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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Vii. McClellan before Richmond. (search)
o doubt will soon be achieved by your arms. Gen. McCall's division arrived by water during the two following days; June 12-13. on the last of which, Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, with 1,500 Rebel cavalry and 4 guns, attacked and dispersed two squadrons of the 5th U. S. cavalry, Capt. Royall, near Hanover Old Church; thence proceedid up in its intrenchments; since Porter's defeat and retreat across the Chickahominy had severed its communication with its base of supplies at West Point; Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, with the Rebel cavalry, supported by Ewell's infantry, striking and destroying the York River Railroad and severing the telegraph line at Dispatch Stationion; while our cavalry, under Stoneman and Emory, fled down the Peninsula, leaving large quantities of forage and provisions to fall into the hands of the enemy. Stuart arrived next morning, June 29. and found nothing prepared to dispute possession with him but a gunboat, which very soon crowded on all steam and hurried off in
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 8 (search)
lm him; one of his cavalry expeditions having captured J. E. B. Stuart's Adjutant, bearing a letter from Gen. Lee, Dated Ais meditated blow impossible. During that night, Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, with 1,500 Rebel cavalry and 2 guns, having crosseut the tremendous rain then falling defeated this design. Stuart claims to have reached the Rappahannock at Warrenton Sprind by 1,500 infantry and five companies of cavalry; so that Stuart's cheap success inflicted on us more disgrace than injury oved south-easterly by Gainesville, where he was joined by Stuart with two cavalry brigades; striking before dark Aug. 26h the 21st North Carolina and 21st Georgia infantry, under Stuart — who took part of his cavalry — with orders to strike Man, and capture the large amount of stores there collected. Stuart moved slowly, because of the darkness of the night, as weled from our view; and it soon appeared, by a report from Gen. Stuart, that it had passed Fairfax Court House and had moved in
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., IX. my Maryland --Lee's invasion. (search)
r follows McClellan hesitates to pursue J. E. B. Stuart raids around his army McClellan moves doly trains, &c., will precede Gen. Hill. Gen. Stuart will detach a squadron of cavalry to accompMiddletown; but, skirmishing occasionally with Stuart's cavalry, pressed on, backed by Cox's divisiopasses, with such help as might be afforded by Stuart's cavalry; Stuart having reported to Hill, on Stuart having reported to Hill, on the 13th, that only two brigades were pursuing them. He was undeceived, however, when, at 7 A. M. norders of Lee and the erroneous information of Stuart. The brigade of Gen. Garland, which was firstan creek, near Martinsburg; his cavalry, under Stuart, recrossing the Potomac to Williamsport, whenceriled by McClellan, he dispatched Oct. 10. Stuart, with 1,800 cavalry, on a bold raid into Pennsnia. Crossing the Potomac above Williamsport, Stuart pushed on rapidly to Chambersburg, where he deplans were foiled by lack of energy and zeal. Stuart paroled at Chambersburg 275 sick and wounded,
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 16 (search)
his real design, and commenced a parallel movement down the south bank of the river; while J. E. B. Stuart, raiding Nov. 18. across at Warrenton Springs, entered Warrenton just after our rear-guaced on the left; Meade's division, in front, being immediately assailed by Rebel batteries (J. E. B. Stuart's) on his left flank, which compelled him to halt and silence them. At 11 A. M., he pushed movement should be abandoned. The advance of Reynolds's left was for some time retarded by Stuart's cavalry, holding the extreme Rebel right, whose battery opened a most annoying cross-fire on o ensuing Spring, a number of raids were made by the Rebel cavalry: one Dec. 25, 1862. by J. E. B. Stuart across the Rappahannock to Dumfries, where 25 wagons and some 200 prisoners were taken, andn, more utter recklessness of their own lives, than did that morning the Rebels, now led by J. E. B. Stuart (A. P. Hill having been disabled soon after Jackson was, in front of Pleasanton's batteries
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xvii. Lee's army on free soil-gettysburg. (search)
on Culpepper C. H. (alias Fairfax), where J. E. B. Stuart was understood to be. But scarcely had Gen, and brought off over 100 prisoners. J. E. B. Stuart (who of course claims the result as his vrably astonished June 30. by an attack from Stuart's cavalry — not imagining that there was any est sent to the rear to recruit, but confronted Stuart on our extreme right before the close of the 2ivision watched our right flank, confronted by Stuart. No important advantage was gained on either subsequently encountered and driven off by Gen. Stuart, and pursued for several miles in the direcragglers, of little value unless to exchange. Stuart, with 2,000 of his cavalry, pressed our rear sved and responded to the prayer for help; when Stuart promptly opened with grape and canister on theia Railroad from Bristow to the Rappahannock — Stuart, aided by a flank attack from Fitz Hugh Lee, wlpatrick did well to escape with little loss. Stuart claims to have taken 200 prisoners. Lee rec[10 more...]<
