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Alleghany River (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
rvaded the ranks. It was taken for granted that the order to march meant the fall of the capital of the great State of Pennsylvania. General D. N. Couch, a veteran of the Army of the Potomac, had, early in June, been summoned to take command of the newly organized Department of the Susquehanna, Headquarters at Harrisburg. In the brief interval allowed by coming events, every effort had been made by this officer to fortify the approaches to Harrisburg, situated on the left bank of the Susquehanna. Under various calls of the President, and of the Governor of Pennsylvania, for troops for the pending emergency, he had been able to collect a respectable force of militia, which was hastily organized as well as circumstances would permit, and divided into commands over which he placed a number of experienced officers absent from the army, either recovering from wounds or on leave of absence, who promptly volunteered their services on the occasion. It was upon this force that General
Providence, R. I. (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
I hereby assume command of the Army of the Potomac. As a soldier, in obeying this order—an order totally unexpected and unsolicited—I have no promises or pledges to make. The country looks to this army to relieve it from the devastation and disgrace of a foreign invasion. Whatever fatigues and sacrifices we may be called upon to undergo, let us have in view, constantly, the magnitude of the interests involved, and let each man determine to do his duty, leaving to an all-controlling Providence the decision of the contest. It is with great diffidence that I relieve in the command of this army an eminent and accomplished soldier, whose name must ever appear conspicuous in the history of its achievements; but I rely upon the hearty support of my companions in arms to assist me in the discharge of the duties of the important trust which has been confided to me. George G. Meade, Major General, commanding. It would be well for the reader here briefly to review in sequence the
Martinsburg (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ral Hill, on the 30th, and was at Greenwood that night. He left his Third Division (Pickett's) at Chambersburg, guarding the trains, to await the arrival of Imboden, who, with a brigade of cavalry, had been at McConnellsburg, and had been ordered to Chambersburg to relieve Pickett. Up to that time General Imboden had been operating on the left of the Confederate army on its march into Maryland and Pennsylvania, and had inflicted great damage along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Martinsburg and Cumberland, About thirty miles west of Hancock, off of map. and to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; had been at Hancock on the 27th; and, under orders, had marched to McConnellsburg, collecting supplies all along his route. The reader has followed the strategical operations of the opposing forces. He sees them now almost face to face, in all but battlearray. On the night of June 30, the Army of the Potomac occupied the following positions: See Map No. 9, position night of Jun
Sugar Loaf Mountain, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
the enthusiasm and determination evinced on all sides was a favorable omen of success. The Army of the Potomac consisted at this time of seven corps of infantry, one of cavalry, and the Artillery Reserve. See Map No. 1, position June 28. The First Corps, commanded by Major-General John F. Reynolds, numbered 10,022 men; its position was at Middletown, Maryland. The Second Corps, commanded by Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock, numbered 12,996 men; it was on the march from Sugar Loaf Mountain, Maryland, under orders from General Hooker, to encamp at Frederick City. By orders of General Meade it was halted near Monocacy Junction, and encamped there during the night. The Third Corps, commanded by Major-General Daniel E. Sickles, General Sickles resumed the command of the Third Corps, relieving General Birney, on the morning of the 28th of June. numbered 11,924 men; it was at Middletown. The Fifth Corps, lately General Meade's, now commanded by Major-General George Sykes, n
McConnellsburg (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ith two divisions, followed General Hill, on the 30th, and was at Greenwood that night. He left his Third Division (Pickett's) at Chambersburg, guarding the trains, to await the arrival of Imboden, who, with a brigade of cavalry, had been at McConnellsburg, and had been ordered to Chambersburg to relieve Pickett. Up to that time General Imboden had been operating on the left of the Confederate army on its march into Maryland and Pennsylvania, and had inflicted great damage along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Martinsburg and Cumberland, About thirty miles west of Hancock, off of map. and to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; had been at Hancock on the 27th; and, under orders, had marched to McConnellsburg, collecting supplies all along his route. The reader has followed the strategical operations of the opposing forces. He sees them now almost face to face, in all but battlearray. On the night of June 30, the Army of the Potomac occupied the following positions: See M
