Disaster, Struggle, Triumph: The Adventures of 1000 "boys in Blue," from August, 1862, to June, 1865 |
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Disaster, Struggle, Triumph: The Adventures of 1000 'Boys in Blue', from ... Arabella Mary Willson No preview available - 2015 |
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126th New York 2d Army Corps 2d Corps A. P. HILL account of wounds action at Gettysburg action at Harper's aged eighteen aged twenty aged twenty-one appointed Corporal April 4th artillery Auburn Ford Battery battle of Gettysburg battles of Harper's Bolivar Heights born breastworks Bristow Station camp Captain cavalry Cold Harbor command Company detached duty enemy enlisted August 6th enlisted July 28th farmer by occupation Ferry and Gettysburg fight fire following battles guard at Head-quarters Harper's Ferry Head-quarters 2d Army hospital July 2d June killed in action March Maryland Heights Morton's Ford mustered night North Anna occupation a farmer officers Ontario county participated Pennsylvania Petersburg picket Po River Potomac prisoners provost guard rebel rejoined the Regiment ridge River road Second Lieutenant September 13th severely wounded sick skirmishers soldiers Spottsylvania troops Union Mills Veteran Reserve Corps Virginia Wilderness wounded in action Yates county York Volunteers
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Page 40 - Friday night, take possession of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, capture such of the enemy as may be at Martinsburg, and intercept such as may attempt to escape from Harper's Ferry.
Page 41 - Longstreet, Jackson, and McLaws, and with the main body of the cavalry will cover the route of the army and bring up all stragglers that may haVe been left behind. The commands of Generals Jackson, McLaws, and Walker, after accomplishing the objects for which they have been detached, will join the main body of the army at Boonsboro
Page 5 - tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
Page 40 - General McLaws, with his own division and that of General RH Anderson, will follow General Longstreet On reaching Middletown he will take the route to Harper's Ferry, and by Friday morning possess himself of the Maryland Heights, and endeavor to capture the enemy at Harper's Ferry and vicinity.
Page 247 - 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 191 - The devotion, the solicitude, the unceasing efforts to remedy the defects of the situation, the untiring attentions to the wounded upon their part, were so marked as to be apparent to all who visited the hospitals. It must be remembered that these same officers had endured the privations and fatigues of the long forced marches with the rest of the army ; that they had shared its dangers, for one medical officer from each regiment follows it into battle, and is liable to the accidents of war, as has...
Page 16 - GENTLEMEN: Fully concurring in the wisdom of the views expressed to me in so patriotic a manner by you in the communication of the 28th day of June, I have decided to call into the service an additional force of 300,000 men.
Page 40 - Keys' ford on his left and the road between the end of the mountain and the Potomac on his right. He will, as far as practicable, co-operate with General McLaws and General Jackson in intercepting the retreat of the enemy.
Page 250 - For eight days and nights, almost without intermission, in rain and sunshine, you have been gallantly fighting a desperate foe in positions naturally strong, and rendered doubly so by intreuchments.
Page 278 - Doubtless, a great military genius, such as appears once in two or three centuries, might have achieved them at a smaller cost; as a timid, hesitating, purposeless commander would have failed to achieve them at all. The merit which may be fairly claimed for Grant is that of resolutely undertaking a very difficult and formidable task, and executing it to the best of his ability—at all events, doing it.