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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. 512 6 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 508 0 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 4: campaign of the Army of the Cumberland from Murfreesboro'to Chattanooga. (search)
own and connect with Rosecrans, and directed General Hurlbut, at Memphis, to send all of his available force to Corinth and Tuscumbia, to operate against Bragg, should he attempt the anticipated flank movement, and, if necessary, to ask Grant or Sherman, at Vicksburg, for re-enforcements. He also telegraphed to the commander at Vicksburg to send all available forces to the line of the Tennessee River. At that time Grant was in New Orleans, and Sherman was in command in the vicinity of VicksSherman was in command in the vicinity of Vicksburg. Similar orders were sent to Schofield, in Missouri, and Pope, in the Northwestern Department; and the commanders in Ohio and Kentucky were ordered to make every exertion to secure Rosecrans's communications. It was determined that Bragg should not recross the Tennessee River, and that the redeemed commonwealths of Kentucky and Tennessee should not be again subjected to Confederate rule. The Army of the Cumberland was now the center of absorbing interest to the Government and to the lo
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 5: the Chattanooga campaign.--movements of Sherman's and Burnside's forces. (search)
, and pushed on through Brandon to Morton. Sherman's loss in the recapture of Jackson, exceptingbeen sent farther south by their masters. On Sherman's departure, some Confederate troops in the vsissippi, and the vessels bearing the last of Sherman's troops did not reach Memphis until the 3d owas one of the first fruits. With his escort Sherman helped beat off the assailants, and then, movpposing force. October 27, 1863. On that day Sherman received a dispatch from Grant, then at Chatt to Tuscumbia, when Blair sent the message to Sherman, at Iuka. Fortunately, Sherman's forethouce Bragg's left front, while the remainder of Sherman's force, excepting Osterhaus's division, movearrive. It succeeded in a degree, for before Sherman's troops had crossed the river, he ordered N three of his guns and some prisoners. There Sherman halted, and sent Howard to destroy a large se. --Pollard's Third Year of the War, 159. and Sherman's forces were interposed between him and Long[49 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 6: siege of Knoxville.--operations on the coasts of the Carolinas and Georgia. (search)
and detachments from others, twenty thousand strong, to re-enforce Burnside. Sherman was ordered in the same direction, so as to make the business of relief surely Davis, and Blair, who had concentrated at Cleveland the day before; and there Sherman received orders from Grant to take command of all the troops moving to the relationed at that point burned it when Howard approached, and fled, Dec. 2. and Sherman's entire force, including Granger's troops, was compelled to move along the sof the river, with the expectation of crossing Burnside's bridge at Knoxville. Sherman sent forward his cavalry, which entered the Union lines on the 3d, when LongstGranger, Burnside felt able to cope with Longstreet, and advised the return of Sherman's troops to Knoxville, because Bragg, informed of the weakness of that post onf their absence, might return in force and place it in great peril, at least. Sherman accordingly fell back, and before the close of December his troops were in win
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 14: Sherman's campaign in Georgia. (search)
ona was made a secondary base of supplies for Sherman's army. On the 4th of June Johnston abando. These re-enforcements raised the number of Sherman's effective force nearly to what it was when that he could not show a head above them. Sherman knew that it would not do for his troops to rthe thunder of artillery. McPherson had left Sherman only a little while before, for that part of ed. So ended the second battle of Atlanta. Sherman ordered General Davis's division, of the Fourherman's official report, September 15, 1864. Sherman hoped this expedition would obviate the neces Aug., 1864. and on the same day proceeded to Sherman's Headquarters. Kilpatrick declared that hecame an object of secondary consideration to Sherman, and he turned the faces of his troops northwtle raged fiercely. From the top of Kenesaw, Sherman could see the smoke of conflict and hear the hip's Gap, and on the following day Oct. 16. Sherman's forces moved directly toward Lafayette, wit[112 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 15: Sherman's March to the sea.--Thomas's campaign in Middle Tennessee.--events in East Tennessee. (search)
On the 14th of November, as we have observed, Sherman's troops, destined for the great march, were did. likewise. Many of the young officers of Sherman's army took the places of the fugitive legisld of the coast islands of South Carolina when Sherman was engaged in his Georgia campaign, and he wim, as recorded in the text. By direction of Sherman, he held on to the position near the Charlest Admiral Dahlgren, on board the Harvest Moon. Sherman made arrangements for Foster to send him somes. Several 30-pounder Parrott guns reached Sherman on the 17th, when he, summoned Hardee to surrs of cotton. The President replied, thanking Sherman for his gift, and giving to him all the honorrs, and denied the privilege. The pathway of Sherman's march averaged about forty miles in width, involving us in its attendant calamities. In Sherman's estimate of destruction above given, must brthern Alabama, the movements of Hood against Sherman's communications northward of the Chattahooch[56 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 16: career of the Anglo-Confederate pirates.--closing of the Port of Mobile — political affairs. (search)
