle on the very edge of the wheat-field. We had come at topmost speed to support Crawford, but his whole line had melted away. We had come to sustain, but we remained alone to bear the brunt of the fight, ourselves unsupported. The whole distance we had passed over, in an incredibly short period of time, was about one thousand five hundred yards, of which nearly four hundred Colonel Colgrove, of the Twenty-seventh Indiana, puts it at two hundred. was through the woods. When I gained the timber I looked for Crawford's regiments, but so broken had they been by their repulse that I could find, of all, only what remained of the six Wisconsin companies. Of the Twenty-eighth New York, the Fifth Connecticut, or the Forty-sixth Pennsylvania, not a vestige met my eyes. The slaughter had indeed been fearful. Though the Forty-sixth New York, the Fifth Connecticut, and part of th
Archer (search for this): chapter 11
ion (the Stonewall) was in reserve, as also were five of the six brigades of Hill's division, which were successively formed on the enemy's left of the road. Winder's reserve brigade was formed a little to the left of Branch, who was followed by Archer, Pender, Stafford, and Field. The Second Massachusetts, Twenty-seventh Indiana, and four companies Third Wisconsin (of my brigade), and the Tenth Maine. On our left we had two brigades preparing to charge through the cornfield upon three bpared to examine the details of our own movements. We have seen the condition of Banks's line when skirmishers from the Second Massachusetts of my brigade were seen coming into action, and we can, from the official reports of Jackson and Branch, Archer and Pender, know exactly the force of the enemy that confronted us. It was about half-past 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when General Williams, my division commander, sent me an order to observe him, and when he made a signal by waving his handk
Ruger (search for this): chapter 11
s]; I must have more force. I sent him a brigade. --Banks before Committee on the Conduct of the War. At five o'clock in the afternoon Crawford was ordered to advance through the woods, preparatory to an attack on the enemy's left flank. Colonel Ruger, commanding the six companies of the Third Wisconsin Regiment of my brigade, had swept with his skirmishers through the woods between my position and the wheat-field, without finding the enemy, when General Williams received orders from Banksawford himself, in violation of military law and etiquette, had ordered the Wisconsin companies to join his troops then filing into the woods for the general charge which Banks contemplated making all along his line. To Crawford's unlawful order Ruger replied that he was momentarily expecting orders from General Gordon, his brigade-commander, and suggested that before taking his regiment from the brigade it would be better to have superior authority ; Wisconsin in the War, p. 253. but at t
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