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Aldrich (search for this): chapter 4.17
by infantry. At 8:30 P. M. Warren moved by the Brock road to the left of the Second Corps, and Sedgwick moved by the pike and Germanna Plank road to Chancellorsville, thence by the Piney Branch Church road to the intersection of that road with the Brock road. At this point Sedgwick was ordered to leave a division, with another at Piney Branch Church, and a third midway between these two. Burnside started to follow Sedgwick, but early on the morning of the 8th he was ordered to halt at Aldrich's, where the Piney Church road leaves the main Fredericksburg Plank road, to guard the trains. Ferrero's division of this corps was now detached for this service. Warren was delayed by the blocking of the Brock road by the mounted troops of the provost guard, and this delay gave Longstreet's men, under R. H. Anderson, the opportunity to reach Spotsylvania in advance of Warren. When Warren reached Todd's tavern at 3 A. M., he found Merritt's cavalry engaging the Confederates. Hancock h
Gershom Mott (search for this): chapter 4.17
n two lines of battle along the Brock road, and Mott's and Gibbon's divisions on Birney's left; Barl Maine Battery was placed in the second line on Mott's left, and a section of Ricketts's F, 1st Pennrd intrenched line was formed behind Birney and Mott nearest the Plank road. At 4:30 P. M. Getty x's division. Hancock threw forward Birney and Mott on the left of Getty, and put a section of Rick Hancock pushed forward Birney with his own and Mott's divisions, Gibbon's division supporting, on tbon the left of Hancock; Birney had his own and Mott's divisions, and Wadsworth had Webb and Stevensridge. Hancock crossed three of his divisions (Mott was with Wright) at different points at 6 o'clored to feel the intrenchments near the center. Mott's division of Hancock's corps, still kept northeill's brigade attached to his command; and General Mott, commanding a division of the Second Corps,ine of rebel intrenchments with its battery. Mott, who was on Upton's left, did not support him.
Thomas G. Stevenson (search for this): chapter 4.17
with its battery. Mott, who was on Upton's left, did not support him. The enemy being reenforced, Upton was ordered to retire, but he carried back with him several stand of colors and 1200 prisoners. For gallant conduct displayed during the assaults on the 10th, Colonels Upton and Carroll were made brigadier-generals.--A. S. W. On the left Burnside made an attack in conjunction with those on the right. He pushed close to the enemy, on the Fredericksburg road, and intrenched. General T. G. Stevenson, commanding one of his divisions, was killed in making this assault. On the 10th of May the Second, Fifth, and Sixth corps lost 4100 men killed and wounded. Not many were missing. The Confederates lost probably two thousand men. On the 11th It was at this time that General Grant sent his famous all summer dispatch, in these words: headquarters, armies of the U. S., near Spotsylvania Court House, May 11th, 1864, 8:30 A. M. Major-General Halleck, Chief-of-Staff of the
U. S. Grant (search for this): chapter 4.17
army another year. On April 9th, 1864, General Grant instructed General Meade that Lee's army wsimilarly disposed, would cover only 12 miles. Grant had a train which he states in his Memoirs wou men, and the number of field-guns 224. General Grant's aggregate over Lee was therefore 94 gunshe outset, his position in the Wilderness, and Grant did not know at that time, as did General Mead intended to move with his whole force against Grant's right flank as soon as Grant was far enough Grant was far enough advanced into the Wilderness on the road to Richmond. As for the Wilderness, it was uneven, withad toward the Brock road. Thus at 8 A. M. General Grant and General Meade had developed the presen Germanna Plank road, due north from where General Grant was standing. Shaler's brigade was close Corps. General Burnside had reported to General Grant on the 9th that he had met the enemy on thn. On the 11th It was at this time that General Grant sent his famous all summer dispatch, in th[10 more...]
