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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., In command in Missouri. (search)
d hold Mayfield and Lovelaceville, to be in the rear and flank of Columbus, and to occupy Smithland, controlling in this way the mouths of both the Tennessee and the Cumberland rivers. At the same time Colonel Rousseau should bring his force, in-. creased if possible, by two Ohio regiments, in boats to Henderson, and, taking the Henderson and Nashville railroad, occupy Hopkinsville; while General Nelson should go with a force of five thousand by railroad to Louisville, and from there to Bowling Green. As the population in all the counties through which the above railroads pass are loyal, this movement could be made without delay or molestation to the troops. Meanwhile General Grant would take possession of the entire Cairo and Fulton railroad, Piketon, New Madrid, and the shore of the Mississippi opposite Hickman and Columbus. The foregoing disposition having been effected, a combined attack will be made upon Columbus, and, if successful in that, upon Hickman, while Rousseau and N
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Holding Kentucky for the Union. (search)
the vicinity to proceed by rail and occupy Bowling Green. Buckner reached that point early on the there under General Alcorn and returned to Bowling Green. Rousseau's advance to Nolin and the a to move his headquarters from Columbus to Bowling Green, and on October 15th he sent Hardee with 1er moving on Nashville, to the eastward of Bowling Green. Demonstrations were to be made in front of Columbus and Bowling Green, sufficient to keep the forces holding them fully occupied until theiDonelson compelled Johnston to retire from Bowling Green and leave the road to Nashville open. T and downriver generally, while you menace Bowling Green and East Tennessee. If the enemy shall concentrate at Bowling Green, do not retire from his front, yet do not fight him there either, but seboth, left exposed by the concentration at Bowling Green. It is a matter of no small anxiety to me force maintains itself near those points, Bowling Green will speedily fall, and Columbus will soon
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The battle of Shiloh. (search)
d the idea of dropping a shell within the lines of the enemy every fifteen minutes during the night. This was done with effect, as is proved by the Confederate reports. Up to the battle of Shiloh, I, as well as thousands of other citizens, believed that the rebellion against the Government would collapse suddenly and soon if a decisive victory could be gained over any of its armies. Henry and Donelson were such victories. An army of more than 21,000 men was captured or destroyed. Bowling Green, Columbus, and Hickman, Ky., fell in consequence, and Clarksville and Nashville, Tenn., the last two with an immense amount of stores, also fell into our hands. The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, from their mouths to the head of navigation, were secured. But when Confederate armies were collected which not only attempted to hold a line farther south, from Memphis to Chattanooga, Knoxville and on to the Atlantic, but assumed the offensive, and made such a gallant effort to regain wha
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 12.46 (search)
h, in April, 1862. from a lithograph. into Kentucky and seized Bowling Green. It was a mere skirmish line to mask his own weakness. But ife line, with Cumberland Gap and Columbus as the extremities and Bowling Green as the salient. the result more than answered his expectati the Federal army and put it on the defensive. Camp Burgess, Bowling Green--the 70th Indiana on dress parade. From a lithograph. On the e chance, and never recovered it. He at once strongly fortified Bowling Green, and used every measure to stir up and rally the Kentuckians toral Johnston never was able to assemble more than 22,000 men at Bowling Green, to confront the 100,000 troops opposed to him on that line. rote as follows to the Secretary of War, on Christmas day, from Bowling Green: the position of General Zollicoffer on the Cumberland holds innaced Donelson and Henry, while his center was directed against Bowling Green, and his left was advancing against Zollicoffer at Mill Springs
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 12.47 (search)
treville on the 2d of February and reached Bowling Green about the 5th. General Johnston, whom I hand Nashville railroad, about 40 miles from Bowling Green. General Grant had about 20,000 men in han the two salient extremities of which were Bowling Green, some 70 miles by railway in advance of Nar an inspection of the works at and around Bowling Green, I found that while strong against any dirate evacuation of a position so salient as Bowling Green, that must fall from its own weight if turry supplies collected so far in advance as Bowling Green and Clarksville, as well as at Nashville. to be made for the removal of the army at Bowling Green, to Nashville, in rear of the Cumberland R the 14th. By that time the evacuation of Bowling Green, determined upon, as I have said, on the 7operation. That the resolution to give up Bowling Green and to begin such a movement as early as te in person with fully ten thousand of his Bowling Green army, I am very sure must be the ultimate [7 more...]