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Winthrop (search for this): chapter 40
with General Humphreys, if Griffin's division had to be moved up to the point where Generals Ayres and Crawford were. The action of the enemy, however interfered with the plans, as they often did, and produced the resulting operations. General Winthrop, with his brigade of General Ayres' division, advanced accordingly about 10 1/2 A. M., and was repulsed, and simultaneously an attack, which had been preparing against General Ayres, was made by the enemy in heavy force, both from the north lders. General Ayres placed the Maryland brigade on his left, in two lines, and General Gwin's brigade on his right; this last brigade was formed in three lines instead of two, as the regiments could not be so well disposed in two lines. General Winthrop's brigade, General Ayres formed as his reserve. General Crawford formed his lines so as to place Colonel Kellogg's brigade on his left, General Baxter's brigade on his right, and General Coulter's brigade as his reserve. The length of th
S. W. Crawford (search for this): chapter 40
t. Every exertion appeared to be made by General Crawford, who had the advance, to keep the road clpector-General. The following is from General Crawford, dated July seventeenth: General:were formed as you directed. (Signed) S. W. Crawford, Brevet Major-General. The following by the enemy. Orders were sent by me to General Crawford to oblique his division to the left and cy across the open field, around Sidney's. General Crawford's left encountered this same fire, as it pieces of artillery there by the enemy. General Crawford's troops soon encountered a stiff line ofly after the forks were gained I directed General Crawford to change front again to the right, and mteadily drove in the enemy's left flank. General Crawford's division moved on westward till it gain divisions from left to right, being with General Crawford when the position was taken. While thurt House. General Warren, with Griffin's and Crawford's divisions, moved down the road by Crump's h[24 more...]
George G. Meade (search for this): chapter 40
rding to the facts. I acted during the night under orders from General Meade, which, with my dispatches to him, and other facts, will be givdaybreak. It also will appear that the tenor of my orders from General Meade were, not that I was to prevent the escape of the enemy, but tot official relations with him. My instructions all came through General Meade, and to him all my reports were made. If General Grant had ever expressed himself displeased with me to General Meade, the latter had kept it from me; and he ever showed, by intrusting to me the advance ut was on the left flank of the infantry and artillery, army of General Meade. To facilitate the understanding of the subject, I have addeain Wm. H. H. Benyaurd, of the Regular Engineers, detached from General Meade's staff to accompany me, and who gave me most important assistaM.: Your dispatch, giving General Ayres' position, is received: General Meade directs that should you determine, by your reconnoissance, that
F. W. Kellogg (search for this): chapter 40
eft, and to preserve their direction in the woods, by keeping the sun, then shining brightly, in the same position over their left shoulders. General Ayres placed the Maryland brigade on his left, in two lines, and General Gwin's brigade on his right; this last brigade was formed in three lines instead of two, as the regiments could not be so well disposed in two lines. General Winthrop's brigade, General Ayres formed as his reserve. General Crawford formed his lines so as to place Colonel Kellogg's brigade on his left, General Baxter's brigade on his right, and General Coulter's brigade as his reserve. The length of the front we occupied was about a thousand yards. The casualties of the three preceding days, together with the loss of those who had given out from weariness, or were absent on detached duty, had probably reduced our effective force at least a thousand men in each division below that with which we set out on the twenty-eighth, so that we had then present about tw
W. H. Lee (search for this): chapter 40
lled him to fall back rapidly to the vicinity of the Five Forks, and General Sheridan, on advancing with the cavalry, found him slightly intrenched there. This force proved to be a complete division of the enemy's infantry, and all the cavalry of Lee's army. I received an order from General Meade, after joining General Sheridan, to report to him for duty, which I did, and the corps was halted by his direction at the point where we joined him, about eight A. M. At one P. M. I was directed totion on the Ford Road at the crossing of Hatcher's Run. I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of the troops in this battle, and of the gallantry of their commanding officers, who appeared to realize that the success of the campaign and fate of Lee's army depended upon it. They merit the thanks of the country and reward of the government. To Generals Griffin, Ayres, Bartlett, and Crawford, of the Fifth corps, and to Generals Merritt, Custer, Devin, and McKenzie of the cavalry, great credit
