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James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
g chief of staff and in immediate charge of the Second corps. Maj.-Gen. Leonidas Polk commanded the First corps, Maj.-Gen. W. J. Hardee the Third, and Maj.-Gen. John C. Breckinridge the Reserve corps. The Tennesseeans were assigned as follows: In Polk's corps, First division, Brig.-Gen. Charles Clark commanding—the Twelfth, Thiell. The battalion lost 55 in killed and wounded. Forrest's regiment of cavalry added renown to the reputation made at Fort Donelson. He was in advance of Breckinridge as he moved out of Corinth, covered the flank of our army with the greatest intelligence and courage, and participated in the movement which forced from Prentision, made a dash at his skirmish line, captured 50 prisoners, and held the enemy in check until ordered by General Hardee to retire. Colonel Forrest was with Breckinridge in covering the Confederate retreat to Corinth, and in a combat with the Federal advance was severely wounded. After the abandonment of the capital of Tenne
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
s corps included the divisions of Maj.-Gens. John C. Breckinridge, P. R. Cleburne and J. P. McCown.t were in Gen. William Preston's brigade of Breckinridge's division. The Second Tennessee, Col. W. gade, with Preston's, under orders from General Breckinridge, moved across Stone's river to the left On Friday afternoon, January 2d, Major-General Breckinridge was ordered by the commanding generaattery except two pieces. According to General Breckinridge, one was lost because there was but oneth was unequal to it. The boy named by General Breckinridge was Luke E. Wright, younger brother of epulsed. General Rosecrans reported that Breckinridge's attack was upon Van Cleve's division, supbrigade of Gen. John M. Palmer's division. Breckinridge advanced steadily, says Rosecrans, to withiblished at that time, were 5,520 strong. Breckinridge made the assault with a force of 4,500, of e and to defend himself from the assault of Breckinridge on the afternoon of the 2d of January. B[6 more...]
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
mith's and Stanford's Mississippi batteries. The divisions of Breckinridge and Cleburne were under the corps command of Lieut.-Gen. D. H. H Capt. John W. Mebane's battery was a part of Graves' battalion, Breckinridge's division. A. P. Stewart, promoted to major-general, commandill could not be found, and at daylight orders were sent to Generals Breckinridge and Cleburne of Hill's corps to advance with their divisione. The order was received in the presence of General Hill, who, Breckinridge reports, ordered a delay of the movement, and notified General Peir commands. At 10 a. m. the attack was made by Cleburne and Breckinridge, Cheatham by order of General Bragg being held in reserve. The been driven back, and his entire brigade was ordered to retire. Breckinridge, after a fierce combat at close quarters, routed the first line his original position. Finally, another advance was ordered and Breckinridge dashed over the enemy's breastworks in his front, though the ene
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 8: (search)
-General Stevenson, had six brigades at his disposal. When General Cheatham took command he was accompanied by Gen. John C. Breckinridge, and the two, in the presence of Cheatham's chief of staff, were urged by the commanding general to hasten to Lthe retirement of the troops except such as I received from him for those of my own division. Here we also met Major-General Breckinridge, who, when Major-General Cheatham took command, returned to his corps. The First brigade (Brown's Tennessee) was nearly exhausted, and it was quite dark—an hour after sunset. At this juncture, after a battle of two hours, General Breckinridge, the corps commander, came up from the rear, having heard the firing, and inquired, What command is this and why abeen broken and was in retreat, and ordered me to fall back. The darkness was Turner's protection, and the order from Breckinridge saved him from capture. The regiments on his right, he says, came out to the road within a few yards of the Federal l
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 13: (search)
her 11-inch pivot gun loaded with grape. Gift returned the fire with a shell that went through and through the No. 6, and then a port broadside took her disabled out of the action. The Arkansas now became the target for a hundred guns. Generals Breckinridge and Van Dorn, and thousands of Confederate soldiers, stood as silent witnesses of the uneven contest, unable to render the slightest assistance. It was a brave fight; nothing comparable to it at Manila or Santiago de Cuba. Gift fired ram her, but were driven off and disabled, and a mortar boat blown up. The crew of the Arkansas was now reduced to seventeen. With this small force, the repulse of these two vessels will always be considered her best achievement. When General Breckinridge entered upon his campaign against Baton Rouge, the co-operation of the Arkansas was expected, but her engines gave way in full view of the point of attack, and becoming unmanageable on account of a break in a vital part of her machinery,
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
s brigade, fired the last gun of the battle. At Missionary Ridge, commanding Breckinridge's division, he was first on duty in the trenches at the base of the ridge, afor active service in the field, he was ordered to report temporarily to General Breckinridge. After the war had ended, General Jackson, like the thousands of other was reorganized at Jackson, Miss., and re-elected Palmer as its colonel. In Breckinridge's brilliant, though unsuccessful charge at Murfreesboro on the 2d day of Janhiloh, where the colonel of the regiment, J. A. Battle, was captured. When Breckinridge attacked Baton Rouge on August 5, 1862, Smith had been promoted to colonel othough exposed to the fire of the Federal fleet as well as of the army. General Breckinridge says in his report of the battle: Colonel Smith, commanding Fourth brigal, December 13, 1862, and in January was given command of Hanson's, formerly Breckinridge's Kentucky brigade, which he relinquished to take command of Donelson's Tenn