Day: February 6, 2021

No. 1. Maj. Gen. John Pope.

No. 1.

Reports of Maj. Gen. John Pope,  U.  S.  Army, commanding the Army of Virginia, with congratulatory orders.*

Headquarters Army of Virginia,      
Near Cedar Creek, August  10, 1862 —5.45 a.m.

     The enemy crossed the Rapidan day before yesterday, and yesterday advanced in heavy force against Culpeper.   Their advance under Ewell had a very severe engagement yesterday with Banks’ corps, in which the loss was heavy on both sides without decisive results. Continue reading “No. 1. Maj. Gen. John Pope.”

No. 3. Col. Samuel H. Allen.

No. 3.

Report of Col. Samuel  H.  Allen,  First Maine Cavalry.

Headquarters First Maine Cavalry,        
Near Cedar Mountain, Va., August   12, 1862.

       General:   In compliance with orders from headquarters I have the honor to report the following part taken by my regiment in the action of Saturday, the 9th instant:

      By your order the regiment was drawn up in line of battle at about 6 o’clock a.m., in the field, upon the left of the main road, just beyond a corn field, and facing very nearly the enemy’s center, distant from 1 to 1 ½ miles. Continue reading “No. 3. Col. Samuel H. Allen.”

No. 4. Maj. Richard I. Falls.

No. 4.

Report of Maj. Richard I. Falls, First Pennsylvania Cavalry.

Hdqrs. First Bat. First Pennsylvania Res. Cav.,        
In the Field, August  13, 1862.

       Sir:     According to your instructions I beg leave to offer the following report of charge made by the First Battalion of your regiment, under my immediate command, at the battle of Cedar Mountain on the 9th instant:

       At about 5 o’clock  p.m.  I was directed by Brigadier-General Bayard to charge through the enemy’s lines at a point where they were supposed to be forming for a charge on our batteries, Continue reading “No. 4. Maj. Richard I. Falls.”

Capt. Clerment L. Best

Note: This report is printed in Vol. 51, Serial 107, of the Official Records. The introduction to this supplemental volume states: This volume contains documents discovered too late to be included where they belong. They supplement a number of other volumes, and contain material from Big Bethel (June 10, 1861) through Bull Run, various operations in Virginia in 1861 and 1862 into Maryland in 1862.

Report of Captain Clermont L. Best, Fourth U. S. Artillery, Chief of Artillery, Second Corps, Army of Virginia.

Hdqrs. Artillery, Second Corps, Army of Virginia
Culpeper, August 13, 1862.

       Major:   There being but five brigades composing the corps, and each of diminished strength, it was deemed proper that no more than one battery to each brigade should be brought into action.  These batteries had been previously designated, and were placed in position on the most favorable points, supposed by the brigades to which they were respectively attached. Continue reading “Capt. Clerment L. Best”

No. 5. Brig. Gen. Robert H. Milroy.

No. 5.

Report of Brig. Gen. Robert H. Milroy,  U. S. Army, commanding Independent Brigade, First Corps, of operations August 8-13.

Headquarters Independent Brigade,      
Near Fort Ethan Allen, Va., September 12, 1862.

      I have the honor to submit the following report of the movements of my command since the departure from Woodville, Va., on August 8, 1862:

      At 9 o’clock p.m. my brigade, taking the advance of the corps, started in the direction of Culpeper, arriving at the place about 5 next morning.   At 5 p.m. of same day received orders to march immediately in direction of Cedar Mountain, from which direction heavy firing had been heard all the afternoon. Continue reading “No. 5. Brig. Gen. Robert H. Milroy.”

No. 6. Lieut. William W. Rowley.

No. 6.

Report of Lieut. William W. Rowley, Twenty-eighth New York Infantry,  Acting Signal Officer, Second Corps.

Hdqrs. Signal Camp, Second Corps, Army of Va.,      
  Fairfax,  August  16, 1862.

      Sir:   I have the honor to report that on Friday, the 8th day of August, 1862, the Second Corps, Army of Virginia, was encamped at Hazel River, 7 miles from Fairfax [Culpeper Court-House], on the Sperryville road.  At this time we held communication with Thoroughfare Mountain and Culpeper, General Pope being at the latter place.  About 1 p. m. a message was sent to General Banks through our lines from General Pope for him to start immediately with his command for Culpeper.   Continue reading “No. 6. Lieut. William W. Rowley.”

No. 7. Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams.

No. 7.

Report of Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams, U. S. Army, commanding First Division, Second Corps.

Hdqrs. First Div., Second Corps, Army of Virginia,       
Near Cedar Run, Va., August  16, 1862.

      Major:   I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the division under my command in the action at this place on the 9th instant:

      My division, since the transfer of Geary’s brigade, is composed of the brigade commanded by Brigadier-General Crawford  (Twenty-eighth New York, Colonel Donnelly;  Forty-sixth Pennsylvania, Colonel Knipe;  Tenth Maine, Colonel Beal, and Fifth Connecticut, Colonel Chapman), and of the Third Brigade, commanded by Brigadier-General Gordon (Third Wisconsin, Colonel Ruger;  Second Massachusetts, Colonel Andrews, and Twenty-seventh Indiana, Colonel Colgrove). Continue reading “No. 7. Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams.”

No. 8. Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford.

No.  8.

Report of Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade.

Hdqrs. First Brigade, First Division, Second Corps,        
Army of Virginia, August  14, 1862.

      Major:    I have the honor to submit the following report of the operation of the force under my command in the recent engagement with the rebel forces near Cedar Mountain, Va.: Continue reading “No. 8. Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford.”

Brig. Gen. George H. Gordon’s Report

Editor’s Note:  This report was submitted late and placed in the Appendix of the War Records.  Consequently it does not have a sequence number.   I have placed it here, in its proper order. —Brad Forbush.

Report of Brig. Gen. George H. Gordon, U.  S. Army, commanding Third Brigade, First Division, Second Corps, Army of Virginia.

Headquarters Third Brigade,         
Camp near Culpeper,  Aug. 11, 1862.

      Sir:    I have the honor to make the following report of the part taken by my brigade in the recent battle of Saturday, Aug. 9th, at Cedar Mountain, with the enemy under Gen. (Stonewall) Jackson: Continue reading “Brig. Gen. George H. Gordon’s Report”