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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The rear-guard at Malvern Hill. (search)
t in line of battle. We were surprised the next morning to find that the entire army had retreated during the night, leaving Averell with his small command as a rear-guard to cover the retreat, which was done in the masterly manner stated by General McClellan, but by Averell, and not by Keyes. United Service Club, Philadelphia, May 25th, 1885. II.--by Erasmus D. Keyes, Major-General, U. S. V. A few days ago, in Switzerland, my attention was called to a communication in the August [1885] number of The century, p. 642, which falsifies history. It is under the heading, The rear-guard after Malvern Hill, and is signed Henry E. Smith. Mr. Smith asserts that it was General Averell who commanded the rear-guard, and that to Averell, and not to Keyes, belongs the credit which General McClellan gives the latter in his article. Mr. Smith cites authorities for his statements, and refers to the Official Records of the Rebellion, Vol. XI., Part II., p. 235, and to my report, p. 193, s
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 8.61 (search)
opportunity of striking a fatal blow. Each of us naturally regarded his own army as the better, but each entertained the highest respect for the endurance, courage, and fighting qualities of the opposing army; and this feeling extended to the officers and men. It was perfectly natural under these circumstances that both of us should exercise a certain amount of caution,--I in my endeavors to ascertain Lee's strength, position, and intentions before I struck the fatal blow; he to abstain from any extended movements of invasion, and to hold his army well in hand until he could be satisfied as to the condition of the Army of the Potomac after its second Bull Run campaign, and as to the intentions of its commander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rostrum in the National Cemetery at Sharpsburg. From a recent photograph. On Memorial day, 1885, General McClellan addressed from this Rostrum a large assembly of members of the grand Army of the Republic.--Editors.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The battle of South Mountain, or Boonsboro‘ (search)
untenable on the pike or the crest of the mountain. I made that statement to General Lee about 9 P. M., when he consulted with Longstreet and myself in regard to renewing the fight the next morning. Longstreet concurred in this view, remarking that I knew the ground and the situation better than he did. General Hooker detached Gibbon's brigade, consisting of three Wisconsin Fox's Gap — the approach to Wise's field. This sketch and the one on the next page (from photographs made in 1885) may be regarded as parts of one picture. The old Sharpsburg or Braddock road lies between the stone-wall and the rail fence. The left distance shows the Middletown valley and the Catoctin range, from which Reno approached.--Editors. regiments and one Indiana regiment, from Hatch's division, and directed it to move directly up the pike with a section of artillery. Then the divisions of Meade and Hatch were formed on the north side of the pike, with the division of Ricketts in supporting d
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The invasion of Maryland. (search)
ll. But Lee's headquarters tents were pitched in a small grove on the right of the Shepherdstown road, just outside the town.--Editors. South-eastern stretch of the sunken road,--or bloody Lane. [see map, P. 636.1] from a photograph taken in 1885. in time to do more than make a respectable retreat, whereas by retiring before the battle we could have claimed a very successful campaign. On the forenoon of the 15th, the blue uniforms of the Federals appeared among the trees that crowned thterally tore into shreds the already ragged army of Lee, but the Confederates never gave back. I remember at one time they were surging up against us with fearful The sunken road, looking East from Roulette's Lane. From a photograph taken in 1885. numbers. I was occupying the left over by Hood, whose ammunition gave out. He retired to get a fresh supply. Soon after the Federals moved up against us in great masses. We were under the crest of a hill occupying a position that ought to h
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., chapter 8.77 (search)
the Antietam, and to lend a hand, in case of necessity, to General Toombs, whose brigade was guarding the bridge over the Antietam called by Federal writers Burnside's Bridge. Burnside's Bridge — I. This picture, after a photograph taken in 1885, is a view of the Confederate position from the slope of the hill occupied by the Union batteries before a crossing was effected. At the time of the battle the buildings had not been erected, and the Confederate hill-side was covered with trees. As I passed what is now known as Cemetery Hill, I saw General Lee standing erect and calm, with a field-glass to his eye, his fine form sharply outlined against the sky, and I Burnside's Bridge — ii. This picture, after a photograph taken in 1885, is a view of the Union position from the hill where Confederate artillery was planted to enfilade the bridge. From a point below, the 2d Maryland and the 6th New Hampshire charged up the road, but they were swept by such a mourderous fire that o