Wistar (search for this): chapter 40
ad to be informed, and relations established between him and General Humphreys, commanding the Second corps, whose troops were required to take my place along the Plank-road. At twenty minutes past twelve, I received the following from General Humphreys: I am directed to resume my position of this morning, &c., &c. At what time do you propose to move? I propose to move simultaneously with you. To this I sent the following reply: I have just received your dispatch, by Captain Wistar. Under the order to withdraw at once (viz., that received at 9.17 P. M.), I thought we each could do so individually under cover of darkness, and so ordered. I have since received orders to attack the enemy with two divisions, sending one down the Plank-road to report to General Sheridan. My artillery, five four-gun batteries, under General Wainwright, will remain on the line of the Plank-road. I think the enemy that drove General Sheridan must withdraw to-night. I had a brigade on
Funk (search for this): chapter 40
igade, from being in support of my rear, was brought to fill the gap between me and the Second division. I pressed immediately on and found myself in the enemy's rear on the Ford Road, which I crossed. * * Just at this point the enemy opened on my centre and left flank a very heavy fire. Major-General Warren arriving on the field at that moment, directed me to advance immediately down the Ford Road, and General Coulter's brigade was selected for that purpose. Two regiments, commanded by Major Funk, placed on what was then the left of the road, and the rest of the brigade were on the right, supported by the other two brigades, en echelon, I advanced at once, and captured a battery of four guns and the battle-flag of the Thirty-second Virginian infantry. We then changed direction and advanced again in a south-west direction, the enemy flying before us, though keeping up a desultory firing. General Griffin's report says: Immediately after, the order to advance against the ene
Genaral Meade (search for this): chapter 40
an give them. Thus, at the time when to General Meade it seemed the firing is so near, it plainllace I could communicate by telegraph with General Meade during the night. General Meade's headquaGeneral Meade's headquarters were distant four and a half miles, being near where the Vaughan Road crosses Hatcher's Run. M., I received the following dispatch from General Meade, written 7.30 P. M.: Dispatch from Ghad sent the order last quoted, I informed General Meade what I had done, as follows: I issuene P. M. I wrote the following dispatch to General Meade: I think we will have an infantry baylight. It will be seen by a dispatch of General Meade to General Grant, dated six A. M. (given hrcept the enemy. The officer that brought General Meade this information from General Sheridan, beat authority and belief. The order from General Meade placing me under General Sheridan's ordersof Lee's army. I received an order from General Meade, after joining General Sheridan, to report[15 more...]
Gilliam (search for this): chapter 40
st in front of Dinwiddie Court House until further orders. Meantime, General Merritt's command continued to press the enemy, and, by impetuous charges, drove them from two lines of temporary works; General Custer guiding his advance on the widow Gilliam's house, and General Devin on the main Five Forks Road. The courage displayed by the cavalry officers and men was superb, and about two o'clock the enemy was behind his' works on the White Oak Road, and his skirmish line drawn in. I then orde to Gravelly Church, and put them into position at right angles to the White Oak Road, facing toward Petersburg, while Bartlett's division, Griffin's old, covered the Ford Road to Hatcher's Run. General Merritt's cavalry went into camp on the widow Gilliam's plantation, and General McKenzie took position on the Ford Road at the crossing of Hatcher's Run. I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of the troops in this battle, and of the gallantry of their commanding officers, who appeared to rea
Gibbs (search for this): chapter 40
m the west, and a little north of Dinwiddie C. H. This attack was very handsomely repulsed by General Smith's brigade of Crook's division, and the enemy was driven across Chamberlain's Creek. Shortly afterward, the enemy's infantry attacked on the same creek in heavy force, and drove in General Davies' brigade, and, advancing rapidly, gained the forks of the road at J. Boiseau's. This forced Devin, who was in advance, and Davies, to cross to the Boydton Road. General Gregg's brigade and General Gibbs', who had been toward Dinwiddie, then attacked the enemy in the rear very handsomely. This stopped the march toward the left of our infantry, and finally caused them to turn toward Dinwiddie and attack us in heavy force. The enemy then again attacked at Chamberlain's Creek, and forced Smith's position. At this time Capehart's and Pennington's brigades of Custer's division came up, and a very handsome fight occurred. The enemy have gained some ground, but we still hold in. front of
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