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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Preface (search)
s results in the last year of the Civil War. It was the unification of the Federal army under Ulysses S. Grant. His son, in the pages that follow, repeats the businesslike agreement with President Lincoln which made possible the wielding of all the Union armies as one mighty weapon. The structure of Volume II reflects the Civil War situation thus changed in May, 1864. No longer were battles to be fought here and there unrelated; but a definite movement was made by Grant Versus Lee on the 4th of May, accompanied by the simultaneous movements of Butler, Sherman, and Sigel — all under the absolute control of the man who kept his headquarters near those of Meade, Commander of the Army of the Potomac. Against such concentrated strokes the enfeebled Confederacy could not stand. Only the utter courage of leaders and soldiers innately brave, who were fighting for a cause they felt meant home no less than principle, prolonged the struggle during the tragic year ending with May, 1865.
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Introduction (search)
rst at one point and then at another, and that, by continuously hammering against their armies, he would destroy both them and their sources of supply. To carry out this idea, orders were given to the various commanders — on the 2d of April to Butler; on the 4th, to Sherman, and on the 9th, to Meade. In all these orders the same general ideas were expressed. To Butler he wrote: You will collect all the forces from your command that can be spared from garrison duty . . . to operate onButler he wrote: You will collect all the forces from your command that can be spared from garrison duty . . . to operate on the south side of James River, Richmond being your objective point. To Sherman he wrote: It is my design, if the enemy keep quiet and allow me to take the initiative in the spring campaign, to work all the parts of the army together, and somewhat toward a common center. . . . You, I propose to move against Johnston's army, to break it up, and to get into the interior of the enemy's country as far as you can, inflicting all the damage you can against their war resources. To Meade he
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 4 (search)
. The movements of Sherman, Banks, Sigel, and Butler were intended to be direct factors in the effiet more than his match in strategy. Sigel and Butler failed him at New Market and Drewry's Bluff. Richmond, the latter to be accomplished by General Butler and the Army of the James; Sherman's objec detour down the James to communicate with General Butler. Grant was highly satisfied with Sheridanorth Carolina. From Bermuda Hundred where General Butler was bottled up --to use a phrase which Grarer to Richmond and to the friendly hand which Butler with the Army of the James was in a position tre than fifty miles intervened between him and Butler by the roads he would have to travel, and he h, or he might, if he chose, descend rapidly on Butler and crush him before Grant could unite with hiran up the river to Bermuda Hundred to see General Butler and direct the movement against Petersburgt Lee once more. General Gillmore was sent by Butler, with cavalry and infantry, on June 10th to ma[1 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Spotsylvania and the bloody angle (search)
r's bridge on the North Anna: where the battle-line went over successful. Besides the decisive victory over the Confederate cavalry at Yellow Tavern, they had destroyed several depots of supplies, four trains of cars, and many miles of railroad track. Nearly four hundred Federal prisoners on their way to Richmond had been rescued from their captors. The dashing cavalrymen had even carried the first line of work around Richmond, and had made a detour down the James to communicate with General Butler. Grant was highly satisfied with Sheridan's performance. It had been of the greatest assistance to him, as it had drawn off the whole of the Confederate cavalry, and made the guarding of the wagon trains an easy matter. But here, on the banks of the North Anna, Grant had been completely checkmated by Lee. He realized this and decided on a new move, although he still clung to his idea of turning the Confederate right. The Federal wings were withdrawn to the north side of the river d
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Cold Harbor (search)
ckett and Hoke from North Carolina. From Bermuda Hundred where General Butler was bottled up --to use a phrase which Grant employed and afterth Corps of the Army of the James to the assistance of Meade, since Butler could defend his position perfectly well with a small force, and corder to bring him nearer to Richmond and to the friendly hand which Butler with the Army of the James was in a position to reach out to him. Lly hazardous one. More than fifty miles intervened between him and Butler by the roads he would have to travel, and he had to cross both the t at the Chickahominy, or he might, if he chose, descend rapidly on Butler and crush him before Grant could unite with him. But, says Grant, tant took steamer and ran up the river to Bermuda Hundred to see General Butler and direct the movement against Petersburg, that began the finaetersburg and confront Lee once more. General Gillmore was sent by Butler, with cavalry and infantry, on June 10th to make the capture, but w
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 7 (search)
is Adams, who, as a cavalry officer, served in Butler's campaign, compares Grant's maneuvers of 1864ls at Drewry's Bluff, May 10th. Like Grouchy, Butler failed. Port Darling The masked battery Where Butler's troops crossed — Broadway landing on the Appomattox General Butler after Drewry's Bluff. Butler, after his disastrous repulse at Drewry's Bluff, threw up strong entrenchmenctually closing the neck of this bottle. Here Butler remained in inactivity till the close of the wridges for West Pointers to retreat over. Butler's signal tower The lookout The thirteenth dling in winter quarters at Bermuda hundred Butler bottled up The impassable James river Tof the defenses on the James constructed after Butler was bottled up. Here in 1865 the gunners were Gap, the narrow neck of Farrar's Island, where Butler's was busily digging his famous canal to enablederal fleet and assist in keeping the neck of Butler's bottle tightly closed. The guns at Battery [11 more...]
