Named Entity Results, 1864 AD

Report of Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, U. S. Army, commanding armies of the United States, of operations march, 1864-May, 1865. headquarters armies of the United States, Washington, D. C., July 22, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the armies of the United States from the dNavy. The accompanying map, See explanatory foot-note, Vol, XXXII, Part III, p. 261. a copy of which was sent to General Sherman andl other commanders in March, 1864, shows by red lines the territory occupied by us at the beginning of the rebellion and at the opening of the campaign of 1864, while those in blue are the lines wh1864, while those in blue are the lines which it was proposed to occupy. Behind the Union lines there were many bands of guerrillas and a large population disloyal to the Government, making it necessary to guard every foot of road or river used in supplying our armies. In the South a reign of military despotism prevailed, which made every man and boy capable of beari

No. 2: organization of the Union (field) forces, commanded by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, in the Atlanta campaign, May 3-September Zzz 115 Addenda Abstract from returns showing the effective strength of the army in the field under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, during the campaign against Atlanta, Ga., 1864. Compiled mainly from tri-monthly returns. Zzz Effective strength of the army under Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, &c.-Continued. Zzz Effective strength of the army under Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, &c.-Continued. Recapitulation. Zzz

No. 4. report of Brig. Gen. William F. Barry, U. S. Army, Chief of artillery. Hdqrs., Mil. Div. Of the Mississippi, Atlanta, Ga., September 10, 1864. General: I have the honor to make the following report of the artillery of the active armies of the Military Division of the Mississippi for the campaign in Northern Georgia during the summer of 1864, which resulted in the capture of Atlanta: On the 20th of March, 1864, the date of my appointment as chief of artillery of your army, the field artillery of the four separate armies, which at that time composed your command, consisted of 16,250 men (effective), 530 guns, 4,300 horses, and 987 mules. The proportion of artillery to the aggregate infantry and cavalry force was about three guns to 1,000 men. The guns were of varied patterns, twelve different calibers being at that time in actual use. The severity of the campaigns of the previous autumn and winter had also reduced the number of draft animals much below what was ne

No. 14. report of Maj. Gen. David S. Stanley, U. S. Army, commanding First Division, of operations May 3-July 26. Hdqrs. Firt Division, Fourth Army Corps, 1864. I have the honor to state that at 12 m. on the 3d day of May the First Division, under my command, marched from its camp at Blue Springs, under orders to move to Catoosa Springs. The division took the main road to Dalton, and encamped the same night one mile south of Red Clay. Marching early the next morning, we reached d is a tabular monthly statement of the casualties of the division from the 1st of May to the 31st of July, 1864. All of which is respectfully submitted. D. S. Stanley, Major-General, Commanding First Division. Col. J. S. Fullerton, Assistant Adjutant-General. Inclosure. Consolidated report of casualties of the First Division, Fourth Army Corps, for the months of May, June, and July, 1864. Zzz D. S. Stanley, Major-General, Commanding. Atlanta, Ga., September--, 1864.

No. 19. report of Brig. Gen. Walter C. Whitaker, U. S. Army, commanding Second brigade, of operations May 3-June 30. Hdqrs. Second Brig., First Div., 4TH Army Corps, Atlanta, Ga., --, 1864. Sir: I submit the following report of the part taken by my brigade in the advance upon Atlanta; also a list of the killed, wounded, and missing: May the 3d the brigade-composed of the following regiments, Twenty-first Kentucky, Colonel Price; Ninety-sixth Illinois, Colonel Champion; Fortieth Ohio, Colonel Taylor; One hundred and fifteenth Illinois, Colonel Moore; Fifty-first Ohio, Colonel Mc-Clain; Ninety-ninth Ohio, Lieutenant-Colonel Cummins commanding; Eighty-fourth Indiana, Col. A. J. Neff, and Thirty-fifth Indiana. Major Dufficy commanding, and the Fifth Indiana Battery, Lieut. A. Morrison commanding, numbering 155 commissioned officers and 2,875 enlisted men, making a total of 3,028-left Blue Springs, near Cleveland, Tenn., en route for Atlanta, Ga. On the evening of the 4th

