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S. H. Johnson (search for this): chapter 12
by Hancock on the Rebel works. For at half past 4 in the morning of Thursday, the 12th, he had moved from the Brown House, with irresistible onset capturing the Rebel salient in the centre of their line with nearly 4000 prisoners, thirty colors and 20 pieces of artillery. The history of this event is most thrilling, but is too well known to need repetition here. We cannot refrain, however, from repeating a little incident that grew out of this event. Among the prisoners taken were Generals Johnson and Stewart. The latter was an old army friend of Hancock, who, upon observing him among the prisoners, cordially offered his hand to him, saying, How are you, Stewart? The haughty Rebel refused it, saying, I am General Stewart of the Confederate Army, and under the circumstances I decline to take your hand. To which Hancock immediately replied, And under any other circumstances, General, I should not have offered it. A few buildings stood near us, filled with wounded and a large
R. H. Anderson (search for this): chapter 12
ns to move to the Court House by the Brock Road. As an illustration of the part chance sometimes plays in ordering the fate of battles, Gen. Lee, taking note of the fact that our army was withdrawing, but not knowing whither, instructed Gen. R. H. Anderson, who had succeeded to the command of Longstreet's corps after the fall of the latter, to draw out of position after nightfall and hold himself in readiness to march to Spottsylvania Court House in the morning; but finding no suitable placea half at Todd's Tavern, and two miles beyond he was retarded by waiting three hours for Merritt's cavalry to clear his way. They gave it up about 6 A. M. of the 10th, and got out of his way. But these delays had given Longstreet's column, under Anderson, time to arrive and head him off, which they did at Ajsop's Farm.—Warren: Notes on the Rapidan Campaign. and now the two antagonists once more confronted each other in long extended lines of battle. The morning was ushered in by heavy cannona
Emerson B. Mullett (search for this): chapter 12
inflicting a mortal wound from which he fell from his saddle and expired in less than five minutes. Tell them I (lied doing my duty, were the last words of Emerson B. Mullett, the first man in the Company to be killed in battle. Wrapped in his blanket he was laid in a grave hastily made by his comrades, and a simple inscription is seen to issue from those distant woods, and we await with suspended breath the succeeding moment to elapse, whose termination may lay some of us by the side of Mullett. A heavy plunge close beside us announces that the shell has come, and we are sprinkled with the flying gravel. Another puff, and an explosion overhead fills thring the war, would have been decidedly important if true. But now came orders to be in readiness for another move. Morning reports. 1864. May 10. Emerson B. Mullett killed by shell through groin. Augustus C. White wounded in the leg by shell and sent to hospital. John T. Goodwin slight wound in leg. Two horses killed
John Sedgwick (search for this): chapter 12
ruitless charges made to gain possession of it, the Second Corps lost very heavily on this same 10th of May. At 6 o'clock, a charge was made by two brigades of the Sixth Corps, one of which was Gen. Russell's, which did such glorious work at Rappahannock Station. They carried the first line of works, taking 900 prisoners and several guns; but, being unsupported, fell back after dark, leaving the guns on the field. We did not hear until the next day of the fall of that gallant soldier, Gen. Sedgwick. He was killed on the 9th, by a Rebel sharpshooter, while giving directions for strengthening the works in his front. During the following day (Wednesday), comparative quiet reigned along the lines. The weather was warm and muggy, and the shower which came up in the afternoon, while very refreshing and much needed, was not without its disagreeable aspects to those having to make themselves comfortable on the ground. But Fortune had decreed that we should not be troubled at present
Henry L. Ewell (search for this): chapter 12
at the junction of the Stevensburg Plank Road with the Orange, or, as we have just seen it termed, the Wilderness Pike. Ewell's corps, that part of Lee's army nearest the Rapidan, and his advance wing, was marching over the same pike to meet our ait out of his track. This he at once began to do, and at first carried everything before him, but the other divisions of Ewell's corps coming up, assumed the offensive and gave Warren a rough handling for a time, inflicting a loss upon him of abouts were making for this movement that the corps was called upon to aid in checking a bold dash against our right flank. Gen. Ewell, who was undoubtedly still smarting at Hancock's sudden swoop upon him on the 12th, wishing to redeem himself, had passom the Second, Fifth, and Sixth corps charged through the woods, at 3 o'clock the following morning, striking the rear of Ewell's column and capturing about four hundred prisoners, besides picking up many dead and wounded. It was a bold move for th
