Grant's Campaigns of 1864 and 1865: The Wilderness and Cold Harbor (May 3-June 3, 1864)H. Rees, Limited, 1908 - 466 pages |
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Grant's Campaigns of 1864 and 1865: The Wilderness and Cold Harbor (May 3 ... Charles Francis Atkinson No preview available - 2017 |
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advance Anderson's Army of Northern arrived artillery assault attack Barlow Birney Birney's Block House bridge Brig.-General brigade Brock Road Burnside Burnside's Butler campaign Catharpin cavalry division centre of operations Chancellorsville Cold Harbor Colonel column Confederate corps commanders Court House Crawford crossing detachments direction Early's enemy enemy's entrenchments Ewell Ewell's Federal fighting fire follow force Ford Fredericksburg front Germanna Getty Gordonsville Grant Gregg Griffin ground Hancock Hanover Hanover Junction headquarters Humphreys infantry Lee's army line of battle Longstreet's Major-General manœuvre mass Meade Meade's miles military morning Mott's move movement night North Anna Northern Virginia object offensive officers ordered Parker's Store Pike Piney Branch Church Plank Road position Potomac Railroad Rapidan rear reconnaissance regiments reported Richmond river Salient Sedgwick sent Sheridan side Sigel skirmishers soldiers South Spottsylvania Spottsylvania Court House staff Todd's Tavern Torbert Totopotomoy trains troops Union army Valley Wadsworth Warren West Wilson woods
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Page 2 - Second, to hammer continuously against the armed force of the enemy and his resources, until by mere attrition, if in no other way, there should be nothing left to him...
Page 1 - I therefore determined, first, to use the greatest number of troops practicable against the armed force of the enemy ; preventing him from using the same force at different seasons against first one and then another of our armies, and the possibility of repose for refitting and producing necessary supplies for carrying on resistance.
Page 2 - Whether they might have been better in conception and execution is for the people, who mourn the loss of friends fallen, and who have to pay the pecuniary cost, to say. All I can say is, that what I have done has been done conscientiously, to the best of my ability, and in what I conceived to be for the best interests of the whole country.
Page 255 - I am now sending back to Belle Plain all my wagons for a fresh supply of provisions and ammunition, and propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
Page 255 - We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. We have taken over five thousand prisoners by battle, while he has taken from us but few, except stragglers. I PROPOSE TO FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE, IF IT TAKES ALL SUMMER.
Page 344 - ... can against them. The necessity of covering Washington with the Army of the Potomac and of covering your Department with your army makes it impossible to unite these forces at the beginning of any move.
Page 344 - The fact that has already been stated, that is, that Richmond is to be your objective point, and that there is to be co-operation between your force and the Army of the Potomac, must be your guide.
Page 344 - When you are notified to move, take City Point with as much force as possible. Fortify, or rather intrench, at once, and concentrate all your troops for the field there as rapidly as you can.
Page 191 - Piney Branch and Spottsylvania road with the road from Alsop's to Old Court House. If this move is made the trains should be thrown forward early in the morning to the Ny River. I think it would be advisable in making the change to leave Hancock where he is until Warren passes him. He could then follow and become the right of the new line. Burnside will move to Piney Branch Church. Sedgwick can move along the pike to Chancellorsville and on to his destination.
Page 112 - If any opportunity presents itself for pitching into a part of Lee's army, do so without giving time for disposition.