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Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 8
appointment, and only a few months before that brave soldier's death, the public was made acquainted with the confidential letter that the President addressed to him in transmitting his order of assignment as commander of the Army of the Potomac. The paternal tone of this letter, mingled with a vein of humor, and the practical good sense which it breathes throughout, portray so admirably the character of Mr. Lincoln that we deem it proper to insert its full text: executive mansion, Washington, D. C., January 26, 1863. Major-General Hooker: General: I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appears to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidenc
Warrenton (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
n of the Fifth cavalry he saved several Federal batteries, to which he gave time to withdraw. Page 103. Instead of Richardson, read French. Page 285. Sigel and Reynolds occupy in the afternoon, after a slight skirmish, the road from Warrenton to Centreville—one at Groveton, the other more to the eastward. King, who, instead of preceding, follows them, attacks the enemy more to the westward along this road, at the point where it inclines toward Young's Branch. Pages 286-293, or ngstreet's corps during the afternoon of the 29th of August. We said that that general, taking advantage of the inactivity of Porter's corps, which was opposed to him, had sent Hood's division to Jackson's relief, whose timely arrival along the Warrenton road would have checked the offensive movements of King. Hood, as we will presently explain, had been in the position where King met him since eleven o'clock in the morning. It was Wilcox's division that Longstreet, after having at first tran
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 8
which animated the combatants having, thank God! been calmed before the principal actors of the great drama have passed away, its history has become for them an inexhaustible subject of courteous controversy, of which the great public of the United States is to-day the arbitrator. This controversy is pursued sometimes in the periodicals exclusively devoted to one of the two armies, as the Army and Navy Journal in the North and the Southern Historical Society's Papers in the South. It is remaof the Potomac, was not unknown. He had many friends in it—among others, the general-in-chief himself. He had been in search of Burnside, and was desirous that the latter should be present at the painful interviews he was about to have. Page 681, line 19. Besides the President, a small number of magistrates and employes take the oath to support the Constitution in the Republic of the United States. Page 697. Of these twenty-five millions of bonds, eighteen millions were issued.
California (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
band, reinforced by more than four hundred and fifty men, resumed its march under the supreme command of Stockton. On the 8th of January, 1847, the Americans dispersed the enemy's forces that had rallied against them at Rio San Gabriel, and beat them again the next day before Los Angelos. After a violent quarrel with Stockton, who disputed the command with him, Kearney continued his march, overtook a Mormon battalion on the 21st, which had arrived from the North, and finally occupied Upper California, in conjunction with Lieutenant-colonel Fremont. Page 142. The Virginia ordinance of secession was freely voted for by the legislature, the majority of which was in favor of separation. Page 187. The Federal arsenals of the North, although depleted, were not absolutely empty. Page 248. Johnston did not stop the trains, with his army on board, in the open country; he landed his troops at Manassas Junction, and thence led them to battle. Page 249. Elzey takes the
Gainesville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
rawn it up with great care, we have the pretension to believe to be scrupulously correct: Longstreet, arriving from Gainesville with General Lee, and following the Warrenton turnpike, reached an elevated position to the right of Jackson on the 29ery strong positions among the woods, resting upon the Manassas railroad near the point where it strikes the road from Gainesville to Bristoe and Manassas Junction. Robertson's cavalry cleared Longstreet's flank on the other side of the railway. ons they had received from Pope, who, as we have stated (page 288), directed them to march from Manassas Junction upon Gainesville in order to strike the flank and rear of the enemy on the right; Porter, with his two divisions, was marching along thide rendered such deployment impossible, and McDowell, justly thinking that the presence of the enemy on the road from Gainesville to Bristoe would not permit him to strike his flank, as Pope desired, determined, instead of attacking him in front wi
Charles Richardson (search for this): chapter 8
