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Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.10
Page 75. Crouch's division, Fourth corps, Army of the Potomac, should be Couch's division. Page 85. Detailing the operations embracing Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg and the Plank Road, &c.: Meantime, Sedgwick had forced Early out of the heights at Fredericksburg, &c., &c. While this is true, the impression made may be a lFredericksburg, &c., &c. While this is true, the impression made may be a little variant from the truth. The heights when captured by Sedgwick were held by Barksdale's brigade of McLaws' division; this, however, was at the time under General Early. Page 98. Second day's battle at Gettysburg on the right, and late in the afternoon: The two divisions of Longstreet's corps gallantly advanced, forced the be seen off to the left and front, over fields and more than two miles distant. They were believed to be moving away, and some thought they were marching for Fredericksburg. This was reported to General Lee, and was the cause, probably, of the order to withdraw the artillery from Johnson's front. It was withdrawn in the early p
Sharpsburg (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.10
y of Northern Virginia. Page 50. Referring to reinforcements that joined General Johnston after he had reached the vicinity of Richmond, May, 1862, says: He was reinforced by Huger's division, consisting of three brigades under Generals Mahone, Armistead and Wright. One of Huger's brigades, preceding and including Seven Pines, was commanded by General Blanchard. This brigade may have been subsequently known as Wright's brigade. Page 71. Enumerating the Confederate forces engaged at Sharpsburg, says: The command of General Longstreet at that time embraced six brigades under D. R. Jones, the two under General Hood and one unattached under General Evans. His other three brigades were temporarily detached under General R. H. Anderson. There were six brigades so detached under Anderson. His own (Anderson's) division of three brigades and the three brigades of Wilcox, Featherston and Pryor, that I commanded; these were assigned to General Anderson the afternoon he marched from nea
C. M. Wilcox (search for this): chapter 2.10
four years with General Lee --a Review by General C. M. Wilcox. [There will necessarily be honest differences of opinion among actors n (Anderson's) division of three brigades and the three brigades of Wilcox, Featherston and Pryor, that I commanded; these were assigned to Geon) Getty's division, engaged on the 5th, was held in reserve after Wilcox's division was forced back the morning of the 6th. Same page. After a short contest the divisions of Heth and Wilcox, who had expected to have been relieved and were not prepared for the enemy's assault, wjust as the head of Longstreet's column reached the ground. It was Wilcox's division alone that was forced back; Heth's division was not engack on Hancock at Reams' station by Heth's division and a portion of Wilcox's on the 25th of August, under the direction of General A. P. Hill.experience with armies in active field operations know that the returns are always largely in excess of the fighting numbers. C. M. Wilcox.
Generel Hancock (search for this): chapter 2.10
him where General Lee could be found; he was within two hundred yards of us. My division was not forced back upon Kershaw; the enemy halted some three hundred yards short, and it was not until after 9 A. M., according to Swinton, page 431, that Hancock renewed the advance. He says over two hours were in this manner lost, leaving Longstreet ample time to form line of battle. Page 130. Spotsylvania Courthouse.--Upon an examination of the lines, General Lee had detected the weakness of that posses be added the heavy losses of June 3d at Cold Harbor, the, entire loss will not fall much, if at all, under one hundred thousand men. Page 139. Recapitulating various successes in the vicinity of Petersburg: The very successful attack on Hancock at Reams' station by Heth's division and a portion of Wilcox's on the 25th of August, under the direction of General A. P. Hill. The force engaged was McGowan's, Lane's and Scales' brigades of my division,. and Anderson's brigade of Field's div
Marcus J. Wright (search for this): chapter 2.10
irginia. Page 50. Referring to reinforcements that joined General Johnston after he had reached the vicinity of Richmond, May, 1862, says: He was reinforced by Huger's division, consisting of three brigades under Generals Mahone, Armistead and Wright. One of Huger's brigades, preceding and including Seven Pines, was commanded by General Blanchard. This brigade may have been subsequently known as Wright's brigade. Page 71. Enumerating the Confederate forces engaged at Sharpsburg, says: ThWright's brigade. Page 71. Enumerating the Confederate forces engaged at Sharpsburg, says: The command of General Longstreet at that time embraced six brigades under D. R. Jones, the two under General Hood and one unattached under General Evans. His other three brigades were temporarily detached under General R. H. Anderson. There were six brigades so detached under Anderson. His own (Anderson's) division of three brigades and the three brigades of Wilcox, Featherston and Pryor, that I commanded; these were assigned to General Anderson the afternoon he marched from near Frederick Cit
