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Bull Run, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 193
but the panic was on the men. Away they went toward Chancellorsville, through Berry and Whipple, through the mixed crowd on the fifty-acre lot of cleared land, imparting the panic to teamsters, to artillerymen, and ambulance-drivers. They have left eight pieces of artillery behind. The remainder of their guns are coming down the narrow roadway as fast as the drivers can hurry their horses with lash and spur. It is sundown. A critical moment in the history of this nation. It is not a Bull Run stampede, with no enemy in pursuit; not the close of a hard-fought battle, but the beginning of one, with a fierce, exultant, determined host advancing. The river roaring in its might, just bursting through the breach, must be dammed in an instant. The flood must be stopped at once or all is lost. There has been no moment like it during the war. It was a critical hour — that sunset hour on Sunday at Pittsburgh Landing, but there the torrent had been stemmed all through the day. It was an
Nahant (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 193
, to stop it square till Birney, Berdan, and Williams could be recalled; till Slocum could change front; till the dam could be thrown across the stream! With yells and cheers the enemy advanced and met the canister and shells of thirty pieces of artillery. It was a terrible fire. There stood Berry's division, as firm as a rock. Again and again the rebels dashed against those veterans, only to be hurled back, dashed in pieces, to reform and roll up again like the waves upon the rocks of Nahant. A hundred shots a minute were thundered from those thirty cannon--one unbroken roll of thunder, sweeping away the rebels as a housewife an army of emmets into the fire! They quailed, halted, fell back. The torrent was stemmed. The grand coup daetat of Jackson had been checked. Coolness, nerve, pluck, endurance, had won the day — seemingly had turned the tide of destiny. In the night, Whipple, and Berry, and Birney advanced. It was not enough to stem the tide, it must be moved bac
Scotts Run (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 193
that was to be is not. It will be my endeavor to present a condensed review of the two armies, commencing with last Saturday, sifting, with what ability I may have, the true from the false, using official information. Saturday Morning.--The single house which makes Chancellorsville is at a crossing of roads at the intersection of the Gordonsville plank-road and the old Orange county turnpike. Standing on the piazza and looking south, you look directly down the old turnpike road to Scott's Run. As you face south, the Rappahannock is at your back. It is five miles to United States Ford. In front of the house and west of it, along the plank-road, is a small field; all the rest is woods. In this field is an immense train of artillery, ammunition-wagons, cavalry, ambulances, supplies, hospitals, and troops. Here are General Hooker's headquarters — the grand centre of a hundred thousand men — the brain which thinks for them all. Go out two miles west on the plank-road, past
Easton, Pa. (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 193
by a general order, and the names of the authors of the calumny made known to me and my brigade, to enable us to call them to account for their false representations. Very respectfully, A. Schimmelfennig, Brig.-General, Commanding First Brigade, Third Division. Letter from Major Frueauff. headquarters of one hundred and Fifty-Third regiment, Pa. Vols., camp near Brook Station, Virginia, May 16, 1863. Colonel Samuel Yohe, Provost-Marshal of Twenty-third Congressional District, Easton, Pa.: Colonel: Inasmuch as you are the power appointed to watch over the interests of the Government at home, and to sustain the army in the field, both by sending men forward, and by protecting those in the same from the slanders of traitors and the lying tongues of misnamed friends, I take the liberty of sending you a truthful account of the doings of the One Hundred and Fifty-third regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, during the unsuccessful reconnoissance across the Rappahanock. It, wi
Portland (Maine, United States) (search for this): chapter 193
stroyed his depots filled with vast amounts of stores, damaged his communications, captured prisoners within the fortifications of his capital, and filled his country with fear and consternation. We have no other regret than that caused by the loss of our brave companions, and in this we are consoled by the conviction that they have fallen in the holiest cause ever submitted to the arbitrament of battle. By command of Major-General Hooker. S. Williams, Assistant Adjutant-General. Portland daily press account. Eleventh corps army of the Potomac, May 8, 1863. To the Editor of the Press: On Saturday, May second, General Hooker's headquarters were at Chancellorsville. The Eleventh corps was in position on the right of the army, and two miles toward Gordonsville on the plank-road, at a place called Dowdall's Tavern, Zzz where the old turnpike joins the plank-road at little less than a right angle. There had been some apprehension that the enemy would attempt to turn t
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 193
nth ultimo, arrived in the vicinity of the United States Ford about eleven A. M., picketed the riveved orders to be ready to move back toward United States Ford. At three o'clock A. M. of the sixth, was put en route for the rear, crossing United States Ford about five A. M., marching to our old th the brigade, and recrossed the river at United States Ford, and after a continued march of abouthancellorsville to the White House, toward United States Ford. The brigade formed in line of battl the right and also rested on the river at United States Ford. Then came the Fifth, then the Thirdthe triangle — the foot between Slocum and United States Ford, about a mile and a half. The other the Ely's Ford road not far from where the United States Ford road (along which lay the First corpske a grand rush and secure the pontoons at United States Ford. The hour is Saturday afternoon--action of Ely's, and thence branches to the United States Ford, is the central point of this great t[6 more...]
