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Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
ition at Warrenton and Warrenton Junction, and before I crossed the Rappahannock, it was my desire to move from that position rapidly and seize the heights of Fredericksburg, changing my base and line of communication from the Orange and Alexandria railroad to the Aquia Creek railroad. I believed, from the position of General Leeas going into winter quarters, that any movement I might make with rapidity would be a surprise to him, and I was satisfied that I could occupy the heights of Fredericksburg before he could get down there. If he followed me down there to give me battle, that would be just what I wanted; if he did not, then I could take up my posi beyond Bartlett's Mills; nor could I hear that he had made any intrenchments on the plank road and Old Town pike-road, two of the main communications between Fredericksburg and Orange Court House, or that he had made any arrangements for receiving an attack. I had satisfactory information that the line from Bartlett's Mills arou
Leesburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
udon valley. I accordingly put the army in motion for Berlin, in Maryland, where bridges were thrown across the Potomac, and the army was moved as rapidly as possible, until it occupied a position the general line of which was the turnpike from Leesburg to Winchester. Whilst in this position I could not ascertain from scouts, or from any other means of obtaining information which I possessed, that the army under General Lee, which was known to be in the valley and extending from Winchester to Martinsburg, had made any movement. Unwilling to move beyond this line, which would have enabled him to pass in my rear and come down that pike from Winchester to Leesburg, and thus have left the road open to Washington, I halted for a day, throwing forward my cavalry to occupy the lower passes of Manassas gap, and to ascertain, if I possibly could, what the movements, if any, were to be of General Lee. During this day we were informed from our signals on Ashby's gap and on Snicker's gap, wh
Middleburg (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
eless animals, and implements of every sort to Union bridge, three miles from Middleburg; a proper officer from each corps with them. Supplies will be brought up theosition, and form line of battle with the left resting in the neighborhood of Middleburg, and the right at Manchester, the general direction being that of Pipe creek. to Taneytown and Westminster, and, after crossing Pipe creek, deploy towards Middleburg. The corps at Emmettsburg will be withdrawn, by way of Mechanicsville, to MiMiddleburg, or, if a more direct route can be found, leaving Taneytown to their left, to withdraw direct to Middleburg. General Slocum will assume command of the twoMiddleburg. General Slocum will assume command of the two corps at Hanover and Two Taverns and withdraw them via Union Mills, deploying one to the right and one to the left after crossing Pipe creek, connecting on the left oints to general headquarters, near Frizelburg, viz: Manchester, Union Mills, Middleburg, and the Taneytown road. All true Union people should be advised to harass
Brandy Station (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
hat? Answer: About the 1st of August. I did as directed; took up a position upon the Rappahannock, and immediately threw out my cavalry and had a fight at Brandy Station. That was the first fight at Brandy Station that General Buford was in. This position was maintained until about the middle of August, I think, when my forceBrandy Station that General Buford was in. This position was maintained until about the middle of August, I think, when my force was diminished, first by the detachment of a division sent to South Carolina, and subsequently by a considerable body of troops which were sent to New York for the purpose of enforcing the draft. Some time after this, about the middle of September, I received information which induced me to believe, or which satisfied me, that Lon as the railroad to the Rappahannock was completed, and the railroad bridge across that stream completed, and the necessary arrangements made for a depot at Brandy Station, so that the army could be properly supplied, I made a further movement to endeavor to engage General Lee in battle, or at least compel him to retire from the
Manchester (New Hampshire, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
mmettsburg. Second corps to Taneytown. Fifth corps to Hanover. First corps to Gettysburg. Eleventh corps to Gettysburg, (or supporting distance.) Sixth corps to Manchester. Twelfth corps to Two Taverns. Cavalry to front, and flank well out in all directions, giving timely notice of operations and movements of the enemy. Allr impediments, to withdraw the army from its present position, and form line of battle with the left resting in the neighborhood of Middleburg, and the right at Manchester, the general direction being that of Pipe creek. For this purpose General Reynolds, in command of the left, will withdraw the force at present at Gettysburg,one to the right and one to the left after crossing Pipe creek, connecting on the left with General Reynolds, and communicating his right to General Sedgwick at Manchester, who will connect with him and form the right. The time for falling back can only be developed by circumstances. Whenever such circumstances arise as would
