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David G. Farragut (search for this): chapter 18
ps ten or twelve days later, and possibly this failure of mine was one of the grounds in the mind of the President for my being allowed to be removed, or which caused the removal, and so I suffered. But within less than thirty days afterwards Farragut was summoned to City Point to look into the naval matters on James River. The enemy, taking courage, had come down through Trent's Reach, with three of their light-draught, iron-clad gunboats during the high water to attack our monitors lying nelp it off. This took so long that the night passed, and in daylight when they got the vessel off, the forts opened upon them, and they ran back up river and never came down afterwards. A court-martial was held on Parker, presided over by Admiral Farragut, which found him guilty of cowardice, and he was sentenced to be dismissed from service. This sentence was changed to a lighter punishment by Gideon Welles, who thought cowardice excusable. Dutch Gap has since been dredged out, and is th
U. S. Grant (search for this): chapter 18
mes River at a point known as Deep Bottom. General Grant wanted to get north of the James still furthe south side of Richmond, Drury's bluff; and Grant proposed that his movement should be made on ttter set forth in the order that I read to General Grant, and which I here reproduce from my order line of the outer fortifications of Richmond. Grant laughingly said: Well, General, if you say so,osing them, --which, unfortunately, happened. Grant went home, after giving us his congratulationse earth on the sides of the excavation. General Grant asked me how long it would take to cut thearker and capturing City Point, destroying all Grant's transports and shipping, was that one of theound I at once telegraphed the despatch to General Grant for his orders and received Grant's answerer. See Appendix No. 96. November 10, General Grant telegraphed a very high compliment to Stanccess and brilliancy and genius of effort--General Grant, who ought to be our next candidate for th[14 more...]
John A. Green (search for this): chapter 18
s to be deposited for McClellan at the election to be held just one week from that date; that the Republicans were to be driven from the polls; that there were several thousand rebels in New York who were to aid in the movement; and that Brig.-Gen. John A. Green, who was known to be the confidential friend of the governor, was to be present, bringing some forces from the interior of the State to take part in the movement. The fact of such an organization was testified to over and over again. arrison on Governor's Island. He said he thought he could let me have five hundred men. I told him they might as well remain in the garrison as anywhere. I had been expressly cautioned by the Secretary of War against the machinations of Gen. John A. Green. Monday my headquarters boat came up with my guard, one hundred Pennsylvanians. They were landed at the battery, and put into barracks there. That day Major-General Sanford, commanding the division of State militia in the city of New
Griggs (search for this): chapter 18
to be resumed on the other side of road. The Twenty-Fifth Virginia (City Battalion), numbering not to exceed two hundred (200) men for duty, are extended along the line toward Buffin's house in front of our position at Deep Bottom. They are there joined by Bennings' (old) Georgia Brigade, commanded by Colonel Dubow, numbering about four hundred (400) men, who are extended along the line past Buffin's house — the picket line being near the house of J. Aikens. They are there joined by Griggs' Texas Brigade, numbering about four hundred (400) men for duty, who extend along the line to a place called Newmarket, where the enemy have a pretty strong work on a height commanding the Newmarket road. These are all the infantry forces, except a battalion of militia reserves, numbering about one hundred and seventy-five (175) men for duty, who are in camp some distance to the rear, who form a connecting line between Johnson's Brigade and the City Battalion. These reserves are composed
Hancock (search for this): chapter 18
the north side he detailed, on the 13th of August, Hancock with the Second Corps, to be transported from City he Tenth Corps across from Bermuda Hundred and join Hancock in an attack upon the enemy in that quarter. The pas to be made at daybreak by both corps. Grant put Hancock's corps on board transportation to go around by riveadquarters. The first of the vessels containing Hancock's troops, as I was informed, reached Deep Bottom bemagine my surprise at about eleven o'clock when General Hancock with his staff,--who preferred to ride from theposition of the enemy to be too strong to be taken, Hancock withdrew his troops back to the lines at Petersburg General Grant had made a formal demonstration with Hancock's Second Corps and Birney's Corps from Bermuda Hund I can take with the negroes, a redoubt that turned Hancock's corps on a former occasion, that will settle the ey's Run, apparently to guard the road by which General Hancock advanced over Strawberry Plains from below Four
