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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 9.64 (search)
es in Virginia, and which now proclaimed that the possession of Nashville was once more dependent upon the fortunes of war. The conflict continued to rage with intense fury; our troops succeeded in breaking the main line at one or more points, capturing and turning some of the guns on their opponents. Just at this critical moment of the battle, a brigade of the enemy, reported to have been Stanley's, Opdycke's brigade of Stanley's Fourth Corps, and the second line of Reilly's brigade of Cox's Twenty-third Corps.--editors. gallantly charged, and restored the Federal line, capturing at the same time about one thousand of our troops within the intrenchments. Still From the bivouac for August, 1885. Overton's House, Hood's head)quarters at Nashville. From a photograph taken in 1884. the ground was obstinately contested, and at several points upon the immediate sides of the breastworks the combatants endeavored to use the musket upon one another, by inverting and raising it
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The death of Generals Cleburne and Adams. (search)
tch to the top of the parapet, undertook to grasp the old flag from the hands of our color-sergeant, when he fell, horse and all, shot by the color-guard. I was a reenlisted veteran, and went through twenty-seven general engagements, but I am sure that Franklin was the hardest-fought field that I ever stood upon. General J. D. Cox [in his Franklin and Nashville ] censures General Wagner for holding to his advanced position too long, calls his action a gross blunder, etc.; but, as one of Cox's men, I looked upon the matter in a different light. I think if Cleburne had not struck Wagner's two brigades as he did that his brave lads would have broken our line successfully; but, as it was, his men were badly winded with his work with Wagner, which gave Opdycke's and White's men a better chance to check him at the cotton-gin. The way I saw it was this: I was acting as orderly and standing a few paces east of the cotton-gin. The first Confederate troops that; came in view were Stewa
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Repelling Hood's invasion of Tennessee. (search)
9 o'clock the head of his column connected with Cox in front of Columbia — having marched thirty miantry which made up Schofield's force — Wood's, Cox's, and Ruger's (in part)--were still at Duck Ri be in the hands of the enemy. At 11 P. M. General Cox arrived with his division, and soon after S's catching at a straw. Just before midnight Cox started from Spring Hill for Franklin, and was ternation. Wood's division, which had followed Cox from Duck River, was marched along to the east in 1884. The head of the column, under General Cox, reached the out-skirts of Franklin about torks, every part of it was in plain sight. General Cox's division of three brigades, commanded thaoops in the works were ordered to report to General Cox, to whom was assigned the command of the de they arrived were assigned to positions by General Cox. General Stanley, in the performance of hisfought on foot at the head of his brigade. General Cox was everywhere present, encouraging and che[1 more...]<
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 18.113 (search)
er condition than when we left Savannah. All this was done in the winter season. We found Goldsboro' already occupied by our troops, the Twenty-third Corps, under General Schofield, and the Tenth Corps, under General Terry, having captured Wilmington and arrived at Goldsboro' a day or two in advance of us. After the fall of Wilmington, Feb. 22d, 1865, General Schofield sent a column, under General J. D. Cox, to open the railway from New Berne to Goldsboro‘. At Kinston (see map, p. 694) Cox encountered, March 8th, Bragg with Hoke's division and a portion of Hood's troops, under D. H. Hill. Fighting took place on the south side of the Neuse, March 8th to 10th. On the night of the 10th Bragg retreated toward Goldsboro‘, leaving a detachment at Kinston. Schofield occupied Kinston on the 14th, and reached Goldsboro' on the 21st.--editors. The railroad to New Berne was soon put in running order, and supplies of all kinds were pouring in upon us. Soon after we were settled in the v