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Williamsburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
Clellan, to show the latter how much he had been mistaken in advancing by way of Yorktown and Williamsburg. The Federal troops destined to operate against the Confederate capital were, therefore, divthe march. The road to be followed by the army lay parallel to the James, and connected near Williamsburg with that by which the Federals had advanced a few months before. The enemy was only able tod so manfully struggled, was sadly retracing his steps over the road which was to lead him to Williamsburg, Yorktown, Newport News, the theatre of the first incidents of this campaign, which had begunthrough the fatal blindness of his superiors. On the same day, August 16th, Porter reached Williamsburg, where he was to wait for the remainder of the army; but having been informed, through an intville, and the day following, precisely at the same hour that McClellan was proceeding toward Williamsburg, Jackson was proceeding once more in the direction of Cedar Mountain. Before crossing the Ra
Malvern Hill (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
rder to conform himself to Halleck's instructions, McClellan, believing that he was on the threshold of a new campaign, directed Hooker to resume possession of Malvern Hill; some engineer troops were simultaneously to seize a promontory, called Coggin's Point, on the south side of the James, whence, the day before, D. H. Hill, wite next day, the 4th, reinforced by Sedgwick's division, he again took up his line of march, and at daybreak drove a battery and two regiments of the enemy from Malvern Hill, making about one hundred prisoners. The Federal cavalry pushed on as far as White Oak Swamp Bridge, where some thirty Confederate mounted men were captured. McClellan thought of nothing but to organize the transportation of his immense materiel with the insufficient means at his disposal. Hooker was recalled from Malvern Hill as soon as he was convinced that the enemy could not harass his march. It was decided that the army should retire from Harrison's to Fort Monroe by land. A p
Jackson (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
the side of McPherson, Sedgwick, Bayard, Reno, Richardson and their gallant adversaries A. S. Johnston, Jackson, Stuart and A. P. Hill. His death created some confusion in the Federal lines; but darkness soon put an end to hostilities, reducing Jackson's success to insignificant proportions. Pope, in the mean while, did not think he could maintain himself in the defensive position he had taken. The discouragement of his soldiers had at last invaded his own mind. The two armies of the Pototeach the Washington authorities nothing. The Confederate reports place the losses sustained by Lee's army, from the 23d of August to September 2d, at the following figures: Longstreet's corps, four thousand seven hundred and twenty-five men; Jackson's corps, four thousand three hundred and eighty-seven; total, nine thousand one hundred and twelve. It has been impossible for us to find complete information regarding the losses of the Federal army during the same time. It is probable that
Hazel River (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
corps, was at Culpepper, where Crawford's brigade of Banks' corps had already preceded him some time before. On the 7th of August, Banks, with the remainder of his forces, drew near to Culpepper, and occupied the point where the road crosses Hazel River. All the forces at Pope's disposal—that is to say, about twenty-eight thousand men — were thus placed en echelon on the road from Culpepper to Sperryville on the morning of the 8th of August. It was rather a venturesome position for this smaning of the 22d, while Longstreet was extending his lines to cover the positions occupied the day before by the whole army, Jackson marched rapidly up the right bank with his three divisions, preceded by Stuart's cavalry. On the other side of Hazel River, a large stream which lay on his route, he was perceived by the Federals; the brigades of Bohlen and Milroy crossed the river in succession and attacked his rear, not in the hope of arresting him, but of delaying his march. They were easily r
Sharpsburg (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
el round to the left, recross the Potomac at Sharpsburg and capture Martinsburg with its garrison, s They reached the summit of the ridge on the Sharpsburg road, first on the left, then at the centre.t Boonesboroa, proceeded in the direction of Sharpsburg. He thus found himself within the acute anghear from Jackson. At last the news came to Sharpsburg of the capitulation of Harper's Ferry and itollow, and rejoin him as soon as possible at Sharpsburg. Thoroughly convinced of the necessity of pseveral zigzags, connects with the road from Sharpsburg to Keedysville. Such was the ground selecte and Anderson were yet at some distance from Sharpsburg, on the right bank of the Potomac. Lee, whoross-road coming from Dunker Church with the Sharpsburg and Keedysville road. To the north-east of ed metres of the Hagerstown pike, and nearer Sharpsburg than Dunker Church, was Doctor Piper's housenemy simultaneously, he would be driven into Sharpsburg, and the disaster would be complete. But at[19 more...]
