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H. G. Wright (search for this): chapter 20
ng away from the battle in the Wilderness, and that General H. G. Wright had succeeded to the command of Sedgwick's corps. ncock's corps from the extreme right to a position between Wright and Burnside; his impetuous and successful assault of the nt and Meade with Warren; the night transfer of Warren and Wright to the left; the rumors of Lee's retirement; the prevalency fighting, had male good his hold on Cold Harbor; that if Wright had been there to support him, they might have dispersed ant and Meade were intensely disgusted with the failure of Wright and Warren; and finally that Meade says a radical change min time to enable him to perform the part assigned to him, Wright, Smith, Warren, and Hancock had all been engaged and had stive. The order of battle from left to right was Hancock, Wright, Smith, Warren (in single line), with Burnside massed in r Hancock reported that in his front it could not be done. Wright was decidedly of opinion that a lodgement could be made in
James Harrison Wilson (search for this): chapter 20
on the morning of the 2d had not been carried into effect, and that Grant, at 2 P. M., had postponed it on account of heat and dust and the fatigue of Hancock's men till 4 A. M. the next day. Dana gives a full account of the fighting on the 3d, but it was all costly and abortive. The order of battle from left to right was Hancock, Wright, Smith, Warren (in single line), with Burnside massed in rear of his right wing. Sheridan with two divisions of cavalry was on the extreme left, while Wilson with one division was well beyond and behind the enemy on the extreme right; but there was no coherence or co-operation between the various parts of the extended line. Indeed, singular as it may seem, none was provided for in the order of battle, and but little was possible. The fighting was desultory and hopeless from the first. According to Dana: At noon we had fully developed the rebel lines, and could see what was necessary to get through them. Hancock reported that in his fron
Fitz-Henry Warren (search for this): chapter 20
of infantry that had marched all night; Grant's order for Warren to attack them with the support of Sedgwick; the death of any prisoners; the dissatisfaction of Grant and Meade with Warren; the night transfer of Warren and Wright to the left; the Warren and Wright to the left; the rumors of Lee's retirement; the prevalence of rain; the fatigue of the army; the second successful assault by the intrepid Ude were intensely disgusted with the failure of Wright and Warren; and finally that Meade says a radical change must be madele him to perform the part assigned to him, Wright, Smith, Warren, and Hancock had all been engaged and had suffered heavy lr of battle from left to right was Hancock, Wright, Smith, Warren (in single line), with Burnside massed in rear of his righsanguine. Burnside also thought he could get through, but Warren, who was nearest him, did not seem to share this opinion. rted to Stanton, among other things, that two divisions of Warren's corps had taken position to the left of Hancock near Bot
Hobart Ward (search for this): chapter 20
rted Grant's orders to detach Sheridan with the cavalry corps, to operate against Lee's communications, and, after doing all possible damage, to march to the James River and communicate with Butler. This was followed by the statement that General Hobart Ward is under arrest for running away from the battle in the Wilderness, and that General H. G. Wright had succeeded to the command of Sedgwick's corps. The next sixteen despatches, from the 10th to the 18th inclusive, relate to battles for y the left, apparently against Richmond, but really to cross the James River at Bermuda Hundred, was to begin that night. His last act before breaking camp that afternoon was to call the attention of the Secretary of War to the misconduct of Generals Ward, Owen, and Eustis, and to the fact that General Grant desired General Slocum, who was making war against a den of thieves at Vicksburg, should be left in command at that place. His first act after getting into camp that night four miles beyo
Emory Upton (search for this): chapter 20
in the neighborhood of Corbin's Bridge; the departure of Sheridan with the cavalry, leaving the army with an effective strength of only ninety-four thousand men; Upton's successful assault of the enemy's works with twelve regiments; the failure to support his movement; the transfer of Hancock's corps from the extreme right to a pe absence of any provision whatever to make them successful, or even to take advantage of such success as chance might give to them, that the young but experienced Upton frankly confessed that there was no position in connection with that army to which he did not aspire. Life and letters of Major-General Emory Upton. D. Appleton &Major-General Emory Upton. D. Appleton & Co. It was in connection with the costly series of battles from the Pamunkey to the Chickahominy that the newspapers now joined in the flood of criticism, which, for the first time, was concentrated upon Grant rather than upon Meade. To those who took part in the campaign, it at once became a question of absorbing interest as t
Danville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
