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Cumberland River (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
8. when making their way back, by the Leavenworth Home Guards, under Major Clendenin, and the steamer Izetta. Morgan started northward a little later, June 27. with thirty-five hundred well-mounted men and six guns. He crossed the swollen Cumberland River at Burksville, July 1, 2. after some opposition from General Jacobs's cavalry, Morgan's artillery and baggage was crossed on hastily-constructed scows, and the troops swam their horses. and pushed rapidly on to Columbia, where he was encburg. Steamboats were procured, and, before daylight on the morning of the 9th, Hobson and his little army were on Indiana soil. At the same time, a greater portion of General Judah's division, stationed in the section of Kentucky between the Cumberland and Barren rivers, had been concentrated and put in motion for the capture of Morgan. These consisted chiefly of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Kentucky cavalry, and went up the Ohio River in boats to intercept the raiders. Morgan pushed
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
el Freemantle, of the British army, already mentioned, was then with the Confederate forces in Tennessee, below Murfreesboroa. In his Diary, under date of May 28, 1863, he wrote: When I arrived [at cts in behalf of the Confederacy, namely, to prepare the way for General Buckner, who was in East Tennessee on the borders of Kentucky, to dash into that State and seize Louisville, and, with Morgan, he might cross over into Western Virginia, or Northeastern Kentucky, and make his way back to Tennessee with his plunder. A commission appointed by the State of Indiana to consider the claims of ch army and sent to other fields of service. Bragg was then severely pressed by Rosecrans, in Tennessee, and Lee was ordered to detach Longstreet's corps September. to his assistance. This reductinder the command of General Hooker, and sent to re-enforce the Army of the Cumberland in Southeastern Tennessee and Northern Georgia. Meade was now, in turn, placed in a defensive position for awhile
Chester Gap (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
r the direction of General Prince, which drove the Confederates. The latter consisted of one of Ewell's brigades, which had been holding the Gap while a portion of Lee's army was passing by; and when, the next morning, the National troops pressed on to Front Royal, Lee's columns had all passed, and there was no foe to assail. Meade was disappointed. His detention at the Gap had given Lee a great advantage, who now swept rapidly around the right flank of the Army of the Potomac, through Chester Gap, and took position on the south side of the Rappahannock. Meade advanced slowly to that stream, when Lee retired to Culpepper Court-House. Then the opposing armies rested for some time. Troops were now drawn from each army and sent to other fields of service. Bragg was then severely pressed by Rosecrans, in Tennessee, and Lee was ordered to detach Longstreet's corps September. to his assistance. This reduction of his army compelled Lee to take a strictly defensive position. This
Orange Court House (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
na at Morton's Ford (leaving all the lower fords of that stream uncovered), and extending to Liberty Mills, west of Orange Court-House; and Hill's corps was distributed in cantonments for winter, along the railway, from a little south of the latter pMeade quickly perceived Lee's weak points, and determined to attempt to turn his right, and, sweeping around toward Orange Court-House, overwhelm Ewell, turn the works' on Mine Run, and, thrusting his army between the two corps of his antagonist, destroy them in detail, and secure an effectual lodgment at Orange and Gordonsville. This movement would involve the perilous measure of cutting loose from supplies. Meade took the risk. Providing his troops with ten days rations, he moved forward atof the Rapid Anna and the trains at Richardsville. Meade had calculated the time of his march to the vicinity of Orange Court-House at not more than thirty-six hours, if all the prescribed movements should be made promptly. But the necessary cond
Greenbrier (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
ed and organized opponents of the Government. But few military events, having an important bearing on the grander operations of the war, had occurred there since the close of 1861. See page 104, volume II. We have already mentioned the brilliant exploit of General Lander, in the vicinity of the Baltimore and Ohio railway, See page 367, volume II. early in 1862. Little was done there after that, except watching and raiding for more than a year. In May, 1862, General Heth was in the Greenbrier region, and on the day when Kenly was attacked at Front Royal, See page 391, volume II. he marched upon Lewisburg with three regiments, and attacked two Ohio regiments stationed there, under Colonel George Crooke. Heth was routed, and escaped by burning the bridge over the Greenbrier behind him, with a loss of over one hundred men (mostly prisoners), four guns, and three hundred muskets. Crooke's loss was sixty-three men. After this there was comparative quiet in West Virginia, unt
