hide Sorting

You can sort these results in two ways:

By entity
Chronological order for dates, alphabetical order for places and people.
By position (current method)
As the entities appear in the document.

You are currently sorting in ascending order. Sort in descending order.

hide Most Frequent Entities

The entities that appear most frequently in this document are shown below.

Entity Max. Freq Min. Freq
U. S. Grant 618 0 Browse Search
William T. Sherman 585 15 Browse Search
Charleston (South Carolina, United States) 560 2 Browse Search
Atlanta (Georgia, United States) 372 0 Browse Search
Joseph E. Johnston 333 11 Browse Search
George G. Meade 325 5 Browse Search
Winfield S. Hancock 321 3 Browse Search
Philip H. Sheridan 313 7 Browse Search
R. E. Lee 288 0 Browse Search
Jubal A. Early 278 6 Browse Search
View all entities in this document...

Browsing named entities in a specific section of Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4.. Search the whole document.

Found 465 total hits in 75 results.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
John Gibbon (search for this): chapter 17.111
general-in-chief watching them with evident pride from the piazza of the hotel. Then was witnessed one of the most inspiring scenes of the campaign. Bonfires were lighted on the sides of the street, the men seized straw and pine knots, and improvised torches; cheers arose from throats already hoarse with shouts of victory, bands played, banners waved, arms were tossed high in air and caught again. The night march had become a grand review, with Grant as the reviewing officer. Ord and Gibbon had visited the general at the hotel, and he had spoken with them as well as with Wright about sending some communication to Lee that might pave the way to the stopping of further bloodshed. Dr. Smith, formerly of the regular army, a native of Virginia and a relative of General Ewell, now one of our prisoners, had told General Grant the night before that Ewell had said in conversation that their cause was lost when they crossed the James River, and he considered that it was the duty of the
James Longstreet (search for this): chapter 17.111
final farewell of his Army, and Grant returned to McLean's house, where he seated himself on the porch until it was time to take his final departure. During the conference Ingalls, Sheridan, and Williams had asked permission to visit the enemy's lines and renew their acquaintance with some old friends, classmates, and former comrades in arms who were serving in Lee's Army. They now returned, bringing with them Cadmus M. Wilcox, who had been General Grant's groomsman when he was married; Longstreet, who had also been at his wedding; Heth, who had been a subaltern with him in Mexico, besides Gordon, Pickett, and a number of others. They all stepped up to pay their respects to General Grant, who received them very cordially and talked with them until it was time to leave. The hour of noon had now arrived, and General Grant, after shaking hands with all present who were not to accompany him, mounted his horse, and started with his staff for Washington without having entered the enemy'
Philip H. Sheridan (search for this): chapter 17.111
's staff. 8. Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant. 15. Major-General Philip H. Sheridan. 7. Major-General Edward O. C. Ord. 14. Brevet Major-G men supplied from them. at this remark all eyes turned toward Sheridan, for he had captured these trains with his cavalry the night befory when I am among my troops, moving about through the Army. General Sheridan now stepped up to General Lee and said that when he discovered the notes out of the breast-pocket of his coat and handed them to Sheridan with a few words expressive of regret that the circumstance had ocenes of the War in Virginia were enacted upon his property.--H. P. Sheridan set a good example, however, by paying the proprietor twenty dollahas been written. there were present at McLean's House, besides Sheridan, Ord, Merritt, Custer, and the officers of Grant's staff, a number time to take his final departure. During the conference Ingalls, Sheridan, and Williams had asked permission to visit the enemy's lines and
H. A. Garland (search for this): chapter 17.111
ons had been pressed so closely by our cavalry a few days before, and it was found they would have to destroy all their baggage, except the clothes they carried on their backs, each one, naturally, selected the newest suit he had, and sought to propitiate the god of destruction by a sacrifice of his second-best. General Grant began the conversation by saying: I met you once before, General Lee, while we were serving in Mexico, when you came over from General Scott's headquarters to visit Garland's brigade, to which I then belonged. I have always remembered your appearance, and I think I should have recognized you anywhere. Yes, replied General Lee, I know I met you on that occasion, and I have often thought of it and tried to recollect how you looked, but I have never been able to recall a single feature. after some further mention of Mexico, General Lee said: I suppose, General Grant, that the object of our present meeting is fully understood. I asked to see you to ascertain u
Fitzhugh Lee (search for this): chapter 17.111
ill be memorable in history as the place where he opened the correspondence with Lee which led to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. He drew up in fronh side, isolated from the rest of our infantry, confronted by a large portion of Lee's army, and having some very heavy fighting. On my return to general headquarte had spoken with them as well as with Wright about sending some communication to Lee that might pave the way to the stopping of further bloodshed. Dr. Smith, formerponsible, and it would be little better than murder. He could not tell what General Lee would do, but he hoped he would at once surrender his army. This statement, the news that had been received from Sheridan saying that he had heard that General Lee's trains of provisions which had come by rail were at Appomattox, and that he expected to capture them before Lee could reach them, induced the general to write the following communication: Headquarters, armies of the U. S. 5 P. M., Ap
