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John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 14: (search)
he Shenandoah Valley looked the most plausible, for Gen. Lee, wishing to relieve the pressure upon him by our army, thought that by detaching a corps to menace Washington, the authorities of that city would be seized with such trepidation as would compel Grant to send a large part of Meade's army to protect it, and possibly would result in raising the siege of Petersburg. Life and Campaigns of IX. E. Lce, p. 544. McCabe. In accordance with this theory, about the 1st of July, he dispatched Gen. Early's corps in that direction, which resulted, as is well known, in exciting quite a commotion in the capital city, and Grant sent the Sixth Corps to meet the emergency. We were evidently not included in any party destined for detached service just then, and after moving up towards the right of the line (we had been at the extreme left), in rear of the Fifth Corps, we went into camp in the edge of a tract of woods skirting an extensive opening, once divided into fields by fences now lent,
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Appendix. (search)
did, for we looked in vain. Of this bread, such as it was, we got about four ounces. The meat was of a character which made it a fitting companion for the bread, and, poor as it was, they gave us only about three ounces, including the bone. We liked to have a bone fall to our share because it took so long to pick it, and some bones, the ends of the ribs for example, had soft places in them which we could chew and try to think that we were eating. One day we had a fine lot of bones. General Early had captured a herd of cattle from the Union army, and the heads were boiled and sent in to us after the cheeks, brains and tongues had been removed. The next meal—the other meal I should say—was not until four in the afternoon, and there was a great deal of time on our hands. We passed this in various ways. Somebody had managed to save a pack of cards, and those who liked played until so many of the cards were lost that no game could be carried on; others sat and talked the time aw
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Index (search)
7, 369, 380, 382, 400, 401, 402. Deane, Lieut. Sixth Me. Artillery, 365, 375. Deep Bottom, 295, 297, 326. De Trobriand, Gen., 160, 358, 373, 374. Devens, Gen., Chas., 200, 201, 202. Devereaux, Geo. N., 242, 303, 304, 305, 324, 338, 348. Devine, Timothy, 405, 406. Dixon, Geo. M., 47, 80. Dictator, Mortar, 298. Dillingham, Capt., 65. Doe, Chas. W., 31, 151, 208, 406, 407. Donnelly, Win. G., 87, 184. Drewry's Bluff, 297. Dwight, James, 47, 80, 201, 205, 207, 407, 409. E. Early, Gen., 293. Edwards, Joseph, 401, 402. Edwards, William, 80. Egan, Gen., 246, 357, 361, 364, 371, 373, 374. Elder, Lieut. M., 23, 24, 28. Ellsworth, Capt., 404, 405, 406. Ellsworth, James, 208, 209. Ellsworth, Thomas, 117, 147, 183, 199, 302, 401, 403, 441. Elliot Salient, 342, 396. Endicott, Win. E., 83, 96, 198, 253, 316, 325, 326, 339, 348, 397, 398. Estabrook, L. L., 198, 400. Estee, Frank M., 116, 398, 400, 440, 441. Ewell, Henry L., 200, 204, 209, 325, 339, 348, 400. Ewell,