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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 25: (search)
ubtless believed that Grant might be compelled to weaken himself in front of Richmond, and perhaps to raise the siege. McCabe's Life and Campaigns of General Lee; a work containing more trustworthy information from rebel sources than any other I h were to make a second movement against Washington. This statement of Lee's orders to Early and Anderson is taken from McCabe, who gives it still more minutely. Early, however, says not a word to indicate that he was expected a second time to croer the eye of a superior, he sometimes displayed ability, but an independent command was beyond his powers. * This was McCabe's opinion, as well as the general one at the South; but Early himself entertained a very different one.—See his Memoir, put Early was not anxious for battle at all, although reinforced; This is Early's own statement, although, according to McCabe and Pollard, he had been ordered to cross the Potomac. while an advance of Sheridan, in the event of reverse, exposed the
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 27: (search)
the 27th, Lee sent the following despatch, which was withheld from print, and has not found its way into any rebel history: General Hill reports that the enemy crossed Rowanty creek below Burgess's mill, and forced back the cavalry. In the afternoon General Heth attacked and at first drove them, but found them in too strong force. Afterwards the enemy attacked and were repulsed. They still hold the plank road at Burgess's mill. Heth took colors and some prisoners. The despatch given by McCabe and other rebel writers is not on file at Washington. This whole movement, it has been shown, was based on the belief that Lee's entrenchments extended only to the crossing of Hatcher's run by the Boydton road. But when, instead of this, they were found to stretch several miles to the south, covering the lower crossings of the run, and defended by slashing and abatis, while the stream itself was impeded by fallen timber and other obstructions,—the extension was seen to be impracticable,
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 33: (search)
on at all or the Appomattox be crossed, was a matter of doubt. The rebel chief had anticipated his defeat, and dressed himself that morning in full uniform, with his finest sword, declaring that if forced to surrender, he would fall in harness; and when it was announced that his works were carried, he simply said: It has happened as I thought; the lines have been stretched until they broke. The statements in this chapter in regard to Lee's conduct and language are all taken from Pollard, McCabe, Cooke, or other rebel writers. He fled with his escort from one position to another before the victorious columns, and once the advancing batteries were opened on a house where he had halted, and he was driven by their fire still nearer in towards Petersburg. At first but little effort seems to have been made to resist the national progress. Lee had been composed all through this terrible morning, but it was with the dull, apathetic composure of despair. It was necessary, however, to
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.51 (search)
What can we do to deliver us from our friends? A great injustice has been done that grand man and soldier, Wade Hampton, by both Pollard in his Lost Cause, and McCabe in his Lee and His Campaigns. Both of these historians recognize the peril that threatened Richmond and its inhabitants of sack, pillage and murder from the raid of the war, as containing one of the most distinct and deliberate evidences of the enemies' atrocity that had yet been given to a shocked and surprised world. McCabe says: An expedition consisting of 4,000 cavalry was fitted out with great care, for the purpose of capturing Richmond and releasing the Union prisoners confined tiven to the flames and President Davis and his cabinet killed. Up to this point in the transaction both historians are accurate enough—but let us see farther. McCabe says: Kilpatrick approached the city by the Brook turnpike, and there, with scarcely a show of fighting, turned off and kept down the peninsula; and Pollard says:
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 25. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Malvern Hill—July 1, 1862. (search)
er side, written at the very time of the engagement; and by carefully considering them we can arrive at a correct and intelligent opinion of the results. Only a few have the time or the taste to examine such reports critically, and we find in this fact the importance of your camp organizations, and the necessity for encouraging such efforts. The Seven days fight. While Daniel has graphically described the battle of Gettysburg, and thus added, if possible, to his fame as an orator; and McCabe, in the most beautiful word painting, has pictured the Crater in all its thrilling horrors, and helped to immortalize the heroes who figured in and around that pit of death; and Robinson, with his philosophical mind, has drawn from the Wilderness a history and a story that will instruct and delight succeeding generations; and Stiles, in your presence a few weeks ago, gave a most vivid and interesting history of Second Cold Harbor,—no one has, as yet, attempted to describe any part of the se
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Confederate cavalry. (search)
