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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... trains , & c . , may at once be com- plied with . All was sent to him as desired , until even General McDowell found himself so stripped of the transportation designed for his corps , that when he moved to Fredericksburg it was with the ...
... trains , & c . , may at once be com- plied with . All was sent to him as desired , until even General McDowell found himself so stripped of the transportation designed for his corps , that when he moved to Fredericksburg it was with the ...
Page 30
... trains out of our reach . We fought ; we lost several thousand men , and we gained nothing . If we had not fought , the next day a battle would in all probability have been unnecessary . But if it had been necessary , we should have had ...
... trains out of our reach . We fought ; we lost several thousand men , and we gained nothing . If we had not fought , the next day a battle would in all probability have been unnecessary . But if it had been necessary , we should have had ...
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... train and guards to repair railroad to Manassas . Let there be no delay in this . I have just been told that Frank- lin's corps stopped at Anandale , and that he was this evening in Alexandria . This is all contrary to my orders ...
... train and guards to repair railroad to Manassas . Let there be no delay in this . I have just been told that Frank- lin's corps stopped at Anandale , and that he was this evening in Alexandria . This is all contrary to my orders ...
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... train for that purpose . " General Sumner was one entire day in endeavoring , by application upon quartermasters and others , to get a sufficient number of wagons to transport his reserve ammunition , but without success , and was ...
... train for that purpose . " General Sumner was one entire day in endeavoring , by application upon quartermasters and others , to get a sufficient number of wagons to transport his reserve ammunition , but without success , and was ...
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... trains will effect something ; but the real difficulty is they are not sufficiently exercised in marching ; they lie still in camp too long . " After a hard march , one day is time enough to rest ; lying still beyond that time does not ...
... trains will effect something ; but the real difficulty is they are not sufficiently exercised in marching ; they lie still in camp too long . " After a hard march , one day is time enough to rest ; lying still beyond that time does not ...
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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