The Virginia Campaign of '64 and '65: The Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James, Volume 12 |
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... fire on his entire front . Soon after arriving on the ground Russell's and Neill's brigades were attacked by Stafford's and Walker's brigades , which , after a sharp encounter , were repulsed , Neill capturing some prisoners . General ...
... fire on his entire front . Soon after arriving on the ground Russell's and Neill's brigades were attacked by Stafford's and Walker's brigades , which , after a sharp encounter , were repulsed , Neill capturing some prisoners . General ...
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... fire of Birney's left is stated to have come in on the rear of the batteries . The advance through the forest , undergrowth , and swamps for more than a mile , in a hot contest , had separated and disordered Hancock's troops , and ...
... fire of Birney's left is stated to have come in on the rear of the batteries . The advance through the forest , undergrowth , and swamps for more than a mile , in a hot contest , had separated and disordered Hancock's troops , and ...
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... fire from the direction of Burnside's intended attack , sent a request to General Meade that he , Burnside , should attack as soon as possible , as many of the regiments of Birney's com- mand were tired and shattered , and just held ...
... fire from the direction of Burnside's intended attack , sent a request to General Meade that he , Burnside , should attack as soon as possible , as many of the regiments of Birney's com- mand were tired and shattered , and just held ...
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... fire in such a dense forest , and to the partial disorganization of the troops , the most of whom had been engaged since five o'clock in the morning under heavy musketry fire . Consulting with Gen- eral Birney , it was deemed advisable ...
... fire in such a dense forest , and to the partial disorganization of the troops , the most of whom had been engaged since five o'clock in the morning under heavy musketry fire . Consulting with Gen- eral Birney , it was deemed advisable ...
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... fire , which was not , however , very destructive . The attack was heaviest on Hancock's left of the plank road . At the end of half an hour a portion of Mott's division and of Ward's brigade of Birney's division gave way , retiring in ...
... fire , which was not , however , very destructive . The attack was heaviest on Hancock's left of the plank road . At the end of half an hour a portion of Mott's division and of Ward's brigade of Birney's division gave way , retiring in ...
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abatis advance afternoon Anderson's Army of Northern artillery assault attack Barlow's division Battery Birney Birney's Block House bridge Brigadier-General Brock road Burnside captured Catharpin Catharpin road cavalry Cold Harbor Colonel column command Confederate Crawford crossing despatch directed divi enemy enemy's intrenchments enlisted eral Ewell Ewell's Fifth Corps fire force Ford Fredericksburg front Germanna Getty Getty's Gibbon Gregg Griffin guns held Heth's division Hill's corps hundred yards infantry intrenchments James River Johnson's division Kershaw's killed and wounded Lee's line of battle Longstreet's corps loss Lynchburg Mahone's Major-General Meade miles morning Mott's move movement musketry night Ninth Corps Northern Virginia o'clock officers open ground Orange Court House ordered Parker's store Petersburg pike plank road position Potomac Railroad rear regiments Richmond right flank river salient Second Corps sent Shady Grove road Sheridan Sixth Corps skirmishers Spottsylvania Court House Todd's tavern troops vicinity Warren Wilderness tavern woods
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Page 388 - ... the officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged, and each company or regimental commander sign a like parole for the men of their commands.
Page 387 - The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the army of Northern Virginia.
Page 387 - GENERAL : Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.
Page 388 - I received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th inst., they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. RE LEE, General LIEUT.-GENERAL US GRANT.
Page 387 - General: I received at a late hour your note of to-day. In mine of yesterday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia,...
Page 388 - This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by United States authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.
Page v - This I regarded as a great success, and it removed from my mind the most serious apprehensions I had entertained, that of crossing the river in the face of an active, large, well-appointed, and ably commanded army, and how so large a train was to be carried through a hostile country, and protected.
Page 388 - Church, and will push forward to the front for the purpose of meeting you. Notice sent to me on this road where you wish the interview to take place, will meet me.
Page 388 - The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands of human lives, and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed.