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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3 67 1 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2 67 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 66 2 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 30 0 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 26 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 9 3 Browse Search
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. 7 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 6 2 Browse Search
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 4 0 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2 3 1 Browse Search
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The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), Report of Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, U. S. Army, commanding armies of the United States, of operations march, 1864-May, 1865. (search)
in the Southern newspapers that the enemy were never enlightened as to the object of the explosion until they were informed by the Northern press. On the 25th a landing was effected without opposition, and a reconnaissance, under Brevet Brigadier-General Curtis, pushed up toward the fort. But before receiving a full report of the result of this reconnaissance, General Butler, in direct violation of the instructions given, ordered the re-embarkation of the troops, and the return of the expedition. The re-embarkation was accomplished by the morning of the 27th. On the return of the expedition, officers and men-among them Bvt. Maj. Gen. (then brevet brigadier-general) N. M. Curtis, First. Lieut. G. W. Ross,-- Regiment Vermont Volunteers [One hundred and seventeenth New York], First Lieut. William H. Walling, and Second Lieut. George Simpson, One hundred and forty-second New York Volunteers-vountarily reported to me that when recalled they were nearly into the fort, and, in their
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 18: capture of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, and Goldsboroa.--Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--Stoneman's last raid. (search)
ing carbine, and forty others, volunteers from Curtis's brigade, the whole under the command of Lieu forward, Pennybacker's to the outwork left by Curtis, and Bell's to a point two hundred yards in thfifty yards in the rear of the sharp-shooters, Curtis moved his men to it, where they instantly covenches. At the same time, Pennybacker followed Curtis and occupied the ground he had just left, and s for the assault. The signal was given, when Curtis's brigade sprang from its cover and dashed for effectually. The axmen, however, accompanied Curtis's men. The palisades were soon passed, and a lthe interior of Fort Fisher at the point where Curtis's brigade made a lodgment on the parapet, as i thought theirs the main attack, and so helped Curtis to gain his advantage. With this assault co and musketeers swarmed upon the parapet. But Curtis held his ground until Pennybacker, sent by Amebrigade broke through the palisades and joined Curtis. At the same time Bell's brigade had been sen[5 more...]
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 51: effects of the fall of Fort Fisher, and criticisms on General Badeau's military history of General Grant. (search)
jor-General (then Brevet-Brigadier-General) N. M. Curtis, First-Lieutenant G. W. Ross, 117th New Yorsed the landing. Five hundred men under General Curtis were the first to land. He pushed his skilenced by the naval fire. Weitzel accompanied Curtis and approached within 800 yards of the works. orted that it would be butchery to assault. Curtis was now within fifty yards of the fort [not a had nearly ceased to fire; [and yet, Ames and Curtis, under Terry, assaulted, and continued to assa 1,000 men in line of battle--[the place where Curtis finally assaulted without losing a man]. Hoefore the 27th, they made no attempt to molest Curtis' little band of 500 men, who remained on shored, as he was able to get all his troops except Curtis' command back to the transports, he could certted them from the fire of the enemy, and there Curtis held on until Ames and Pennypacker could obtai Terry, finding the advance so slow, directed Curtis to stop fighting and intrench, which so excite[3 more...]
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 32 (search)
nly toward the river, where, in ease of an attack on us, the enemy would be least exposed to the fire of our gunboats. Curtis's brigade was now thrown forward toward the fort, and a careful reconnoissance made, under cover of the fire of the fleetot successful, had done a good work. They had largely engrossed the attention and efforts of the besieged; thus enabling Curtis's brigade, leading Terry's column of assault, followed by Pennypacker's, and they by Bell's — having already gained, withifficult ground, to and through the palisades, and so to effect a lodgment on the parapet; when Pennypacker, advancing to Curtis's support, overlapped his right, drove the enemy from the heavy palisading that extended from the west end of the land-fae. Our loss in this desperate assault was 110 killed, 536 wounded; but among these were Col. Bell, mortally, and Gen. N. M. Curtis and Col. G. A. Pennypacker, severely wounded, while leading their brigades in the assault. Gen. Hoke, with a con
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 48 (search)
