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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
ing Tennessee, and by that same act opening the gates of Atlanta to Rosecrans. It would have been a great risk, but it might probably have been rewarded for this bold determination. Johnston did not dare the responsibility of taking it, and the reinforcements that were forwarded to the town of Jackson could not compare with those which doubled Grant's army in three weeks. Nevertheless, Johnston, having finally received the material he was expecting, set out for Big Black River on the 29th of June at the head of twenty-six thousand men, and encamped on the 1st of July between Brownsville and that stream. He was still in hope of being able to make a diversion which should enable Pemberton to make his escape. But he was too late. If he had crossed the river, he would necessarily have come in contact with the works which Sherman occupied with an army superior to his own. Conscious of his inferiority, he made useless reconnoissances during two days in order to find a favorable cros
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—Pennsylvania. (search)
citement at Washington, and deprived the Army of the Potomac of a fine division which might have played an important role on the field of battle. For instructions from Meade to French relative to the movements of the latter, see despatches of June 29 and July 1, in Addenda, by Ed. Pleasonton had distributed his cavalry very judiciously for the purpose of covering the movement of the army and clearing it on all sides, without following Stuart's example, who, through his indiscreet zeal, rch; De Trobriand's and Burling's brigades left Emmettsburg; and the Fifth corps had arrived the day before at Bonaughtown, a village about six miles from Gettysburg, on the Hanover turnpike. In the course of three consecutive days, from the 29th of June to the 1st of July, this corps had marched over sixty-two miles from Frederick, Maryland, but notwithstanding the fatigue of his men, General Sykes had pushed them forward in the direction of Gettysburg since break of day. The Sixth corps, whi
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Addenda by the editor (search)
wn to near Frederick; and the Twelfth corps, from Knoxville to Frederick City. Buford's cavalry division moved from near Jefferson to Middletown. Gregg's cavalry division reached Frederick City, and marched thence to New Market and Ridgeville. Crawford's Pennsylvania Reserves marched from the mouth of the Monocacy, and joined the Fifth corps General Meade relinquished command of the Fifth corps to General Sykes, and assumed command of the Army of the Potomac. at Ballinger's Creek. June 29. The First and Eleventh corps marched from Frederick City to Emmettsburg; the Second corps, from Monocacy Junction, via Liberty and Johnsville, to Uniontown; the Third corps, from near Woodsboroa to Taneytown; the Fifth corps, from Ballinger's Creek, via Frederick City and Mount Pleasant, to Liberty; the Sixth corps, from Hyattstown, via New Market and Ridgeville, to New Windsor; the Twelfth corps; from Frederick City to Taneytown and Bruceville; Gamble's (First) and Devin's (Second) bri