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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 118 0 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 106 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 92 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 79 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 59 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 52 0 Browse Search
John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 50 0 Browse Search
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. 48 2 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 39 1 Browse Search
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 38 4 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 7: the siege of Charleston to the close of 1863.--operations in Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. (search)
exas, in a way according to the dictates of his own judgment, but with the suggestion that the most feasible route would be by the Red River to Natchitoches and Shreveport. Banks believed that route to be impracticable at that season of the year, so, in the exercise of his discretionary powers, he fitted out an expedition to makeonals, it was impracticable to renew the effort there. Banks, therefore, concentrated his forces on the Atchafalaya, with the intention of marching directly on Shreveport. He soon perceived that it would be almost impossible to do so. The country to be traversed, after leaving the railway, was exhausted, having been overrun by btion against Texas by sea, Banks ordered General C. C. Washburne to advance from Brashear upon Opelousas, to give the impression that a march upon Alexandria or Shreveport was begun. Washburne reached Opelousas without resistance, but when, in obedience to orders, he commenced falling back, Taylor and Green pursued him closely.
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 9: the Red River expedition. (search)
ria threatening dangers, 255. advance upon Shreveport, 256. the Trans-Mississippi Confederate Armating independently, should move directly on Shreveport from Little Rock. The Confederates in that eve a victory in the campaign by threatening Shreveport with forty thousand men, so disposed in partpplies the whole distance, in the advance on Shreveport, by water, but the river was now so low thatn that he was to facilitate Banks's march on Shreveport; and on the day after Banks's arrival at Ale, and now they continued their flight toward Shreveport. At about the same time, General Smith's cont of the success of his expedition, to hold Shreveport and Red River with such force as he might dene woods, over which passed the only road to Shreveport, Lee concluded to wait until the main body oks gave orders for a forward movement toward Shreveport the next morning, and communicated the fact l its parts, the disastrous campaign against Shreveport. Its result caused much disappointment and [11 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
thor to the battle-field of, 2.284-2.287; victory claimed by Beauregard,. 2.284; results of the battle of, 2.288. Shiloh Meeting-House, Sherman posted near, 2.263. Ship Island, the rendezvous of the New Orleans expedition, 2.325-2.328. Shreveport expedition under Gen. Banks, 3.251-3.269. Sibley, Col. Henry H., movements of in New Mexico, 2.186; compelled to surrender by Van Dorn, 1.272; sent against Sioux Indians in Minnesota, 3.225. Sickles, Daniel E., amendment to the Constitutisville and Columbia burned, 3.54. Sweden's Cove, skirmish at, 2.800. Sykes, Gen., at the battle of Chancellorsville, 3.26. T. Tallahassee, secession convention at, 1.165. Taylor, Gen., Richard, driven front Vermilion Bayou toward Shreveport, 2.600; movements of in Louisiana, 3.219; surrender of, 3.576. Teche region, expedition sent by Banks to, 2.595. Tecumseh, iron-clad, sunk by a torpedo in the harbor of Mobile, 3.441. Tennessee, the people of adverse to secession, i 1