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D. D. Perkins (search for this): chapter 7
vited by General Banks, upon his accession to Patterson's command, to come to him at any and all times with such suggestions upon military affairs as I might wish to make, I took the liberty of advising him to move his main force to Front Royal, and thus holding a pass over the Blue Ridge so place himself upon his line of communications that his small force could not be surrounded by a larger one of the enemy. I besought him to apply for a change of orders to enable him to do this ; and Major Perkins, his adjutant-general, joined me in my intercessions. But Banks was immovable. therefore we did the best we could to throw up an incomplete field-work upon a hill in the middle of the town and a long line of simple breastworks in the southerly part. From the thirteenth to the twenty-third of May this not too exciting task furnished, with speculations upon the fall of Richmond, the whole staple of amusement. Again there was much grumbling and dissatisfaction among the officers of th
Whittemore (search for this): chapter 7
enemy. Although I made haste to relieve the gallant operators from their voluntary guard duty, I do not remember what message I sent to General Banks's assistant adjutant-general's clerk, by whom I was requested to make a report. Headquarters Department Shenandoah, New Market, Va., May 10, 1862. Please report by bearer if the two companies detailed have been sent from your command. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, R. Morris Copeland, Maj. Vols. and Act. Adjt.-Gen. per Whittemore, Clerk. In the middle of a vast clover-field just on the outskirts of the town my regiment, with the others of my brigade, were encamped. By orders from Washington we were to fortify Strasburg; Why the Government should have treated Front Royal as an outpost and Strasburg as the main place to be defended it is impossible to explain. Invited by General Banks, upon his accession to Patterson's command, to come to him at any and all times with such suggestions upon military affairs a
H. B. Scott (search for this): chapter 7
ering. Every one came over safely, but a few guns were lost. The current was so strong that it took the legs out from under several of the men, and gave them a good washing, an operation that long abstinence rendered sadly necessary. Lieutenant H. B. Scott, Second Massachusetts Regiment, A. D. C. Having forded the Shenandoah safely, we marched through New Market, and went into camp just beyond the town. The resistance we had met was weak,--weaker than we expected,--and was a disappointbe transferred to a more active field. A reply to this letter, received after Jackson had driven our regiment out of the valley, declared that the exigencies of the service required thewriters to remain at Strasburg (within the valley). Major Scott, of Colonel Murphy's Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania Regiment, suppressed his perturbed spirits and spent much of his pay in presents as testimonials to officers who met his approbation. Not content with having given superb swords to Generals Banks
McClellan (search for this): chapter 7
lamented as he saw the white snow-flakes nestling gently within and around the blossoms of his peach-trees. Such a good-natured old gentleman as he was, it was impossible to get angry with him when he insisted, with a good-natured smile, that McClellan would be whipped on the peninsula; that he hoped for and did not for a moment doubt it. But though under my protection I was sorry sometimes to see the grim-visaged front of war overspread the face of our otherwise kind hostess; for she was vernow driving them; will report fully. Burnt Bridge lies south of Columbia Bridge, over which the road to Gordonsville and Richmond crosses the Shenandoah. Fearing that we would not fall into the little trap of moving to Staunton, against which McClellan warned Banks, it might be that Jackson was trying all approaches to our rear, lest he might not have the opportunity to crush us with reinforcements in his own good time. With the pass across the mountain well guarded, and our advance at least
Moseby (search for this): chapter 7
ks,--and not only profess it but act up to it, to the manifest advantage of one rather smart officer, who bought a twenty-dollar Confederate note for twelve dollars in silver, and then exchanged it with an eager secessionist in town for a twenty-dollar bill in our currency. The sutlers realized great profits from this traffic; while some of them added horse-stealing to the business, and so contrived to keep the wolf from the door for a while, though there is but little doubt that Ashby and Moseby finally got even with the sutlers, and restored more to Virginia than she lost. It was a cause of complaint among some of our officers that I always paid every one of these secesh for what I took from them; though it was declared that I more than compensated for it by setting free every negro I came across. While our occupation at Harrisonburg was drawing to a close, information was received from the Secretary of War that Yorktown had been evacuated. Let the boys yell, wrote General Wil
