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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
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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
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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
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's division: Smith's legion, Fifty-fifth Georgia and Newnan artillery (from the Twelfth battalion). In Stevenson's division, which recaptured Cumberland gap and then advanced into Kentucky, were the Thirty-fourth, Thirty-sixth, Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, Forty-second, Fifty-second and Fifty-seventh Georgia regiments, the Third and Ninth Georgia battalions, and the Cherokee artillery. In McCown's division was the Forty-third Georgia. The foregoing troops were all in Gen. Kirby Smith's army. In Polk's wing of Bragg's army in Kentucky there were other Georgia commands. In Withers' division the Fifth Georgia shared in what was to the infantry the bloodless victory at Munfordville, Ky.; while at Perryville the Forty-first Georgia was in Cheatham's division in the thickest of the fight, its gallant colonel, Charles A. Mc-Daniel, being mortally wounded, and Maj. John Knight leading it through the rest of the battle. The regiment lost in this engagement 6 color-bearers, 2 killed and 4 wounde

, embraced in the corps commanded by Lieut.-Gen. Leonidas Polk, and the corps lately under Hardee, ph Wheeler and N. B. Forrest. The divisions of Polk's corps were commanded by Maj.-Gens. Benjamin Fa, Bragg had so disposed his forces that while Polk confronted Wood's division at Lee & Gordon's misurround and push the enemy up the valley while Polk attacked in front at Lee & Gordon's mill, and Hts. Though the commander of the right column (Polk) was several times urged to press forward, his treme north. To reserve Cheatham's division of Polk's corps was formed as it crossed. Soon afterof Buckner, Hood, Bushrod Johnson and Hindman. Polk retained charge of the right wing, including thl upon Longstreet's extreme left as a pivot. Polk did not attack at early dawn as expected. A miunday morning, September 20th, the remainder of Polk's wing attacked Thomas' line for two hours with strength in round numbers of 11,000 in each of Polk's and Hill's corps, and 17,000 in Longstreet's,[2 more...]

sissippi brigade were held in reserve in the center of the gap, and a portion of Polk's Tennessee and Arkansas brigade was placed temporarily at the rear mouth of thed supported it with the Fourth Iowa. Observing this, Cleburne notified Brigadier-General Polk, in reserve, to meet the movement, but Polk was on the lookout for an oPolk was on the lookout for an opportunity and had sent the First Arkansas up the hill. They met the Federal skirmishers within a few yards of the top, and, supported by the Seventh Texas, repelled of the enemy in that quarter continued and Lowrey's brigade was sent to support Polk. At a critical moment two regiments of his Mississippians came up at a rush and as if on parade, declaring they would show the Westerners how it was done, when Polk's and Lowrey's men opened a terrific fire on them. They stood manfully for a mi and of the army that Gen. Joseph E. Johnston should be put in command. Gen. Leonidas Polk wrote to the President, I think your friends and history would justify yo

ffensive there would be sent him 5,000 men from Polk and 10,000 from Beauregard, as soon as he was r Major-General Cleburne's division, composed of Polk's Arkansas and Tennessee brigade, Govan's Arkanelative strength of the opposing forces. After Polk united with Johnston, the difference was not sont. The only advantage the enemy gained was on Polk's front, where Logan reached a ridge the Confed gone. Hardee's corps had marched to Kingston, Polk's and Hood's to Cassville. Johnston intendedmain road to Adairsville, and east of it, while Polk took that road straight back. While Polk attacton admits that he was aware that a part of General Polk's line could be swept by artillery, if postn on the 23d sent Hardee's corps toward Dallas, Polk moving in the same direction on the left, and oa month. At this time the three divisions of Polk's army of Mississippi with Johnston were Loringthird shot passed through the body of Lieutenant-General Polk, causing his instant death. The deat[13 more...]

mptly obeying, his brigade was posted first on the right as part of the reserve and afterward was ordered to report to General Polk, at Duck river, near the Cowan house. General Polk ordered him into the fight at Cowan's house, where Withers' divisioGeneral Polk ordered him into the fight at Cowan's house, where Withers' division had been repulsed. As Breckinridge's command, composed of three brigades, was coming up in the rear, General Jackson asked if it would not be better to wait until Breckinridge was in line, as the enemy was very strong; but General Polk replied, JaGeneral Polk replied, Jackson, there's the enemy, go in. He went in, accordingly, and his brigade was cut to pieces. After the battle he was ordered back to Bridgeport and from there to Chattanooga, where he had charge of the communications from Atlanta to Tullahoma. JacKentucky and Murfreesboro campaigns, was promoted to the rank of major, and was with General Withers in Alabama, when General Polk recommended that he be appointed a colonel and assigned to the cavalry brigade of General Clanton. A regiment of rese

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