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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., chapter 35 (search)
h they did with all dispatch. They also sent a detachment of light artillery and infantry out to retard our march, and annoy us as much as possible. A line of battle was formed at once on the levee, Col. Fouke taking command of the center, Col. Buford of the right, and Col. Logan of the left. The advance from the river bank to the Rebel encampment was a running fight the entire distance, the Rebels firing and falling back all the way; while our troops gallantly received their fire withoury road. The three divisions kept within close distance of each other, pressing over all obstacles and overcoming all opposition; each striving for the honor of being first in the enemy's camp. This honor fell to the right division, led by Col. Buford. It was the gallant 27th Illinois, who, with deafening cheers, first waved the Stars and Stripes in the midst of the Rebels' camping-ground. The scene was a terribly exciting one-musketry and cannon dealing death and destruction on all sid
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, Chapter 4: loss in officers — list of Generals killed — Surgeons and Chaplains killed. (search)
ster G. Hill Killed at Nashville. Brigadier-General Theodore Read Killed at High Bridge. There were also 23 Brevet Brigadier-Generals who were killed in action, but who were without brigade commands. They were regimental or staff officers whose brevets, in most instances, dated from the day they were killed. There were 35 general officers who died of disease during the war. Among them were several prominent and able officers--Generals Summer, C. F. Smith, Birney, Mitchel, Welsh, Buford, Corcoran, Ransom, Crocker, and other noted generals. A large number of brigades were commanded by Colonels, some of whom held a brigade command for a long time, during which they displayed marked ability, but without any recognition of their services on the part of the Government In the Confederate Army, each brigade commandant was commissioned as a Brigadier-General, except where the appointment was a temporary one. The list of Brigadiers killed in action would convey an erroneous im
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, Chapter 8: Corps organizations. (search)
ced at its head. It numbered 11,402 men present for duty, and was divided into three commands under Generals Pleasanton, Buford and Averell. Stoneman's corps made a raid on the enemy's rear during the Chancellorsville campaign, but, owing to variousengaged, Duffie's Division having been detached to hold a position elsewhere. The three divisions were commanded by Generals Buford, Duffie and Gregg. A proper compliment of horse artillery was attached, and two brigades of infantry were also presd, 177 wounded, and 161 missing; total, 401. At Gettysburg, the Cavalry Corps was still under Pleasanton's command, with Buford, Gregg and Kilpatrick as division-generals, and numbered 11,000 sabres and 27 guns. Two brigades of horse artillery--Robf captured men (6th U. S. Cavalry) at Fairfield, Pa. total, 641, the heaviest loss falling on Custer's Michigan Brigade. Buford's Division had the honor of opening this historic battle, his long skirmish-line of dismounted troopers holding the enemy
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, chapter 10 (search)
ng to 12 killed, 31 wounded, and 7 missing. Colonel Davis was killed in a personal encounter in this action. At Gettysburg the Eighth fought in Gamble's Brigade, Buford's Division — the brigade which opened that historic battle. During Sheridan's raids and the Shenandoah campaign, in 1864, the regiment served in Wilson's (3d) Diassas while leading a charge; the loss of the regiment in that battle was 8 killed, 13 wounded, and 97 captured,--many of the latter being wounded; it was then in Buford's Cavalry Brigade. In 1863 the regiment was assigned to Custer's Brigade of Michigan Cavalry. At Gettysburg the regiment lost 10 killed, 43 wounded, and 20 missre fire, in which Colonel Boomer was seriously wounded. Two weeks later, under Lieutenant-Colonel Holman, it was engaged at the battle of Corinth; it was then in Buford's (1st) Brigade, Hamilton's (3d) Division, Army of the Mississippi. During the Vicksburg campaign it was in Boomer's (3d) Brigade, Crocker's Division, Seventee
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, Chapter 11: list of battles, with the regiments sustaining the greatest losses in each. (search)
erly Ford, Va.             June 9, 1863.             8th New York Cavalry Buford's Cavalry 12 31 7 50 2d U. S. Cavalry Buford's Cavalry 11 29 26 66 WincheBuford's Cavalry 11 29 26 66 Winchester, Va.             June 13, 1863.             123d Ohio Milroy's Eighth 21 62 466 549 18th Connecticut Milroy's Eighth 18 46 534 598 67th Pennsylvania 5 5th Michigan Cavalry Kilpatrick's Cavalry 8 30 18 56 3d Indiana Cavalry Buford's Cavalry 6 21 5 32 Morgan's Raid, Ky.             July 4, 1863.         dy Station, Va.             August 1, 1863.             6th Penn. Cavalry Buford's Cavalry 5 20 4 29 9th New York Cavalry Buford's Cavalry 4 21 4 29 2d U.Buford's Cavalry 4 21 4 29 2d U. S. Cavalry Buford's Cavalry 5 18 -- 23 White Sulphur Springs, Va.             August 26-27, 1863.             14th Penn. Cavalry ------------ ---------- 10 Buford's Cavalry 5 18 -- 23 White Sulphur Springs, Va.             August 26-27, 1863.             14th Penn. Cavalry ------------ ---------- 10 42 50 102 3d West Va., M. Inf. ------------ ---------- 5 29 5 39 2d West Va., M. Inf. -----------
