1 Powell, William H. the Fifth Army Corps (Army of the Potomac): A

1 Powell, William H. the Fifth Army Corps (Army of the Potomac): A

Powell, William H. The Fifth Army Corps (Army of the Potomac): A Record of Operations during the Civil War in the United States of America, 1861-1865. London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1896. I. On the Banks of the Potomac— Organization— Movement to the Peninsula — Siege of Yorktown ... 1 Bull Run, Fitz John Porter, regiments, brigades, 1-19 Winter 1861-62, 22-23 Peninsula campaign, 24-27 Yorktown, corps organization, McClellan, Lincoln, officers, 27-58 II. Position on the Chickahominy — Battles of Hanover Court-House, Mechanicsville, and Gaines' Mill . 59 James River as a base, 59 Chickahominy, 59ff Hanover Courthouse, 63-74 Mechanicsville, 74-83 Gaines’s Mill, casualties, adjutants general, 83-123 III. The Change of Base— Glendale, or New Market Cross-Roads— Malvern Hill . 124 Change of Base, 124-30 White Oak Swamp, Savage Station, 130-37 Glendale, New Market, casualties, 137-50 Malvern Hill, casualties, 150-80 Corps organization, casualties, 183-87 IV. From the James to the Potomac — The Campaign in Northern Virginia — Second Battle of Bull Run . .188 Camp on James, McClellan order, reinforcements, Halleck, withdrawal order, 188-93 Second Bull Run campaign, 193-98 Second Bull Run, Pope, McDowell, McClellan, Porter, Fifth Corps casualties, 198-245 V. The Maryland Campaign— Battles of South Mountain — Antietam — Shepherdstown Ford 246 McClellan and Pope, Porter, 248-58 Maryland campaign, 258ff South Mountain, 266-68 Antietam, Hooker, 268-93 Shepherdstown, 293-303 Fifth Corps organization, casualties, 303-6 VI. The March from Antietam to Warrenton —General McClellan Relieved from Command — General Porter's Trial by Court-Martial 307 Army of the Potomac march to Warrenton, 307-13 Snicker’s Ferry, 313-16 Removal of McClellan, 316-22 Porter court martial, 322-51 1 VII. The Rappahannock Campaign— Battle of Fredericksburg 352 Morale, Burnside, dedication to duty by soldiers, 352-55 Fredericksburg campaign, 355ff Grand Divisions, 356-39 Movement to Fredericksburg, 359-66 Battle of Fredericksburg, 366-404 Mud March, 404-409 Fifth Corps casualties, Fredericksburg, 410-12 VIII. The Rappahannock Campaign— Battle of Chancellorsville 413 Removal of Burnside, appointment of Hooker, 413-18 Changes in Fifth Corps, corps badges, 417-22 Hooker reforms, 423-25 Hooker plan of campaign, 425-29 Chancellorsville campaign, 429ff Battle of Chancellorsville, 436-71 Hooker’s withdrawal, 471-73 Observations on Chancellorsville, 473-83 Fifth Corps casualties, 484-86 IX. The Pennsylvania Campaign — Battle of Gettysburg — The Pursuit of the Confederate Army to the Potomac . 487 Gettysburg campaign, preliminaries, 487-502 Fifth Corps, Sykes, 502-505 Meade response, 505-9 Fifth Corps, July 1, 509-12 July 2, 517-23 Seizure of Little Round Top, 523-25 Chamberlain’s defense of the left, officer casualties, 525-43 July 3, 543-551 Cavalry corps, Army of the Potomac, 551-53 Medical Corps, 553-559 Gettysburg casualties, Fifth Corps, 560-62 Pursuit of the Confederates, 562-68 Back to Virginia, 568-71 Military execution, 571-73 Advance of the army, 573-580 Mine Run, 580-87 X. From the Rapidan to the James— Battles OF THE Wilderness — Spotsylvania Courthouse— North Anna River — TOPOTOMOY River — Bethesda Church and Cold Harbor 588 First Epoch, Grant, organizational changes, 588-96 Butler, Meade, 587-98 Wilderness, 599-616 Operations of May 6, officer casualties, 616-631 Second Epoch, 631 2 Laurel Hill and Po River, 632-39 May 9, 639-42 May 10, 642-45 May 11, 645-46 Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 12, 646-50 May 13-20, officer casualties, 650-54 Third Epoch, 654 North Anna River, May 21-24, 655 Fourth Epoch, Totopotomoy Creek, Bethesda Church, May 25-3, 663-68 May 31, 668-69 June 1, 669-71 Officer casualties, 671-72 June 2, 672-75 June 3-12, 675-78 Casualties overland campaign, 679-95 XI The Investment of Petersburg— Battles OF THE WELDON RAILROAD, PEEBLES' Farm, and Hatcher's Run — Raid to Meherrin River 696 Petersburg, assaults, 696-4 Corps organization, Governeur K. Warren, 704-8 Petersburg mine, 708-10 Weldon, railroad, casualties, 710-26 Peebles Farm, casualties, 728-36 Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, casualties, 736-48 Raid to the Meherrin River, 748-53 XII. The Appomattox Campaign— Battles of Hatcher's Run— The Last Campaign — The Battle of Five Forks, Va. 754 More troops movements, Hatcher’s Run, officer casualties, casualties, 755-66 Beginning of the end, 766-67 Fort Stedman, 767-70 Organization of the Fifth Corps, 770-74 Last campaign, 774-99 Five Forks, General Warren, 799-827 XIII. The Evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg — Pursuit of the Confederate Army — The Surrender at Appomattox, Va. — Disbandment of Fifth Corps . 829 Evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg, 829-52 Closing in on the Army of Northern Virginia, casualties, Appomattox campaign, disbandment, 852-72 Addenda 873 Gallantry, Medals of Honor, 873-77 Indexes 879 3 .

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