tive success, seemed also likely to compromise the very existence of his army. Page 80. Captain Royall was seriously but not mortally wounded. He survived both his wound and the war. Although the charge of General Cooke was made under unfavorable circumstances, he must be praised for having ordered it. He could not select his ground, and by sacrificing a portion of the Fifth cavalry he saved several Federal batteries, to which he gave time to withdraw. Page 103. Instead of Richardson, read French. Page 285. Sigel and Reynolds occupy in the afternoon, after a slight skirmish, the road from Warrenton to Centreville—one at Groveton, the other more to the eastward. King, who, instead of preceding, follows them, attacks the enemy more to the westward along this road, at the point where it inclines toward Young's Branch. Pages 286-293, or note D, Appendix, pages 760-762. The second battle fought in the vicinity of Bull Run shares with the first the privilege of
R. H. Anderson (search for this): chapter 8
n to believe to be scrupulously correct: Longstreet, arriving from Gainesville with General Lee, and following the Warrenton turnpike, reached an elevated position to the right of Jackson on the 29th of August, between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning. He brought with him, in the order we enumerate them, the following provisional divisions: Hood (two brigades), accompanied by Evans' independent brigade; Wilcox (three brigades); Kemper (three brigades); D. R. Jones (three brigades). Anderson, with the last three brigades of the First corps, was too much in the rear to appear on the battlefield on that day. At noon this corps was deployed in two lines, each division occupying part of its front. Hood, being naturally first in line, had since eleven o'clock taken position across the turnpike, placing Law's brigade on the left and Wofford's on the right, in front of Groveton. Evans was on his right; Wilcox on his left, but slightly in the rear, connected the two corps of the Conf
Elzey (search for this): chapter 8
ied Upper California, in conjunction with Lieutenant-colonel Fremont. Page 142. The Virginia ordinance of secession was freely voted for by the legislature, the majority of which was in favor of separation. Page 187. The Federal arsenals of the North, although depleted, were not absolutely empty. Page 248. Johnston did not stop the trains, with his army on board, in the open country; he landed his troops at Manassas Junction, and thence led them to battle. Page 249. Elzey takes the place of Kirby Smith in the command of the latter's brigade. Page 254. The official documents we have before us, and particularly one despatch from Patterson to General Scott, dated July 20, informing the latter of the departure of Johnston's troops for Manassas Junction, do not justify us in persisting to blame General Patterson as we have done: by mistake we exaggerated his forces; besides, he had with him only troops whose terms of service were about to expire, and who wou
A. Lincoln (search for this): chapter 8
in transmitting his order of assignment as commander of the Army of the Potomac. The paternal tone of this letter, mingled with a vein of humor, and the practical good sense which it breathes throughout, portray so admirably the character of Mr. Lincoln that we deem it proper to insert its full text: executive mansion, Washington, D. C., January 26, 1863. Major-General Hooker: General: I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appeareon, if he were alive again, could get any good out of an army while such a spirit prevails in it. And now beware of rashness. Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories. Yours, very truly, A. Lincoln. Bibliographical note. we will not here give all the documents from which we have already borrowed the elements of our history, and which are enumerated at the end of the first and second volumes. But as we progress in this work and y
John B. Hood (search for this): chapter 8
the inactivity of Porter's corps, which was opposed to him, had sent Hood's division to Jackson's relief, whose timely arrival along the Warrenton road would have checked the offensive movements of King. Hood, as we will presently explain, had been in the position where King met himin the order we enumerate them, the following provisional divisions: Hood (two brigades), accompanied by Evans' independent brigade; Wilcox (ts deployed in two lines, each division occupying part of its front. Hood, being naturally first in line, had since eleven o'clock taken positwas not strong enough to follow up vigorously; and at eleven o'clock Hood's arrival made Jackson's safety completely secure on that side. Durreach the turnpike until after the termination of the combat between Hood and King. It was, in fact, on the road where Pope, still believing same time, Longstreet, wishing to relieve the Second corps, ordered Hood to advance, whose fresh troops dashed against those of King, while h
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