Book/Printed Material The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history of the eastern and western campaigns, in relation to the actions that decided their issue.
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Image 301 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBUEG. 283 expedition. While this force was still before Fort Pember- ton, Admiral Porter had reconnoitred another route by which it was hoped a descent might be made above the Haynes s Bluff batteries. This route was still more intricate than the other. Seven miles above the mouth of the Yazoo, Steele s bayou empties into that river thirty miles up Steele s bayou,…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 302 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 284 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OP THE WAR. II. THE SIEGE AND FALL OF VICKSBURG. It was apparent to General Grant from the moment he went in person to Young s Point tliat the true line of opera- tions against Vieksburg was from the south but if he was prompted first to exhaust every other expedient, it was be- cause the difficulties seen to…- Contributor: Swinton, William
- Date: 1867
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Image 303 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history …- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 304 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history …- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 305 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBUEG. 285 from tliG Gnter}5rise and on the 8th of April, after the move- ment below had been initiated, that officer, in a written com- munication to General Grant, suggested that the army should be transported back to the line of the Tallahatchie and Yalla- busha, as a base of operations against Vicksburg. It can only be said that there was that in the…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 306 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 286 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. SO well, that General Grant ordered six more to be prepared in like manner for running the batteries and on the night of the 22d of April five of them made the passage, one be- ing lost. The damage suffered by the transports was soon repaired, and five were found available for service, as were also…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 307 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBUEG. 287 to the vigor of the execution and the skill with Avhich the enemy s attention was called off to another quarter. The latter operation was entrusted to General Sherman, whose corps, while the others were marching southward, remained at Milliken s Bend. While McClernand and McPherson were crossing at Bruinsburg, Sherman was directed to make a demonstration on Haynes s Bluff, and…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 308 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 288 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAll. ing only long enough to draw and distribute four days rations, was directed by General Grant to move out on the road to Port Gibson, and attain the bluffs some three miles back from the river. The hisfhlands Avere reached without opposition some time before sunset, and McClernand, deem- ing it important to surprise the enemy…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 309 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBURG. 289 town, retired across the north fork of Baj-ou Pierre and took position between that stream and Grand Gulf. Hero he was joined the 2d of May by Loring s division from Jack- son but as, during that day, the Union engineers had rebuilt the bridge, and Grant pressed forward to cut off the Confederate force, Bo wen and Loring retired northward, crossed…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 310 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 290 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. in large force, with barges and transports, indicating a pur- pose to attack Grand Gulf with a view to Vicksburg. Scarce- ly however had this dispatch reached Johnston than Grant, slipping below Grand Gulf, rapidly launched his army across the Mississippi, and before there was time for reply, Pember- ton enveloped in the toils of his…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 311 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBURG. 291 through Jackson so that it was only by retiring to that point or beyond, or to a position on the flank that the commander could preserve his interior lines, and the means of being rein- forced by Johnston. Grant, the moment he landed on the east bank, menaced to lay hold of this line of retreat, and in fact made Vicksburs: untenable.…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 312 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 292 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. strike Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, forty-six miles due east of Vicksburg, with which place it is connected by a line of railroad. The Confederate force that was driven from Port Gibson had been followed northward to where the direct road from that place to Vicksburg crosses the Big Black at Hankinson s Ferry. Here Grant…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 313 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBURG. 293 same night, General Grant received tidings that reinforce- ments were daily arriving at Jackson, and that General John- ston was hourly expected there to take command in person. Determining, therefore, to make sure of that place, and leave no force in his rear, Grant altered the previous orders to Sherman and McClernand to strike the railroad at Edward s Station, and directed…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 314 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 294 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. 14tb Jolmston had no more than the two brigades of Gregg and Walker. With these he made a rear-guard fight of two hours, in order to gain time for the removal of the public stores, and then retreated six miles northward on the Canton road. The town was then occupied by the Union force, and Grant,…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 315 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … vicivSBimG. 