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The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 23 15 Browse Search
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The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), Report of Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, U. S. Army, commanding armies of the United States, of operations march, 1864-May, 1865. (search)
force was also, at the same time, sent from Memphis, under command of Colonel Winslow. This made General Rosecrans' forces superior to those of Price, and no doubt was entertained he would be able to check Price and drive him back, while the forces under General Steele, in Arkansas, would cut off his retreat. On the 26th day of September Price attacked Pilot Knob and forced the garrison to retreat, and thence moved north to the Missouri River, and continued up that river toward Kansas. General Curtis, commanding Department of Kansas, immediately collected such forces as he could to repel his invasion of Kansas, while General Rosecrans' cavalry was operating in his rear. The enemy was brought to battle on the Big Blue and defeated, with the loss of nearly all his artillery and trains and a large number of prisoners. He made a precipitate retreat to Northern Arkansas. The impunity with which Price was enabled to roam over the State of Missouri for a long time, and the incalculable m
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 155 (search)
reaching the opposite bank, Colonel Carlton deployed his regiment, charged and drove the enemy from his rifle-pits, Colonel Hunter moving close in support. Capt. W. B. Curtis, assistant adjutantgeneral and chief of staff, rendered the most efficient service, being personally present to superintend the movement, and won the admirathemselves neglected where all are approbated. During the time I have commanded the brigade I have had opportunity of proving the composition of my staff. Capt. W. B. Curtis, assistant adjutant-general; Capt. M. B. W. Harman, acting assistant quartermaster; Capt. James J. Donohoe, acting commissary of subsistance; Capt. E. G. Duve learned Carlton and Grosvenor led the first of our troops who cut the railroad. During the day and night my brigade captured 43 prisoners from the enemy. Captains Curtis and Whedon, of my staff, took a very active and honorable part in the operations of the day and night, rendering Colonel Hunter the most efficient assistance.
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 156 (search)
cers of my regiment, return to each their sincerest thanks. Respectfully submitted. Morton C. Hunter, Colonel Eighty-second Regt. Indiana Vol. Infty. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Asst. Adjt. Gen., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps. Hdqrs. Eighty-Second Regt. Indiana Vol. Infty., Near Atlanta, Ga., September 8, 1864. Captain: Mcommunications. On the evening of the 31st my regiment, with the Thirty-first and Eighty-ninth Ohio and Seventy-fifth Indiana, all under my command, aided by Captains Curtis, Whedon, and Grosvenor, of Colonel Walker's staff, moved and occupied the railroad at what is known as Morrow's, or Chapman's, Station, which I believe was thich the troops have been handled and the campaign conducted, which has resulted in the most brilliant achievement ever won by American arms. All of which is respectfully submitted. Morton C. Hunter, Colonel Eighty-second Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Asst. Adjt. Gen., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps.
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 157 (search)
eption of the 19th and 20th, when we were out on a reconnaissance with the brigade. Nominal list of casualties accompanying this report shows 1 officer and 2 men killed and 25 men wounded, W. P. Robinson, Colonel, Commanding Regiment. [Capt. W. B. Curtis, Assistant Adjutant-General.] Hdqrs. Twenty-Third Missouri Volunteer Infty., Near Atlanta, Ga., September 8, 1864. Captain: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part performed by the Twenty-third Missouri Volunteer Inff the troops engaged with the enemy in our front, and when the command to advance was given, they marched forward with an unwavering firmness and determination only known to brave men. Nominal list of casualties accompanying this report shows 8 men killed and 1 officer and 7 men wounded. I am, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, W. P. Robinson, Colonel, Comdg. Twenty-third Missouri Infty. Vols. Capt. W. B. CuRTIS, Asst. Adjt. Gen., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps.
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 158 (search)
Twenty-third Army Corps. Finding my regiment disorganized by this mixture, I withdrew to the top of the hill, as soon as I saw that no further advance was being made by the troops originally in my front, where I reformed and was preparing to move forward to the point from which I had withdrawn, when I was ordered by Lieutenant-Colonel Grosvenor, aide-de-camp, to report my regiment to the crest of the hill, a few hundred yards to the right, at which point I remained until dark, when the brigade was moved to the rear. On the morning of the 15th the brigade was moved to the right about one mile, where it remained in bivouac until the morning of the 16th, when moved to this place, where my regiment has since been stationed. Nominal list of casualties accompanying this report shows 2 officers and 18 men wounded at Resaca. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Ogden Street, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Assistant Adjutant-General.
