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13th (search for this): chapter 19
lected that no man was more anxious to inflict a decisive blow on the enemy than General Lee himself, and none understood better the exact condition of things, and the likelihood of success in any attempt to press the enemy after his defeat on the 13th. That defeat was a repulse with very heavy loss, it is true, but it was not a rout of the enemy's army; and candid persons ought to presume that General Lee knew what he was about and had very good and sufficient reasons for not sallying from histirely would in all likelihood have still encountered a superior force of infantry behind a strong line of defence, in addition to the artillery. As I have stated, General Jackson made the attempt to advance on the right late in the day on the 13th, but he was compelled to desist, very fortunately, before any disaster happened. Above the town, the same canal, at the foot of the range of hills, which had furnished an insurmountable obstacle to any attack by the enemy on our extreme left, lik
14th (search for this): chapter 19
g the night for Taliaferro to relieve Hill's troops in the front line beginning from the left, and for me to occupy the remainder of the line on the right which Taliaferro could not fill out. In accordance with these directions, before dawn on the 14th, Paxton relieved Walker, Hays took the position which Paxton vacated, Hoke remained stationary, Lawton's brigade under Colonel Evans was posted on Hoke's right, and Walker was moved from the left and placed in reserve behind Hoke. The evening before, Carrington's battery had relieved Latimer's and Brown's on the left, and still remained in position, and on the morning of the 14th, Dement's battery relieved one of the batteries on the right which had been engaged the day before. During the 14th the enemy remained in position on the plains and at Fredericksburg, an occasional shot being exchanged by the artillery and some firing from the skirmishers taking place on portions of the line, but none in my front. Before light on the mo
15th (search for this): chapter 19
y remained in position on the plains and at Fredericksburg, an occasional shot being exchanged by the artillery and some firing from the skirmishers taking place on portions of the line, but none in my front. Before light on the morning of the 15th, D. H. Hill's division relieved Taliaferro's and mine on the front line, and we moved to the rear in reserve, A. P. Hill's division occupying the second line. There was quiet on the 15th, the enemy still retaining his position, but early on th15th, the enemy still retaining his position, but early on the morning of the 16th, as I was moving into position on the second line in accordance with previous orders, it was discovered that the enemy had re-crossed the river during the night, taking up his bridges, and I was ordered to move at once to the vicinity of Port Royal to guard against the possible contingency of the enemy's attempting to turn our right by crossing the river near that place; and I commenced the march immediately. The loss in the division under my command in this battle was
16th (search for this): chapter 19
ion on the plains and at Fredericksburg, an occasional shot being exchanged by the artillery and some firing from the skirmishers taking place on portions of the line, but none in my front. Before light on the morning of the 15th, D. H. Hill's division relieved Taliaferro's and mine on the front line, and we moved to the rear in reserve, A. P. Hill's division occupying the second line. There was quiet on the 15th, the enemy still retaining his position, but early on the morning of the 16th, as I was moving into position on the second line in accordance with previous orders, it was discovered that the enemy had re-crossed the river during the night, taking up his bridges, and I was ordered to move at once to the vicinity of Port Royal to guard against the possible contingency of the enemy's attempting to turn our right by crossing the river near that place; and I commenced the march immediately. The loss in the division under my command in this battle was in killed 89 and wo
December 11th (search for this): chapter 19
s were able, by a concentrated fire, to drive off the small bodies watching the river, or to prevent any aid being sent to them over the wide open plains formed by the bottoms. In addition to all this, the bottoms towards the lower end of our lines were so wide that we had no guns which would do effective firing across them, while the enemy's heavy guns from the north bank of the river completely swept the whole of our front, and reached over beyond our line. On the morning of the 11th of December the enemy commenced his movement, and by the use of his artillery drove the regiments which were guarding the river from its banks after an obstinate resistance, and succeeded in laying down their pontoon bridges, one at the mouth of Deep Creek, and the other two at Fredericksburg. The first was laid early in the afternoon, but the latter two not until near night, and during night and the next day the enemy crossed in heavy force. On the afternoon of the 12th I received an order fr
Archer (search for this): chapter 19
s brigade, under Colonel Brockenborough, while Archer's brigade was on the left of the guns. On Arcavy musketry fire, and soon a courier from General Archer came to the rear in search of General A. Prear with the information that the interval on Archer's left (an awful gulf as he designated it) hadht, while they were attacked in front, causing Archer's left and Lane's entire brigade to give way, ered that column of the enemy which had turned Archer's left, in the woods on the hill in rear of thto position, I received a message stating that Archer's brigade was giving way and I ordered Hoke tond a body of the enemy in the woods in rear of Archer's line on the left, where the regiments on tha had been attacked in rear, had given way, but Archer still held the right with great resolution, thront, and then by another charge, in which General Archer participated, the railroad was cleared and in the slight trenches previously occupied by Archer's brigade. Walker continued to hold the posit[6 more...]