295 disposable force say seventeen thousand five hundred toward Raymond. Now, what was the nature of the manoeuvre which Pem- berton thus proposed In advancing upon Jackson from the Mississippi, the base of the Union army was Grand Gulf, whence it drew its supplies but when the movement was so completely developed that Grant had reached Clinton (where he was at the time…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 316 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 296 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. march. But while he had been dallying, Grant, clear of purpose, had all that da} since early morning, been hasten- ing forward the column by forced marches from Jackson, westward so that by night the troops lay within a few miles of Edward s Station, the pickets being in contact wuth those of Pcmberton, where he…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 317 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBURG. 297 Jackson. But as Grant early in the morning saw that battle was inevitable, he ordered Sherman forward in all haste. The position of Pemberton was one of great natural strength. His left (Stevenson s division) occupying Champion Hill, a thickly wooded height to the south of the road, on the right of which the timber extends a short distance down the hill…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 318 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 298 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. roads, turns almost due west down the hill, and across the valley in which Logan was operating. From this circum- stance it came about that Logan s manoeuvre threatened di- rectly the enemy s rear a fact that soon wonderfully weak- ened the front attacks. Pemberton, however, by drawing troops from his right, restored the equilibrium…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 319 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBUEG. 299 which number Hovey s division lost above twelve hundred. The pursuit was continued till after dark the Union force taking possession of Edward s Station. The following day, May 17th, McClernand s corps took the advance, with McPherson in support, Avhilst Shermau, with the pontoon train, was directed to cross the river at Bridge- port. No opposition was encountered until reaching the…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 320 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 300 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. bled into the lines that engirdled the city of a hundred hills. Too plainly the citizens saw that evil days awaited them. Their confidence in the commander was completely shaken, and it was with many a sad foreboding that they looked back on all tlieyhad suffered during the time since just a twelve month asfo Farrajjut…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 321 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBUEG. 30t draw the army mth such morale and material as to be of ftirther service to the Confederacy. Pemberton, therefore, replied I have decided to hold Vicksburg as long as pos- sible, with the firm hope that the Government may yet be able to assist me in keeping this obstruction to the enemy s free navigation of the Mississippi River. I still conceive…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 322 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 302 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. range of the works, with Sherman s corps on the right, Mc- Pherson s in the centre, and jNIcClernand s on the left. Whatever peril had overhung the march in a hostile country, without a base, disappeared now that the Union army had attained a position in rear of Vicksbnrg for Sherman, on first arriving, had…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 323 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBURG. 303 ward the left and centre to a position nearer the enemy s works, for night intervened before a fresh assault could be made. Sherman, on the right, who had secured a position already very close to the hostile line, assaulted with Blair s division, and succeeded in closing up with the Confederate intrenchments. The Thirteenth regulars, the Eighty- third Indiana and the…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 324 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 304 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OE THE WAR. On the report of McClernand s success at this point, renewed sallies were made on other parts of the line but these re- sulted in nothing save a mournful loss of life, and the demon- stration, at a cost of twenty-five hundred killed and wounded, that, in the words of General Grant, the enemy s position…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 325 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBURG. 305 Jackson towards the Big Black, and on the 1st of July he had taken position between Brownsville and the river, and begun to reconnoitre where he might best strike a blow in behalf of Pemberton, to whom on the night of the 3d he dis- patched a messenger bearing instructions for him to hold out, and that a diversion would be made…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 326 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 306 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. an interview witli him, between the lines, in McPIierson s front, an} hour that afternoon. Three o clock was accord- ingly fixed as the time of conference, and orders to suspend firing were at once sent along the whole line. At the hour named, General Grant, attended by several of his lieutenants, reached the ground. Pemberton…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 327 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBUKG. 307 After a period of anxious suspense, the symbol of surrender appeared along the length of works. The terms were ac- cepted b}^ the Confederates. The long siege was over. The garrison stacked arms twenty-seven thousand Confederates received their paroles and the anniversar} of American inde- pendence was gilded with a new lustre, for at length, after two years of battle and siege,…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 328 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 308 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. munication between the right and centre zones. This post, as has already been seen, was invested by General Banks, with a force from New Orleans, about the same time that Grant drew his lines around Vicksburg. The commander of the post. General Gardner, was, like Pemberton, instructed by General Johnston to evacuate the place, but the…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 329 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … VICKSBURG. 