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., A woman's recollections of Antietam. (search)
her coming out, she was but one of the crowd; and now most were too busy with their own safety to pay much heed to anything else. Still, as her face seemed alone set toward the town, she attracted some attention. One or two spoke to her. Now it was, Look — a here, little gal! don't you know you're a-goin‘ the wrong way? One man looked at the yellow thing she had slung across her shoulder and said, with an approving nod: Confederate monument at Shepherdstown. From a photograph taken in 1885. That's right, that's right; save the wounded if ye kin. She meant to do it, and finally reached her sister, breathless but triumphant, with as proud a sense of duty done as if her futile errand had been the deliverance of a city. I have said that there was less danger than appeared, but it must not be supposed that there was none. A friend who worked chiefly in the old blue factory had asked me to bring her a bowl of gruel that some one had promised to make for one of her patients.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Bragg's invasion of Kentucky. (search)
wn's division from Tupelo to Chattanooga, and again in August by sending the brigades of Cleburne and Preston Smith from Chattanooga to Knoxville; Spring near Perryville, which helped to relieve Bragg's parched army. From a photograph taken in 1885. and again, when Smith was pressed at Frankfort, that Bragg reenforced him promptly with one of his best divisions. That Kirby Smith would, at any time, have been as ready and prompt to give Bragg any part or all of his army there can be no doubt, but when the decisive moment came, the two independent armies were more than one Pear-tree, one hundred years old, at the left of Rousseau's position, Perryville. From a photograph taken in 1885. hundred miles apart, and neither commander could be informed of the other's necessities. Bragg and Smith conferred together, but neither commanded the other. If all the troops had belonged to one army, Bragg would have ordered, and not conferred or requested. To aggravate the difficulties in
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., East Tennessee and the campaign of Perryville. (search)
as Hancock, answered the demand as one man, with a silent and stolid inertia: General Francis A. Walker, in his History of the Second army Corps, says, p. 516, that Hancock declined the responsibility of renewing the attack as ordered by Meade; and that the statement that the troops refused to advance is erroneous.--editors. at Gettysburg, Pickett, when waiting for the signal which Longstreet dreaded to repeat, for the hopeless but immortal charge against Cemetery Hill, saluted and said, as he turned to his ready column: I shall move forward, sir! Nor must we give slight importance to the influence of the Southern women, who in agony of heart girded the sword upon their loved ones and bade them go. It was to be expected that these various influences would give a confidence to leadership that would tend to bold adventure, and leave its mark upon the contest. Perryville, Kentucky, looking South-east from the MacKVILLEVILLEvilleville pike. From a photograph taken in 1885.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 1.5 (search)
tteries-the scene of Starkweather's contest [see P. 58]. from a photograph from the direction of Rousseau's line, taken in 1885. Tree near where General James S. Jackson fell. by Russell's house, due north of Sheridan's position about one mile. Thosition of Loomis's Battery, the center of Rousseau's line [see map, P. 24, and note on P. 55]. from a photograph taken in 1885. and front to examine some wood on that quarter, and Captain Wickliffe, with his company of cavalry, was sent to reconnoips and upon Position of Loomis's Battery on Rousseau's line, looking across Doctor's Creek. From a photograph taken in 1885. Loomis's battery occupied the highest part of the ridge above H. P. Bottom's house, at about the center of Rousseau's nd south. It was formed of two brigades of Rousseau's division Farm-House of H. P. Bottom. From a photograph taken in 1885. The farm-house stands near Doctor's Creek, under the ridge occupied by Rousseau; and the view is from the old Mackvill
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 3.27 (search)
The charge of the eighth Pennsylvania cavalry. extracted by permission and condensed from a true history of the charge of the 8th Pennsylvania cavalry at Chancellorsville, by Pennock Huey, Philadelphia, 1885.--editors. I. By Pennock Huey, Brevet Brigadier-General, U. S. V. Just as we reached Hazel Grove, at Scott's Run Crossing, at half-past 6 o'clock P. M., May 2d, a staff-officer rode up in a state of great excitement and reported to General Sickles that the enemy had flanked General Howard's corps, and that he had been sent for a regiment of General Pleasonton's cavalry. General Sickles immediately ordered General Pleasonton to send a regiment. General Pleasonton then ordered me to report with my regiment as quickly as possible to General Howard, whom I would probably find near the old Wilderness church. There were no other orders given to me or to any officer of my regiment. General Huey was at this time Major (afterward Colonel) of the 8th Pennsylvania cavalry, an
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