espectfully, John Newton, Brigadier-General, Commanding. Lieut. Col. J. S. Fullerton, Assistant Adjutant-General, Fourth Corps. Inclosure. Report of casualties in Second Division, Fourth Army Corps, in action of July 20, 1864, on Peach Tree Creek, Ga. Zzz Respectfully submitted. John Newton, Brigadier-General, Commanding. Hdqrs. Second Division, Fourth Army Corps, In the Field, July 21, 1864. Hdqrs. Second Division, Fourth Army Corps, Near Atlanta, Ga., September-, 1864. Colonel: I have the honor to forward the following report of the operations of the Second Division, Fourth Army Corps, during the present campaign: Tuesday, May 3, the division marched from Cleveland to Red Clay. May 4, marched from Red Clay to Catoosa Springs. May 5 and 6, remained at Catoosa Springs in position. May 7, marched from Catoosa Springs to Tunnel Hill, this division following a road on the left flank of that pursued by the other divisions of the corps, and took position

No. 38. report of Capt. Thomas J. Bryan, Seventy-fourth Illinois Infantry. Hdqrs. Seventy-Fourth Regt. Illinois Vol. Infty., Atlanta, Ga., September--, 1864. Colonel: In compliance with orders I have the honor to transmit the following report of the part taken by this regiment in the campaign which has just closed: The regiment, under command of Col. Jason Marsh, 384 strong, marched from Columbus, Tenn., on the 1st of May, 1864, and joined the brigade, then commanded by Col. F. T. Sherman, at Cleveland, Tenn., the following day. On the 3d of May, at 12 m., marched toward Dalton, in the course of the day passing through Red Clay, and bivouacking for the night at 6 p. m. near the Georgia line. May 4, marched at 8 a. m., camping at 4 p. m. near Catoosa Springs, where we lay until the 7th, when we marched at 5 a. m. During the day there was constant skirmishing in the advance, and little progress was made. At 1 p. m. camped near Tunnel Hill. May 8, marched at 11 a. m., ad

2, 1864. Sir: In regard to the operations of the Forty-second Illinois Infantry, I beg leave to report as follows: The regiment, under command of Lieut. Col. E. D. Swain, rejoined the brigade on the 6th of May last, after marching from Nashville. Tenn., on its return from veteran furlough, and reported for duty to General C. G. Harker, then commanding the brigade. On the following morning we resumed our march and entered upon a very eventful campaign, known as The Georgia campaign of 1864. When we rejoined the brigade we numbered 20 commissioned officers and 238 enlisted men. On the 8th of May we skirmished a part of the day and participated in the capture of Rocky Face Ridge, and went on picket in the evening, and were not relieved in time the next day to take part in the bloody and unsuccessful assault upon the enemy's fort on Buzzard Roost or Rocky Face, where our brigade lost so many of its brave officers and men. On the 13th we marched to the front with the balance of th

No. 53. reports of Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood, U. S. Army, commanding Third Division. Hdqrs. Third Division, Fourth Army Corps, Atlanta, Ga., September 10, 1864. Sir: The opening of the grand campaigns in the spring of 1864 witnessed a new phase in our military combinations. Previously dispersion of our troops, and of course of our efforts, had-been the order of the day; for the campaigns of the spring and summer of 1864 concentration of our troops had been wisely resolved on. In con1864 concentration of our troops had been wisely resolved on. In conformity with this principle of concentration large masses of troops were concentrated in and near the northwestern angle of Georgia in the latter part of April for the summer campaign into this State. The division which I have the honor to command, being the Third Division, of the Fourth Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, constituted a part of the troops so assembled, and it is the object of this report to present a faithful history of the part it bore in the grand campaign, which, extending o

Ohio Vol. Infty. Capt. John Crowell, Jr., Asst. Adjt. Gen., 2d Brig., 3d Div., 4th Army Corps. Hdqrs. Ninety-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Near Atlanta, Ga., September 12, 1864. Sir: I have the honor of submitting the following report of operations of the Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry in this campaign, under the command of Col. P. Sidney Post: The regiment, being detailed on picket when the brigade moved, was left on the picket-line with orders to move at 11 p. m. August 26, 1864. Rejoining the brigade at 5 a. m. on the 27th of August, moved with the brigade at 8 a. m., around to Red Oak, on the 28th. The regiment assisted in destroying the Montgomery railroad on tie 29th; returned to camp on the same day. Broke camp at 6 a. m. on the 30th and marched to a point near the Decatur road; found the enemy in line on the morning of the 31st. The regiment was placed in line of battle and commenced constructing rifle-pits. The enemy evacuating about 11 a. m., an advance w