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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 314 2 Browse Search
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 231 1 Browse Search
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid 164 2 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 157 1 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 138 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 133 7 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 106 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 96 2 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 73 1 Browse Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 64 0 Browse Search
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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 16: (search)
ired. A Department of Ohio was constituted, embracing the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky east of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers; Brigadier General D. C. Buell was assigned to its command. At the same time, General Henry W. Halleck superseded General John C. Fremont in command of the United States Department W. T. Sherman was removed from Kentucky and sent to report to General Halleck. General A. S. Johnston was now confronted by General Halleck in the West and by General Buell in Kentucky. The former, with armies at Cairo and Paducah, under Generals Grant and C. F. Smith, threatened equally Columbus, the key of the lower Mississippi River, and the water lines of the Cumberland and the Tennessee, with their defenses at Forts Donelson and Henry. The right wing of General Buell also menaced Donelson and Henry, while his center was directed against Bowling Green, and his left was advancing against General Zollicoffer at Mill Springs, on the upper Cumberland. If
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 17: (search)
lle less than ten thousand men. I inclose medical director's report. Had I wholly uncovered my front to defend Donelson, Buell would have known it, and marched directly on Nashville. There were only ten small steamers in the Cumberland, in imperfethe map would suffice to show that, Bowling Green abandoned, the direct road to Nashville would be open to the advance of Buell's army. Then the forts, if held, would cease to answer their purpose, and, being isolated and between hostile armies abo Savannah, on the west bank of the Tennessee, at the Great Bend. The ultimate design was to mass the forces of Grant and Buell against our army at Corinth. Buell was still in the occupation of Nashville. On the 16th Sherman disembarked at PittsbuBuell was still in the occupation of Nashville. On the 16th Sherman disembarked at Pittsburg Landing, and made a reconnaissance to Monterey, nearly half-way to Corinth. On the next day General Grant took command. Two more divisions were added, and he assembled his army near Pittsburg Landing, which was the most advantageous base for a
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 18: (search)
Chapter 18: General Buell's March object of General Johnston his force advance fromeral Mitchell had been assigned. Accordingly, Buell commenced his march from Nashville on March 15and fight the enemy in detail—Grant first, and Buell afterward. The army of General Polk had been ows: To the President, Richmond. General Buell in motion, thirty thousand strong, rapidlyinridge the reserve. Hope engagement before Buell can form junction. Original in the possessi attack been made a day sooner, not only would Buell's army have been absent, but there would have for all the subsequent reenforcements sent by Buell, and gave occasion for the final withdrawal ofmen's brigade, the van of Nelson's division of Buell's corps, had landed, and was pushing its way the morning. This was fatal, as it enabled General Buell and General Wallace to arrive on the scenepatch, that delays had been encountered by General Buell in his march from Columbia, and that his m[5 more...]
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 19: (search)
the rear, or made themselves comfortable on the profuse spoils of the enemy's encampments. General Buell says: Of the army of not less than fifty thousand effective men, which Grant had on the g the night, and by daylight that of McCook began to arrive; all but the first named belonged to Buell's army. The work of reorganization of fragments of Grant's force also occupied the night. In terates showed their usual valor; however, after the junction had been effected between Grant and Buell, which Johnston's movement was made to prevent, our force was unequal to resist the combined armt's army engaged in the battles of April 6th and 7th at Shiloh was 49,314; reenforcements of General Buell, 21,579; total, 70,893. The casualties in the battle of April 6th in Grant's force were as rganization was effected, in which General Grant's divisions formed the right wing, those of General Buell the center, and those of General Pope, brought from the west side of the Mississippi, the le
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 39: (search)
. K. Smith advance of General Bragg retreat of General Buell to Louisville battle at Perryville, Kentucky Gy the eastern route, thus passing to the rear of General Buell in middle Tennessee. Becoming concerned for hise, and especially for the safety of the latter city, Buell collected all his force and retreated rapidly to Louy, without necessitating a single engagement. General Buell in his retreat followed the line of the railroadnd the hostile forces concentrated at Nashville, General Buell having been superseded by General Rosecrans. and especially to guard against their junction with Buell in middle Tennessee. Though Van Dorn was superior iforces in Mississippi from effecting a junction with Buell's in Tennessee; therefore the invitation was unfortuosecrans was moving to cross the Tennessee and join Buell; he therefore marched from Tupelo and reached Iuka o the line on our left instead of moving to reenforce Buell. The cavalry pickets had reported that a heavy forc
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
er, 164, 168, 191. Brooklyn (ship), 207-08, 212. Brooks, Governor of Arkansas, 642. Brown, Governor of Georgia, 472. Major, account of Fort Donelson's surrender, 28. Commander Isaac N., 192. Report on activities of the Arkansas, 203-05. Browne, Col. W. M., 482. Bryan, 85. Buchanan, General, 639. Admiral Franklin, 82, 165, 168, 169, 170, 173. Trial battle with Federal ships, 166-67. Buckner, Gen. Simon B., 24, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, 337, 356, 357,358, 359, 360, 462, 526. Buell, Gen. D. C., 15, 31, 35, 38, 41, 43, 46, 47, 50, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 323-4, 326, 327. Bull Run Batles of, see Manassas. Bullock, Capt. James D., 208, 210, 211, 221. Rufus,W. 632. Burnside, Gen. Ambrose E., 64, 269, 294, 295, 298, 300, 357, 358, 365, 421, 436, 438. Mining of Confederate fort at Petersburg, 545-47. Butler, General (Confederate), 538, 539. Gen. Benjamin F., 64, 187, 251, 414, 423, 426, 427, 428-29, 430, 432, 499, 500, 501, 506, 513, 541,547, 600. Conduct in New Orlean