Official Records of the Rebellion
Official Records of the Rebellion: Volume Eleven, Chapter 23, Part 1: Peninsular Campaign: Reports
APRIL 5—MAY 4, 1862.—Siege of Yorktown, Va.
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
April |
4, 1862 |
Advance of the Army of the Potomac from vicinity of Fort Monroe |
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5, 1862 |
Skirmish near junction of the Warwick and Yorktown Roads.
Skirmish near Lee’s Mill |
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11, 1862 |
Reconnaissances in front of Yorktown |
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16, 1862 |
Engagement at Lee’s Mill, Burnt Chimneys, or Dam No. 1 |
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22, 1862 |
Franklin’s division arrives in York River |
May |
4, 1862 |
Yorktown occupied by the Union forces. |
REPORTS, ETC.
- Organization of the Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, during the siege of Yorktown.
- Brig. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade, Second Division (Richardson’s), Second Corps, of operations April 4—7.
- Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter, U. S. Army, commanding division, of operations April 4—6.
- Brig. Gen. John H. Martindale, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade, of operations April 4—7.
- Col. Charles W. Roberts, Second Maine Infantry, of operations April 4—13.
- Col. James Barnes, Eighteenth Massachusetts Infantry, of operations April
4—14.
- Col. Jesse A. Gove, Twenty-second Massachusetts Infantry, of operations April 4—12.
- Col. Charles A. Johnson, Twenty-fifth New York Infantry, of operations April 4—13.
- Brig. Gen. George W. Morell, U. S. Army, commanding Second Brigade, of operations April 4—9.
- Brig. Gen. William F. Smith, U. S. Army, commanding Second Division, Fourth Corps, of operations April 4—12.
- Col. Hiram Berdan, First U. S. Sharpshooters, of operations April 4—21.
- Lieut. Henry W. Kingsbury, commanding Battery D, Fifth U. S. Artillery, of operations April 5.
- Lieut. Charles E. Hazlett, Battery D, Fifth U. S. Artillery, of operations April 5.
- Capt. Augustus P. Martin, Battery C, Massachusetts Light Artillery, of operations April 5.
- Capt. William B. Weeden, Battery C, First Rhode Island Light Artillery, of operations April 5.
- Brig. Gen. John W. Davidson, U. S. Army, commanding Third Brigade, Second Division, Fourth Corps, of operations April 5—12.
- Brig. Gen. John J. Peck, U. S. Army, of operations April 5—30.
- Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, U. S. Army, of reconnaissance toward Yorktown, April 6, with indorsements.
- Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter, U. S. Army, as Director of the Siege of Yorktown from April 7—May 5.
- Brig. Gen. John G. Barnard, U. S. Army, Chief Engineer Army of the Potomac, of operations during the siege.
- Lieut. Cyrus B. Comstock, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, of Confederate works at Gloucester Point, Va.
- Brig. Gen. William F. Barry, U. S. Army, Chief of Artillery Army of the Potomac, of the siege.
- Col. Henry J. Hunt, commanding Artillery Reserve, of operations April 18— June 25.
- Maj. Alexander Doull, Second New York Artillery, Ordnance Officer of Siege Train, of the siege.
- Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes, U. S. Army, commanding Fourth Corps, of operations April 4—15.
- Brig. Gen. Charles S. Hamilton, U. S. Army, commanding Third Division, Third Corps, of operations April 11—12.
- Col. Charles T. Campbell, Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania Infantry, of skirmish near Yorktown April 11.
- Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, U. S. Army, of the engagement of Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Brig. Gen. William F. Smith, U. S. Army, commanding Second Division, Fourth Corps, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Capt. Romeyn B. Ayres, Fifth U. S. Artillery, Chief of Artillery Smith’s division, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Capt. Terence J. Kennedy, First New York Battery, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Capt. Thaddeus P. Mott, Third New York Battery, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade, Smith’s division, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Brig. Gen. William T. H. Brooks, U. S. Army, commanding Second Brigade, Smith’s division, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chinmeys, with congratulatory order.
- Col. Breed N. Hyde, Third Vermont Infantry, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Capt. Fernando C. Harrington, Third Vermont Infantry, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Col. Edwin H. Stoughton, Fourth Vermont Infantry, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Col. Henry A. Smalley, Fifth Vermont Infantry, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Col. Nathan Lord, jr., Sixth Vermont Infantry, of engagement at Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Brig. Gen. Charles S. Hamilton, U. S. Army, commanding divisian, of engagement near Lee’s Mill, or Burnt Chimneys.
- Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, U. S. Army, of skirmish near Yorktown April 22.
- Brig. Gen. John W. Davidson, U. S. Army, commanding Third Brigade, Smith’s division, of operations April 19—22.
- Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, U. S. Army, of an affair near Yorktown, April 26, with congratulatory letter from Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
- Brig. Gen. Cuvier Grover, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade, Hookor’s division, Third Corps, of an affair near Yorktown April 26.
- Brig. Gen. Daniel Butterfield, U. S. Army, as General of the Trenches, April 27.
- Brig. Gen. David B. Birney, U. S. Army, as General of the Trenches, April 25.
- Brig. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes, U. S. Army, commanding Fourth Corps, of operations on the left, April 27—29, with indorsement.
- Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade, Smith’s division, of reconnaissance toward Lee’s Mill April 28.
- Col. Hiram Burnham, Sixth Maine Infantry, of reconnaissance toward Lee’s Mill April 28.
- Col. Francis L. Vinton, Forty-third New York Infantry, of reconnaissance toward Lee’s Mill April 28.
- Brig. Gen. Henry M. Naglee, U. S. Army, of reconnaissance toward Lee’s Mill April 29.
- Brig. Gen. Innis N. Palmer, U. S. Army, of reconnaissance toward Lee’s Mill April 29.
- Brig. Gen. Charles D. Jameson, U. S. Army, as General of the Trenches, May 3—4, with indorsement.
- Col. Jesse A. Gove, Twenty-second Massachusetts Infantry, of occupation of Yorktown May 4.
- Col. James McQuade, Fourteenth New York Infantry, as General of the (left wing) Trenches, May 3—4.
- Col. Samuel W. Black, Sixty-second Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations May 3—4.
- Col. Amor A. McKnight, One hundred and Fifth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations May 4.
- Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder, C. S. Army, commanding at Yorktown, &c.
- Col. H. C. Cabell, First Virginia Artillery, Chief of Artillery, of actions April 5-16
- Brig. Gen. Lafayette McLaws, C. S. Army, commanding Second Division, of engagement at Dam No. 1 (Lee’s Mill).
- Brig. Gen. Howell Cobb, C. S. Army, commanding Second Brigade, Second Division, of engagement at Dam No. 1 (Lee’s Mill).
- Capt. N. Stanley, commanding Troup Artillery, Cobb’s (Georgia) Legion, of engagement at Dam No. 1 (Lee’s Mill).
- Col. Goode Bryan, Sixteenth Georgia Infantry, of engagement at Dam No. 1 (Lee’s Mill).
- Col. William M. Levy, Second Louisiana Infantry, of engagement at Dam No. 1 (Lee’s Mill).
- Lient. Col. Ross R. Ihrie, Fifteenth North Carolina Infantry, of engagement at Dam No. 1 (Lee’s Mill).
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