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John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 7: (search)
lt of pines, which we found had recently been occupied as a camp-ground by some portion of the Rebel army. We took immediate possession of the deserted tenements, and made ourselves as comfortable as the raw, squally weather and the means at our command would permit. This movement of our army was something of a surprise to Lee, who was preparing to go into winter-quarters. His army now numbered about fifty thousand men, Total effective of all arms, 45,614.—Four Years with General Lee. Taylor. while ours aggregated seventy thousand. Had our advance, after the successes at the fords, been a little more prompt, a battle would probably have been precipitated, in which the advantage of numbers might have achieved for us a decided success. But the Fates had decreed otherwise, and during the night of the 8th the enemy retreated across the Rapidan, leaving us to take quiet possession of the region they had occupied. Morning reports. 1863. Oct. 19. Battery left Fairfax Station.
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 19: (search)
ply a fear was expressed that it would be necessary to abandon the trains,. . . and the hope was indulged that, relieved of this burden, the army could make good its escape. Yes, said the General, perhaps we could; but I have had a conference with these gentlemen around me, and they agree that the time has come for capitulation. Well, sir, I said, I can only speak for myself; to me any other fate is preferable— Such is my individual way of thinking, interrupted the General. Col. W. H. Taylor, in Four Years with General Lee. Of course we felt bad for them to think they had not seen fighting enough, and could not repress a query as to whether they had always availed themselves of every opportunity to fight that was presented in the four years agone. Otherwise we felt no great sympathy for their pugnacious unrest. But these persons were the exceptions. The great mass of the Confederates were glad enough that the war was practically ended. Meanwhile there was a great s
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Index (search)
351, 398, 401, 426. Strickland, Geo. H., 28. Strong, Capt. J., 202, 203, 205, 207. Strout, Jonas W., 255, 256. Sulham, Jacob B., 200, 202, 349. Sullivan, John F., 349, 401. Sulphur Springs, 115, 118, 121, 125, 126, 132, 141. Sumner. Gen. E. V., 101. Sykes, Gen. Geo., 107, 142, 191. T. Robertson's Tavern, 171, 173, 181, 182, 184, 217. Todd's Tavern, 214, 216, 217, 218, 225, 226, 228. Burgess' Tavern, 357, 364, 372, 373, 412. Globe Tavern, 353. Yellow Tavern, 353, 366. Taylor, Col. W. H. 425. Temple, Lyman W., 406, 407. Tent, Sibley, 20, 43, 55. Tent, Bell, 20. Tent, A, 39, 43. Tent, Shelter or Dog, 120, 187. Terbriggen, Peter A., 351, 397, 399, 405, 406. Thayer, J. L. W., 47, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 148, 149, 204, 302, 303, 304, 305, 399, 400, 401, 404, 405, 406, 430. Thompson, Alvin M., 203, 204, 210, 304, 326, 339, 402, 407. Thompson, Chas. D., 203, 205, 206, 326, 398, 402, 404. Thresher, E. D., 204, 205, 208, 209, 304, 306, 349, 406, 407, 440. Torbe