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Baldwin, Fla. (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.11
d-pieces which the Confederates could not move for want of horses, and reached Baldwin, twenty miles from Jacksonville, February 9th, where he was. joined by Generalps supplied there. Gillmore then directed him to concentrate without delay at Baldwin, but that point offered scarcely more advantages of strength than Sanderson's, He fairly presents the differences between Generals Gillmore and Seymour. At Baldwin, a night or two before the battle, General Seymour called together six or eighs. Not a yell nor a shot pursued us that long night. When my command reached Baldwin on the 21st, we picked up some of our equipments, left there two or three daysd sleep. Colonel Henry and his mounted men and the 7th Connecticut stopped at Baldwin over the night of the 21st. General Finegan's report of the 23d (three daysys: I occupy Barber's place this morning and my cavalry are in the vicinity of Baldwin. He says, also, I left Ocean Pond [the battle-field] yesterday--that is to sa
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.11
im from Charleston and Savannah. Demonstrations were made by the Union commanders at these points, but they failed to prevent the departure of reinforcements for Florida. By the 13th a Confederate force of about 4600 infantry, 600 cavalry, and three field-batteries (12 guns) was concentrated near Lake City. This force was organized into two brigades; the first, A. H. Colquitt's, made up of the 6th, 19th, 23d, 27th, and 28th Georgia regiments, the 6th Florida, and the Chatham battery of Georgia artillery. The second brigade was composed of the 32d and 64th Georgia Volunteers, 1st Regiment Georgia Regulars, 1st Florida Battalion, Bonaud's Battalion of Infantry, and Guerard's Light Battery. Colonel George P. Harrison, Jr., of the 32d Georgia, commanded the brigade. The cavalry was commanded by Colonel Caraway Smith, and the Florida light artillery was unattached and in reserve. The whole force numbered about 5400 men at Ocean Pond on the Olustee, 13 miles east of Lake City. T
Olustee (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.11
ssed strength provided the enemy would attack it directly in front, but could be readily turned. Early on the morning of February 20th, Seymour marched westward from his camp on the south fork of the St. Mary's River, to engage the enemy near Olustee, about eighteen miles distant. The country over which he marched was open and level, presenting no strategic points, and the ground was firm, offering no difficulty to the march of troops of any amount. Colonel Henry was in advance with his smas, 6th Georgia; Lieutenant Thomas J. Hill, 6th Florida; and Lieutenant W. W. Holland, 28th Georgia. Lieutenant R. T. Dancey, 32d Georgia, on Colonel Harrison's staff, was killed by the side of his chief early in the action. This expedition to Olustee, the only one of any magnitude which General Gillmore had undertaken beyond the range of the gun-boats, terminated his campaign in the Department of the South. [See papers on Drewry's Bluff, to follow.] Comments on General Jones's paper, by
Lake City (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.11
oss to the Confederates, he dislodged, and proceeded to within three miles of Lake City, when he was recalled, and on the 11th joined the main body, which had reache of General Gillmore's plans devolved, wholly disapproved it. The movement on Lake City he regarded as in opposition to sound strategy, and inadvisable, and he had d To this Gillmore replied telling him not to risk a repulse by an advance on Lake City; if he met serious opposition he should concentrate at Sanderson's on the St.nah and Charleston for reinforcements, and by February 10th had. collected at Lake City 490 infantry, 110 cavalry, and two field-pieces of his own.widely scattered fantry, 600 cavalry, and three field-batteries (12 guns) was concentrated near Lake City. This force was organized into two brigades; the first, A. H. Colquitt's, maforce numbered about 5400 men at Ocean Pond on the Olustee, 13 miles east of Lake City. The country along the railroad from the Suwanee River eastward is low and
Montgomery (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.11
olored Troops, Col. Charles W. Fribley--Barton's brigade of the 47th N. Y., Col. Henry Moore; 48th N. Y., Major W. B. Coan; and 115th N. Y., Col. Simeon Sammon--Montgomery's brigade of the 54th Mass., Col. E. N. Hallowell; 55th Mass. (not engaged), Col. N. P. Hallowell; and 1st N. C., Lieut.-Col. W. N. Reed. General Finegan hamany of the rank and file had fallen, when it too fled and did not appear again as a regiment on the field. Barton's brigade replaced the 7th New Hampshire and Montgomery's the 8th United States Colored Troops, but the flight of those regiments had greatly exposed the artillery. Though it continued its fire with admirable effectolonel Barton, of the 48th New York, came up and deployed. But the whole Confederate force of five thousand was there. Barton's brigade suffered frightfully. Montgomery's two regiments, both colored, were heavily punished. Omitting further details of the battle, which lasted over three hours, shortly after sunset General Sey
