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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), The famous fight at Cedar creek. (search)
16th, and, in order to improve the time during his absence, he took the bulk of the cavalry force with him to Front Royal, designing to send it on a raid against the Virginia Central Railroad at Charlottesville. General H. G. Wright, as the senior officer, was left in command of the main army, which had been rejoined by the Sixth Corps. On arriving at Front Royal, on the evening of the 16th, Sheridan received the following dispatch from Wright: headquarters Middle military Division, October 16th, 1864. Major General P. H. Sheridan, Commanding Middle Military Division. General:--I enclose you dispatch which explains itself (see copy following). If the enemy should be strongly reinforced by cavalry, he might, by turning our right, give us a great deal of trouble. I shall hold on here until the enemy's movements are developed, and shall only fear an attack on my right, which I shall make every preparation for guarding against and resisting. Very respectfully, your obedient ser
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 44 (search)
he 12th inst., completely destroying the railroad, including block-houses, from that point to within a short distance of Tunnel Hill, and about four miles of the Cleaveland Railroad, capturing Dalton and all intermediate garrisons, with their stores, arms, and equipments, and about 1000 prisoners. The main body of Sherman's army seems to be moving toward Dalton. J. B. Hood, General. The following was received from Gen. Lee yesterday: headquarters army of Northern Virginia, Oct. 16th, 1864. Hon James A. Seddon, Secretary of War. On the 14th instant, Col. Moseby struck the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Duffield, and destroyed a United States mail train, consisting of a locomotive and ten cars, and securing twenty prisoners and fifteen horses. Among the prisoners are two paymasters, with one hundred and sixty-eight thousand dollars in government funds. R. E. Lee. It is reported also that Gen. Early has gained some advantage in a battle; not authentic. Ge
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter III (search)
there received the following despatch and inclosure from General Wright, who had been left in command at Cedar Creek: headquarters Middle Military division, October 16, 1864. General: I enclose you despatch which explains itself. If the enemy should be strongly re-enforced in cavalry, he might, by turning our right, give us am one of the ablest of the Confederate generals. Therefore I sent the following note to General Wright: headquarters Middle Military division, Front Royal, October 16, 1864. General: The cavalry is all ordered back to you; make your position strong. If Longstreet's despatch is true, he is under the impression that we have lotect the line of railroad, and through him received the following reply from General Halleck: headquarters armies of the United States, Washington, D. C., October 16, 1864. To Major-General Sheridan, Rectortown, Va. General Grant says that Longstreet brought with him no troops from Richmond, but I have very little confidence
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, chapter 10 (search)
