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17th (search for this): chapter 16
xpected to land troops at various points on the river by means of temporary landing-places, but it was a failure, and the troops were not finally disembarked at Deep Bottom until 9 o'clock on the morning of the 13th,—an inauspicious delay. The column finally advanced, but gained only temporary advantages. Birney's men captured four howitzers. The report continues: On the night of the 16th, a fleet of steamers was sent from City Point to Deep Bottom, returning at 4 o'clock A. M. on the 17th, the object being to convey the impression to the enemy that we were withdrawing from Deep Bottom, and to induce them to come out of their works and attack. The ruse failed. At 8 o'clock P. M., Gen. Mott was ordered to Petersburg to relieve the Ninth Corps from the intrenchments. Immediately after dark (20th), I withdrew my command, in accordance with orders, . . . . and marched my two divisions by Point of Rocks to my old camp near Petersburg. . . . . The night was extremely inclemen
18th (search for this): chapter 7
miles to rejoin the Battery. We overtook it at mid-day pushing on into Manassas Gap. We met a body of cavalry and flying artillery coming out of the gap. They had been holding it until the army arrived. We were immediately ordered into position on one of a series of eminences known as Wapping Heights, commanding the road through the Pass. It was thought Lee intended to get possession of these heights, and a battle was momentarily expected. Gen. Meade crossed the Potomac . . . on the 18th, . . . moving to Warrenton. This movement being in advance of Lee, who halted for some days near Bunker Hill and made a feint of recrossing the Potomac, Meade was enabled to seize all the passes through the Blue Ridge north of the Rappahannock, barring the enemy's egress from the Shenandoah save by a tedious flank march. Meade, misled by his scouts, had expected to fight a battle in Manassas Gap—or rather on the west side of it—where our cavalry under Buford found the enemy in force; when
18th (search for this): chapter 12
my was gradually swinging to the left. After the battle of the Wilderness, Culpepper was abandoned as a base of supplies and Fredericksburg opened. To this point were transported the wounded and prisoners of the recent contests. Our movement; on the 15th was due to Hancock being directed to transfer the divisions of Gibbon and Barlow to the Fredericksburg road, and on the night of the 17th to be on hand in the attack Gen. Hancock had been ordered to make at daylight on the morning of the 18th, upon the intrenchments occupied by the enemy in front of the captured line of works. It is scarcely necessary to add that our troops, after capturing a line of rifle-pits, were repulsed with considerable loss, the Rebels being now so strongly intrenched Our move on the 19th was one in connection with Barlow's, Birney's, and Gibbon's divisions, which took post near Anderson's Mills on the Ny. Owing to the losses in action and the expiration of the term of service of many regiments of
18th (search for this): chapter 15
. From that date till July 26, my troops were engaged in the arduous duties incident to the siege operations in front of Petersburg. Severe and almost constant labor (much of it during the night) was required from the men in erecting the formidable earthworks which were thrown up in front of that town. While performing these exhausting labors, the troops were at all times exposed to heavy artillery fire, and to the enemy's of casualties resulted daily.—Hancock's Official Report. On the 18th, the Fortieth Massachusetts Infantry came up and occupied the line at our left. They had recently come from South Carolina, and as we saw each other last at Boxford, Mass., we had many greetings and questions to exchange after the manner of old friends. They told us of the siege of Charleston and the battle of Olustee in Florida, but declared they never knew what campaigning meant till they joined the Army of the Potomac. At noon we were again ordered to the front, and in the mid-day hea
20th (search for this): chapter 7
ificant settlement, known as Woodsgrove, amidst a profusion of blackberries. From this place Sergt. Allard and privates Alden, Abbott and F. A. Chase were sent, mounted, back to Berlin on the Maryland side of the Potomac, with requisitions for a supply of mules to take the place of the horses on our baggage wagons. While returning they were captured by guerrillas and taken to Belle Isle, Virginia. A detailed account of their experience will be found in the Appendix. Monday morning, the 20th, we continued our line of march, passing through Snickersville, near Snicker's Gap, Bloomfield, and Paris, all small villages, and camped at Upperville near Ashby's Gap, where we remained until the afternoon of the 22d, leaving at 5 o'clock, the right and centre sections advancing about six miles and camping at Piedmont. The left section having been detailed as rear guard to the supply train, was on the road all night in that capacity, and the next morning made a rapid march of twelve miles