Mine Burnside (search for this): chapter 12
e Latinized meaning of woods. and the Second at Ely's, six miles farther down. Grant's plan Grant and his Campaigns. Copper. was to cross the river below Lee's army and by a sudden movement turn his right flank, then, by fierce battles, beat and destroy his army. That this plan was not altogether unreasonable, appears from the disparity in the strength of the two armies. Lee's rolls showing as present for duty a force of 52,626 men—foot, horse, and artillery, while Meade's, including Burnside's corps, an independent command, numbered at this time not far from 140,000 men of all arms.—Swinton's Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. In case this plan failed, his alternative was to force him back by left-flank marches, and by this flank movement to follow him to Richmond. Grant and his Campaigns. Coppee. At eight o'clock, our artillery moved out of camp, and after advancing about four miles, parked in company with the rest of the artillery brigade and an extensive wagon train, aw
David A. Russell (search for this): chapter 12
he above narration, that the battle of the Po was participated in on the Union side by troops of the Second Corps only, and chiefly Barlow's division. But there was still severer fighting down the lines front of the Fifth Corps, for the possession of Laurel Hill. In the desperate and bloody but fruitless charges made to gain possession of it, the Second Corps lost very heavily on this same 10th of May. At 6 o'clock, a charge was made by two brigades of the Sixth Corps, one of which was Gen. Russell's, which did such glorious work at Rappahannock Station. They carried the first line of works, taking 900 prisoners and several guns; but, being unsupported, fell back after dark, leaving the guns on the field. We did not hear until the next day of the fall of that gallant soldier, Gen. Sedgwick. He was killed on the 9th, by a Rebel sharpshooter, while giving directions for strengthening the works in his front. During the following day (Wednesday), comparative quiet reigned along th
Todd (search for this): chapter 12
Brock Road. But before following the Corps further in this direction it will be interesting to make pause for a moment to note briefly the state of affairs calling for this retrograde: My advance [says Gen. Hancock] was about two miles beyond Todd's tavern, when, at 9 A. M., I received a despatch from the Major-General commanding the Army of the Potomac to halt at the tavern as the enemy had been discovered on the Wilderness Pike. Two hours later I was directed to move my command up the Broat were passing over this road,—it being the thoroughfare for the fighting part of the entire army,— and more especially because Gen. Meade feared an attack on the rear of the column, the Second Corps, now having the left of the line, held fast at Todd's. Except Gibbon's division, which was sent forward towards Spottsylvania Court House in the afternoon. Just at dusk, while we were unharnessing, and addressing ourselves to preparations for supper, a lively succession of musketry volleys broke
Beauregard (search for this): chapter 12
heavy cannonading, both sides seeming glad of the opportunity to thunder their defiance at one another through these noisy and destructive implements of war which had been compelled to remain silent in the recent death-grapple. Our centre section was temporarily detached, and engaged for a time with the enemy's artillery. Despatches were read at the head of the respective organizations, announcing that Gen. Sherman was driving Joe Johnston before him, and that Gen. Butler, having beaten Beauregard, had got between him and Richmond, thus having Petersburg at his mercy. It was with a comfortable feeling, that matters were going well all round, that we received orders about 11 A. M. to advance, as we then supposed, across the Po, At this crossing we noticed, for the first time, pontoon-boats covered with canvas, instead of being entirely constructed of wood,—a change which made transportation, and the labor of the pontoniers, lighter. not knowing at the time that we were already on
W. T. Sherman (search for this): chapter 12
fronted each other in long extended lines of battle. The morning was ushered in by heavy cannonading, both sides seeming glad of the opportunity to thunder their defiance at one another through these noisy and destructive implements of war which had been compelled to remain silent in the recent death-grapple. Our centre section was temporarily detached, and engaged for a time with the enemy's artillery. Despatches were read at the head of the respective organizations, announcing that Gen. Sherman was driving Joe Johnston before him, and that Gen. Butler, having beaten Beauregard, had got between him and Richmond, thus having Petersburg at his mercy. It was with a comfortable feeling, that matters were going well all round, that we received orders about 11 A. M. to advance, as we then supposed, across the Po, At this crossing we noticed, for the first time, pontoon-boats covered with canvas, instead of being entirely constructed of wood,—a change which made transportation, and
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