Charles A. Heckman (search for this): chapter 18
great pain. As will be remembered, for the purpose of having a surprise the orders for the movement were intrusted only to the commanders of corps. Ord's staff, in their anxiety for the condition of their chief, immediately got him into an ambulance and took him to Deep Bottom, some miles down the river, where he could have proper facilities for surgical care, but very unfortunately, he not being in condition to remember about it himself, carried away in his pocket his orders, so that General Heckman who succeeded him in command knew not what to do. Meanwhile General Grant, in natural concern as to the success of the expedition, rode over from City Point, arriving after a delay of some hours, and found my troops occupying Fort Harrison. DeKay had ridden to find me and given me information of the condition of affairs. I asked him by what road he came. He said: By the Varina road, and I said to him: That is covered by the enemy's line of fortifications. He said: They had all
A. A. Humphreys (search for this): chapter 18
ave a fresh log house for that purpose than a planter's deserted house, which, from my experience, I found sometimes too thickly populated to be comfortable. Those headquarters were never abandoned until Richmond was taken. Except for the unfortunate accident of General Ord's disability, this whole movement was most successful, but not all we had hoped for, and it was characterized by General Grant as one of the best things of the kind done in the war. In a book published by Maj.-Gen. A. A. Humphreys, General Meade's chief of staff, purporting to be a history of the movements Headquarters of Gen. Butler on North bank of the James, eight miles from Richmond. 1. office and room of Gen. Butler. 2. kitchen. 3. servants' lodgings. from the Rapidan, this movement is narrated, and although it was carried on in obedience to my express orders and under my own personal superintendence and command, he forgets to mention that I was there at all or had anything to do with it, simply
Isham (search for this): chapter 18
hat of dealing in finance,--a broker, perhaps. Had you any connection with the Peoples' Bank of Kentucky? I did business with that bank, and sometimes for it. When did you leave Kentucky? I cannot give the date, General, but it was when Governor Morehead was arrested. Where did you move yourself and business? To Nashville, Tennessee. Did you continue business there? For a little while. When and where did you go then? To New Orleans. At what time? When Governor Isham left the State and the Union troops occupied Nashville. When did you leave New Orleans? When you took possession of the city. Were you in the same business there? Yes, sir. Were you connected with any banking firm or financial association? Yes, sir; the citizens' bank. Where did you go then? To Liverpool, England. Ho, ho, Mr. Lyons, then I guess we are business acquaintances. Are you the H. J. Lyons who made claim on the Citizens' Bank of New Orleans from Live
Bushrod Johnson (search for this): chapter 18
a continuous intrenched line at that point. Most of the line has abatis but no ditch. The troops holding that line, from all the information gathered, are Bushrod Johnson's (Tennessee) brigade, about four hundred and fifty (450) men for duty, with its pickets advanced beyond Cox's overseer's house toward Dutch Gap, holding the f militia reserves, numbering about one hundred and seventy-five (175) men for duty, who are in camp some distance to the rear, who form a connecting line between Johnson's Brigade and the City Battalion. These reserves are composed of soldiers below the age of eighteen (18), and above the age of forty-five (45), but they, with this to pass them by the Varina road, or turn them near the house of J. Aikens and pass to the rear, as the demoralization of their defenders, if any get there from Johnson's command, will be greater when they find themselves cut off from Richmond. General Ord will observe that the Varina road runs within two miles of the river, a
A. V. Kautz (search for this): chapter 18
anding Eighteenth Corps; Major-General Birney, Commanding Tenth Corps; Brigadier-General Kautz, Commanding division of cavalry. Pursuant to the verbal directions e left without too great loss. If successful, and the way can be opened, General Kautz's cavalry, having been massed near the pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom and cr in the country there, Darbytown road. If successful in striking that road, General Kautz is to make the utmost diligence and celerity of marching up that road towarof the one and the other of the corps commanders, as well as the command of General Kautz, he may be thus enabled to secure more perfect co-operation than would otheis corps commanders. The two battalions of horse artillery, reporting to General Kautz, will cross and travel with him. Ambulances will be parked near the souttal boats will be at Deep Bottom for the purpose of receiving any wounded. General Kautz will take with him three (3) days' cooked rations per man, and what forage
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