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Butler (search for this): chapter 8
enemy in rear. He followed this up by an order to Ord: Ayres's division has been driven from near W. Dabney's back to the Boydton road. The Fifth corps is now pre. paring to take the offensive in turn, aided by the Second corps. Keep the enemy busy in your front, and if a chance presents itself for attacking, do so. At about one o'clock the general-in-chief went out in person to the front to witness the attack, and from there sent another dispatch to Sheridan. I am now, he said, at Mrs. Butler's house, on Boydton plank road. My Headquarters will be at Dabney's saw-mill to-night. Warren, and Miles's division of the Second corps are now advancing. I hope your cavalry is up where it can be of assistance. Let me know how matters stand with the cavalry, where they are, what their orders, etc. If it had been possible to have had a division or two of them well up on the right, . . . they could have fallen on the enemy's rear, as they were pursuing Ayres and Crawford. Grant was
Jefferson Davis (search for this): chapter 8
at defender was becoming dazed by misfortune, and, finding himself shut in by lines of soldiers that he could not break, was madly dashing against the walls he had no hope of penetrating. The marvelous sagacity, and the still more marvelous patience, for which he had once been known, were beginning to fail. It may be that he did not dare to lead his troops from Richmond without one effort to break through the cordon which enveloped him. It may be that he had received positive orders from Davis to assault. But even then he should have made the attempt at the other extremity of Meade's line, and in any event have withdrawn the troops from the north side of the James. But the rebel leaders felt that the fates were against them, and it mattered little what they did—their doom was close at hand. To this condition had the strategy and persistency of Grant reduced his opponents. This battle made no difference whatever in Grant's plans. The army was to move on the 29th of March, an
Gibbes (search for this): chapter 8
his back to the Boydton plank, and his left connecting with Crook. Gibbes's brigade was held in reserve about a mile north of Dinwiddie. Butnwiddie. Sheridan instantly perceived his opportunity, and ordered Gibbes and Gregg to advance. Then, as the rebel line went crashing througthe woods in pursuit of Merritt, wheeling towards the Boydton road, Gibbes struck them in flank and rear, while Gregg, moving rapidly up from n Chamberlain's bed, and taking a wood road, came in on the left of Gibbes, and also in the enemy's rear. This sudden and combined attack com progress slow. Pickett's infantry, however, pushed back Gregg and Gibbes to the court-house, while the rebel cavalry turned on Smith, who han had brought up two brigades of Custer's division, and these, with Gibbes and Gregg, were now in line; slight breastworks had been thrown up . At the junction with the road leading to the Boydton plank, where Gibbes had attacked the rebels in rear the day before, the head of Ayres's
Horace Porter (search for this): chapter 8
the left, on the White Oak road, and three regiments by the Boydton road in the direction of Dinwiddie. At seven o'clock, Grant had further intelligence. Colonel Porter, of his own staff, arrived from the front. He had left before the battle was over, but brought word that Sheridan would contest the ground foot by foot, and works, he would now be able to strike a final blow. He waited, however, for further news before taking definite action. Meanwhile he telegraphed to Meade: Colonel Porter has returned from Sheridan. He says that Devin has been driven back in considerable confusion south of Boisseau's house. The effort has been to get our cavaSheridan fully on this occasion. The general-in-chief had three aides-de-camp with Sheridan this day, sending them in succession to communicate his views. Colonel Porter was instructed first to say that the movements of the main army would very much depend upon the result of Sheridan's operations; that Grant would have preferr
Hartranft (search for this): chapter 8
n as Parke was made aware of the assault, he brought up his artillery on the hills in rear of the point attacked, and gave orders to reoccupy the captured work. Hartranft, on the left, massed his division promptly, though one regiment was five miles away; and the rebel skirmishers, who were advancing towards the military railroad ncentrated fire from the artillery now opening from the rear. The enemy meanwhile made no attempt to relieve or support the assaulting column. At 7.45 A. M., Hartranft advanced from the left with his whole division to retake the fort. Most of his troops were raw, and for the first time under fire, but they charged with great mmended that Parke and Humphreys should be announced in orders as commanders of their respective corps, a military compliment they had not yet received; and that Hartranft should be brevetted major-general for conspicuous gallantry in driving the enemy from the lodgment made in the national lines. The object of this movement of
