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Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, The campaign against Vicksburg-Employing the freedmen-occupation of Holly Springs-Sherman ordered to Memphis-Sherman's movements down the Mississippi-Van Dorn captures Holly Springs-collecting forage and food (search)
left standing. The work of constructing a roadway for the troops was but a short matter, and, later, rails were laid for cars. During the delay at Oxford in repairing railroads I learned that an expedition down the Mississippi now was inevitable and, desiring to have a competent commander in charge, I ordered Sherman on the 8th of December back to Memphis to take charge. The following were his orders: Headquarters 13th Army Corps, Department of the Tennessee Oxford, Mississippi, December 8, 1862 Major-General W. T. Sherman, Commanding Right Wing: You will proceed, with as little delay as possible, to Memphis, Tennessee, taking with you one division of your present command. On your arrival at Memphis you will assume command of all the troops there, and that portion of General Curtis's forces at present east of the Mississippi River, and organize them into brigades and divisions in your own army. As soon as possible move with them down the river to the vicinity of Vicksburg,
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 13 (search)
College Hill, ten miles from Oxford, whence I reported to General Grant in Oxford. On the 8th I received the following letter: Oxford, Mississippi, December 8, 1862.--Morning. General Sherman, College Hill. dear General: The following is a copy of dispatch just received from Washington: Washington, December 7, 1s way up-stream from New Orleans, while we were working down. That day General Grant dispatched to General Halleck, in Washington, as follows: Oxford, December 8, 1862. Major-General H. W. Halleck, Washington, D. C.: General Sherman will command the expedition down the Mississippi. He will have a force of about forty thter of instructions in his own handwriting, which I now possess: headquarters Thirteenth Army Corps, Department of the Tennessee, Oxford, Mississippi, December 8, 1862. Major-General W. T. Sherman, commanding Right Wing Army in the Field, present. General: You will proceed with as little delay as practicable to Memphis,
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), Rebels reports and Narratives. (search)
Rebels reports and Narratives. General Bragg's report. Murfreesboro, December 8, 1862. An expedition sent under acting Brigadier-General John H. Morgan, attacked an outpost of the enemy at Hartsville, on the Cumberland, yesterday morning, killed and wounded two hundred, captured eighteen hundred prisoners, two pieces of artillery, and two thousand small arms, and all other stores at the position. On the previous day a small foraging train was captured by General Wheeler, near Nashville, with fifty prisoners, and on the fifth Colonel Reddy's Alabama cavalry also captured a train near Corinth, with its escorts and a number of negroes. Our loss at Hartsville about one hundred and twenty-five killed and wounded. None at either of the above places. Braxton Bragg, General Commanding. General S. Cooper, Richmond. General Bragg's order. headquarters Department no. 2. Murfreesboro, December 12, 1862. General order no. 156. With pride and pleasure, mingled with gratit
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
ed to General Lee a report of the operations of this division during the period indicated. Under these circumstances, and being only temporarily in command of the division, I would respectfully refer the Lieutenant-General commanding to that document. I have the honor to be, Colonel, Your obedient servant, R. E. Rodes, Brigadier-General, commanding Division. Report of Major-General D. R. Jones of Second battle of Manassas, and operations in Maryland. Richmond, Virginia, December 8, 1862. Major G. M. Sorrell, Assistant Adjutant-General, Longstreet's Corps: Major: I have the honor to submit the following reports of the movements of my division, and of the part it performed in the engagements of the compaign in Northern Virginia and Maryland. Serious illness and absence from the field has delayed its appearance till now. On the fifteenth August last, the division I commanded reached Gordonsville by rail, and camped near that place. Marching thence, and crossing Ra
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 52 (search)
iment, with the hope that the proper steps may be taken to procure for him the proper reward of his conduct. Sergeant Oldham was the color-bearer of the Second Kentucky regiment at the battle of Donelson, and acted with great gallantry upon that occasion. He is a suitable man for a lieutenancy, being well qualified as well as truly brave. R. W. Hanson, Colonel, commanding Brigade. Report of Colonel Thomas H. Hunt. headquarters Ninth Kentucky regiment, camp near Murfreesboro, December 8, 1862. To Captain John S. Hope, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General: Captain: I have the honor to report that the detachment from the First brigade, Breckinridge's division, consisting of the Second Kentucky regiment, Major James W. Hewitt, commanding, three hundred and seventy-five strong; Ninth Kentucky regiment, Captain James T. Morehead, commanding, three hundred and twenty strong, and Cobb's battery, placed under my command, as senior officer, with orders to report to General Morgan, le
