Gordon, he says, “to take position on Kershaw’s left and advance with the purpose of driving the enemy from his new position—Kershaw and Ramseur being ordered to advance at the same time.
I had been sent to accompany Major Ratchford to General Featherston (held in reserve) to order him in the General’s name to take position in support of Stewart, near Green’s house.
Take position there on his right, and hold yourself in reserve, and act as circumstances may require.
Zollicoffer was sent to take position at Monticello, as has been described before, at or nearly about the same time of the advance to Bowlinggreen.
Two other companies, under Captain Bowles, were sent totake position on the Richmond pike, at a point between the town and the camp, and about equi-distant from them.
Magruder was directed to take position on Jackson's right, but before his arrival two of Huger's brigades came up and were placed next to Hill.
Hoskins' battery of four pieces, were ordered out at daylight on the 14th, under Colonel Colquitt, to take position on the Clinton road, at a point to be designated by Brig.
Then he was sent to take position at the hotel on top of the mountain and north of the pike.
Seeing these preparations in progress in his front, Kershaw ordered down the Third, Seventh and Fifteenth regiments to take position in the road and behind the stone wall.
Indian Expedition had been to order the First Indian to proceed to the Verdigris River and to take position "in the vicinity of Vann's Ford.
It was immediately subsequent to that event and in anticipation of a Kansas invasion by Price and McCulloch that Lane resolved to take position at Fort Scott.
Our duty was now to support the several batteries which were successively ordered to take position here, and which were successively either ordered away or disabled by the superior practice of the enemy.
He caused the artillery to take position in the center of the column, and a company of infantry to be deployed forward as skirmishers.
At the appointed time, we went to take position on Gaines' Hill, but were disagreeably surprised to find no fortifications at all.
General Sumner ordered one section of our battery, and the First Minnesota infantry, to take position, planting the two guns of the right section, one on each side of the road.
Rousseau was ordered to take position in rear of Negley's division, with his left on the Murfreesboro pike, and his right extending into the cedar thicket through which Negley had marched to take position.
Thomas, on arriving on the battlefield with this corps, was directed to take position in the line of battle on the right and wait for orders.
Before starting on this campaign Meade expressed a purpose to take position in front of Fredericksburg, but Halleck disapproved the plan.
Carr's division was ordered forward to take position on Prince's left, and at 3 P.
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