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D. H. Hill (search for this): chapter 12
her in his passage through North Carolina. He instantly obeyed, and when General Kautz struck the Weldon road, as we have seen, he found these re-enforcements for Lee passing over it. A large portion of them were left south of that cutting, D. H. Hill, with 8,000 troops, had passed northward, and Beauregard, with 5,000, was south of Stony Creek Station. Besides the bridge and track, a large quantity of provisions and forage was destroyed at that place. but as Kautz could not hold the road nburg and City Point, and at. the head of navigation for the large steamers on the James River. A branch of the Richmond and Petersburg railway extends to that point. and began its destruction. They soon found a strong Confederate force, under D. H. Hill, on their front, for, on the previous night, nearly all of Beauregard's troops had reached Petersburg. Heavy skirmishing ensued, and the Nationals, after gaining some advantages, were. compelled to withdraw, with a loss of about two hundred a
R. F. Hoke (search for this): chapter 12
hich had been taken in transports around to White House. The two armies were now upon the old battle-field of Lee and McClellan two years before. The Confederate line, which had just been re-enforced by troops under Breckinridge, extended, with its cavalry on its flanks, a short distance from Hanover Court-House, down nearly to Bottom's Bridge. A. P. Hill's corps occupied its right, Longstreet's its center, and Ewell's its left. On the morning of the first of June, an attempt was made by Hoke's division to retake Cool Arbor. Sheridan had been ordered to hold it at all hazards, and he did so. His men dismounted, and fought desperately with their carbines. The assailants were repulsed, but were quickly re-enforced by McLaws's division. Wright's corps arrived in time to meet this new danger; and when, at three o'clock in the afternoon, General Smith came up, after a march of twenty-five miles, He had been erroneously directed to march to New Castle, instead of New Cool Arbor, a
Eagan (search for this): chapter 12
reparing to force, a passage of the stream at Chesterfield bridge, where he was confronted by McLaws's division of Longstreet's corps. These troops were mostly on the south side of the river, but held a tete-du-pont, or bridge-head battery of redan form, on a tongue of land on the north side. This, after a brief cannonade by three sections of field-pieces, planted by Colonel Tidball, the chief of artillery, was stormed and carried at six o'clock in the evening by the brigades of Pierce and Eagan, of Birney's division. They lost one hundred and fifty men, and captured thirty of the garrison. That night the Confederates tried in vain to: burn the bridge; and before morning they abandoned their advanced works on the south side of the stream, and withdrew to a stronger position a little in the rear. Hancock passed over the bridge in the morning May 24, 1864. which his troops had preserved, without feeling the enemy, and at the same time Wright's corps crossed the river at Jericho Fo
Hardin (search for this): chapter 12
hward to Shady Grove and the Mechanicsville pike, with pickets toward Bethesda Church. Wright reached Hanover Court-House without much opposition, but the march of both Hancock and Warren was arrested May 30. by strong forces in advance of Lee's line. The former was checked at Tolopatomoy Creek, after a sharp encounter, by intrenched troops; and the latter encountered Rodes's division of Ewell's corps, with cavalry, reconnoitering near Bethesda Church. These struck the flank of Colonel Hardin's brigade, of the Pennsylvania Reserves, and compelled it to fall back to the Shady Grove road, when General Crawford brought up the remainder of the Reserves, and Kitching's brigade, and effectively repulsed an impetuous assault by Rodes, who attempted to turn Warren's left. This repulse enabled the Nationals to establish the left of their line on the Mechanicsville pike, not much more than seven miles from Richmond. To relieve General Warren, when first assailed by Rodes, Meade had order
A. E. Burnside (search for this): chapter 12
, where they were confronted by A. P. Hill's. Burnside's left on the afternoon of the 21st, after a ced Grant's center. And so it was, that when Burnside's, (Ninth) corps, of that center, attempted trren, on the right, attempted to connect with Burnside, by sending Crawford's division in that direc and loss. The Confederates observed that of Burnside, which took place on the afternoon of the 2d,ith's command adjoining these, and Warren and Burnside on the right, extending to the Tolopatomoy Cro do more than to hold his line intact, while Burnside brought two divisions of the Ninth to bear upassault was made upon the right, then held by Burnside. On the following morning there was a brief II. where he was ferried across. Wright and Burnside crossed the Chickahominy at Jones's. bridge, stormed and carried the ridge on its front. Burnside could make no impression during the night, ann into the town. This menacing projection of Burnside's line was furiously attacked that night, and[9 more...]
