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Peabody (search for this): chapter 9
t; in his front a valley, and beyond, perhaps four hundred yards distant, the crest of a higher ridge. On his right the valley leads to a hill whose summit, one hundred yards farther to the west, is lower than the ridge upon which he stands, and higher than the crest beyond. When I arrived at the spot where the regiments of my brigade had dropped down to sleep, I found them forming in line in the valley I have described. Posting my battery of Parrotts (six guns, under command of Lieutenant Peabody) on the bluff end of the ridge, I moved my brigade up the valley, and occupied the summit of the hill to the right, with the Second Massachusetts. Next to it I posted the Third Wisconsin, farther down the ravine the Twentyninth Pennsylvania, and on the extreme left the Twentyseventh Indiana. Before us, just over the crest of the hill opposite, was the enemy; but he could not show himself without being in sight and range of my command. From one and a half to two miles on my left, on
Neff (search for this): chapter 9
h were the two companies of the Second. With solid shot crashing into and over them, and with canister raking them, General Jackson found that not one inch could he make Savage or Cary turn back, although Cary was knocked over by a flying stone, through a shell that killed a man by his side. As Jackson looked upon the scene, it is represented that he did not doubt that the enemy would attempt to drive his artillery from this vital position and occupy it with his own; and so turning to Colonel Neff, commanding the Thirty-third Virginia infantry, then supporting Carpenter's Battery, he asked him,-- Colonel, wllre is your regiment posted? Here, he replied. I expect, answered Jackson, the enemy to bring artillery to this hill: they must not do it. If they attempt to come, charge them with the bayonet. Dabney relates this incident as of such powerful cast, that he uses the words strident voice and blood tingle to convey its effect. See Dabney's Life of Jackson, p. 104.
Charles P. Stone (search for this): chapter 9
h many are coming in daily, who having been compelled to halt from exhaustion, after recovery found their way in by different routes. On the 24th, Lieutenant-Colonel Andrews reported his total loss to have been 3 killed and 17 wounded. Banks also reported that there were 189 men of Williams's division sick in hospital at Strasburg, and that 125 of them were left in the hospital at Winchester, and 64 not removed from Strasburg,--left there with two surgeons and attendants. At Winchester, Dr. Stone of the Second was left in charge. In addition to these surgeons, there were eight others who fell into the enemy's hands. General Shields, when he marched for Fredericksburg, left 1,000 sick and disabled men at Strasburg. Banks says, Surgeon King, division surgeon, exhibits the disposition of them, but does not say what it was. Of material, Banks makes the following statement: All our guns were saved. Our wagon-train consisted of nearly five hundred wagons, of which number fifty-fiv
C. F. Dunbar (search for this): chapter 9
e twenty-fifth of May, Sunday, 11 P. M. The next day the public was again excited by an appeal This appeal came out in the Boston daily Advertiser, of which C. F. Dunbar was then editor, on the 26th of May, 1862. As soon as it came to his notice, Banks, in a telegram to Dunbar, offered up Copeland as a propitiatory sacrifice, Dunbar, offered up Copeland as a propitiatory sacrifice, as follows :-- Williamsburg, Md., June 2, 1862. To Mr. C. F. Dunbar, Boston, Mass. Major Copeland should secure some position in the Massachusetts regiments of equal rank to that he now holds. It is not consistent that he should return to his post here after his proclamation in Boston. Please convey to him this information. Mr. C. F. Dunbar, Boston, Mass. Major Copeland should secure some position in the Massachusetts regiments of equal rank to that he now holds. It is not consistent that he should return to his post here after his proclamation in Boston. Please convey to him this information. N. P. Banks, A. A. C. See Statement of R. M. Copeland, p. 17. from Major R. Morris Copeland, Banks's adjutant-general, who happened to be in Boston during the fight. Copeland blamed the War Department for leaving Banks defenceless. The hands that hold the pen, the ruler, and the hammer were made in these days, says C
Taliaferro (search for this): chapter 9
compel Donelly to retire? This is quite probable: Banks avers it in his report. Why then did I withdraw? To answer this, I resume my narrative. For two hours the Stonewall brigade (Jackson's own, under General Winder), with Carpenter's and Taliaferro's brigades, and three batteries, had been held in check on the heights opposite by the rifles of the Second Massachusetts, and by the battery of six Parrotts on our flank. During this time the roar of artillery and infantry on our left before , Jackson, setting spurs to his horse, bounded upon the crest, and shouted to the officers nearest to him, Forward after the enemy! Then, on right, left, and centre, they swarmed in pursuit. There in front were the Stonewall, Carpenter's, and Taliaferro's brigades; to my right was Taylor's brigade; and hurrying up from the reserve was Elzey's,--all in pursuit of my four regiments, who were now in full retreat for the town. Dabney's Life of Jackson, p. 109. On right, left, and centre, im
George S. Greene (search for this): chapter 9
of my brigade, and make the War Department responsible for the change. For this he selected General Greene, General order no. 26.Headquarters Department of the Shenandoah, Williamsport, Md., May 28, 1862. I. Brigadier-General George S. Greene, U. S. A., having reported for duty at these headquarters in accordance with the orders of the War Department, is assigned to the command of the Thcommanding-general commends to the just consideration of the brigade its new commander, General George S. Greene, as an officer of large experience and distinguished character. By command of Major-Brig.-Gen. Cavalry. S. W. Crawford, Brig.-Gen. U. S. V. A. S. Williams, B. G. C. 1st Div. Geo. S. Greene, Brig.-Gen. U. S. V. signed by all the officers of rank who were cognizant of or had particd to duty in the Department of the Shenandoah, to take command of the brigade now under Brigadier-General Greene, and will report in person to Major-General Banks. By order of the Secretary of War.
