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R. E. Lee (search for this): chapter 16
mbidextrously engaged with Fremont and Shields, Lee was writing to him: Should there be nothing req his forces in the face of such great odds; but Lee had that courage in an eminent degree, and knewf Jackson's progress, some six hours later than Lee had expected. Part of this delay was caused bye to other portions of Lee's command and of General Lee himself; consequently there was a clash in forward movement was opposed by sharpshooters. Lee, at Walnut Grove church, in front of which his over the heads of the Federal infantry. At 4, Lee ordered Longstreet to make a demonstration agaiOn the morning of the 29th, at the dawn of day, Lee took up the pursuit of his retreating foe. Longleading toward Richmond. To strike this point, Lee, all day, urged forward Huger by the Charles Ci. There were but few available positions for Lee's artillery, but these Jackson availed himself July, which turned out to be a very rainy day, Lee ordered Longstreet in pursuit on the direct roa[47 more...]
D. H. Hill (search for this): chapter 16
nicsville bridge with his 9,000, followed by D. H. Hill with his 10,000, these three to unite in a gpon the rear of the same flank, supported by D. H. Hill. Jackson's order read: Bearing well to his ek, and the Mechanicsville bridge uncovered, D. H. Hill and Longstreet, of necessity, marched to A. ments of each of these division commanders. D. H. Hill, who had been ordered to report to Jackson, Porter's right rear. By 2 p.m. Jackson had D. H. Hill's division in front of Old Cold Harbor, presn the whole line promptly swept into action; D. H. Hill on the left, followed on the right by Ewell,dered his front line, under Huger, Magruder, D. H. Hill and Whiting, to move against the enemy. Arm a rush. The assault was not simultaneous. D. H. Hill alone advanced, with his own yell, but Armisslope up which he was leading his brave men. D. H. Hill's assault upon the Federal center was bold a reserves swarmed to the aid of Couch and drove Hill back with great slaughter. Lee hurried forward[1 more...]
Sykes (search for this): chapter 16
hich Jackson would advance, and the one leading to Richmond by way of Darbytown, along which would be the advance of Longstreet and those under him. The flanks of this Federal front extended to the edge of the bluffs above the swampy branches of Turkey run. A cloud of sharpshooters covered the front. Couch's corps was behind these, on the right of the road, with Heintzelman's and Sumner's corps in his rear, but farther extended to the east. Morrell was on the left of the Quaker road, with Sykes in his rear, covering a cross road leading to Holmes' position on the River road. The whole front was faced with protected batteries, while others occupied commanding positions in the rear near his flanks. This made the approach from the Confederate side very difficult, as these numerous Federal batteries swept the entire front. This part of the Federal line was less than a mile long, and nearly the whole of McClellan's great army was placed within this mile of frontage and a half mile b
N. P. Banks (search for this): chapter 16
forward and on the evening of the 25th reached Ashland, suffering greatly from the intense summer heat of the lowlands, the choking dust of the roads, and the scarcity of water. By June 24th, McClellan had an inkling of the approach of Jackson, and asked Stanton, his secretary of war, what he knew of the whereabouts of this hardto-be-located man. This information was supplied him on the 25th, locating Jackson anywhere from Gordonsville to Luray, or in the mountains of West Virginia, while Banks and Fremont, in the lower valley, were intently watching for an attack by him from up the valley. On this same 25th, McClellan telegraphed to Washington: I am inclined to think that Jackson will attack my right and rear. The rebel force is stated at 200,000, including Jackson and Beauregard. I shall have to contend against vastly superior odds if these reports be true. Lee's plan of attack, which he, communicated to his division commanders in a confidential general order, was for Jacks
Balthis (search for this): chapter 16
t region having the same name; he had taken the wrong one, and finding out his mistake had countermarched, but did not reach the field of battle until late in the day. A. P. Hill and Longstreet were held in reserve, and it was useless for Holmes to attack the intrenched bluff before him bristling with heavy guns and well guarded by numerous nearby gunboats. There were but few available positions for Lee's artillery, but these Jackson availed himself of; on the left with the batteries of Balthis, Poague and Carpenter, while on the right those of Grimes and Moorman, first put in, were soon driven back and their places taken by Davidson and Pegram. None of these could long withstand the fury of the concentrated fire of the seventy guns that swept the slope in front of the Federal position. Forming his men in the edge of the forest and on the borders of the swamp, Lee ordered his front line, under Huger, Magruder, D. H. Hill and Whiting, to move against the enemy. Armistead's briga
C. W. Field (search for this): chapter 16
