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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 17: (search)
yune, March, 1863. At the same time Crittenden's command was brought back within ten miles of Nashville, and thence to Murfreesboro. Scarcely had the retreat to Nashville been accomplished when the news of the fall of Donelson was received. The s the Secretary of War at Richmond, saying: I have ordered the army to encamp to-night midway between Nashville and Murfreesboro. My purpose is to place the force in such a position that the enemy can not concentrate his superior strength againstll communication with the south. On February 17th and 18th the main body of the command was moved from Nashville to Murfreesboro, while a brigade remained under General Floyd to bring on the stores and property upon the approach of the enemy, all e terrified, and some of the troops were disheartened. The discouragement was spreading, and I ordered the command to Murfreesboro, where I managed, by assembling Crittenden's division and the fugitives from Donelson, to collect an army able to offe
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 39: (search)
y with most of his forces, and the whole were then withdrawn to Bryantsville, the foe following slowly but not closely. General Bragg finally took position at Murfreesboro, and the hostile forces concentrated at Nashville, General Buell having been superseded by General Rosecrans. Meantime, on November 30th, General Morgan witumber of fighting men we had on the field on December 31st was 35,000, of which 30,000 were infantry and artillery. Our line was formed about two miles from Murfreesboro, and stretched transversely across Stone River, which was fordable from the Lebanon pike on the right to the Franklin road on the left. As General Rosecrans ms and the reasons before stated General Bragg decided to fall back to Tullahoma, and the army was withdrawn in good order. In the series of engagements near Murfreesboro we captured over 6,000 prisoners, 30 pieces of artillery, 6,000 small arms, a number of ambulances, horses, and mules, and a large amount of other property. O
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 48: (search)
d already been sent across the Harpeth River. Thomas's dispatch indicated a purpose to hold Franklin; its relation to Murfreesboro, where a garrison was maintained, would seem to render this a probable part of a plan to maintain communication with Cd works to cover the flanks, should offensive movements be attempted against our flank and rear. The enemy still held Murfreesboro with a garrison of about six thousand, strongly fortified; he also had small forces at Chattanooga and Knoxville. It his garrisons at those points, or cause them to be evacuated, in which latter case Hood hoped to capture the forces at Murfreesboro and thus open communication with Georgia and Virginia; he thought, if attacked in position, that he could defeat Thom operation. Hood sent Major General Forrest with the greater part of his cavalry and a division of infantry against Murfreesboro. The infantry did not fulfill expectation, and it was withdrawn. Mercer's and Palmer's brigades of infantry were sen
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
97. Moore, General, 339. Moran, Major, 596-97. Morgan, Gov. E. D., 89. Gen. John Hunt, 37, 324-25, 444, 472,473, 580. Morgan (gunboat), 173. Morris, Captain, 468. Capt. C. M., 219-20. Robert, 230. Mott, Col., Christopher, 82. Mouton, General, 349-50, 352, 455, 456. Mudd, Samuel A., 417. Mulford, General, 510. Mulhern, Terence, 201. Mumford, William B., 242, 499, 500. Munford, Colonel. Extract from address on fall of Ft. Donelson, 30. Address at Memphis, Tenn., 46. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Battle of, 325-26, 356. Murray, E. C., 189. Report on construction of the Mississippi, 190. N Nahant (ironclad), 172. Nashville, Tenn., 238. Retreat of Johnston's forces, 29-31. Evacuation, 31, 32. Battle of, 490. Nashville (steamer), 221-22, 237. Negroes. Admission to citizenship, 615-16. Nelson, General, 50, 57, 449. Judge, 406. New Hope Church, Battle of, 469. New Ironsides (warship), 175. New Market, Battle of, 444-45. New Orleans, La. Harbor de