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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 65 1 Browse Search
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ext day the following telegram was also sent by General Hardee: Enemy failed in his attempt to cross the Combahee, but 15th and 17th Corps are about to cross the Savannah, to unite with column moving towards Augusta. See Appendix for these two telegrams. Pursuant to General Beauregard's orders, Cheatham's corps had been pushed forward to Georgia with all possible speed; and, on the 30th, at Lieutenant-General Taylor's own suggestion, See General Taylor's telegram, in Appendix. Stewart's corps was also made to move eastward. Its services, General Taylor thought, would be of far more value against Sherman than in any fitful effort to arrest Thomas, should he begin in earnest a movement southward. From the time General Beauregard left Mobile till his arrival at Augusta, on the 1st of February, he was incessantly engaged in issuing orders and giving and sending instructions for the rapid transportation of the remnant of General Hood's army. It was then that he called th
950 —— infantry12,450 Lee's corps: Infantry4,000 Cheatham's corps: 3,000 Stewart's corps: 3,000 Only about two-thirds of that number ever reported. ——10,00 cavalry, mounted and dismount8,200 —— Grand total33,450 Cheatham's and Stewart's corps had not arrived. The head of Cheatham's corps was expected to come on the 4th or 5th, and the head of Stewart's on the 10th or 11th. In view of Sherman's present position, his manifest advance towards Branchville from Pocotaligo anrefore, not available for any operations in the two Carolinas. Cheatham's and Stewart's corps had also been delayed on their march from Tupelo, Miss.; and Lee's corectives. It had no more than thirty-three hundred and fifty. Cheatham's and Stewart's corps, averaging about three thousand each, The strength of each was twenilable means. G. T. Beauregard. He had already had despatches sent to Generals Stewart and Cheatham, calling upon them to hasten their movements on Columbia
I am also of the opinion that Cheatham, at Newberry, this morning, with two thousand men, and Stewart, eighteen hours behind him, with twelve hundred, cannot form a junction with me except by moving along the railroad, keeping between this place and Broad River, thus cutting off Cheatham and Stewart. G. T. Beauregard. This was before the enemy had decided to move eastward. General McLawsrlotte, N. C., having lost all hope of concentrating at Chester, with Hardee's, Cheatham's, and Stewart's forces. From Chesterville, on the 21st, General Beauregard sent the following telegram to te a peace: Hardee and myself can collect about fifteen thousand men, exclusive of Cheatham and Stewart, not likely to reach in time. If Lee and Bragg could furnish twenty thousand more, the fate oformer, commanded by Major-General Stevenson, were near Charlotte. One thousand, under Lieutenant-General Stewart, were near Newberry, approaching Charlotte; and two thousand, under Major-General Chea
een fired: 317 inside, 189 over. Casualties: Stewart, coxswain, seriously; Corporal Bennett, Compa Colonel,—I have just been informed by General Stewart that General Beauregard would review his passed yesterday the headquarters of Lieutenant-General Stewart, on his way to Prospect Hill, he expegard this morning about nine o'clock. General Stewart's notice reached General Beauregard about's corps, already in advance of Florence, and Stewart's and Cheatham's corps under orders to cross ollowed early in the morning of the 29th with Stewart's and Cheatham's corps, and Johnson's divisioision1,5172,1702,3907,3847,9672,409 Total of Stewart's Corps4,4406,4777,12821,68528,42818,478 Leermy Headquarters130151153241248248 Escort of Stewart's Corps295155939798 Escort of Lee's Corps767. G. N. B.—Same was sent to Lieutenant-General A. W. Stewart. Headquarters, Military eral D. H. Hill your movements, that Lieutenant-General Stewart may be kept advised. Respectfully[11 more...]<