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Col. Robert White, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.2, West Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
where the Parkersburg pike crosses the Greenbrier river, and included Jackson's Georgia brigade, Rust's Arkansas regiment, Taliaferro's brigade (Twenty-third, Thirty-first, Thirty-seventh and Forty-fnd a practicable route leading to the rear of Cheat Mountain pass, the key to the northwest. Colonel Rust, of the Third Arkansas, finally reported a possible path, and on September 9th, General Lee itle which was planned. The attack was to be made early on September 12th. From Camp Bartow, Colonel Rust was to gain the rear of the Federal position at Cheat Mountain pass, with 1,500 men, and attaeral Anderson, with two Tennessee regiments, was to get between Elkwater and the gap, and support Rust, while General Jackson was to make a demonstration in front. The pass, being carried, the whole y to attack Reynolds in front. The plan was good, but the signal for the general melee was to be Rust's attack, and unfortunately that never occurred. Jackson moved up the mountain from the east, an
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 4: (search)
of troops hastily got together. The enemy evidently intended to attack on the northern side of the town, facing east and south, and cutting off Rosecrans from all reenforcements; so Grant hurried Ord and Hurlbut by way of Pocahontas from Bolivar, forty-four miles away, to be ready to strike Van Dorn in flank or rear, as he advanced, and at least to create a diversion, if they could not get into the town. On the 2d of October the rebel array, under Van Dorn, Price, Lovell, Villepigue, and Rust, appeared in front of Corinth. There was some preliminary skirmishing on that day, and, on the 3d, the fighting began in earnest. Rosecrans had about nineteen thousand men, and the enemy had collected thirty-eight thousand Rosecrans states the enemy's force to have been thirty-eight thousand by their own accounts. I am unable to say how he learned this. for this important movement, which was to determine the possession of northern Mississippi and West Tennessee. Rosecrans pushed out ab
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
hot fire, which broke the enemy's line. (1033) Rust's brigade, department of Mississippi and East Lpoint further north. Vol. XVII, Part 1—（375) Rust's brigade, district of the Mississippi, army oforn, October, 1862. （407-409) Mentioned in General Rust's report of operations near Corinth, Octobet Hudson, April 6th. Vol. XVII, Part 1—（375) Rust's brigade, army of the West, Van Dorn commandino October 12, 1862. （407-409) Mentioned in General Rust's report. No. 38—（613) Beall's brigade, ht bravely and suffered severely. It fought in Rust's brigade near Corinth, in October, 1862, and wd 10 men wounded. Vol. XVII, Part 1—（375) In Rust's brigade, with General Van Dorn, battle of Cor in ranks. No. 38—（613) January 31, 1863, in Rust's brigade, with General Pemberton. （707) Aprilker's Creek, Vicksburg and Jackson; remained in Rust's brigade, army of Mobile, until April, 1863, w4 muskets. Vol. Xv—（1033) Maj. G. H. Forney, Rust's brigade, General Gardner's army, March 31, 18
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter XI (search)
the rear of the enemy. General Lee said: With great effort the troops intended for the surprise had reached their destination, having traversed 20 miles of steep, rugged mountain paths, and the last day through a terrible storm which lasted all night, and in which they had to stand drenched to the skin in the cold rain. When morning broke I could see the enemy's tents on Valley river at the point on the Huttonsville road just below me. It was a tempting sight. We waited for the attack (by Rust) on Cheat mountain, which was to be the signal, till 10 a. m. But the signal did not come. All chance for surprise was gone, the opportunity was lost and our plan discovered. During these operations Col. John H. Savage, of the Sixteenth Tennessee, with a guide, captured an entire company of Federal infantry with their arms and accouterments. The Savannah, Ga., Republican published an account of Colonel Savage's bold action in a communication dated September 21, 1861: A Bold Capture.
