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Bolivar, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
n the reduction of Harper's Ferry. Thus the capture of Maryland Heights was accomplished, not on Friday morning, but some thirty hours later, on Saturday evening, and when McLaws got possession of the Heights, Jackson had been for some hours at Bolivar. Walker, who crossed to the Virginia side at the Point of Rocks, reached the foot of Loudoun Heights by 10 o'clock on the 13th (Saturday), and took possession of them without opposition by 2 P. M. of that day. By 8 o'clock on the morning of theis order, that both McLaws and Walker should be in position before Jackson, as it was likely that the enemy, when alarmed, would attempt to escape through the avenues to be guarded by their commands, but Jackson, as we have seen, was in front of Bolivar before either Maryland or Loudoun Heights were occupied. After the various commands were in position the intervention of the rivers between Jackson and his colleagues made it difficult to communicate with them. The only means of communicatio
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ive the enemy an opportunity to recover from the blow he had struck. He, therefore, (after, it would seem, being satisfied by General Longstreet that his army might live on green corn!) crossed into Maryland for he purpose of drawing the Federal army away from Washington in order to defend the North from invasion. His movement was immediately successful. McClellan, without waiting to reorganize his disjointed forces, set forth from Washington towards Frederick city, that he might cover Baltimore as well as the Federal capital. His movements were necessarily slow, and this slowness was increased by his cautious temperament and the panic fears of the National Administration, which, but a few days before, had looked upon the fall of the capital as certain. McClellan crept slowly up the Potomac, carrying on his work of reorganization as he went, stretching his army from the Potomac to the Patapsco, so as to cover the great cities upon those rivers. His force was large, from 80,000
Maryland Heights (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ts. McLaws made a hurried march to reach Maryland Heights before Jackson could get into position, and succeeded in doing so. With Maryland Heights in our possession the Federals could not hold their leasant Valley, with instructions to take Maryland Heights, and hedge in the garrison on the north sed order McLaws was to possess himself of Maryland Heights by Friday morning, September 12th; Walkere 11th, and on the 12th proceeded towards Maryland Heights. The way was rough. The Heights themseln of Harper's Ferry. Thus the capture of Maryland Heights was accomplished, not on Friday morning, that McLaws made a hurried march to reach Maryland Heights before Jackson could get in position, andenty. Nor is it true that McLaws reached Maryland Heights before Jackson got in position. It was G north bank of the Potomac at the foot of Maryland Heights during the night of the 14th. Next mornit McLaws, no doubt, thought his troops on Maryland Heights sufficiently blocked the road at its base
Pleasant Valley (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
tween the Shenandoah and the Potomac. At the same time McLaws, with his own and Anderson's divisions, was sent into Pleasant Valley, with instructions to take Maryland Heights, and hedge in the garrison on the north side of the Potomac. J. G. WalkHarper's Ferry. Thus Jackson was fully on time. McLaws, who had not half the distance of Jackson to march, entered Pleasant Valley on the 11th, and on the 12th proceeded towards Maryland Heights. The way was rough. The Heights themselves were notores. During the 14th McClellan had thrown forward Franklin to Cramp ton's Gap, through which McLaws had entered Pleasant Valley. After a spirited resistance by Colonel Munford's cavalry and Mc-Laws's rear guard, the mountain pass was forced, asurrender of Harper's Ferry, McLaws who, on the morning of the 15th, was hedged in by the garrison at the one end of Pleasant Valley, and by Franklin at the other, was relieved from his unpleasant position. He withdrew through Harper's Ferry, and r
Jackson (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
from the mountain tops, was no doubt great. Jackson's troops were the only ones who could come inatteries at close quarters. At 8 o'clock, as Jackson's lines were about moving forward to the atta The operations of Harper's Ferry were under Jackson's control as the senior officer. There was, curred to any one but General Longstreet that Jackson's was not the leading part in this brilliant d the duties assigned him, to be classed with Jackson's achievements on the same occasion. Thoughelp Jackson. Stuart's cavalry was mainly on Jackson's left guarding that flank. A number of battttacking Jackson. After a terrible struggle, Jackson's two weak divisions were forced back, when Hack of Hooker and Mansfield and moved against Jackson's weak lines in the woods north of the Dunkernfederate line. But one brigade (Early's) of Jackson's command had not been seriously engaged. Eahis artillery, and Grigsby, with a handful of Jackson's old division, clung tenaciously to some gro[5 more...]
