hide Sorting

You can sort these results in two ways:

By entity
Chronological order for dates, alphabetical order for places and people.
By position (current method)
As the entities appear in the document.

You are currently sorting in ascending order. Sort in descending order.

hide Most Frequent Entities

The entities that appear most frequently in this document are shown below.

Entity Max. Freq Min. Freq
U. S. Grant 2,686 0 Browse Search
William T. Sherman 907 5 Browse Search
John A. McClernand 543 7 Browse Search
Henry W. Halleck 511 7 Browse Search
James B. McPherson 400 2 Browse Search
Pemberton 351 3 Browse Search
A. E. Burnside 308 0 Browse Search
W. T. Sherman 300 0 Browse Search
Braxton Bragg 251 1 Browse Search
W. S. Rosecrans 246 0 Browse Search
View all entities in this document...

Browsing named entities in a specific section of Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1. Search the whole document.

Found 945 total hits in 120 results.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...
Pittsburg Landing (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
re without result, and Smith returned to Pittsburg Landing, on the western bank of the Tennessee. issippi river from the national armies. Pittsburg Landing is nineteen miles from Corinth. The Trman, and Hurlbut. The last two were at Pittsburg Landing, and Lewis Wallace at Crump's Landing, oons as fast as boats could carry them, up to Pittsburg. Lewis Wallace was considered to be within at Savanna, Grant visited the forces at Pittsburg Landing daily. Brigadier-General Prentiss was Grant was riding back from the front to Pittsburg Landing, after dark on the 4th, the night being lbut's, if necessary. I will return to Pittsburg Landing at an early hour to-morrow, and ride outon, and reaching back from the bluffs at Pittsburg Landing, from two and a half to three miles. Snaats will be in readiness to transport you to Pittsburg; and still later, another dispatch was sent: officer, advance forces, Buell's army, near Pittsburg: The attack on my forces has been very spiri[18 more...]
Cairo, Ill. (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
nformed General Cullum that General Buell ordered General Smith from Clarksville, to join him at Nashville. On the 1st of March: I have informed the general commanding the department, generally through his chief of staff, every day since leaving Cairo, of my wants, what information was obtained of the enemy, etc. The same dispatch contained a detailed declaration of the needs of the command, for the information of General Halleck. Up to this time, no hint of dissatisfaction had been received ery best to obey orders, and to carry out the interests of the service. If my course is not satisfactory, remove me at once. I do not wish in any way to impede the success of our arms. I have averaged writing more than once a day since leaving Cairo, to keep you informed of my position, and it is no fault of mine if you have not received my letters. My going to Nashville was strictly intended for the good of the service, and not to gratify any desire of my own. Believing sincerely that
Paris, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
? Grant replied on the 5th: Your dispatch of yesterday is just received. Troops will be sent under command of Major-General Smith, as directed. I had prepared a different plan, intending General Smith to command the forces which should go to Paris and Humboldt, while I would command the expedition upon Eastport, Corinth, and Jackson, in person. . . I am not aware of ever having disobeyed any order from your headquarters—certainly never intended such a thing. I have reported almost daily rs old, and the exposure he underwent at Fort Donelson produced an illness, which proved fatal before the next summer. Halleck, meanwhile, continued his cautions to Grant. On the 13th, he telegraphed: Don't bring on any general engagement at Paris. If the enemy appear in force, our troops must fall back. And on the 16th: As the enemy is evidently in strong force, my instructions not to advance, so as to bring on a general engagement, must be strictly obeyed. General Smith must hold his
Lake Providence (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
er arms; and the other division commanders, admonished by the movements of the last few days, had their horses saddled, and were breakfasting early to be ready in case of an attack. It was well known the enemy were approaching our lines, and there had been more or less skirmishing for three days preceding the battle. The consequence was our breakfasts were ordered at an early hour, and our horses saddled to be ready in case of an attack. Report of Major-General McPherson, dated Lake Providence, La., March 26, 1863. McPherson at this time was on Grant's staff; he was at W. H. L. Wallace's headquarters on the night of the 5th, and on the morning of the 6th. They at once put their commands into line. The entire national force on the ground at the time of the assault, was thirty-three thousand effective men. Lewis Wallace had about five thousand more, at Crump's landing, making Grant's whole force between fifty and sixty-regiments. Grant estimated the enemy's strength at sixt
Owl Creek (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ke creek on the north, and Lick creek on the south, run almost at right angles with the Tennessee, and empty into it about three miles apart. These were the right and left defences of the national line, and between them the battle was fought. Owl creek, a small stream running north, and nearly parallel with the Tennessee, empties into Snake creek, about three miles from the river, and covered part of the right front of the national army. All these streams were flooded. The line faced mainlyk almost wholly in front. Sherman was posted on the right, in advance of the rest of the army, and near a log chapel, known as Shiloh meeting-house; his division lay directly across the main Corinth road, but his right was refused, resting on Owl creek and covering the Purdy road. This posi tion became the key-point of the fight, and from Shiloh church the battle took its name. The main effort of the enemy for many hours was to get around this flank, and thus to the rear of Grant's army. O
