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Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
after several hours' fighting he had fallen back to a grove just back of the penitentiary. The fight was hot and stubborn, and here the division met the greatest loss. Colonel Hunt was shot down, and at the suggestion of General Clark, Capt. John A. Buckner, General Breckinridge's adjutant-general, was placed in command of the brigade. Shortly afterward General Clark received a wound thought to be mortal, when under some misapprehension the First brigade of his division began to fall back, a due regard to other exigencies and interests, should be temporarily withdrawn from other duty and attached to the army entering that State. We would therefore respectfully suggest that Major-General Breckinridge, with his division generals, Buckner and Marshall, be sent to Kentucky. We have the honor to be very respectfully, Your obedient servants, John W. Crockett, Geo. W. Ewing, H. C. Burnett, R. J. Breckinridge, E. M. Bruce, Henry E. Read, W. E. Simms, W. B. Machen, Geo. B
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 15: (search)
tery, Capt J. J. Ingram; Kentucky cavalry company, Capt. R. E. Roberts. General Buckner's division consisted of four brigades, commanded by Generals Liddell, Clebbattle, when General Buford was transferred to the Mississippi department. General Buckner did not continue long in Tennessee, but was assigned to the command of Mobermined to attack on the morning of the 31st. With that view Cleburne's (late Buckner's) division was moved on the night of the 30th to the extreme left, General Haf the enemy was establishing himself on the east bank of the river, Lieut.-Col. John A. Buckner and Maj. Rice E. Graves, with Captain Byrne's battery and a portion indeed, in the discharge of every duty. It gives me pleasure to name Lieutenant-Colonel Buckner, assistant adjutant-general, who was absent on leave, but returned upanied my headquarters and pursued his duties through the fire of Wednesday. Mr. Buckner, and Mr. Zantzinger, of Kentucky, attached themselves to me for the occasio
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 16: (search)
Chapter 16: General Bragg's army in winter quarters death of Colonel Trabue visit of General Joseph E. Johnston Drills and reviews Theodore O'Hara Confederate Reverses General Breckinridge's division sent to Mississippi General Buckner assigned to the command of the department of East Tennessee, and General Preston to that of southwest Virginia fall of Vicksburg. operations in Mississippi capture of Colonel Streight's command by General Forrest Federal advance in Terom Kentucky, was compelled to resign, and was succeeded by Lieut.-Col. J. W. Caldwell. General Preston was in May ordered to the command of the department of Southwestern Virginia, to succeed Gen. Humphrey Marshall, and about the same time General Buckner was transferred from Mobile to command the department of East Tennessee. With the departure of General Breckinridge on the 25th there were no Kentucky troops left in Tennessee except the cavalry. Upon the arrival of his division in Missi
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 17: (search)
victory Charles A. Dana's opinion Breckinridge, Buckner and Preston. The danger threatening Chattanooga ing advanced into east Tennessee from Kentucky, General Buckner had evacuated Knoxville on the 25th of August, rom southwest Virginia to reinforce General Bragg. Buckner was then placed in command of a corps consisting ofral Preston, the latter embracing the troops of General Buckner's department, composed of Gracie's, Trigg's andting on the Chickamauga at Lee & Gordon's mill. General Buckner's corps was placed on the left, with Preston's ps had arrived from Virginia the day before, was on Buckner's right Hill's corps and Polk's corps were still oral Longstreet of the left, composed of his own and Buckner's corps. During the night, General Thomas, who hadement was taken up in line by Stewart's division of Buckner's corps and later by Preston's division, which drovor recognition of their sons. Later in the war General Buckner was made a lieutenant-general, and just before
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 18: (search)
Chapter 18: Investment of Chattanooga by Bragg General Rosecrans displaced by General Grant battle of Missionary Ridge General Buckner assigned to the Transmississippi department General Preston appointed minister to Mexico and General Breckinridge assigned to the department of southwest Virginia sad parting of the latter with the Kentucky brigade General Joseph E. Johnston Succeeds Bragg his compliment to the brigade Breckinridge's service in Virginia his victory over Sen restored to his department in southwestern Virginia, but had left the Fifth Kentucky, which became permanently a part of the Orphan brigade. In a short time he was sent as minister to Mexico, and his military career ceased. In his place General Buckner was ordered to Virginia, and after a brief service was, at his own request, assigned to the Trans-Mississippi, and was thenceforward separated from the Kentucky troops with whom he had so long been associated. In common with many other offi