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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—the naval war. (search)
f the Ohio, but bearing to the south-east, he reached Murfreesborough, where he remained until the 4th of April, to reopen the first section of the railroad from Nashville to Chattanooga, which the Confederates had entirely destroyed. The next stage was at Shelbyville, and the trains leaving Nashville were soon enabled to bring hiNashville were soon enabled to bring his supplies as far as that place. Then, leaving his depots at this point, he set out on the 7th of April by forced marches, crossed over to Fayetteville on the 8th, and notwithstanding the entire absence of good roads, he arrived on the 11th at Huntsville, a station of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, east of Decatur. The surpg found it of great advantage to transfer the war to the vicinity of Chattanooga. Master of this position, indeed, he could menace either Tennessee or Kentucky, Nashville or Louisville, and wrest from the Federals all the conquests they had achieved during the last few months by taking them in rear. He was also drawing near Virg
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—Kentucky (search)
tained through the two railroads which leave Nashville, one for Athens, the other for Stevenson. TTennessee, situated at fifty kilometres from Nashville, on the Stevenson Railroad, had become one ostruck the important line of railway between Nashville and Louisville near the famous grottoes calln of Clarksville, on the Cumberland, between Nashville and Fort Donelson. Among their misdeeds we was the junction of the railways connecting Nashville and the Tennessee with the valley of the Ohiof the river. From this point he threatened Nashville, from which Buell's army was still far distarmy was being massed with difficulty between Nashville and Murfreesborough. Bragg had under his more to fear. The railroad which connected Nashville with the great cities of the North was at th. The Federals had retained possession of Nashville, but it was by abandoning to the Confederatee effect of compelling the Federals to leave Nashville. Bragg, knowing that Rosecrans and Grant ha[18 more...]
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—Tennessee. (search)
ine of the Federal railroads. He threatened Nashville at the same time, and held himself in readin The former was to operate at first as near Nashville as possible, and thence to proceed into Westshing that took place in the neighborhood of Nashville, between the 9th and 13th of December, to ditered Hardee's pickets a short distance from Nashville, and his heads of column took possession of Cumberland; emptying into it a little above Nashville, it runs from south-east to northwest, folloes from Murfreesborough, in the direction of Nashville. After crossing it, the road and the railroom south-east to north-west, in front of the Nashville road, and in rear of the cedar wood, the easly pursued by the enemy, finally reached the Nashville road, where they could recover from their costruck Rosecrans' line of communication with Nashville in the vicinity of Lavergne during the battl If the Federals had been decidedly beaten, Nashville would have been besieged and the war carried[33 more...]
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VII:—politics. (search)
ond. In fact, Virginia was only connected with the other Southern States by three lines of railway. To the west there was the Richmond, Lynchburg, Knoxville and Chattanooga line, which the Federals menaced every time they advanced either from Nashville or Kentucky toward East Tennessee. The other two lines placed Virginia in communication with the other States bordering the Atlantic, the two Carolinas and Georgia, whence Lee's army derived part of its supplies. These two lines, composed of n that region. One, Andrew Johnson, a man of the middle class, through his eloquence had attained to senatorial dignity at Washington. He had continued in that position after the secession of his own State; and when the Federal armies entered Nashville, he was appointed military governor of Tennessee, with the rank of brigadier-general—a necessary title to qualify him for the performance of those functions. It is known that the death of Mr. Lincoln called him to the presidential chair in 186