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William N. Grier (search for this): chapter 7.44
James H. Cooper (search for this): chapter 7.44
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George.Philip St. George (search for this): chapter 7.44
The charge of Cooke's cavalry at Gaines's Mill. by Philip St. George Cooke, Brevet Major-General, U. S. A.
In The century for June, 1885, there is an article on the battle of Gaines's Mill, signed by Fitz John Porter, in which appear singular errors of statement regarding the action of the Cavalry reserve, affecting also the conduct and reputation of its commander.
He says [see p. 340 of the present volume]:
We lost in all twenty-two cannon; some of these broke down while we were withdrawing, and some ran off the bridges at night while we were crossing to the south bank of the Chickahominy.
The loss of the guns was due to the fact that some of Cooke's cavalry, which had been directed to be kept, under all circumstances, in the valley of the Chickahominy, had been sent to resist an attack of the enemy upon our left.
The charge, executed in the face of a withering fire of infantry and in the midst of our heavy cannonading as well as that of the enemy, resulted, as should ha
Philip St. George Cooke (search for this): chapter 7.44
The charge of Cooke's cavalry at Gaines's Mill. by Philip St. George Cooke, Brevet Major-General, U. S. A.
In The century for June, 1885, there is an article on the battle of Gaines's Mill, sigCooke, Brevet Major-General, U. S. A.
In The century for June, 1885, there is an article on the battle of Gaines's Mill, signed by Fitz John Porter, in which appear singular errors of statement regarding the action of the Cavalry reserve, affecting also the conduct and reputation of its commander.
He says [see p. 340 of ng to the south bank of the Chickahominy.
The loss of the guns was due to the fact that some of Cooke's cavalry, which had been directed to be kept, under all circumstances, in the valley of the Chi roken and was fast disappearing before the first advance of the cavalry.
Again he says:
General Cooke was instructed to take position, with cavalry, under the hills in the valley of the Chickaho nt that the projectiles striking the ground raise a permanent cloud of dust.
At that moment General Cooke charged at the head of his calvary; but that movement does not succeed, and his horsemen on
James Longstreet (search for this): chapter 7.44
September 8th, 1885 AD (search for this): chapter 7.44
June 27th, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 7.44
28th (search for this): chapter 7.44