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Ewell (search for this): chapter 1.27
e commanded by Lieutenant Generals Longstreet, Ewell, and A. P. Hill. The zeal of our people in ation between Winchester and the Potomac. General Ewell, on June 13th, advanced directly upon Winctores. Our loss was small. On the night that Ewell appeared at Winchester, the enemy at Frederickble number of horses and arms. Meantime General Ewell, with the advance of his corps, had enteree Potomac, to be within supporting distance of Ewell, and advanced into Pennsylvania, encamping neawhich two of Hill's divisions became engaged. Ewell, coming up with two of his divisions, joined ironting the remainder of Cemetery Ridge, while Ewell, with his three divisions, held a line throughe had massed a large amount of artillery. General Ewell occupied the left of our line, General Hilnd holding the ground in his immediate front. Ewell also carried some of the strong positions whicw to the south side on the night of the 13th. Ewell's corps forded the river at Williamsport, thos[3 more...]
J. E. B. Stuart (search for this): chapter 1.27
y's cavalry crossed at Beverly's and Kelly's Fords and attacked General Stuart. A severe engagement ensued, continuing from early in the morning until late in the afternoon, when Stuart forced his assailant to recross the river with heavy loss, leaving four hundred prisoners, three th, and occupied Ashby's and Snicker's Gaps. The cavalry under General Stuart was in front of Longstreet to watch the enemy, and encountered the cavalry of the latter being now strongly supported by infantry, Stuart was compelled to retire. He had, however, taken in these engagemenf the Shenandoah. General Hill had already reached the Valley. General Stuart was left to guard the passes of the mountains and observe the mpossible should he attempt to cross the Potomac. In that event General Stuart was directed to move into Maryland, crossing the Potomac east oght of our column as it advanced. General Longstreet says: General Stuart held the gap for a while, and then hurried around beyond Hooker
R. E. Lee (search for this): chapter 1.27
ntil 1 P. M., when the bridge was removed. General Lee said that the enemy offered no serious inteted at 62,000 of all arms. Four Years with General Lee. The report of the Army of the Potomac undeVirginia. Map: battle of Gettysburg. General Lee, in his report, noticing the large loss of s could be repaired, ours could not. Had General Lee been able to compel the enemy to attack himat all inclined to make the experiment. If General Lee, by moving to the right, would only have le impossibility under such circumstances for General Lee to supply his army for any length of time s to a victory is refuted by the fact that, when Lee halted on the banks of the Potomac, Meade, instbe generally described. Early in October General Lee, with two corps (Ewell's and Hill's), the Flted in an entire failure. General Meade found Lee's army posted behind Mine Run, and ready to recf abatis. As General Meade did not attack, General Lee, on the night of December 1st, determined t[8 more...]
Meade (search for this): chapter 1.27
ught it preferable to renew the attack. General Meade held the high ridge above described, alongas thrown over at Falling Waters. On the 12th Meade's army approached. A position had been previog occupied in fortifying his own lines. General Meade, in his testimony before the Committee on e the Committee on the Conduct of the War, General Meade, in reference to his force at Gettysburg, hrank from no danger. The testimony of General Meade, above mentioned, contains this statement d a complete victory, and the testimony of General Meade quoted above shows that he was not at all r great captain has been subjected. To compel Meade to retire would have availed but little to us, These having failed, from whatever cause, and Meade having occupied in force the commanding positi, when Lee halted on the banks of the Potomac, Meade, instead of attacking as a pursuing general worprise. On November 26th the army under General Meade crossed the Rapidan, with the intention of[9 more...]
