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E. Upton (search for this): chapter 136
sposed as follows: On the right of General Sedgwick's line, nearest the river, were three regiments of General Shaler's brigade — the Sixty-fifth New York Chasseurs, One Hundred and Twenty-second New York, and Sixty-seventh Pennsylvania; General Seymour's brigade, of Ricketts' division, connected on the left. Next came General Neill's brigade, composed of the Forty-third, Forty-ninth, and Seventy-seventh New York, the Seventh Maine, and the Sixty-first Pennsylvania volunteers. Next came Upton's and Russell's brigades of the First divison; and last the Second brigade, of the Third division, commanded by Colonel Smith. A second and third line of battle, supporting the centre, was formed of the New Jersey brigade and the Fourth New York heavy artillery. The other brigades, of Ricketts' and Getty's division, were still detached, and acting with the Fifth and Second corps. General Warren's command was still reduced to the two divisions of Crawford and Griffin and a brigade of Rob
Ferrero (search for this): chapter 136
t together by this means, and got back to the ranks of the Sixth corps, again firm, advanced, and unmolested, in the Wilderness. This break might have been a severe thing had the enemy been fully aware of his advantages, but he evidently was not, as he did not push them; as it was, Generals Shaler and Seymour, with the greater part of their commands, were taken prisoners. In the afternoon, previous to the evening on which this misfortune occurred, a number of colored regiments, of General Ferrero's command, belonging to Burnside's corps, were sent into the woods in rear of, and between the right of the Sixth corps and the river. What those troops were doing, or where they were, when the flank movement of the enemy above described was in progress, I cannot tell. Saturday and the night march. What had been gained in the two days of battle and bloodshed just closed? Something, on the first day, certainly, after granting that the fight was forced upon us from the first. W
Eustis (search for this): chapter 136
rals Warren and Sedgwick stretched from near the river, through the forest, across the road leading to Locust Grove, to within half a mile of the Orange Court-house road. Across this road, and far to the left, the troops led by Hancock were disposed--Colonel Carroll's and General Hayes' (now Colonel Crocker's) brigades on the right, and Generals Ward's and Owen's brigades on the left of the thoroughfare. The three brigades of General Getty's division of the Sixth corps, commanded by Generals Eustis, Wheaton, and Grant, were in support. General Mott's division, of the Second corps, adjoined on the left — the whole left of this line being under command of Birney. The divisions of Generals Gibbon and Barlow formed the left of the line, under command of Gibbon. Our cavalry were operating still further on the left, and the left flank of the army was, for the first time, in a position strongly supported by artillery. At precisely twenty minutes before five o'clock, Friday morning,
Charles Griffin (search for this): chapter 136
ance; the voice of cannon is deep in the recesses of the woods. There is a volley at last--General Griffin's division of the Fifth corps has opened the fight. Forward! by the right flank; forward roaring tumult, seasoned with wild cheers. The Fifth corps has begun the fight in earnest — Griffin is pressing on. Wadsworth, and Robinson, and Crawford are going in; the latter on the left, supia, we can hear but not see the progress of the contest in front and on the left. We hear that Griffin and Wadsworth, after gallantly charging the enemy, advancing over two lines of works, have met econd corps. General Warren's command was still reduced to the two divisions of Crawford and Griffin and a brigade of Robinson's, General Wadsworth and Robinson being under command of Hancock. Thy. The right of Hancock's forces, swinging on the left like a pivot, pushed on in advance of Griffin and Crawford, leaving a gap there. The flank thus exposed was at once supported by General Wad
R. P. Getty (search for this): chapter 136
our army in two. The First, Second, and Fourth brigades of Getty's division of the Sixth corps, were therefore detached and Crawford are going in; the latter on the left, supported by Getty, is advancing toward the enemy at Parker's store. Behind Crawford and Getty, who are on the Orange Court-house road, is the junction of that and the Brock road, up which, from the dirdown the turnpike, to gain the junction of the Brock road. Getty has advanced and met them. Hancock has come up at last, and Birney is going in on Getty's right. Mott and Barlow are forming on the left of the line, and Gibbon's division is coming of Birney's division, has rolled from his horse, dead. General Getty is wounded; Colonel Carroll, commanding the Third brigaYork heavy artillery. The other brigades, of Ricketts' and Getty's division, were still detached, and acting with the Fifth on the left of the thoroughfare. The three brigades of General Getty's division of the Sixth corps, commanded by Generals Eu
