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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 188 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 130 2 Browse Search
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 110 0 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 102 4 Browse Search
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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 2: (search)
infantry, Col. S. H. Colms; Fifty-third, Col. Alfred H. Abernathy; Forrest's regiment of cavalry, Col. N. B. Forrest; Ninth battalion of cavan the trenches, with the balance of the left division, assisted by Forrest's cavalry, engaged the enemy hotly for two hours and succeeded in driving him back on Buckner's division. Forrest's cavalry charged the infantry support of and captured a battery composed of four field piecubsequently became distinguished as captain of Morton's battery of Forrest's cavalry. Gen. N. B. Forrest, then colonel of Forrest's TennesForrest's Tennessee cavalry, disputed the advance of General Grant on Fort Donelson with commendable enterprise and skill, no other obstacle being offered toted him. He also had assigned to him Gantt's Tennessee battalion. Forrest reported that he charged two batteries of artillery, taking nine pcharge on the enemy. Fort Donelson was the opening of a career to Forrest that carried his name and fame to the civilized world and yet exci
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
eth, Twenty-eighth and Forty-fifth regiments, and Rutledge's battery, in the brigade of Col. W. S. Statham, and Crew's battalion, in Col. R. P. Trabue's brigade. Forrest's cavalry was under the immediate orders of the general commanding. At 11 a. m. of the battle of the 6th, when Gen. Bushrod Johnson was disabled by a painful wthe enemy's camp. Of Lieut.-Col. J. M. Crews, of Crews' battalion, Colonel Trabue reported that he behaved well. 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 ouadvance of Nelson's division, 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
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12: (search)
termined fight. General Van Dorn stated that Forrest and Armstrong, and General Jackson with his end with considerable loss. In the mean time, Forrest with two regiments, the Nineteenth and Tenth and surrendered. In the final charge by General Forrest, deciding the fate of the day, Lieut.-Colorn lost 357 killed, wounded and missing. General Forrest reported that when the men saw the gallanBragg telegraphed the war office at Richmond: Forrest made a successful attack on Brentwood with hires and returned safely to headquarters. General Forrest, with the Tenth Tennessee and one gun of der of 230 prisoners. On the 9th of April, Forrest's command encountered the Federal forces unde rode up and shot him through the head. General Forrest is authority for this statement. The hisne acclaim the country accorded the glory. Forrest entered west Tennessee on the 4th of Decemberas vigilant and energetic in his efforts, but Forrest was equally so. He had successful combats at [10 more...]
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 15: Tennessee and the Church. (search)
tion with thanksgiving, and especially to beseech a throne of grace for aid in this, our country's hour of need. A very brown clipping lies before the writer, which is an article from the Army and Navy Herald, published during the war, headed Forrest and Providence, in which the above General Order, No. 4 is printed, and the editor says: The general is far from being a Christian, it is true, in many of his moments of excitement, but no man is more truly a believer in the God of the Bible andhirteenth Tennessee, chaplains. R. W. Horton, Nineteenth Tennessee; W. H. Whitsett, Fourth Tennessee cavalry, now one of the most eminent men in the church. Cumberland Presbyterian—B. W. McDonald, missionary, army of Tennessee; Aaron Burrow, Forrest's old regiment cavalry; J. W. Poindexter, Sixteenth Tennessee; E. B. Crisman, Seventeenth Tennessee; David Tucker, Eighth Tennessee; M. B. DeWitt, Eighth Tennessee; G. L. Winchester, L. Dickey, W. W. Hendrix (commands not known); B. M. Taylor, T
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
pany. Upon the organization of a corps under Forrest, he was put in command of a cavalry division ng's brigade while fighting on foot, said General Forrest, would be creditable to the best drilled of the brilliant victory at Tishomingo creek, Forrest declares that General Buford had abundant reapedition Colonel Bell again won the praise of Forrest. He was soon afterward commissioned brigadier-general, and he continued to act with Forrest's command until the close of the war. Major-Gene rangers. In the reports of the movements of Forrest's command, we find Colonel Dibrell's name favommanded a cavalry force and co-operated with Forrest in the siege of Murfreesboro. In the latter signed to command of all Tennessee cavalry in Forrest's department, with other brigades, to form Jaashville and sent to co-operate with Bate and Forrest in a movement against Murfreesboro. On the re formed part of the force under Walthall and Forrest which brought up the rear, and did its duty s[13 more...]