Aiken's Landing (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
e James, whence they could proceed either to Harrison's Landing or to Aquia Creek, it was evident to Lee that the movement of the Federals had not yet been determined upon. Accordingly, he sought with particular care for every item of intelligence calculated to enlighten him as to the design of his adversaries. Finally, one evening, either on the 4th or 5th of August, a small steamer bearing a flag of truce was seen coming up the James, passing the Confederate outposts and approaching Aiken's Landing, a place designated for the exchange of prisoners. In the midst of the soldiers, whose gray coats were worn out by long confinement, the sick and wounded, to whom the thought of freedom restored both strength and health, an officer was making himself conspicuous by his extreme anxiety to land. His face was well known to every Virginian, and his name to all his companions in arms; it was the celebrated partisan Colonel John Mosby. His eagerness, which everybody attributed to his arden
Sperryville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
wer down. In the early part of July both were ordered to cross the Shenandoah at Front Royal, then the Blue Ridge at Luray Gap, and, while Siegel, remaining at Sperryville, should guard the pass of Thornton's Gap, Banks proceeded to take position about seven miles farther on the Culpepper Road. Ricketts left Manassas Junction to sses Hazel River. All the forces at Pope's disposal—that is to say, about twenty-eight thousand men — were thus placed en echelon on the road from Culpepper to Sperryville on the morning of the 8th of August. It was rather a venturesome position for this small army; it was away from its depots, established at Manassas, and could crossing of the Rapidan, Pope had put his troops in motion, so as to concentrate them in front of Culpepper. They occupied the line formed by the Culpepper and Sperryville road; Siegel on the right, posted on the latter village, Banks in the centre, at the Hazel River Bridge, and on the left, at Culpepper, Ricketts' division with
Gainesville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
ng the Groveton farm, reaches the hamlet of Gainesville, where it intersects the small railway leaduntains, into the valley of Virginia. From Gainesville the principal road continues the direction ntersection of the Manassas Railway and the Gainesville and Front Royal road. He found himself at the distance that Longstreet had to march. Gainesville, where the turnpike and the railroad passinr as Greenwich, a village situated south of Gainesville, while he in person, following the railway McDowell, Siegel and Reynolds had reached Gainesville, while Kearny and Reno were at Greenwich wivement accordingly. McDowell, who had left Gainesville and the main road to march upon Manassas, w, who was proceeding toward this point from Gainesville, requesting him to bear toward the left, sothe side of Manassas. The capital point of Gainesville was still unoccupied, and it was now too la his right. Anderson, who had arrived from Gainesville, supported this grand attack. While the ba[14 more...]
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
arly the whole of Maryland and a portion of Pennsylvania, is comprised between the Potomac at the sof this region; it is closely connected with Pennsylvania through its interests and customs, and the g an attack upon Baltimore, he drew near to Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, the capital of that State, f pictured to themselves the rich fields of Pennsylvania, of which they already believed themselves er, did not waste time. In order to menace Pennsylvania while moving away from Washington, he had test of the Confederate army, it had reached Pennsylvania, and had even captured a convoy of Longstreght before resuming his project of invading Pennsylvania. By continuing his march upon Hagerstown, orious, he could at his option either enter Pennsylvania or drive McClellan back upon South Mountainoccupied in Maryland; they ceased to menace Pennsylvania; and instead of having obtained the recogniopardize all the results already obtained. Pennsylvania protected, Washington freed from danger, an[5 more...]
Orleans, Ma. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
upper part of its course. Leaving the village of Amissville behind him, Jackson crossed the river at Hinson's Ford without molestation, and reached the hamlet of Orleans. He was now separated from the Federal army by the Bull Run Mountains. The first opening he found was Thoroughfare Gap, thirty-two kilometres from Orleans. It Orleans. It was upon this point that he directed his course. Speed was an essential condition of success for his daring enterprise; it would have been sufficient for a division detached from Pope's army, or for some of McClellan's troops, who were then being transported by rail, to reach this place in advance of him to bar the passage of thisreet, on his side, seeing the line of the Rappahannock abandoned by his opponent, concluded that Jackson had struck home, and he set out in great haste by way of Orleans and Salem, to join him, if possible, between Thoroughfare Gap and Manassas. It was between these two points that Pope intended to post himself to prevent this ju
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