New York (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
io Seymour, 87. revolution in the North attempted, 88. great riot in the City of New York Seymour's encouragement of the rioters, 89. attempt to postpone the Drafrto obscure lawyer, named McCunn, who had been elected to the bench in the city of New York by the Opposition, so formally decided. He was sustained by the decision asures used by the Government for carrying it on, which culminated, in the City of New York, a few months later, in a most fearful and bloody riot, as we shall observry on that speech; and the speedy response to it by the inhabitants of the city of New York; to whom it was addressed, was the sending of thousands of more troops to nd the life of the Republic. But there was an immediate response in the City of New York to the utterances of leaders of the Peace Faction (of which those of Piercople said No ; and six months after the terrible three days of July in the City of New York, when no colored person's life was considered safe there, a regiment of Ne
Illinois (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
the same time, a greater portion of General Judah's division, stationed in the section of Kentucky between the Cumberland and Barren rivers, had been concentrated and put in motion for the capture of Morgan. These consisted chiefly of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Kentucky cavalry, and went up the Ohio River in boats to intercept the raiders. Morgan pushed northward to Corydon, the capital of Harrison County, before which he appeared on the afternoon of the 9th. There he was resisted by it was ascertained that Lee was moving toward the Potomac, Keyes was directed to make a demonstration on Richmond, then held by a few troops under Henry A. Wise. Colonel Spear, with his Eleventh Pennsylvania and detachments of Massachusetts and Illinois cavalry, about one thousand strong, made a sudden dash June 25, 1868. upon White House, See page 886, volume II. drove the Confederates from the post, and pushed on to a point within ten miles of Richmond, alarming Wise, the citizens, and th
Jeffersonton (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
the Confederates crossed the Rappahannock at Warrenton, Sulphur Springs, and Waterloo, where Jackson passed over the previous year when flanking Pope. See page 458, volume, II. Meade at once,fell back, crossed the river, and continued his retreat to Catlett's Station. Fortunately Lee was ignorant of the real condition of Meade's army at that time, or he might, by turning aside, have demolished the Third Corps with his overwhelming force. Gregg was surrounded, attacked, and routed, at Jeffersonton, north of Hazel River, after a gallant fight, His command was composed of the Fourth and Thirteenth Pennsylvania, and First New York Cavalry, and Tenth New York Infantry. with a loss of about five hundred men, most of whom were made prisoners. Now Oct. 13. the veteran armies of the Potomac and of Northern Virginia commenced a third race northward, over nearly the same course pursued on former like occasions, Lee aiming to strike Meade's line of retreat along the Orange and Alexandr
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
his Diary, under date of May 28, 1863, he wrote: When I arrived [at Wartrace], I found that General Hardee was in company with General Polk and Bishop Elliott of Georgia, and also with Mr. Vallandigham. The latter (called the Apostle of Liberty) is a good-looking man, apparently not much over forty, and had been turned out of theon cells in the Penitentiary, from which the leader and six of his captains escaped in November following, and succeeded in reaching the Confederate lines in Northern Georgia. Morgan made his way from the prison, when he escaped, with Captain Hines, who left in his cell the following note, dated Cell No. 20, November 20, 1863. or service elsewhere. These were placed under the command of General Hooker, and sent to re-enforce the Army of the Cumberland in Southeastern Tennessee and Northern Georgia. Meade was now, in turn, placed in a defensive position for awhile, but, finally, when new recruits came in, and troops, which had been taken from his army
Brandy Station (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
ing armies at rest, 99. Buford's dash on Stuart, near Brandy Station, 100. Lee proposes to march on Washington Auburn, 10his Headquarters, on an eminence a short distance from Brandy Station. They were about to dine at a table sumptuously furniofficers. Buford pursued Stuart's Headquarters near Brandy Station. this is a view of the place, from the shaded lane s beautiful seat, called Auburn, was about a mile from Brandy Station, on a very slight elevation, with a little depression pepper Court-House we hired a carriage to convey us to Brandy Station, and our route lay across Mr. Botts's estate. We founvalry, back across the Rappahannock to the vicinity of Brandy Station. The mounted men pressed on toward Culpepper, where Mly the next morning to the railway within two miles of Brandy Station, the Confederates falling back before him, when he wasy was soon completed to and across the Rappahannock to Brandy Station, and the last named place was made a general depot of
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