A. J. Smith (search for this): chapter 8
e banks of which are thickly wooded. The road that crosses the bed was held by Smith, of Crook's command, on the extreme left of the line, and Gregg took position on the right of Smith. It was here the rebels made their first assault at ten o'clock in the morning. Their cavalry charged across the creek, but were driven back wa mile north of Dinwiddie. But Pickett, now abandoning the attempt in front of Smith, withdrew his infantry, and succeeded in effecting a crossing at a point nearerhed back Gregg and Gibbes to the court-house, while the rebel cavalry turned on Smith, who had so gallantly maintained the crossing of Chamberlain's creek in the morrmined bravery, but the heavy force brought against his flank finally compelled Smith to abandon the position on the creek, and fall back to the main line immediatell Sheridan reported his last position as north of Dinwiddie court-house, near Dr. Smith's, the enemy holding the cross-roads at that point. Should the enemy turn on
Ewell (search for this): chapter 8
Grant, of 162,239. But this total of Grant's includes the sick, the extra-duty men, those in arrest, the officers, the cavalry, the artillery, and the troops in Ord's department at Fort Monroe, Norfolk, and other places a hundred miles from Richmond, as well as the cavalry of Sheridan left in the Middle Military Division. The actual facts are as follows: Lee reported present for duty on the 20th of February, 1865, 59,094 men, and 73,349 aggregate, in the army of Northern Virginia alone. Ewell, in command of the Department of Richmond, reported, on the same day, 4,391 effective, and 5,084 aggregate present, making 63,485 effective regular soldiers, and 78,433 aggregate. In addition to the extra-duty men, nearly all of whom the rebels habitually put into battle, there were the local reserves and the crews of the gunboats, who were all at the front in the last engagements, and who took good care to count themselves as soldiers when the time came to be paroled. Lee had not less tha
Webb (search for this): chapter 8
ve, and keeping Ayres to cover your left flank.—Webb to Warren, March 30, 9.30 A. M. but at 9.55 P. what force the road is held by them.—Warren to Webb, Meade's Chief of Staff, March 31, 9.40 A. M. Ytwithstanding the orders to suspend operations.—Webb to Warren, 10.30 A. M. On the morning of theed with all the available force to be procured.—Webb to Warren, March 30, 7.50 A. M. If I extend my what will I then have to attack with?—Warren to Webb, March 30, 8.30 A. M. It will be necessary tdelay, as the enemy may attack him at daylight.—Webb to Warren, March 30, 11 P. M. I directed the adve up the Quaker road to Gravelly run crossing.—Webb to Warren, March 29, 10.20 A. M. I think my skie Quaker road as far as Gravelly run.—Warren to Webb. From your last dispatch the major-general commll day finding out how matters stand.—Warren to Webb, March 30. This dispatch placed me in much peld fight that should be made use of.—Warren to Webb, March 31, 8.40 P. M. This dispatch was dated 8
R. B. Ayres (search for this): chapter 8
ness of Warren advance of cavalry assault by Ayres gallantry of Sheridan movements of MacKENZIEdo so.—Grant's Official Report. One brigade of Ayres's division, sent forward for this purpose, waine to the left as far as possible, using both Ayres and Crawford, if the enemy turns my left, whatn the morning. Then Griffin, with portions of Ayres and Crawford's commands, not only regained thether two divisions by the Crump road. He sent Ayres, instead of Griffin, by the Boydton road, and ort to General Sheridan.—Griffin's Report. and Ayres only reported to Sheridan at daylight. As whed, just after daylight, the enemy decamped.— Ayres's Report. The bridge on the Boydton road athe rebels in rear the day before, the head of Ayres's division came in sight, about two and a halfthe entire position. If this could be gained, Ayres would completely enfilade the enemy's line on turally followed Crawford for a while, so that Ayres was left to contend alone with the enemy. S[37 more...
Rosser (search for this): chapter 8
The rebel force thus accumulated was nearly eighteen thousand strong, On the 20th of February, Lee reported: Effective. Pickett5,065 Johnson6,936 W. H. F. Lee4,120 Fitz Hugh Lee 1,921 —— Total 18,042 In addition to these commands, Rosser's cavalry and a battery of artillery were engaged at Dinwiddie, but of these I can find no return. Pickett states in his report that one of his own brigades, as well as one of Johnson's, was absent on the 31st of March; but a portion of Heth and on his last throw. When he discovered that Grant was again moving to the left, he quickly, in spite of mud and rains and heavy roads, transferred nearly one-third The forces of Pickett, Anderson, Heth, Wilcox, W. H. F. and Fitz Hugh Lee, and Rosser were all in front of Warren or Sheridan on the 30th of March. These amounted to 27,500 men. See Lee's return of February 20th. But Pickett's Report, published in Pickett's Men, puts them at 8,000! of his army to the threatened point, and throwi
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