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A. J. Bennett, private , First Massachusetts Light Battery, The story of the First Massachusetts Light Battery , attached to the Sixth Army Corps : glance at events in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah, from the summer of 1861 to the autumn of 1864., Chapter 9: (search)
the right of Howe was the light division, consisting of the Fifth Wisconsin, Sixth Maine, Thirty-first and Forty-third New York, and Sixty-First Pennsylvania, commanded by Col. Burnham, and on the extreme right of the corps was Gen. Newton's Third Division. Finally Gibbon's division of the First Corps crossed from Falmouth and established itself on the right of Newton. The force occupying the heights was said to be as strong as that which repulsed the divisions of French, Hancock, and Humphreys in December. And it is said that General Barksdale, commanding it, was confident that he could repulse any attack which our corps commander could make. The direct assault in front, which began after an unsuccessful attempt to turn the Confederate left, was commenced at ten o'clock, A. M., by the Seventh Massachusetts, and two regiments of Eustis's brigade. On the right and left of this force were respectively Shaler's and Spear's brigades, and the light division. The latter was to capt
A. J. Bennett, private , First Massachusetts Light Battery, The story of the First Massachusetts Light Battery , attached to the Sixth Army Corps : glance at events in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah, from the summer of 1861 to the autumn of 1864., Chapter 10: (search)
l within twenty miles of that town, except that a considerable cavalry force, commanded by Gen. Buford, which had been following the track of Lee, was yet in Cumberland Valley over the mountains from Frederick. According to the estimate of Gen. Humphreys, Lee had at this moment 85,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry, and a due proportion of artillery, though De Peyster says this is a low estimate, and that there is reason to think he mustered over 100,000 men, not over 83,000 of whom were in the actions of the 1st, 2d, and 3d of July. Gen. Humphreys states that the Army of the Potomac consisted of 70,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry, and 300 guns. It was now that Gen. Hooker requested that the troops at Harper's Ferry be placed at his disposal; not only were they needed for the active campaign which was in progress, but bitter experience had demonstrated the futility of attempting to hold that place for a defensive position. The opinion that it was vastly easier to capture it with a compar
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Chapter 12: Stepping westward 1901-1902; aet. 82-83 (search)
received three beautiful gifts of flowers, a great bunch of white roses from Lizzie Agassiz, a lovely bouquet of violets from Mrs. Frank Batcheller, and some superb chrysanthemums from Mrs. George H. Perkins. The occasion was to me one of solemn joy and thankfulness. Senator Hoar presided with beautiful grace, preluding with some lovely reminiscences of Dr. Howe's visit to his office in Worcester, Massachusetts, when he, Hoar, was a young lawyer. Sanborn and Manatt excelled themselves, Humphreys did very well. Hoar requested me to stand up and say a few words, which I did, he introducing me in a very felicitous manner. I was glad to say my word, for my heart was deeply touched. With me on the platform were my dear children and Jack Hall and Julia Richards; Anagnos, of course; the music very good. Senator Hoar's words come back to us to-day, and we see his radiant smile as he led her forward. It is only the older ones among us, he said, who have seen Dr. Howe, but there ar
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 8 (search)
wo o'clock in the afternoon. Hooker's Circular Order, May 1: Report of the Conduct of the War, second series, vol. i., p. 124. I shall trace briefly the experience of each column. The left column, composed of the divisions of Griffin and Humphreys, moved out on the river road for five miles, and came within sight of Banks' Ford, without encountering any opposition. The centre column, made up of the division of Sykes, supported by the division of Hancock, advanced on the turnpike, and that position, it should be held at all hazards. The reply was, to return at once. General Warren also went in person and urged the necessity of holding on.—Couch: Report of Chancellorsville. For confirmation of the same, see Warren: Report; Humphreys: Evidence on Chancellorsville; Report of the Conduct of the War, second series, vol. i., p. 63. It was urged in the warmest terms that the occupation of that fine position would uncover Banks' Ford, thus, as I have said, giving easy communicat
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
as as follows: his right division, under General Humphreys, was thrown forward several hundred yardand disposed along the Emmattsburg road. On Humphreys' left, the prolongation of the same line wasright was continued by Hill's corps, so that Humphreys had part of that corps in his front. But Hipressed troops on the advanced line; and General Humphreys, who held the right of the Third Corps, s to the right of the peach orchard—that is, Humphreys' division and Graham's brigade—swung back itvents on the right of the Third Corps, where Humphreys yet clung with one of his flanks to his adva through the interval and advanced to strike Humphreys, whose left was greatly exposed, and whose rey) in addition to his own. The attack on Humphreys was so sudden and severe, that two additionahad sent out to his assistance, finding that Humphreys was retiring, could only get quickly into liinto the hands of those they were pursuing. Humphreys, in retiring his men, which he refrained fro[5 more...]<
