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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 122 (search)
my during the night burned the bridge and retired before morning. General Turchin, with a small brigade of cavalry, had pushed forward from Hillsboro, on the Decherd road, and found the enemy's cavalry at the fords of Elk, near Morris Ferry; engaged them coming up, and, reenforced by the arrival of General Mitchell, they forced the passage of the river after a sharp conflict. Night closed the pursuit. July third, General Sheridan succeeded in crossing Elk River, and, supported by General J. C. Davis's division, pursued the enemy to Cowan, where he. learned the enemy had crossed the mountains with his artillery and infantry by University and Sweden's Cove, and that the cavalry only would be found covering their rear. General Thomas got over his troops the same day, Negley's division moving on the Brakefield Point road toward the University. Sheridan sent some cavalry from his position, and Stanley some from the main column, now in pursuit, but they only developed the fact that t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 125 (search)
ake position upon the left of Crittenden. Generals Davis and Sheridan were in the mean time moving as complete as that of the enemy's right, when Davis, who had been marching up as rapidly as possib available force, hurled it upon Van Cleve and Davis, drove the former to the left and the latter tGeneral Sheridan, who had been following after Davis, now came up, and led Colonel Bradley's brigadith a will. The progress of the enemy against Davis, Van Cleve, and Sheridan was speedily checked.ancing these to some extent, Post's brigade of Davis's division and Wagner's of Wood's were both abft flank, pass Brannan, and go to his relief. Davis and Sheridan were to shift over to the left, a The army was in fact cut in two; McCook, with Davis, Sheridan, and Wilder, being thrown off to thed entirely from the field. His two divisions, Davis's and Sheridan's, forced off toward the right,ntled and discomfited batteries. Fragments of Davis's flying squadrons had also lodged in this fie[3 more...]