Taliaferro (search for this): chapter 7
r at Massanutten town, and thence to Luray. Colonel Sullivan of Shields's division, who had been left to guard Columbia Bridge, informed Banks, about the first of May, that a deserter reported that on the thirtieth of April Jackson had moved with his whole force towards Harrisonburg; whence, he believed, he had returned and marched towards Port Republic. Tile deserter estimated his whole force to be about fifteen thousand men, composed of twelve or fifteen regiments commanded by Jackson, Taliaferro, Winder, and Ewell, and added that Jackson expected additional reinforcements. That Colonel Sullivan was in the same state of excitement as when at Strasburg was apparent from a despatch received from him, dated at Columbia Bridge at 2.25 P. M., addressed by signal to General Banks, announcing that Rebels drove in my pickets at Burnt Bridge and on Gordonsville road; started out reinforcements and am now driving them; will report fully. Burnt Bridge lies south of Columbia Bridge, over wh
Hamilton (search for this): chapter 7
ferred to a more active field. A reply to this letter, received after Jackson had driven our regiment out of the valley, declared that the exigencies of the service required thewriters to remain at Strasburg (within the valley). Major Scott, of Colonel Murphy's Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania Regiment, suppressed his perturbed spirits and spent much of his pay in presents as testimonials to officers who met his approbation. Not content with having given superb swords to Generals Banks and Hamilton and to Major Copeland, the former's assistant adjutant-general, he now bent his energies towards a gift for the colonel of the Second Massachusetts, his then brigade commander; which, alas! never came to fruition, for Jackson soon made us think of other things. But we were acting without foreknowledge, and so gathered such comforts as were at hand. Peggy, my faithful negro woman, duly installed as cook, gave more satisfaction for money paid than had any of our compromises. Following on
Ober (search for this): chapter 7
untered. So sickly and feeble seemed this unhappy creature,--she was young, scarcely over thirty,--that I had spoken kindly, and encouraged her to leave such a home. Although she replied that she would go when we left, I thought no more of her until the confusion of our departure, when Peggy came to say,-- I'm gwine wid ye. Very well, I replied, come along. No, but I can't go widout my chile, she answered. Then bring it with you. I can't, I hab n't got her. Where is she? Ober dar at Miss--, she hab her. Go and get her then, if you have time. She won't gib her up to me. What shall I do? I have no time now to send. You jes gib me a writina, an' I'll go wid it. That won't do you any good; our troops are all leaving here; the people won't mind our writings. Yase, it will, insisted Peggy; you jes gib me writina. Persuaded by her importunity, I scrawled off and signed with my name and official rank an order to Miss — to deliver over immediately one
A. S. Williams (search for this): chapter 7
at midnight, and crossed the creek before daylight, hoping to take the enemy by surprise. General Williams commanded the reserve,--made up of his division,--in which was my brigade, and, of course, eived from the Secretary of War that Yorktown had been evacuated. Let the boys yell, wrote General Williams to me in a note announcing this piece of news; and another, that there are strong rumors abubject been broached, when a despatch from the Secretary of War quenched the rising flame. We (Williams's division, with all the cavalry and artillery) were directed to return to Strasburg, while Shitpost and picket stations, gave rise to a rumor that Jackson was drawing near for a fight. General Williams wrote me a few hurried words confirming the report. Which turned out to be nothing more nly the task of holding Strasburg for the protection of the valley. On the thirteenth of May Williams's division re-entered Strasburg. The roads, the bridges, the scenes, and the people were littl
Sullivan (search for this): chapter 7
e, diverges into two branches, one of which crosses the South Fork of the Shenandoah at Columbia Bridge, the other at Massanutten town, and thence to Luray. Colonel Sullivan of Shields's division, who had been left to guard Columbia Bridge, informed Banks, about the first of May, that a deserter reported that on the thirtieth of composed of twelve or fifteen regiments commanded by Jackson, Taliaferro, Winder, and Ewell, and added that Jackson expected additional reinforcements. That Colonel Sullivan was in the same state of excitement as when at Strasburg was apparent from a despatch received from him, dated at Columbia Bridge at 2.25 P. M., addressed bor new rumors came that Jackson was about attempting to seize the gap-road across the mountains, which connects the two valleys at New Market, the road where Colonel Sullivan's pickets were attacked on the Gordonsville pike. While our columns were hurrying along the road, my eyes fell upon my Peggy, keeping Ilp with the artillery
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