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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 25 (search)
t's, and with others. Embarking his infantry and artillery, 25,000 strong, Gen. Butler proceeded up James river, while Gen. Kautz, with 3,000 cavalry, moved out from Suffolk, crossing the Blackwater and cutting the Weldon road at Stony creek; Col. R. West, with 1,500 more troopers, simultaneously advancing from Williamsburg up the north bank of the James. The armed transports moved up the James by night, the unarmed following next day, May 5. pioneered by the iron-clads and other naval forcersburg, but failed to strike it. On the 7th, Gen. Smith, with his own and part of Gillmore's corps, struck the railroad near Port Walthall junction, and commenced destroying it; having to fight D. H. Hill, but with advantage to our side; while Col. West's cavalry, having forded the Chickahominy, arrived opposite City Point. After breaking up the railroad for some distance, Gen. Butler, misled by advices from Washington that Gen. Lee was beaten and in full retreat on Richmond — which would hav
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Appended notes. (search)
Com., destroys the Merrimac, 128. Taylor, Gen. Dick, at Cross-Keys, 138; at Port Republic, 139; captures Brashear City, La., 337; defeats Washburne, near Opelousas, 340-1; in Alabama, 721; surrenders to Gen. Canby, 754. Taylor, Gen. Geo. W., at Gaines's Mill, 156; is defeated by Jackson at Bull Run, 181. Taylor, Col., Pa. Bucktails, killed at Gettysburg, 388. Tecumseh, the, destroyed by a torpedo, 651. Tennessee, the war in, 212; Bragg's army in, 221; Gen. Grant in command of West, 222; Middle and East, 404: Buckner abandons East, 429; Longstreet's operations against Burnside in East, 431-2; Hood invades, 677; is driven out by Thomas, 677-87. Tennessee, ram, fights and surrenders, 652-3. Terrill, Gen., routed and killed at Perryville, 219. Terry, Gen. Alfred H., menaces James Island, 475; assaults Fort Wagner, 481; assaults and takes Fort Fisher, 713; helps capture Wilmington, 715. Tew, Col., 2d N. C., killed at Antietam, 210. Texas, surrender of regula