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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 84 (search)
toward Grenada, and the residue of the Second brigade was sent with the train to the rear, to camp upon the Yockna River. Colonel Mizener was ordered to take command of the First and Third brigades, to guard the crossings of the Osuckalofa River, and to make a strong cavalry reconnoissance toward Grenada on the Coffeeville route, reporting directly to Major-General U. S. Grant. At nine A. M., on Sunday, the fourteenth, with a small escort from company F, Fourth Illinois cavalry, under Lieut. Carter, and Colonel Hatch's detachment of eight hundred men from the Second Iowa cavalry, and the Seventh Illinois cavalry, I took the road for Okolona, and reached Pontotoc, forty-five miles march, at half-past 9 on Monday morning. On the way we fell in with small scouting-parties of the enemy and captured several prisoners, by some of whom we were informed that a body of rebel infantry from Bragg's army were encamped five miles east of Pontotoc, on the road to Tupelo, and another near Tupelo
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 162 (search)
vertaken four miles north of Somerset. General Carter, in command of eight hundred mounted men, skirmishing then commenced, Gens. Gillmore and Carter with Wolford and the body-guard in the advance was captured by Lieut. Copeland. The flag of Carter's Tennessee cavalry was also captured. On t possession, would have done otherwise than Gen. Carter did under his instructions, and the importahe Kentucky River bridge at Camp Robinson. General Carter had not yet had time to prepare for this mee and Eighteenth Michigan infantry under Colonels Carter and Doolittle were brought out in line ofvery fight, was foremost in the danger, and Gen. Carter, and Colonels Doolittle and Carter, and witCarter, and with Captain Robinson's great coolness, performed their respective parties in the action and the retreareported in our front in double our force, General Carter determined to encamp and feed, and await uneral Gillmore took the chief command, but General Carter continued to command and advise with him. [4 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 163 (search)
tion is expressed at the distorted account of the late attack upon this point. The facts are these: Jenkins, with four hundred and eighty-one men, with others in reserve, came down the Kanawha on flatboats from Buffalo, to within a mile of this place, landed his men, and attacked, at ten A. M., the Point from three directions simultaneously, and so suddenly that his advance was within effective range of the court-house, situated in the centre of the town, before the alarm was given. Captain Carter, of company E, Thirteenth Virginia volunteer infantry, commanded the post, and instantly rallied his fifty men from their camp to the court-house, where for more than four hours he successfully thwarted every essay to capture them. When summoned to surrender, he replied: Go to----! Take me if you can! They then, by threats of burning the town, induced some secession women to convey a flag of truce, and try to prevail upon Captain C. to surrender, but to no purpose. Between two and t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 177 (search)
he other side of the Teche on a bridge partly destroyed by the rebels (before mentioned as used for obstructing the bayou) and afterward repaired by us. In the line of battle on the west bank Duryea's battery, of General Emory's division, took the place which Mack's battery occupied the day previous. As the Diana was preparing to start up-stream to get out of range of our guns, a severe skirmish took place in the front of General Paine's brigade between company B, Fourth Wisconsin, Captain Carter, and company B, of the Twenty-eight Louisiana. The latter were driven off. While this affair was going on, information was brought to General Paine that a regiment of the enemy's infantry had been landed in the woods and were advancing toward our right wing for the purpose of flanking it. This circumstance, and the discovery that another force was passing down to the bank of the bayou out of the woods, led him to suppose that the enemy were massing troops in that direction, with t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 187 (search)
with his whole force of ten thousand men, divided into four brigades under Colonels Carter, Burbage, Shelby, and Green, had masked their forces for an attempt to stoait for your reply. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, G. W. Carter, Colonel Commanding Fourth Division, First Army Corps, Trans-Mississippi De On reading this interesting demand, Colonel Strachan requested Watson to tell Carter he must credit General McNeil with twenty-nine minutes, as one was sufficient for reply, and at once wrote the following: To G. W. Carter, Colonel Commanding, First Army Corps, Trans-Mississippi Department: Sir: I am instructed by Generouri, April 26, 1863. General: I have this moment arrived and learn that Colonel Carter has demanded the surrender of the forces in Cape Girardeau — the fortificatd the Whitewater had effectually stopped us. On the east side of the Castor was Carter's division, numbering over three thousand effective men; also Shelby's division
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 191 (search)
pressed every one with redoubled force. General Carter received these unfavorable reports withoutoeth all things well. At an early hour, Colonel Carter was sent to Mill Springs, to superintend t a detachment of calvary, under command of Captain Carter, was ordered to advance cautiously in the dacity that looked like superior numbers. General Carter riding forward, ordered Colonel Wolford, wff our communication with the reserve; but General Carter had already anticipated their intention, a, was ordered to attack them. Major Gratz, Gen. Carter's Adjutant-General, begged permission to acrnut garments. The Second East-Tennessee, Colonel Carter, arriving, with a section of the Wilder baed for a chance to be led against the foe. General Carter managed his forces skilfully, penetrated t First Georgia, Major Davis, was in front; Colonel Carter was ordered up, but did not have time to torcements, as the enemy were pressing him. Colonel Carter was detached and ordered to his relief. H[1 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 196 (search)
you a slight sketch of the most important incidents, and of the battle at Mount Vernon, Saint Francis County, between Colonel Carter's Texas Rangers and the Fifth Kansas cavalry, under Lieutenant-Colonel Jenkins. On the morning of the sixth ultimoeir very head, while a little on one side rode a richly dressed field-officer, whom our men recognized immediately as Colonel Carter, he having been in our camp three days last fall when here with a flag of truce. On they came, with that same wildbeyed the order. The Captain leading the column fell, shot through and through, within striking distance of our men. Colonel Carter here went down, whilst the color-sergeant tumbled headlong from his saddle close to us. And here a piece of bravery a, company B, Twenty-first Texas, a large man weighing about two hundred and twenty-five pounds. He informed us it was Colonel Carter's brigade, and that his regiment had never before been repulsed in a charge. Upon questioning him, we also learned t