Pender (search for this): chapter 1.27
n thousand of the brave men who had set the seal of invincibility upon the Army of Northern Virginia. Map: battle of Gettysburg. General Lee, in his report, noticing the large loss of men and officers, says: I can not speak of these brave men as their merits and exploits deserve. Some of them are appropriately mentioned in the accompanying reports, and the memory of all will be gratefully and affectionately cherished by the people in whose defense they fell. The loss of Major-General Pender is severely felt by the army and the country. . . . Brigadier-Generals Armistead, Barksdale, Garnet, and Semmes, died as they had lived, discharging the highest duty of patriots with devotion that never faltered, and courage that shrank from no danger. The testimony of General Meade, above mentioned, contains this statement respecting his losses: On the evening of the 2d of July, after the battle of that day had ceased, and darkness had set in, being aware of the very heavy lo
Imboden (search for this): chapter 1.27
Beverly's and Kelly's Fords and attacked General Stuart. A severe engagement ensued, continuing from early in the morning until late in the afternoon, when Stuart forced his assailant to recross the river with heavy loss, leaving four hundred prisoners, three pieces of artillery, and several stands of colors in our hands. Meantime General Jenkins with a cavalry brigade had been ordered to advance toward Winchester, to cooperate with an infantry expedition into the lower Valley, and General Imboden made a demonstration toward Romney to cover the movement against Winchester, and prevent reenforcements from the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Both these officers were in position when Ewell left Culpeper Court House on the 6th. Crossing the Shenandoah near Front Royal, Rodes's division went to Berryville to dislodge the force stationed there, and cut off the communication between Winchester and the Potomac. General Ewell, on June 13th, advanced directly upon Winchester, d
U. S. Grant (search for this): chapter 1.27
ssful, this movement resulted in an entire failure. General Meade found Lee's army posted behind Mine Run, and ready to receive an attack whenever he was disposed to make it. Meade declared, it is related, that he could carry the position with a loss of thirty thousand men; but, as that idea was frightful, there seemed nothing to do but retreat. Life of General R. E. Lee, by J. E. Cooke. Lee had inaugurated that system of breastworks which did him good service in his long campaign with General Grant. When the troops were halted in a wood, the men felled the large trees, heavy logs were dragged without loss of time to the prescribed line, where they were piled upon one another in double walls, which were filled in rapidly with earth; in a short space of time, therefore, defenses which would turn a cannon shot were often constructed. In front, for some distance, the felled timber made a kind of abatis. As General Meade did not attack, General Lee, on the night of December 1st, dete
Joseph Hooker (search for this): chapter 1.27
my of the Potomac, then under the command of Major General Hooker, states the force present on May 10, 1863, tch he possessed. In addition to the army under General Hooker, a considerable force occupied the lower part o of the Shenandoah Valley. Thus, it was hoped, General Hooker's army would be called from Virginia to meet ouy the lines in front of Fredericksburg. On the 5th Hooker, having discovered our movement, crossed an army coind the hills of Stafford. The whole army of General Hooker, in retiring, pursued the roads near the Potomathe gap for a while, and then hurried around beyond Hooker's army, and we saw nothing more of him until the ev of the 27th information was received that General Hooker had crossed the Potomac and was advancing northwardslowly than it would have been had the movements of Hooker been known. Heth's, the leading division of Hill'sof the army of General Meade (who had succeeded General Hooker), General Lee thought it preferable to renew th
Armistead (search for this): chapter 1.27
my of Northern Virginia. Map: battle of Gettysburg. General Lee, in his report, noticing the large loss of men and officers, says: I can not speak of these brave men as their merits and exploits deserve. Some of them are appropriately mentioned in the accompanying reports, and the memory of all will be gratefully and affectionately cherished by the people in whose defense they fell. The loss of Major-General Pender is severely felt by the army and the country. . . . Brigadier-Generals Armistead, Barksdale, Garnet, and Semmes, died as they had lived, discharging the highest duty of patriots with devotion that never faltered, and courage that shrank from no danger. The testimony of General Meade, above mentioned, contains this statement respecting his losses: On the evening of the 2d of July, after the battle of that day had ceased, and darkness had set in, being aware of the very heavy losses of the First and Eleventh Corps on the 1st of July, and knowing how seve
Heth (search for this): chapter 1.27
progress by concentrating our army on the east side of the mountain. Accordingly, the different commands were ordered to proceed to Gettysburg. This march was conducted more slowly than it would have been had the movements of Hooker been known. Heth's, the leading division of Hill's corps, met the enemy in front of Gettysburg on the morning of July 1st, driving him back to within a short distance of the town; the advance there encountered a larger force, with which two of Hill's divisions bece slow and tedious march to the bridge, in the midst of a violent storm of rain, some of the men lay down by the way to rest. Officers sent back for them failed to find many in the obscurity of the night, and these, with some stragglers, a few of Heth's division most remote from the bridge, were captured. On the following day the army marched to Bunker Hill in the vicinity of which it encamped for several days. Owing to the swollen condition of the Shenandoah River, the campaign which was con
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