Hatch's division was ordered to that point from Coosawhatchie, and the whole of Howard's right wing was brought near by, ready to start by the 1st of February.
On the other hand, the night before, when Woods's division was in camp in the open fields at Little Congaree, it was shelled all night by a rebel battery from the other aide of the river.
The cannonade had lasted about an hour, when Major-general Campbell's division was ordered to advance against the enemy.
General Michel's division was on the left, and the cavalry brigade and the marines, and the 2nd Queen's taking the extreme left.
The camp of the 2nd division was on the extreme northern end of the heights, above the ruins of Inkerman, with Careening Bay on the left, and the river Chernaya in front.
The general line of Willcox's division was at the eastern edge of the wood looking into the open ground at Fox's Gap, on the north side of the Sharpsburg road.
His assignment to a brigade of infantry in King's division was such a reduction of his prominence as an officer that it would not be strange if it chafed him.
Couch's division was still at Yorktown, and orders had been issued by Halleck to ship 5000 new troops there to relieve Couch and allow his veteran division to join the Potomac Army.
Rumors were rife that after Jackson retired from Frémont's front at Franklin, Johnson's division was ordered to march into our part of West Virginia.
But the 35th Division was a vain dream; it was never during that day within miles of the South Africans.
Then came word that our 1st Division was re-forming.
At another the whole staff of a division was seized.
The 9th Division was holding an impossibly long line, and both its flanks were in the air.
The other brigade of Chalmers’ division was that of McCulloch, composed of men from Missouri, Texas and Mississippi.
Jackson’s Division was a long way from home, but was ready for a last desperate struggle in a strange land.
Twiggs's division was at the lower end of the city, and well covered from the fire of the enemy.
Worth's division was selected to go forward to secure this result.
Carr's division was deployed on our right, Lawler's brigade forming his extreme right and reaching through these woods to the river above.
Van Cleve's division was to cross the river and advance on Breckenridge, followed by Wood's division by brigades on its right, and carry everything before them into Murfreesboro'.
Meanwhile a severe attack had been made all along McCook's front, and after the rout of Johnson's division the flank of Davis's division was exposed.
About this time we heard that the 2nd Division was coming to France, and that the two Divisions, which would be joined by a third, were to be formed into the Canadian Corps.
Each man was an original, and every unit in the old 1st Division was represented.
We had now reached the middle of November, and the 4th Division was expected to come north very soon.
McArthur's division was sent to the north to open up the communications.
Thus the 4th Division was left to cover and protect the retreat.
To the left of the 1st Cavalry Division, the 24th Division was to go ashore with regiments abreast in the Palo area, seize Palo, and then advance northwest through the Leyte Valley.
Only the 96th Division was yet to be combat tested.
However, if the Americans landed simultaneously on Davao and Leyte, the main force of the 30th Division was to be sent to Davao and the other mobile units would go to Leyte.
We got away at a fortunate time, as the Second Brigade of Jackson's division was flanked by the enemy and driven over the place a few minutes later.
To the east of Zandvoorde the 7th Division was forced to fall back nearer to Gheluvelt, but east of Gheluvelt itself the Germans made no progress.
Fitzhugh Lee's division was to join Hampton at Clayton's store from Louisa Court House; but on the morning of the 11th the two generals were separated by several miles.
My uneasiness increased as the day grew late, for I had learned from prisoners that the balance of Hoke's division was en route to Cold Harbor, and Kershaw near at hand, interposing between the Union left near Bethesda Church and my position.
In conjunction with these manoeuvres Wilson's division was sent to the right flank of the army, where he made a reconnoissance south of the North Anna as far as Little River, crossing the former stream near Jericho Mills.
Hence my division was ordered to take station at Loudon, Tennessee, and I must confess that we took the road for that point with few regrets, for a general disgust prevailed regarding our useless marches during the winter.
On the 30th July the 14th Division was attacked at Hooge and driven back to Sanctuary and Zouave Woods.
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