the story of Thermopylae fires the heart of patriotism, and the charge at Balaklava brightens the lamp of chivalry, the deeds at Kelly's Ford, Brandy Station, Haw's Shop, Trevillian's and a hundred other places shall write them: The knightliest of the knightly race, Who, since the days of old, Have kept the lamp of chivalry Alight in hearts of gold. While the historians of the North and South have been recording the battles that were fought in the War between the States, and Daniel, and McCabe, and Robinson, and Marshall, and Evans have drawn word-paintings of Gettysburg, the Crater, the Wilderness and Cold Harbor, until every veteran's son knows the part that was played by the infantry and artillery arms of the service, little has been recorded of the deeds performed by those who were both the eyes and ears of our army, who prepared the way for attack, prevented those dangerous flank movements, oftentimes fatal, and saved many a retreat from becoming a rout. Posterity will do ju
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., [from the Richmond, Va., Dispatch, March 30, April 6, 27, and May 12, 1902.] (search)
Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., [from the Richmond, Va., Dispatch, March 30, April 6, 27, and May 12, 1902.] Who served in the Confederate States Army, with the highest Commission and highest command attained. compiled by Captain W. Gordon McCABE, late Adjutant Pegram's Battalion, A. P. Hill's Corps, Army Northern Virginia, for the Association of the graduates. Reprinted with Additions and Corrections. Captain McCabe, in sending this list, says: Although greatest vigilance has been exercised in compiling this roster of the graduates of the Military Academy, who entered the Confederate army, together with statement of highest rank obtained by them and dates of their commission, it is well nigh impossible that some errors should not occur, owing to the confused condition of existing records. The list of those who attained rank of Brigadier-General, Major-General, Lieutenant-General and of full General, is believed to be complet
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Roll and roster of Pelham's, (search)
ames C. Kane, John. Key, John R. King, E. S. Captured at Westminster, Md., June 29, 1863. Latimer, George S. Lewis. Lindsay. Loudenslager, Thomas. Lost an arm at Second Cold Harbor, Va. Luckett, George. Lusby, John. McCabe, George. McCabe, William. McManus. McNellis. Killed at Fredericksburg, Va. Mangum, 1st. Mangum, 2d. Mason, William. Matthews, Henry H. Merryman, Samuel. Minnigerode, Charles. Mintzner, Samuel. Killed at Winchester, McCabe, William. McManus. McNellis. Killed at Fredericksburg, Va. Mangum, 1st. Mangum, 2d. Mason, William. Matthews, Henry H. Merryman, Samuel. Minnigerode, Charles. Mintzner, Samuel. Killed at Winchester, Va., October, 1864. Moore, John. Morton, Clem. Morton, N. S. M. Muth, Alford. Killed at Little Baltimore, Va., October, 1863. Myers. Neal, Frank. Neal, Henry (or Harry). O'Brien, Edw. H. Owens, James. Owens, Thomas. Killed in the Valley of Virginia. Parker, Joseph. Killed at Aldie, Va., June 18, 1863. Phillips, John. Killed at Union, Va., November 2, 1862. Porter. Riley, Thomas. Died at Fredericksburg, Va. Robinson. Roe, David. Russell, Eli
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Chapter 25: (search)
ubtless believed that Grant might be compelled to weaken himself in front of Richmond, and perhaps to raise the siege. McCabe's Life and Campaigns of General Lee; a work containing more trustworthy information from rebel sources than any other I h were to make a second movement against Washington. This statement of Lee's orders to Early and Anderson is taken from McCabe, who gives it still more minutely. Early, however, says not a word to indicate that he was expected a second time to croer the eye of a superior, he sometimes displayed ability, but an independent command was beyond his powers. * This was McCabe's opinion, as well as the general one at the South; but Early himself entertained a very different one.—See his Memoir, put Early was not anxious for battle at all, although reinforced; This is Early's own statement, although, according to McCabe and Pollard, he had been ordered to cross the Potomac. while an advance of Sheridan, in the event of reverse, exposed the
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Chapter 27: (search)
the 27th, Lee sent the following despatch, which was withheld from print, and has not found its way into any rebel history: General Hill reports that the enemy crossed Rowanty creek below Burgess's mill, and forced back the cavalry. In the afternoon General Heth attacked and at first drove them, but found them in too strong force. Afterwards the enemy attacked and were repulsed. They still hold the plank road at Burgess's mill. Heth took colors and some prisoners. The despatch given by McCabe and other rebel writers is not on file at Washington. This whole movement, it has been shown, was based on the belief that Lee's entrenchments extended only to the crossing of Hatcher's run by the Boydton road. But when, instead of this, they were found to stretch several miles to the south, covering the lower crossings of the run, and defended by slashing and abatis, while the stream itself was impeded by fallen timber and other obstructions,—the extension was seen to be impracticable,
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