The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1892 - Confederate States of America |
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... picket - line . WINF'D S. HANCOCK , Major - General . SPECIAL ORDERS , ) HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS , No. 176 . * * * * * * July 6 , 1864 . * 3. Col. J. C. Tidball , Fourth New York Artillery , having been re- lieved from duty in ...
... picket - line . WINF'D S. HANCOCK , Major - General . SPECIAL ORDERS , ) HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS , No. 176 . * * * * * * July 6 , 1864 . * 3. Col. J. C. Tidball , Fourth New York Artillery , having been re- lieved from duty in ...
Page 87
... picket from the James to head of ravine , old troops ; along the ravine 100 men , new troops ; on the left of the ravine 400 new troops and 300 dismounted cavalry . There are no old troops to relieve these last . Not counting picket and ...
... picket from the James to head of ravine , old troops ; along the ravine 100 men , new troops ; on the left of the ravine 400 new troops and 300 dismounted cavalry . There are no old troops to relieve these last . Not counting picket and ...
Page 101
... pickets must therefore be relieved with as little delay as practicable . The command- ing general directs that you confer with Major - General Wright by tele- graph as to the strength and location of his picket - line . General ...
... pickets must therefore be relieved with as little delay as practicable . The command- ing general directs that you confer with Major - General Wright by tele- graph as to the strength and location of his picket - line . General ...
Page 103
... pickets remain on the line to the left of my picket - line . If this is not so , and I am expected to relieve any of them , please let me know . Respectfully , JOHN GIBBON , Major - General of Volunteers , Commanding Division ...
... pickets remain on the line to the left of my picket - line . If this is not so , and I am expected to relieve any of them , please let me know . Respectfully , JOHN GIBBON , Major - General of Volunteers , Commanding Division ...
Page 104
... picket now on is 500 men besides officers . There are eighty- three posts , averaging about six men to the post . There is no reserve at present , all the men being on the line . If , however , it is the desire to establish a grand ...
... picket now on is 500 men besides officers . There are eighty- three posts , averaging about six men to the post . There is no reserve at present , all the men being on the line . If , however , it is the desire to establish a grand ...
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A. A. HUMPHREYS A. E. BURNSIDE Assistant Adjutant-General Battery Brig Brigadier-General BROADWAY LANDING Capt Captain CAVALRY CORPS Chaffin's Bluff Chief of Staff City Point Connecticut Artillery Deep Bottom DEPT detachment dispatch EIGHTEENTH ARMY EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS enemy engineer Fifth Corps Fort Monroe Fort Powhatan front G. K. WARREN guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY Heavy Artillery Hill's corps honor to report Infantry intrenchments July 27 July 30 last night Lieut Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General GRANT Major-General and Chief Major-General BURNSIDE Major-General HANCOCK Major-General HUMPHREYS Major-General MEADE Major-General WARREN morning mortars NINTH ARMY CORPS Ninth Corps NORTH CAROLINA obedient servant Petersburg picket picket-line plank road POTOMAC R. S. FOSTER received redoubt Regiment relieved respectfully Richmond SECOND ARMY CORPS Second Division sent TENTH ARMY to-day to-morrow to-night U. S. GRANT VIRGINIA AND NORTH Volunteers wagons Washington WEITZEL WILLIAMS WINF'D yesterday York Troops