21st (search for this): chapter 16
fore Petersburg had been so strengthened that a small portion of the entire force was sufficient to hold it. This left the remainder free to maneuver elsewhere. We were drawn out of the front line, then, because we were wanted elsewhere. On the 21st the Second and Sixth corps were dispatched to the left to extend the line towards the Weldon Railroad, with a view of enveloping the city more closely. The Second Corps having the advance, struck the Plank Road, and established itself on the west my two divisions by Point of Rocks to my old camp near Petersburg. . . . . The night was extremely inclement, and the roads were in exceedingly bad condition, but my command arrived at camp in very good order between 6 and 7 o'clock A. M., on the 21st. This camp was noted as near the Deserted House. The behavior of some of the troops under Barlow is commented upon unfavorably for their lack of steadiness, and Hancock attributes their lack of cohesion to the large number of new men in the
22nd (search for this): chapter 7
c, with requisitions for a supply of mules to take the place of the horses on our baggage wagons. While returning they were captured by guerrillas and taken to Belle Isle, Virginia. A detailed account of their experience will be found in the Appendix. Monday morning, the 20th, we continued our line of march, passing through Snickersville, near Snicker's Gap, Bloomfield, and Paris, all small villages, and camped at Upperville near Ashby's Gap, where we remained until the afternoon of the 22d, leaving at 5 o'clock, the right and centre sections advancing about six miles and camping at Piedmont. The left section having been detailed as rear guard to the supply train, was on the road all night in that capacity, and the next morning made a rapid march of twelve miles to rejoin the Battery. We overtook it at mid-day pushing on into Manassas Gap. We met a body of cavalry and flying artillery coming out of the gap. They had been holding it until the army arrived. We were immediately
23rd (search for this): chapter 9
over the graves of soldiers belonging to the Seventh, Fifteenth, and Twenty-sixth North Carolina regiments. Then there were other graves unmarked, and the stench from the carcasses of dead horses that lay putrefying was sickening. Our march this day ended at Greenwich, which we had occupied just one week before. Wednesday morning, at 7, we were again under way, but at 11 A. M. went into camp at Catlett Station. While here we moved camp twice, and were inspected by Capt. Randolph on the 23d, and Capt. Sleeper on the 25th. The weather being quite cool, we made ourselves as. comfortable as possible by stockading our tents and building fireplaces. At this station (October 27th), Lieut. Thos. R. Armitage was detached for duty in Battery K, Fourth Regiment, U. S. Regulars. On the 30th, line of march was again resumed and continued a distance of about eight miles, when a halt was made one mile and a half from Warrenton Junction. November 1st the Battery was again inspected by
23rd (search for this): chapter 17
to our present position, did not take place. One division of the corps was said to be occupied in tearing up the track, one was in the front line, and the third (Barlow's) lay near us ready for any emergency. But in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 23rd, the bands struck up lively strains, and in accordance with precedent orders soon came for us to move. It was about noon that General Hancock ordered the First Division, under command of General Miles (Barlow being absent sick), to proceed to the Gen. Barlow, who had assumed command of his division during the day, occupied the intrenchments at Reams Station at night. The Second Division, Maj. Gen. Gibbon commanding, moved from the vicinity of the Aiken House shortly before dark on the 23d, . . . arriving at the station at an early hour on the morning of the 24th, relieving the First Division from the intrenchments. Gen. Barlow was again obliged to relinquish the command of his division to Gen. Miles, on account of sickness. On be
24th (search for this): chapter 17
work was prosecuted on the following day without material incident as far as Reams Station. The cavalry, however, had had some skirmishing toward Dinwiddie Court House. Gen. Barlow, who had assumed command of his division during the day, occupied the intrenchments at Reams Station at night. The Second Division, Maj. Gen. Gibbon commanding, moved from the vicinity of the Aiken House shortly before dark on the 23d, . . . arriving at the station at an early hour on the morning of the 24th, relieving the First Division from the intrenchments. Gen. Barlow was again obliged to relinquish the command of his division to Gen. Miles, on account of sickness. On being relieved from the intrenchments, the First Division proceeded with the work of destroying the railroad towards Rowanty Creek, my instructions being to destroy the road as far as that if practicable. . . . . . At dark the working party and the division were withdrawn to the intrenchments at Reams. The next day the Se
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