and corps commanders. The loss of the Sixth at Funkstown was 3 killed and 19 wounded, the men having fought mostly under cover. At the Wilderness the regiment lost 34 killed, 155 wounded, and 7 missing; total, 196. Colonel Barney, who commanded the Sixth at Marye's Heights and in the subsequent campaigns, was killed at the Wilderness. At the Opequon the Sixth lost 5 killed and 45 wounded; and at Cedar Creek, 5 killed, 32 wounded, and 11 missing. The original regiment was mustered out October 16, 1864, leaving about 320 effectives — recruits and reenlisted men — in the field. Tenth Vermont Infantry. Morris's Brigade — Ricketts's Division--Sixth Corps. （1) Col. Albert B. Jewett. （2) Col. William W. Henry; Bvt. Brig. Gen. （3) Col. George B. Damon companies. killed and died of wounds. died of disease, accidents, in Prison, &c. Total Enrollment. Officers. Men. Total. Officers. Men. Total. Field and Staff 2   2       14 Company A 1 10 11   25 25 138
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 64 (search)
anding Brigade. Lieutenant-Colonel Burton's Report. headquarters Thirty-Third Indiana veteran volunteers, Savannah, Georgia, December 26, 1864. sir: I have the honor to report that I took command of the Thirty-third Indiana veteran volunteers at Atlanta, Georgia, on the twenty-third day of September, 1864, vice Major Levin T. Miller, resigned. The regiment was with the brigade in the defences of the city, doing picket and fatigue duty, which was daily occupation until October sixteenth, 1864, when, with the brigade commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Bloodgood, (the expedition commanded by Colonel Robinson,) the regiment went on a foraging expedition, making a march of sixteen miles, camping at Flat Shoals, South-River. October 17th, 1864.--Moved east five miles; loaded wagons with corn, potatoes, beef, and pork; returned and camped on same ground. October 18th, moved out south seven miles; loaded forty wagons with the above-named articles; sent one hundred men out un
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Georgia, 1864 (search)
Trade Battery Light Arty.; 98th and 123d Mounted Infantry. INDIANA--17th and 72d Infantry. MICHIGAN--4th Cavalry. OHIO--1st and 3d Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--7th Cavalry. Union loss. 14. Oct. 13: Skirmish, Silver CreekWISCONSIN--10th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. Oct. 13-14: Combat, Buzzard's Roost GapILLINOIS--115th Infantry. Union loss, 5 killed, 36 wounded, 60 missing. Total, 101. Oct. 14: Skirmish, Van WertINDIANA--3d Cavalry. Oct. 15: Skirmish, Snake Creek GapAdvance 1st Div. 15th Corps. Oct. 16: Skirmish, Ship's Gap, Taylor's RidgeIOWA--26th Infantry. MISSOURI--29th Infantry. OHIO--76th Infantry. Oct. 17: Skirmish, RomeOHIO--46th Infantry. Oct. 18: Action near SummervilleILLINOIS--Chicago Board of Trade Battery Light Arty.; 98th and 123d Mounted Infantry. INDIANA--17th and 72d Infantry. KENTUCKY--4th, 6th and 7th Cavalry. MICHIGAN--4th Cavalry. OHIO--1st and 3d Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--7th Cavalry. Oct. 19: Skirmish near Turner's and Howell's FerryINDIANA--70th Infantry (Detachme
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Louisiana, 1864 (search)
h Infantry. Oct. 5-9: Exp. from Baton Rouge to Clinton, Greensburg, Osyka and Camp MooreILLINOIS--2d Cavalry; 118th Mounted Infantry. MISSOURI--6th Cavalry. NEW YORK--11th and 14th Cavalry. WISCONSIN--4th Cavalry; 1st Battery Light Arty. Oct. 6: Skirmish, SimsportIOWA--23d Infantry. Oct. 6: Skirmish, ClintonILLINOIS--2d Cavalry. Oct. 9-10: Skirmishes, Bayou Sara(No Reports.) Oct. 15: Skirmish, Bayou LiddellUNITED STATES--52d Colored Infantry. Union loss, 1 killed, 2 wounded. Total, 3. Oct. 16: Skirmish near Morganza(No Reports.) Oct. 20: Skirmish near WaterlooUNITED STATES--75th Colored Infantry. Oct. 22-24: Exp. from Brashear City to Belle RiverWISCONSIN--11th Infantry (Detachment). Oct. 26-27: Scout from Vidalia to York PlantationUNITED STATES--6th Colored Heavy Arty. (Detachment). Oct. 31: Skirmish, Black RiverUNITED STATES--6th Colored Heavy Arty. Loss, 6 killed. Nov. 1: Skirmish, NapoleonvilleRHODE ISLAND--3d Cavalry. Nov. 1: Skirmish, Black RiverUNITED STATES--6th Co
