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U. S. Grant (search for this): chapter 14
Chapter 13 The start for the James Grant's Secretiveness Stealing a March on the enemy12 the famous march --to the James began. General Grant had acted with his usual secrecy in regardonfusing the enemy will be seen later. General Grant started from his camp near Old Cold Harbormorning it was discovered that the army of General Grant had left our front. Our skirmishers were and made his army conform to this route, while Grant, with the bulk of his forces, was marching in at once and make an attack upon Petersburg. Grant knew now that he had stolen a march on Lee, an000, and move at once against Petersburg. General Grant returned to Wilcox's Landing at 1 P. M. He made no further advance. Staff-officers from Grant had reached Smith at four o'clock, saying that army were now arriving in Smith's front. General Grant's belief regarding the inferior force in Popponent's movements. In reaching this point, Grant had marched more than twice the distance of Le[4 more...]
W. S. Hancock (search for this): chapter 14
13th his whole corps had crossed the bridge. Hancock's corps followed. Burnside set out on the romade a halt at Long Bridge, where the head of Hancock's corps had arrived, and where he could be nint where the crossing was to take place. Hancock's corps made a forced march, and reached the isted in covering the passage of the troops. Hancock began to move his corps on ferry-boats on theeen ordered to send sixty thousand rations to Hancock that morning. Hancock waited for them till eHancock waited for them till eleven o'clock, and then started for Petersburg without them. General Grant now received the followt by land, so as to take some instructions to Hancock's corps and to familiarize ourselves with thaad reached Smith at four o'clock, saying that Hancock was marching toward him. The head of Hancock'mmand about half-past 6, and two divisions of Hancock's corps were ordered to push on and cooperateontented himself with having two divisions of Hancock's corps occupy the works which had been captu[1 more...]
Hinks (search for this): chapter 14
w driven back at all points, four guns were taken and turned upon the retreating troops, the line of intrenchments was carried, and three hundred prisoners and sixteen pieces of artillery captured. Instead of following up this advantage with his whole force in an attempt to seize the city, Smith made no further advance. Staff-officers from Grant had reached Smith at four o'clock, saying that Hancock was marching toward him. The head of Hancock's troops reached a point a mile in the rear of Hinks's division of Smith's command about half-past 6, and two divisions of Hancock's corps were ordered to push on and cooperate in the pending movement. Night soon after set in, and Smith contented himself with having two divisions of Hancock's corps occupy the works which had been captured. Reinforcements from Lee's army were now arriving in Smith's front. General Grant's belief regarding the inferior force in Petersburg proved to be entirely correct. While the works were well supplied with
R. E. Lee (search for this): chapter 14
e demonstrations which were intended to deceive Lee and give him the impression that our army was tken by him .... It will be seen from this that Lee was occupied with Warren's advance directly tow. Grant knew now that he had stolen a march on Lee, and that Petersburg was almost undefended; andreports were received showing pretty definitely Lee's present position; for Grant, with the energy ion regarding his opponent's movements, had had Lee's operations closely watched. The work of ls which had been captured. Reinforcements from Lee's army were now arriving in Smith's front. Gen nearly 16,000 troops against Petersburg before Lee had sent a single reinforcement there, and had d by a long march. With a perfect knowledge of Lee's movements, Grant had brought the advance of harmy in front of Petersburg on the 15th, while Lee was still groping about to discover his opponenant had marched more than twice the distance of Lee's route, and had crossed two rivers, one a most[2 more...]
