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D. H. Hill (search for this): chapter 5
ederate right wing, Longstreet's the centre, D. H. Hill's the left, and Smith's the reserve. The fiy Longstreet and Stuart to be so sharp, that D. H. Hill's division, which had marched several miles, no lurkers or stragglers from Longstreet's and Hill's divisions. The day after the action those by New Kent Court-House, and Longstreet's and Hill's that by the Long Bridges. In these marches t at least. This fact was reported to me by General Hill soon after noon. He was informed, in reply,n until two o'clock, Longstreet put his own and Hill's in motion toward the enemy, in order of battl to the southeast into White-oak Swamp. General Hill pursued the enemy toward Bottom's Bridge, me brigade was near the left of Longstreet's and Hill's line, learned that a strong body of Federal td to struggle. The loss in Longstreet's and Hill's divisions was about three thousand; Longstreder the protection of these intrenchments while Hill was gathering the arms scattered in woods and t[19 more...]
Holmes (search for this): chapter 5
would also have given us an accession of about eight thousand men that arrived from the south next morning, under Major-General Holmes and Brigadier-General Ripley; they had been ordered to Richmond without my knowledge, nor was I informed of their oyed, from the 1st until then, in forming a great army, by bringing, to that which I had commanded, fifteen thousand General Holmes told me in General Lee's presence, just before the fight began on the 31st, that he had that force ready to join me when the President should give the order. I have also the written testimony of Colonel Archer Anderson, then of General Holmes's staff, that he brought that number into General Lee's army. men from North Carolina, under Major-General Holmes, GeneralMajor-General Holmes, General Ripley gave me this number. He brought the first brigade--five thousand men. General Lawton told me that his was six thousand, General Drayton that his was seven thousand; there was another brigade, of which I do not know the strength. twenty-two
J. B. Hood (search for this): chapter 5
security of our march required that he should be dislodged, and General Smith was intrusted with this service. He performed it very handsomely with Hampton's and Hood's brigades, under Whiting, driving the enemy, in about two hours, a mile and a half through the wood, to the protection of their vessels-of-war. General Smith's tned on equal terms; although the Confederates engaged superior numbers in a position of their own choosing. I had passed the railroad some little distance with Hood's brigade, when the action commenced, and stopped to see its termination. But, being confident that the Federal troops opposing ours were those whose camps I had just seen, and therefore not more than a brigade, I did not doubt that General Smith was quite strong enough to cope with them. General Hood was desired to go forward, therefore, and, connecting his right with Longstreet's left, to fill upon the right flank of his enemy. The direction of the firing was then (near five o'clock)
Hooker (search for this): chapter 5
turned by the eight field-pieces belonging to General R. H. Anderson's command. That officer, observing that a division Hooker's. of Federal troops had entered the wood a thousand yards to the right of Fort Magruder, placed Wilcox's brigade before e dead and wounded of both parties lay, supposed that of the enemy to be from three to five times greater than ours. General Hooker, on oath before the committee on the conduct of the war, said that his division alone lost seventeen hundred men. Abo necessarily left in the road where we found them. Longstreet reported nine thousand men of his division engaged with Hooker's and Kearney's divisions on the right. General Sumner, the ranking Federal officer on the field, stated that two-thirdsrates to their camps on Monday, although his statement shows clearly that all his troops and Keyes's Kearney's division; Hooker's was not engaged. that fought there were defeated, and driven back six or seven miles to the shelter of intrenchments pr
Huger (search for this): chapter 5
army when it should come within reach. Major. General Huger was instructed, at the same time, to prepare to the navy-yard, and instructions were sent to Major-General Huger to march to Richmond. The four divisions ur or five thousand, at Gordonsville; and had halted Huger's division at Petersburg, when on its way to Richmon receive so great an accession. For this object, Huger's division, now reduced to three brigades, One had on was placed on the left of that of D. H. Hill, and Huger's in rear of the interval between the two last-namede right of the Federal army, and that Magruder's and Huger's, crossing by the New Bridge, should form between tthe New Bridge up to Meadow Bridge. Longstreet and Huger were directed to conduct their brigades to D. H. Hils, and to advance to the attack in that order; while Huger's division should march along the Charles City road ps at Fair Oaks. In an hour or two Longstreet's and Huger's division, whom it had not been necessary to bring