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Missouri, 1864 (search)
t. 14: Skirmish near GlasgowMISSOURI--Militia. Oct. 14: Attack on DanvilleCitizens. Oct. 15: Surrender of ParisMISSOURI--46th and 70th Enrolled Militia (Detachments). Oct. 15: Affair, SedaliaMISSOURI--1st and 7th State Militia Cavalry. Union loss, 1 killed, 23 missing. Total, 24. Oct. 15: Action, GlasgowILLINOIS--17th Cavalry. MISSOURI--13th Cavalry; 9th State Militia Cavalry; 43d Infantry. UNITED STATES--62d Colored Infantry. Union loss, 11 killed, 52 wounded, 469 missing. Total, 512. Oct. 16: Capture of RidgeleyBy Guerillas. Oct. 17: Skirmish near LexingtonCOLORADO--2d Cavalry (Cos. "C," "E," "G," "K" and "L"). KANSAS--16th Cavalry (Cos. "H," "K" and "L"). Oct. 17: Burning of Smithville(No Reports.) Oct. 17: Surrender of CarrolltonMISSOURI--65th Enrolled Militia (Detachment). Oct. 18: Skirmish, Barry CountyARKANSAS--1st Cavalry. Oct. 19: Action, LexingtonCOLORADO--2d Cavalry. KANSAS--5th, 11th, 15th and 16th Cavalry. MISSOURI--5th State Militia Cavalry. WISCONSIN--3d Caval
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Tennessee, 1864 (search)
NSYLVANIA--15th Cavalry. Oct. 10: Skirmish, Thors Hill, near Bean StationMICHIGAN--10th Cavalry (Detachment). Oct. 10: Skirmish, South Tunnel, near GallatinUNITED STATES--40th Colored Infantry. Union loss, 4 killed. Oct. 11: Skirmish near Fort DonelsonUNITED STATES--4th Colored Heavy Arty. (Detachment). Union loss, 4 killed, 9 wounded. Total, 13. Oct. 12: Skirmish, GreenvilleTENNESSEE--8th Cavalry; 3d Mounted Infantry. Oct. 15: Skirmish, Mossy CreekMICHIGAN--10th Cavalry (Detachment). Oct. 16: Skirmish near Bull's Gap(No Reports.) Oct. 18: Skirmish, Clinch MountainTENNESSEE--8th Cavalry. Oct. 20: Skirmish near MemphisINDIANA--7th Cavalry. Oct. 20-28: Operations in East TennesseeTENNESSEE--8th, 9th and 13th Cavalry; Battery "E" Light Arty. Oct. 21: Skirmish, Clinch Valley, near SneedsvilleTENNESSEE--8th and 9th Cavalry. Oct. 23: Skirmish, SweetwaterMICHIGAN--10th Cavalry. Oct. 24: Skirmish, Hardison's MillsILLINOIS--14th Cavalry. Oct. 25: Skirmish near MemphisINDIANA--7th
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Virginia, 1864 (search)
ng. Total, 214. Oct. 14: Action, Krop's Hill or StrasburgNEW YORK--6th, 9th and 19th Cavalry. Oct. 15-17: Expedition from Bernard's Mill to Murfree's StationNEW YORK--20th Cavalry (Cos. "D," "I," "K") 8th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. (Section). Oct. 16: Skirmish, Darbytown RoadNEW YORK--7th Cavalry (1st M. R.). Oct. 16: Skirmish, BlackwaterNEW YORK--20th Cavalry (Cos. "D," "I," "K"); 8th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. (Section). Union loss, 5 wounded. Oct. 16-18: Expedition from City Point into Oct. 16: Skirmish, BlackwaterNEW YORK--20th Cavalry (Cos. "D," "I," "K"); 8th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. (Section). Union loss, 5 wounded. Oct. 16-18: Expedition from City Point into Surrey CountyOHIO--6th Cavalry. UNITED STATES--1st and 5th Cavalry. Oct. 17: Skirmish, Cedar Run ChurchCONNECTICUT--1st Cavalry. Union loss, 25 missing. Oct. 19: Battle of Cedar Creek, Middletown, Belle GroveCONNECTICUT--1st Cavalry; 2d Heavy Arty.; 9th, 12th and 13th Infantry. INDIANA--17th Battery Light Arty.; 8th, 11th and 18th Infantry. IOWA--22d, 24th and 28th Infantry. MAINE--1st and 5th Batteries Light Arty.; 1st Veteran; 12th, 14th and 29th Infantry. MARYLAND--6th Infantry. MASSACHUSE
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