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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—Kentucky (search)
rendezvous for the various columns which had left Louisville. Only one Federal division, that of Sill, detached from McCook's corps, proceeded in the direction of Lexington to cover the left of the aragg had come in person. But at the very moment of the ceremony, some scouts who had encountered Sill's troops arrived with the announcement that the whole Federal army was marching upon that capital, and on the same heights. His soldiers came up fatigued by the heat and by thirst. Deprived of Sill's troops, this corps was reduced to two divisions —Rousseau's, numbering seven thousand men, and around Bryantsville. After crossing Chaplin's Creek, Buell decided to wait for the arrival of Sill before attempting the passage of Duck River, and on the 16th he stationed his army between Dicksvacross the roads from Macksville to Harrodsburg, and from Perryville to Danville. On the 11th, Sill reached Perryville, after encountering the rear of Kirby Smith near Lawrenceburg. Frankfort had
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—Tennessee. (search)
heir preparations were completed. On the 27th of November, Sill's division thus advanced as far as Lavergne, where it encou cedar wood. Two of Sheridan's brigades, under Roberts and Sill, formed a continuation of the Federal line along the margind in front of Sheridan's right and commenced an attack upon Sill's brigade; following the clearings, they turned one of the count. Just as Vaughn's troops were beginning to give way, Sill, boldly resuming the offensive, charged them at the head ofision, struck the extremity of Sheridan's line, where stood Sill's soldiers, scarcely recovered from a too-dearly-bought sucorder to effect this conversion, he brought the brigades of Sill and Schaeffer to the rear, and, as soon as the Confederatesessively, Roberts and Schaeffer having both been killed, as Sill had been an hour before; the enemy, no way discouraged by tWood and Van Cleve, were wounded; three brigade commanders, Sill, Schaeffer and Roberts, had been killed; a fourth, Kirk, wa
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), chapter 9 (search)
Commander-in-chief, Major-General D. C. Buell. Second in Command, Major-general Thomas. 1st corps (left wing), Brigadier-general A. M. McCook. 1st Division (Sill, commander ad interim). Brigade, Sill; brigade, ...... Division, Rousseau. 9th Brigade, Harris; 17th Brigade, Lytle; 18th Brigade, Starkweather. 10th DivisiSill; brigade, ...... Division, Rousseau. 9th Brigade, Harris; 17th Brigade, Lytle; 18th Brigade, Starkweather. 10th Division, Jackson. 33d Brigade, Terrill Killed in battle.; 34th Brigade, Webster. 2d corps (right wing), Brigadier-general Crittenden. Division, Wood. Brigade, Wagner; brigade, ...... Division, W. S. Smith. Brigade, .....; brigade, ..... Division, ...... Brigade, ....; brigade, ...... 3d corps (centre), Brigadier-ges. Post's brigade, Carlin's brigade, Woodruff's brigade (32). Division, Johnson. Willich's brigade, Kirk's brigade, Baldwin's brigade. Division, Sheridan. Sill's brigade, Roberts' brigade, Schaeffer's brigade. Cavalry Division, Stanley. Zahn's brigade, Kennet's brigade, Minty's brigade. Engineer brigade, Morton.