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Henry Bryan (search for this): chapter 9
ring up reenforcements, he felt such apprehensions of soon becoming our prisoner, that he took from his pocket and tore up his diary and despatch book of the campaign. That the ground was less unfavorable for an assault from our right flank appears from the reports of Wright and Mahone, whose small force was not driven back at all, but made a lodgment and held their ground all night. Gen. Wright reports as follows:— At 4.45 o'clock I received an order from Gen. Magruder through Capt. Henry Bryan, one of his staff, to advance immediately and charge the enemy's batteries. No other troops had yet come upon the field. I ordered my men forward, and, springing before them, led my brigade, less than 1000 men, against a force I knew to be superior in the ratio of at least 20 to 1. Onward we pressed, warmly and strongly supported by Gen. Mahone's brigade, under a murderous fire of shot, shell, canister, and musketry. At every step my brave men fell around me, but the survivors pres
L. W. Allen (search for this): chapter 9
out a mile wide and, for two miles from the river, is open land, rolling and sloping toward the north where it ends in a heavy forest, intersected by marshy streams, with only one good road leading through the forest out upon the plateau. The Rev. L. W. Allen, already mentioned as on the staff of Magruder, was a native of this section, and had described to D. H. Hill its striking features, noting, — its commanding height, the difficulties of approach, its amphitheatrical form and ample area on July 1, Whiting's division leading. Our march was much delayed by the crossing of troops and trains. At Willis's Church I met Gen. Lee. He bore grandly his terrible disappointment of the day before, and made no allusion to it. I gave him Mr. Allen's description of Malvern Hill and presumed to say, If Gen. McClellan is there in force, we had better let him alone. Longstreet laughed and said, Don't get scared, now that we have got him whipped. Reconnoissance, ordered by Longstreet on
Toombs (search for this): chapter 9
combats. Whiting's report. Sumner seeks cover. Lee's reconnoissance. Lee misled. attack begun. Wright's report. Semmes and Kershaw. D. H. Hill's report. Toombs's report. casualties. Lee's report. Stuart shells a camp. McClellan writes. Stuart's report. attack abandoned. casualties. an artillery raid. the South snforcements. I sent Lt.-Col. Newton, 6th Ga., to his support, and, observing a brigade by a fence in our rear, I galloped back to it and found it to be that of Gen. Toombs. I ordered it forward to support Garland, and accompanied it. The brigade advanced handsomely to the brow of the hill, but soon retreated in disorder. Gordon,ll came up, but it was after dark, and nothing could be accomplished. I advised him to hold the ground he had gained and not to attempt a forward movement. Gen. Toombs's account of the advance of his brigade will give some idea of the confusion of commands upon the field after the battle was in full tide: — Accordingly, I
W. H. F. Lee (search for this): chapter 9
mbats. Whiting's report. Sumner seeks cover. Lee's reconnoissance. Lee misled. attack begun. a disappointing story. Pendleton did not find Lee all day long, nor did any orders from Lee find Lee find him. He implies that his reserve artillery was not expected to go in until all the division batteriides had almost ceased. Shortly before this, Lee had taken Longstreet and ridden over to our lefhould have been done early that morning, not by Lee in person, but by staff-officers under cavalry a mistake. It was begun by a direct order from Lee given hastily under the influence of a misapprensidered a success, and it was also reported to Lee as he was returning from his reconnoissance wi staff, who wrote the order as follows: — Gen. Lee expects you to advance rapidly. He says it ig its being seized. He forwarded the report to Lee, through Jackson, and early on the 3d, with a f field. To this Longstreet consented, and when Lee arrived, Jackson's arguments prevailed and the [19 more...]