Loudoun Heights (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
position before Jackson came on the Heights opposite. Simultaneously Walker appeared upon Loudoun Heights, south of the Potomac and east of the Shenandoah, thus completing the combination against tning, September 12th; Walker, at the same time, was, if practicable, to be in possession of Loudoun Heights; Jackson, by Friday night, September 12th, was expected to be in possession of the Baltimorlivar. Walker, who crossed to the Virginia side at the Point of Rocks, reached the foot of Loudoun Heights by 10 o'clock on the 13th (Saturday), and took possession of them without opposition by 2 Pr commands, but Jackson, as we have seen, was in front of Bolivar before either Maryland or Loudoun Heights were occupied. After the various commands were in position the intervention of the riverolonel Crutchfield took ten guns over the Shenandoah, and established them near the foot of Loudoun Heights, so as to attack the formidable fortifications of the Federals in reverse. Colonel Lindsay
Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
Longstreet leads us to infer that he prevailed over Lee's hesitancy to go into Maryland at all by reminding him of his (Longstreet's) experiences in Mexico, where, oned by General Longstreet that his army might live on green corn!) crossed into Maryland for he purpose of drawing the Federal army away from Washington in order to de Potomac at Williamsport, and probably the whole Rebel army will be drawn from Maryland. On the 13th Halleck says: Until you know more certainly the enemy's forces s reach the South Mountain. General Lee expected, of course, when he entered Maryland that the garrison at Harper's Ferry would leave the place and escape to the No commands, but Jackson, as we have seen, was in front of Bolivar before either Maryland or Loudoun Heights were occupied. After the various commands were in positi cautioned him against the danger of the garrison's attempting to escape into Maryland, but McLaws, no doubt, thought his troops on Maryland Heights sufficiently blo
Jackson (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
nto Maryland at all by reminding him of his (Longstreet's) experiences in Mexico, where, on several occasions, we had to live two or three days on green corn. As Jackson's corps certainly, and Longstreet's probably, had to live on green corn for some days before the second battle of Manassas, it was hardly necessary in General Lonon against the Federal garrison. In the description of the battle of Sharpsburg but a very meagre allusion is made to the tremendous struggle which took place on Jackson's line, and which was the heaviest attack made by McClellan during the day; and only the obscurest mention is made of the magnificent blow struck by A. P. Hill inasant Valley side and General McLaws had to haul them up by hand, and it was 2 o'clock P. M. Sunday, 14th, before McLaws's guns were in position to cooperate with Jackson's in the reduction of Harper's Ferry. Thus the capture of Maryland Heights was accomplished, not on Friday morning, but some thirty hours later, on Saturday even
H. W. Halleck (search for this): chapter 4
strength to his own. Add to these considerations the fact that General Halleck, the Federal commander-in-chief, had not recovered from the niy cross to the Virginia side of the Potomac and attack that city. Halleck was therefore constantly warning McClellan against such a movement. Halleck says on the 9th: We must be very cautious about stripping too much the forts on the Washington side. It may be the enemy's objectbly the whole Rebel army will be drawn from Maryland. On the 13th Halleck says: Until you know more certainly the enemy's forces south of thy day on which McClellan obtained the lost dispatch. On the 14th Halleck says: I fear you are exposing your left and rear. And even as latng McClellan's progress, General Lee could not have known fully of Halleck's fears, and of the constant pulling back exercised upon Mc-Clellah a supposition is at variance with all the facts of the case. As Halleck's dispatches show, the movement of Confederate troops to the south
Crutchfield (search for this): chapter 4
Harper's Ferry. Jackson set to work with all his energy on the night of the 14th, and accomplished the object in view. During that night A. P. Hill, who was next the Shenandoah, was thrown forward, until some of his troops were on the right and in the rear of the Federal line of defence. Jones's division, near the Potomac, was thrown forward to attack the portion of the Federal line in its front. Ewell's division was moved forward on the turnpike between the two. During the night Colonel Crutchfield took ten guns over the Shenandoah, and established them near the foot of Loudoun Heights, so as to attack the formidable fortifications of the Federals in reverse. Colonel Lindsay Walker, and his gallant adjutant, Ham. Chamberlayne, brought up a large number of Hill's batteries to a position which a portion of Hill's infantry had gained. The greatest activity prevailed in Jackson's command during the night. The General himself took little if any rest, and soon after daylight mounte
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