George Ht (search for this): chapter 9
accordance with the orders of the War Department, is assigned to the command of the Third Brigade, General A. S. Williams's division, and will relieve Colonel George H. Gordon, Second Massachusetts Volunteers, who on being relieved will assume command of his regiment. 11. InI announcing this cllange in the organization of the Third Brigade, under the general direction of tie Dea)tlmlent of War, the commandinggeneral desires to express his unlqualified approval of the manner in which Colonel George Ht. Gordon has discharged the duties of brigade-commander. In organization, discipline, instruction, and equipment he has maintained and elevated the standard of his command. In the execution of his orders, --often, from the extreme necessities of our position and the great reduction of our forces, sudden and difficult,--he has been prompt and successful, exhibiting on all occasions the qualities of a prompt and patriotic officer. The commanding-general has also the pleasure of expres
Mercer (search for this): chapter 9
across the open field. In a few moments the Twenty-first North Carolina, having lost both the field-officers present, and a large number of men killed and wounded, fell back. This check was, however, but brief in its duration. When Kirkland advanced in the centre, Colonel Johnson, with the First Maryland Regiment, moved forward on his left, nearer the valley turnpike, and meeting with little opposition reached the suburbs of the town. On the right of the Twenty-first North Carolina, Colonel Mercer, with the Twenty-first Georgia, advanced, turned the flank of the enemy on that side, and by means of an enfilading fire quickly drove him from the position unsuccessfully attacked by Colonel Kirkland. Latimer (in command of Courtenay's guns) and Brockenbrough contributed to this result with their batteries. The Federals took a new position nearer the town. The remainder of Trimble's brigade (Sixteenth Mississippi and Fifteenth Alabama regiments) now joined the Twenty-first Georgia; b
Fremont (search for this): chapter 9
ted his strength. Their lowest estimate placed the combined strength of the enemy at twenty thousand. See Jackson's Valley Campaign, p. 111, in which the total of Jackson's command is placed at 15,000 or 16,000. In the pursuit of Shields and Fremont, the battles of Cross Keyes and Port Republic, the march of Jackson to unite with the Army of Virginia, we did not participate; therefore I leave them with no other allusion. On the thirty-first of May, the enemy at Bunker Hill, Martinsburg, and Charlestown was apprised that Fremont from the west and McDowell from the east were closing in upon his rear. In one week after our fight at Winchester, Jackson, with his whole army, turned southward in flight. The effect of our retreat upon the country was startling. In Massachusetts the people were aroused by a proclamation. Hardly had the thousand camp-fires begun to glow around the thousand carriages upon the banks of the Potomac, at eleven o'clock at night of the twenty-fifth of M
George H. Gordon (search for this): chapter 9
was a major in the Second Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Gordon of Massachusetts, who is, I believe, said the Major, an old friigade, General A. S. Williams's division, and will relieve Colonel George H. Gordon, Second Massachusetts Volunteers, who on being relieved wihis unlqualified approval of the manner in which Colonel George Ht. Gordon has discharged the duties of brigade-commander. In organization, d in recommending for the appointment of brigadier-general, Colonel George H. Gordon, commanding Second Massachusetts Regiment. Colonel GordColonel Gordon has for the last three months filled the position asked for him, having been in command of the Third Brigade of Williams's division. The hfrom the Secretary of War. Winchester, Va., June 15. Brigadier-General Gordon will proceed at once to Washington, and report to the Secr-General's Office, Washington, June 18, 1862. 9th. Brigadier-General George H. Gordon, U. S. Vols., is assigned to duty in the Department o
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