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Does anyone know of a detailed map of the Battle of Manassas Gap? This is one I found at Visit Fauquier County and altered according to information from the OR - but I have no idea who was in command of French's 3rd Division? @rpkennedy @Andy Cardinal @22ndGa @infomanpa @Tom Elmore do any of you know? EDITED: to reflect info provided by ryan and Andy below. Still interested in other information/corrections/additions.
The Battle of Manassas Gap, also known as Wapping Heights, took place on July 23, 1863 near Front Royal, Virginia. As Lee's Army of Northern Virginia retreated into the Shenandoah Valley, Meade sent Maj. Gen. William H. French and the Third Corps to cut them off at Front Royal by forcing passage through Manassas Gap. (The Third Corps was commanded by French as a result of Sickles' wounding at Gettysburg.)
Brig. Gen. Ambrose R. Wright's brigade, under the command of Col. Edward J. Walker (3rd GA), was composed of the 2nd Georgia Battalion, 3rd Georgia, 22nd Georgia, and 48th Georgia Infantry and numbered about 600 effectives. They were deployed to guard the left flank of A.P. Hill’s Corps as it passed through Front Royal. Recognizing the "large force of the enemy" to be contended with at the gap, Ewell sent a detachment of 60 (or 250*) sharpshooters from Rodes' division under Major Blackford to reinforce Wright's brigade. Colonel E J Walker was wounded in the first volley and command devolved upon Capt Charles H Andrews (D/3GA) who reported as follows:
French took advantage of his superior force, pushing Wright's brigade from the heights and and back through the gap. The Georgians fell back upon Rodes' division. French abandoned his attacks due to darkness, and, during the night, the Confederates withdrew - the Union advance having been stalled long enough for Lee's army to pass.
Wright's brigade reported 168 casualties in the engagement - 19 killed; 83 wounded; and 66 missing. Colonel Walker was wounded in the first volley and Adjutant John Ellis was also wounded.
The following men of Wright's brigade were reported, by name, as wounded in the engagement:
H R Pinkerton (D/3GA) back
Lt J M Simmons (E/3GA) both thighs
W W Oglesby (G/3GA) thigh
R L Rivers (F/3GA) head
A Milligan (L/3GA) arm broke
E E Odum (F/3GA) side
John P Payne (C/3GA) mortally
Sgt J Davidon (C/3GA) knee
N J L Kettles (I/3GA) leg
E S Garlick (A/3GA) thigh
J E Vaughn (I/3GA) side
W S Moore (K/48GA) back severely
John Brown (E/48GA) side
H Whitehead (G/48GA) thigh
Henry M Moon (G/48GA)
M M Garmand (E/2GA) mortally
William Bailey (E/22GA) mortally
J P McDonald (D/22GA) both thighs
Sgt J T Glover (B/22GA) side severely
C C Warner (I/3GA) hand, breast & arm
J C Shaw (E/22GA) arm
H Fonhand (D/48GA) face
William Sturdevant (B/3GA) head
N H DeJarnette (B/3GA) thigh
Weekly Chronicle & Sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.), August 19, 1863, page 4.
Sources:
Original map from Visit Fauquier County
DRAFT map alterations by author from interpretation of OR
* Ewell reports that "about 250" sharpshooters were sent under Major Blackford; Capt Charles H Andrews, commanding Wright's brigade after Walker was wounded, says in his report that the number was 60.
"Report of Capt. C. H. Andrews, Third Georgia Infantry, commanding Wright's brigade, of action at Manassas Gap." OR, Volume 27, Part 2, pages 626-627. Link
"Ewell's Report of the Pennsylvania Campaign," Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10, Issues 5-7, pp. 301-303.Link
The 72nd New York Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster, Rick Barram, McFarland 2014, page 155. Link
Casualties from OR, Volume 27, Part 2, page 627. Link
Capt. Charles Haynes Andrews (22 March 1835 - 11 February 1905) FindAGrave memorial
The Battle of Manassas Gap, also known as Wapping Heights, took place on July 23, 1863 near Front Royal, Virginia. As Lee's Army of Northern Virginia retreated into the Shenandoah Valley, Meade sent Maj. Gen. William H. French and the Third Corps to cut them off at Front Royal by forcing passage through Manassas Gap. (The Third Corps was commanded by French as a result of Sickles' wounding at Gettysburg.)
