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Alfred Gibbs (search for this): chapter 20
y forming a line of battle on that side of the road. Meanwhile the enemy, desperate but still confident, poured in a heavy fire from his line and from a battery which enfiladed the Brook road, and made Yellow Tavern an uncomfortably hot place. Gibbs's and Devin's brigades, however, held fast there, while Custer, supported by Chapman's brigade, attacked the enemy's left and battery in a mounted charge. Custer's charge, with Chapman on his flank and the rest of Wilson's division sustainingt, and then at full speed rushed at the enemy. At the same moment the dismounted troops along my whole front moved forward, and as Custer went through the battery, capturing two of the guns with their cannoneers and breaking up the enemy's left, Gibbs and Devin drove his centre and right from the field. Gregg meanwhile, with equal success, charged the force in his rear-Gordon's brigade-and the engagement ended by giving us complete control of the road to Richmond. We captured a number of pri
George A. Custer (search for this): chapter 20
es opening of the fight at Yellow Tavern General Custer's brilliant charge death of General Stuar After Merritt's division passed the river, Custer's brigade proceeded on to Beaver Dam Station tderness and were being conducted to Richmond. Custer also destroyed the station, two locomotives, tin's brigades, however, held fast there, while Custer, supported by Chapman's brigade, attacked the my's left and battery in a mounted charge. Custer's charge, with Chapman on his flank and the reops along my whole front moved forward, and as Custer went through the battery, capturing two of theing. While waiting for the pontoons I ordered Custer to proceed with his brigade to Hanover Stationrossroads to await events. After Gregg and Custer had gone, it was discovered that the railroad de practicable. On the 22d Gregg, Wilson, and Custer returned. The latter had gone on his expediti reinforce Lee. In the face of this impediment Custer's mission could not be executed fully, so he r[4 more...]
James Q. Anderson (search for this): chapter 20
d of the first expedition its great success and beneficial results. The expedition which resulted in the battle of Yellow Tavern and the death of General Stuart started from the vicinity of Aldrich's toward Fredericksburg early on the morning of May 9, 1864, marching on the plank-road, Merritt's division leading. When the column reached Tabernacle Church it headed almost due east to the telegraph road, and thence down that highway to Thornburg, and from that point through Childsburg to Anderson's crossing of the North Anna River, it being my desire to put my command south of that stream if possible, where it could procure forage before it should be compelled to fight. The corps moved at a walk, the three divisions on the same road, making a column nearly thirteen miles in length, and marched around the right flank of the enemy unsuspected until my rear guard had passed Massaponax Church. Although the column was very long, I preferred to move it all on one road rather than to att
Shirley (search for this): chapter 20
, and remained for some time communing with his own heart and memory. When one of his staff entered and spoke of Stuart, General Lee said: I can scarcely think of him without weeping. From the camp near Gaines's Mills I resumed the march to Haxall's Landing, the point on the James River contemplated in my instructions where I was to obtain supplies from General Butler. We got to the James on the 14th with all our wounded and a large number of prisoners, and camped between Haxall's and Shirley. The prisoners, as well as the captured guns, were turned over to General Butler's provost-marshal, and our wounded were quickly and kindly cared for by his surgeons. Ample supplies, also, in the way of forage and rations, were furnished us by general Butler, and the work of refitting for our return to the Army of the Potomac was vigorously pushed. By the 17th all was ready, and having learned by scouting parties sent in the direction of Richmond and as far as Newmarket that the enemy's
Thornburg (search for this): chapter 20
wsboys the effects of Stuart's defeat and death end of the first expedition its great success and beneficial results. The expedition which resulted in the battle of Yellow Tavern and the death of General Stuart started from the vicinity of Aldrich's toward Fredericksburg early on the morning of May 9, 1864, marching on the plank-road, Merritt's division leading. When the column reached Tabernacle Church it headed almost due east to the telegraph road, and thence down that highway to Thornburg, and from that point through Childsburg to Anderson's crossing of the North Anna River, it being my desire to put my command south of that stream if possible, where it could procure forage before it should be compelled to fight. The corps moved at a walk, the three divisions on the same road, making a column nearly thirteen miles in length, and marched around the right flank of the enemy unsuspected until my rear guard had passed Massaponax Church. Although the column was very long, I pr