Chancellorsville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
at Fredericksburg selected, with his division, to make an assault, for the reason that the Army of the Potomac had no braver soldier or better officer than General Meade to lead his division to the attack. And, finally, we have seen him at Chancellorsville, the main reliance of the commanding general at a most disastrous moment of that most disastrous field. We have gleaned from his letters of this latter period, through mention of the willingness and desire of his brother corps commanders,e by side, upon being offered the command of the army, declined the honor, and suggested General Meade, as the best fitted, in his estimation, for the command. And we find that the gallant soldier General John Sedgwick, when waited on after Chancellorsville, by one high in the confidence of the President, to hear his views as to the condition of the army, and to learn whether, in case a change of commanders should prove necessary, he would accept the position, declined the command, and emphatic
Maryland Heights (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
such forces as in your judgment are proper and sufficient to prevent the enemy's seizing them to cover his retreat. With the balance of your force re-occupy Maryland Heights and operate upon the contingency expressed yesterday in regards to the retreat of the enemy. General Buford will probably pass through South Mountain tomorrindicate that the enemy may have retired to take a new position and await an attack from us. The General countermands his dispatch requiring you to re-occupy Maryland Heights and seize the South Mountain passes, resuming the instructions contained in the dispatch of July 3rd, making your movements contingent upon those of the enem thrown to Harper's Ferry by rail as soon as possible, and shall so instruct Gen. French. It is of importance to get possession of South Mountain passes and Maryland Heights. Meanwhile, General Sedgwick with the Sixth Corps, in accordance with the order sent him at 12.30 P. M., followed up the enemy along the Hagerstown Road.
Headquarters (Washington, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
rer was not, after all, very much surprised. Giving immediate directions for his other aides-de-camp to join him at Headquarters, and for having personal effects brought over from the Headquarters of the Fifth Corps, the general retired into one osy supporting distance. From Middleburg, in the evening, General Meade again wrote home: To Mrs. George G. Meade: Headquarters, Middleburg, Md., June 29, 1863. We are marching as fast as we can to relieve Harrisburg, but have to keep a sharp enemy. Having made all his dispositions for the following day, General Meade wrote home: To Mrs. George G. Meade: Headquarters, Taneytown, June 30, 1863. All is going on well. I think I have relieved Harrisburg and Philadelphia, and that Leeithout delay. Under date of the 4th of July Meade announced to the army in a general order the victory over Lee. Headquarters, army of the Potomac, July 4, 1863. General Orders, No. 68. The Commanding General, in behalf of the country, t
Leesburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
Part 5. narrative of the battle of Gettysburg I: the March to Gettysburg On the afternoon of the same day on which this last letter was written, June 25, General Meade received the order of march for the following day, which was to bring his corps to Frederick City, Maryland. Accordingly, early in the morning of June 26, the corps started en route for that place, and going by way of Carter's Mill Not shown on map. and Leesburg, crossed the Potomac at the upper pontoon bridge, at Edwards's Ferry, and proceeded to within four miles of the Monocacy, where it encamped for the night. Resuming its march, early on the 27th, it forded the Monocacy near its mouth, and arrived toward afternoon at Ballinger's Creek, just outside of Frederick City. After making proper dispositions for the encampment of the corps, General Meade rode into Frederick City with one or two of his staff, hoping to meet there General Hooker, whom he had not seen since breaking camp near Banks's Ford, on
Upperville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
in body of his cavalry, under General Stuart, upon which he had counted for information of the enemy's movements. In what manner the cavalry of General Stuart had been engaged from the 24th to the 30th of June must now form the subject of a necessary digression, in order to afford the reader a clear comprehension of the way in which all the forces on both sides eventually reached the field of Gettysburg. On the night of June 24th General Stuart, who had since the affairs at Aldie and Upperville been watching Ashby's and Snicker's Gaps, in the Blue Ridge, secretly rendezvoused three brigades of cavalry (Hampton's, Fitz Lee's, and W. H. F. Lee's, the latter under command of Colonel Chambliss) at Salem Depot, on the Manassas Gap Railroad. It was his intention to move in rear of the Army of the Potomac, intercept its communications with Washington, delay its passage over the Potomac, embarrass its advance, and then join General Lee north of the Potomac, and, placing himself on the r
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