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George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 8: battle of Cedar Mountain (continued). (search)
e killed, wounded, or missing, and 226 of its rank and file. In the Fifth Connecticut, Colonel Chapman, Lieutenant-Colonel Stone, and Major Blake were missing, supposed to have been killed. In the Third Wisconsin, Lieutenant-Colonel Crane was killed, pierced with several fatal wounds, and great havoc was wrought among officers and men by a terrific fire of musketry which, falling upon their flank from the underbrush and the woods, swept the companies engaged with great destruction. Official Records, War of the Rebellion, series i. vol XII. part II. Official Reports of Generals Williams, p. 145, and Crawford, p. 149. But there was, however, one relic of Crawford's brigade, and that was Crawford himself. I saw him back in the woods sitting quietly on his horse, with a musket across his saddle, although at about this time the only regiment of his brigade then in action, the Tenth Maine, was out in the wheat-field, where an officer from Banks's staff was then or had been urging
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 9: battle of Cedar Mountain (continued). (search)
Chapter 9: battle of Cedar Mountain (continued). From the most authentic sources Official Reports of the Battle of Cedar Mountain, by Lieutenant-General Jackson, Generals Hill, Archer, Pender, and others, in Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, series L vol. XII. part III. pp. 180 to 239. See also Dabney's Life of Jackson. we now know the movements of the enemy at the time I was ordered into action. In addition to the reserve brigade of Winder's division, and Branch's brigade of A. P. Hill's division, both of which had united with the restored fragments of the two that had been driven back by Banks's assault as described, General Jackson threw two fresh brigades — those of Archer and Pender, of Hill's division — into the woods opposite the wheat-field, not only extending them far to his left, but ordering them also to throw their left continually forward and attack the enemy in the opposite woods. Before the two brigades of Archer and Pender were added to this fo
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 13: Vicksburg campaign (search)
of Forts Henry and Heiman on the Tennessee River, and were impressing horses and recruits for the Confederate army. Pausing long enough to report what he had heard of these operations, and also of those in the Yazoo country, Dana pushed forward to Memphis, where he arrived March 23, 1863. From this place he sent his first formal despatches to Stanton, All of Dana's despatches to the Secretary of War and to General Grant, from this date till the end of the war, may be found in the Official Records by reference to the general index, serial No. 130. but he was still too far from the scene of actual operations to gain correct or important information. Grant had sent but little news to General Hurlbut, who was commanding in west Tennessee with headquarters at Memphis, and the steamboats coming from the army below brought but little except grape-vine rumors or exaggerated reports of trivial matters. Withal, for one reason or another now difficult to ascertain, Dana remained at Memph
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 16: Dana returns to Washington (search)
nfantry from Virginia to reinforce Bragg, The earliest notice of this movement received by the government was from General Meade, September 14, 1863. See Official Records, Serial No. 50, p. 35. and had gathered from Alabama and Mississippi all the detachments and garrisons they could replace by calling back to the colors the mounts, and recommended that the chief quartermaster of that army should be allowed to purchase them. This entire series of despatches will be found in the Official Records, Serial No. 50, pp. 182-221. On the 17th headquarters were still without information of Longstreet's arrival. The next day reports were received from variouortifications. In addition to these despatches Dana also wrote letters from time to time to the Secretary of War, but as they have not been published in the Official Records it is probable that they were considered as private and confidential. Dana himself kept no copies, and if the originals are in existence they will probably
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 17: campaign of Chattanooga (search)
Longstreet, have ended in the capture of Burnside and his whole force, we united in earnest remonstrance against the suggestion. It was in allusion to this foolish project that Dana, in his despatch of 12 M., November 18th, said: Parke argued against this idea in vain, but finally General Wilson overcame it by representing that Grant did not wish him to include the capture of his entire army among the elements of his plan of operations. Dana's despatches, as published in the Official Records, will well repay the military student by the light they cast upon the difficulty which is frequently encountered in controlling the operations of a widely separated but cooperating army or army corps. The ride of something over three hundred miles to Knoxville and back had just enough danger and adventure in it to make it romantic. Camping at night, when we could, near outlying detachments of our own troops, or, when we must, at lonely farmsteads, gave us an insight into the manner
