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June 7th, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 47
bring on my entire force. The people attribute the suddenness of the evacuation to the attempt made night before last to sink one of their gunboats at Fort Pillow. Randolph, like Fort Pillow, is weak, and could not have held out long against a vigorous attack. The people express a desire for the restoration of the old order of things, though still professing to be secessionists. Chas. Ellet, Jr., Colonel, Commanding Ram Flotilla. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Washington, June 7, 1862. Col. Charles Ellet, Jr., Commander of Ram Fleet on the Mississippi (via Cairo): Your several dispatches have been received and your proceedings cordially approved. The Department regrets that you have had to encounter so much opposition in the employment of your force, and hopes that the obstacles will give way before your energetic purpose. You will return the thanks of the Department to the gallant volunteers and soldiers of your command, of whose patriotic and generous courage ho
May 28th, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 47
tory 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 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 able to strike him a severe blow, which cannot be done here, where he is so close to his supplies, I have concluded to withdraw on the 30th instant from this place for the present before he can compel me to do so by his superiority of numbers. The evacuation of this place necessarily involves that of your present position, which you have so long and gallantly defended; hence I have this day telegraphed y
June 3rd, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 47
June 3-5, 1862.-evacuation 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 War. No. 3.-L. D. McKissick. No. 4.-Brig. Gen. J. B. ry confidence, and will not fail to support you and your command. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. No. 3. Report of L. D. McKissick. Memphis, June 3, 1862. I telegraphed General Villepigue to-day, asking him if he could hold Fort Pillow three days, until we could get telegraph wire and instruments down. Just 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 cover their retreat. My cavalry hav
June 5th, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 47
June 3-5, 1862.-evacuation 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 War. No. 3.-L. D. McKissick. No. 4.-Brig. Gen. J. B. Vstructions 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 for a combined assault on the fort at 7 a. m. at a weak and accessible point, but the works were abandoned last nigh 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 an
June 8th (search for this): chapter 47
t below the fort, and four others at Randolph, a few miles farther down. Commodore Davis will not join me in a movement against them nor contribute a gunboat to my expedition, nor allow any of his men to volunteer, so as to stimulate the pride and emulation 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 dema
June 5th (search for this): chapter 47
espectfully, 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 doubtful crew and ascertaining the strength of the enemy's position, I determined yesterday to take the Queen of the West and try to reach a rebel steamer lying around Craighead's Point, ate the pride and emulation 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 imm
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