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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The battle of Fredericksburg. (search)
sed Confederates recognized the signal of the Washington Artillery and knew that the Federal troops were preparing to cross the Rappahannock to give us the expected battle. The Federals came down to the river's edge and began the construction of their bridges, when Barksdale opened fire with such effect that they were forced to retire. Again and again they made an Note.--the batteries which had position on the outskirts of the town in rear of Sumner's attack were Waterman's, Kusserow's, Kirby's, Hazard's, Frank's, Arnold's, Phillips's, and Dickenson's. In placing the Union artillery, we have followed an official map made under direction of General Henry J. Hunt, chief of artillery.--editors. effort to cross, but each time they were met and repulsed by the well-directed bullets of the Mississippians. This contest lasted until 1 o'clock, when the Federals, with angry desperation, turned their whole available force of artillery on the little city, and sent down from the heights a
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces at Fredericksburg, Va. (search)
. Marshall: 1st Del., Maj. Thomas A. Smyth; 4th N. Y., Col. John D. MacGregor (w), Lieut.-Col. William Jameson, Maj. Charles W. Kruger; 10th N. Y., Col. John E. Bendix (w), Capt. Salmon Winchester (m w), Capt. George F. Hopper; 132d Pa., Lieut.-Col. Charles Albright. Brigade loss: k, 32; w, 271; m, 39 == 342. Artillery: G, 1st N. Y., Capt. John D. Frank; G, 1st R. I., Capt. Charles D. Owen. Artillery loss: k, 1; w, 6 == 7. artillery Reserve, Capt. Charles H. Morgan: I, 1st U. S., Lieut. Edmund Kirby; A, 4th U. S., Lieut. Rufus King, Jr. Artillery Reserve loss: w, 7. Ninth Army Corps, Brig.-Gen. Orlando B. Willcox. Escort: B, 6th N. Y. Cav., Capt. Hillman A. Hall; C, 6th N. Y. Cav., Capt. William L. Heermance. First division, Brig.-Gen. William W. Burns. First Brigade, Col. Orlando M. Poe: 2d Mich., Lieut.-Col. Louis Dillman; 17th Mich., Col. William H. Withington; 20th Mich., Col. Adolphus W. Williams; 79th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. David Morrison. Brigade loss: k, 1; w, 12 == 13
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 3.25 (search)
e 29th Pennsylvania (of Kane's Brigade, Geary's division, Twelfth Corps) in the trenches under artillery fire, May. 3. all of the officers and most of the non-commissioned officers and men were killed or wounded. The gallant Kirby, whose guns could not be brought up, was mortally wounded in the same battery The 5th Maine battery, Capt. G. F. Leppien, belonged to the First Corps. Captain Leppien and Lieutenants G. T. Stevens and A. B. Twitchell were wounded, Capt. Leppien mortally. Lieut. E. Kirby was the proper commander of Battery I, 1st U. S. Artillery, Second Corps. The 5th Maine lost 6 men killed and 19 wounded; 43 horses were disabled, and the guns were hauled off by hand.--editors. of which I had for the time placed him in command, and my horse was killed under me while I was trying to get some men to train a gun on the flank of the force then pushing Geary's division. The enemy, having 30 pieces in position on our right, now advanced some of his guns to within 500 or 60
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces in the Chancellorsville campaign. (search)
N. Y., Col. Charles Wheelock; 11th Pa., Col. Richard Coulter; 88th Pa., Lieut.-Col. Louis Wagner. Brigade loss: k, 2; w, 13; m, 1 == 16. Artillery, Capt. Dunbar R. Ransom: 2d Me., Capt. James A. Hall; 5th Me., Capt. George F. Leppien (w), Lieut. Edmund Kirby (m w), Lieut. Greenleaf T. Stevens; C, Pa., Capt. James Thompson; C, 5th U. S., Capt. Dunbar R. Ransom. Artillery loss: k, 7; w, 25 == 32. Third division, Maj.-Gen. Abner Doubleday. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Thomas A. Rowley: 121st Parles Albright, Lieut.-Col. Joseph E. Shreve. Brigade loss: k, 8; w, 80; m, 11 == 99. Artillery: G, 1st N. Y., Lieut. Nelson Ames; G, 1st R. I., Capt. George W. Adams. Artillery loss: k, 5; w, 18 == 23. artillery Reserve: I, 1st U. S., Lieut. Edmund Kirby (m w while commanding 5th Maine Battery); A, 4th U. S., Lieut. Alonzo H. Cushing. Artillery loss: w, 2. Third Army Corps, Maj.-Gen. Daniel E. Sickles. Staff loss: w, 1. First division, Brig.-Gen. David B. Birney. Staff loss: wv, 2.