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Mine Run (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
the facts, and been able to mature his plans for parrying Hooker's thrust. Anderson had received, on Wednesday, orders to check at Chancellorsville, as long as possible, our advance, supposed to be partial only, and then to slowly retire to the Mine-Run road. This he had done, and here Lee's engineers were speedily engaged in drawing up a line of intrenchments. Early was left at Hamilton's crossing, Barksdale remained in the town, and Lee, with the bulk of his forces, hurried out to meet the Army of the Potomac. At an early hour on Friday morning Jackson arrived at the Mine-Run line and took command. Hooker's tardiness in advancing had already allowed the erection of a difficult barrier. The headquarters of the Army of the Potomac had remained at Falmouth till Hooker personally reached Chancellorsville. After the transfer hither, the chief of staff, for ease of communication between the wings, was kept at the old camp. Hooker now announced his plan to advance Friday, in forc
Fairview, Ill. (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
a diversion upon his flank was created, which coupled to Berry's desperate resistance and the heavy artillery fire from Fairview, arrested Jackson's onset. It was after this check, while reconnoitering in front of his troops, that this noted soldie, ranged his twenty thousand men opposite the Fairview crest, and supported them by batteries on this same Hazel Grove. Fairview was crowned by our artillery and defended by about an equal infantry force on the next ridge below, consisting of the enthis simple service. From our left, several divisions could have made a diversion against McLaws's right. Our force at Fairview could have been doubled at any time. But all that Hooker seemed able to do was to call upon Sedgwick, a dozen miles awao, failure to hold Hazel Grove as head of salient on Sunday morning. Ninth—Failure to sustain the gallant struggle at Fairview with some of his unused divisions, which themselves outnumbered the enemy, or to attack the enemy's flank in its support
Mexico (Mexico, Mexico) (search for this): chapter 20
ce, zealous in war. You have heard a graphic narrative of a great Southern victory from one of our late antagonists, whose record, as one of Stonewall Jackson's staff officers, stamps him honest and brave, as his presence and bearing among us have stamped him thoroughly reconstructed. You have had spread before you an elaborate and brilliant view of one of our glorious victories by a gallant soldier of two wars, who has beaten into a ploughshare the sword he wielded to such good purpose in Mexico and Virginia. It has fallen to my lot to tell you about one of our most lamentable defeats. To tell the truth about Chancellorsville is an invidious task. Less than the truth no one to-day would wish to hear. Under Burnside the Army of the Potomac suffered an equal disaster. But Burnside blamed himself alone. No word but praise for his lieutenants passed his lips After Chancellorsville, on the contrary, Hooker sought to shift all the blame upon his subordinates, even to the extent of i
Bowling Green (Indiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
sion. It was certainly not the use of alcohol during this time which lay at the foot of his indecision. Let us now turn to Sedgwick, who properly formed the left wing of the Army of the Potomac, though, as the operations eventuated, his corps was rather a detached command. Sedgwick had lain on the Falmouth side, with one division across the river guarding the bridgeheads. During the afternoon of Saturday, Hooker ordered him to cross and pursue what he called the flying enemy by the Bowling Green road. Sedgwick did cross, and began skirmishing with Early, to force the latter from that road back into the woods. After the Eleventh corps had been crushed, the same evening, Hooker ordered Sedgwick, at 9 P. M., to march to Chancellorsville, destroying any force he might fall in with on the road. This order was received by Sedgwick at 11 P. M., when he was intent on pursuit in the opposite direction. Sedgwick sent out his orders to change these dispositions within fifteen minutes a
Marye's Heights (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
try was ever, in its own peculiar way, more permeated with the instinct of pure fighting—ever felt the gaudium certaminis—than the Army of Northern Virginia at this time. The Army of the Potomac could not well risk another front attack on Marye's Heights. To turn Lee's right flank necessitated operations quite en evidence, and the crossing of a river 1,000 feet wide in the very teeth of the enemy. Hooker matured his plans for a movement about Lee's left. On April 12th the cavalry corps ced west, Brooks south, Howe east. Lee, after some hours' preparation, made ready to push in Sedgwick's centre. It is worth while, perhaps, to note the fact that Lee's delay in attacking Sedgwick was fully as great as Sedgwick's in forcing Marye's Heights. And yet his haste was quite as pressing, for at any moment Hooker might decide to move toward his lieutenant. Many dispatches passed between Hooker and Sedwick at this time. Sedgwick must, of course, be judged by the time of their rece
Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