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, List of regiments in the Union Armies, with total number of deaths in each. (search)
0 105 3 191 194 299 Gregg's Cavalry, A. P. Nov., ‘62 17th Pennsylvania 6 98 104   128 128 232 Buford's Cavalry, A. P. Nov., ‘62 18th Pennsylvania 5 55 60 2 230 232 292 Wilson's Cavalry, A. P. , A. C. Sept., ‘61 3d Indiana Reenlisted and served through the war. 1 62 63 1 130 131 194 Buford's Cavalry, A. P. Aug., ‘62 4th Indiana 3 25 28 5 193 198 226 McCook's Cavalry, A. C. Aug.,alry. Sept., ‘61 8th Illinois Reenlisted and served through the war. 7 68 75 1 174 175 250 Buford's Cavalry, A. P. Sept., ‘61 9th Illinois Reenlisted and served through the war. 1 45 46 6 States 7 60 67 2 90 92 159 Torbert's Cavalry, A. P.   6th United States 2 50 52 1 106 107 159 Buford's Cavalry, A. P.   Artillery.                     1st United States Not including deathanding, belongs the historic honor of firing the first volley on that field. The skirmishers of Buford's Cavalry were earlier on the field, but were only holding the ground until th
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 6 (search)
e 17th, gave intelligence of the return of the Federal army Probably Sherman's corps, left to divert General Pemberton's attention from the movement towards Grand Gulf. to its former position, and resumption of its operations against Vicksburg. He also reported that a body of Federal troops occupied New Carthage, and that there were nine gun-boats, of the two Federal fleets, between Port Hudson and Vicksburg. In consequence of this information, the two brigades of infantry, under General Buford, on the way from Mississippi to Tennessee, were ordered to return. The only activity apparent in either of the principal armies, before the end of March, was exhibited by that of General Grant, in its efforts to open a way by water around Vicksburg, to some point on the river, below the town. But in the beginning of April this enterprise was abandoned, and General Grant decided that his troops should march to a point selected, on the west bank of the Mississippi, and that the vessel
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 7 (search)
movement would be followed by that of the corps that he had been keeping out of action, and our defeat thus made certain. Stevenson's and Bowen's troops, and the reserve artillery, well placed and served under the direction of Colonel W. E. Withers, its commander, maintained the contest until four o'clock; then the battle seemed to be so completely lost that retreat was ordered. The withdrawal of the troops that had been engaged was covered by Loring with his division; Featherston's and Buford's brigades protecting Stevenson's and Bowen's divisions in their retreat; and Tilghman's resisting the advance of the enemy by the Raymond road. Tilghman himself fell in this duty, while encouraging his troops, when hardest pressed, by his brave example. By the time that Stevenson's and Bowen's divisions had crossed Baker's Creek, the Federal troops were so near the stream as to render its passage by Loring's division impracticable; so that officer marched southward, and, after passing
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Letters. (search)
oma, April 18, 1863. Brigadier-General Jackson, Chattanooga: Stop all troops from the Department of Mississippi until General Buford receives General Pemberton's orders. Do it at Atlanta, as well as Chattanooga. J. E. Johnston, General. Jackson,avor myself to find General Loring and hasten him up; and started immediately with that object. I presently met Brigadier-General Buford's brigade of Loring's division, on the march and in rear of the right of Bowen's division. Colonel Cockrell, coy asked for reenforcements, which (none of Loring's troops having come up) I was then unable to give him, one regiment of Buford's brigade was detached at once, and directed to his support; the remainder of Buford's brigade was moved as rapidly as poBuford's brigade was moved as rapidly as possible to the assistance of General Stevenson. Finding that the enemy's vastly superior numbers were pressing all my forces engaged steadily back into old fields, where all advantages of position would be in his favor, I felt it to be too late to sa
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 83 (search)
ming a threatening attitude toward the enemy. On the first of August, Brigadier-General Buford, in command of a division of cavalry, advanced from Rappahannock Statie vicinity of Culpeper Court-House, where a strong force of infantry being met, Buford was obliged to retire. This reconnoissance, it is believed, had the effect to eived leading to the belief the enemy was about to make some movement, Brigadier-General Buford was sent across the Rapidan with his division of cavalry, with orders to force the passages at these points. On the tenth, before intelligence of Buford's movements were received, the enemy crossed to Robertson's River, and advancedourtHouse to Brandy Station, where, when General Pleasanton being reinforced by Buford, (who had been compelled to recross the Rapidan, after proceeding as far as Morond corps recrossed the Rappahannock, advancing as far as Brandy Station, while Buford's cavalry drove a small force of the enemy into Culpeper. During the night des
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