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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 16 6 Browse Search
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 9 3 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 7 1 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 I. 7 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 3 3 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: February 18, 1862., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: November 18, 1861., [Electronic resource] 2 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: April 28, 1864., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 2 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: March 20, 1862., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 137 (search)
lasted from 11 o'clock in the morning until sundown. Had the day been longer we should have stood the ground later, and doubtless have achieved a decided victory. The rebel loss must be much greater than ours. Among their killed was Colonel John V. Wright, of the Fifteenth Tennessee regiment, formerly member of Congress from that State. It is supposed that the rebel camp at Belmont numbered not less than seven thousand. These were wholly routed by the gallant assaults of our little band mery, and Capt. Bowles' Cavalry, of Lieut.-Col. Miller's battalion of Mississippi Cavalry--were in imminent danger of an attack. Under these circumstances, reinforcements were rapidly sent, consisting of Col. Edward Pickett's Twenty-first, Col. J. V. Wright's Thirteenth, Col. Freeman's Twenty-second, and Col. J. Knox Walker's Second Tennessee regiments. On the landing of these troops they were hastily formed in line of battle on the border of an old field lying immediately behind the encampme
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), Rebel accounts of the battle. (search)
t steadily progressing, and by the numbers landed it became plain that our little force on the other side of the river — consisting of Col. Tappan's Thirteenth Arkansas regiment, Watson's battery, Col. Beltzhoover, and the Bolivar Troop, Capt. Montgomery, and Capt. Bowles' Cavalry, of Lieut.-Col. Miller's battalion of Mississippi Cavalry--were in imminent danger of an attack. Under these circumstances, reinforcements were rapidly sent, consisting of Col. Edward Pickett's Twenty-first, Col. J. V. Wright's Thirteenth, Col. Freeman's Twenty-second, and Col. J. Knox Walker's Second Tennessee regiments. On the landing of these troops they were hastily formed in line of battle on the border of an old field lying immediately behind the encampment of Col. Tappan's regiment, skirmishers being detailed from Col. Pickett's regiment to press forward and engage the enemy at the head of the lake, Col. Freeman's regiment and Watson's battery, Col. Beltzhoover, occupying the centre, with the Thirte