Hamburg, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
g Memphis and the Mississippi river from the national armies. Pittsburg Landing is nineteen miles from Corinth. The Tennessee, at this time, flooded all its shores, except the two or three bluffs where landings had been established (Savanna, Hamburg, Crump's, and Pittsburg), so that no foothold could be obtained at any point on the river near Corinth, except at these localities. The obvious advantage which the west bank of the river presented was, that a rapid movement could at any time beommanded by W. H. L. Wallace; its place was in rear, and to the right of Sherman, supporting the right wing of the army. Each of the divisions in the front line was posted so as to cover the junction of important roads, leading on the left to Hamburg, on the right to Crump's Landing, and those in front to Corinth and Purdy. To the right and rear of Sherman, the Crump's Landing road crosses Snake creek, and here a military bridge had recently been built, principally by Lewis Wallace's troops
Bull Run, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
army was in motion for the Tennessee, and he himself was again at Fort Henry. On the 3d of March, without a syllable of previous explanation or intimation to Grant, Halleck sent the following dispatch to the general-in-chief, at Washington. I have had no communication with General Grant for more than a week. He left his command without my authority, and went to Nashville. His army seems to be as much demoralized by the victory of Fort Donelson as was that of the Potomac by the defeat of Bull Run. It is hard to censure a successful general immediately after a victory, but I think he richly deserves it. I can get no returns, no reports, no information of any kind from him. Satisfied with his victory, he sits down and enjoys it, without any regard to the future. I am worn out and tired by this neglect and inefficiency. C. F. Smith is almost the only officer equal to the emergency. The next day, having probably received authority from Washington, he telegraphed to Grant: You will p
Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
d an overthrow. But, whatever injury the spirit of the troops sustained, was the result of the distrust manifested by Halleck, and not of the victory of Shiloh. Until this battle, Grant had supposed, as nearly every one else did at the North, that one or two victories for the Union would induce the South to return to its allegiance; but, when the rebels recovered so soon from the crushing defeat of Donelson to make the prodigious effort of Shiloh; when even the loss of Nashville, and Bowling Green, and Columbus, and nearly all of Kentucky and Tennessee, appeared not to lessen their energy or overcome their determination, he became certain that the contest was to be prolonged and intense, beyond any thing that had yet been seen. This belief developed his peculiar views of the manner in which the war should be carried on. He thought then, and remained firm in the conviction ever afterwards, that it was not extended territory, nor capital cities, nor fortified places, that should b
Purdy (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
the command, and he was therefore left to guard the Purdy road. McClernand was detained a day or two, by lacnts of rebel infantry, and twelve hundred cavalry at Purdy, and an equal if not larger force at Bethel, four miwould indicate that the enemy are sending a force to Purdy, and, it may be, with a view to attack General Wallat was refused, resting on Owl creek and covering the Purdy road. This posi tion became the key-point of the fio Crump's Landing, and those in front to Corinth and Purdy. To the right and rear of Sherman, the Crump's Land's Landing, but his troops were stretched out on the Purdy road, so as to be ready to move either to Pittsburg or Purdy, as circumstances might require. There were no intrenchments, for the Western troops had not yet lear a probable movement upon him, from the direction of Purdy, his situation being isolated, and somewhat exposed.g that he had taken the wrong road, marching towards Purdy instead of to Pittsburg; yet, his troops had helped
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
, and the objective point of any operations of the national commanders. It was the key to the whole railroad system of communication between the great states of Tennessee and Mississippi, and, consequently, to the possession of Tennessee itself, covering Memphis and the Mississippi river from the national armies. Pittsburg LandinTennessee itself, covering Memphis and the Mississippi river from the national armies. Pittsburg Landing is nineteen miles from Corinth. The Tennessee, at this time, flooded all its shores, except the two or three bluffs where landings had been established (Savanna, Hamburg, Crump's, and Pittsburg), so that no foothold could be obtained at any point on the river near Corinth, except at these localities. The obvious advantage whihing defeat of Donelson to make the prodigious effort of Shiloh; when even the loss of Nashville, and Bowling Green, and Columbus, and nearly all of Kentucky and Tennessee, appeared not to lessen their energy or overcome their determination, he became certain that the contest was to be prolonged and intense, beyond any thing that
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...