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George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 3: through Harper's Ferry to Winchester—The Valley of the Shenandoah. (search)
ties into the North Fork of the Shenandoah. The place was favorable for a stand, and it looked for a time as if the enemy were determined to make one there. Retreating, however, across the creek, Jackson burned both the pike and railroad bridges in his flight, and placed his cavalry and artillery on a commanding ridge on the south side of the creek, confronting us on the northern side. The enemy's batteries, posted about three fourths of a mile from us, exchanged continual shots with our Parrott's. Our guns, cleverly concealed just over the brow of a hill, did good execution without loss of men or horses. Beneath the hill, resting from their fatiguing march of a good sixteen miles, were my infantry. The enemy's guns, answering our fire, sent shells merrily around our heads; but the men had got somewhat used to the sound, and munched their cold rations with indifference, and kept on, too,--all but one poor fellow, a private of my Twentyninth Pennsylvania Regiment, who would have c
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 5: return to Strasburg (continued)—Banks's flight to Winchester—Battle of Winchester. (search)
burg and stretched along the railroad towards and at Front Royal, was one division of two brigades The first brigade commanded by Colonel Donelly of the Twentyeighth New York. The Second commanded by Colonel George H. Gordon, of the Second Massachusetts. of infantry at Strasburg, commanded by Brigadier-General A. S. Williams, numbering less than thirty-six hundred men present for duty. See General Williams's Report. There were also at Strasburg, of cavalry 800, and of artillery ten Parrott guns and six smooth-bore fieldpieces. At Front Royal there were in all not to exceed nine hundred men. Eight companies First Maryland Regiment, 775 men; two companies Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania, Lieutenant-Colonel Perham commanding; Fifth New York, two companies, Ira Harris's cavalry (100 men); one section of artillery, Knapp's Battery, Lieutenant Atwell, 38 men; Captain Mapes's Pioneer Corps, 56 men (engaged in reconstructing bridges),--total, under command of Colonel Kenly of the First
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 6: battle of Winchester (continued)—Federal retreat across the Potomac to Williamsport. (search)
made for the hill, and they [our three or four companies on picket duty] recoiled before the Confederate fire, and the Southern troops, uttering loud cheers, gained the crest and were in possession of the hill. Prompt measures were then taken to improve this advantage, and open the attack with an energy which should give the Federal forces no time to prepare. They had hastily opened with a battery directly in front; and to dislodge these guns, Carpenter's and Cutshaw's batteries, with two Parrott guns from the Rockbridge artillery, were rapidly placed in position and opened fire. The battle speedily commenced in good earnest. It was absolutely necessary, if the Federal forces expected to hold the town of Winchester, that the Confederates should be dislodged from their commanding position; and a body of Federal sharp-shooters was promptly thrown forward to feel Jackson's left, and drive him, if possible, from the hill. [So the enemy seems to have interpreted the movements of Capta