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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 146 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 I. 41 5 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 40 2 Browse Search
John Beatty, The Citizen-Soldier; or, Memoirs of a Volunteer 37 13 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 27 9 Browse Search
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War 26 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 24 0 Browse Search
A. J. Bennett, private , First Massachusetts Light Battery, The story of the First Massachusetts Light Battery , attached to the Sixth Army Corps : glance at events in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah, from the summer of 1861 to the autumn of 1864. 23 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: April 6, 1861., [Electronic resource] 16 2 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition. 16 0 Browse Search
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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
e of the right column, marched from the vicinity of Culpepper, and, preceded by Wilson's cavalry division, reached Germanna Ford at six o'clock of the morning of Thurith the turnpike from Orange Courthouse to Fredericksburg. On the latter road, Wilson's division of cavalry was, in the afternoon, thrown out towards Robertson's Tavsions against the enemy's cavalry in the direction of Hamilton's crossing. General Wilson, with the third cavalry division, will move at five A. M. to Craig's Meetinnown. This ignorance of the enemy's position was partly due to the fact that Wilson's division of cavalry, which had, on the afternoon of the 4th, moved out on theations. This column, consisting of portions of the three divisions of Merritt, Wilson, and Gregg, The dismounted men and those with worn and jaded animals were orahominy and covered the roads to White House. The other cavalry division under Wilson took post on the right flank. The manner of attack ordered was of the kind alr
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 12 (search)
to the James was begun. Warren, preceded by Wilson's cavalry division, took the lead, seized the the Second Corps, and the cavalry divisions of Wilson and Kautz were sent to cut the Weldon and SoutThe co-operative cavalry expedition under Generals Wilson and Kautz met with more success. Strikinlumns then proceeded to the Southside Railroad—Wilson's division reaching it about fifteen miles froerrin Station, where he formed a junction with Wilson's column on the 24th. The two then destroyed rce and could not be dislodged. In returning, Wilson met, on the evening of the 28th, the enemy's cce. The first intimation General Meade had of Wilson's situation, was in intelligence brought by onrom the Army of the Potomac, under Torbert and Wilson. This gave him an effective in the field of f to catch his opponent inflagrante delicto. Wilson's cavalry division, having the advance on the in front by the infantry, and on the right by Wilson's cavalry, broke in confusion, retiring from t[2 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
burg, and repulses every new assault, 511; Jerusalem plankroad-Hill strikes between Second and Sixth corps, 512; Stoney Creek, the battle of, 513; Reams' Station, Wilson's defeat and escape, with loss of trains and artillery, 513; Nottoway Station, cavalry action at, 513; Southside Railroad destroyed to Nottoway Station by Wilson Wilson and Kautz, 513; Weldon Railroad destroyed at Reams' Station by Wilson and Kautz, 513; losses of preliminary operations, 514; the lines of both armies described, 515; Deep Bottom, Hancock's expedition to, 519; Deep Bottom, Hancock's secret return to Petersburg lines, 520; Lee's diversion against Baltimore and Washington—see Early, Wilson and Kautz, 513; losses of preliminary operations, 514; the lines of both armies described, 515; Deep Bottom, Hancock's expedition to, 519; Deep Bottom, Hancock's secret return to Petersburg lines, 520; Lee's diversion against Baltimore and Washington—see Early, 526; Deep Bottom, Hancock's second expedition, 529; summer and autumn operations against Petersburg and Richmond, 529; Weldon Railroad, Warren's seizure of during Deep Bottom operations, 532; Weldon Railroad, Warren's capture, and Confederate efforts to retake, 533; Peeble's Farm, movement by the left, 539; turning movement on Sou