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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 39 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 36 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 27 3 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 26 0 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 22 2 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 22 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 18 2 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) 4 0 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 3 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 2 0 Browse Search
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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 3 (search)
ect of inducing the enemy to abandon Leesburg, directed General Stone, whose division of observation was guarding the left baithin a mile of Leesburg, Colonel Devens was ordered by General Stone to cross five companies of his regiment to the Virginiaing force under Colonel Lee. Meantime, in the morning, General Stone had assigned to Colonel Baker the command of the right ges a calmer survey of the events completely exonerates General Stone. Its entire history affords a striking exemplification lations at that time. In venturing on the undertaking, General Stone proceeded on the supposition that General McCall, who, there; yet McCall was withdrawn the following morning, when Stone sent the force across the river, without the latter's beingformed of the crossing during the day, he congratulated General Stone, thereby inferentially approving it. Report on the Conduct of the War, vol. II., p. 489. Stone's plan of operations lacked definite purpose: it was neither a feint nor a seriou
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
in to sustain the now hard-pressed left, and was precipitated into close action. The men were in the highest spirits, as was shown by their behavior, and by one incident among others. One of the brigades of this division, under command of Colonel Roy Stone, had been assigned to a position where it came under a heavy artillery fire; and as the troops took their post, Colonel Stone remarked, We have come to stay. This went quickly through the brigade, the men adopting it as a watchword—We haveColonel Stone remarked, We have come to stay. This went quickly through the brigade, the men adopting it as a watchword—We have come to stay. And a very large part of them never left that ground. Testimony of General Doubleday: Report on the Conduct of the War, vol. i., p. 307. Meantime, Robinson's division remained for awhile in reserve on the Seminary Ridge; but almost simultaneously with the arrival of these re-enforcements, the advance division of Ewell's corps, under General Rodes, came in from the direction of Carlisle, and, swinging round under cover and unperceived, seized a position menacing the right
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
e, Brigadier-General R. B. Ayres Second Division, Brigadier-General J. C. Robinson. First Brigade, Colonel Leonard. Second Brigade, Brigadier-General Henry Baxter. Third Brigade, Colonel Dennison. Third Division, Brigadier-General S. W. Crawford. First Brigade, Colonel W. McCandless. Second Brigade, Colonel J. W. Fisher. Fourth Division, Brigadier-General J. S. Wadsworth. First Brigade, Brigadier-General L. Cutler. Second Brigade, Brigadier-General J. C. Rice. Third Brigade, Colonel Roy Stone. Inspector-General and Chief of Staff Lieut.—Colonel H. C. Bankhtad. Chief of Artillery, Colonel C. S. Wainwright. Second Corps. First Division, Brigadier-General F. C. Barlow First Brigade, Colonel N. A. Miles. Second Brigade, Colonel T. A. Smythe. Third Brigade, Colonel R. Frank. Fourth Brigade, Colonel J. R. Brooke. Second Division, Brigadier-General John Gibbon. First Brigade, Brigadier-General A. S. Webb. Second Brigade, Brigadier-General J. P. Owens. Third Brigade
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
's lines during next week, 454; Lee withdrew to his interior position after twenty hours fighting to dislodge Hancock, 454: diary of attempts to pierce Lee's line May 13th to 19th, 455; losses from May 5th to 21st, 458; the army moved by the left towards Richmond, 458; to the Chickahominy, 470; and the North Anna-character of the region between, 472. Spottswood mines, origin of the name Spottsylvania, 428. Stafford Heights—see Fredericksburg. Steadman, Fort—see Fort Steadman. Stone, General, defeated at Ball's Bluff, 76; exonerated from blame at Ball's Bluff, 77. Stoneman's raid on Virginia Central Railroad, 302. Straggling in the Confederate army in Maryland campaign, 224. Stuart's capture of Catlett's Station, 176; raid into Pennsylvania, 226; succession to Jackson's command, 292; report of Jackson at battle of Chancellorsville, 293; his absence during movements on Gettysburg, 338; bivouacks within Union lines at Auburn, 381; killed at Yellow Tavern, Virginia, 45