Sedgwick (search for this): chapter 2.10
ly formed a portion of his division. Page 75. Crouch's division, Fourth corps, Army of the Potomac, should be Couch's division. Page 85. Detailing the operations embracing Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg and the Plank Road, &c.: Meantime, Sedgwick had forced Early out of the heights at Fredericksburg, &c., &c. While this is true, the impression made may be a little variant from the truth. The heights when captured by Sedgwick were held by Barksdale's brigade of McLaws' division; this, hoSedgwick were held by Barksdale's brigade of McLaws' division; this, however, was at the time under General Early. Page 98. Second day's battle at Gettysburg on the right, and late in the afternoon: The two divisions of Longstreet's corps gallantly advanced, forced the enemy back a considerable distance and captured some trophies and prisoners. True; but there were three brigades of Anderson's division of Hill's corps that were engaged, and as conspiciously as any of Longstreet's, and accomplished as much in proportion to their strength as was claimed to have b
Robertson Taylor (search for this): chapter 2.10
Lee --a Review by General C. M. Wilcox. [There will necessarily be honest differences of opinion among actors in our great struggle as to details of the campaigns and battles of the war; but when those differences are courteously expressed, we never hesitate to publish them, without comment of our own, leaving our readers to sift the evidence and form their own conclusions.] A brief notice will be made of inaccuracies in the book, Four years with General Lee, recently published by Colonel Taylor, the Adjutant-General of the Army of Northern Virginia. Page 50. Referring to reinforcements that joined General Johnston after he had reached the vicinity of Richmond, May, 1862, says: He was reinforced by Huger's division, consisting of three brigades under Generals Mahone, Armistead and Wright. One of Huger's brigades, preceding and including Seven Pines, was commanded by General Blanchard. This brigade may have been subsequently known as Wright's brigade. Page 71. Enumerating
Swinton (search for this): chapter 2.10
in the afternoon of the 5th and became partially engaged (see note, page 426, Swinton). This division, and also Stephenson's division of the Fourth corps, took part in the engagement the morning of the 6th (Swinton, page 451). Leasure's brigade of the Fourth corps also engaged on the 6th (note on 435, Swinton) Getty's division,Swinton) Getty's division, engaged on the 5th, was held in reserve after Wilcox's division was forced back the morning of the 6th. Same page. After a short contest the divisions of Heth ae morning of the 6th, it raged in this quarter with great fury for some time. Swinton, page 430: And after an hour's severe contest, &c., &c. Same page. Reinforme three hundred yards short, and it was not until after 9 A. M., according to Swinton, page 431, that Hancock renewed the advance. He says over two hours were in ta Courthouse, North Anna, Cold Harbor, is put at above sixty thousand men by Mr. Swinton in his History of the Army of the Potomac, and the author of Four years with
Esten Cooke (search for this): chapter 2.10
sault, were overpowered and compelled to retire just as the head of Longstreet's column reached the ground. It was Wilcox's division alone that was forced back; Heth's division was not engaged on the Plank road before the arrival of Longstreet. Cooke's life of General Lee, page 390, says, of this fight early in the morning of the 6th, it raged in this quarter with great fury for some time. Swinton, page 430: And after an hour's severe contest, &c., &c. Same page. Reinforcement having arron of General A. P. Hill. The force engaged was McGowan's, Lane's and Scales' brigades of my division,. and Anderson's brigade of Field's division, attached to my command, two batteries of Pegram's battalion of artillery, and the brigades of Generals Cooke and McLean of Heth's division. These were the only infantry engaged. The cavalry under Hampton were present, and did good service, capturing many of the prisoners. My report of this battle was published over two years ago by the Southern H
A. P. Hill (search for this): chapter 2.10
iderable distance and captured some trophies and prisoners. True; but there were three brigades of Anderson's division of Hill's corps that were engaged, and as conspiciously as any of Longstreet's, and accomplished as much in proportion to their stworth had secured position on his flank, and co-operated with the column assaulting in front. This division had gotten on Hill's left flank late in the afternoon of the 5th and became partially engaged (see note, page 426, Swinton). This division, aancock at Reams' station by Heth's division and a portion of Wilcox's on the 25th of August, under the direction of General A. P. Hill. The force engaged was McGowan's, Lane's and Scales' brigades of my division,. and Anderson's brigade of Field's dere four divisions. Two of these, Longstreet's and Magruder's, had each six brigades; the other two, G. W. Smith's and A. P. Hill's, had, according to this return, each five brigades. My brigade was of Longstreet's division, and numbered by this re
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