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West Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 16
amsburg, and has had several skirmishes with the enemy, routing them with heavy loss. The embarkation of troops for West Point was progressing with great rapidity, and a heavy battle had taken place on Wednesday afternoon between the troops, unde Governor and Provost Marshal of the town. The expedition up Yorkriver has been most successful, and we now occupy West Point. Heavy firing has been heard in that direction, but the particlars are not known. Yesterday the advance guard of nse woods and on the fourth by the river, on the south side of the Pamunkey river, and about half a mile southward from West Point. The reason why we landed here is obvious. Had we landed on the other side of the river — West Point — where it was aWest Point — where it was at first intended we should land, we should then have had a considerable stream of water between us and the rebels, and would have had considerable trouble to reach them, as all the bridges have been destroyed. Our gunboats have taken undisputed poss<
Hogg Island (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): article 16
rmy wagons in the retreat of the enemy. Brigadier General James H. Van Allen has been appointed Military Governor and Commandant of Yorktown and Gloucester, with Captain Cyrus Haldeman for Adjutant General. General Van Allen has appointed Captain Revere, of the Forty-fourth New York regiment, to be Provost Marshal. General M'Clellan to the War Department. Williamsburg, Va., May 9--12 M. To the War Department: I heard a few minutes ago that the Galena was aground off Hogg Island — I judge not badly, for the reason that Captain Rodgers does not throw over his coal. I have sent him all the assistance he asks. My troops are in motion and in magnificent spirits. They have all the air and feelings of veterans. It will do your heart good to see them. I have effected a junction with Gen. Franklin. Instructions have been given so that the navy will receive prompt support, whenever and wherever required. Geo. B. McClellan, Major General Commandin
Pamunkey (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 16
omac arrived here yesterday afternoon, under command of Gen. Franklin, and by dark most of the troops were landed on a beautiful plain, whith is surrounded on three sides by dense woods and on the fourth by the river, on the south side of the Pamunkey river, and about half a mile southward from West Point. The reason why we landed here is obvious. Had we landed on the other side of the river — West Point — where it was at first intended we should land, we should then have had a considerable stwas no foe. About dusk a part of the division of General Sedgwick, under the command of General Dana, arrived in transports from Yorktown and remained in the centre of the river, while some of our light draught gunboats took a trip up the rivers Pamunkey and Mataponi to capture a portion of the rebel mosquito fleet, which were brought into use for carrying our men from the transports to the shore, as the river here is too shallow for vessels drawing over six feet of water. During the night
Gloucester, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 16
alry had a skirmish with the rear guard of the enemy, about seven miles from here. The main body of the enemy have retreated across the James river. The general impression with military men is that the rebels have made their last stand in Virginia. For a distance of some, ten miles beyond Williamsburg the road is lined with broken army wagons in the retreat of the enemy. Brigadier General James H. Van Allen has been appointed Military Governor and Commandant of Yorktown and Gloucester, with Captain Cyrus Haldeman for Adjutant General. General Van Allen has appointed Captain Revere, of the Forty-fourth New York regiment, to be Provost Marshal. General M'Clellan to the War Department. Williamsburg, Va., May 9--12 M. To the War Department: I heard a few minutes ago that the Galena was aground off Hogg Island — I judge not badly, for the reason that Captain Rodgers does not throw over his coal. I have sent him all the assistance he asks. My troops ar
York (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 16
el pickets made a sortie on one of our advanced videttes and shot him through the heart. The news soon spread through the camp, and by daylight this morning the plain, which takes in about a thousand acres of ground, running southwest from the York river, presented a scene such as I have never before witnessed Long lines of men extended from left to right across the centre of the field, and squads of skirmishers stood marking, in dim outline, their forms against the heavy woods and underbrush, ansports, and through his exertions most of the men and horses were off, the boats by nine o'clock, and preparations were being made to breakfast the men of this brigade, when the order was given for the Sixteenth, Thirty-first and Thirty second N York, and the Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Pennsylvania regiments to advance into the woods and drive off some of the rebel scouts who were firing occasional shots at our pickets, and were supposed to be strongly supported by a force concealed in the