309 of this colossal achieveinont. For, what is the possession of the Mississippi A great soldier shall tell us. The pos- session of the Mississippi River is the possession of America, and I say that, had the Southern Confederacy held with a grip sufficiently strong the lower part of the Mississippi River, we would have been a subjugated people and they would have…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 330 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 310 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAE. would be to state a mere truisim. So that, to its material effect we must also add its moral effect, accounting it, as we are bound, one of those disastrous strokes whict, rudely shaking the spirit of the South, threw gloomy doubts upon the possibility of their ever realizing the success of the cause. Whatever Avork…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 331 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history …- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 333 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 311 vin. GETTYSBURG. PRELUDE TO GETTYSBURG. If, leaving the burial-place at Gettysburg from the south side, the pedestrian follow the crest of Cemetery Ridge, keeping before him the bold figure of Eound Top IVf ountain as a beacon, he will in a few minutes walk reach a clump of woods which, so long as a tree thereof stands, must remain the most interesting…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 334 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 312 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. and roads and woods of Gettysburg are carefully plotted by the map-maker that its landscape challenges the pencil and canvas of the artist. There is, first of all, to be noted one characteristic feature that distinguishes this campaign from all other operations undertaken by Lee, whether before it or after it. This is that it was…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 335 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBUEG. 313 the Southern agents near the leading governments of tlie old world, were, at this time, able to announce that, should Lee, after the astonishing successes he had achieved on the soil of Virginia, cany his army into the North, and there make a lodgment promising some degree of permanence, the South would receive the long-coveted boon of foreign recognition. This was the…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 336 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 314 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. that they could not be conquered while the Union army, distraught by repeated disasters, and changes of commander, had sunk in energy, and lapsed from the faith of victory a faith which, though long sustained, could not be expected to survive unaffected such accumulated shocks. These two causes, conspiring together, determined the Richmond authorities to assume…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 337 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSpUEG. 315 thought. Such a project would not only have led to nothing, seeing that even if successful in throwing back the army to- wards Washington, he would, in advancing upon Washing- ton by the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, have entangled himself in the narrow angle of North-eastern Virginia, with the fortifications of the Capital in his front but the entei*prise would have been…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 338 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 31 G THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. Brandy Station, ready to cover the advance. This however was (I interrupted for a moment by a movement made by Hooker^ ^v**^ who, in order to discover Avhat was passing in the direction of Culpepper, forwarded the main body of the Union cavalry to cross the upper Rappahannock and advance on Culpepper, where he was…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 339 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 317 this time had remained at Fredericksbursr, seeiiiG: the Union arm}^ disappear, hastened to join the advance corps in the valley. This junction being effected, Lee, on the 22d, thrcAV Ewell s corps across the Potomac to advance into Penn- sylvania. Meanwhile, he held Longstreet and Hill in the valley, and Stuart s cavalry scoured the country east of the Blue Ridge. Hooker,…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 340 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 318 THE TWELVE DECISIVE EATTLES OF THE WAR. parallel road to Greenwood, and, jn pursuance of instructions previously given to General Ewell, marched towards York. On the 24th, Longstrcct and Hill were put in motion to fol- low Ewell, and on the 27th encamped near Chambersburg. \Ve left Hooker a few miles south-west of Washington, wholly uncertain of the motions of his antagonist, fearful…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 341 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 319 Hooker had on the 27th, the same clay on wliich Lee with Long- street and Hill reached Chambersburg, concentrated his corps at Frederick, Lee was not even aware that liis opponent had crossed the Potomac far less that from Frederick, where Hooker menaced the Confederate communications, the Union commander had thrown out a force to advance westward through the passes of the…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 342 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 320 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. Susquehanna to cover Baltimore. Tins movement was begun the morning of the 29th of June. As it may seem surprising that Lee was so ill informed of his antagonist s movements as to have been unaware until the night of the 28th that the Anny of the Potomac had crossed into Maryland (the passage having been…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 343 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 321 Lee. He was accordingly forced to inarch northward through Westminster to Hanover in Pennsylvania, where he arrived on the 30th of June. But as will presently be seen, the army of the Potomac advanced with equal rapidity on his left, thus continuing to obstruct his junction with the Confederate army in the Cumberland Yalley so that Lee, deprived of the ser- vices…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 