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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., From Gettysburg to the coming of Grant. (search)
by with his command, with instructions to proceed toward Charlottesville, and, if possible, to destroy the railway bridge near that place. While his command was passing, Custer inquired of Sedgwick as to the relative importance of his movement as compared with that of Kilpatrick, and asked whether in the council at which the movement was discussed it was stated or understood that the bridge-head near Charlottesville was fortified and defended with infantry; also whether it was known that Rosser with 5000 Confederate cavalry was in the valley through which Custer might be obliged to return after doing his work, and that, moreover, probably the road by which he advanced would be occupied in his rear by Stuart and the main body of the cavalry of Lee's army. Sedgwick assured him that all these points had been discussed and considered. Custer thought a moment and said, Well, then, I may have to do one of two things: either strike boldly across Lee's rear and try to reach Kilpatrick, o
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Confederate Army. (search)
Maj.-Gen. Wade Hampton. Young's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. P. M. B. Young: 7th Ga., Col. W. P. White; Cobb's (Ga.) Legion, Col. G. J. Wright; Phillips (Ga.) Legion,----; 20th Ga. Battalion, Lieut.-Col. John M. Millen; Jeff Davis (Miss.) Legion,----. Rosser's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Thomas L. Rosser: 7th Va., Col. R. H. Dulany; 11th Va.,----; 12th Va., Lieut.-Col. Thomas B. Massie; 35th Va. Battalion,----. Butler's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. M. C. Butler: 4th S. C., Col. B. H. Rutledge; 5th S. C., Col. John DuBrig.-Gen. Thomas L. Rosser: 7th Va., Col. R. H. Dulany; 11th Va.,----; 12th Va., Lieut.-Col. Thomas B. Massie; 35th Va. Battalion,----. Butler's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. M. C. Butler: 4th S. C., Col. B. H. Rutledge; 5th S. C., Col. John Dunovant; 6th S. C., Col. Hugh K. Aiken. Fitz. Lee's division, Maj.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. Lomax's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Lunsford L. Lomax: 5th Va., Col. Henry C. Pate; 6th Va.,----; 15th Va.,----. Wickham's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Williams C. Wickham: 1st Va.,----; 2d Va., Col. Thomas T. Munford; 3d Va., Col. Thomas H. Owen; 4th Va.,----. W. H. F. Lee's division, Maj.-Gen. W. H. F. Lee. Chambliss's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. John R. Chambliss, Jr.: 9th Va.,----; 10th Va.,----; 13th Va.,----. Gordon's
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Sheridan's Trevilian raid. (search)
f a mile farther, when it found the enemy in force, dismounted, in a piece of timber, which extended across the road for some distance. Our cavalry was partly dismounted, and the entire First Division became engaged. Merritt reported that the enemy was driven through a thick, tangled brushwood for over two miles to Trevilian Station; but not without serious loss to ourselves, though we inflicted heavy punishment on the adversary in killed, wounded, and prisoners. Among his wounded was General Rosser; a colonel commanding brigade was killed,--his body, together with most of the enemy's killed and wounded, falling into our hands. Few less than two hundred prisoners were taken by the brigade. The enemy's retreat finally became a rout; led horses, mounted men, and artillery all fled together in the wildest confusion. Williston, with his battery, did excellent practice with his guns, planting shells in the midst of the confused mass of the enemy. Trevilian Station was thus gained. I
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The cavalry fight at Trevilian Station. (search)
rvice in the field; and this, with Young's and Rosser's brigades, constituted Hampton's division. O, mounted infantry, but for our sabers. General Rosser rode down to my bivouac about sunrise and yton's Store, where he would engage Sheridan. Rosser returned to his command, and General Hampton arked and the wounded being cared for. Meantime Rosser had thundered down the Gordonsville road, charer's forces, and, together with Major-General Thomas L. Rosser, C. S. A. From a photograph. a chd early in the day, and formed a junction with Rosser, and kept up the contest until nightfall. Md and worn-out animals but bearded wheat. General Rosser was severely wounded in the leg late in thommanded by Colonel Wright, in the center, and Rosser's on the right. The line formed an obtuse angits left along the embankment, and Young's and Rosser's brigades filling up the space to the right, brigade, the 4th, 5th, and 6th South Carolina; Rosser's brigade, 7th, 11th, and 12th Virginia, and W[1 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., General Lee in the Wilderness campaign. (search)
and then began on the Plank road a fierce struggle, nearly simultaneously with that of Ewell's forces on the old turnpike. Thus was inaugurated a contest of many battles, in which the almost daily deadly firing did not cease for eleven long months. Heth's and Wilcox's divisions, under Lee's eye, maintained themselves well against the heavy assault of the Federal forces which greatly outnumbered them; Ewell's corps did good work on the old turnpike in its contest with Warren's corps, and Rosser's cavalry on the right had driven Wilson bask. Lee slept on the field not far from his line of battle, sending orders to Longstreet to make a night march and reach the front by daybreak on the 6th. On that morning serious disaster seemed imminent. Longstreet did not arrive in time to reenforce Lee's line of battle in the position it held at the close of the engagement of the preceding evening. Hancock's well-planned attack on our right forced the two Confederate divisions from their po