Frederick T. Dent (search for this): chapter 17.111
onel Charles Marshall, of General Lee's staff. 8. Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant. 15. Major-General Philip H. Sheridan. 7. Major-General Edward O. C. Ord. 14. Brevet Major-General Rufus Ingalls. 10. Brigadier-General John A. Rawlins, chief-of-staff; other members of General Grant's staff: 4. Major-General Seth Williams. 12. Brevet Major-General John G. Barnard. 9. Colonel Horace Porter. 3. Colonel Orville E. Babcock 5. Colonel Ely S. Parker. 6. Colonel Theodore S. Bowers. 11. Colonel Frederick T. Dent. 13. Colonel Adam Badeau. the sides of the room, very much as people enter a sick-chamber when they expect to find the patient dangerously ill. Some found seats on the sofa and the few chairs which constituted the furniture, but most of the party stood. the contrast between the two commanders was striking, and could not fail to attract marked attention as they sat ten feet apart facing each other. General Grant, then nearly forty-three years of age, was five feet eight inches
Henry Heth (search for this): chapter 17.111
rned to McLean's house, where he seated himself on the porch until it was time to take his final departure. During the conference Ingalls, Sheridan, and Williams had asked permission to visit the enemy's lines and renew their acquaintance with some old friends, classmates, and former comrades in arms who were serving in Lee's Army. They now returned, bringing with them Cadmus M. Wilcox, who had been General Grant's groomsman when he was married; Longstreet, who had also been at his wedding; Heth, who had been a subaltern with him in Mexico, besides Gordon, Pickett, and a number of others. They all stepped up to pay their respects to General Grant, who received them very cordially and talked with them until it was time to leave. The hour of noon had now arrived, and General Grant, after shaking hands with all present who were not to accompany him, mounted his horse, and started with his staff for Washington without having entered the enemy's lines. Lee set out for Richmond, and it
George Crook (search for this): chapter 17.111
Brigadier-General, U. S. A. A little before noon on the 7th of April, 1865, General Grant, with his staff, rode into the little village of Farmville [see map, p. 569], on the south side of the Appomattox River, a town that will be memorable in history as the place where he opened the correspondence with Lee which led to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. He drew up in front of the village hotel, dismounted, and established headquarters on its broad piazza. News came in that Crook was fighting large odds with his cavalry on the north side of the river, and I was directed to go to his front and see what was necessary to be done to assist him. I found that he was being driven back, the enemy (Munford's and Rosser's cavalry divisions under under Fitzhugh) having made a bold stand north of the river. Humphreys was also on the north side, isolated from the rest of our infantry, confronted by a large portion of Lee's army, and having some very heavy fighting. On my retu
R. E. Lee (search for this): chapter 17.111
now, and after writing the following letter to Lee and dispatching it he prepared to move forward. General Grant, so as to let him know where General Lee was. Babcock told me afterward that in carrtch which Babcock handed him and gave it to General Lee. After reading it, the general rose and sathan by the roundabout way of the Union lines. Lee now mounted his horse and directed Colonel Charthe left, in which he had been sitting with General Lee and Colonel Marshall awaiting General Grantsured by me as a memento of the occasion. When Lee came to the sentence about the officers' side-aand Grant said very promptly and without giving Lee time to make a direct request: well, they of the campaign. Grant's eye now fell upon Lee's sword again, and it seemed to remind him of ting a hope that the War would soon be over, and Lee replied by stating that he had for some time bepinion that the mistake arose from hearing that Lee had been requested to go and see the President [72 more...]
Robert E. Lee (search for this): chapter 17.111
s of the U. S. 5 P. M., April 7th, 1865. General R. E. Lee, Commanding C. S. A.: The results of between the picket-lines of the two armies. R. E. Lee, General. Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant. by permission of W. H. Stelle. 2. General Robert E. Lee. 1. Colonel Charles Marshall, of GenerGeneral Lee's staff. 8. Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant. 15. Major-General Philip H. Sheridan. 7. M, his uniform was that of a private soldier. Lee, on the other hand, was fully six feet in heighd by me to receive them. then he looked toward Lee, and his eyes seemed to be resting on the handsr the letter. It, was as follows: General R. E. Lee, commanding C. S. A. Appomattox Court Hicers to carry the stipulations into effect. R. E. Lee, General. Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant. om a War-time sketch. In his Memoirs of Robert E. Lee (J. M. Stoddart & Co.), General A. L. Longcene: When; after his interview with Grant, General Lee again appeared, a shout of welcome instinct[17 more...]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8