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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 35: (search)
fterwards became the base of General Butler's operations. He had also instructed Colonel Harris to inspect closely old Fort Powhatan, a few miles below City Point, on the James, which he desired to strengthen and re-arm with heavy guns, besides blocking up the river—there narrower than elsewhere—with torpedoes and other obstructions. But before this could be done General Butler had landed at Bermuda Hundreds an army of about 30,000 men, composed of two corps, under Generals Gillmore and W. F. Smith. On the 25th of April General Beauregard sent the following telegrams to General Bragg, who was then acting as military adviser of the President and General Chief of Staff of the Confederate Armies: 1. Every indication is that Burnside will attack Richmond via Petersburg. Are we prepared to resist him in that direction? Can the forces of this Department be concentrated in time? are questions worthy of immediate consideration by the War Department. 2. Burnside's point of attac
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 85: (search)
acked Petersburg—as he did, on the 15th, with Smith's corps, now increased to 22,000 men—the main on, p. 498. See, also, General Meade's report. Smith's corps (the 18th) was transported by way of t4th, General Grant was at Bermuda Hundreds. Smith's corps, brought around from the White House, o'clock in the morning of the 15th of June W. F. Smith, after a hot engagement of several hours wi upon Petersburg—came up to the support of General Smith only in the afternoon, too late to particirms, confronting Hancock's corps (the 2d) and Smith's (the 18th), with an aggregate of not less thfrom the works, that from every point on which Smith attempted to place batteries to silence the en corps, with a portion—the stronger portion—of Smith's corps, under General Martindale, and Neill'sreds, leaving General Martindale in command of Smith's troops. In a preceding part of his report G corps were there. One division (Brooks's) of Smith's corps was absent, but its place hard been fi[1 mor
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 37: (search)
au uses the following language: The General-in-chief was greatly chagrined at the failure of Smith to capture Petersburg. The plan of the movement had been to take that place by surprise; and when, on the 15th, Grant ascertained that Lee was still on the northern side of the James, while Smith and Hancock were combined, with nearly forty thousand men, in front of Petersburg, A fact whichs appears not to have known. he looked upon victory as assured. Even after the early success of Smith had been left unimproved, it was still possible, by further attacks, to secure the capture of thg and strengthening the inner works on the night of the 15th, and, afterwards, holding Meade and Smith at bay, until Lee arrived in force. Then the combined rebel army, amounting to sixty thousand mch all had been striving for, which had, indeed, been absolutely attained, all but secured; when Smith, having won Petersburg, hesitated to grasp his prize. Then, indeed, when all their exertions ha