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 18: Dana in the War Department (search)
s believed that this plan of operations contained the germ of the March to the Sea, as it would cut that part of the Confederacy east of the Mississippi in two again, and, if followed by a vigorous campaign from central Alabama, would have taken Atlanta in the rear, compelled the abandonment of northern Georgia, and rendered the Chattanooga-Atlanta campaign of the next year unnecessary. It is important because it also shows, when taken with Halleck's despatch of the next day to Grant, Official Records, Serial No. 56, p. 458, Halleck to Grant, December 21, 1863. that Halleck would not permit Grant to carry out his plan for a campaign in Alabama till Longstreet was driven entirely from east Tennessee. As Longstreet was an able and very deliberate man, slow to move and hard to beat, he took his own time to get out of east Tennessee. Even then he retired only in the face of overwhelming numbers. Sherman and Thomas, who took no part in the campaign north of Knoxville, gathered their fo
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 19: Grant's overland campaign against Richmond (search)
on of the army itself had been controlled by Grant and was in every way satisfactory to him, Dana had but little occasion to comment upon the leading officers. All of Dana's despatches, something over seventy in number, are set forth in the Official Records just as they were sent. Dana, Recollections of the Civil War, p. 189 et seq. Whenever necessary for the purposes of this narrative, I have quoted from them, but much the larger part of what I have said is drawn from other sources. In thel be thoroughly destroyed as far south as practicable, then, if necessary, the Army of the Potomac may . . . move upon the Danville road, leaving its base of supplies here to be guarded by its fortifications and the forces of General Butler. Official Records, Dana to Stanton, July 20, 1864-5 P. M. This statement, it will be observed, is most important, as it clearly shows that Grant's plan on that day was to break up the Confederate railroads, and force his way by the left flank to the Appom
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 20: Confederate operations in Northern Virginia (search)
here on a visit. Porter has just gone out on a flag of truce. Nothing important. I was out at Petersburg with a lot of senators this morning. The Official Records show that Grant requested Halleck to obtain an order assigning Smith to the command of the Eighteenth army corps and sending Butler back to Fort Monroe, on Jh a request for Smith's removal. Exactly what he based this upon, or what took place in the interview which followed, has never been fully stated. From the Official Records it is certain, however, that an order was issued from Grant's headquarters on July 19, 1864, relieving Smith, while still absent, from the command of the Eigarters. Having sifted reports and rumors as carefully as he could, he summed them all up in a despatch, which he sent to Grant at ten o'clock that night. I Official Records, Dana to Grant, July 11, 1864-10 P. M. In this despatch he reported the burning of the Gunpowder Bridge, beyond Baltimore, the capture of General Franklin, t
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 21: administration of War Department (search)
miles to the southwest, there was but little of importance that the Assistant Secretary could send to the Secretary of War at Washington; but he was, as usual, alert and industrious. He sent a number of despatches which will be found in the Official Records. It was always a source of regret to him, however, that his attendance on the President had made it impracticable for him to join Grant in time to be present at the surrender. Events were crowding rapidly on each other in that field, and ittunately, the charges finally gave way to a calmer and more dispassionate consideration of the evidence, and the prisoners were discharged without trial or further humiliation. In a telegram dated Fort Monroe, May 21, 1865-1 P. M., See Official Records. Dana gave a full description of the landing and confinement of the prisoners, and the precautions taken for their security. He commented upon the haughty bearing, composed features, and firm step of Davis, in contrast with the more modest
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Index (search)
Carthage, 208, 216, 217. New Castle, Virginia, 322. New Orleans, 209, 256, 301, 322, 352. New Salem, 110. New York, 51, 58, 61, 94, 97, 148, 194, 195, 200, 249-251, 303, 343, 344, 350, 373, 376, 378, 448, 493. Niagara Falls, 6. Nicholson, John, 501. No force bill! No negro domination! 446. No king, no clown, 449. North American Review, 437. Northanna River, 323. Novalis, 56. Noyes, A. de C. 367, 368. O. Official correspondence. See Official Records. Official Records, 258, 259, 274, 287, 300, 319, 330, 335, 336, 357. Ohio, 30. Olney, Secretary, 171. Omnibus resolution, 98. Opdyke, George, 248. Orchard Knoll, 292. Ord, General, 245, 246, 33-t, 336, 337. Oregon, 120. Orvis, lecturer, 48. Ostend Manifesto, 131. Osterhaus, General, 246. Overland campaign, Grant's, 316, et seq. Owen, General, 329. P. Pacific Railroad, 97, 103-105, 111, 120, 150. Paducah, 351. Paine, Anne, 1. Palma, 499. Palmer, Colonel, 264. Pam
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