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Proctor's Creek (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 21
ort anecdote. In the movement on Drury's Bluff, which I have hereinbefore described, I had occasion to send an order in writing in great haste by a route which lay between the lines of the two armies where fighting was going on between the Tenth Corps and the enemy. Kensel was sitting beside me as I wrote the order and gave it to one of my staff, saying: You must ride between the two lines, because that distance will be scarcely a mile. If you go the other road you will be stopped by Proctor's Creek, and have to go around to the ford, and that will take you quite two hours. That aid was Captain Martin, who was a volunteer. I turned to Kensel and said: My personal staff are all absent as you see. It is very important that that order shall reach Gillmore at once. The chances are very great that Martin will be killed. Tearing the written duplicate from my despatch book, I continued: Will you please take this order, and follow Martin? He took it without a word except to say, Good
Arkansas (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 21
ed into territories held under military control for a sufficient length of time to teach them that the lost cause and the lost Confederation was utterly obliterated and to be forgotten. I advised that those territories should be given specific names. For instance, Virginia should be the territory of Potomac; North Carolina, the territory of Cape Fear; South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, the territory of Jackson; Louisiana, the territory of Jefferson; Texas, the territory of Houston, and Arkansas, the territory of Lincoln. I believed that the lines of those territories should be so drawn as to cut up the boundaries of the original-States so that there should be nothing of State pride left. By their proceedings the people of these States had forfeited all honorable mention, and when they should be fit to come back into the Union,--which they would have been at an early day,--they should come in with the boundaries and names given, and that would have blotted out forever all brother
Chicago (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 21
hat there was no movement of the enemy toward the point occupied by his troops, he went over and entered the mine after the explosion, when the cavity was filled as if with a swarm of bees by the colored soldiers, and there was no general of division or brigade or field officer in that mine but himself, and he had no business to be there. He was an intelligent and capable military officer, and possessed a further qualification — he was a good business man. After the war was over he went to Chicago, and established himself in business there. Later he was called to St. Louis, where he was put at the head of public works of that city, and where he now lives with his family deserving many years. I had another volunteer aid in New Orleans, Capt. John Clark, who acted as assistant commissary. He had been editor, and I think proprietor, of the Boston Courier, and when I seized the Delta newspaper he and Lieutenant-Colonel Brown, of the Eighth Vermont, volunteered to keep up the publica
G. G. Meade (search for this): chapter 21
as to join Grant at once with his whole force. As soon as Sheridan's horses had been rested and his army had been refitted, Grant, fearing all the time that Lee would escape him, commenced a series of operations on Lee's right flank to drive him into Richmond and hold all communication on the south side. Hence the battle of Five Forks, which was successful. Lee made a counter attack on Grant's right wing, which was at first quite successful, his lines being broken through the day so that Meade was cut off from his headquarters; but that disaster was soon repaired. From that moment Grant had no further doubt of the end and was very much concerned lest Lee should vacate Petersburg in the night and escape him, of course abandoning Richmond. Grant was being all the time reinforced by troops from the North and other sources, while Lee could get no more reinforcements. This impossibility of obtaining reinforcements led Lee to make a proposition to the Confederate government to arm th
J. L. Stackpole (search for this): chapter 21
ent of Virginia and North Carolina, he took his personal staff with him, and the departmental staff reported to me. Most of my staff at New Orleans whom I have already noticed were assigned to duty, and need not be further mentioned. Maj. J. L. Stackpole, the judge advocate-general of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, who had been acting as provost judge, I replaced with Major Bell, and remitted Major Stackpole to his duties as judge advocate-general, in the performance of whiMajor Stackpole to his duties as judge advocate-general, in the performance of which I found him one of the most competent officers that I have ever seen filling that position. He was faithful, diligent, and a good lawyer, and he retained his position during my command. He now pursues his profession in the city of Boston, with the esteem of all who know him. I also found upon the departmental staff Lieut.-Col. Herman Biggs, chief quartermaster, a thoroughly able and efficient officer. I shall never cease to remember with gratitude his great aid in enabling me to make t