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
les, typhoid and intermittent, fever, broke out and prostrated at least one-third of the soldiers. Camp and picket duty bore heavily on those who were well. But the Federal army was enduring the same hardships and had no advantage over the Confederates in that respect. So Lee ordered Loring's troops from Huntersville and Henry R. Jackson's brigade from Greenbrier river to assail the Federal garrison on Cheat mountain. The battle, however, did not come off, on account of the failure of Colonel Rust to open the fight at the time intended. The fall passed away in the routine duties of guard and picket service, marching and countermarching. In the winter, Anderson was called upon to join the forces of Stonewall Jackson near Winchester, and he participated in the campaign to Hancock, Bath and Romney. Subsequently he commanded the brigade on the Peninsula under General Magruder, until in March he withdrew from active service and soon afterward resigned his commission, but continued to
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 54 (search)
arpshooters, yet we dismounted, pulled down the fence and drove them out of the field and through another, almost back to their artillery. We then fell back to our sharpshooters, followed by the enemy, who were charged by another brigade and driven from the field. The loss of the enemy in this fight was very great, indeed. We suffered considerably, but small, I think, in proportion to them. General Hampton who led the second charge, was severely wounded. Ashton is missing in our company; Rust (mortally); Carroll and Palmer were wounded, the two latter very slightly. Poor Eddie——did not go into the fight, but lost his horse subsequently, wandered off, and was, I fear, captured. Since I parted with him that evening, looking for his horse, I have not heard from him. I think it likely he went to our hospital in the neighborhood, and being without a horse, remained to attend to our wounded. A. Cox was left for that purpose. That night we traveled about ten miles, and spent the nigh
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fortification and siege of Port Hudson—Compiled by the Association of defenders of Port Hudson; M. J. Smith, President; James Freret, Secretary. (search)
als S. B. Maxey and John Gregg, of Texas. In March another brigade arrived commanded by Brigadier-General Rust. The enemy finally exhibited signs of activity, and about the 10th of March it became kthe right of our line of intrenchments, General Maxey the centre and General Beall the left. General Rust's brigade was in advance. On the afternoon and during the night of the 14th, Rust's brigadRust's brigade, in the woods before our lines, felt the enemy's advance and tried, but in vain, to draw him on. General Rust sent in requesting permission to make his way around Banks's right flank and rear, whGeneral Rust sent in requesting permission to make his way around Banks's right flank and rear, while the balance of the troops sallied forth and attacked in front. This permission was refused; in the hope of drawing the enemy into an assault. Meanwhile the fleet moved up as follows: Lieuter came to evacuate Port Hudson and send its garrison to the assistance of Jackson and Vicksburg. Rust's and Buford's brigades were sent off on the 4th of May, Gregg's followed on the 5th, and Maxey's
Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906, Personal Experience of a Union Veteran (search)
for Boston. About midnight we found ourselves in the Cradle of Liberty, where, it was supposed, we were to be rocked to sleep, but I don't remember to have seen a single sleeping soldier that night. On the twentieth a battalion of the regiment (four companies) (Colonel Dow and Major Hesseltine) was marched to Long wharf and down between decks of the good steamship Mississippi, in which for many days and nights we were literally rocked to sleep. (The six companies of the regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Rust commanding, sailed from New York.) The next day our voyage began, and before it ended the boys experienced all the charms of life on the ocean wave, and a home on the rolling deep. As we rolled and pitched on the passage to Fort Monroe, many a luckless soldier went skating down the icy deck till the lee bulwarks ordered a peremptory halt. The order to halt was not always obeyed with such alacrity. At Fort Monroe we received General Butler and staff. We had previously discovered
Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906, Personal Experience of a Union Veteran (search)
l headquarters, on Ship Island. These several transfers, you will notice, carried the entire regiment to guard all the water approaches to New Orleans, save the river above the city, and Farragut the Superb was competent to attend to that approach. According to the repeated statements of the commanding general, the Thirteenth Maine regiment held the posts of honor in the Department of the Gulf. On the twenty-eighth of April Colonel Dow was promoted to brigadier-general, and Lieutenant-Colonel Rust succeeded to the command of the regiment. Shortly after our arrival on Ship Island, I was detailed in the adjutant's office. Adjutant Speed was promoted to captain and assigned to General Dow's staff as acting assistant adjutant-general. Sergeant-Major Wilson was promoted to adjutant, and I was warranted to rattle around in the office vacated by him. And I found it no sinecure, for during the absence of the adjutant on several occasions, the entire duties of the office devolved o
Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906, Index (search)
inson's Elements, 101. Rockwood, Mr., 45. Royall, 79. Royall House, The Old Medford, 23. Royall, Isaac, 23. Royall, Colonel: Isaac, Jr., 23. Rush, Margaret, 85. Russell, Daniel, 72, 91, 92. Russell, James, 39, 84, 90, 99. Russell. Hon. James, 40. Russell, Joseph, 17, 18, 20. Russell, Levi, 20. Russell, Mary (Robbins), 17. Russell, Philemon, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 40. Russell, Philemon R., 20, 64, 70, 90, 94, 96. Russell, Phoebe, 19. Russell, Walter, 16, 17, 20, 21. Rust, Lieutenant-Colonel, 27. Rutherford Avenue, Charlestown, 78. Rutland, Mass., 88. Salem, Mass., 4. Salem Street, Charlestown, 100. Salem Turnpike, 100. Sanborn, David, 47. Sargent, Henry, 65. Savanna River, 34. Sawyer, Edward, 92, 93, 95, 96. School Holidays, 92, 101. School Street, 47. Seabrook Landing, 34. Second Church, Malden, 88. Second Ohio Light Battery, 59. Sewall, Mr., 45. Sewall, Samuel, 79. Sherburn, Mass., 89. Sherman, General T. W., 58, 59. Ship Is
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