W. H. Jackson (search for this): chapter 5
road; and Smith's in reserve, behind Hill's left and Magruder's right. Generals Jackson and Ewell, the former commanding as senior officer, were then opposing Gen to Branch and J. R. Anderson. On leaving the Rapidan, I had requested Generals Jackson and Ewell to send their letters to me through the Adjutant-General's offithe army had reached the neighborhood of the Chickahominy. Then, one from General Jackson, written soon after his return from McDowell, was delivered to me. In it hnemy too strongly intrenched. Instead of moving directly on Strasburg, General Jackson took the road by Front Royal, to turn the Federal army. His movement was oyal, and pressed on to Winchester, by the direct road, with his troops, while Jackson, turning across to that from Strasburg, struck the main Federal column in flanna and Georgia, and above sixteen thousand from the Valley in the divisions of Jackson and Ewell, which the victories of Cross Keys and Port Republic had rendered di
D. R. Jones (search for this): chapter 5
Huger to march to Richmond. The four divisions were assembled at Williamsburg about noon of the 4th. Magruder's division, temporarily commanded by Brigadier-General D. R. Jones, was ordered to move on in the afternoon, by the New Kent road, and to turn off at the Burnt Ordinary, toward the Diascund Bridge; to be followed, at t — the best evidences of successful fighting, except that already mentioned-sleeping on the field of battle. Magruder's division, then commanded by Brigadier-General D. R. Jones in consequence of the illness of the major-general, passed the night of the 5th at Diascund Bridge; that of Major-General Smith at Barhamsville, twelveit twice-making the total six thousand seven hundred and thirty-three, instead of four thousand two hundred and thirty-three. among the killed were Colonels Lomax, Jones, and Moore, of Alabama. About five-sixths of the loss was in the latter division, upon which the weight of the fighting on the right fell. The officers of those
Kearney (search for this): chapter 5
st leaving the wood and entering the open ground when I first saw it. Here Colston's brigade joined the Confederate, and Kearney's division the Federal troops engaged. But in the open ground the Confederates were more rapidly successful than in theeft in the road where we found them. Longstreet reported nine thousand men of his division engaged with Hooker's and Kearney's divisions on the right. General Sumner, the ranking Federal officer on the field, stated that two-thirds of Smith's dps, united in this second position, was assailed with such spirit by the Confederate troops that, although reenforced by Kearney's division of Heintzelman's corps, it was broken, divided, and driven from its ground — the greater part along the Willawal of the Confederates to their camps on Monday, although his statement shows clearly that all his troops and Keyes's Kearney's division; Hooker's was not engaged. that fought there were defeated, and driven back six or seven miles to the shelter
Kershaw (search for this): chapter 5
to be followed, at two o'clock next morning, by G. W. Smith's, which was to keep the New Kent road. The baggage was to move next, in rear of which D. H. Hill's and Longstreet's divisions were to march. This order of march was based on the idea that a part of the Federal army might pass us by the river. About four o'clock P. M., the cavalry rear-guard, on the Yorktown road, was driven in, and rapidly followed by the enemy. Brigadier-General McLaws was sent with the two brigades nearest, Kershaw's and Semmes's, to support the rear-guard. He met the enemy near and beyond Fort Magruder, made his dispositions with prompt skill and courage, and quickly drove the Federal troops from the field, taking a piece of artillery. At sunset a rearguard of two brigades of Longstreet's division-Anderson's and Pryor's, commanded by General Anderson-occupied Fort Magruder and four of the little redoubts on its right, and two of those on the left. At daybreak on the 5th, Smith's division and th
Keyes (search for this): chapter 5
orps, were on and above the railroad, and Heintzelman's and Keyes's below it, and on the Williamsburg road. The last two, af upon my first design — that of assailing Heintzelman's and Keyes's corps as soon as, by advancing, they should sufficiently at might cross the Chickahominy to assist Heintzelman's and Keyes's corps; or, if none came, he was to fall upon the right fld drove them back to the main position of the first line of Keyes's corps-Casey's division. It occupied a line of rifle-pits's position, bore a prominent part in the last contest. Keyes's corps, united in this second position, was assailed with ps at Fair Oaks was six miles from those of Heintzelman and Keyes, which were near Bottom's Bridge; but the Confederate forcelthough his statement shows clearly that all his troops and Keyes's Kearney's division; Hooker's was not engaged. that foughing ranking officer, he could have united Heintzelman's and Keyes's corps to his own, and attacked the Confederates both in f
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