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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bermuda hundred ,
Bermuda hundred, operations near.
General Butler had intrenched a greater portion of the Army of the James at Bermuda Hundred, at the junction of the James and Appomattox rivers, early in May, 1864, to co-operate with the Army of the Potomac, approaching from the north.
His chief care was at first to prevent reinforcements beBermuda Hundred, at the junction of the James and Appomattox rivers, early in May, 1864, to co-operate with the Army of the Potomac, approaching from the north.
His chief care was at first to prevent reinforcements being sent to Lee from Petersburg and the South.
For this purpose Butler proceeded to destroy the railway between Petersburg and Richmond, and so to cut off direct communication between the Confederate capital and the South.
When it was known that General Gillmore had withdrawn his troops from before Charleston to join Butler, Beau
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cold Harbor
Cold Harbor, battle of
In 1862 the Army of the Potomac and a large part of the Army of the James formed a junction near Cold Harbor, a locality in Hanover county, Va., originally known as Cool Arbor, and the old battle-ground of McClellan and Lee the year before.
Gen. W. F. Smith and 16,000 men of the Army of the James had been taken in transports from Bermuda Hundred around to the White House, whence they had marched towards the Chickahominy.
Sheridan had seized the point at Cold Harbor, and the Nationals took a position extending from beyond the Hanover road to Elder Swamp Creek, not far from the Chickahominy.
Burnside's corps composed the right of the line, Warren's and Wright's the centre, and Hancock's the left.
The Confederate line, reinforced by troops under Breckinridge, occupied a line in front of the Nationals-Ewell's corps on the left, Longstreet's in the centre, and A. P. Hill's on the right.
On the morning of June 1, 1862, Hoke's division attempted to retake Col
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dinwiddie Court-house , actions at. (search)
Dinwiddie Court-house, actions at.
In March, 1865, the National force under General Sheridan crossed the Appomattox River from Bermuda Hundred, passed to the rear of the army before Petersburg, and early on the morning of the 29th marched down the Jerusalem plank-road, and turning westward pushed on by way of Reams's Station to Dinwiddie Courthouse, where he halted for the night at 5 P. 3. Sheridan expected to cut loose from the rest of the army on the 30th to make a raid on the South Side and Danville railroads, but General Grant suddenly changed his plans.
General Lee, seeing that his only line of communication might be cut off at any hour, and feeling the necessity of maintaining his extended line of works covering Petersburg and Richmond, concentrated a force of about 15,000 men, and hastened to place them in front of the 5th and 2d Corps of the National army.
He then sought to strike a heavy blow on the extreme west of Grant's lines, then held by Sheridan, which he suppos
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Five Forks , battle of. (search)
Five Forks, battle of.
Sheridan had crossed the Appomattox from Bermuda Hundred, and, passing in the rear of the army before Petersburg, on the morning of March 29, 1865, had halted at Dinwiddie Court-house.
A forward movement of the National army had just begun.
Warren and Humphreys, with their corps, had moved at an early hour that morning against the flanks of the Confederates, and they bivouacked in front of the works of their antagonists, only 6 miles from Dinwiddie Court-house.
Warren had lost 300 men in a fight on the way. On the next day (March 30), Sheridan sent a party of cavalry to the Five Forks, but the Confederate works there were too strongly armed and manned to be ridden over, and the Nationals were driven back to the Court-house.
There was some severe fighting that day, without a decisive result.
Sheridan was engaged in the struggle, but at midnight he was satisfied that Lee was withdrawing his troops, and felt quite at ease.
It was known at headquarters t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hartsuff , George Lucas 1830 -1874 (search)