and covered its high banks was cut down and so disposed as to make an almost impassable abatis in front of the position. The Federal batteries were so placed as to sweep all the approaches to their position, and five brigades of riflemen, of McCall's division, filled the intrenchments and log breastworks provided for the defense. By 5 in the afternoon of this 26th of June, Branch's skirmishers had driven in those of Porter, and A. P. Hill was ordering the brigades of Archer, Anderson and Field into action along the road leading from Mechanicsville northwestward to Bethesda church, to move upon the rear of McClellan's immediate right, while Pender, supported by Ripley, moved along the river road toward Ellison's mill. The attack was fierce, but the defense was furious, and the Confederates were forced to recoil, shattered by the infantry and artillery fire that met them from the Federal right. At that very time Jackson was still north of the Totopotomoy, engaged in repairing the
James Longstreet (search for this): chapter 16
nicsville; Hill's movement to be followed by Longstreet, crossing the Mechanicsville bridge with his right flank at Mechanicsville, supported by Longstreet, with Jackson moving upon the rear of the sao Cold Harbor, by way of Gaines' mill, while Longstreet was moved along a private road between the m right as he advanced. These conditions led Longstreet to concentrate his entire division to strikell swept through the lines of A. P. Hill and Longstreet, Jackson's come. Pressing forward, though sy the River road, to either support Hill and Longstreet, or to strike the head of the Federal retreaisted from attack. Lee, in person, directed Longstreet into battle about 4 p. m., with less than 20 from Franklin's left, while Hooker assailed Longstreet's victorious flank. A. P. Hill moved rapidly to Longstreet's assistance, but the Confederates were only able to hold the ground they had won frrned out to be a very rainy day, Lee ordered Longstreet in pursuit on the direct road to Harrison's [15 more...]
U. S. Grant (search for this): chapter 16
s followed the railway to the White House, with fire and sword, and captured or destroyed the enormous supplies and the scattered encampments which had been gathered along that line of communication to McClellan's base of supplies. The steadily coming messages from Stuart soon satisfied Lee that McClellan must be seeking another base, but the question as to what one, he could not, as yet, decide. Two ways were open. He could reach the peninsula by the lower fords of the Chickahominy, as Grant did two years later. If he did this, it was necessary for Lee to remain north of the Chickahominy and pursue him toward Williamsburg. McClellan's alternative was to seek the James, which he was already doing, but unknown to Lee. The bold front presented by Porter was a serious obstacle in the way of pursuing McClellan's rear, so Ewell was ordered to hold Bottom's bridge, across the Chickahominy on the Williamsburg road, while Stuart watched the roads farther down leading to the peninsula.
S. P. Heintzelman (search for this): chapter 16
and encamped near Willis' church, near the knot of cross roads in the vicinity of Glendale. Heintzelman had crossed White Oak swamp and was going into bivouac just south of that, at 10 p. m. At aboe holding the rear against an onslaught by Magruder at Savage Station. At about half past 6, Heintzelman was crossing White Oak swamp at Brackett's ford, 1 miles above the swamp bridge, and by 10 p.tion, the danger that threatened him at that place, and he had provided against it by sending Heintzelman across White Oak swamp at Brackett's ford, a mile and a half above the swamp bridge, so that City cross roads, sweeping in an arc westward and southward, were 40,000 men under Sumner and Heintzelman. The position was, naturally, an exceedingly strong defensive one, and the disposition of thrpshooters covered the front. Couch's corps was behind these, on the right of the road, with Heintzelman's and Sumner's corps in his rear, but farther extended to the east. Morrell was on the left
T. H. Holmes (search for this): chapter 16
ow Drewry's bluff on the south side of that river. Holmes with 5,000 held the intrenched bluffs; Magruder andty road on the south side of White Oak swamp, while Holmes led his 6,000 down the River road to strike the liny the Darbytown road and the Long bridges road, and Holmes by the River road, to either support Hill and Longsr guard, that there stubbornly held the road; while Holmes failed to reach and head off McClellan at Malvern hile this Frayser's Farm-Glendale battle was raging, Holmes, with his 6,000 men and a six-gun battery on the Rinboats in the James, which had an enfiladed fire on Holmes' line, drove him back. At Holmes' call, Magruder wHolmes' call, Magruder was turned from near Longstreet's battlefield to Malvern hill, to take part in the conflict there pending; but Sykes in his rear, covering a cross road leading to Holmes' position on the River road. The whole front was fstreet were held in reserve, and it was useless for Holmes to attack the intrenched bluff before him bristling
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