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 5: (search)
l have the immediate command, under your direction. H. W. Halleck, General-in-Chief. This campaign was the first after Shiloh, where General Sherman was entrusted with great responsibilities. General Grant's order assigning him to the command, left both the details of the preparations and the plans of the movement entirely in his hands, as will appear from the first paragraph of that order: headquarters Thirteenth Army Corps, Department of the Tennessee, Oxford, Miss., December 8, 1862. Major-Gen. W. T. Sherman, commanding Right Wing Army in the Field, present. General: You will proceed with as little delay as practicable to Memphis, Tennessee, taking with you one division of your present command. On your arrival at Memphis you will assume command of all the troops there, and that portion of General Curtis' forces at present east of the Mississippi River, and organize them into brigades and divisions in your own way. As soon as possible move with them down the
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
r, Miscellaneous. Respectfully, your obedient servant, Thomas Jordan, Chief of Staff. Headquarters, Department S. C., Ga., and Fla., Charleston, S. C., Dec. 8th, 1862. Major D. B. Harris, Chief of Engineer Department, S. C., Ga., and Fla.: Major,—The Commanding General directs that General Raine's submarine batteries shaency or necessity. Respectfully, your obedient servant, Thomas Jordan, Chief of Staff. Headquarters, Department S. C., Ga., and Fla., Charleston, S. C., Dec. 8th, 1862. Brig.-Genl. R. S. Ripley, Comdg. First Mil. Dist., etc.: General,—I am instructed by the Commanding General to inform you that Major Harris reports the twvoided. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, John P. O'Brien, Capt., and A. A. G. Headquarters, Department S. C., Ga., and Fla., Charleston, S. C., Dec. 8th, 1862. Major D. B. Harris, Chief-Engineer, etc.: Major,—The Commanding General wishes the battery at Church Flats to be converted at once into a small enclosed w<
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Kentucky, 1862 (search)
INDIANA--6th Cavalry (Detachment). Oct. 10: Skirmish, SaylersvilleKENTUCKY--14th Infantry. Oct. 12: Skirmish, West LibertyOHIO--5th Indpt. Battalion Cavalry. Oct. 22: Skirmish near VolneyKENTUCKY--3d Cavalry; 36th Infantry. NEW HAMPSHIRE--6th Infantry (Detachment). Loss, 1 wounded. Oct. 30: Skirmish, SaylersvilleKENTUCKY--14th Infantry. Nov. 26: Skirmish, Cumberland RiverKENTUCKY--13th Cavalry (Detachment). Nov. 27: Skirmish near LaFayetteKENTUCKY--3d Cavalry (Detachment). Nov. 27: Skirmish, Monticello(No Reports.) Nov. 30: Skirmish, SaylersvilleKENTUCKY--14th and 35th Infantry. Dec. 1: Skirmish, SaylersvilleKENTUCKY--14th Infantry, Pickets. Dec. 1-10: Affair at JacksonPicket Attack. Dec. 3: Skirmish, GreenevilleKENTUCKY--35th Infantry. Dec. 5-10: Scouts from Columbus(No Reports.) Dec. 7: Skirmish, CreelsboroughKENTUCKY--13th Cavalry. Dec. 8: Skirmish, ScottsvilleKENTUCKY--52d Infantry (Detachment). Dec. 10: Affair, Mount SterlingKENTUCKY--40th Infantry. Picket attack.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Virginia, 1862 (search)
ry Light Arty. MARYLAND--1st Cavalry (Detachment); 3d Infantry. NEW YORK--60th, 78th, 102d, 137th, 145th and 149th Infantry. OHIO--5th, 7th, 29th and 66th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--Indpt. Batteries "E" and "F" Light Arty.; 28th, 109th, 111th and 147th Infantry. Dec. 4: Skirmish, WinchesterNEW YORK--1st (Lincoln) Cavalry. OHIO--7th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--Indpt. Battery "E" Light Arty. Dec. 4: Engagement, Rappahannock RiverU. S. Navy--"Anacosta," "Cear de Lion," "Currituck" and "Jacob Bell." Dec. 8: Skirmish, ZuniNEW YORK--7th Cavalry (1st M. R.). Dec. 11: Skirmish, ZuniMASSACHUSETTS--6th Infantry. Dec. 11-15: Reconnoissance from Yorktown to Gloucester, Matthews, King and Queen, and Middlesex CountiesMAINE--11th Infantry. NEW YORK--6th Cavalry (Detachment); Battery "H" 1st Light Arty.; 56th and 100th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--5th Cavalry (2 Squadrons); 52d Infantry. Dec. 12: Action, Zuni on BlackwaterILLINOIS--39th Infantry. OHIO--62d Infantry. Union loss, 3 killed, 11 wounded. Total,
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Missouri Volunteers. (search)
w May 24. Moved to Louisville June. Battalion mustered out July 18, 1865. Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 51 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 228 Enlisted men by disease. Total 283. 31st Missouri Regiment Enrolled Militia Infantry. Duty in 7th Military District, North Missouri. 31st Missouri Regiment Provisional Enrolled Militia Infantry. Duty at Albany, Mo. 32nd Missouri Regiment Infantry. Organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., October 18-December 8, 1862. Attached to District of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 11th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to December, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to July, 1865. Service.
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