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September 21st, 1868 AD (search for this): chapter 1
, however, without molestation, during the night, and, on the morning of the 6th, May. the Army of the Potomac returned to its old quarters opposite Fredericksburg. On the same day the Confederate army resumed its former position on the heights in the rear of the city. The losses of each had been heavy. That of the Confederates was reported twelve thousand two hundred and seventy-seven, including about two thousand prisoners, Lee, in his report of the Battle of Chancellorsville (September 21, 1868), did not give an account of his losses, and it is only from those of his subordinates, published with his report in 1864, that the number, above given, has been ascertained. A Confederate surgeon at Richmond reported their loss, immediately after the battle, at 18,000 men; and in a congratulatory address to his troops, Hooker declared May 6, 1863. that they had taken 5,000 prisoners, 15 colors, captured and brought away 7 pieces of artillery, and placed hors de combat 18,000 of Lee'
April, 1868 AD (search for this): chapter 1
Chapter 1: operations in Virginia.--battle of Chancellorsville.--siege of Suffolk. Position of the Army of the Potomac its condition, 17. the strength of the Army of the Potomac influence of the Peace Faction, 18. Army officers opposed to the policy of the Government concerning slavery reorganization of the Army condition of the Army, in April, 1868, 19. Corps badges condition of the Confederate Army, 20. discipline and equipment of the Confederate Army composition of the opposing forces, 21. cavalry battle at Kelly's Ford Moseby, the guerrilla chief, 22. Stoneman's raid movement for flanking the Confederates, 23. Hooker's exultant order the Nationals at Chancellorsville the movement masked by Sedgwick, 24. Lee prepares for battle he moves on Chancellorsville, 25. battle near Chancellorsville Lee foiled, 26. the opposing leaders in council Hooker on the defensive bold project of Stonewall Jackson, 27. flank movement by Jackson the Nationals deceiv
June, 1866 AD (search for this): chapter 1
is is a view of Todd's Tavern, as it appeared when the writer sketched it, in June, 1866. it was also the Headquarters of General Warren, and other officers, when thpahannock just above Falmouth, as it appeared when the writer sketched it, in June, 1866, looking from the south side of the stream. The river is shallow here, with is a view of Aldrich's house, as it appeared when sketched by the writer, in June, 1866. it was used during the war as Headquarters by Generals Gregg and Merritt, aoward. this was the appearance of the spot when the writer sketched it, in June, 1866. the view is in a little intervals in the Wilderness, through which courses rview and Melzie Chancellor's, as it appeared when the writer sketched it, in June, 1866. the works were constructed of logs and earth, breast high. on the morrow. s Villa, or Chancellorsville), as it appeared when the writer sketched it, in June, 1866. roads leading to Elly's and United States Fords, the right resting on the R
April 11th, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 1
nd twenty-two commissioned officers, and eighty-one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four Fredericksburg in the Spring of 1863. this is from a photograph by Gardner, taken from the Stafford side of the Rappahannock, and showing the ruins of the railway bridge, near the spot where the troops crossed on the pontoon bridges, in December, 1861. see page 489, volume II. non-commissioned officers and privates. Testimony of General Hooker before the Committee on the Conduct of the War, April 11, 1865. The total of absentees doubtless included all the desertions since the organization of the Army of the Potomac, and the sick and wounded in the hospitals. It is estimated that 50,000 men, on the rolls of the army at the time we are considering, were absent. These were scattered all over the country, and were everywhere met and influenced by the politicians opposed to the war. These politicians, and especially the faction known as the Peace Party, taking advantage of the public disappo
February 15th, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 1
J. J. Peck's Report, May 5, 1863. The importance of the services of the Army of Suffolk, as its commanding officer styled it, seems not to have had due consideration hitherto. As an act of war, the holding of that position by the garrison against more than double its own number of assailants led by one of the best of the Confederate officers, entitles the commanding general and his troops to the highest praise, and which he received from those most competent to judge. On the 15th of February, 1865, General Meade wrote to General Peck, saying: That with the united force under your command, you should have held in check and defeated the designs of such superior numbers, is a fact of which you may well be proud, as the most practical proof of your own skill and the gallantry of your troops. On the 1st of January, 1865, General Slocum wrote: I think the gratitude of the nation is due to you and your gallant little army for the important services performed at Suffolk. On the
