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Deep Bottom (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 11.82
rly part of July; but the movement was deferred in consequence of the work on the mine, the completion of which was impatiently awaited. As a diversion Hancock's corps and two divisions of cavalry had crossed to the north side of the James at Deep Bottom and had threatened Richmond. A part of Lee's army was sent from Petersburg to checkmate this move, and when the mine was ready to be sprung Hancock was recalled in haste to Petersburg. When the mine was ready for the explosives General Meadet of the crater. 11. Frying-pan having bullet-holes; taken out of the crater. It was provided in General Meade's order for the movement that the cavalry corps should make an assault on the left. Two divisions of the cavalry were over at Deep Bottom. They could not cross the river until after the Second Corps had crossed, so that it was late in the day before they came up. Indeed, the head of the column did not appear before the offensive operations had been suspended. As General James
Schuylkill (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 11.82
ed an advanced position beyond a deep cut in the railroad, within 130 yards of the enemy's main line and confronting a strong work called by the Confederates Elliott's Salient, and sometimes Pegram's Salient. In rear of that advanced position was a deep hollow. [See map, p. 538.] A few days after gaining this position Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Pleasants, who had been a mining engineer and who belonged to the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteers, composed for the most part of miners from the upper Schuylkill coal region, suggested to his division commander, General Robert B. Potter, the possibility of running a mine under one of the enemy's forts in front of the deep hollow. This proposition was submitted to General Burnside, who approved of the measure, and work was commenced on the 25th of June. If ever a man labored under disadvantages, that man was Colonel Pleasants. In his testimony before the Committee on the Conduct of the War, he said: My regiment was only about four hundred str
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 11.82
rable to it. The most important thing was to ascertain how far I had to mine, because if I fell short of or went beyond the proper place, the explosion would have no practical effect. Therefore I wanted an accurate instrument with which to make the necessary triangulations. I had to make them on the farthest front line, where the enemy's sharp-shooters could reach me. I could not get the instrument I wanted, although there was one at army headquarters, and General Burnside had to send to Washington and get an old-fashioned theodolite, which was given to me. . . . General Burnside told me that General Meade and Major Duane, chief engineer of the Army of the Potomac, said the thing could not be done — that it was all clap-trap and nonsense; that such a length of mine had never been excavated in military operations, and could not be; that I would either get the men smothered, for want of air, or crushed by the falling of the earth; or the enemy would find it out and it would amount to n
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 11.82
made the attempt to move forward again. But, unsupported, subjected to a galling fire from batteries on the flanks, and from infantry fire in front and partly on the flank, they broke up in disorder and fell back to the crater, the majority passing on to the Union line of defenses, carrying with them a number of the white troops who were in the crater and in the enemy's intrenchments. A field-officer of one of the colored regiments [Lieutenant-Colonel John A. Bross] seized a stand of United States colors as he saw his men faltering when they first met the withering fire of the enemy, and mounting the very highest portion of the crest of the crater waved the colors zealously amid the storm of shot and canister. The gallant fellow was soon struck to the earth. While this was taking place an amusing occurrence happened in the crater. As the column was moving by the left flank around the edge of the crater to the right, the file-closers, on account of the narrowness of the way, w
Cemetery Hill (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 11.82
ht column making as nearly as possible for Cemetery Hill; these columns to be followed by the otherroops should push at once for the crest of Cemetery Hill. The approaches to the Union line of inpass over the enemy's works, and charge to Cemetery Hill, four hundred yards to the right, and appr (Willcox's) was to advance to the left of Cemetery Hill, so as to protect the left flank of the Fias to move in the same way to the right of Cemetery Hill. The Ninth Corps being out of the way, itd and would have re-formed and moved on to Cemetery Hill before the enemy realized fully what was i to get their men out and press forward to Cemetery Hill. This talk and these orders, coming from halted, and move on to carry the crest of Cemetery Hill at all hazards. General Ferrero did not tosion had settled would have found them at Cemetery Hill, before the enemy could have brought a gunral efforts made to push troops forward to Cemetery Hill were as futile in their results as the dro
