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James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2: (search)
retreated without molestation from the enemy to his original camp, and during the night fell back to the south side of the Cumberland river, abandoning from necessity his artillery, ammunition, wagons, horses and stores of every description. General Thomas had in action, or in striking distance, the Ninth, Fourteenth, Seventeenth, Thirty-first and Thirty-eighth Ohio regiments; the Second Minnesota, Tenth Indiana, Carter's Tennessee brigade, Tenth and Twelfth Kentucky regiments, Wolford's cavalr, 22 wounded; Twenty-fifth Tennessee, 10 killed, 28 wounded; Seventeenth Tennessee, I killed, 25 wounded; Twenty-eighth Tennessee, 3 killed, 4 wounded; Twenty-ninth Tennessee, 5 killed, 12 wounded; Sixteenth Alabama, 9 killed, 5 wounded. General Thomas reported his loss at 39 killed, 207 wounded. The State of Tennessee echoed the words of General Crittenden when he reported the death of General Zollicoffer: In counsel he has always shown wisdom, and in battle braved dangers, while coolly dir
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
Hardee. The right and left were withdrawn, and the forces concentrated at Murfreesboro ready to receive the attack made by Rosecrans. Rosecrans' plan of movement was for Major-General McCook with three divisions to advance by Triune, Maj.-Gen. George H. Thomas to advance on his right with two divisions, Major-General Crittenden with three divisions to move directly on Murfreesboro. At 3 o'clock p. m. of the 30th, General Palmer, in advance, sent back a signal message that he was in sight of promotion Sergt. Frank Battle for conspicuous gallantry. After four color-bearers of the Twentieth had been shot down and the regiment was in confusion, he seized the colors and bravely rallied the men under my eye. It was stated by Maj.-Gen. George H. Thomas, Federal, in his official report of the battle, referring to the assault made by Breckinridge: I sent orders to Negley to advance to the support of Crittenden's troops. This order was obeyed in most gallant style and resulted in the c
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
that the left of Major-General Stewart's division, stationed between Fairfield and Hoover's gap, had been turned, he decided to withdraw the army of Tennessee to Tullahoma. This flank attack was made by the Federal corps commanded by Maj.-Gen. George H. Thomas, and was met by Bushrod Johnson's, Clayton's and Bate's brigades, of Stewart's division, and Liddell's and Wood's brigades, of Cleburne's division, Hardee's corps. General Bragg, under date of July 3d, referred to these engagements as stinguished editor, then assistant secretary of war, reported to his chief that Chickamauga is as fatal a name in our history as Bull Run. The field was abandoned by the commanding general and two of his corps commanders, Crittenden and McCook. Thomas held the Federal left until his line of works was assaulted and carried by the brigade of Brigadier-General Polk, and until Bushrod Johnson flanked and passed to the rear of Gordon Granger; about that time Kelly's brigade of Preston's division ha
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 8: (search)
emained inactive for two months, until the 25th of November, when it was driven from its position and forced back to Dalton, Ga. On the 16th of October, General Rosecrans was superseded in the command of the army of the Cumberland by Maj.-Gen. George H. Thomas, and the military division of the Mississippi, consisting of the departments of the Cumberland, Ohio and Tennessee, was created, with Maj.-Gen. U. S. Grant in command. General Bragg preferred charges against Lieutenant-General Polk fs slow to claim the great victory he had won. At 7:15 p. m. of the 25th of November he advised the general-in-chief of the Federal army, I have no idea of finding Bragg here to-morrow. It was not until the morning of the 27th that the advance of Thomas' forces under Hooker and Palmer reached the front of the Confederate rear guard of Hardee's corps under Cleburne, less than 20 miles away, at Ringgold, Ga. Cleburne's command consisted of 4,157 men; his retirement to this place had been leisur
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
ivision having already been sent to the support of Brigadier-General Cantey. On the arrival of Hardee's corps it was fiercely attacked by the army of the Ohio, commanded by Major-General Schofield, and Palmer's corps, with the result that Gen. Geo. H. Thomas reported to the commanding general under date of May 14th, that the position in front of Palmer and Schofield cannot be carried, adding, Howard's corps is moving in on Schofield's left. With this force, heavy skirmishing with frequent ass the defense. The advancing column came like a great surge of the sea, and the resistance was like that of the rock upon which the billows break; 385 Federal dead were left lying in front of Maney's brigade, and 415 in front of Vaughan's. Gen. Geo. H. Thomas officially reported the loss of the army of the Cumberland during the month of June at 5,747, three-fourths of which must have occurred in front of the dead angle. On the 29th a truce was agreed to at the request of the Federal commander
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 10: (search)
to the sea, at the same time affording time to General Thomas, who had been sent to Tennessee, for the concen now 23,053 strong, opposed to an army under Gen. George H. Thomas of more than three times that number. On ber 120 were killed. On the morning of the 16th, Thomas made a general attack on the Confederate line of baSchofield and A. J. Smith. Referring to it, Major-General Thomas reported, Our loss was remarkably small, sca an engagement or a contest; and the wonder is that Thomas, with a large and well-appointed army, more than tred to rise as difficulties multiplied. Maj.-Gen. George H. Thomas in his official report says of Hood's arm64, shows his effective strength at 23,053, and General Thomas states that during the two days operations theraten and punished day by day so thoroughly that General Thomas was forced to admit that the rear guard was undavannah, Ga., January 21, 1865, addressed to Gen. George H. Thomas (see Vol. XLV, War Records, Part 2, page 62
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
t drove the enemy back toward the position subsequently held with such heroism by Virginian George H. Thomas, the Rock of Chickamauga. As a result of this first day's fight, the brigade was fully armuthority. His brigade was part of the force with which General Crittenden made an attack on General Thomas not far from Mill Spring, Ky., January, 1862, and in the report of the affair by Crittenden, was made under a scathing fire; and his chief, Major-General Wilson, in his report to Maj.-Gen. George H. Thomas, said the assault was made under a withering fire of musketry and grape, but in this ldefenders of the fort at 18 killed and 28 seriously wounded, mostly shot through the head. General Thomas reported the affair to General Grant on the 1st of June, and stated that the defense was stu commanded by Pender at Gettysburg. It comprised Lane's North Carolina brigade, five regiments; Thomas' Georgia brigade, four regiments; McGowan's South Carolina brigade, five regiments; and Scales'