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George Brinton McClellan (search for this): chapter 11
camp near Dranesville, Va., Oct. 21, 1861, 6.30 A. M. Maj.-Gen. Geo. B. McClellan: general: In a couple of hours we shall have complete on the Virginia side and await reinforcements, if necessary. Geo. B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding. Shortly after the following: Tohe other two at Seneca. Lander will be with you at daylight. Geo. B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding P. S. Change the disposition of Gs and killed was severe. I leave at once for Edward's Ferry. Geo. B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding. The following extract from the eviugh to accomplish this. I could not at present supply more. George B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding. On the same day I telegraphed to the, so we can do what we please. I have secured opening road. George B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding. On the same day I telegraphed to Gen.f this business. I want. you with me in another direction. George B. McClellan. Maj.-Gen. Commanding. It was a part of Mr. Stanton's po
E. M. Stanton (search for this): chapter 11
de, so we can do what we please. I have secured opening road. George B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding. On the same day I telegraphed to Gen. Lander as follows: We hold Charlestown. As soon as possible please occupy Bunker Hill and communicate with Banks at Charlestown. Scout well towards Winchester. Push the repairs of the railway rapidly. Get free of this business. I want. you with me in another direction. George B. McClellan. Maj.-Gen. Commanding. It was a part of Mr. Stanton's policy — only too well carried out — to prevent frequent personal interviews between the President and myself; he was thus enabled to say one thing to the President and exactly the opposite to me. A few days later, on the 8th of March, the President sent for me at an early hour in the morning, about half-past 7, and I found him in his office. He appeared much concerned about something, and soon said that he wished to talk with me about a very ugly matter. I asked what it was; and, as
Merrimac (search for this): chapter 11
required to carry out the positive orders of the government, and it was with great satisfaction that I found myself relieved from the necessity of making what I knew to be a false and unnecessary movement. When the enemy abandoned his position on the 8th and 9th of March, the roads were still in such a condition as to make the proposed movement upon the batteries impracticable. Before this time I had strongly and repeatedly urged upon the Navy Department the propriety of hastening the completion of the Monitor, that she might be sent to the Potomac to try her hand upon the batteries on its banks. As the reason for this I urged that it was well to try her qualities under fire, when necessary repairs and alterations could readily be made, rather than to send her immediately to New Orleans, as had been intended. It is a little singular that the effect of my urgency was to hasten her completion, so that she arrived in Hampton Roads in season to check the operations of the Merrimac.
Coggswell (search for this): chapter 11
alion of his brigade with him. Edward's Ferry, Oct. 21, 1851, 9.30 P. M. To Gen. McClellan: I am occupied in preventing further disaster, and try to get into a position to redeem. We have lost some of our best commanders — Baker dead, Coggswell a prisoner or secreted. The wounded are being carefully and rapidly removed, and Gorman's wing is being cautiously withdrawn. Any advance from Dranesville must be made cautiously. All was reported going well up to Baker's death, but in the cweight of his attack being on our centre and left. At about four our artillery was silenced, and Col. Devens was ordered to send two of his companies to support the left of our line; shortly after he learned that Col. Baker had been killed. Col. Coggswell then assumed command, and, after a vain attempt to cut his way through to Edward's Ferry, was obliged to give the order to retreat to the river-bank and direct the men to save themselves as best they could. I have gone thus much into detai
P. S. Change (search for this): chapter 11
, 1861, 10.30 P. M. To Gen. C. P. Stone, Edward's Ferry: Entrench yourself on the Virginia side and await reinforcements, if necessary. Geo. B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding. Shortly after the following: To Gen. C. P. Stone: Hold your position on the Virginia side of the Potomac at all hazards. Gen. Banks will support you, with one brigade at Harrison's island and the other two at Seneca. Lander will be with you at daylight. Geo. B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding P. S. Change the disposition of Gen. Banks's division, if you think it necessary, so as to send two brigades to Harrison's island instead of one. About the same time I sent the following: headquarters Army of the Potomac, Oct. 21, 1861, 10.45 P. M. To Gen. N. P. Banks: Push forward your command as rapidly as possible, and put as many men over the river to reinforce Gen. Stone as you can before daylight. Gen. Stone is directed to hold his command on the Virginia side of the Potomac at all haz
N. P. Banks (search for this): chapter 11
20th, I received the following telegram from Gen. Banks's Headquarters: Darnestown, Oct. 20, 1erry, Oct. 21, 1861, 6 P. M. Have called on Banks for a brigade, and he has ordered up Hamilton' possession. The orders I had already sent to Banks seemed best adapted to the case, as the event anding P. S. Change the disposition of Gen. Banks's division, if you think it necessary, so asnduct of the War furnish further details. Gen. Banks's division deserves great credit for its rapls into Hancock, doing little or no damage. Gen. Banks sent reinforcements to Hancock under Gen. Wisirable but not vital purpose. The whole of Banks's division and two brigades of Sedgwick's diviry up the other two, belonging respectively to Banks's and Sedgwick's divisions. The difficulty ofplease occupy Bunker Hill and communicate with Banks at Charlestown. Scout well towards Winchester well-armed fortifications, and the command of Banks, then in the Shenandoah Valley, and to throw t[8 more...]
