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Tristam T. Dow (search for this): chapter 4.17
d been begun, before any advance should be made. Hancock placed Birney's division on the left of Getty, in two lines of battle along the Brock road, and Mott's and Gibbon's divisions on Birney's left; Barlow's division held the extreme left and formed an angle on the Brock road overlooking the bed of an unfinished railroad. Most of the artillery of Hancock's corps was posted with Barlow's division. According to General Francis A. Walker's account, in the History 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 division was stationed partly across the Brock road, near the junction of the Brock road and a cross-road leading to the Catharpin road. All of Hancock's corps were directed to throw up breastworks of logs and earth, the intrenched line beginning at Getty's left and extending to Barlow's
G. K. Warren (search for this): chapter 4.17
4 guns. Hancock's corps contained 26,676 men; Warren's, 24,125 men; Sedgwick's, 22,584 men ; Theth-east, side of the Wilderness battle-field. Warren, with Wilson's cavalry in front (and followed t be regarded as entirely distinct battles. Warren received orders from Meade at 7:15 in the morn Chewning's farm, connecting his right with Warren and joining the right of Hancock, now held by oughly Distributing ammunition under fire to Warren's Fifth Corps, May 6. from a sketch made at t at the time. p. 167.] This was attempted, but Warren found that he was required with his corps to h Stuart at Todd's tavern, or near that point. Warren gave the required assistance, driving out of his corps was now detached for this service. Warren was delayed by the blocking of the Brock road pportunity to reach Spotsylvania in advance of Warren. When Warren reached Todd's tavern at 3 A. M.d cavalry. Hancock moved east to the right of Warren, and intrenched overlooking the Po. On the mor[25 more...]
H. G. Wright (search for this): chapter 4.17
Ewell with his whole force. General Sedgwick, with Wright's division and Neill's brigade of Getty's division,by General Griffin of Warren's corps. Ricketts and Wright of Sedgwick were delayed in reaching their position Crawford's right, reached to the Orange turnpike. Wright's division of Sedgwick formed on the right of Griff morning, without success. The same may be said of Wright, of Sedgwick's Sixth Corps, who was attacking Ewelle noted that Griffin's line, before connecting with Wright, extended a short distance parallel with the Orangeal Lee on the way to Richmond. Shaler's brigade of Wright's division of Sedgwick's corps had been guarding ththem, the assailants were prevented from destroying Wright's division. Wright kept his men in order. [See p.Wright kept his men in order. [See p. 127.] This is in fact the end of the battle of the Wilderness, so far as relates to the infantry. Our cavay when Crawford's division of the Fifth and one of Wright's brigades under Penrose assaulted what proved to b
Richard Anderson (search for this): chapter 4.17
nk 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 had waited for the whole army to pass, and reached the tavern at 9 o'cleast of the court house one and a half miles. He pushed over the river one division under O. B. Willcox. Stevenson's division came up at noon. Potter's division remained a mile in rear on the Fredericksburg road. Willcox fought a brigade of R. H. Anderson and some dismounted cavalry. Hancock moved east to the right of Warren, and intrenched overlooking the Po. On the morning of the 9th Sheridan started on a raid around Lee's army. See note, p. 117, and article to follow.--editors. In f
Emory Upton (search for this): chapter 4.17
ick formed on the right of Griffin, with the left of Upton's brigade resting on the pike; then came the brigadeivision and on the west face of the salient. Colonel Emory Upton was selected to lead this attack. Upton's brUpton's brigade was of the First Division, Sixth Corps. He had four regiments of Neill's brigade attached to his commandorks in his front at 5 o'clock to assist and support Upton's left. Upton formed in four lines. The Sixth CoUpton formed in four lines. The Sixth Corps batteries played upon the left of the enemy's salient, enfilading it, and, as they ceased firing, Upton chaUpton charged. Rushing to the parapet with a wild Hurrah, heedless of the Major General John C. Robinson, wounded at intrenchments 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. Fduct displayed during the assaults on the 10th, Colonels Upton and Carroll were made brigadier-generals.--A. S
William McCandless (search for this): chapter 4.17
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 Griffin's right brigade under Ayres was forced back and two guns were abandoned. Wadsworth, with his division of Warren's corps, supplemented by Dennison's brigade of Robinson's division, of the same corps, had started forward in a westerly direction, until he found himself with his left toward the enemy. McCandless's brigade of Crawford's Throwing up breastworks in the Wilderness. From a sketch made at the time. division (also of Warren's corps) had endeavored to obtain a position on the left of Wadsworth, but lost its bearings in the entangled woods so that its left came in contact with Ewell's right, and it, as well as Wadsworth's left, was driven in by Daniel's and Gordon's brigades, forming the right of Ewell. Thus Crawford was left with his left flank in the air, and he of necessity was dra
Robert B. Potter (search for this): chapter 4.17
ld in reserve at Wilderness Tavern, and joined Hancock on the Brock road at 8 A. M. of the 6th. Potter and Willcox, coining from Bealton and Rappahannock Station, reached the field about daylight, anne by the combined Fifth and Sixth corps. General Burnside, with the divisions of Willcox and Potter, attempted to relieve Hancock by passing up between the turnpike and the Plank road to Relati was deemed impracticable, and Willcox was moved to the left toward the Tapp house in support of Potter, who had gone in near the Plank road.--editors. Burnside's other division, under Stevenson, movethe woods for the Brock road. Burnside had finally become engaged far out on our right front; Potter's division came upon the enemy intrenched on the west side of a little ravine extending from Ewee pushed over the river one division under O. B. Willcox. Stevenson's division came up at noon. Potter's division remained a mile in rear on the Fredericksburg road. Willcox fought a brigade of R. H
David A. Russell (search for this): chapter 4.17
back toward the Lacy house. Griffin, on Crawford's right, reached to the Orange turnpike. Wright's division of Sedgwick formed on the right of Griffin, with the left of Upton's brigade resting on the pike; then came the brigades of Penrose and Russell, then Neill's brigade of Getty's division. Soon after getting into position Neill and Russell 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 Russell 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 and right Warren and Sedgwick were securely blocked by Ewell's single corps. On the left of the line the situation was this: At 11 A. M. Hancock, whose advance had passed Todd's tavern, received a dispatch stating that the enemy was coming down the Orange Plank road in full force, and he was directed to move his corps up to the Brock road, due north. He was further informed that Getty had been sent t
Edward Ferrero (search for this): chapter 4.17
1 o'clock, I can, state that it was never closed on the part of the Union troops. My aide, Colonel W. T. Simms, was badly wounded, on my right, while seeking to form a junction with the Ninth Corps or with Crawford of the Fifth Corps.--A. S. W. Ferrero's colored division, after a forced march of forty miles, was held in the rear to guard the trains. Longstreet's arrival on the field was known and reported by General Hancock to General Meade at 7 A. M. on the 6th; indeed, it was found that Lch, 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
C. W. Field (search for this): chapter 4.17
y brigade (of Gibbon's division) was ordered to relieve General Getty. When I advanced I immediately became engaged with Field's division, consisting of Gregg's, Benning's, Law's, and Jenkins's brigades, on the north side of the Orange Plank road. o the rear and changed my whole line, which had been driven back to the Plank road, forward to its original line, holding Field's division in check with the twelve regiments now under my command. Now, at this very moment, General Wadsworth (who haduld do so I made up my mind I was not going to die of that wound, and then I fainted.--A. S. W. and my line was broken by Field, and swept off as by a whirlwind. Birney's line, as a consequence, was broken to pieces, and back to the Brock road wentnd 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. Hancoc
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