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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—the American army. (search)
ated but for the timely arrival of Captain Braxton Bragg, who, crossing the field of battle from one side to the other with his battery, saved them from utter destruction. Jefferson Davis never forgot this service, and ever after showed great favor to Bragg, for which he was severely blamed when this officer had attained the highest ranks in the Confederate army. Among the other officers who distinguished themselves on that memorable occasion, mention has been made of the names of Sherman, Thomas, Reynolds, and French, all of whom became celebrated afterward in the Federal ranks. In the mean time, the artillery on one side, two regiments of cavalry and three battalions of infantry on the other, continued alone to make resistance, and the Mexicans, notwithstanding their losses, might, by a final effort, have secured the victory. Their mounted men, bestriding horses caparisoned in all that gorgeousness of colors which is so attractive to southern people, and brandishing their lance
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the first conflict. (search)
les, who had rendered a great service to his country by taking upon himself the responsibility of occupying Baltimore, but who was afterwards to injure his cause by resorting to unnecessary severities in New Orleans, found himself, by a singular coincidence, chief in command at Big Bethel and at the first attack on Fort Fisher, and was thus both the first and the last general beaten by the Confederates. But, on the other hand, the names of Grant, Sherman, Meade, Kearney, Hooker, Slocum, and Thomas, which were among the first promotions, show that Mr. Lincoln knew from the outset how to select men worthy of his entire confidence. The personal aides-de-camp of the generals in command, from the rank of lieutenant to that of colonel, did not appertain to any contingent; they received their rank directly from the President, without any reference to the sanction of the Senate; but these grades, whether conferred on persons belonging to the regular army or to the volunteer staff, accordin
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
those we have just related. Anderson had been replaced in his command by General Sherman. The comprehensive mind of this true soldier enabled him to understand at a glance how greatly above the resources at his disposal was the task imposed upon him, and he refused to undertake a partisan warfare (petite guerre) which could be productive of no results. He expressed his convictions with his usual precision, and without any regard for those illusions in which he did not participate. General L. Thomas having been sent by the Secretary of War to inspect his troops, he told that officer in positive terms that it would require sixty thousand men to subdue Kentucky, and two hundred thousand to conquer the Confederate armies between the Mississippi and the Alleghanies. Nobody would believe him, while many persons pronounced him crazy; and shortly after, he was deprived of a command of which he was deemed unworthy. Before long he was to be gloriously avenged for this temporary injustice
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—the first winter. (search)
inning of January he determined to prevent that march, and sent General Thomas from Louisville with one of the four divisions of the army of Kdge the Confederates from their positions on the Cumberland River. Thomas left his cantonments at Lebanon, where he formed the left wing of tin a westerly direction towards Columbia and Jamestown (Kentucky). Thomas thus threatened to occupy the borders of the Cumberland below Mill force of from five to six thousand. He was in hopes of surprising Thomas before the latter had been able to effect a junction with Schopf, agade of Carter having come to the assistance of the Federal centre, Thomas detached Colonel Fry with the Fourth Kentucky from that portion of r wounded in all. Their victory was complete. On the same evening, Thomas, after receiving an important reinforcement from Schopf, appeared bThe Confederate army was annihilated. During this short campaign Thomas displayed some of those military qualities which at a later period