Ely S. Parker (search for this): chapter 14
, or was busied with maturing plans for the future, no one can tell. After a time he woke from his reverie, mounted his horse, and gave orders to have headquarters ferried across to the south bank of the river. On arriving there, he set out for City Point; but he had ridden only a short distance when a small steamer came along, and as he wished to reach City Point as quickly as possible to direct operations from there, he decided to go aboard the boat. It was hailed, and took him on, with Parker and a couple of other staff-officers. The rest of us went by land, so as to take some instructions to Hancock's corps and to familiarize ourselves with that part of the country. Upon reaching City Point, headquarters were established on a high bluff at the junction of the James and the Appomattox rivers. I have said that the passage of the James had been effected without the loss of an animal. A proper regard for strict veracity requires a modification of the statement. The headquar
Richmond (search for this): chapter 14
afternoon of the 14th. The several corps had moved by forced marches over distances of from twenty-five to fifty-five miles, and the effect of the heat and dust, and the necessity of every man's carrying an ample supply of ammunition and rations, rendered the marches fatiguing in the extreme. Although the army started on the night of the 12th, it was not until the next morning that Lee had any knowledge of the fact, and even then he wholly misunderstood the movement. He telegraphed to Richmond at 10 P. M. on the 13th: At daybreak this morning it was discovered that the army of General Grant had left our front. Our skirmishers were advanced between one and two miles, but failing to discover the enemy, were withdrawn, and the army was moved to conform to the route taken by him .... It will be seen from this that Lee was occupied with Warren's advance directly toward Richmond, and made his army conform to this route, while Grant, with the bulk of his forces, was marching in an ent
Shakespeare (search for this): chapter 14
ircumstances proclaimed him a man who studied to be uncommunicative, and gave him a reputation for reserve which could not fairly be attributed to him. He was called the American sphinx, Ulysses the silent, and the Great Unspeakable, and was popularly supposed to move about with sealed lips. It is true that he had no small talk introduced merely for the sake of talking, and many a one will recollect the embarrassment of a first encounter with him resulting from this fact; but while, like Shakespeare's soldier, he never wore his dagger in his mouth, yet in talking to a small circle of friends upon matters to which he had given special consideration, his conversation was so thoughtful, philosophical, and original that he fascinated all who listened to him. The next morning (June 13) the general made a halt at Long Bridge, where the head of Hancock's corps had arrived, and where he could be near Warren's movement and communicate promptly with him. That evening he reached Wilcox's L
Sheridan (search for this): chapter 14
e into his secret in order to make the necessary preparations. The orders for the movement were delivered to commanders in the strictest confidence. Smith's corps began its march that night to White House, its destination having been changed from Coles's Landing on the Chickahominy; and on its arrival it embarked for Bermuda Hundred, the position occupied by Butler in the angle between the James River and the Appomattox. A portion of Wilson's division of cavalry which had not accompanied Sheridan pushed forward to Long Bridge on the Chickahominy, fifteen miles below Cold Harbor. All the bridges on that river had been destroyed, and the cavalry had to dismount and wade across the muddy stream under great difficulty; but they soon succeeded in reaching the opposite bank in sufficient numbers to drive away the enemy's cavalry pickets. A pontoon-bridge was then rapidly constructed. Warren had kept close to the cavalry, and on the morning of the 13th his whole corps had crossed the
W. F. Smith (search for this): chapter 14
y a few officers upon whose reticence he could rely implicitly, and whom he was compelled to take into his secret in order to make the necessary preparations. The orders for the movement were delivered to commanders in the strictest confidence. Smith's corps began its march that night to White House, its destination having been changed from Coles's Landing on the Chickahominy; and on its arrival it embarked for Bermuda Hundred, the position occupied by Butler in the angle between the James Ried; and with his usual fondness for taking the offensive, he was anxious to hasten the movement which he had had in contemplation against that place, to be begun before the Army of the Potomac should arrive. His instructions were that as soon as Smith's troops reached their destination they should be reinforced by as many men as could be spared from Butler's troops,--about 6000, and move at once against Petersburg. General Grant returned to Wilcox's Landing at 1 P. M. He had sent a despatch f
William F. Smith (search for this): chapter 14
passage of the James a brilliant spectacle General W. F. Smith's attack on Petersburg Donning summer unifort falls most heavily upon headquarters. General William F. Smith had disembarked his troops at Bermuda Hundissances were made during the afternoon, and finally Smith decided that a direct assault would be too hazardous intrenchments in front of our center and left, and Smith's second line then made an attack upon the rest of tith his whole force in an attempt to seize the city, Smith made no further advance. Staff-officers from Grant had reached Smith at four o'clock, saying that Hancock was marching toward him. The head of Hancock's troops reed a point a mile in the rear of Hinks's division of Smith's command about half-past 6, and two divisions of Ha the pending movement. Night soon after set in, and Smith contented himself with having two divisions of Hanco Reinforcements from Lee's army were now arriving in Smith's front. General Grant's belief regarding the infer
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