McGirts Creek (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.11
in east Florida were widely scattered, and no opposition was anticipated until reenforcemnents gould arrive. Celerity of movement was therefore important. General Seymour promptly marched in-land,--Colonel McCormick, commanding a picket at McGirt's Creek, retiring,--captured five field-pieces which the Confederates could not move for want of horses, and reached Baldwin, twenty miles from Jacksonville, February 9th, where he was. joined by General Gillmore. Colonel Guy V. Henry, commanding a se pine woods. Not a yell nor a shot pursued us that long night. When my command reached Baldwin on the 21st, we picked up some of our equipments, left there two or three days before, destroyed some stores, loaded up the cars and moved on to McGirt's Creek. Crossing on the narrow road through the swamp, we formed line on the eastern bank, put out pickets, and took a good sleep. Colonel Henry and his mounted men and the 7th Connecticut stopped at Baldwin over the night of the 21st. General
Charleston (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.11
tly returned a sharp and emphatic disapproval; but it was too late. On the landing of Seymour's expedition at Jack-sonville, Brigadier-General Joseph Finegan, the Confederate commander of east Florida, immediately telegraphed to Savannah and Charleston for reinforcements, and by February 10th had. collected at Lake City 490 infantry, 110 cavalry, and two field-pieces of his own.widely scattered force. That night he placed the men in position two and a half miles east of that town, and reinforcements were sent to him from Charleston and Savannah. Demonstrations were made by the Union commanders at these points, but they failed to prevent the departure of reinforcements for Florida. By the 13th a Confederate force of about 4600 infantry, 600 cavalry, and three field-batteries (12 guns) was concentrated near Lake City. This force was organized into two brigades; the first, A. H. Colquitt's, made up of the 6th, 19th, 23d, 27th, and 28th Georgia regiments, the 6th Florida, and the
Buena Vista (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.11
uare, stand — up fight in pine woods, just there not very thick, and having little undergrowth, save about an occasional swampy hole. There was probably a difference of less than five hundred in the numbers engaged. The Confederates knew the ground and were formed for battle. We rushed in, not waiting for the proper full formation, and were fought in detail. The enemy had the great advantage, with modern weapons, of being on the defensive and ready. There was absolutely no pursuit of the defeated party until the next day. The Confederate loss was 940; the Union loss 1861. This left the former with say 4500; the latter with about 3700, or in about that proportion. It was one of the side-shows of the great war, but the loss on the Union side was proportionately about three times as great as at Buena Vista. I suppose it did help to whittle away the great rebellion. Provost Guard at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac (114th Pennsylvania infantry. From a photograph.
Florida (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.11
erate service had in a great measure stripped Florida of troops. If a column of Union troops coulde quantity of the food drawn from east and south Florida, but a point d'appui would be established onstruct a loyal State government in Florida. Florida is in your department, and it is not unlikelygurate measures for the speedy restoration of Florida to her allegiance, etc. It was known that the few Confederate troops in east Florida were widely scattered, and no opposition was anticipated ed a proclamation announcing his occupancy of Florida, calling on the people to take the oath of alered that what had been said of the desire of Florida to come back into the Union was a delusion. t Hilton Head and the army in the interior of Florida was beyond the reach of telegraphic communicah he supposed the occupation and control of east Florida had been based, by marching at once to the oseph Finegan, the Confederate commander of east Florida, immediately telegraphed to Savannah and Ch[5 more...]
Suwanee River (United States) (search for this): chapter 2.11
le, occupy a point in the in-terior, and break up communication between east, middle, and west Florida by the destruction of the railroad and bridges about the Suwanee River, the Southern Confederacy would not only be deprived of a large quantity of the food drawn from east and south Florida, but a point d'appui would be establisheccordingly he resolved to carry out the general plan on which he supposed the occupation and control of east Florida had been based, by marching at once to the Suwanee River and destroying the bridges and railroad, thus breaking up communication between east and west Florida. On the receipt of Seymour's letter communicating his de and in reserve. The whole force numbered about 5400 men at Ocean Pond on the Olustee, 13 miles east of Lake City. The country along the railroad from the Suwanee River eastward is low and flat, without streams to delay the march of an army, and covered with open pine forests unobstructed by undergrowth. The only natural feat
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