344 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 322 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. of his purjiose of concentrating his corps from Chambersburg to the Susquehanna, on the east side of the South Mountains, •with the view of calling off his opponent fram his threatening motion against his line of communications, we have to note an important change at the head-quarters of the Army of the Potomac, which not only…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 345 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 323 powers of the Executive and the Constitution, to the end that he miffht wield untrammelled all the resources of the nation to meet the emergency of the invasion. Though not what is called a popular officer, he was much respected by his com- rades in arms. He was an able commander, forty-eight years of age, in person tall and slim, with a…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 346 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 324 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. other, it was inevitable that they should come to au encounter in the course of two or three marches. Eight miles east of Chambersburg, the great road to Balti- more debouches through the South Mountain ranjje at the furnace of Thad. Stevens. Thence, continuing eastward, it passes through the town of Gettysburg, which is a point…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 347 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 325 Twelfth Corps (Slocum) and the Fifth Corps (Sykes) form- ing the centre on Two Taverns and Hanover, somewhat in advance of Pipe Creek; while the left wing formed of the First (Reynolds) Third (Sickles), and Eleventh Corps (Howard), all under Gen. Reynolds, was ordered to Gettys- burg, which had that morning been occupied by General Bu- ford, who with a division of…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 348 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 326 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. n. THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. When Lee crossed the frontier to enter upon the invasion of Pennsylvania, he promised his lieutenants he would so act as to throw the cost and peril of attack upon the enemy. This resolution arose from a wise appreciation of the lesson of many an encounter between the rival armies in…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 349 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … MAP OF THE BATTLE or showurg Positions held^ JULY l?T2? 3? 1863. UnwnJjines. Confkxienate Scale of 1 Mile.- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 350 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history …- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 351 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBUEG. 327 above all, he was not aware of what was passing at the front that morning of the first day of July. Lee was not aware, and Meade was not aware. The pretty little old-foshioned town (5f Gettysburg nestles at the base of a series of heights and hills whose names have since been lifted to that historic immortality wherewithal grand battles consecrate…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 352 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 328 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. the Chambersburg road, and as Hill approached Gettj sburg by this road, the tAvo found themselves about nine in the morning precipitated into action. Buford alone on the Union side was present on the field but he knew that Reynolds, who had bivouacked the night before four miles off, was on his way to Gettysburg, whither…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 353 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 329 would go into the town, or take a position in front of the town. He decided that if we went into the town, the enemy would shell it and destroy it, and that we had better take a position in front of the town. We moved across the field to and beyond the Seminary Ridge. Before we had time to form our…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 354 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 330 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAV.. way grading, hard by the Chambersburg road, and being there surrounded, were compelled to surrender vvith their battle- flags. Pending these operations, the remaining two divisions of the First Union Corps (the divisions of Doubleday and Rob- inson), and Pender s division on the Confederate side arrived, thus giving a greater development to the still fiercely…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 355 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBUEG. 331 Marching au canon, he reached the scene of action between one and two o clock, threw Rodes s division round to connect on the left of Hill s corps and disposed Early s division on the right face of the Eleventh Corps. The accession of strength brought by Ewell was opportune to the Confederates, and it played a part as important as…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 356 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 332 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. borhood of Gettysburg, and if it should be found suitable for t battle, the rest of the army would be ordered up. Elding tV, forward in all haste Hancock arrived on the field at half past isj three. I found, says he, that, practically, the light was S then over. The rear of our column, with…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 357 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 333 the strong position which the enemy had assumed could not be attacked without danger of exposing the four divisions present, already weakened and exhausted by a long and bloody struggle, to overwhelming numbers of fresh troops. General Ewell was therefore instructed to carry the hill occu- pied by the enemy, if he found it practicable, but to avoid a general engagement until…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 358 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 331 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. coign of vantage, where attack must needs be most perilous, and yet, such was the situation, that the Confederate com- mander could not decline battle for in the high-strung con- dition of his arni}^, elated by the inspiration of the invasion, and puifod up by the success of the previous day s rencounter, to have withdrawn…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 359 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBUEG. 335 from the Seminary through the town, and enveloped the base of Gulp s Hill. Accordingly, when Lee states that Longstreet was to drive in the enemy s left, the relative situation of the opposing forces was such that the onset must full upon Sicldes s coqDS. Now a certain circumstance, explained in the following extract from General Meade s evidence before the…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 360 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 336 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. and would lose the artillery ■which he had put so far in front, before I could support it, or that if I undertook to support it, I would have to abandon all the rest of the line which I had adopted that is, that I would have to fight the battle out there Avhere he was.