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Jun 23, 2024 · Brigadier-General William Mahone was summoned to find a point suitable for attack. As a civil engineer, Mahone had surveyed the area and “knew every inch of the ground hidden by the tangled chapparal.” He identified a spot from which the Confederates could launch a flank attack, and Lee approved.
3 days ago · On the 19th, Maj. Gen. William Mahone, whose division had been hastily returned from north of James River, attacked with 5 infantry brigades, rolling up the right flank of Crawford's division. Heavily reinforced, Warren counterattacked and by nightfall had retaken most of the ground lost during the afternoon's fighting.
4 days ago · William Mahone (1826–1895), railroad builder, Confederate general and U.S. Senator from Virginia. He had owned slaves but joined the bi-racial Readjuster Party after the Civil War. [194]
Jun 20, 2024 · By 9:00 A.M., Brig. Gen. William Mahone's division rushed into the wild melee with 800 Virginians to recapture the trenches against great odds. In the face of Confederate rage, the day turned away from the Federals and their losses mounted.
Jun 14, 2024 · William Mahone's and Henry Heth's infantry divisions and Hampton's cavalry division momentarily rolled back the Union flanks, but a Union charge finally stabilized the line. Hampton's cavalry fought particularly well, but for Hampton it was a tragic day.
Jun 29, 2024 · Confederate infantry under Brigadier-General William Mahone blocked the Federal front while Lee’s cavalry hit the Federal left around noon. Nearly surrounded, the Federals managed to break out, but they spiked their guns and burned their wagon train in the process.
Jun 28, 2024 · A room on the second floor of the depot was used as an office after the war by Confederate Gen. William Mahone, a railroad president who later was a founder of Virginia State University.
