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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 610 4 Browse Search
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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 515 3 Browse Search
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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 465 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 460 6 Browse Search
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. 452 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 398 2 Browse Search
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ot feel very. apprehensive, unless the ram moves in conjunction with a land force. Doubtless General Foster advised you that he had withdrawn all the best and available troops in North Carolina. There is no reserve force here, nor in any of the sub-districts. In case of an advance upon the lines, the force would be quite too small for a proper defence. December twenty-sixth, 1863, I wrote Major-General Butler, viz.: If Longstreet is well provided for during the inactivity of Grant and Meade, and the quiet of General Gillmore, some forces could be collected for rebel enterprises in North Carolina, during our destitute condition. After the attack on Newbern, about the first of February, I wrote as follows: In view of the great interests at stake in the State, and of the smallness of the force for its protection, I hope one regiment of cavalry and a brigade of infantry may be sent to me. A large force is much needed, and should be sent, if it can be spared witho
Doc. 22. letter of General Grant: headquarters armies of the United States, City Point, Va., August 16, 1864. Hon. E. B. Washburne: Dear sir: I state to all citizens who visit me, that all we want now to insure an early restoration of the Union is a determined unity of sentiment North. The rebels have now in their ranks their last men. The little boys and old men are guarding prisoners, guarding railroad bridges, and forming a good part of their garrisons or intrenched positions. re much mistaken. It would be but the beginning of war, with thousands of Northern men joining the South because of our disgrace in allowing separation. To have peace on any terms, the South would demand the restoration of their slaves already freed; they would demand indemnity for losses sustained, and they would demand a treaty which would make the North slave-hunters for the South; they would demand pay for the restoration of every slave escaped to the North. Yours truly, U. S. Grant.
ies. I have been asked to send reinforcements from Virginia to Georgia. In Virginia the disparity in numbers is just as great as it is in Georgia. Then, I have been asked why the army sent to the Shenandoah Valley was not sent here? It was because an army of the enemy had penetrated that valley to the very gates of Lynchburg, and General Early was sent to drive them back. This he not only successfully did, but, crossing the Potomac, came well-nigh capturing Washington itself, and caused Grant to send two corps of his army to protect it. This the enemy denominated a raid. If so, Sherman's march into Georgia is a raid. What would prevent them now, if Early was withdrawn, from taking Lynchburg, and putting a complete cordon of men around Richmond? I counselled with the great and grave soldier, General Lee, upon all these points. My mind roamed over the whole field. With this we can succeed. If one half the men now absent without leave, will return to duty, we can defeat the en
he early part of last month, a letter was received by General Lee from Lieutenant-General Grant, in the following words: headquarters armies of the United Stateto make, I subscribe myself, Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General U. S. A. On the reference of this letter to the President, he authorized Colonel Ould to meet the persons named in General Grant's letter; and Colonel Ould, after seeing them, returned to Richmond and reported to the permission for their coming through our lines had been asked officially by General Grant in a letter to General Lee, and that General Grant in that letter had askedGeneral Grant in that letter had asked that this request should be preferred to President Davis. Mr. Gilmore then showed me a card, written and signed by Mr. Lincoln, requesting General Grant to aid Mr. General Grant to aid Mr. Gilmore and friend in passing through his lines into the Confederacy. Colonel Jaques then said that his name was not put on the card for the reason that it was earn
in investing the rebel position at Kenesaw, are without parallel (unless it be Grant's present campaign) during the war. The losses of both these armies in killed ar, as some mysterious correspondents have hinted, that Sherman will refrain, on Grant's account, from pushing Johnston to the wall. We have wrested every inch of teourteenth day of March, 1864, at Memphis, Tennessee, I received notice from General Grant, at Nashville, that he had been commissioned Lieutenant-General and Commandiles at different points. During the month of April I received from Lieutenant-General Grant a map, with a letter of instructions, which is now at Nashville, but aashington. W. T. Sherman, Major-General, Commanding. The despatch from General Grant. City Point, Va., September 4,--9 P. M. Major-General Sherman:. I hthe enemy. The salute will be fired within an hour, amidst great rejoicing. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General All the corps, regiments and batteries composing t
u may give for the execution of this order. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. Major-General B. F. Buhis own, he will be doing good service. * * U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. Major-General H. W. Haens in the country through which you march. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant General. Major-General D. Huntelong. W. T. Sherman, Major-General. Lieutenant-General Grant. City Point, Va., October 11, 1ill be able to send under these directions. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. Major-General G. H. Thned from his army to Wilmington or Newbern. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. Major-General P. H. Shnce of following up a repulse of the enemy. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. Major-Generals Meade, may send orders to meet you at Goldsboroa. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. Major-General P. H. Sharmy of Northern Virginia will be received. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. General R. E. Lee. ery respectfully, Your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, Lieutenant General. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Se[21 more...]
