Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War in Three PartsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1863 - Ball's Bluff, Battle of, Va., 1861 |
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... attack was first made . General Casey states that , when the campaign of the peninsula commenced , his division consisted princi- pally of raw and inexperienced troops . They had suffered greatly from the labors and exposures incident ...
... attack was first made . General Casey states that , when the campaign of the peninsula commenced , his division consisted princi- pally of raw and inexperienced troops . They had suffered greatly from the labors and exposures incident ...
Page 23
... attack upon his right and rear . As this despatch of General McClellan , and the one of the President in reply , are dated immediately previous to the " seven days ' battle , " they are given here in full . " Received 8.50 p . m ...
... attack upon his right and rear . As this despatch of General McClellan , and the one of the President in reply , are dated immediately previous to the " seven days ' battle , " they are given here in full . " Received 8.50 p . m ...
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... attack upon the troops of Gen. McCall's division , stationed at Mechanicsville , consisting of the two brigades of Seymour and Reynolds . The action lasted until nightfall , when the enemy were repulsed . Troops were sent up by Gen ...
... attack upon the troops of Gen. McCall's division , stationed at Mechanicsville , consisting of the two brigades of Seymour and Reynolds . The action lasted until nightfall , when the enemy were repulsed . Troops were sent up by Gen ...
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... attacked by a greatly superior force ? " Answer . It prevented the enemy from getting on our flank and rear , and , in ... attack and enabled the army and its material to be withdrawn ? " Answer . By desperate fighting they inflicted so ...
... attacked by a greatly superior force ? " Answer . It prevented the enemy from getting on our flank and rear , and , in ... attack and enabled the army and its material to be withdrawn ? " Answer . By desperate fighting they inflicted so ...
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... attacked at dawn ; but General Burnside on the left was not ordered to attack until 10 o'clock , and there was no attack made in the centre by General Porter . In regard to the manner of conducting the attack at Antietam , General Sum ...
... attacked at dawn ; but General Burnside on the left was not ordered to attack until 10 o'clock , and there was no attack made in the centre by General Porter . In regard to the manner of conducting the attack at Antietam , General Sum ...
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a. m. to-morrow advance Alexandria Answer Aquia creek arrived artillery attack batteries battle battle of Williamsburg Bottom's Bridge bridge brigade Burnside Captain cavalry Centreville chairman Chandler Chickahominy Colonel committee met pursuant corps cross despatch direction division enemy enemy's fight following witnesses force Fort Monroe fortifications Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg Frémont front G. B. MCCLELLAN General-in-Chief Gooch guns H. W. HALLECK Harper's Ferry HEADQUARTERS ARMY Heintzelman horses infantry James river land Major General H. W. Major General MCCLELLAN Manassas McDowell miles military morning move movement night o'clock Odell officers operations opinion peninsula pontoons position Potomac President pursuant to adjournment quartermaster Question railroad Rappahannock re-enforcements rebels received regiments retreat Richmond road Secretary Secretary of War sent side Sumner supplies suppose telegraph tion troops wagons WAR DEPARTMENT Warrenton Washington Williamsburg York river Yorktown