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Grenada (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 47
Villepigue, Brigadier-General, Commanding. L. D. McKISSICK. General Ruggles, Grenada. No. 4.-report of Brig. Gen. John B. Villepigue, C. S. Army, with instructfrom General Beauregard. Fort Pillow, June 3, 1862. Sir: Am ordered to Grenada, to take command, organize, fortify, &c. My troops have all left; am remainingigadier-General, Commanding. Daniel Ruggles, Brigadier-General, Commanding at Grenada. headquarters Western Department, Corinth, May 28, 1862. General: Wislsewhere, on their way westward, you will immediately evacuate Fort Pillow for Grenada by the best and shortest route. Should you, however, consider it necessaryand ability, not being able to judge from here of your facilities for reaching Grenada. I am of opinion, however, that he will venture slowly and cautiously westwarguns, &c.-that you will not be able to carry off with you; and on arriving at Grenada you will assume immediate command of all troops there assembled, to organize a
Jonathan B. Villepigue (search for this): chapter 47
ply: Will endeavor to do so, but fear disaster; have sent off all ma troops. Cavalhy from above have not arrived as ordered. A great number of desertions; and the enemy captured 4 men this morning, and of course know everything. Jno. B. Villepigue, Brigadier-General, Commanding. L. D. McKISSICK. General Ruggles, Grenada. No. 4.-report of Brig. Gen. John B. Villepigue, C. S. Army, with instructions and congratulatory orders from General Beauregard. Fort Pillow, June 3, 1862ada, to take command, organize, fortify, &c. My troops have all left; am remaining behind to cover their retreat. My cavalry have not yet arrived from above. Enemy captured 4 men this morning; fear they understand my situation. Jno. B. Villepigue, Brigadier-General, Commanding. Daniel Ruggles, Brigadier-General, Commanding at Grenada. headquarters Western Department, Corinth, May 28, 1862. General: Wishing to take the enemy farther into the interior, where I hope to be ab
Troxell (search for this): chapter 47
the intention of surprising and storming the fort, and all arrangements perfected for having a combined attack between the land forces and the gunboats last evening; but appearances, as well as the statement of a deserter last evening, made us apprehend that the enemy was evacuating. Therefore, instead of marching by the contemplated route, I dropped down at 3 a. m. with a small party on one of the transports (the Hetty Gilmore), preceded by open row-boats, containing Captain Sill and Lieutenant Troxell, with a few men. We dropped directly but cautiously toward the fort, and found our apprehensions verified. The enemy was gone, having left at about 1 or 2 o'clock this morning. We found they had destroyed or carried away nearly all the property of the fort; the gun-carriages were burned and burning, and many of the guns that could not be removed were burst. The Hetty Gilmore, in passing the ram fleet and Benton, gave notice what her signal would be if the enemy had left and what if
G. T. Beauregard (search for this): chapter 47
. D. McKissick. No. 4.-Brig. Gen. J. B. Villepigue, C. S. Army, with instructions and congratulatory orders from General Beauregard. No. 1.-reports of Col. Graham N. Fitch, Forty-sixth Indiana Infantry. Fort Pillow, Tenn., June 5, 1862-4.3a. No. 4.-report of Brig. Gen. John B. Villepigue, C. S. Army, with instructions and congratulatory orders from General Beauregard. Fort Pillow, June 3, 1862. Sir: Am ordered to Grenada, to take command, organize, fortify, &c. My troops hue to meet with success in the defense of our cause and country, I remain, respectfully, your obedient servant, G. T. Beauregard, General, Commanding. Brig. Gen. J. B. Villepigue, Commanding at Fort Pillow, Tenn. General orders, no. 67. Hdqrace of superior numbers with a success equaled only by the brilliancy of his defense. Such devotion to duty is worthy of appreciation and the approval of the country. By command of General Beauregard: Geo. Wm. Brent, Acting Chief of Staff.
George William Brent (search for this): chapter 47
, G. T. Beauregard, General, Commanding. Brig. Gen. J. B. Villepigue, Commanding at Fort Pillow, Tenn. General orders, no. 67. Hdqrs. Western Department, Tupelo, Miss., June 11, 1862. The commander of the forces calls the attention of the army to the prolonged defense of Fort Pillow by Brig. Gen. John B. Villepigue and the gallant soldiers under his command. The defense was conducted with skill, vigor, and intrepidity. Week after week he and his resolute comrades in arms in open batteries kept back the enemy's superior land and naval forces, and when the purposes and designs of the campaign had been accomplished, under circumstances of difficulty which also attest the ability of the general, he brought off his command in the face of superior numbers with a success equaled only by the brilliancy of his defense. Such devotion to duty is worthy of appreciation and the approval of the country. By command of General Beauregard: Geo. Wm. Brent, Acting Chief of Staff.
