Tuesday, March 31, 1863
As the end of March neared and the weather improved Union Commander General Joseph Hooker anticipated a movement of the Confederate army. Surveillance balloons were deployed daily along the Rappahannock River to determine the position of the Confederates.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 41-42.
Showing posts with label Joseph Hooker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joseph Hooker. Show all posts
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
General Hooker Reviews the Second Corps
Thursday, March 5, 1863
General Joseph Hooker reviewed the Second Corps of the Union Army at Falmouth. General Darius Couch, commander of the Second Corps, accompanied General Hooker during the review. Fifteen-thousand men lined up on the plain near General Winfield S. Hancock’s headquarters and marched in column by company.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 41.
General Joseph Hooker reviewed the Second Corps of the Union Army at Falmouth. General Darius Couch, commander of the Second Corps, accompanied General Hooker during the review. Fifteen-thousand men lined up on the plain near General Winfield S. Hancock’s headquarters and marched in column by company.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 41.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Burnside Replaced with Hooker
Thursday, January 29, 1863
By general order of President Abraham Lincoln General Ambrose Burnside was removed from command of the Army of the Potomac and replaced with General Joseph Hooker.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 39.
By general order of President Abraham Lincoln General Ambrose Burnside was removed from command of the Army of the Potomac and replaced with General Joseph Hooker.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 39.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Burnside's "Mud March"
Tuesday, January 20, 1863
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut received orders to march toward Fredericksburg, as General Ambrose Burnside planned to advance upon the city once more. Generals Joseph Hooker and William Franklin were ordered to march north six miles and cross the Rappahannock River at Banks' Ford in a flanking move on Fredericksburg and General Edwin Sumner was to cross at Falmouth to advance directly upon the city. As the army began their move rain ensued for several days, and the advance of the army was impeded by heavy rain and mud. After three days the campaign, known as the "Mud March," was halted permanently.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 38-9.
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut received orders to march toward Fredericksburg, as General Ambrose Burnside planned to advance upon the city once more. Generals Joseph Hooker and William Franklin were ordered to march north six miles and cross the Rappahannock River at Banks' Ford in a flanking move on Fredericksburg and General Edwin Sumner was to cross at Falmouth to advance directly upon the city. As the army began their move rain ensued for several days, and the advance of the army was impeded by heavy rain and mud. After three days the campaign, known as the "Mud March," was halted permanently.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 38-9.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Battle of Fredericksburg - Day 3
Saturday, December 13, 1862
General Ambrose Burnside ordered General William Franklin's Left Grand Division to strike Confederate Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson south of Fredericksburg, and ordered General Edwin "Bull" Sumner's Right Grand Division and General Joseph Hooker's Center Grand Division to assault Confederate General James Longstreet at Marye's Heights.
Early in the morning the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut formed a line of battle along Caroline Street. General Winfield Hancock, commander of their division, inspected the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut and proclaimed, "You are the only Connecticut regiment in my division. Bring no dishonor upon the State you represent." The order to march was issued around noon.
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut proceeded past the railroad depot to an open expanse of farmland near a hill known as Marye's Heights. At the base of Marye's Heights was a stone wall that afforded protection for Confederate rifleman situated securely behind the wall. As the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut advanced across the open farmland a swale in the landscape offered some protection from the rifle fire at the base of the stone wall. As they neared the Stratton House, nearly 75 yards from the stone wall, they emerged from the swale and were exposed to a killing fire from the Confederates behind the wall. The men of the Twenty-Seventh sought protection from the Stratton House and the swale. Every attempt to assault Marye's Heights suffered the same disastrous fate, and the casualties among the Union soldiers was catastrophic. Approximately 8,000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded in front of the stone wall during this terrible, long day.
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut suffered heavily, losing one-third of their men to death or wounding. Among those killed was Private Augustus Baldwin Fairchild of Company A. 1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 25-30. Compiled service record, Augustus Baldwin Fairchild, Pvt., Co. A, 27th Connecticut Infantry; Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations, Civil War; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
General Ambrose Burnside ordered General William Franklin's Left Grand Division to strike Confederate Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson south of Fredericksburg, and ordered General Edwin "Bull" Sumner's Right Grand Division and General Joseph Hooker's Center Grand Division to assault Confederate General James Longstreet at Marye's Heights.
Early in the morning the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut formed a line of battle along Caroline Street. General Winfield Hancock, commander of their division, inspected the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut and proclaimed, "You are the only Connecticut regiment in my division. Bring no dishonor upon the State you represent." The order to march was issued around noon.
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut proceeded past the railroad depot to an open expanse of farmland near a hill known as Marye's Heights. At the base of Marye's Heights was a stone wall that afforded protection for Confederate rifleman situated securely behind the wall. As the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut advanced across the open farmland a swale in the landscape offered some protection from the rifle fire at the base of the stone wall. As they neared the Stratton House, nearly 75 yards from the stone wall, they emerged from the swale and were exposed to a killing fire from the Confederates behind the wall. The men of the Twenty-Seventh sought protection from the Stratton House and the swale. Every attempt to assault Marye's Heights suffered the same disastrous fate, and the casualties among the Union soldiers was catastrophic. Approximately 8,000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded in front of the stone wall during this terrible, long day.
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut suffered heavily, losing one-third of their men to death or wounding. Among those killed was Private Augustus Baldwin Fairchild of Company A. 1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 25-30. Compiled service record, Augustus Baldwin Fairchild, Pvt., Co. A, 27th Connecticut Infantry; Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations, Civil War; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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