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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 66 66 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 37 37 Browse Search
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War 29 29 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 26 26 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 17 17 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 17 17 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles 8 8 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 7 7 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 7 7 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 6 6 Browse Search
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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 2 (search)
ania Volunteer Cavalry (Rush's Lancers), Army of the Potomac. Braxton Bragg, captain Third Regiment of Artillery, afterward commanded Confederate forces in the Civil War. Edward O. C. Ord, first lieutenant Third Regiment of Artillery, afterward commanded the Federal forces at the battle of Dranesville, December, 1861. John F. Reynolds, first lieutenant Third Regiment of Artillery, afterward commanded the left wing of the Army of the Potomac at the battle of Gettysburg, and killed July 1, 1863. George H. Thomas, first lieutenant Third Regiment of Artillery, afterward commanded the Federal Army of the Cumberland. Ambrose E. Burnside, second lieutenant Third Regiment of Artillery, afterward commanded the Army of the Potomac at the battle of Fredericksburg, December, 1862. John Gibbon, second lieutenant Fourth Regiment of Artillery, afterward commanded the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the battle of Gettysburg. George Sykes, first lieutenant Third Regiment of I
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
encounter any of their troops, will have a very pretty chance for a nice little fight of our own. It is very late, and I have to be in the saddle very early. I am quite well. camp Pierpont, Va., October 21, 1861—9 P. M. We returned this evening from our expedition, which, so far as my brigade was concerned, was very peaceful. The First Brigade, under Reynolds, John F. Reynolds, afterward commanding the left wing of the Army of the Potomac, killed at the battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. advanced some fifteen miles, and encountered the enemy's pickets, one of whom was killed; nobody hurt on our side. I advanced some ten miles and saw nothing of them. We remained out three days, getting an accurate knowledge of the country, and then returned to this camp. No sooner are we back than orders come to be ready at a moment's notice to go again, and all is now excitement and bustle, though it is night-time. I do not know the meaning, except that something is being done on s
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 5 (search)
at Manchester, on the extreme right, the following despatch: July 1, 1863. commanding officer Sixth Corps: I am directed by the Commanalready ordered him to advance on Gettysburg, reads as follows: July 1, 1863. The telegraphic intelligence received from General Couch, wiions to Hancock were these: Headquarters army of the Potomac, July 1, 1863-1.10 P. M. commanding officer, Second Corps: The Major Gener P. M., General Meade sent a despatch to Sedgwick, as follows: July 1, 1863, 4.30 P. M. commanding officer, Sixth Corps: The Major Gener commanding general had sent to Hancock the following despatch: July 1, 1863, 6 P. M. Maj. General Hancock, and copy to Maj. General Dowere as follows: Headquarters army of the Potomac, Taneytown, July 1, 1863, 7.30 P. M. commanding officer, Sixth Corps: The Major Generapprising him of the definite conclusion that had been reached: July 1, 1863, 6 P. M. The First and Eleventh Corps have been engaged all d
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 30 (search)
E (circular) Headquarters army of the Potomac, Taneytown, July 1, 1863. From information received the commanding general is satisfi Pease, A. A. G. F Headquarters army of the Potomac, July 1, 1863. commanding officer, 1st Corps: The telegraphic intelligence Pease, A. A. G. G Headquarters army of the Potomac, July 1, 1863. commanding officer, 6th Corps: I am directed by the command Pease, A. A. G. H Headquarters army of the Potomac, July 1, 1863—1.10 P. M. commanding officer, 2d Corps: The major general case, A. A. G. I Headquarters First cavalry division, July 1, 1863—20 minutes past 3. General Pleasonton: I am satisfied that L Pease, A. A. G. L Headquarters army of the Potomac, July 1, 1863—7 P. M. commanding officer, 5th Corps: The major general comA. G. M Headquarters army of the Potomac, Taneytown, July 1, 1863—7 1/2 P. M. commanding officer, 6th Corps: The major genera
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Appendix Y (search)
g to the late work of General Doubleday, he does not produce one scintilla of testimony in support of his accusation, to refute which assertion is the ostensible motive of General Doubleday's late letter. In order to show how utterly inconsistent all General Meade's actions were with any such intention as that ascribed to him by General Doubleday, it is necessary to take a retrospective view of what occurred just previous to the time specified by General Doubleday. On the evening of July 1, 1863, General Meade was at Taneytown, distant from Gettysburg about thirteen miles. He had made every exertion to hasten the troops to the front, and was preparing to go to Gettysburg in person, when General Hancock, just returned from the front, reported to him. That officer's report as to the advantages of the ground for fighting a battle there, and as to the dispositions that had been made, confirmed him in his intention of fighting there, and determined him upon proceeding at once to that