Cheraw (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 11.82
in confusion, and it was absolutely necessary that an attack should be made from some other point of the line, in order to divert the enemy's attention and give time to straighten out our line. To that dispatch he never received an answer. Orders were, however, being constantly sent to the three division commanders of the white troops to push the men forward as The crater, as seen from the Union side. From a sketch made at the time. In October, 1887, Major James C. Colt, of Cheraw, South Carolina, wrote as follows with regard to this picture, and the Confederate battery, under his command, bearing on the crater: I am satisfied that I made that sketch of the crater. I had sent the sketch home after the battle, and had given some of the officers on the lines copies. It was made when I was in front of the Federal lines under the flag of truce for burying the dead. One gun that was blown up by the explosion fell between the lines, as represented in the sketch. My guns [
Major (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 11.82
The battle of the Petersburg crater. by William H. Powell, Major, U. S. A. By the assaults of June 17th and 18th, 1864, on the Confederate works at Petersburg, the Ninth Corps, under General Burnside, gained an advanced position beyond a deep cut in the railroad, within 130 yards of the enemy's main line and confronting a strong work called by the Confederates Elliott's Salient, and sometimes Pegram's Salient. In rear of that advanced position was a deep hollow. [See map, p. 538.] A few days after gaining this position Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Pleasants, who had been a mining engineer and who belonged to the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteers, composed for the most part of miners from the upper Schuylkill coal region, suggested to his division commander, General Robert B. Potter, the possibility of running a mine under one of the enemy's forts in front of the deep hollow. This proposition was submitted to General Burnside, who approved of the measure, and work was commenced on the 2
Elisha G. Marshall (search for this): chapter 11.82
vision (Willcox's) was to advance to the left of Cemetery Hill, so as to protect the left flank of the First Division; and the next division (Potter's) was to move in the same way to the right of Cemetery Hill. The Ninth Corps being out of the way, it was intended that the Fifth and Eighteenth corps should pass through and follow up the movement. Carrying powder to the mine. From a sketch made at the time. At 3:30 A. M. Ledlie's division was in position, the Second Brigade, Colonel E. G. Marshall, in front, and that of General W. F. Bartlett behind it, the men and officers in a feverish state of expectancy, the majority of them having been awake all night. Daylight came slowly, and still they stood with every nerve strained prepared to move forward the instant an order should be given. Four o'clock arrived, officers and men began to get nervous, having been on their feet four hours; still the mine had not been exploded. General Ledlie then directed me to go to General Burn
Robert E. Lee (search for this): chapter 11.82
sued prior to the commencement of the action, when the first attack developed the fact that a change of these plans was absolutely necessary. A revised table that has been prepared for publication in the Official records shows the loss of the Ninth Corps to have been 50 officers and 423 men killed, 124 officers and 1522 men wounded, and 79 officers and 1277 men captured or missing = 3475. The total loss at the mine (including Turner's division of the Tenth Corps) was 504 killed, 1881 wounded, and 1413 captured or missing = 3798. General Mahone states that the number of prisoners taken was 1101. The loss in Lee's army is not fully reported. Elliott's brigade lost 677, and that was probably more than half of the casualties on the Confederate side.--editors. The siege of Petersburg--1. Sharp-shooters on the line of the Eighteenth Corps. 2. bivouac of the Fifth Corps in the rifle-pits. From Sketches made at the time. Explosion of the mine. From a sketch made at the time.
George G. Meade (search for this): chapter 11.82
to me. . . . General Burnside told me that General Meade and Major Duane, chief engineer of the ArmWhen the mine was ready for the explosives General Meade requested General Burnside to submit a plaering themselves from the enemy's fire. General Meade objected to the use of the colored troops, have been a success. Still I agreed with General Meade as to his objections to that plan. Generag and supporting the attack were issued by General Meade. In the afternoon of the 29th of July, while there the message was received from General Meade that General Grant disapproved of that plaBurnside, was also changed by direction of General Meade with the approval of General Grant. Insteo that extent the danger of flank attacks, General Meade directed that the troops should push at onated assault was made. About 9:30 A. M. General Meade had given positive orders to have the trooout of the crater. It was provided in General Meade's order for the movement that the cavalry [3 more...]
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