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 21 (search)
dit and embarrass the Conservatives, and to inspirit and inflame the Radicals, who were still intent on subjugating the South, and would hear nothing of conceded Disunion or of foreign intervention, Lord Lyons gives the following comprehensive and evidently dispassionate view of the current aspects of our domestic politics, as they were presented to his keenly observant vision: Washington, Nov. 17, 1862. In his dispatches of the 17th and of the 24th ultime, and of the 7th instant, Mr. Stuart reported to your lordship the result of the elections for members of Congress and State officers, which have recently taken place in several of the most important States of the Union. Without repeating the details, it will be sufficient for me to observe that the success of the Democratic, or (as it now styles itself) the Conservative party, has been so great as to manifest a change in public feeling, among the most rapid and the most complete that has ever been witnessed, even in this co
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xxii. Negro soldiery. (search)
g of negro soldiers. Which was likewise beaten: Yeas 41; Yays 105--the Yeas (all Democrats) being Messrs. Ancona, Bliss, James S. Brown, Coffroth, Cox, Dawson, Dennison, Eden, Edgerton, Eldridge, Finck, Grider, Hall, Harding, Harrington, Benjamin G. Harris, Charles M. Harris, Philip Johnson, William Johnson, King, Knapp, Law, Long, Marcy, McKinney, William II. Miller, James R. Morris, Morrison, Noble, John O'Neill, Pendleton, Sainuel J. Randall, Rogers, Ross, Scott, Stiles, Strouse, Stuart, Chilton A. White, Joseph W. White, Yeaman. No other War measure was so strenuously, unitedly, persistently, vehemently resisted by the Opposition, whether Democratic or Border-State Unionists, as was the proposal to arm Blacks to uphold the National cause. Said Mr. S. S. Cox, of Ohio: I believe the object of gentlemen, in forcing this bill here, is to bring about — or, rather, to make final and forever — a dissolution of the Union. * * * Every man along the border [Ohio] will tell
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 25 (search)
Maj.-Gen. Ed. Johnson and 3,000 men Sheridan's raid to Richmond death of J. E. B. Stuart Butler moves against Richmond by the James W. F. Smith fights D. H. Hillear Todd's store, between four brigades of our cavalry and a like force of J. E. B. Stuart's, with a loss about 250 on either side. As Stuart attacked, and failed tStuart attacked, and failed to achieve any advantage, Sheridan claimed the result as a triumph. Our losses in this terrible struggle in the Wilderness were nearly 20,000 men, of whom some 6,000 Union prisoners captured in the Wilderness and now on their way to Richmond. Stuart's cavalry here overtook and assailed his flank and rear, but to little purpose.rain and a large quantity of stores. He then resumed his march to Richmond. Stuart had meantime passed him and massed his cavalry at Yellow Tavern, a few miles noRichmond, where he proposed to stop the raid. A spirited fight ensued, wherein Stuart was mortally wounded (as was Brig.-Gen. J. B. Gordon) and his force driven off
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xxx. Political Mutations and results.—the Presidential canvass of 1864.< (search)
rnando Wood. New Jersey--Perry, W. G. Steele. Pennsylvania--Ancona, Dawson, Dennison, P. Johnson, W. H. Miller, S. J. Randall, Stiles, Strouse. Maryland--B. G. Harris. Kentucky--Clay, Grider, Harding, Mallory, Wadsworth. Ohio — Bliss, Cox, Finck, Wm. Johnson, Long, J. R. Morris, Noble, J. O'Neill, Pendleton, C. A. White, J. W. White. Indiana--Cravens, Edgerton, Harrington, Holman, Law. Illinois--J. C. Allen, W. J. Allen, Eden, C. M. Harris, Knapp, Morrison, Robinson, Ross, Stuart. Wisconsin--J. S. Brown, Eldridge. Missouri--Hall, Scott.--Total, 56. Not Voting--Lazear, Pa.; Marcy, N. H.; McDowell and Voorhees, Ind.; Le Blond and McKinney, Ohio; Middleton and Rogers, N. J.--all Democrats. [By the subsequent ratification of more than two-thirds of the States, this Amendment has become a part of the Federal Constitution.] Several informal attempts at opening negotiations for the termination of hostilities were made in the course of this Winter--Hon. Fra
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Appended notes. (search)
tation, Pope's headquarters surprised at, 178; Stuart surprises Warren at, 395. Cedar creek, Earl. Chambersburg, Pa., scene of the Rebel General Stuart's depredations, 211; burned by Rebels, 611 gunboats near Fredericksburg, 394; worsted by Stuart and Fitz Hugh Lee, 396; his raid on Richmond. yland Heights, 211; fails to prevent or punish Stuart's raids into Pennsylvania, 211; crosses the Pountain, 196; fights and wins, 203; fights with Stuart, 369; at Gettysburg, 389; at Chancellorsville,a., Rebels crossing at, 175. raids, of J. E. B. Stuart, around McClellan's army, 150; into Pennsan, 270; of Grierson, 301-2; of Green, 338; of Stuart across the Rappahannock, 352; of Morgan into I Royall, Capt., 5th U. S. cavalry, attacked by Stuart, 150. Ruffin, Col., 1st N. C., killed at Ce5; assaults Fort Wagner and is killed, 477. Stuart, Gen. David, at Pittsburg Landing, 53; at Yazoo Bluffs, 289; at Fort Hindman, 293. Stuart, Gen. J. E. B., raids around McClellan's army, 150; h