Brig. Gen. Ambrose R. Wright's brigade, under the command of Col. Edward J. Walker (3rd GA), was composed of the 2nd Georgia Battalion, 3rd Georgia, 22nd Georgia, and 48th Georgia Infantry and numbered about 600 effectives. They were deployed to guard the left flank of A.P. Hill’s Corps as it passed through Front Royal. Recognizing the "large force of the enemy" to be contended with at the gap, Ewell sent a detachment of 60 (or 250*) sharpshooters from Rodes' division under Major Blackford to reinforce Wright's brigade. Colonel E J Walker was wounded in the first volley and command devolved upon Capt Charles H Andrews (D/3GA) who reported as follows:
...Our line now extended about 2 miles, and was very weak, as our numbers were small. Between 4 and 5 p.m. the enemy advanced again and we resisted them to the utmost of human capacity; fought till our ammunition was exhausted, and, to enable us to fight at all, the ammunition was taken from the killed and wounded and distributed. Ammunition was ordered up, but failed to reach us. The fight was made in open fields, and at the distance of 15 paces. General Rodes sent forward a squad of 60 men who were ordered into position on the left of Captain Girardey, assistant adjutant-general, and a squad who were posted on the right of the Third Georgia, but they failed to render any service. The enemy broke our center, forcing us to retire to a line formed of Rodes' troops in our rear some 600 yards. The Third Georgia held its position till flanked on the left. The enemy in front of this regiment were repulsed three times....
French took advantage of his superior force, pushing Wright's brigade from the heights and and back through the gap. The Georgians fell back upon Rodes' division. French abandoned his attacks due to darkness, and, during the night, the Confederates withdrew - the Union advance having been stalled long enough for Lee's army to pass.
Wright's brigade reported 168 casualties in the engagement - 19 killed; 83 wounded; and 66 missing. Colonel Walker was wounded in the first volley and Adjutant John Ellis was also wounded.
The following men of Wright's brigade were reported, by name, as wounded in the engagement:
H R Pinkerton (D/3GA) back
Lt J M Simmons (E/3GA) both thighs
W W Oglesby (G/3GA) thigh
R L Rivers (F/3GA) head
A Milligan (L/3GA) arm broke
E E Odum (F/3GA) side
John P Payne (C/3GA) mortally
Sgt J Davidon (C/3GA) knee
N J L Kettles (I/3GA) leg
E S Garlick (A/3GA) thigh
J E Vaughn (I/3GA) side
W S Moore (K/48GA) back severely
John Brown (E/48GA) side
H Whitehead (G/48GA) thigh
Henry M Moon (G/48GA)
M M Garmand (E/2GA) mortally
William Bailey (E/22GA) mortally
J P McDonald (D/22GA) both thighs
Sgt J T Glover (B/22GA) side severely
C C Warner (I/3GA) hand, breast & arm
J C Shaw (E/22GA) arm
H Fonhand (D/48GA) face
William Sturdevant (B/3GA) head
N H DeJarnette (B/3GA) thigh
Weekly Chronicle & Sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.), August 19, 1863, page 4.
Sources:
Original map from Visit Fauquier County
DRAFT map alterations by author from interpretation of OR
* Ewell reports that "about 250" sharpshooters were sent under Major Blackford; Capt Charles H Andrews, commanding Wright's brigade after Walker was wounded, says in his report that the number was 60.
"Report of Capt. C. H. Andrews, Third Georgia Infantry, commanding Wright's brigade, of action at Manassas Gap." OR, Volume 27, Part 2, pages 626-627. Link
"Ewell's Report of the Pennsylvania Campaign," Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10, Issues 5-7, pp. 301-303.Link
The 72nd New York Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster, Rick Barram, McFarland 2014, page 155. Link
Casualties from OR, Volume 27, Part 2, page 627. Link
Capt. Charles Haynes Andrews (22 March 1835 - 11 February 1905) FindAGrave memorial
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