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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
metimes in the neighborhood of Cape Girardeau or Bird's Point. At the same time considerable forces were assembling in East Tennessee, and a small army under General Pillow had already passed over from Tennessee to New Madrid, in Missouri, on the other side of the Mississippi, where it was preparing to take the field. The positiusand men, unmolested by the Federal detachments who were feebly pursuing him. In the south-east the Confederates were assembling considerable forces. Hardee and Pillow, each with a small division, had been sent by Polk to operate on the right bank of the Mississippi. Taking New Madrid as the base of their operations, they couldery of six pieces; but the Confederate scouts having given timely signal of the landing of the Federals, which was effected very slowly, Polk immediately sent General Pillow from Columbus with three regiments to reinforce the garrison of Belmont before the battle could begin. He had, indeed, a number of steamboats, which enabled
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—the first winter. (search)
all his available forces at Fort Donelson. General Pillow, the same who as division commander in Mexof investing by land the positions occupied by Pillow. Although the distance was only about twenty asking for instructions. It was decided that Pillow should come out of his entrenchments and attacupon the rest of the enemy's line. As soon as Pillow had opened a passage, Buckner was to follow hin the river, an unaccountable caprice prompted Pillow to defer that movement till the following day.low with the rest of his division. As soon as Pillow had deployed his forces he took position on hi widening the passage which had been opened by Pillow. At this junction the Confederate leaders comf the fort, just commenced, was suspended; and Pillow, seeing the Federals forming again to recover ed up to the assault of the height occupied by Pillow, and carried it after a bloody engagement. Bument, on the one hand, relieved both Floyd and Pillow from their duties, and on the other, it impose[2 more...]