ing, Assistant-Adjutant. Company A--David A. Nevins, Captain; Peter L. Van Ness, First Lieutenant; Chas. L. Jones, Ensign. Company B--Jas. M. Pomeroy, Captain; Watson Hopkins, First Lieutenant; Geo. B. Eastman, Ensign. Company C--Frank Palmer, Captain; Royal Corbin, First Lieutenant; Pliny Moore, Ensign. Company D--Geo. Parker, Captain; Albert M. Barney, First Lieutenant; Robert P. Wilson, Ensign. Company E--John L. Stetson, Captain; Ransom M. Pierce, First Lieutenant; Charles H. Bently, Ensign. Company F--John C. Gilmore, Captain; John A. Vance, First Lieutenant; Jos. Holbrook, Ensign. Company G--N. M. Curtis, Captain; Simon C. Vedder, First Lieutenant; Wm. L. Best, Ensign. Company H--Warren Gibson, Captain; A. M. Barnard, First Lieutenant; A. S. Tucker, Ensign. Company J--Joel J. Seaver, Captain; F. F. Weed, First Lieutenant; Milton E. Roberts, Ensign. Company K-Wm. W. Wood, Captain; John McFadden, First Lieutenant; Henry L. Carlton, Ensign.--N. Y. Commercial, June 27.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, N. M. Curtis (search)
N. M. Curtis Bvt. Brigadier GeneralDec. 3, 1864, to Jan. 6, 1865. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Twenty-Fourth Army Corps, Army of the James Bvt. Brigadier GeneralJan. 6, 1865, to Jan. 15, 1865. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, 24th Corps, Terry's Provisional Corps, Department of North Carolina. Col. 142d N. Y. InfantryJune 21, 1864, to Sept. 17, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Tenth Army Corps, Army of the James Col. 142d N. Y. InfantryNov. 14, 1864, to Dec. 3, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Tenth Army Corps, Army of the James Col. 142d N. Y. InfantryOct. 4, 1864, to Oct. 29, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Tenth Army Corps, Army of the James Col. 142d New York InfantryJune 9, 1864, to June 19, 1864. 2d Brigade, 3d Division, Eighteenth Army Corps, Army of the J
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 24 (search)
d as the principal reserve. Generals Logan and Morgan L. Smith were in front, busy along the line. It being very difficult to cross the creek, the troops were passed over singly to the opposite bank on logs, and in any way they best could, under the cover of a heavy fire from the batteries. The brigade of General Giles A. Smith consisted at the time of the Sixth Missouri, Colonel Van Duzen, One Hundred and Eleventh Illinois, Colonel Martin, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Illinois, Colonel Curtis, Fifty-seventh Ohio, Colonel Rice, and One Hundred and Sixteenth Illinois, Colonel Froman. At six the line of skirmishers was advanced to the foot of the hill, driving the rebels. At the order the brigades sprang up from the bank under which they were covered, deployed and marched forward at double-quick. The rebel main line occupied a rifle-pit along the crest of the hill, at the foot of which ran a sluggish creek some three or four feet in depth. Across this creek and up the hill
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 120 (search)
also, at the same time, sent from Memphis, under command of Colonel Winslow. This made General Rosecrans' forces superior to those of Price, and no doubt was entertained he would be able to check Price and drive him back; while the forces under General Steele, in Arkansas, would cut off his retreat. On the twenty-sixth day of September, Price attacked Pilot Knob, and forced the garrison to retreat, and thence moved north to the Missouri river, and continued up that river toward Kansas. General Curtis, commanding department of Kansas, immediately collected such forces as he could to repel the invasion of Kansas, while General Rosecrans' cavalry was operating in his rear. The enemy was brought to battle on the Big Blue, and defeated, with the loss of nearly all his artillery and trains, and a large number of prisoners. He made a precipitate retreat to Northern Arkansas. The impunity with which Price was enabled to roam over the State of Missouri for a long time, and the incalculab
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 54. the capture of Fort Fisher. (search)
west end of the land-front of the work. General Curtis, Lieutenant-Colonel (now Brevet Brigadier-ion to his own division. Ames' first brigade--Curtis'--was already at the outwork above-mentioned, ing carbine, and forty others, volunteers from Curtis' brigade, the whole under command of Lieutenanhemselves by digging shallow trenches. When Curtis moved from the outwork, Pennypacker was brough themselves in trenches. Pennypacker followed Curtis, and occupied the ground vacated by him, and BPorter to change the direction of his fire. Curtis' brigade at once sprung from their trenches an at that point, and they were withdrawn. When Curtis moved forward, Ames directed Pennypacker to momanders — led them with the utmost gallantry. Curtis was wounded, after fighting in the front rank,teenth we stormed Fort Fisher. Brevet Brigadier-General N. M. Curtis' brigade (the First) made a lol may be properly rewarded. Brevet Brigadier-General N. M. Curtis, commanding First brigade, was[7 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 139 (search)
eld that night. On the morning of the sixth, at daylight, General Hancock opened upon the enemy on our right, and the musketry firing was the most terrific and incessant that I ever heard. The battle raged furiously for five or six hours, at one time approaching seemingly near to us, and then receding, indicating that we not only held our own but were pushing the enemy back. Late in the day Stuart made a demonstration upon both our right and left flanks, but was handsomely repulsed by Curtis' brigade, of the First division, on the right, and Colonel Gregg's brigade, of the Second division, on the left. General Custer went into the fight with his usual impetuosity, having his band playing patriotic airs in front, himself charging at the head of his brigade, and the artillery playing into the enemy at the same time. The attack on the left was very stubborn, and looked for a time as though it would be successful; but General Gregg, who is the coolest man under trying circumstan
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