G. G. Meade (search for this): chapter 20
is position near Spottsylvania Court House and compelled to retire to the line of the North Anna. I then determined to rejoin the Army of the Potomac at the earliest moment, which I did by making for Chesterfield Station, where I reported to General Meade on the 24th of May. Our return to Chesterfield ended the first independent expedition the Cavalry Corps had undertaken since coming under my command, and our success was commended highly by Generals Grant and Meade, both realizing that ouMeade, both realizing that our operations in the rear of Lee had disconcerted and alarmed that general so much as to aid materially in forcing his retrograde march, and both acknowledged that, by drawing off the en- Map: first expedition: the Richmond raid. emy's cavalry during the past fortnight, we had enabled them to move the Army of the Potomac and its enormous trains without molestation in the manoeuvres that had carried it to the North Anna. Then, too, great quantities of provisions and munitions of war had been
Aldrich (search for this): chapter 20
Chapter XIX The expedition Starts destroying supplies opening of the fight at Yellow Tavern General Custer's brilliant charge death of General Stuart removing torpedoes excitement in Richmond a night March enterprising newsboys the effects of Stuart's defeat and death end of the first expedition its great success and beneficial results. The expedition which resulted in the battle of Yellow Tavern and the death of General Stuart started from the vicinity of Aldrich's toward Fredericksburg early on the morning of May 9, 1864, marching on the plank-road, Merritt's division leading. When the column reached Tabernacle Church it headed almost due east to the telegraph road, and thence down that highway to Thornburg, and from that point through Childsburg to Anderson's crossing of the North Anna River, it being my desire to put my command south of that stream if possible, where it could procure forage before it should be compelled to fight. The corps moved at a wa
Wesley Merritt (search for this): chapter 20
g of May 9, 1864, marching on the plank-road, Merritt's division leading. When the column reached my rear up to a late hour at night. After Merritt's division passed the river, Custer's brigadee Ashland and Richmond road becoming known to Merritt as he was approaching the Brook turnpike, thi. When this information came back, I ordered Merritt to take his whole division and repair the brise of serious disaster. All the time that Merritt was occupied in this important duty, the enem this discomfiture; and when it was finished, Merritt crossed nearly all his division, dismounted, roken troops toward Gaines's Mills. While Merritt was engaged in this affair, the Confederates Chickahominy and then turned loose. After Merritt had crossed the Chickahominy and reached Mechrry us over. In view of this information General Merritt's two brigades were at once put on the du 22d, and that day it crossed the Pamunkey by Merritt's reconstructed bridge, marching to Ayletts, [6 more...]
Irvin Gregg (search for this): chapter 20
ossed the North Anna at Anderson's ford, while Gregg and Wilson encamped on the north side, having the North Anna. On the morning of the 10th Gregg and Wilson, while crossing the North Anna, werck in the morning, May 11, Davies's brigade of Gregg's division marched for Ashland to cut the Fredke, and I quickly brought up Wilson and one of Gregg's brigades to take advantage of the situation eir works at Richmond, and attacked Wilson and Gregg. Wilson's troops were driven back in some confusion at first; but Gregg, in anticipation of attack, had hidden a heavy line of dismounted men inmpletely, for he still maintained the force in Gregg's rear that had pressed it the day before; buthments, and of Gordon's cavalry, which pressed Gregg on the Brook road, ended the contest in our faoon I crossed the Chickahominy with Wilson and Gregg, but when we overtook Merritt he had already by the bridge was made practicable. On the 22d Gregg, Wilson, and Custer returned. The latter had [4 more...]
B. F. Butler (search for this): chapter 20
e afternoon from colored people, to the effect that General B. F. Butler's army had reached a small stream on the south sideanding, but there was also a possibility that I could help Butler somewhat by joining him so near Richmond. Therefore, afte three brigades of infantry from the force confronting General Butler south of the James River, the alarm being intensified in my instructions where I was to obtain supplies from General Butler. We got to the James on the 14th with all our woundeders, as well as the captured guns, were turned over to General Butler's provost-marshal, and our wounded were quickly and kiin the way of forage and rations, were furnished us by general Butler, and the work of refitting for our return to the Army en carried out, and my thoughts then turned to joining General Butler to get supplies. I believed that I could do this by cthe shorter route. Moreover, my information regarding General Butler's position was incorrect, so that even had I been succ
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