N. N. Atkinson (search for this): chapter 19
diately in its rear, Lawton's brigade under Colonel N. N. Atkinson in the centre, and my own brigade under Colbe prepared to send it if necessary, I ordered Colonel Atkinson to get his brigade ready to advance, and the oess for another purpose, and I accordingly ordered Atkinson to advance with his brigade. I was then entirence immediately with my own brigade on the left of Atkinson. The enemy's column in penetrating the interva brigade advancing rapidly and gallantly under Colonel Atkinson, encountered that column of the enemy which haans, who had succeeded to the command by reason of Atkinson's being severely wounded. Two of Brockenborougmy was driven back with heavy loss. As soon as Atkinson and Walker had been ordered forward, Hoke was ordeich was retiring, to be re-formed in the woods-Colonel Atkinson had been left in front severely wounded and hen of the artillery, and among the wounded were Colonel Atkinson of the 26th Georgia Regiment (in the hands of
Brockenborough (search for this): chapter 19
from the right, and General A. P. Hill's division, which was much the largest in Jackson's corps, now occupied the right of the line which rested near the crossing. He was in the front skirts of the woods which covered the hills, and on his left was Hood's division. On the right of Hill's line was a small hill cleared on the side next the enemy, on which were posted some fourteen pieces of artillery under Lieutenant Colonel Walker, which were supported by Field's brigade, under Colonel Brockenborough, while Archer's brigade was on the left of the guns. On Archer's left there was an interval of several hundred yards in front of which was a low flat marshy piece of woodland extending across the railroad out into the bottom which was supposed to be impracticable, and was therefore not covered by any body of troops, but Gregg's brigade was posted in reserve in rear of this interval, without, however, being in the line of battle. On the left of the interval were the other three bri
John Brown (search for this): chapter 19
ting chief of artillery, to report to Colonel Crutchfield, Chief of Artillery for the Corps, with the six batteries attached to the division, to-wit: Carrington's, Brown's, Garber's, D'Aquin's, Dement's, and his own. Of these Brown's and Latimer's were posted on Hill's left, under the immediate charge of Captain Latimer, and did moBrown's and Latimer's were posted on Hill's left, under the immediate charge of Captain Latimer, and did most effective service, and D'Aquin's and Garber's were sent to Major Pelham, Stuart's Chief of Artillery, on the right, where they likewise did good service, Captain D'Aquin losing his life while taking part in the artillery firing in that quarter. Just before sunset of the day of the battle, after having seen that all was quiet in posted on Hoke's right, and Walker was moved from the left and placed in reserve behind Hoke. The evening before, Carrington's battery had relieved Latimer's and Brown's on the left, and still remained in position, and on the morning of the 14th, Dement's battery relieved one of the batteries on the right which had been engaged t
Burnside (search for this): chapter 19
name of Lee's Hill has been given, because it was the position generally occupied by General Lee during the battle. Burnside's army had taken position on and in rear of Stafford Heights, and the heights themselves, from Falmouth to a point very ave resulted in disaster, unless the enemy's forces had become so paralyzed as to be incapable of an effort at defence. Burnside's army was composed of about 150,000 men in the grand divisions under Sumner, Franklin, and Hooker, respectively. Inklin's grand divisions had been mainly engaged and Hooker's scarcely at all. General Lee's army was not half as large as Burnside's and if he had at any time made an attempt to advance, any force that he could have massed for that purpose without abapresume after the facts that I have before stated, it is not necessary to assert that no such incident occurred. Had Burnside moved down the river to the Massaponix, after crossing, or had thrown other bridges across at or near the mouth of that
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