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George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 7: the Army of Virginia under General Pope—Battle of Cedar Mountain. (search)
to Culpeper. King's division of McDowell's corps (3d) was still opposite Fredericksburg, on the Lower Rappahannock, but Ricketts' division arrived at Culpeper on the 7th from Waterloo Bridge. Pope's cavalry was distributed as follows: General Buforadvancing upon him, and his cavalry forced to retire. Pope's Report. in holding the enemy in check, and an order to General Ricketts, of Mc-Dowell's corps, to move his division of three brigades two and a half or three miles south of Culpeper Courtficial Report. and this part, through the blessing of Providence, he hoped to defeat. This force, as we have shown, was Ricketts' division, Crawford's brigade of Banks's corps, and General Bayard, who had been stationed on the Rapidan, at Barnett's which will be referred to hereafter) from Culpeper Court House over a shadeless, waterless road. We soon came to where Ricketts' division, of three brigades of McDowell's corps, was watching the road which turns off from the Orange Court House and
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 9: battle of Cedar Mountain (continued). (search)
d with anxiety to the combat. General McDowell, who accompanied Pope, gave to Ricketts' division of his corps, as he came up to it, orders to form and move forward i move out their regiments, while I proceeded to point out to General Tower, of Ricketts' division, who had now come up to relieve me, the exact position I had held foirginia. Hardly had the enemy opened with his artillery, when a battery of Ricketts' division Thompson's Pennsylvania (C) independent. sent its compliments in he woods with a wide space of open ground in its front, was on the left; while Ricketts, withdrawn from our old position to a corner of timber, and behind ridges, helncentration, but he would have met, in addition to Banks's corps, the whole of Ricketts' division; and we may believe Siegel would have found a road upon which he cou-field. This was the position I surrendered after dark to General Tower, of Ricketts' division. Our right never was attacked, it was too strong; but, alas! it
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 10: General Banks's orders and responsibility. (search)
with them; explaining fully that the object was to keep back the enemy until Siegel's corps and Ricketts' division could be concentrated and brought forward to his support. Roberts was directed to ree front to take and hold a strong position against the advancing enemy until Siegel's corps and Ricketts' division could be united in his rear, was so plain and so clearly understood by every man of oThis was the last despatch from Banks, and before I received it I was halfway to the field with Ricketts' division, believing, from rapid artillery firing, that an engagement was going on, or might befield, word from him that he was driving the enemy, which information I at once communicated to Ricketts' division. Instead of a victorious Banks, Pope found a thoroughly whipped and beaten corps,--n300 killed and wounded. and were gradually driven back to their former position, at which point Ricketts came up. And again, The Massachusetts regiments There was but one, the Second. behaved wit
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, chapter 14 (search)
519820 Second (Banks's) Army Corps: Headquarters staff 121212 Near Washington, Va. First (Williams's) Division Including Hatch's cavalry, 158 officers and 3101 men present for duty.4589629103118246* Culpeper Court House,Va. Second (Augur's) Division228445851157184* Near Washington, Va. Total Second Corps698140871605820442 Third (McDowell's) Army Corps: Headquarters staff232324 Warrenton, Va First (King's) Division 457880898031229424Opposite Fredericksburg. Second Division (Ricketts' Division) 388835592531142922 Waterloo, Va. Doubleday's brigade 891677105822256Opposite Fredericksburg. Carroll's brigade 84173420338091* Warrenton, Va. Bayard's cavalry brigade 75129814981806* Warrenton, Va. Detachments 10236263411 Warrenton, Va. 6th New York cavalry Barnett's Ford,Va 1st Rhode Island cavalry 24506611790Junction O. & A. R. R. Pontoniers (3d Maine battery）5127140146Opposite Fredericksbnrg. Signal party6142023 Warrenton, Va. Total Third Corps 1161227562660730
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, chapter 15 (search)
Artillery Maine L. A., 4th Battery1618 Maine L. A., 6th Battery49518 1st New York L. A., Battery KNo loss reported 1st New York L. A., Battery LNo loss reported 1st New York L. A, Battery MNo loss reported 2d New York L. A., Battery L11 New York L. A, 10th BatteryNo loss reported Pennsylvania L. A., Battery E1168 4th U. S. A., Battery F145 Total Artillery7225640 Total Second Army Corps23279921228875572216 Third Army Corps Maj.-Gen. Irvin A. McDowell Second Division, Brig.-Gen. James B. Ricketts First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Abram Duryea 97th New York11 104th New YorkNo loss reported 105th New York178 107th Pennsylvania314 Total First Brigade111113 Second Brigade. Brig.-Gen. Z. B. Tower. 26th New YorkNo loss reported 94th New YorkNo loss reported 88th Pennsylvania11 90th PennsylvaniaNo loss reported Total Second Brigade11 Brig.-Gen. G. L. Hartsuf. 12th Massachusetts116210 13th MassachusettsNo loss reported 83d New York112 11th Pennsylvania325 Total Third
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Index (search)
fficer under Banks, 292, 294. Is captured in the battle of Cedar Mountain, 318, 319. Q Quincy, Captain, of the Second Mass. Regiment, 12. Quint, A. H., chaplain and historian of the Second Mass. Regiment, 6, 19 (notes), 90, 92, 105, 252, 285, 286 (note), 332 (note). R Ranson, James L., 109. Rebel quartermaster, a, the defenceless condition of his estate and family, 156, 157. Rebels, unarmed, male and female, experiences with, 158, 161, 162-164. Revere, Major, 70. Ricketts, General, division commander under McDowell, 278, 279, 330. Rinker, Mr., a Virginia Rebel and storekeeper,--how his disloyalty was rewarded, 153, 154. Roberts, General, staff-officer to Pope, 282. Ruger, Colonel, commands Third Wisconsin Regiment at battle of Cedar Mountain, 291. Rumors, reports, fears, and false alarms, 35, 36, 39-46, 61, 63, 64, 97, 99, 109-112, 163, 165, 166. Russell, H. S., captain in the Second Mass. Regiment,--captured in the battle of Cedar Mountain, 3