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley. (search)
lsewhere for their supplies. There is little doubt, however, that enough was left in the country for the subsistence of the people, for this, besides being contemplated by orders, resulted of necessity from the fact that, while the work was done hurriedly, the citizens had ample time to secrete supplies, and did so. The movement north was conducted without interruption for two days, except that the enemy's cavalry, made more bold by the accession to its strength of a command under General T. L. Rosser, followed our cavalry, dispersed across the Valley as already described. On the 8th of October the enemy's cavalry harassed Custer's division on the back road during the day, taking from him some battery-forges and wagons. The cavalry also showed itself on the main road upon which Merritt was retiring, but dispersed upon being charged by a brigade which was sent to develop their strength. That night Sheridan gave orders to his chief-of-cavalry, Torbert, to attack and beat the enemy
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864. (search)
-; 22d Va.---; 34th Va. Battalion,----; 36th Va. Battalion,----. Jackson's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. H. B. Davidson: 1st Md.----; 19th Va.----; 20th Va.----; 46th Va. Battalion,----; 47th Va. Battalion,----. Rosser's (Fitz Lee's) division, Maj. Gen. Thos. L. Rosser. Wickham's Brigade: 1st Va.----; 2d Va.----; 3d Va.----; 4th Va.----. Rosser's Brigade: 7th Va.----; 11th Va.----; 12th Va.----; 35th Va. Battalion,----. Payne's Brigade: 5th Va.----; 6th Va.----; 15th Va----. artillery, Col. T. HRosser's Brigade: 7th Va.----; 11th Va.----; 12th Va.----; 35th Va. Battalion,----. Payne's Brigade: 5th Va.----; 6th Va.----; 15th Va----. artillery, Col. T. H. Carter. Braxton's Battalion: Va. Battery (Carpenter's); Va. Battery (Hardwicke's); Va. Battery (Cooper's). Carter's Battalion: Ala. Battery (Reese's); Va. Battery (W. P. Carter's); Va. Battery (Pendleton's); Va. Battery (Fry's). Cutshaw's Battalion: Va. Battery (Carrington's); Va. Battery (Tanner's); Va. Battery (Garber's). Nelson's Battalion, Lieut.-Col. William Nelson: Ga. Battery (Milledge's); Va. Battery (Kirkpatrick's); Va. Battery (Massie's). King's Battalion, Lieut.-Col. J. Floyd Kin
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Five Forks and the pursuit of Lee. (search)
eral Roberts's command, who filled the gap between our position and the right of our main army, then at Burgess's Mills. Rosser was placed just in rear of the center as a reserve, Hatcher's Run intervening between him and our line. Everything contithe attack of a Federal corps of infantry, and that force soon crushed in Pickett's left flank, swept it away, and before Rosser could cross Hatcher's Run the position at the Forks was seized and held, and an advance toward the railroad made. It was repulsed by Rosser. Pickett was driven rapidly toward the prolongation of the right of his line of battle by tlhe combined attack of this infantry corps and Sheridan's cavalry, making a total of over 26,000 men, to which he was opposed with 7000 memanding the cavalry, had placed W. H. F. Lee's two brigades on the right of the line, Munford's division on the left, and Rosser's in rear of Hatcher's Run to guard the trains. I rode to the front in company with Sheridan and Warren, with the head o
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The surrender at Appomattox Court House. (search)
memorable in history as the place where he opened the correspondence with Lee which led to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. He drew up in front of the village hotel, dismounted, and established headquarters on its broad piazza. News came in that Crook was fighting large odds with his cavalry on the north side of the river, and I was directed to go to his front and see what was necessary to be done to assist him. I found that he was being driven back, the enemy (Munford's and Rosser's cavalry divisions under under Fitzhugh) having made a bold stand north of the river. Humphreys was also on the north side, isolated from the rest of our infantry, confronted by a large portion of Lee's army, and having some very heavy fighting. On my return to general headquarters that evening Wright's corps was ordered to cross the river and move rapidly to the support of our troops there. Not-withstanding their long march that day, the men sprang to their feet with a spirit that mad
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces in the Appomattox campaign. (search)
. H. Burt: 9th Va.,----; 10th Va.,----; 13th Va.,----; 14th Va.,----. Roberts's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. William P. Roberts: 4th N. C.,----; 16th N. C. Batt'n,----. Rosser's division, Maj.-Gen. Thomas L. Rosser. Dearing's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. James Dearing, Col. A. W. Harman: 7th Va.,----; 11th Va.,----; 12th Va., Col. A. W. HarmaMaj.-Gen. Thomas L. Rosser. Dearing's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. James Dearing, Col. A. W. Harman: 7th Va.,----; 11th Va.,----; 12th Va., Col. A. W. Harman; 35th Va. Batt'n,----. McCausland's Brigade: 16th Va.,----; 17th Va.,----; 21st Va.,----; 22d Va.,----. artillery, Lieut.-Col. R. B. Chew. Chew's Battalion: Va. Battery (Graham's),----; Va. Battery (McGregor's),----. Breathed's Battalion, Maj. James Breathed: Va. Battery (P. P. Johnston's),----; Va. Battery (Shoemaker's),-antry and cavalry present effective for the field. The artillery at this time probably numbered 5000, Custis Lee's division in the defenses of Richmond 3000, and Rosser's cavalry (which joined in March) 2000. After making due allowance for losses at Fort Stedman and along the lines up to March 28th, the effective strength of Lee
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