…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 361 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 337 with the tumultuous clamor of battle, and the whole massive array of Longstreet s line, not even covered by skirmishers, moved forward. The attack fell upon the left front of the Third Corps, from where Sickles s line receded from the ad- vanced ridge at Sherfy s peach orchard on the Emmettsburg road, and ran back through a low ground of woods,…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 362 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 338 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. gadc, Avhicli reinforced them, though both Vincent and Weed gave their lives for its defence. While, happily, the flanking force of Longstreet was thus held in check, the main part of his line, covering the left front of Sickles, met with greater success. The most terrific fighting occurred near the salient of the line at the…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 363 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBUEG. 339 in a situation that placed the enemy as well on both his flanks as in front, he would have disregarded the order had it not been coupled with the information that Birney s divis- ion would make a corresponding movement in connection with him. But Birney was iniable to hold his troops to their work, for IJieyfell back over the ridge, and…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 364 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 340 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. franks, back to Little Round Top. There was then no Union force left on all the intermediate round nothinij be- tween the enemy and the main crest. This, however, was now well garnished by troops of the Fifth and Sixth Corps, which, when the Confederates perceived on debouching from the woods (for from the direction in…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 365 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG.. 341 cral Ewell, says Lee, had directed E.odcs to act in concert with Early, covering his right, and had requested Brigadier- General Lane, then commanding Pender s division, to co-op- erate on the right of Rodes. AYhen the time to attack arrived General Rodes, not having his troops in position, was unpre- pared to co-operate with General Early, and before he could get…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 366 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 342 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. posed to make this the centre and main substance of the assaultino: column. Instead of dircctins: the attack a :]^ainst the extreme left of the Union line, posted on the rocky sum- mit of Little Round Top, as had been done the day before, Lonijstreet determined to hurl his masses a2:ainst the left centre on Cemetery…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 367 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBUEG. 343 street and Hill, and from this massive enginery tlicro opened, at one p. m. a prodigious bombardment that was continued for near three hours. The fire was vigorously replied to by eighty guns placed on Cemetery Hill and the crest of Ceme- tery Ridge, under direction of General Hunt, the chief of artillery. As a spectacle, this, the greatest artillery combat that…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 368 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 344 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. part of the Confederates during the preliminary bombard- ment, and on the other hand the good result of the imposed economy on the part of the Union artillerists. Scarcely had the Confederates moved forward from their own lines, than the fire with which they were greeted began to tell on the integrity of their formation. Heth…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 369 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 345 of and at a considerable angle with the main line, first opened with an oblique fire upon the right of the enemy s col- umn, which had the cfTect to make the troops on that flank double in a little towards their left. They still pressed on, however, without halting to return the fire. The rifled guns of our artillery having fired…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 370 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 346 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLITS OF THE WAR. and his officers, formed behind the crest before referred to, which was occupied by the remnant of that brigade. Emboldened by seeing this indication of weakness, the en- emy pushed forward more pertinaciously, numbers of them crossing over the breastwork abandoned by the troops. The fight here became very close and deadly. The enemy s battlc-…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 371 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 347 ers enough to swell the number captured by the corps to about four thousand five hundred. After the repulse of Pickett s assault, Wilcox s command, that had been on the right but had failed to move forward, advanced by itself to the attack, and came within a few hun- dred yards of Hancock s line. But in passing over the plain…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 372 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 348 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE YfAR. was himself thoroughly convinced of the hopelessness of the undertaking, and the fire of his troops was quenched in blood. The severe loss sustained by the army, and the reduction of its ammunition, he