he number of full one hundred thousand men. This force, springing out of the earth, as it were, in.the rear of Grant and Sherman, would, it was believed, compel the raising of the siege of Richmond and Atlanta, and secure peace on the basis of the i war, had proved a failure, had scarcely flashed over the telegraph wires, when the glorious announcements followed that Sherman had taken Atlanta; that Farragut had seized the defenses and shut up the harbor of Mobile, and thereby laid the city at rmined that there should be no such thing as failure; and therefore we went in to save the Union by battle to the last. Sherman and Farragut have knocked the bottom out of the Chicago nominations; and the elections in Vermont and Maine prove the Bais, Morgan; New Jersey, Tenyck; Pennsylvania--Cowan; Maryland, Reverdy Johnson; West Virginia--Van Winkle, Willey; Ohio--Sherman, Wade; Indiana--Lane; Illinois--Trumbull; Missouri--Brown, Henderson; Michiyan--Chandler, Howard; Iowa--Grimes, Harlan;
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 17: Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--the capture of Fort Fisher. (search)
he disposition of his troops at Savannah, General Sherman directed his chief engineer (Captain Poe)e completed by the first of January, when General Sherman was ready for a march northward through ta, to prepare the way for Sherman's advance. Sherman transferred January 18. Savannah and its depthereby Hardee was kept from interfering with Sherman's preparations for his proposed stride. Finand burning bridges in the expected pathway of Sherman's march. In the face of these obstacles, and or labor on Branchville or Charleston, which Sherman knew the Confederates would no longer hold, h have recorded in the text substantially what Sherman says on the subject, in his report. The authar the court-house, were already on fire when Sherman entered. The Fifteenth Corps passed throug It was supposed, until the last moment, that Sherman's march on Columbia, was only a feint, and thhese movements, with Columbia at the mercy of Sherman, warned Hardee hat he must instantly leave Ch[31 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 18: capture of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, and Goldsboroa.--Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--Stoneman's last raid. (search)
roa, 493. Schofield enters Goldsboroa, 494. Sherman's marching orders, 495. March toward North Ced. Let us now resume the consideration of Sherman's march through the Carolinas. We left Sheregard and Cheatham had marched, not doubting Sherman's next objective to be Charlotte, judging frohad taken from Columbia. In the mean time, Sherman's army had marched due north, in the directiote, leaving behind it a most desolate track. Sherman had determined to make the war so felt as a d the army and the service. But the effect of Sherman's march through South Carolina was precisely d the cavalry of Wheeler and Hampton. These, Sherman said, made up an army superior to me in cavaltracting the attention of his antagonist, General Sherman sent Slocum, with four divisions of the ld, and his wounded in hospitals, to fall into Sherman's hands. Pursuit was made at dawn, March 22personal interview with the General-in-chief, Sherman placed Schofield temporarily in chief command[39 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 19: the repossession of Alabama by the Government. (search)
t in that region. The grand movements in Georgia and in Middle Tennessee occupied the attention of all. At length, when Sherman had finished his triumphal march through Georgia, to the sea-board, and Thomas had decimated Hood's army in Middle Tennet, and the virtual ending of the war. Hostile operations were then, suspended, in accordance with an arrangement between Sherman and Johnston, which we shall consider presently. La Grange rejoined the main column soon after its arrival at Macon, ouse we saw on an eminence to the right. As we approached Atlanta, we noticed many evidences of the devastating hand of Sherman, when he began his march to the sea, in the ruins of railway stations, twisted iron rails, and charred ties, along the ronuments of Wilson's destructive marches. His sweep through that region was almost as desolating as were the marches of Sherman, but in a narrower track. But among all these scathings of the hand of man, the beneficent powers of Nature were at wor
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 20: Peace conference at Hampton Roads.--the campaign against Richmond. (search)
of the Conspirators discomfited, and these, with those of Sherman and Johnston not far off, now demand our exclusive attenti their chief business being to keep Lee from moving, while Sherman, Thomas, and Canby were making their important conquests ially directed, when the operations against Wilmington, and Sherman's approach to the coast and his March through the Carolinald seem advisable, to move southward, to the assistance of Sherman, whose cavalry was weak in numbers. Sheridan had sent ong the people. Sheridan's raid; the successful March of Sherman, through the Carolinas; the augmentation of the Union forcrches, escape across the Roanoke, join Johnston, and crush Sherman by a single overwhelming blow. The risk was great, but th engagement. Two days afterward, as we have observed, General Sherman came up from North Carolina by water, and held. A con at Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Fort Macon, and Mobile; during Sherman's march from Chattanooga to Atlanta, and his approach to t
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