T. H. Neill (search for this): chapter 12
a march of twenty-five miles, He had been erroneously directed to march to New Castle, instead of New Cool Arbor, and he had, by that means, made the journey from White House, more than ten miles further than was necessary. he was met by an order to form on the right of. the Sixth Corps, General Martindale commanded Smith's right; General W. H. Brooks his center, and General Devens, his left. General Rickets commanded the right of the Sixths Corps, General Russell the center, and General Neill the left. then in front of Cool Arbor, on the road leading to Gaines's Mill, and co-operate in an immediate attack upon the Confederates. These were now in heavy force and in. battle order, in that vicinity, for when Lee discovered the withdrawal of the Sixth Corps from Grant's right, he suspected its destination, and had sent the whole of Longstreet's corps to strengthen his own right, which was then partially concealed by thick woods. Between the two armies was a broad, open, gentl
McCoy (search for this): chapter 12
was hurried to its support, and in that movement a volley of musketry, given at close quarters by the Eighty-third Pennsylvania, The Eighty-third Pennsylvania swept close by the Confederate flank in its advance to the support of Griffin, when McCoy suddenly wheeled his forward companies into line, and delivered the fatal volley. One of the men caught General Brown by the collar, and dragged him into Warren's lines. Lieutenant-Colonel McCoy, on the flank and rear of the Confederates, threw Lieutenant-Colonel McCoy, on the flank and rear of the Confederates, threw them into utter disorder, and caused. their rout, with a loss of their leader and almost a thousand men made prisoners. In this encounter Warren lost three hundred and fifty men. He then proceeded to establish a line and intrench it, without further resistance. Hancock, in the mean time, had been preparing to force, a passage of the stream at Chesterfield bridge, where he was confronted by McLaws's division of Longstreet's corps. These troops were mostly on the south side of the river, but
Gouverneur Kemble Warren (search for this): chapter 12
. The departure of the corps of Hancock and Warren (Second and Fifth), left those of Wright and Beral Brown by the collar, and dragged him into Warren's lines. Lieutenant-Colonel McCoy, on the flanhousand men made prisoners. In this encounter Warren lost three hundred and fifty men. He then procy met, and repulsed with heavy loss. And when Warren, on the right, attempted to connect with Burnsched from Hawes's store in the same direction; Warren pushed out toward Bethesda Church, and Burnsidetuous assault by Rodes, who attempted to turn Warren's left. This repulse enabled the Nationals toLee strengthened his own right, now menaced by Warren. Grant was now satisfied that he would be cn the left of the Sixth Corps, at Cool Arbor. Warren was ordered to extend his line to the left, frtirely from the front to the right and rear of Warren. These movements were nearly all accomplished making a rapid journey in another direction. Warren quickly followed the Nationals, and on the nig[15 more...]
Eppes (search for this): chapter 12
ite spacious. A building at the left of it, was occupied by General Rawlins, Grants' chief of staff; and one on the right was the quarters of General Barnard, the engineer-in-chief. Grant's house was presented by the Lieutenant-General, at the close of the war, to George H. Stuart, President of the U. S. Christian Commission, who caused it to be taken to Philadelphia. By permission of the City authorities he re-erected it in Fairmount Par, where it yet (1868) remains. elevated grounds of Dr. Eppes, near the junction of the Appomatox and the James, he established his Headquarters. When Grant determined to throw Meade's army to the south side of the James, he hastened to Butler's Headquarters for the purpose of arranging a plan of co-operation from Bermuda Hundred, against Petersburg, Petersburg is situated on the south bank of the Appomattox River, about ten miles from its mouth at City Point. That river is navigable to Petersburg for vessels of one hundred tons burden; but la
R. E. Rodes (search for this): chapter 12
by strong forces in advance of Lee's line. The former was checked at Tolopatomoy Creek, after a sharp encounter, by intrenched troops; and the latter encountered Rodes's division of Ewell's corps, with cavalry, reconnoitering near Bethesda Church. These struck the flank of Colonel Hardin's brigade, of the Pennsylvania Reserves, k to the Shady Grove road, when General Crawford brought up the remainder of the Reserves, and Kitching's brigade, and effectively repulsed an impetuous assault by Rodes, who attempted to turn Warren's left. This repulse enabled the Nationals to establish the left of their line on the Mechanicsville pike, not much more than seven miles from Richmond. To relieve General Warren, when first assailed by Rodes, Meade had ordered an attack along the whole line. Only Hancock received the order in time to act before dark. He moved forward, drove the Confederate pickets, and captured and held their rifle-pits. Meanwhile, Wright had formed on the left of Hancock
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