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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. 309 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 157 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 150 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 141 1 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 139 23 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 125 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 100 0 Browse Search
Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States 96 2 Browse Search
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 93 1 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 93 7 Browse Search
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Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 9: (search)
ht and headstrong men would fight together and with a resolution which would spurn defeat. He requested the Confederate commander to loan a number of arms from his command. for the use of such Misssouri soldiers as were unarmed, believing that, with the force at his command, he could whip the enemy. This McCulloch refused, and still declined the responsibility of ordering an advance of the whole command. But in the midst of this hesitation Gen. McCulloch received a general order from Gen. Polk, commander of the Southwestern division of the Confederate army, to advance upon the enemy in Missouri. Another council was called. McCulloch exhibited the order he had received, and offered to march at once upon Springfield, upon condition that he should have the chief command of the army. The question of rank was one of no little embarrassment. Price was a Major-General in the State service. McCulloch was a Brigadier-General in the Confederate service. If the State troops were mer
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 10: (search)
ral occupation of Kentucky. Zollicoffer's command. Polk's command. justification of the Confederate occupatn. claims and designs of the Federals in Kentucky. Polk's occupation of Columbus. his proffer of withdrawalins' Cross-roads. And on the 3d of September Gen. Leonidas Polk advanced with part of his forces, and took poe Legislature of Kentucky, and Gov. Magoffin, that Gen. Polk's occupation of Columbus was an act of invasion ofh, regarding them as important positions; and when Gen. Polk anticipated them in occupying the former place, it as soon as they were free to express them. But Gen. Polk went even further than this. He offered to accedeention of the reader. The battle of Belmont. Gen. Polk had for some time been strengthening his position ents the enemy's pieces were silenced. Finding that Polk himself was crossing, and landing troops far up the o a terrific cross-fire from the Confederates, while Polk in person was pushing the rear vigorously, capturing
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 14: (search)
junction with Beauregard, and the united forces, which had also been increased by several regiments from Louisiana, two divisions of Gen. Polk's command from Columbus, and a fine corps of troops from Mobile and Pensacola, were concentrated along the Mobile and Ohio railroad, from Bethel to Corinth, and on the Memphis and Charleston railroad from Corinth to Iuka. The effective total of this force was slightly over forty thousand men. It was composed as follows: First Army Corps, Major-Gen. L. Polk,9,186 Second Army Corps, Gen. B. Bragg,13,689 Third Army Corps, Major-Gen. W. J. Hardee,6,789 Reserve, Brig.-Gen. John C. Breckinridge,6,439 Total infantry and artillery38,963 Cavalry, Brig.-Gen. F. Gardner,4,882 Grand Total,40,885 It was determined with this force, which justified the offensive, to strike a sudden blow at the enemy, in position under Gen. Grant, on the west bank of the Tennessee River, at Pittsburg, and in the direction of Savannah, before he was reinforce
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 19: (search)
movements. his disarranged plan of battle. Gen. Polk's disobedience of orders. battle of Perryvie Army of the Mississippi, divided between Maj.-Gen. Polk and Hardee, made every preparation, and awed by Cave City, direct upon Mumfordsville, and Polk, by another road, crossed the river some miles r its results, to materially cripple him. Gen. Polk, left at Bardstown in command, was directed f the enemy from Louisville, Gen. Bragg ordered Polk, to move from Bardstown with his whole availablie plan of battle, however, was disarranged, as Polk, after a council of his officers, decided not tthat point himself, Gen. Bragg was met there by Polk on the 6th of October, with the head of the colsixty miles. Written orders were given to Gen. Polk to move Cheatham's division, now at Harrodsb to give battle there at serious disadvantage. Polk arrived at Perryville with Cheatham's division the troops put in motion by two columns, under Polk and Smith, on the 13th October for Cumberland G
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 20: (search)
erate army was collected in and around Murfreesboro; Polk's corps and three brigades of Breckinridge's divisioate line of battle was about nine miles in length. Polk's corps, consisting of Withers' and Cheatham's divisridge's division to move from the right to reinforce Polk; but there was a considerable delay in carrying out der of the force to cross to the left, and report to Polk. By the time this could be accomplished it was too ress, and he was directed to maintain his position. Polk was directed with these reinforcements to throw all mination, that this was the case, the right flank of Polk's corps was thrown forward to occupy the ground for ss the river, and occupied the eminence from which Gen. Polk's line was commanded and enfiladed. The dislodgement of this force or the withdrawal of Polk's line was an evident necessity. The latter involved consequencesade of Mississippians, which was thrown forward from Polk's line, staggered the enemy, and saved all the guns
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 27: (search)
onfederate plan of battle for the next day. Gen. Polk to open the action. a strange delay. a sin the two senior Lieut.-Generals, Longstreet and Polk: the former on the left, where all his own trooline just in front of Bragg's position. Lieut.-Gen. Polk was ordered to assail the enemy on the exy his staff, eagerly listening for the sound of Polk's guns. The sun rose, and was mounting the skyf-officers, Maj. Lee, to ascertain the cause of Polk's delay, and urge him to a prompt and speedy movement. Gen. Polk, notwithstanding his clerical antecedents, was noted for his fondness of militaressage with military bluntness and brevity. Gen. Polk replied that he had ordered Hill to open the Bragg uttered a terrible exclamation, in which Polk, Hill, and all his generals were included. Majy maneuver was followed up, and completed by Gen. Polk, and that it was under their combined attacknooga, night alone preventing further pursuit. Polk's wing captured twenty-eight pieces of artiller
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 30: (search)
le column. his designs upon Mobile and the Confederate lines in North Georgia. the co-operating column of cavalry. Gen. Polk evacuates Meridian, and falls back to Demopolis. Forrest defeats the Federal cavalry. disastrous and disgraceful conca; a heavy column of cavalry to start from Memphis, move rapidly across Mississippi and Alabama, come upon the flank of Gen. Polk's army, and harass his retreat while Sherman rushed upon him in front; and thus by the possession of Mobile and Selma tof the movement were to cut off Mobile from Johnston, who lay in front of Grant on the lines in North Georgia, to break up Polk's army, and then to turn down on Mobile, and co-operate with Farragut's fleet, which was at that time thundering at the gaeridian was the critical point of his plan, and it was thought would enable him to advance upon Demopolis and Selma. Gen. Polk's little army having been reinforced by two or three brigades from the Mobile garrison for the purpose of checking the