Chancellorsville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 193
owdell's tavern, about two miles west of Chancellorsville. This tavern is situated on the plank-ro and Second divisions, who retired toward Chancellorsville, in great confusion. Col. A. Buschbeck s which had been drawn up in position near Chancellorsville. Here he formed his regiment in close coh he joined about nine o'clock P. M. near Chancellorsville. On the morning of May third General F. g the plank-road, and in the direction of Chancellorsville, capturing numbers of prisoners. As no aupon what was now our centre, in front of Chancellorsville. The Third corps was driven from its pos General Hooker kept his headquarters at Chancellorsville, until the shot and shells flew about himnic was on the men. Away they went toward Chancellorsville, through Berry and Whipple, through the mar witness. I passed over the field near Chancellorsville as late as Saturday last, and even then, shly slaughtered, fell into our hands. Chancellorsville, a single house ten miles above or rather[22 more...]
Hudson (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): chapter 193
Third corps, General Sickles's corps.--Ed. that were held as prisoners behind those pits. In my opinion, had we been supported by a division, we could have retained possession of the plank-road. In retiring through the woods they followed us slowly and at long-range, doing but little damage with small arms, but playing upon us heavily with shell. We met Caldwell's brigade going to the front as we were emerging from the wood retiring. The Twenty-fourth and Twenty-eighth New-Jersey Jersey afterward moved in on our right, separated from us by the First Delaware, One Hundred and Thirty-second Pennsylvania, of another brigade, and consequently not knowing of their movement, or being able to see them, on account of the thick underbrush, I could not supervise them. They joined me after I came out of the woods retiring. It was about three hours and a half from the time I formed in line to move forward until I returned. My men behaved in the most gallant style, and I had much mor
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 193
attack while the other troops were crossing. A kind Providence prevented any disaster. In fact,it is thought that the rebels retreated the same night. I will not here discuss the wisdom of these proceedings. I trust we shall soon be in motion again, and toward the rebel army, and that the Eleventh corps will have an early opportunity to win a more desirable reputation than it now has — and this I confidently expect. Weir. One of General Howard's Staff. Boston Journal account. Washington, May 7, 1863. Elated and depressed. Cheered and chagrined. Exultant and desponding. The rebels were between two fires. Hooker had them just where he wanted them. They could not retreat. They would be annihilated. The Rebellion was nearly at an end. Such was the talk — the feeling. All is now changed. The army is back in its camp. The victory that was to be is not. It will be my endeavor to present a condensed review of the two armies, commencing with last Saturday, sifting,
Orange, N. J. (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): chapter 193
rd in line of battle near the Chancellorsville brick mansion, our batteries at that point having been attacked, where we received a heavy artillery fire, and remained there until daylight, the brigade at that time being moved to the centre, where we were deployed as skirmishers, and remained until after noon, when we were ordered to join the reconnoissance; this we did and returned about nine P. M., and lay down that night, Saturday, to the rear of the batteries, about one mile south of the Orange road, whilst the other brigades of the division were employed with the night attack. At daylight on the morning of Sunday we moved a short distance for the purpose of making an artillery road across a swampy piece of ground. As we finished this, we received a sweeping fire of musketry from the enemy, which wounded several men. We then moved to the rear of the batteries at the brick mansion. From this point we moved forward to the One Hundred and Fourteenth Pennsylvania volunteers, on ou
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