mildly says, rendered another attempt to dislodge the enemy inadvisable. The fault in the Confederate tactics in the battle of the 3d,…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 373 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 349 not been engaged during the day I bad a heavy force of artillery, and I have no doubt I should have given the Federals as severe a repulse as that received by Pickett. And in fact the experience of nearly all the Virginia battles goes to confirm the opinion of the Confederate commander. Although General Lee, after the failure of the attack…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 374 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 350 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. Having on the evening of the 6th overtaken the enemy s rear guard, posted in the Fairfield pass, it was found occupying so strong a position, that Sedgwick deemed attack inadvisable. Meantime, Meade had resolved to adopt the other line of pursuit, and therefore directed the march of the whole army by way of Frederick. Lee…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 375 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 351 in nclvancc cf ]Mcade, -which would indicate an excessive cir- cumspection in the movements of the latter at a time when the utmost impetuosity was called for. It is true that the line of pursuit adopted by General Meade namely, that b}^ the east side of the mountains, via Frederick and the South Mountain passes was nearly double the length of Lee…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 376 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 352 THE TVrELYE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. of its pi-oportions and tho weightiest in respect of the issue involved, of all the actions Avagcd during four years between the mighty rival armies of the East. In point of losses alone, it deserves to rank with the fn-st-class battles of history, for on the Union side the casual ities were near twenty-four thou- sand,…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 377 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBURG. 353 the use of magazines, by the European method of requisitions at the cost of the inhabitants. The proof of this is furnished in the fact, that the Confederate army not only subsisted on the country during the campaign, but that in addition, it for- warded to the Potomac great quantities of cattle and corn that served to eke out their meagre larder…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 378 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 354 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. nor by the manoeiivrcs of either general that the forces were brought into colUsion on the 1st of July, though the Union commander is certainly entitled to great credit for the promp- titude with which, accepting the issue accidentally presented, he threw forward his army to Gettysburg. Here, nature as well as circumstances, and the unusual…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 379 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … GETTYSBUKG. 355 Eastern theatre of operations its effect was powerfully felt throughout all the West, where, in consequence of the ab- sorjDtion of force for the invasion of Pennsylvania, a succes- sion of severe disasters befell the Confederate arms. At the time the campaign was initiated the Army of the Mississippi was shut up in Vicksburg, and the Army of Tennessee con- fronted the…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 380 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 356 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. IX. THE WILDERNESS. PRELUDE TO THE WILDERNESS. When in the month of May, 1864, vernal grasses and flowers came once more to festoon the graves in battle-fields over which the contending hosts of North and South had wrestled for three years, the armies upstarting along all the front of war prepared to close again in deadly…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 381 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … WILDERNESS. 357 out military traditions, without a military establishment, without a military leader of genius, the North, strong in the faith of the Union, accepted the gage of war. It formed armies. It sent them forth to battle. Of course, the con- duct of the war was crude. There were three or four differ- ent armies in Virginia, three or four between the AUeghanies…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 382 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 358 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. had not yet been able to attain its goal the capture of Richmond. From the fact that eacli army had a jjoint of the highest importance to cover and an objective of the highest importance to gain, there resulted from the alternate aggres- sive movements of these two mighty and closely-matched rivals an ebb and flow,…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 383 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … WILDERNESS. 359 fixed in the ascendant and whatever there lacked of sound dispositions or right use of resources, seemed made up by pure good fortune and the prestige of past triumphs more legitimately won. No Union negligences or errors, however great, would as at the East, inure to permanent disadvantage. Confederate offensive campaigns met, when at the very sum- mit of success, unexpected and…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 384 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 360 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. Memphis being surrendered, and two elaborate lines of valley defence successively forced, the great Mobile highway lay open to Vicksburg. Bragg s angry lunge, in autumn, to win back lost fortunes, ended, after Murfreesboro in a long recoil to Georgia, and in the abandonment of the north central zone, with all its cities, its arms-bearing people…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 385 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … WILDERNESS. 