John B. Villepigue (search for this): chapter 47
ordered. A great number of desertions; and the enemy captured 4 men this morning, and of course know everything. Jno. B. Villepigue, Brigadier-General, Commanding. L. D. McKISSICK. General Ruggles, Grenada. No. 4.-report of Brig. Gen. John B. Villepigue, C. S. Army, with instructions and congratulatory orders from General Beauregard. Fort Pillow, June 3, 1862. Sir: Am ordered to Grenada, to take command, organize, fortify, &c. My troops have all left; am remaining behind to cVillepigue, Commanding at Fort Pillow, Tenn. General orders, no. 67. Hdqrs. Western Department, Tupelo, Miss., June 11, 1862. The commander of the forces calls the attention of the army to the prolonged defense of Fort Pillow by Brig. Gen. John B. Villepigue and the gallant soldiers under his command. The defense was conducted with skill, vigor, and intrepidity. Week after week he and his resolute comrades in arms in open batteries kept back the enemy's superior land and naval forces, a
Samuel Benton (search for this): chapter 47
Gilmore), preceded by open row-boats, containing Captain Sill and Lieutenant Troxell, with a few men. We dropped directly but cautiously toward the fort, and found our apprehensions verified. The enemy was gone, having left at about 1 or 2 o'clock this morning. We found they had destroyed or carried away nearly all the property of the fort; the gun-carriages were burned and burning, and many of the guns that could not be removed were burst. The Hetty Gilmore, in passing the ram fleet and Benton, gave notice what her signal would be if the enemy had left and what if they remained, and was followed very soon by Colonel Ellets rams, and after an interval by the gunboats and the other transports, the signal that there was no enemy in sight having been given. I am not able to state at this time the amount of property in the fort, but my impression is that it cannot be properly garrisoned without a new armament and a corps of artillerists. For all practical purposes one or two gunbo
G. N. Fitch (search for this): chapter 47
mulation of my own. I shall therefore first weed out some bad material, and then go without him. Respectfully, Chas. Ellet, Jr., Colonel, Commanding. Hon. E. M. Stanton. opposite Randolph, 12 miles below Fort Pillow, June 5 (via Cairo, June 8), 1862. Sir: To my mortification the enemy evacuated Fort Pillow last night. They carried away or destroyed everything of value. Early this morning Lieutenant-Colonel Ellet and a few men in a yawl went ashore, followed immediately by Colonel Fitch and a part of his command. The gunboats then came down and anchored across the channel. I proceeded with three rams 12 miles below the fort to a point opposite Randolph, and sent Lieutenant-Colonel Ellet ashore, with a flag of truce, to demand the surrender of the place. Their forces had all lefttwo of their gunboats only an hour or two before we approached. The people seemed to respect the flag which Lieutenant-Colonel Ellet planted. The guns had been dismantled and some piles of c
Graham N. Fitch (search for this): chapter 47
uation of Fort Pillow, Tenn., by the Confederates and its occupation by the Union forces. Reports, etc. No. 1.-Col. Graham N. Fitch, Forty-sixth Indiana Infantry. No. 2.-Col. Charles Ellet, jr., with congratulatory letter from the Secretary of Villepigue, C. S. Army, with instructions and congratulatory orders from General Beauregard. No. 1.-reports of Col. Graham N. Fitch, Forty-sixth Indiana Infantry. Fort Pillow, Tenn., June 5, 1862-4.30 a. m. Arrangements were completed formmissary stores destroyed. We are in possession, but propose proceeding to-day toward Memphis. I report by mail. G. N. Fitch, Colonel, Commanding Brigade. Major-General Pope, Commanding District of Mississippi. Fort Pillow, Tenn., June 5, 186 property. Captain Davis, commanding flotilla, leaves also one gunboat. I await orders. Yours, respectfully, G. N. Fitch, Colonel, Commanding Brigade. Maj. Gen. John Pope, Comdg. District of Mississippi. No. 2.-reports of Col. Charles
John Pope (search for this): chapter 47
accessible point, but the works were abandoned last night, and the guns and commissary stores destroyed. We are in possession, but propose proceeding to-day toward Memphis. I report by mail. G. N. Fitch, Colonel, Commanding Brigade. Major-General Pope, Commanding District of Mississippi. Fort Pillow, Tenn., June 5, 1862-4.30 a. m. On June 1 a laborious reconnaissance was made, which developed the fact that behind Flower Island, parallel with the chute between that island and the mained directly toward Memphis this p. m., leaving one company here to collect the property. Captain Davis, commanding flotilla, leaves also one gunboat. I await orders. Yours, respectfully, G. N. Fitch, Colonel, Commanding Brigade. Maj. Gen. John Pope, Comdg. District of Mississippi. No. 2.-reports of Col. Charles Ellet, jr., commanding Ram flotilla. Mississippi River, above Fort Pillow, June 4 (via Cairo, June 5), 1862. Sir: For the purpose of testing the temper of a doubtf
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