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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 4: campaign of the Army of the Cumberland from Murfreesboro'to Chattanooga. (search)
ght; and at about ten o'clock in the morning Croxton's brigade of Brannan's division became sharply engaged with Forrest's cavalry, which was strongly supported by the infantry brigades of Ector and Wilson, from Walker's column. Back upon these Croxton had driven Forrest, when the latter was stoutly resisted. Then Thomas sent Baird's division to aid Croxton, and after a desperate struggle the Confederates were hurled back with much slaughter. Walker now threw Liddle's division into the fightCroxton, and after a desperate struggle the Confederates were hurled back with much slaughter. Walker now threw Liddle's division into the fight, making the odds much against the Nationals, when the latter were in turn driven; and the pursuers, dashing through the lines of three regiments of regulars (Fourteenth, Sixteenth, and Eighteenth United States troops), captured two batteries and over five hundred prisoners. One of the batteries lost was Loomis's, of Michigan, which had done so much service from the beginning of the war, that the very metal and wood were objects of affection. In the charge of the Confederates all its horses an
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 15: Sherman's March to the sea.--Thomas's campaign in Middle Tennessee.--events in East Tennessee. (search)
should they fly southward. Generals Rousseau, Steedman, Morgan, Washburne and Croxton, were now (under the direction of General Thomas, who had arrived at Nashville watch and meet Hood's troops, as his plans might be developed, Thomas ordered Croxton's cavalry brigade to patrol the line of the Tennessee River, from Decatur to E, Oct. 31, 1864. not far from Florence, in the face of strong opposition from Croxton's brigade, which was pressed back to the east bank of Shoal Creek. It was nas ordered to move, with his cavalry division, from Clifton, to the support of Croxton; and, as we have seen, the Twenty-third Corps, under General Schofield, was dih these troops, then concentrated at Pulaski, were the cavalry brigades of Generals Croxton and Capron, the former numbering about 2,500 men, and the latter about 1,2avalry corps was under the command of General J. H. Wilson, assisted by Generals J. T. Croxton, Edward Hatch, R. W. Johnson, and J. T. Knipe. Thomas was now super
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 19: the repossession of Alabama by the Government. (search)
edition to West Point capture of Fort Tyler, 520. Croxton's destructive raid, 521. the author's journey fromng at Elyton, March 30. he directed McCook to send Croxton's brigade to Tuscaloosa for the purpose of burning artillery of the Confederate cavalry; and that General Croxton, on his way from Elyton, had struck Jackson's rtercepted dispatch, that Jackson was about to fight Croxton, and from a subsequent dispatch from the latter to there, and push on by way of Scottsville to assist Croxton in breaking up Jackson's column. McCook found Jackll posted, with intrenchments covering his column. Croxton had not come up, and he could hear nothing of him. d him on the 5th, and now the whole army, excepting Croxton's brigade, on detached service, moved upon Montgomehe main column soon after its arrival at Macon, but Croxton's brigade was still absent, and Wilson felt some unst, April, 1865. after many adventures. We left Croxton not far from Tuscaloosa, in Alabama, on the 2d of A
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
. J. D., operations of in Kanawha Valley, 1.57. Cox, S. S., his peace proposition, 2.29. Crampton's Gap, battle at, 2.471. Crawfish Spring, forces of Rosecrans near, 3.132. Crittenden Compromise, 1.89; final action on in the Senate, 1.228. Crittenden, John J., his rebuke of Clingman, 1.79; amendments to the Constitution proposed by, 1.89; debates on his proposition, 1.223; joint resolution offered by, 1.573; his resolution adopted, 2.28. Cross-Keys, battle of, 2.396. Croxton, Gen., raid in Alabama and Georgia, 3.521, Cruisers, Confederate, career of, 3.432-3.439. Crump's Hill, Gen. A. L. Lee at, 3.256. Culpepper Court-House, retreat of Lee to after the battle of Gettysburg, 3.99. Culp's Hill, battle on, 3.70; visit of the author to in 1863, 3.76. Cumberland, Col. Lewis Wallace at, 1.528. Cumberland, frigate, sunk by the Merrimack, 2.361. Cumberland Gap, captured by the Nationals under G. W. Morgan, 2.303; abandoned by Morgan, 2.502; recaptured
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 206 (search)
continued skirmishing with the rebels, but they were unable to check our advance in the slightest degree. We went into camp twelve miles from Montevallo, at half-past 7 o'clock P. M. There had been during the day several men wounded and one or two killed. April first. Marched at an early hour at Randolph, a small village seventeen miles from Montevallo. General McCook was ordered with the Second brigade of the First division to take the road to Centerville, and to co-operate with General Croxton against Jackson, who was reported to be on Tuscaloosa and Centerville road with four thousand men. General Long on the right and Upton on the left had a brilliant fight with the rebels under Forrest in person, defeating them with severe loss. There were captured from the enemy three pieces of artillery and three hundred prisoners, and there were besides quite a number killed. The loss on our side was forty wounded and twelve killed. Arrived at Plantersville after a march of twenty-six
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), C (search)
30. Crittenden, T. T., X., 203. Crocker, M. M., X., 205. Cromwell, O., IX., 128. Crook, G.: III., 148, 152, 154, 158, 162, 324, 326, 332, 311; IV., 87, 114, 258; quoted, VIII., 275; X., 177, 178. Crooked Run, front Royal, Va. , III., 328. Crosby, G. B., X., 269. Crosby, P., VI., 190, 308. Cross, D. R., II., 69. Cross, E. E., I., 279: VIII., 192. Cross Keys, Va.: I., 310, 311, 366; IV., 102. Cross Lanes, W. Va., I., 350. Croxton, J. T.: III., 252; IV., 140; X., 297. Cruft, C., II., 31S; X., 87, 293. Cruisers: Confederate, captured vessels fitted out as, VI., 82; destruction wrought by, VI., 20, 25, 36; first to get to sea, VI., 80; prizes of, VI., 290 seq.; the first built with Confederate funds, VI., 291, 292, 293, 299. Crump Hill, La., II., 350. Crump's Landing, Tenn., I., 200, seq., 206. Cub Run, Va., II., 45; V., 20 seq. Culbertson's Art., Confederate, I., 356. Cullmann, F.,