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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Chapter 27: (search)
he never evaded duty or danger. The head of Crawford's column crossed at 11.45 A. M., and formed lt astray. In this emergency, Warren ordered Crawford to halt, while he went back in person to const this time reported that the connection with Crawford had been made, but Crawford was in reality thCrawford was in reality three-fourths of a mile from Hancock's right. The rebels had a battery north of the run, directly in d the firing, but supposed it to proceed from Crawford's column; he nevertheless ordered a brigade i had not known of the gap between Hancock and Crawford. Their main attack was intended to be made asend a division to support the Second corps. Crawford, it was thought, would not be able to reach tn that the rebels were unable to re-form. If Crawford could have attacked them at this crisis, the , but he seriously complained of the delay of Crawford's division. No blame was imputed to CrawfordCrawford, but there seemed reason to regret the order of Warren suspending his advance. Had that order not [5 more...]
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Chapter 32: (search)
to Sheridan: The enemy have driven Ayres and Crawford's divisions back to near the Boydton road. Ts in reinforcing Sheridan, he actually caused Crawford's division to form and retire in line of battdrawal of our skirmish line, as was expected.—Crawford's Report. The enemy had thus slipped compantry, however, was still impracticable until Crawford's division arrived. Griffin and Ayres were, s marched briskly forward, Ayres on the left, Crawford on the right, and Griffin in reserve. They mchanging front under fire, and partly because Crawford had lost connection on the right, and that flicers after Warren, who was on the right with Crawford. As Warren did not arrive, he himself remainan again sent word to Warren that Griffin and Crawford were too far to the right, and directed him t extended from the work to Hatcher's run, but Crawford was in reality moving away from battle, and hbeen greatly exasperated by the deflection of Crawford at a critical moment of the battle, and by Wa[26 more...]
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Chapter 33: (search)
el right, pushing a strong skirmish line around that flank until he overlapped it and reached to the railroad; and, while the enemy's attention was thus diverted, at 2.45 P. M. he assaulted the opposite flank, sweeping rapidly down inside the breastworks, capturing nearly a thousand prisoners and two pieces of artillery, and putting the remainder of the force to precipitate flight. Sheridan overtook the rebels in their rout on the main road along the Appomattox river, and the cavalry and Crawford's division attacked them at nightfall; but the friendly darkness interposed, and the remnants of the force that had resisted Miles so stoutly threw away their arms and hid themselves in the woods till morning. Miles had been ordered to pursue the enemy towards Petersburg, and advanced in that direction about two miles, when he met Humphreys with Hays's division coming up to his relief. He thereupon returned to Sutherland and went into bivouac. The troops which he had encountered belon
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Index (search)
committee, report of, on failure oa mine explosion before Petersburg, II., 490. Corinth, movement towards, i., 101; counterfeit defences of rebels at, 104; Halleck's incapacity at, 106; movements preliminary to battle of, 116; battle of, 116, 117. Corse, General John M., at battle of Allatoona, III., 58. Court of inquiry into failure of mine explosion before Petersburg, II., 489. Cox, General Jacob D., at Columbia, Tenn., III., 208; operations against Wilmington, 381. Crawford, General S. W., at Wilderness, II., 103, 106; at Spottsylvania, 142; at North Anna, 228, 230, 231; Weldon road, 515; at Hatcher's run III., 119; at battle of White Oak road, 480; at Five Forks, 482, 487, 490, 494. Crittenden, General T. S., crosses the North Anna, II., 231; at battle of Cold Harbor, 295. Crocker General M. M., engages rebels at Jackson, i., 44; Grant's opinion of, 246; at Champion's hill, 264-267. Crook, General, George, in Valley of Virginia, II., 416; in army of the She