Fitz Hugh Lee (search for this): chapter 136
The fact seems that there was not much gained, nor much to be gained on either side by fighting on such ground. It was irreverently said by an officer that both armies appeared to be bumping; bumping, to see which could bump the hardest! General Lee appears to have made up his mind much after this fashion; and, having failed to accomplish the object sought on our flank, he concluded to remain quiescent. General Grant did not choose to take the offensive. Our right and right-centre hadby a portion of the Fifth corps, and a battery which obtained position in the woods. Reconnoissances in the afternoon discovered that the main body of the enemy had fallen back some distance. The news of Torbert's successful engagement with Fitz Hugh Lee's cavalry at Todd's tavern, and the general success of our cavalry in clearing all roads to the front and left, was refreshingly told during the day. General Grant mounted one of his splendid horses at headquarters and made a partial tour
J. N. Ward (search for this): chapter 136
d and Griffin and a brigade of Robinson's, General Wadsworth and Robinson being under command of Hancock. The lines formed by the two commands of Generals Warren and Sedgwick stretched from near the river, through the forest, across the road leading to Locust Grove, to within half a mile of the Orange Court-house road. Across this road, and far to the left, the troops led by Hancock were disposed--Colonel Carroll's and General Hayes' (now Colonel Crocker's) brigades on the right, and Generals Ward's and Owen's brigades on the left of the thoroughfare. The three brigades of General Getty's division of the Sixth corps, commanded by Generals Eustis, Wheaton, and Grant, were in support. General Mott's division, of the Second corps, adjoined on the left — the whole left of this line being under command of Birney. The divisions of Generals Gibbon and Barlow formed the left of the line, under command of Gibbon. Our cavalry were operating still further on the left, and the left flank
John L. Hancock (search for this): chapter 136
irected it to move forward in parallel lines, Hancock's corps to the vicinity of Shady Grove Churchrness Tavern. It was decided not to wait for Hancock, but to attack at once. General Warren mounthich, from the direction of Chancellorsville, Hancock is advancing to make connection. That is thehe sound of the shock of battle arises anew. Hancock is advancing, Sedgwick is advancing, Warren iWadsworth and Robinson being under command of Hancock. The lines formed by the two commands of Gen road, and far to the left, the troops led by Hancock were disposed--Colonel Carroll's and General o'clock by most of the army. The right of Hancock's forces, swinging on the left like a pivot, At eleven o'clock the determined fighting of Hancock's troops had won a mile and a half of ground,massed in a grand attack, intended to envelop Hancock on both flanks. Of the details of the fightiquently marched in, connecting with Birney on Hancock's right. By this means the effort of the ene[8 more...]
Benjamin F. Butler (search for this): chapter 136
derlies, and horses, thickly strew the grove. The sunlight streams in, a little breeze begins to sigh, a little thought of peace has come, perhaps, to the minds of these men overladen with thoughts of war. Not long I For war is in all the land, and the news of it outside of this little scene of the greatest struggle, is presently brought by a messenger — the Assistant Secretary of War, just from the North. As the Lieutenant-General, after proper greeting, hears the news of Sherman's and Butler's movement, ordered just previous to the march, his face wears just the faintest complaisant smile. We shall have a little thunder elsewhere presently, he thinks. There is the cannonade again, right in our front! And here they come, one by one, the vilest missiles ever hurled against a foe. There can be on earth no more unearthly sound than the suppressed, vindictive scream of an approaching bombshell. Standing in the forest, when you cannot see it, but can only hear it, the noise of i
E. F. Winslow (search for this): chapter 136
cers, between the first and second lines of battle of that grand old corps, which has left its mark in blood on every great battle-field in Virginia, we can hear but not see the progress of the contest in front and on the left. We hear that Griffin and Wadsworth, after gallantly charging the enemy, advancing over two lines of works, have met with superior numbers, have fought courageously, but have been pushed back. The cannon that spake a moment ago are silent. They were two guns of Captain Winslow's (Second Massachusetts) battery, the horses of which have been killed, the men of which have been sorely pressed, and which have been spiked and abandoned. We hear that Crawford's division of Pennsylvania Reserves, sent forward to Parker's store to check the surging tide of Hill's troops, pouring on to attack that junction of two roads on which so much depends, have been hurled back by the same overwhelming pressure that forces Wadsworth, and that the Seventh Pennsylvania regiment has
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