Cashtown (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
despatched a cavalry force to follow the retreating column on the Cashtown road, believing that the enemy was retiring into the Cumberland vareviously received of the character of the passes at Fairfield and Cashtown, having been informed that they had been fortified by the enemy, ae I had any positive information that the enemy were moving on the Cashtown road. To show that this circular did not contemplate, under all c. I am satisfied that A. P. Hill's corps is massed just back of Cashtown, about nine miles from this place. Pender's division of this (Hilnfantry and artillery) are within four miles of this place, at the Cashtown road. My parties have returned that went north, northwest and northeast, after crossing the road from Cashtown to Oxford in several places. They heard nothing of any force having passed over it lately. Theuccess. At the present moment the battle is raging on the road to Cashtown, and in short cannon range of this town; the enemy's line is a sem
Strasburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
of artillery in position. Every disposition was made for a battle the next day, which I believed or hoped would take place, supposing that I had interrupted the retreat of General Lee, and that he would be compelled to defend that position in order to secure his trains. During the night, however, the enemy retired. It was subsequently ascertained that he had been moving with great rapidity over several roads further to the west than the road to Front Royal, one of which passed through Strasburg, and that he had conducted his retreat with so much rapidity that the force we had encountered at Front Royal the day previously was his rear-guard. Having failed in this attempt to cut off his retreat, I then retired through Manassas gap and proceeded to the Rappahannock, General Lee, in the meantime, retiring to Culpeper and taking up a position between the Rappahannock and the Rapidan. Upon my arrival at the Rappahannock, which was towards the close of July, I communicated my views t
Gordonsville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
nd advancing on them towards Orange Court House, to encounter first a concentration of Ewell's corps. And I hoped, by having my army, as it would be, concentrated in this movement, to throw such forces upon Ewell's corps as either to destroy him, or to so cripple him before General Hill could arrive, that I should then be able to turn upon Hill, and in this way I should have an opportunity of meeting General Lee's army in detail, and secure an effective lodgment at Orange Court House and Gordonsville. The army was directed to move about the 24th of November, I think. A storm occurred, however, which created a delay of two days, and the army moved on the 26th of November. Various circumstances occurred to cause delay which I had not expected—some arising from obstacles that I could not overcome or anticipate; others from the failure or neglect of subordinate officers to do what I had a right to expect they would have done. The first of these obstacles was the failure of the 3d co
Harper's Ferry (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
had directed a portion of the garrison at Harper's Ferry, under General French—which was placed undef—7,000 of that garrison, to move up from Harper's Ferry to Frederick, to hold Frederick and the linot because I considered the occupation of Harper's Ferry an important matter so far as the crossingall force could cut off communication with Harper's Ferry and prevent them from being supplied, and to the suggestions made to me to evacuate Harper's Ferry entirely; and late on the night of the 28told South Mountain pass, and also reoccupy Harper's Ferry, bringing up the force from Washington for was fearful that a force would be sent by Harper's Ferry to cut off his communications, which I hadf troops arriving both at Frederick and at Harper's Ferry. But in connexion with that notice came i front than Frederick, South mountain, and Harper's Ferry, to cover my communications in case anythingle-track railroad in very bad order from Harper's Ferry to Winchester. I therefore determined to [3 more...]<
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
as entirely ignorant of the country, and could get no information except by actually sending my cavalry over it. Some time was necessarily consumed in making reconnoissances and obtaining information of the country. In the meantime, just as I had made up my mind upon a plan of operations, I received an intimation from the department, or from the general-in-chief, that it was absolutely essential that my army should be still further weakened by the loss of two corps for the operations in Tennessee. Those corps were detached, and that suspended any operations of importance on my part until the return of the troops which had been sent to New York. Those troops were returned to me between the first and middle of October, but very much reduced; I think not more than two-thirds of those which I had sent away. In the meantime, however, I had received some accessions to my army from the draft. But of the conscripts who came in, considerable numbers deserted soon after arriving. The m
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