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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 138 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 108 6 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 45 3 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 44 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 42 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 42 0 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 40 0 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 24 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 20 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 18 0 Browse Search
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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), March 9-14, 1862.-expedition toward Pardy and operations about Crump's Landing, Tenn. (search)
n to injure the railway communication north of Purdy has been successful. (Please see inclosed my , about 2 miles from me, watching the enemy at Purdy. I am here with Smith's brigade to check any a swamp, now impassable, on the north side of Purdy. While at work a train ran up the road. A reneighborhood that the enemy had fallen back on Purdy and Bethel; that he supposed them to be from 5have just reached here. General Gladden is at Purdy, with his two regiments and a battery and a smr General Ruggles from General Gladden, now at Purdy, have just reached here. They represent the eig. Gen. Adley H. Gladden, C. S. Army. Purdy, Tenn., March 14, 1862. General: I would have dt Brigade. Brigadier-General Ruggles. Purdy, Tenn., March 15, 1862. General: I wrote to youtillery, and all the cavalry are retreating on Purdy. Yours, respectfully, Alfr. Mouton ColHdqrs. Second Battalion Mississippi Cavalry Purdy, Tenn., March 14, 1862. Colonel: In obedience t[4 more...]
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), March 14-17, 1862.-expedition from Savannah, Tenn., to Yellow Creek, Miss., and occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. (search)
a regiment of infantry and four companies of cavalry. General Cheatham's force has gone toward Purdy. I have made preparations for a strong reconnaissance toward Corinth which I will convert inny movement by rail or water. As near as I can learn there are five regiments of infantry at Purdy, at Corinth, and distributed along the railroad to Iuka are probably 30,000 men, but my informaty, whose orders seem to be to fire a volley, retire, again fire and retire. The force on the Purdy road attacked and driven by Major Bowman yesterday was about 60 strong. That encountered last night on the Corinth road was about five companies of Tennessee cavalry, sent from Purdy about 2 p. m. yesterday. I hear there is a force of two regiments on Pea Ridge, at the point where the Purdy anPurdy and Corinth road comes in from this place. I am satisfied we cannot reach the Memphis and Charleston Road without a considerable engagement, which is prohibited by General Halleck's instructions, s
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), March 31, 1862.-skirmish on the Purdy road, near Adamsville, Tenn. (search)
March 31, 1862.-skirmish on the Purdy road, near Adamsville, Tenn. Reports. No. 1.--Brig. Gen. Lewis Wallace, U. S. Army. No. 2.-Lieut. Charles H. Murray, Fifth Ohio Cavalry. No. 1.-report of Brig. Gen. Lewis Wallace, U. S. Army. headquarters Third Division Crump's Landing, Tenn., April 1, 1862. Sir: I inclose a report of a skirmish between our picket at Adamsville and a small body of the rebels, which resulted unfortunately for us. As the general will see, the officer repoort of Lieut. Charles H. Murray, Fifth Ohio Cavalry. Adamsville, April 1, 1862. Sir: I was yesterday evening intrusted with 28 men from Company I, Fifth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and instructed to proceed on the main road from this place to Purdy and relieve the temporary cavalry picket that had been thrown out, under command of Lieut A. C. Rossman, on the approach of our forces to this place. On reaching the rendezvous of our picket Lieutenant Rossman reported that the enemy's pickets h
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 13, 1862.--reconnaissances on the Corinth (Miss.) and Purdy (Tenn.) roads. (search)
April 13, 1862.--reconnaissances on the Corinth (Miss.) and Purdy (Tenn.) roads. Reports, etc. No. 1.-Capt. John H. Hammond, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, with instructions to Major o take two companies of your cavalry and make a thorough examination of the Corinth road and the Purdy road. Notice all the indications of the presence or absence of an enemy, as horse and wagon trarters I proceeded with my command of 45 non-commissioned officers and pri. vates on road toward Purdy after the infantry pickets on the banks of the creek. I found the road, which runs due west for of my command, and sent one detachment, under command of Lieutenant Kelley, to the front toward Purdy, and another south on the cross-road toward Corinth. A negro whom I met stated, after an examin myself of the truth, I returned. Lieutenant Kelley in the mean time had marched 5 miles toward Purdy, and found everything quiet and no sign of any troops. It is my belief that there are only cava
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 27, 1862.-skirmish at Pea Ridge, Tenn. (search)
April 27, 1862.-skirmish at Pea Ridge, Tenn. Report of Maj. Gen. John A. Meclernand, U. S. Army. headquarters First Division, Camp Stanton, Tenn., April 27, 1862. Sir: Upon returning from your headquarters to-day, in view of the information given by the negroes whom I sent you, I ordered a reconnaissance by my cavalry, under Lieutenant-Colonel McCullough. He has just come in, reporting that he went to Stantonville, 8 miles from Pittsburg, and on the road from that place to Purdy. On his way from Stantonville to Pea Ridge he captured one of the enemy's cavalry scouts, who is now in my camp. Upon arriving at Pea Ridge he encountered the enemy's pickets, killing 3 of them and driving others back. He met with these pickets about 5 miles from my camp. Two other negroes, picked up by my mounted pickets, report that they belong to a man named Johnson, who lives about 4 miles from my camp. These negroes say that the enemy's pickets were formerly posted at their master's
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 29-June 10, 1862.-advance upon and siege of Corinth, and pursuit of the Confederate forces to Guntown, Miss. (search)
ended all the way down from the Farmington and Purdy road in front of Nelson's left in a gradual sl On the 17th we advanced to the Farmington and Purdy road, 3 miles from Corinth and one-half mile n Seven Mile Creek and occupy a position on the Purdy and Farmington road. Its right flank rested ale Creek, occupying the ground in front of the Purdy and Farmington road, and extending from the Moy reconnaissances westerly in the direction of Purdy and southerly on each side of the creek in ther EasePs house, on the Hack road, leading from Purdy to Corinth, and drove back their accumulating Easel's house, on the Hack road, leading from Purdy to Corinth. Three companies of the Eleventh I reconnaissance in the direction of and beyond Purdy, destroying the Mobile and Ohio Railroad bridgontinue on his right my line of pickets to the Purdy road across the Lee farm, which I did. At entinels around by the right to a point on the Purdy and Corinth road, where it joins on to the pic[20 more...]