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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 43 1 Browse Search
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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 2 0 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Eleventh Corps at Chancellorsville. (search)
ious and, with my approval, moved a part of his reserves to the north of Hawkins's farm into good position to cover Devens's flank. Devens held at least two regiments well in hand, for the same purpose, and Steinwehr's whole division I knew could just face about and defend the same point. A few companies of cavalry came from Pleasonton. I sent them out. Go out beyond my right; go far, and let me know if an assault is coming. All my staff, Asmussen, Meysenberg, Whittlesey, C. H. Howard, Schofield, Dessauer, Stinson, Schirmer, and Hoffmann, were keenly on the alert. We had not a very good position, it is true, but we did expect to make a good strong fight should the enemy come. General Hooker's circular order to Slocum and Howard neither reached me, nor, to my knowledge, Colonel Meysenberg, my adjutant-general. See pp. 219 and 220. The original dispatch is not on file in the War Records Office, but a copy of it exists in Hooker's Letters sent book and in one of the two Letter
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 5.63 (search)
hich he was to lead against Corinth, he left Schofield in command of the Union troops in Missouri. , who was commanding in Kansas, to reinforce Schofield with all his available men. This order was promptly obeyed, and Schofield found himself by the 1st of October at the head of about 11,000 effecr reenforcements were hastening to him, when Schofield on the 27th of October again advanced. Hindgfield, and winter on the Osage at least. Schofield, whose effective strength had Major-Generawith six thousand cavalry from St. Louis. Schofield proposed that ten thousand of these men shoulong-existing differences between Curtis and Schofield, the former of whom represented the Radical the Southern sympathizers into submission. Schofield thought that a part of these men could be ben the President, on the 13th of May, ordered Schofield to relieve Curtis. Schofield at once post87, of whom 32,971 were present for duty. Schofield's force in Missouri and Arkansas at this tim[9 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces in the Vicksburg campaign: May 1st-July 4th, 1863. (search)
Lieut.-Col. William A. Greene. Brigade loss: Port Gibson, k, 30; w, 187; m, 1=218. Champion's Hill, k, 103; w, 507; m, 26 =636. Second Brigade, Col. James R. Slack: 87th Ill., Col. John E. Whiting; 47th Ind., Lieut.-Col. John A. McLaughlin; 24th Iowa, Col. Eber C. Byam, Lieut.-Col. John Q. Wilds; 28th Iowa, Col. John Connell; 56th Ohio, Col. William H. Raynor. Brigade loss: Port Gibson, k, 16; w, 62; m, 11 = 89. Champion's Hill, k, 108; w, 365; in, 93=566. Artillery: A, 1st Mo., Capt. George W. Schofield; 2d Ohio, Lieut. Augustus Beach; 16th Ohio, Capt. James A. Mitchell (mw), Lieut. George Murdock, Lieut. Russell P. Twist. Artillery loss: Port Gibson, w, 3. Fourteenth division, Brig.-Gen. Eugene A. Carr. Escort: G, 3d Ill. Cav., Capt. Enos McPhial (k), Capt. Samuel S. Marrett. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. William P. Benton, Col. Henry D. Washburn, Col. David Shunk: 33d Ill., Col. Charles E. Lippincott; 99th Ill., Col. George W. K. Bailey, Lieut.-Col. Lemuel Parke; 8th Ind., C
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 9.97 (search)
a threatening force, was guarded by little else than artillery. If threatened by land and from the water at the same time, the prize would fall easily, or troops would have to be sent to its defense. Those troops would necessarily come from Bragg. My judgment was overruled, however, and the troops under my command were dissipated over other parts of the country where it was thought they could render the most service. Four thousand were sent to Banks, at New Orleans; five thousand to Schofield, to use against Price, in Arkansas; the Ninth Corps back to Kentucky; and finally, in August, the whole of the Thirteenth Corps to Banks. I also sent Ransom's brigade to Natchez, to occupy that point, and to relieve Banks from guarding any part of the river above what he had guarded before the fall of Port Hudson. Ransom captured a large amount of ammunition and about five thousand beef cattle that were crossing the river going east for the rebel armies. At this time the country was ful