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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 952 952 Browse Search
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865 65 65 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments. 33 33 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 20 20 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 20 20 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 18 18 Browse Search
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 18 18 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 17 17 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 15 15 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 11 11 Browse Search
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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 8 (search)
prevent the enemy's following up his advantage, and, under cover of night, Sedgwick safely withdrew his corps across the Rappahannock at Banks' Ford, where a ponton-bridge had been laid the day before. Thus it was that Lee on Tuesday morning (May 5th) saw himself relieved from this menace in his rear; and having now but a single foe to cope with, he promptly recalled the divisions of McLaws and Anderson, united them with his main force at Chancellorsville, and resolved to give the remaining nks resting on the river; and the army could here have repelled all assaults. The whole army wished this; and a successful action, ending in Lee's repulse, would have saved the morale and pride of the troops. It has been said that the storm of May 5th, which caused a rise in the Rappahannock, and endangered the supplies of the army, was a motive for retreat. But the order to retire was given twelve hours before any rain and during a cloudless sky. 10. Not the Army of the Potomac was beate
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
the march was resumed on the morning of Thursday, May 5th, was such as would have carried them quifollowing extract from the order of march for May 5th will show the line of advance contemplated byby the plankroad. They arrived this morning (May 5th), in closeprox-imity to the enemy's line of mon. Early next morning—the morning of the 5th of May—the Union columns set out to resume the onwaation of affairs when, on the morning of Thursday, May 5th, Generals Grant and Meade reached Old Wiistant about ten miles. At five A. M. on the 5th May, the Second Corps moved towards its designateepeated and desperate assaults.—Lee: Dispatch, May 5. From General Hancock's official report I eody work done that day. The action of the 5th of May was not so much a battle as the fierce grapp, and missing, for the whole period between the 5th and 12th of May. But as the losses in the actirsEnlisted men OfficersEnlisted men WildernessMay 5 to 12.2693,0191,01718, 2611776,66729,410 Spot[2 more...
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
ine of march, 446; Hancock's unfortunate movement across the Po, 447; repeated disastrous repulses of Second and Fifth corps at Laurel Hill, 449; first line on Lee's right carried by Upton, but abandoned, 450; Hancock's successful attack on Lee's right centre, 451; Grant's endeavors to pierce Lee's lines during next week, 454; Lee withdrew to his interior position after twenty hours fighting to dislodge Hancock, 454: diary of attempts to pierce Lee's line May 13th to 19th, 455; losses from May 5th to 21st, 458; the army moved by the left towards Richmond, 458; to the Chickahominy, 470; and the North Anna-character of the region between, 472. Spottswood mines, origin of the name Spottsylvania, 428. Stafford Heights—see Fredericksburg. Steadman, Fort—see Fort Steadman. Stone, General, defeated at Ball's Bluff, 76; exonerated from blame at Ball's Bluff, 77. Stoneman's raid on Virginia Central Railroad, 302. Straggling in the Confederate army in Maryland campaign, 224.