and he did not succeed in getting his whole wing across until during the first week of February. In the mean time General Grant had sent me Grover's division of the Nineteenth corps to garrison Savannah, and had drawn the Twenty-third corps, Majg me an additional point of security on the sea-coast. But I had already resolved in my own mind, and had so advised General Grant, that I would undertake at one stride to to make Goldsboro, and open communication with the sea by the Newbern railroef command, and proceeded with all expedition by rail to Morehead City, and thence by steamer to City Point, reaching General Grant's headquarters on the evening of the twenty-seventh of March. I had the good fortune to meet General Grant, the PresGeneral Grant, the President, Generals Meade, Ord, and others of the Army of the Potomac, and soon learned the general state of the military world, from which I had been in a great measure cut off since January. Having completed all necessary business, I reembarked on th
of Gettysburg whatever might have been claimed for it on the score of generalship, and the Mine Run campaign showed so plainly that General Meade was deficient in the qualities required for a commander, that it was not surprising to see Lieutenant-General Grant. a short time after, assume the personal direction of the Army of the Potomac. It is a very important fact, that the numbers of the cavalry in that Army were then more nearly in the proper proportion to those of the infantry than at any other time in its history; and the noble record of the cavalry and of the Army, while under General Grant, can consequently be accepted as one of the results of observing that important principle of war — the proper organization of an army. In reviewing this subject,it is well to observe that the success of the rebel army in Virginia, for the first two years of the war, was mainly due to its superior organization, and to the splendid corps of cavalry it was able to maintain. That army w
Doc. 46. the battle of Belmont, Mo. General Grant's official report. headquarters armies of the Unit Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretan Department: St. Louis, November 1, 1861. General Grant, Commanding at Cairo: You are hereby directedived: St. Louis, November 2, 1861. To Brigadier-General Grant: Jeff. Thompson is at Indian ford of theen enemies where they would not otherwise exist. U. S. Grant, Brigadier-General Colonel J. B. Plummer, Eld to that place, communicate with me at Belmont. U. S. Grant, Brigadier-General Which was sent to Colonel Walnt transportation to release the pressed wagons. U. S. Grant, Brigadier-General. On the evening of the simmanding naval forces. By order of Brigadier-General U. S. Grant. John A. Rawlins, Assistant Adjutant-Ge Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, Brigadier-General. Brigadier-General Seth Willi
gades of General Getty's division of the Sixth corps, commanded by Generals Eustis, Wheaton, and Grant, were in support. General Mott's division, of the Second corps, adjoined on the left — the wholving failed to accomplish the object sought on our flank, he concluded to remain quiescent. General Grant did not choose to take the offensive. Our right and right-centre had been ordered round, avalry in clearing all roads to the front and left, was refreshingly told during the day. General Grant mounted one of his splendid horses at headquarters and made a partial tour along the lines. incessant marching and fighting, lounged under some bushes by the Germania plank-road side. General Grant rode up. General Sedgwick went out to meet him. Don't get up, General; I just came down sultry, dusty air. No serious work would be done that day, if all the signs were true. General Grant remounted, rode to headquarters in the pine grove up the road, threw himself down against a