Recollections of the Civil War: With Many Original Diary Entries and Letters Written from the Seat of War, and with Annotated References |
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advance afternoon Amherst Amherst College Angle army arrived artillery assault attack Brock Road camp campaign Captain captured cavalry City Point Colonel Edwards command Confederate Court-House Creek crossed Eighteenth Corps enemy enemy's Fifth Corps fight fire flank force Frank Wheaton Fredericksburg front Gettysburg Grant guns Halltown halted Hancock Harper's Ferry headquarters Hill Hooker hundred July letter line of battle Little Round Top Meade miles morning move movement night North o'clock occupied officers ordered Pennsylvania Petersburg picket line Plank Road position Potomac Railroad rain rear Rebel Rebs regiment relieved rest Richmond river Salem Heights Salient Second Corps Second Division Second Rhode Island sent Sheridan Sixth Corps skirmish line soldiers South Spottsylvania started Sunday Third Brigade Third Division Thirty-seventh Massachusetts to-day troops Tyler Union army Upton Virginia Volunteers Washington Wheaton Winchester woods wounded xxvii yesterday
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Page 293 - Take all provisions, forage, and stock wanted for the use of your command ; such as cannot be consumed destroy. It is not desirable that the buildings should be destroyed ; they should rather be protected, but the people should be informed that so long as an army can subsist among them recurrences of these raids must be expected, and we are determined to stop them at all hazards.
Page 262 - I want Sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field, with instructions to put himself south of the enemy and follow him to the death. Wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go also.
Page 340 - On the 29th instant the armies operating against Richmond will be moved by our left, for the double purpose of turning the enemy out of his present position around Petersburg, and to insure the success of the cavalry under General Sheridan, which will start at the same time, in its efforts to reach and destroy the South Side and Danville railroads.
Page 56 - M'Clellau was relieved from the command of the Army of the Potomac, and General Burnside was appointed his successor.
Page 14 - Constitution; this, because the existence of war between the United States and the Confederate States...
Page 293 - In pushing up the Shenandoah Valley, where it is expected you will have to go first or last, it is desirable that nothing should be left to mvite the enemy to return.
Page 262 - following him to the death" in any direction. I repeat to you it will neither be done nor attempted unless you watch it every day, and hour, and force it.
Page 282 - Johnson, which did splendid execution, and was fought with gallantry under a very annoying musketry fire. At this time, General Upton moved his brigade into line to the right of the pike at an oblique angle to it, thence forward into the woods, delivering heavy volleys into masses of the enemy, who were coming up. This fresh fire from the Second Brigade [Upton] soon caused the enemy to fall back, so that the whole line moved forward to a position which was easily held till the latter part of the...
Page 12 - July next, then and there to consider and determine such measures as, in their wisdom, the public safety and interest may seem to demand.
Page 334 - ... extra vigilance should be kept up both by the pickets and the troops on the line. Let commanders understand that no time is to be lost awaiting orders, if an attack is made, in bringing all their resources to the point of danger. With proper alacrity in this respect, I would have no objection to seeing the enemy get through.