J. W. Shaffer (search for this): chapter 21
aracter that makes men so distinguished in a campaign as to find a place in history, were of the greatest value in whatever position he found himself. With Colonel Shaffer there was sent to me Brig.-Gen. J. W. Turner. He had graduated at West Point. He was my chief commissary, and afforded me very great and efficient aid in sevices were such in his department that personally I had no occasion for thought of any danger that my commissariat would not be ready for any emergency. When Colonel Shaffer left, he acted as my chief of staff. His services were so valuable in the field while serving in the Army of the James that he was promoted to brigadier-geneermaster, and Lieut. James E. Esterbrook, of Worcester, of the Thirtieth Massachusetts, as acting chief commissary, who served until the detail from Washington of Shaffer and Turner. When I was sent to New Orleans I had three brigadier-generals assigned to me: Gen. J. W. Phelps, Gen. Thomas Williams, and General Sherman. The la
Peter Haggerty (search for this): chapter 21
re were no better officers or men. But as such staff officers, they had no opportunity to distinguish themselves in their line of duty so as to come into much notice in the course of the history of military campaign, although their services were invaluable. When I led the First Brigade of Massachusetts troops into Washington in April, 1861 I had but three staff officers. Two of these served only until the 16th of May, and when I was commissioned major-general they left. One of them, Major Haggerty, served with me until I was relieved at New Orleans. I have had occasion to speak of him before, and now have only to add that he was a very able man, and good soldier, sometimes serving as judge advocate general. When I took command of the Department of New England, I had as assistant adjutant-general and chief of ordnance, Maj. George C. Strong. I have said of him all I could say of any man, during the progress of this work. While I was at home unemployed in 1863, Major Strong's
Gilman Kimball (search for this): chapter 21
of whom I can say no more words of commendation than I have already said. He died in 1864. My commissary was my brother, of whom I see no occasion to speak further. My surgeon in this department was my neighbor and family physician, Dr. Gilman Kimball, one of the ablest and most skilful surgeons of our State. While I was at Annapolis, I found it necessary to establish hospitals, meaning to make an extensive depot hospital for the sick soldiers who would be forwarded to Washington through Annapolis. I called upon the surgeon-general to furnish me a surgeon for that purpose, and was told that none could be spared, and that I must furnish myself. I called upon Doctor Kimball, who put aside his most lucrative practice, and came down there to serve his country. When I left the Department of Annapolis he accompanied me to Fortress Monroe to see to it that my hospitals were properly organized. The army hospitals there, being only for two or at most three companies of regular tr
Fitzhugh Lee (search for this): chapter 21
ntry. I showed his reports of the condition of Lee's army in our front to General Grant, and afteris is a more accurate roster of the strength of Lee's army than I believe Lee himself has. Our strLee himself has. Our strong, personal friendship, only increasing in strength, remains to this day. I have no occasion tr recruiting more soldiers, it was evident that Lee must abandon Petersburg and Richmond and take abeen refitted, Grant, fearing all the time that Lee would escape him, commenced a series of operations on Lee's right flank to drive him into Richmond and hold all communication on the south side. he battle of Five Forks, which was successful. Lee made a counter attack on Grant's right wing, whubt of the end and was very much concerned lest Lee should vacate Petersburg in the night and escap troops from the North and other sources, while Lee could get no more reinforcements. This impossibility of obtaining reinforcements led Lee to make a proposition to the Confederate government to a[2 more...]
U. S. Grant (search for this): chapter 21
he condition of Lee's army in our front to General Grant, and after examining them and comparing thfore he could make the move. So confident was Grant of this that early in March he recalled Sheridad been rested and his army had been refitted, Grant, fearing all the time that Lee would escape hi disaster was soon repaired. From that moment Grant had no further doubt of the end and was very mnd escape him, of course abandoning Richmond. Grant was being all the time reinforced by troops fradle and the grave to get troops, which phrase Grant says in his Memoirs he copied from me. Perso the rebel commissioners at Hampton Roads, as Grant reports it, (Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, U. S. Grant, Vol. II., pp. 422, 423), was that there would be no use in entering into any negotiations unless t resist it. That was in his official report to Grant, and when Grant asked him to change it, sayingGrant asked him to change it, saying that he thought that language was unnecessary, Sherman said: He [Halleck] knew I was bound in hono[8 more...]
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