Wade Hampton (search for this): chapter 9
eavy columns, we would have a chance of winning a victory. Lee ordered the plan carried into effect. Meanwhile, a line of battle had been formed through the woods and fields. Whiting was on the left with three brigades (one of Jackson's under Hampton, and two of his own). D. H. Hill came next with five, then two of Huger's, six of Magruder's, and two more of Huger's, including Ransom's, detached from Holmes's division. The remainder of Holmes's was held on the River road, and was not engage The enemy, moreover, having sent ahead all of their trains, were now very low both in ammunition and provisions, and could scarcely have ventured anything serious. Whiting's division had suffered 175 casualties in its two brigades, and 19 in Hampton's brigade, from the enemy's artillery fire, while lying in support of our artillery in Poindexter's field. Including with these the losses in Jackson's and Ewell's divisions and Lawton's brigade, the casualties were 599. In Magruder's division
G. B. Colquitt (search for this): chapter 9
Rodes's brigade, pushed gallantly forward and gained considerable ground, but was forced back. The gallant and accomplished Meares, 3d N. C., Ripley's brigade, had fallen at the head of his regiment, and that brigade was streaming to the rear. Colquitt's and Anderson's brigades had also fallen back. Ransom's brigade had come up to my support from Gen. Huger. It moved too far to the left and became mixed up with a mass of troops near the parsonage on the Quaker road, suffering much and effectindexter's field. Including with these the losses in Jackson's and Ewell's divisions and Lawton's brigade, the casualties were 599. In Magruder's division the casualties were 2014, and in Huger's, including Ransom's brigade, 1609. In Rodes's, Colquitt's, and Ripley's brigades of D. H. Hill's division, the casualties were making 889, a total, so far, of 5111. The other two brigades, Anderson's and Garland's, report only their total casualties for the campaign as 863 and 844, a total of 1707.
Frank Huger (search for this): chapter 9
). D. H. Hill came next with five, then two of Huger's, six of Magruder's, and two more of Huger's,Huger's, including Ransom's, detached from Holmes's division. The remainder of Holmes's was held on the Ries was, however, not made absolute. Magruder, Huger, and D. H. Hill, with their 14 brigades, were ade, followed by Mahone's Va. brigade, both of Huger's division. These two brigades formed our extays. To the left of Wright was Armistead of Huger's division, followed by Cobb's and Semmes's brt of these were all the rest of Magruder's and Huger's 10 brigades, Ransom, of Holmes's division, being also temporarily attached to Huger. Farther to the left came D. H. Hill's five brigades. Magsom's brigade had come up to my support from Gen. Huger. It moved too far to the left and became mier's division the casualties were 2014, and in Huger's, including Ransom's brigade, 1609. In Rodesiv.2848749967 Longstreet's Div.6188325554438 Huger's Div.311373941531 A. P. Hill's Div.676426887
E. C. Edmonds (search for this): chapter 9
lthis's battery, better posted and better covered by the ground, fought well and continued the action until their ammunition was exhausted. Other batteries were ordered up. Our gunners replied with spirit, but from want of ammunition the contest was too unequal, and I caused them successively to withdraw. This cross-fire was excessively severe upon the supporting troops. Of the artillery fighting on the right flank, Gen. Armistead reported: — By a reconnoissance first made by Col. E. C. Edmonds of the 38th Va. . . . I found that the enemy were in, near, and around Crew's house, and that the hill in front of the ravine we occupied was a good position for artillery. It was asked for, and Capt. Pegram's and Grimes's batteries were sent. The fire was a terrible one and the men stood it well. The enemy must have had 30 or 40 pieces opposed to ours and of superior calibre. No men could have behaved better than Capts. Pegram and Grimes. They worked their guns after their men we
S. G. French (search for this): chapter 9
ee among the Confederate artillerists. The next day the Federals established themselves on the South Side. The strategic advantages of a position astraddle of the James River have already been referred to (page 61, Chap. III.), but they were not yet generally appreciated. Fortunately for us, Lincoln and Halleck recalled McClellan and his army to Washington without ever realizing them; although McClellan had tried hard to impress them upon his superiors. Fortunately, too, for us, Gen. S. G. French, in command at Petersburg, saw and appreciated the threat of the position, and immediately began the construction of a line of intrenchments about that city. These intrenchments, in 1864, defeated some attempts at surprise; and at last enabled Beauregard, with two divisions, to withstand the attack of Grant's whole army, between June 15 and 18 of that year. My personal duties during the Seven Days were the supervision and distribution of our ammunition supplies. Our organized divi
R. H. Chilton (search for this): chapter 9
burst prematurely over their own lines, when their fire was ordered to cease. The order to charge the enemy's lines was, however, not made absolute. Magruder, Huger, and D. H. Hill, with their 14 brigades, were notified as follows about noon: — July 1, 1862. Batteries have been established to rake the enemy's line. If it is broken, as is probable, Armistead, who can witness the effect of the fire, has been ordered to charge with a yell. Do the same. By order of Gen. Lee. R. H. Chilton, A. A. G. The charge, therefore, was made to depend upon our being able to inaugurate and conduct with success an artillery duel of some magnitude. Pioneers were sent to open a road to the left, and it was expected that artillery would act upon both flanks; but here our organization broke down. Gen. Pendleton, Lee's Chief of Artillery, had a large artillery reserve, organized in four battalions of several batteries each, including our best rifled guns; but he was not able to bri
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