361 Happily, also, the same unity had lately been imported into the conduct of the war by the appointment of General Grant in March, 1864, to the grade of Lieutenant-Gencral and his nomination to the office of General-in-Chief. Aside from the approved good qualities of that commander, the stroke was most just and wise, for in truth for three years the war had…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 386 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 362 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. the war was not already brought to a close rather the won- der was that so much should have been accomplished. But now Grant commanded all the armies of the United States, and he was at once able, with all the resources of the country at his call, with near a million men in the field,…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 387 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history …- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 388 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history …- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 389 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … WILDERNESS. 3(33 all needed preparations had been completed. Then Grant gave the word Forward, and the army in Virginia and the army in Tennessee, unleashed, joyfully entered upon those grand campaigns that will form the subject-matter of this and the succeeding chapter. n. THE BATTLE OF THE WHvDERNESS. On Tuesday, the 3d of May, 18G4, knowing that the Army of the Potomac must soon…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 390 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 364 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. would never be attempted for the south banks of that stream in its upper pai-t rise into considerable bluffs, which completely dominate the north bank, and precluded all thought of attempting a crossing in the enemy s face. Be- sides, in Lee s method of defending rivers, it was never his habit to plant his army…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 391 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … WILDERNESS. 365 The camps were broken up during the 3d of May, and at midnisfht the columns moved out under the starli ]^ht towards the Rapidan. To those of us who lay m Culpepper Court- house there was little sleep that night for during all its hours the air was filled with the tramp of armed men and the rumble of wagons and indeed…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 392 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 3G6 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. Well aware was Lee of his opponent s move for from the Confederate signal station on the lofty height of Clark s Momi- tain the motions of the Union columns toward the Ilapidan had been descried in the early daAvn, and as we went for- ward we saw beacon-fires blazing on the mountain-top to sum- mon…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 393 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … WILDERNESS. 367 dicrs succumbed by the roadside to die ere the campaign was besfun. After a few hours ride we reached Old Wilderness Tavern. \Ve found that Warren s corps had bivouacked here during the night one division (Griifin s) being thrown out on the Orange turnpike about a mile to the westward to guard the approaches by which the enemy would advance if…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 394 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 368 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. AVilderncss, and their purpose was by a rapid march south- westward to throw themselves between Lee and his capital, or at least to catch the Confederate corps divided, and beat them in detail. It was in execution of this purpose that on the morning of the 5th, Warren was directed on Parker s Store, and that…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 395 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … WILDERNESS. 369 plank road, and he called Longstreet up from Gordonsville to follow Hill. Evvell and Hill after marchinij durinsr the whole of the 4th, encamped within a few miles of where Warren lay at Old Wilderness Tavern Ewell being on the turnpike and Hill on the plank road. The force that encountered Griffin on the morning of the 5th, was Ewell s van…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 396 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 370 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE V AR. assisting on his right. Warren, mounting, rode to his com- mand and ordered an assault. Let us follow him. It was the Wilderness This desolate region embraces a tract of country of many miles, stretching southward from the Kapidan, and westward be^^ond Mine Kun the whole face of it being covered with a dense undergrowth…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 397 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … WILDERNESS. 371 coufiued you see nothing and the very mystery augments the horror. By noontide Warren had formed his corps. Griffin s division was across the turnpike Wadsworth s division was to go in and take position on the left of Griffin, with Robin- son s division in support and one brigade of Crawford s division (the movement on Parker s Store being now…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 398 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 372 THE TT7ELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. in throwing back that division over all the ground it had be- fore wrenched from the enemy. The fate of McCandless s brigade of Crawford s division was still worse, for occupying an isolated position, it was nearly surrounded and was driven from the field with the loss of almost two whole regiments. Thus all the…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 399 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … WILDERNESS. 373 AYhen I first joined General Getty, near the Orange plank road, he informed me that two divisions of Hill s corps were in his immediate front, and that he momentarily anticipated an attack. I therefore directed that breastworks should be constructed in order to receive the assault should the enemy advance. Between three and four o clock I was or- dered to…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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Image 400 of The twelve decisive battles of the war; a history … 374 THE TWELVE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WAR. through tho Wilderness, Lee, at least, had been foiled in his purpose of interposing between the two divided Union col- umns. The whole army was brought into position, and Burn- side s corps was ordered up to participate in the great strug- gle, now seen to be inevitable. Lee anxiously awaited Longstreet, who would doubtless arrive…- Contributor: Swinton, William
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