R. B. Marcy (search for this): chapter 11
ceived the following telegram from Gen. Banks's Headquarters: Darnestown, Oct. 20, 1861. Sir: The signal station at Sugar Loaf telegraphs that the enemy have moved away from Leesburg. All quiet here. R. M. Copeland, Assist. Adj.-Gen. Gen. Marcy. Whereupon I sent to Gen. Stone, at Poolesville, the following telegram: camp Griffin, Oct. 20, 1861. Gen. McClellan desires me to inform you that Gen. McCall occupied Dranesville yesterday, and is still there. Will send out heavy re The left, under Gorman, has advanced its skirmishers nearly one mile, and, if the movement continues successful, will turn the enemy's right. C. P. Stone, Brig.-Gen. To Maj.-Gen. McClellan. Edward's Ferry, Oct. 21, 1861, 2.20 P. M. To Gen. Marcy: We cross at Edward's Ferry in flat-boats — these which we have built: capacity forty-five men each — and in one canal-boat, capacity two hundred men; at Harrison's island in four flat-boats and four row-boats. There is a road from Seneca t
Learned (search for this): chapter 11
ion. About eight o'clock the messenger returned from Gen. Stone with orders for Col. Devens to remain where he was, and that he would be reinforced. The messenger was again sent back to report the skirmish that had taken place. Col. Devens then threw out skirmishers and awaited reinforcements. At about ten o'clock the messenger again returned with the information that Col. Baker would soon arrive with his brigade and take command. Between nine and eleven Col. Devens was joined by Lieut.-Col. Learned with the remainder of the 15th, bringing up his command to 28 officers and 625 men. About midday Col. Devens learned that the enemy were gathering on his left, and about half-past 12 or one he was strongly attacked; and as he was in great danger of being outflanked, and no reinforcements had arrived, at about a quarter-past two he fell back to the bluff, where he found Col. Baker, who directed him to take the right of the position he proposed to occupy; the centre and left being co
24th (search for this): chapter 11
discourage the command in the event of their being attacked. At six o'clock I sent to Gen. Stone, then on the Virginia side of the river, the detailed instructions for the withdrawal of the troops during the night. Before nightfall all the precautions were taken to secure an orderly and quiet passage of the troops and guns. The movement was commenced soon after dark, under the personal supervision of Gen. Stone, who received the order for the withdrawal at 7.15 P. M. By four A. M. of the 24th everything had reached the Maryland shore in safety. A few days afterwards I received information, which seemed to be authentic, to the effect that large bodies of the enemy had been ordered from Manassas to Leesburg to cut off our troops on the Virginia side. Their timely withdrawal probably prevented a still more serious disaster. Gen. Stone's report of this battle and his testimony before the Committee on the Conduct of the War furnish further details. Gen. Banks's division deserves
23rd (search for this): chapter 11
directed the day before to make a demonstration; that demonstration was made the day previous. Question. Did you receive an order from the general-in-chief to make the reconnoissance? Answer. No, sir. Making a personal examination on the 23d, I found that the position on the Virginia side at Edward's Ferry was not a tenable one, but did not think it wise to withdraw the troops by daylight. I therefore caused more artillery to be placed in position on the Maryland side to cover the apisaster. Gen. Stone's report of this battle and his testimony before the Committee on the Conduct of the War furnish further details. Gen. Banks's division deserves great credit for its rapid night-march to the relief of General Stone. On the 23th the total loss in killed, mounded, and missing was reported as 680, with stragglers constantly coming in. The true story of the affair of Ball's Bluff is, in brief, as follows: One of Gen. Stone's officers, Capt. Philbrick, of the 15th Mass
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