is career was patriotic and useful. The disaster at Fredericksburg, in December, 1862, had left its mark upon the ever faosted from Banks's ford above, to Skenker's Neck below Fredericksburg, a distance of some fifteen miles. Every inch of this tred the enemy's attention upon his right flank, below Fredericksburg, while we had massed four corps upon his left flank, wade available as it could be on the open ground toward Fredericksburg. It was essential that the two wings should be got wiing for an assault upon our new line, when rumors from Fredericksburg diverted his attention. During this fight of Sunday they could keep to themselves the communications with Fredericksburg. Hooker's plan, after failing to attack one or the otn, who had been left in Falmouth, threw a bridge above Fredericksburg, crossed and filed in on Sedgwick's right. Both Gibbo Lee, having accomplished his task, sent Early back to Fredericksburg and him self returned to Hooker's front. While Lee
Jackson County (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
at there seemed no more available plan; that some immediate action was demanded. Had it failed it would have met the censure of every soldier. No maxim of tactics applies to it so well as the proverb, Nothing venture, nothing have. Although Jackson's corps had been on foot and partially engaged for some thirty hours, the men set out on this new march with cheerful alacrity. They could always follow Old Jack with their eyes shut. Stuart's cavalry masked the advance. Jackson did not know orce which had long ago eluded his grasp and was ready to fall upon our rear. Hooker's right flank, of barely 10,000 men, was completely isolated. And yet though scouts, pickets, and an actual attack at 3:30 P. M., proved beyond a peradventure Jackson's presence at this point, Hooker allowed this flank to be held by an untried corps, composed of the most heterogeneous and untrustworthy elements in the Army of the Potomac. This march of Jackson's might, at first blush, have been construed b
Chancellorsville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
h Pope's and Burnside's campaigns, and at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, in which latter engagemenentable defeats. To tell the truth about Chancellorsville is an invidious task. Less than the trutfor his lieutenants passed his lips After Chancellorsville, on the contrary, Hooker sought to shift y corps scarcely belong to the history of Chancellorsville. They in no wise affected the conduct orhe latter at Ely's, and all three reached Chancellorsville Thursday afternoon. Here Slocum assumed clds was now ordered from the left wing to Chancellorsville. The line lay from left to right—Meade, nday morning, when he was ordered back to Chancellorsville by Hooker. The latter seemed unaware howordered Sedgwick, at 9 P. M., to march to Chancellorsville, destroying any force he might fall in wi head of the column in the advance toward Chancellorsville. Though technically proper, Brooks not hew joint advance. The direct result of Chancellorsville was the second invasion of the Northern S[12 more...]
Pittsfield (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
ture was delivered by Colonel Theodore A. Dodge, author of the admirable book on Chancellorsville, which we had occasion to notice so favorably. In order that our readers may see clearly who it is that gives this able, clear, and very fair account of this great battle, we insert the following brief sketch of Colonel Dodge given by the Boston Herald. Colonel Theodore A. Dodge is one of the best known men in Boston military circles. He is now in his 43d year, having been born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1842. When quite young he went to Berlin, Prussia, where he received his military education under General von Froneich, of the Prussian army. When the civil war cloud burst in the United States he promptly returned home, enlisted and went to the front. He served constantly in the Army of the Potomac (in every volunteer regimental rank up to that of colonel) from the Peninsula, where he was with Kearney, through Pope's and Burnside's campaigns, and at Chancellorsville and Get
Berlin (Berlin, Germany) (search for this): chapter 20
he admirable book on Chancellorsville, which we had occasion to notice so favorably. In order that our readers may see clearly who it is that gives this able, clear, and very fair account of this great battle, we insert the following brief sketch of Colonel Dodge given by the Boston Herald. Colonel Theodore A. Dodge is one of the best known men in Boston military circles. He is now in his 43d year, having been born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1842. When quite young he went to Berlin, Prussia, where he received his military education under General von Froneich, of the Prussian army. When the civil war cloud burst in the United States he promptly returned home, enlisted and went to the front. He served constantly in the Army of the Potomac (in every volunteer regimental rank up to that of colonel) from the Peninsula, where he was with Kearney, through Pope's and Burnside's campaigns, and at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, in which latter engagement he was with Howard. He
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