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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 342 4 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 333 11 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 292 10 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 278 8 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 277 5 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 267 45 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 263 15 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 252 0 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 228 36 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 228 22 Browse Search
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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 14 (search)
icksburg at thirty thousand men, and it was well known that the rebel General Joseph E. Johnston was engaged in collecting another strong force near the Big Black, wi Pemberton an opportunity to escape with his men. Even then the ability of General Johnston was recognized, and General Grant told me that he was about the only genereared. Each corps kept strong pickets well to the rear; but, as the rumors of Johnston's accumulating force reached us, General Grant concluded to take stronger measke a general command of all, and to counteract any movement on the part of General Johnston to relieve Vicksburg. I reconnoitred the whole country, from Haines's Bluon at the railroad-crossing of the Big Black River. I was of opinion that, if Johnston should cross the Big Black, he could by the favorable nature of the country beby us at the point threatened. From the best information we could gather, General Johnston had about thirty or forty thousand men. I took post near a plantation of o
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 17 (search)
s fairly open, we should have to move directly against our antagonist, General Jos. E. Johnston, then securely intrenched at Dalton, thirty miles distant; and the pur These armies were to be directed against the rebel army commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston, then lying on the defensive, strongly intrenched at Dalton, Georgia;e manner to keep Lee so busy that he could not respond to any calls of help by Johnston. Neither Atlanta, nor Augusta, nor Savannah, was the objective, but the army avalry12762189 Total3538191,172 Grand aggregate1,8637,4369,299 General Joseph E. Johnston, in his Narrative of his military operations, just published (March 2to be added to the killed and wounded given above, making an aggregate loss in Johnston's army, from Dalton to New Hope, inclusive, of 8,638, against ours of 9,299. Therefore General Johnston is greatly in error, in his estimates on page 357, in stating our loss, as compared with his, at six or ten to one. I always estimated
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, Chapter 16: Atlanta campaign-battles about Kenesaw Mountain. June, 1864. (search)
with the naked eye, and it was manifest that Johnston had chosen his ground well, and with delibera against such minor detachments of cavalry as Johnston could spare from his immediate army, and I prry referred to. In a conversation with General Johnston, after the war, he explained that on thaty of the conversation, and it is confirmed by Johnston himself in his Narrative, page 337, except th Pine Mountain was found to be abandoned, and Johnston had contracted his front somewhat, on a direcless justified by sound reasons. On the 20th Johnston's position was unusually strong. Kenesaw Mouons. The whole country is one vast fort, and Johnston must have at least fifty miles of connected t is a true and fair statement; but, as usual, Johnston overestimates our loss, putting it at six thoe railroad with ten days supplies in wagons. Johnston may come out of his intrenchments to attack Trsuit by every possible road, hoping to catch Johnston in the confusion of retreat, especially at th[7 more...]
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 19 (search)
urner's Ferry of the Chattahoochee, we forced Johnston to choose between a direct assault on Thomas'ven by the head of our infantry columns. But Johnston had in advance cleared and multiplied his roa me of the preparations that had been made by Johnston in anticipation of this very event. While I ns; and supposed, as a matter of course, that Johnston had passed the river with the bulk of his armral Halleck, at Washington, I state that-- Johnston (in his retreat from Kenesaw) has left two brStation. The former is already repaired, and Johnston's army has heard the sound of our locomotivesance of the whole of that army. That night Johnston evacuated his trenches, crossed over the Chatwell and Soap's Creek. I have always thought Johnston neglected his opportunity there, for he had lhe same day, or of the day before, containing Johnston's order relinquishing the command of the Confally came from the Peach-Tree line, which General Johnston had carefully prepared in advance, from w[1 more...]
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 25 (search)
aleigh, North Carolina, April 14, 1865 General J. E. Johnston, commanding Confederate Army. Generf an agreement made this day between General Joseph E. Johnston and myself, which, if approved by thneral, and satisfied me of the ability of General Johnston to carry out to their full extent the terif we stripped them of all arms. Both Generals Johnston and Breckenridge admitted that slavery wte of North Carolina, by and between General Joseph E. Johnston, commanding the Confederate Army, anment entered into between yourself and General J. E. Johnston, for the disbandment of the Southern am's Station, North Carolina, between General Joseph E. Johnston, commanding the Confederate Army, ants of war on the part of the troops under General Johnston's command to cease from this date. 2. g United States Forces in North Carolina. J. E. Johnston, General, Commanding Confederate States F surrendered under the capitulation of General J. E. Johnston89,270 On the morning of the 5th I[2 more...]