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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. 194 2 Browse Search
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Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 110 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 54 0 Browse Search
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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 2 (search)
k command on the field, while Johnston went to the rear to hurry up reenforcements from his army arriving from the Valley. The Confederates had now been forced back a mile and a half, and the Union force had cleared its front completely across the Warrenton road; the Stone Bridge was uncovered, and McDowell drew up his line on the crest gained, with Heintzelman's division (brigades of Wilcox and Howard) on the right, supported by part of Porter's brigade and the cavalry under Palmer, and Franklin's brigade of Heintzelman's division; Sherman's brigade of Tyler's division in the centre; and Keyes' brigade of Tyler's division on the left. Beauregard reformed his forces on the plateau beyond. His line of battle consisted of about six thousand five hundred men, thirteen pieces of artillery, and two companies of Stuart's cavalry. The definitive possession of this plateau now became the prize eagerly contested by the opposing force. This height is on three sides inclosed by small wa
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 3 (search)
orner. Soon after we were joined by Brigadier-General Franklin, the Secretary of State, Governor Sehe must talk to somebody, he had sent for General Franklin and myself to obtain our opinion as to thge. January 11. Held a meeting with General Franklin, in the morning, at the Treasury Buildingscussion. I read a paper containing both General Franklin's and my own views, General Franklin agreoviding water transportation, and desired General Franklin and myself to see him in the morning, andP. M. the next day. January 12. Met General Franklin at General Meigs'. Conversed with him on eneral, General McClellan, General Meigs, General Franklin, and myself, and, I think, the Assistant tioned in as brief terms as possible what General Franklin and I had done under the President's ordebove being the only remark he made. General Franklin said that, in giving his opinion as to going somewhat the same ground he had done with General Franklin and myself. General McClellan said the c[9 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 4 (search)
er, one division of McDowell's corps—that of Franklin, eleven thousand strong—did actually reach Mcat, on the retreat of Johnston from Yorktown, Franklin's division Franklin's division reached theFranklin's division reached the Peninsula on the 22d of April. alone was assigned to a similar and equally difficult duty—to move od at Yorktown to arrange for the departure of Franklin's division by water to West Point. By this m action before Williamsburg was going on, General Franklin was embarking his division for the purposinto the York. But on attempting to advance, Franklin was met by the Confederate division of Whitinat half-past 3, sent him Slocum's division of Franklin's corps, which increased his force to thirty-d Heintzelnan's corps and Smith's division of Franklin's corps were ordered to remain on the Richmonplace, uniting there with Smith's division of Franklin's corps. Heintzelman, who was positioned on ed opposition The crossing was held by General Franklin, with the divisions of Smith and Richards[1 more...
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, V. Pope's campaign in Northern Virginia. August, 1862. (search)
ths of August and September. This was the reason why several of the officers of the Army of the Potomac—among them Generals Franklin and Newton—expressed to President Lincoln, during a visit he made to McClellan's camp in July, 1862, an opinion in intzelman at Warrenton Junction, on the 26th and 27th, and the remainder of the Army of the Potomac (corps of Sumner and Franklin) was en route from Alexandria. The measures taken by Pope to meet the new turn of affairs showed an appreciation of tion at Centreville, or even within the fortifications of Washington. By doing so he would have united with the corps of Franklin and Sumner, then between Washington and Centreville, whereas at Manassas Lee was sure to receive fresh accessions of fos of the Army of Northern Virginia, vol. i., p. 25. V. Exit Pope. At Centreville, Pope united with the corps of Franklin and Sumner, and he remained there during the whole of the 31st. But Lee had not yet given up the pursuit. Leaving Long
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 6 (search)
the left wing, of the Sixth Corps, under General Franklin. The First Corps (McDowell's old commaeen in the field. The Sixth Corps, under General Franklin, embraced the divisions of Smith (W. F.),he right of the road and Smith's on the left, Franklin advanced his line, driving the Confederates fe and took position at Boonsboroa. Meantime, Franklin, having the night previously swept away the aalley to resist any sudden attack, and before Franklin could make his dispositions to strike, the gaAntietam Now, between twelve and one o'clock, Franklin with two divisions of his corps, under Slocumhim. General McClellan had designed retaining Franklin on the east side of the Antietam, to operate Clellan: Report, pp. 385, 386. The arrival of Franklin was opportune, for Lee had now accumulated soerved to quell the enemy's aggressive ardor. Franklin then formed the rest of his available force i would peril the safety of the whole army. Franklin: Report of Antietam. It is now necessary [2 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 7 (search)
icated that the main attack should be made by Franklin on the left; for the field there affords amplof the two bodies on the left and right, Generals Franklin and Sumner, received their instructions,r the full text of the order from Burnside to Franklin, see Report on the Conduct of the War, vol. i., p. 701. On receipt of this order by Franklin, at half-past 7 of the morning of the 13th, it wten the responsibility of the disaster on General Franklin's alleged failure to make an adequate attas could be observed. The Grand Divisions of Franklin and Hooker ascended the river by parallel roa of the army. Among these officers were Generals Franklin and Hooker, respectively commanders of Geir commands in the Army of the Potomac, Generals Franklin, W. F. Smith, Sturgis, Ferrero, and Coloansion, Washington, December 22, 1862. Major-General Franklin and Major-General Smith: Yours of t It is the old difficulty. When I saw General Franklin at Harrison's Landing on James River, las[15 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 8 (search)
irst Corps under General Reynolds; the Second under General Couch; the Third under General Sickles; the Fifth under General Meade; the Sixth under General Sedgwick; the Eleventh under General Howard; and the Twelfth under General Slocum. Generals Franklin and Sumner both retired from the Army of the Potomac after the change of commander. The latter was assigned to a command in the West, but died soon afterwards at his home in New York, lamented by the army and the country as the bravest of demonstration. Accordingly, before dawn of the 29th, while the flanking force was passing the Rappahannock thirty miles above, ponton-boats, borne noiselessly on men's shoulders, were launched three miles below the town, near the point at which Franklin had made his crossing on the occasion of the battle of Fredericksburg. In these a party passed to the south bank, capturing the small force in observation. Two bridges were then constructed, and two divisions thrown across. This menace immedi
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
ions on McClellan's left under Burnside, 219; Franklin arrives and re-enforces McClellan's right, 2173; Hooker in reverse of Lee's position, 273; Franklin's movement on Lee's front to cover flank marc'armee—see army corps, 64. Crampton's Gap, Franklin's advance to, 202; the Confederate force at, captures picket-lines on Lee's right, 577. Franklin, Fremont at with fifteen thousand men, 122. Franklin, General, on operating on Richmond via York River, 81; evidence on Burnside's orders at , 78; consultation with Generals McDowell and Franklin at close of 1861, on a Peninsular campaign, 7tics and military affairs, 105; reply to Generals Franklin and Smith's proposed plan of campaign, 2members of cabinet, and Generals McDowell and Franklin, 79; Lower Chesapeake advance approved by eiside's orders at Fredericksburg, 245; and General Franklin's letter to the President proposing plan rd, 39; see also Virginia White House, General Franklin's dis embarkation and check by Johnston,