Ambrose P. Hill (search for this): chapter 4.17
's army, Longstreet's corps (two divisions) numbered about 10,000; Ewell's corps about 17,000. A. P. Hill went into the Wilderness with about 22,000 men for duty in the ranks; Jeb Stuart's cavalry numcorps, was distant at Gordonsville; Ewell was near at hand on the Rapidan, above Mine Run; and A. P. Hill was on his left, higher up the stream; and it seems that Lee intended to move with his whole f. Down the Orange turnpike, on May 5th, Lee sent Ewell against Warren, while two divisions of A. P. Hill advanced by the Orange Plank road to check Hancock. Nearly a day later, Longstreet reached th same road as Hill. The engagements fought on May 5th by Ewell on the Orange turnpike, and by A. P. Hill on the Orange Plank road, must be regarded as entirely distinct battles. Warren received oring. This was at 2 P. M. of the 5th. Getty informed Hancock that there were two divisions of A. P. Hill out in his front, and Hancock directed the finishing of the works that had been begun, before
James B. Ricketts (search for this): chapter 4.17
ohnson's division of Ewell was driven back along the Orange turnpike in confusion by General Griffin of Warren's corps. Ricketts and Wright of Sedgwick were delayed in reaching their position on the right of Warren, and for lack of such support Grifell were attacked by Johnson, who was repulsed. Still farther to the right, toward the Germanna Plank road, Seymour, of Ricketts's division, came up and took position. The entire Union front line was now intrenched. At this time on the center anHistory of the Second Army Corps, Dow's 6th Maine Battery was placed in the second line on Mott's left, and a section of Ricketts's F, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery was posted with the troops of General Getty.--editors. Frank's brigade of Barlow's divis been reinforced by Wilcox's division. Hancock threw forward Birney and Mott on the left of Getty, and put a section of Ricketts's old battery on the Plank road. General Hancock says in his report: The fight here became very fierce at once, the lin
John C. Brown (search for this): chapter 4.17
crossed to the south bank of the Po and joined Barlow. Barlow was half a mile south of his bridges. His left, composed of Miles's and Smyth's brigades, was along the Shady Grove road, facing south, their left rested at the bridge. Brooke's and Brown's brigades were in front, or south of the Shady Grove road. North-east, and to their rear one and a half miles, Field's guns were planted in intrenchments, sweeping the ground behind them and covering the pontoon-bridge over the Po. Hancock drew back Brooke and Brown to the right and to the rear; and then Miles and Smyth retired to the crest south of the pontoon-bridges. Relative positions of the opposing Corps at Spotsylvania, May 8-21, 1864. These troops formed a tete-du-pont facing south. Heth's division, of Hill's corps, attacked the two right brigades with vigor, but was twice repulsed. The Union loss was very heavy. Hancock, finding the enemy repulsed and the woods on fire in the rear of his line, crossed to the nor
Alexander S. Webb (search for this): chapter 4.17
Through the Wilderness. by Alexander S. Webb, Brevet Major-General, U. S. A. In 1861, 1862, and 1863, the Army of the Potomac, under McClellan, Hooker, and Meade, had by constant attrition worn ition, advanced north across Hancock's front to the Plank road. On the morning of the second day Webb, of Gibbon, fought on, and north of, the Plank road, while his other two brigades, Owen and Carrothis incident, Col. C. H. Banes, in his History of the Philadelphia Brigade (Owen's), says: Webb's First Brigade of the Second Division was moved from its position on the Brock road, and quickly the left, Gibbon the left of Hancock; Birney had his own and Mott's divisions, and Wadsworth had Webb and Stevenson. The troops of these division commanders were without proper leaders. We had sesaulting column was composed of Crawford's division, Cutler's division (formerly Wadsworths), and Webb's and Carroll's brigades of the Second Corps. The official diary of Longstreet's corps says that
Jedediah Hotchkiss (search for this): chapter 4.17
nt points at 6 o'clock in the morning, forcing the crossing, and meeting a very stubborn resistance in front of Barlow, who was on his left, and but little in front of Gibbon, who was on his right. He now laid three pontoon-bridges over the river, it being fifty feet wide and not fordable, and then pushed due south toward the Block House bridge, but reached that point too late that night to attempt a crossing. Outline map of Lee's positions in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania. By Jed. Hotchkiss. Top. Eng. Second Corps, A. N. V. During this night orders were issued from Meade for the operations of the next day: Hancock was to endeavor to find the position of the enemy's left, to force him from the position of his (Hancock's) front. The Sixth Corps was ordered to feel the intrenchments near the center. Mott's division of Hancock's corps, still kept north of the Po River with Wright, and on the left of the Sixth Corps, was to prepare to join Burnside, who with his corps (the
Horatio G. Wright (search for this): chapter 4.17
our most esteemed general, was killed by a sharp-shooter, and Horatio G. Wright took command of the Sixth Corps. General Burnside had reporoad bridge. Hancock crossed three of his divisions (Mott was with Wright) at different points at 6 o'clock in the morning, forcing the cross division of Hancock's corps, still kept north of the Po River with Wright, and on the left of the Sixth Corps, was to prepare to join Burnsideral Hancock's command, in the afternoon on the front of Warren and Wright. Birney, while withdrawing, was attacked; Hancock, who had startlized by fruitless work. Over on our left, in the Sixth Corps, General Wright had found what he deemed to be a vulnerable place in the Confed commanding a division of the Second Corps, had been ordered by General Wright to assault the works in his front at 5 o'clock to assist and sun the Ninth Corps in an assault at 4 A. M. on the 12th. Warren and Wright were to hold their corps in readiness to take part. We moved to th
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