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 159 (search)
f Chickamauga I saw him in the thickest of the fight till I fell, and after that he stood by the colors till the last moment. He was a brave and efficient officer, and he died as a gallant soldier dies. Durbin Ward, Colonel, Commanding. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Asst. Adjt. Gen., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps. Appendix. The effective force of the regiment when it left Ringgold was 544; it is now 413; loss, 131. Of these 66 have been killed or wounded in action, and 65 have left the ret his untimely fate on the 9th of August. He was the soul of true manhood and amongst the bravest of the brave. To all my subordinates in command I am under many obligations for efficient aid in the arduous campaign through which we have just passed. Nominal list of casualties accompanying this report shows 1 officer and 1 man killed and 9 men wounded. Respectfully submitted. Durbin Ward, Colonel, Commanding. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Asst. Adjt. Gen., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps.
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 160 (search)
es Reports 1 officer and 8 men killed and 1 officer and 51 men wounded. during the campaign to the 5th instant. I am, captain, respectfully, your obedient servant, F. W. Lister, Lieut. Col., Comdg. Thirty-first Ohio Vet. Vol. Infty. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Asst. Adjt. Gen., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps. Hdqrs. Thirty-First Ohio Vet. Vol. Infantry, Atlanta, Ga., September 9, 1864. Captain: In compliance with orders from brigade headquarters, I beg to submit the following supplemention, already reported, the line officers have sustained their former reputations. Assistant Surgeons Varney and Chapel have labored faithfully whilst with the regiment. Nominal list of casualties accompanying this report shows 3 men killed and a officers and 13 men wounded. I have the honor to be, captain, respectfully, your obedient servant, F. W. Lister, Lieut. Col., Comdg. Thirty-first Ohio Vet. Vol. Infty. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Asst. Adjt. Gen., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps.
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 161 (search)
the night, where we remained till the train arrived from Kingston, going front at 7 o'clock on the 27th; we returned with it, recrossing the Etowah and Euharlee Creek at the same points; after marching twelve miles we halted and bivouacked for the night near Pumpkin Vine Creek. On the morning of the 28th we moved for Burnt Hickory, which we reached at noon. After resting an hour, we moved toward Dallas and camped for the night in a little valley two miles from Burnt Hickory. On the 29th we received orders to march with our division. We moved eastward several miles, halting on a high hill. After resting a short time we moved back, taking position northwest of our train, throwing out pickets, and went into camp, where we remained till June 1, when Colonel Carlton, of the Eighty-ninth Ohio Infantry, relieved me of its (Eighty-ninth Ohio Infantry) command. J. H. Jolly, CMajor Eighty-ninth Ohio Infantry. Capt. W d. B Curtis, Asst. Adjt. Gen., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps.
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 162 (search)
The casualties in the regiment from May 7 to August 6, 1864, are-Killed, 2 enlisted men; wounded, 1 lieutenant and 12 enlisted men. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, C. H. Carlton, Colonel Eighty-ninth Ohio Infantry. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Asst. Adjt. Gen., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps. headquarters Eighty-Ninth Ohio Infantry, Near Atlanta, Ga., September 8, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to transmit the following report of the part taken in the campaign by the Eigh 7th, moved north and bivouacked for the night about two miles north of Rough and Ready. 8th, moved to White Hall and went into camp about two miles from Atlanta. The following number of casualties occurred in the regiment from 7th August to September 8, 1864: Wounded, 1 commissioned officer and 7 enlisted men. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, C. H. Carlton, ColoneT Eighty-ninth Ohio Infantry. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Asst. Adjt. Gen., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps.
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 163 (search)
ase find report of casualties, Shows 3 men killed and 1 officer and 15 men wounded. men sent to hospital and retured to duty. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Benj. D. Fearing, Colonel Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Asst. Adjt. Gen., lst Brig., 3d Div., 14th Army Corps. Hdqrs. Ninety-Second Regt. Ohio Vol. Infantry, Atlanta, Ga., September 8, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by the Ninety-second Regimenith the brigade we guarded the approaches to the town from the east, and on the 6th of September, the campaign being at an end, we withdrew, covering the withdrawal of our corps to this point. Appended please find report of casualties Shows 1 man killed and 5 men wounded, from the 6th day of August to the 8th day of September, 1864. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Benj. D. Fearing, Colonel Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Capt. W. B. Curtis, Assistant Adjutant-General.