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Stonewall Jackson (search for this): chapter 102
n ever did prevent Lee's movements, or hinder Jackson, Longstreet or the Hills. Just before this po, to take possession of Maryland Heights, and Jackson, with the Second corps, to proceed by way of e of honor, chivalry and patriotism—that Stonewall Jackson ordered Confederate soldiers to fire on next day, September 13th, Walker, McLaws and Jackson, completed the investment of Harpers Ferry. alled to Jackson that he was ready; whereupon Jackson signalled the order to both Walker and McLawspers Ferry at 8 o'clock A. M. on the 15th. Jackson turned over the details of the surrender to Alan's golden opportunity had gone forever. Jackson and the foot cavalry were up. Antietam Cre's division, under Lawton, was on the left of Jackson, still further beyond, Early being at right aal between Hood and Early. Early reported to Jackson that the force was moving toward his flank anoops were left to oppose them. Just then General Jackson came up to a battery that was in rear of [28 more...]
Branch (search for this): chapter 102
s and battle-flags. French and Richardson were driving in the centre, and no organized troops were left to oppose them. Just then General Jackson came up to a battery that was in rear of Hill's line, and asked why they were not engaged. It was Branch's. No orders and no supports, was the reply. Go in at once, was the curt rejoinder. You artillery men are too much afraid of losing your guns. At this time R. H. Anderson, from the right, with 3,500 men, reported. He formed a second line, butf Hill's column, with the long free stride that had brought it seventeen miles from Harpers Ferry and across the Potomac Ford since sunrise. The brigades of the light division deployed at a double-quick. Pender and Brocken-borough on the right, Branch, Gregg and Archer on the left, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama joining hands with Toombs and D. R. Jones, they went through Rodman and Wilcox with a rush and saved the day. Burnside withdrew to a posit
Barksdale (search for this): chapter 102
he woods and through the confield. General Early remarks that he did not intend moving to the front in pursuit, but the brigade, without awaiting orders, dashed after the retreating column, driving it entirely out of the woods, and, notwithstanding my efforts to do so, I did not suceeed in stopping it until its flank and rear had become exposed to the fire of the column on the left; i.e., Sedgewick's men. He withdrew it, reformed it, and, being joined by Semmes's brigade, two regiments of Barksdale's brigade, and Anderson's brigade, of D. R. Jones's division, on his right, and Stafford and Grigsby on his left, crushed him with one blow, swept Sedgwick out of the west woods, and he lost 2,255 men in a moment. General Palfrey writes: The Confederate lines marched over them, driving them pell-mell straight through the west woods and the cornfield, and the open ground along the pike. Greene lost 651 men, most of them by Early's assault. General Sumner had attempted to pass entirely
Thomas Brander (search for this): chapter 102
to the memory of the late ex-Governor John Letcher, who had died since the last meeting, and presented some graceful and appropriate resolutions to his memory, which were heartily adopted. Election of officers. The officers were elected by acclamation, as follows: General William H. F. Lee, President. General Bradley T. Johnson, First Vice-President. Executive Committee: Major W. K. Martin, Colonel William H. Palmer, Major Robert Stiles, Sergeant George L. Christian, and Major Thomas Brander. Treasurer, Robert S. Bosher. Secretary, Carlton McCarthy. Chaplain, Rev. Dr. J. Wm. Jones. The banquet. After the exercises in the hall were over, the Association repaired to Sanger Hall, where Zimmerman had spread an elegant banquet. After the good things had been fully discussed, General Lee called the company to order, and the Toast-Master (Judge George L. Christian), read the following toasts, which were responded to by those whose names are annexed: 1. The Army of
J. P. Gibbon (search for this): chapter 102
y Cox when he drove back Garland on Hill's right. Hooker's First corps turned from the National road at Bolivar, leaving Gibbon on the pike, and pressed up the mountain road to Hill's left. Neither the Ninth corps on the Federal left, nor the Firstoker got into motion, Doubleday's division on his right, Meade his centre, Ricketts his left. Doubleday's right brigade, Gibbon, supported by Patrick, was west of the pike. The rest of the corps was west of it. They moved in two lines, the brigadese east woods. And the foot cavalry went at them, with that yell they had heard at Gaines's Mill and at Second Manassas. Gibbon went back on Patrick, Meade was thrust back out of the cornfield, Ricketts whirled back into the east woods. When the seded, and before 7 o'clock the First corps was annihilated for that day. Ricketts lost 1,051 men, Phelps 44 per cent., and Gibbon 380 men. The Confederate loss was as great; Jones and Lawton, division commanders, had been carried off disabled or wound
Couch (search for this): chapter 102
nd corps, Sumner. His left wing was constituted of Sixth corps, Franklin and Couch's division of the Fourth corps, Sykes's division followed in the main the marchd about Leesburg. McClellan had moved his Second, Ninth and Twelfth corps, and Couch's division to the north side of the Potomac and north of Washington on the Seve Brookville; the centre Middlebrook, and Franklin on the left Darnestown; while Couch was kept close on the Potomac at the mouth of Seneca. The position thus taken er's Gap. Franklin was at Buckeyestown, twelve miles from Crampton's Gap, with Couch's division three miles to his left, at Licksville. The roads were in capital c under Sumner, was well closed upon Burnside. Franklin, who had been joined by Couch during the night, held eighteen thousand men in Pleasant Valley, behind McLaws,demonstrations having kept McClellan in doubt as to Lee's intentions, and drawn Couch's division to resist him. On the 20th he repassed again to the Virginia side.