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 12 (search)
s general aspects to that above recounted. This operation had the same object as the October movement, which was to turn the enemy's right and seize the Southside Railroad. It was undertaken by the Fifth Corps, the Second Corps, now under General Humphreys, General Hancock had some time before been ordered North to raise the new First Corps, and he never returned to his old command. and Gregg's division of cavalry, and its execution was begun on the 5th of February. For several days precetation the cavalry moved westward, carried the crossing of Rowanty Creek after a brisk skirmish, and marched rapidly on Dinwiddie Courthouse. The Fifth Corps also passed to the west side of the creek and moved on its appointed route. Meantime Humphreys, with the Second and Third divisions of the Second Corps, marched down the Vaughan road to where it crosses Hatcher's Run. The Confederate intrenchments on the opposite bank were not strongly manned; the stream was, however, so obstructed that
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 13 (search)
s.—While Warren was making this wide detour, Humphreys' corps had passed Hatcher's Run by the Vaughediate concern, as the advance of Warren and Humphreys led not against this isolated position of th southwest of where the troops of Warren and Humphreys lay on their arms. Such was the situation in the following order: Parke, Wright, Ord, Humphreys, Warren, Sheridan. In the morning Sheridan the Union side save to push up the corps of Humphreys and Warren close in front of the Confederatese efforts met no success. The details of Humphreys' operations on the 31st are as follows: Milee the Union corps of Parke, Wright, Ord, and Humphreys. But the point of dispute was nowhere alongburg. When these successes were reported, Humphreys, holding the Union left to the west of Hatch the night of the 2d, the Second Corps under Humphreys, to whom was at the same time sent a ponton-ow's division was then ordered up. Meanwhile Humphreys, having extended his right the length of one[19 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
plankroad, importance of to Lee, 541; Southside Railroad, plan of attack on Lee's right, 541; operations extending Grant's lines westward to Hatcher's Run, 547; Warren's operations on the Weldon road, 549; character of lines, 576; Warren's and Humphreys' move by the rear and left, 581; initial operations of the 29th of March, 582; Lee's right, front position of, 582; Sheridan manoeuvring to the left, 583; Dinwiddie Courthouse occupied by Sheridan, 584; the Union line from tile Appomattox to Dinwiddie Courthouse, 584; Lee's strength and length of in trenched line, 585; Longstreet retained at north side of James River, 585; White Oak road and Hatcher's Run, the two armies at, 586; Humphreys' report of operations of March 30, 1865,587; Union left (Warren's), disposition of the, 588; Lee's centre and left still intact, 600; Lee's centre assaulted by Parke, Wright, and Ord, 601; Confederates pressed back to chain of works close around, 602; the defence of Fort Gregg, 602; evacuated by L
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The civil history of the Confederate States (search)
numbers 57,000 of all arms and branches of service. Of this total 45,567 were infantry, the remainder cavalry and artillery. From this date losses occurred which could not be replaced and at the time of Grant's final and successful assault Lee had in his line of thirty-five miles only about 38,000 infantry. The cavalry were reduced to a small body mounted mainly on broken-down horses. This estimate is made on the reports of the army of Northern Virginia, also the conclusions of Major-General Humphreys of the Federal army and of Swinton, the Northern historian. The United States secretary of war, Mr. Stanton, reports that Grant's available force at the same period, March 1, 1865, was 162,239. According to General Humphrey's calculations Grant's total on the morning of his final assault on Lee's lines was 124,700 present for duty, equipped in line of battle. This is exclusive of officers, details, sick and non-combatants. The fairest comparison of forces at that time, March 31
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 21: (search)
of the heights, all in command of Ransom, and Alexander's guns were substituted for those of the Washington artillery. Humphreys' division, of the Second Federal corps, advanced to the ordered assault, with a spirit worthy of its intrepid leader (wps. A fiery sheet of shot and shell and musketry met them as they approached the sunken road, and one after another of Humphreys' brigades fled from the fearful slaughter, broken and disorganized. The task imposed upon them, as upon their predecessors, was beyond the reach of human accomplishment. A thousand of Humphreys' men fell beneath the steady fire of the men of Kershaw, Ransom and Alexander, and added to the horrid harvest of death that already covered all the plain. Hooker held Sykes' division to cover Humphreys' retreat, while he sent Griffin's division, reinforced by two brigades, up the valley of Hazel run to attempt to turn the right flank, or southern end of the sunken road and its bordering stone wall, and a fierce c
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