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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 4 (search)
for the extreme right. I felt no concern for the left and centre.—Report on the Conduct of the War, vol. i., p. 437. Such troublesome errors are the necessary result of the nature of such a theatre of war as that on which the two armies were operating, Owing to ignorance of the country on the part of the Confederates, and the difficulty of the ground, the line was not formed until late in the afternoon, though a brisk artillery duel was kept up, and about three o'clock a single brigade (Anderson's, of D. H. Hill's division) attacked Couch's front and was repulsed. This repulse was determined by the excellent practice of Kingsbury's battery, together with the steady fire of the Tenth Massachusetts and a charge of the Thirty-sixth New York—the latter regiment capturing the colors of the Fourteenth North Carolina in a hand-to-hand conflict. As McClellan expected, Lee's purpose was to force the plateau of Malvern on the left. With this view he had massed Jackson's force and the tro
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 6 (search)
by part of Brooke's brigade, the rest of the latter being posted on the right to thwart an effort on the part of the enemy to flank in that direction. The action here was of a very animated nature; for Hill, being re-enforced by the division of Anderson, In the mean time, General R. H. Anderson reported to me with some three or four thousand men as re-enforcements to my command. I directed him to form immediately behind my men.—Hill: Reports of the Army of Northern Virginia, vol. II., p. 116General R. H. Anderson reported to me with some three or four thousand men as re-enforcements to my command. I directed him to form immediately behind my men.—Hill: Reports of the Army of Northern Virginia, vol. II., p. 116. assumed a vigorous offensive, and endeavored to seize a piece of high ground on the Union left, with the view of turning that flank. This manoeuvre was, however, frustrated by the skill and promptitude of Colonel Cross of the Fifth New Hampshire (Caldwell's brigade), who, detecting the danger, moved his regiment towards the menaced point. Between his command and the Confederate force there then ensued a spirited contest—each endeavoring to reach the high ground, and both delivering their fi<
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 8 (search)
ille line there then remained only the two divisions of McLaws and Anderson. These Lee retained in hand to hold Hooker in check. No man kned the centre and left under Slocum and Hancock. He threw forward Anderson's division on the plankroad connecting Fredericksburg and Chancellt brilliant manner by the skirmish line of Hancock's division; but Anderson pressed hard on Slocum, and throwing round his left, succeeded in meet him; and in addition, Lee forwarded the brigade of Mahone of Anderson's division and the brigades of Kershaw, Wofford, and Semmes under the problem one important factor. Accordingly, on Monday morning Anderson was directed to proceed with his remaining three brigades to join foe to cope with, he promptly recalled the divisions of McLaws and Anderson, united them with his main force at Chancellorsville, and resolvedte commander held Hooker's fifty thousand men with the division of Anderson and part of McLaws—eight brigades, or twelve thousand men. Not a m
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
ntil the arrival of Longstreet, two of whose divisions, those of Hood and McLaws, had encamped within three miles of Gettysburg. Hill's remaining division under Anderson reached the ground soon after the close of the engagement. Nevertheless, to neither of the opposing chiefs could the situation, as it presented itself on thei, and this point of Sickles' line was held by eight regiments belonging to Birney's and Humphrey's divisions. The assault was made by McLaws' left, supported by Anderson's division; and though it was disputed by the Union regiments with very great stubbornness, the position was at length carried, and the key-point remained in the combatants. Such was the main current of the action as it fell on the left and left centre of the army, and it was fought by Longstreet's corps and a part of Anderson's division of Hill's corps. Now the plan of battle contemplated that, while Longstreet attacked, Ewell should make vigorous demonstrations against the forces on
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
non-arrival of Longstreet, It would appear, also, that even Hill's corps was not all up; for Anderson's division had been left behind to guard certain fords of the Rapidan, and did not arrive for ss will presently appear, forfeited all the gain; for, at the height of Hill's confused retreat, Anderson's division, soon followed by the head of Longstreet's column, came on the ground. When, therefving off somewhere, but not knowing whether towards Fredericksburg or Spottsylvania, instructed Anderson, now commanding Longstreet's corps, to draw out his corps from the breastworks and camp it in readiness to move to Spottsylvania in the morning. Anderson not being able to find a good place to bivouac (the woods being on fire), began the match that night, about ten o'clock. The direct routetaken said they had travelled all night to hurry in there, and that the divisions of McLaws and Anderson were right behind.—Crawford: Notes on the Rapidan Campaign. and Wadsworth's division (under Gen