G. T. Beauregard (search for this): chapter 102
e Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac on the 4th and 5th days of September, 1862, not more than 35,000 men were present for duty. There were then in and about Washington 160,000, as McClellan's report shows. The first days of September were laden with anxious forebodings to the leaders of the Union side. The Army of the Potomac had been driven to shelter behind those intrenchments it had constructed in 1861, to protect the capital from the victorious troops of Johnston and Beauregard. The Army of Virginia, demoralized and disorganized, had sought the protection of the same works. The armies of Fremont and of Burnside had ceased to exist, and had been absorbed in the rout of the armies of the Potomac and of Virginia. The President of the United States, distracted by grave cares, seems to have been the only one who preserved his faculties and exercised his judgment. His advisers, Stanton and Halleck, dominated by jealousy and hatred of McClellan, had united to des
Fitzhugh Lee (search for this): chapter 102
el Taylor's laborious and exact statement as to Lee's numbers, and General McClellan's as to his owat Poolesville; Hampton's at Hyattstown, and Fitz. Lee's at New Market; cavalry headquarters were es 115,102 effectives. During the same period Lee controlled 80,835 men. Yet on June 25th, 1862, ttack from the Virginia side of the Potomac. Lee's 35,000 men were on that day preparing to marcis was the day when McClellan was feeling along Lee's front at Sharpsburg, and the day before the bvania. It is singular, but true, that whenever Lee anticipated his adversary's making a blunder heescue by McClellan was the only salvation. General Lee, with Longstreet and the reserve artillery,nstrations having kept McClellan in doubt as to Lee's intentions, and drawn Couch's division to resnia side. General Pendleton had been left by Lee with the reserve artillery to cover Boteler's F First Maryland campaign. It was undertaken by Lee with the certainty of thereby relieving Virgini[18 more...]
MeClellan (search for this): chapter 102
those forces were, beyond estimate, greater than his. He believed, and it was not discreditable to an honorable and high-spirited man to believe, that the army which had overcome him before Richmond was numerically superior to his own forces. He so represented to Halleck and Staunton again and again. In the battles before Richmond General McClellan held under his control for actual operations 115,102 effectives. During the same period Lee controlled 80,835 men. Yet on June 25th, 1862, MeClellan reported to Stanton, Secretary of War, that Lee's force was stated to be 200,000, and on June 26th he states that the secret service reports his force to be 180,000, which he does not consider excessive. Therefore, after the defeats around Richmond, and after the disasters of Second Manassas, McClelland believed and so reported that the troops under Lee amounted to 97,445. We can sympathize with, and appreciate the feelings with which, on September 4th, in command of 90,000 soldiers of
Jack White (search for this): chapter 102
at either point. Notwithstanding this, although Burnside obtained possession of Hagans by noon on the 13th, before Walker had occupied Loudoun Heights, or McLaws had taken Maryland Heights, no attemp is recorded to have been made by either force to communicate by signal with the other during the half of the day so pregnant with fate for the garrison at Harpers Ferry. McClellan fired signal guns incessantly from the head of his relieving columns. They produced the impression upon Miles and White at Harpers Ferry of heavy cannonading, and a great battle somewhere, and scared them so badly that when the attack was really made upon them, they surrendered a strong position without striking a blow in its defence. Stuart held tenaciously to his ground until driven from position to position by infantry, and after midday of the 13th, he drew back to the pass in the South Mountain, where the National road passes over it. He found the pass occupied by D. H. Hill, and turned Hampton off to
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