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er--Confederate gun commanding the river after Butler's repulse on land Butler's failed attemButler's failed attempt to take Petersburg. Charles Francis Adams, who, as a cavalry officer, served in Butler's campaential that Grouchy should detain Blucher. So Butler was to eliminate Beauregard while Grant struckhave been easily taken by a vigorous move, but Butler delayed until Beauregard arrived with a hastil Port Darling The masked battery Where Butler's troops crossed — Broadway landing on the Appomattox General Butler after Drewry's Bluff. Butler, after his disastrous repulse at Drewrctually closing the neck of this bottle. Here Butler remained in inactivity till the close of the w river flows due south around Farrar's Island. Butler's campaign consisted merely of an advance by lederal fleet and assist in keeping the neck of Butler's bottle tightly closed. The guns at Battery upon the Federal colored regiments toiling on Butler's canal. Aside from the activity of the digge[11 more...]
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very was tried to the utmost. Sherman was advancing. The beginning of the end was near. The busiest place in Dixie city Point, just after its capture by Butler. From June, 1864, until April, 1865, city Point, at the juncture of the Appomattox and the James, was a Point of entry and departure for more vessels than any cientrenchments, and they were not formidably manned. General Smith, who reached Bermuda hundred by water, with his corps, on the night of the 14th, was ordered by Butler, under instructions from Grant, to move on Petersburg at daylight. The diggers at Petersburg--1864 there was not a day during the whole of the nine months were now commanded by General Beauregard. He had conjectured what Grant's plans might be, and in order to prevent the capture of the town and enable him to hold Butler at Bermuda hundred, he called on Lee for immediate reenforcement. But the latter, not yet convinced that Grant was not moving on Richmond, sent only Hoke's divis
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very was tried to the utmost. Sherman was advancing. The beginning of the end was near. The busiest place in Dixie city Point, just after its capture by Butler. From June, 1864, until April, 1865, city Point, at the juncture of the Appomattox and the James, was a Point of entry and departure for more vessels than any cientrenchments, and they were not formidably manned. General Smith, who reached Bermuda hundred by water, with his corps, on the night of the 14th, was ordered by Butler, under instructions from Grant, to move on Petersburg at daylight. The diggers at Petersburg--1864 there was not a day during the whole of the nine months were now commanded by General Beauregard. He had conjectured what Grant's plans might be, and in order to prevent the capture of the town and enable him to hold Butler at Bermuda hundred, he called on Lee for immediate reenforcement. But the latter, not yet convinced that Grant was not moving on Richmond, sent only Hoke's divis
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil war: with losses on both sides: May, 1864--June, 1865 (search)
wounded, 200 missing; Confed., killed and wounded not recorded, 100 captured; Confed., Maj.-Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and Brig.-Gen. Jas. B. Gordon killed. May 12-16, 1864: Fort Darling, Drewry's Bluff, Va. Union, Army of the James, Gen. B. F. Butler, commanding; Tenth Corps; Eighteenth Corps; Confed., Gen. Beauregard's command. Losses: Union, 390 killed, 2380 wounded, 1390 missing; Confed., 400 killed, 2000 wounded, 100 missing. May 12-17, 1864: Kautz's raid on Petersburses: Union, 25 killed, 3 wounded; Confed., 100 killed and wounded. June 15-19, 1864: Petersburg, Va., commencement of the siege that continued to its fall (April 2, 1865). Union, Tenth and Eighteenth Corps, Army of the James, Maj.-Gen. B. F. Butler; Second, Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth Corps, Army of the Potomac, Maj.-Gen. Geo. G. Meade; Confed., Gen. Beauregard's command, reenforced by two divisions of Lee's army on June 18th. Losses: Union, 1688 killed, 8513 wounded, 1185 miss