nd upon the south and southwest of Petersburg, with the view of cutting both the Weldon and Lynchburg railroads, and resting his left flank on the Appomattox. He adds: As the object is to get possession of the railroad and enclose the enemy, fighting will not be sought for, though of course it will not be avoided. Once extended to the Appomattox, the railroad will be thoroughly destroyed as far south as practicable, then, if necessary, the Army of the Potomac may . . . move upon the Danville road, leaving its base of supplies here to be guarded by its fortifications and the forces of General Butler. Official Records, Dana to Stanton, July 20, 1864-5 P. M. This statement, it will be observed, is most important, as it clearly shows that Grant's plan on that day was to break up the Confederate railroads, and force his way by the left flank to the Appomattox River. It is a noteworthy fact that this remained his general plan to the end, and that Lee, for nearly ten months, or t
Lynchburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
enemy so engaged here that he can detach no troops to interfere with the operations of Hunter. Then marching against Lynchburg. In pursuance of the policy of crowding Lee south of the Chickahominy, Dana's later despatches of the same evening,oaches to the rebel works; that Sheridan had been ordered to destroy the railroad from Richmond through Gordonsville to Lynchburg, as an indispensable element in Grant's plan; that Grant expected before reaching the Chickahominy to have crushed Lee'attempt to destroy the railroads north of Richmond had not been entirely successful, and that Ewell's corps had gone to Lynchburg. In his despatch of June 20th Dana says, Meade is ordered to devote himself to swinging his army around upon the southtime in that despatch, was an event of the greatest importance, for it not only put the seal to the defeat of Hunter at Lynchburg, but notified the government of a series of bold and energetic counter-movements down the valley of the Shenandoah agai
Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
; the night transfer of Warren and Wright to the left; the rumors of Lee's retirement; the prevalence of rain; the fatigue of the army; the second successful assault by the intrepid Upton; the massing of the army in compact formation to cover Fredericksburg, and to resist counter-attack; the continuance of rainy weather and bad roads; the concentration of Lee's army around the Court-House, covering the road from Fredericksburg to Richmond; the withdrawal of Lee's trains to Guiney's Station; a fuFredericksburg to Richmond; the withdrawal of Lee's trains to Guiney's Station; a full statement of the killed, wounded, and missing, amounting on May 16th to a grand total of 36,872; the arrival of the first reinforcements; another order to attack at daylight, which was not obeyed; an order for a further decisive movement towards the left; a sudden but unsuccessful return to the right; the gallantry of the new heavy artillery troops; and finally the success of the turning movement which compelled the enemy to withdraw towards Richmond, and enabled Grant to advance to Guiney's
Missionary Ridge, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
s Chickahominy South of the James counter-movement against Washington The winter and spring of 1864, in Washington, constituted a most interesting period. While the Confederacy had received its death-blows at Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Missionary Ridge, the Mississippi had been opened and the Union army had established its sway over vast areas of the border States. Lincoln, although greatly encouraged, was far from happy. His re-election was near at hand, but by no means conceded. Many ments, and that at 7.20 P. M. he assaulted and carried the principal line before Petersburg. In the same despatch he tells us that he had ridden over the conquered lines with Grant, and found them to be more difficult even to take than was Missionary Ridge ; that none of Lee's army had reached Petersburg when Smith stormed it, but that they seemed to be there the morning afterwards, making arrangements to hold the west side of the Appomattox. He commends the pontoon — bridge built by Major Du
City Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
after getting into camp that night four miles beyond Long Bridge was to report everything going on perfectly; ... troops moving rapidly; ... weather splendid. During the entire day of June 13th Dana appears to have been engaged in riding from point to point, for the purpose of watching and reporting the movement of the army by the left flank towards Fort Powhatan on the James. The next day he crossed the James to Butler's headquarters at Bermuda Hundred, and the day afterwards went to City Point. His despatches for that period cover all the important operations in that field, and show that All goes on like a miracle ; that the weather is cloudy, threatening rain, but I think we shall get everything out of the Chickahominy bottom upon the highlands along the James River before any trouble from that source. Singularly enough, he added, We know nothing of Lee's movements. He has not yet sent troops to Petersburg. He reports later that Smith was to have attacked the last-named pla
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