Fortress Monroe (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 16
The battle of Williamsburg.Yankee account — Wholesale lying.McClellan's Dispatch to the War Department, &c. We received last night a copy of the New York Herald, of May 10, in which we find the subjoined account of the battle of Williamsburg. More outrageous lying cannot be conceived of: It is announced, by steamer from Yorktown at Fortress Monroe, that General McClellan had advanced twelve miles beyond Williamsburg, and has had several skirmishes with the enemy, routing them with heavy loss. The embarkation of troops for West Point was progressing with great rapidity, and a heavy battle had taken place on Wednesday afternoon between the troops, under Gen. Franklin and the rebels under Gen. Lee, who were endeavoring to make their way to Richmond. It is said to have been the severest battle on the Peninsula, and the rebels were totally defeated and flanked, being driven back towards the forces under Gen. Johnston on the Chickahominy. The whole number of Unionists kill
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 16
Deserters from the enemy are hourly coming in. General Jameson has been appointed Military Governor and Provost Marshal of the town. The expedition up Yorkriver has been most successful, and we now occupy West Point. Heavy firing has been heard in that direction, but the particlars are not known. Yesterday the advance guard of our cavalry had a skirmish with the rear guard of the enemy, about seven miles from here. The main body of the enemy have retreated across the James river. The general impression with military men is that the rebels have made their last stand in Virginia. For a distance of some, ten miles beyond Williamsburg the road is lined with broken army wagons in the retreat of the enemy. Brigadier General James H. Van Allen has been appointed Military Governor and Commandant of Yorktown and Gloucester, with Captain Cyrus Haldeman for Adjutant General. General Van Allen has appointed Captain Revere, of the Forty-fourth New York regiment, to
Unionists (search for this): article 16
em with heavy loss. The embarkation of troops for West Point was progressing with great rapidity, and a heavy battle had taken place on Wednesday afternoon between the troops, under Gen. Franklin and the rebels under Gen. Lee, who were endeavoring to make their way to Richmond. It is said to have been the severest battle on the Peninsula, and the rebels were totally defeated and flanked, being driven back towards the forces under Gen. Johnston on the Chickahominy. The whole number of Unionists killed and wounded was three hundred. The enemy were driven back by our gunboats with great slaughter. They had not less than thirty thousand men, while our whole force was not over twenty thousand landed. Dispatch from Williamsburg. Williamsburg, May 8, Via Washington, May 9, 1862. The details of the engagement of Monday are so voluminous and incorrect that it will be necessary to await the report of General McClellan, which is now being prepared. The official report of
Porter (search for this): article 16
f men were killed and wounded. At this juncture our men were withdrawn from the wood where they were evidently getting the worst of it, and the second United States artillery, under Captain Arnold, was ordered into position on the right, and Captain Porter's First Massachusetts battery took up a position upon the left, and in a few minutes the shell were flying through the air at the rate of about ten a minute. This soon compelled the rebels to make a move more on our left, where the shells flined to think that this move upon our left was an expensive one to the rebels, who, ere this reaches the readers of the Herald will have learned that near our gunboats is not one of the safest places that can be found. As soon as the guns of Captain Porter commenced to fire among them, accompanied by those from the river, the rebels undertook to move one of their batteries which they had got into position. The New Jersey regiment received orders to charge upon this battery, and at it they went
Revere (search for this): article 16
body of the enemy have retreated across the James river. The general impression with military men is that the rebels have made their last stand in Virginia. For a distance of some, ten miles beyond Williamsburg the road is lined with broken army wagons in the retreat of the enemy. Brigadier General James H. Van Allen has been appointed Military Governor and Commandant of Yorktown and Gloucester, with Captain Cyrus Haldeman for Adjutant General. General Van Allen has appointed Captain Revere, of the Forty-fourth New York regiment, to be Provost Marshal. General M'Clellan to the War Department. Williamsburg, Va., May 9--12 M. To the War Department: I heard a few minutes ago that the Galena was aground off Hogg Island — I judge not badly, for the reason that Captain Rodgers does not throw over his coal. I have sent him all the assistance he asks. My troops are in motion and in magnificent spirits. They have all the air and feelings of veterans. It wil
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