January 30th, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 1
, General Meade wrote to General Peck, saying: That with the united force under your command, you should have held in check and defeated the designs of such superior numbers, is a fact of which you may well be proud, as the most practical proof of your own skill and the gallantry of your troops. On the 1st of January, 1865, General Slocum wrote: I think the gratitude of the nation is due to you and your gallant little army for the important services performed at Suffolk. On the 30th of January, 1865, General Stoneman wrote: I have always looked upon it as a most fortunate thing for us that you were enabled to hold Longstreet at Suffolk. It has been asserted that Longstreet joined Lee at the battle of Chancellorsville. Lee, in his report of that battle, page. 5, says: General Longstreet, with two divisions of his corps, was detailed for service south <*> James River in February, and did not rejoin the army until after the battle of Chancellorsville. But when we consider the
January 1st, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 1
Confederate officers, entitles the commanding general and his troops to the highest praise, and which he received from those most competent to judge. On the 15th of February, 1865, General Meade wrote to General Peck, saying: That with the united force under your command, you should have held in check and defeated the designs of such superior numbers, is a fact of which you may well be proud, as the most practical proof of your own skill and the gallantry of your troops. On the 1st of January, 1865, General Slocum wrote: I think the gratitude of the nation is due to you and your gallant little army for the important services performed at Suffolk. On the 30th of January, 1865, General Stoneman wrote: I have always looked upon it as a most fortunate thing for us that you were enabled to hold Longstreet at Suffolk. It has been asserted that Longstreet joined Lee at the battle of Chancellorsville. Lee, in his report of that battle, page. 5, says: General Longstreet, with two
1865 AD (search for this): chapter 1
elors, and with his chief of staff,, General Butterfield, who was present, Hooker determined to retreat on the following day, May 5. and made preparations accordingly. In his testimony before the Committee on the Conduct of the War (volume I., 1865, pages 134 and 135), General Hooker said that General Reynolds, being very weary, threw himself on a bed, saying that his opinion would be the same as General Meade's, and went to sleep; and that General Howard voted for an advance assigning as a tle of Chancellorsville. The authorities from which this narrative of the Battle of Chancellorsville was drawn, are the reports of Generals Hooker and Lee, and their subordinate commanders; of the Committee on the Conduct of the War, volume I., 1865; history of The Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, by William Swinton; Chancellorsville, by Hotchkiss and Allan; and written and oral statements to the author by participants in the campaign. As usual, in cases of disaster, there was much cr
October, 1864 AD (search for this): chapter 1
ge, during the years 1863 and 1864, a large number of Moseby's men were volunteers from the regular Confederate cavalry, whose love of adventure and, lust for plunder made them so much attached to their leader, that a threat to send one of them back to his regiment was sufficient to insure the good behavior of the recusant. The estimation in which Moseby was held; by the Government is shown by the expressions of the Assistant Secretary of War, in the following account. of an exploit in October, 1864:-- War Department, Washington, October 17, 9:40 P. M. Colonel Gansevort, commanding the Thirteenth New York Cavalry, has succeeded in surprising the rebel. camp of the guerrilla and freebooter, Moseby, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, capturing his artillery, consisting of four pieces, with munitions complete. C. A. Dana, Assistant Secretary of War. A few days after Moseby's bold exploit, the first purely cavalry battle of the war occurred, not far from Kelly's Ford, on the Rap
1864 AD (search for this): chapter 1
Sea page 421, volume I. Major Lacey owned the land on which the battle of the Wilderness was fought by Grant and Lee, in 1864. infantry and artillery, with four hundred guns, and a well-equipped cavalry force thirteen thousand strong. The leader mmand was Moseby's most. dreaded enemy in the region of Upper Virginia, east of the Blue Ridge, during the years 1863 and 1864, a large number of Moseby's men were volunteers from the regular Confederate cavalry, whose love of adventure and, lust foo the Headquarters of General Warren, and other officers, when the army under Grant was in that vicinity, in the spring of 1864. the movement, for Lee, while watching the visible enemy in front of him, was not aware of the passage of the Rappahannoc 1868), did not give an account of his losses, and it is only from those of his subordinates, published with his report in 1864, that the number, above given, has been ascertained. A Confederate surgeon at Richmond reported their loss, immediately a
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