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Carytown (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
succeeded in reaching Stevenson with my wagons early in the afternoon. Here I met Major-General Steedman, who had just arrived by rail from Murfreesboro, and received from him verbal instructions to leave my wagons at Caperton's ferry, to be shipped by transports to Decatur, and to march as rapidly as possible with my regiment to the same place. This march occupied four days and a half--the rise of water in Crow Creek and Paint Rock river, making it necessary to go round by the head of Coon Creek and of Hurricane Fork of Paint Rock river, crossing the spur of the Cumberland mountain, which divides these streams at their source on this route. I had no difficulty in fording the water courses, and found sufficient forage for my command. I reached the north bank of the Tennessee river, opposite Decatur, at one P. M. of December twenty-eighth, and by dark had finished crossing — the infantry and artillery of expedition, with Lieutenant-Colonel Prosser's command of cavalry, having ne
Atlanta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
in, fed our horses, and I then started the entire command out in either direction to burn the train, which was done in the most thorough manner, and occupied till three A. M. I should have been glad to bring the pontoon train, which was built at Atlanta last winter, and was an exceedingly well-appointed one, back to our lines; but the condition of the mules, the mountainous character of the country, and the presence, in our rear, of a force of the enemy's cavalry, estimated at three times our o men mounted the parapet, but having no f support on the right, were forced to retire. These troops were here, for the first time, under such a fire as veterans dread, and yet, side by side with the veterans of Stone River, Missionary Ridge and Atlanta, they assaulted probably the strongest work on the entire line, and though not successful they vied with the old warriors in bravery, tenacity, and deeds of noble dating. The loss in the brigade was over twenty-five per cent of the number eng
Kingston Springs (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
Second day 160 230 290 530   432 406 466 1204 No casualties on the sixteenth instant. I take pleasure in reporting the good conduct of officers and men of the command throughout the engagement. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully Your obedient Servant, Milton A. Osborn, Captain Twentieth Indiana Battery. S. B. Moe, Major, and Assistant Adjutant-General, commanding. Colonel C. K. Thompson's report. Headquarters troops on N. & N. W. Railroad, Kingston Springs, Tennessee, February 24, 1865. Major: I have the honor to transmit the following report of the action of my command during the past campaign: On the seventh day of December, I reported to Major-General Steedman, in accordance with verbal orders received from department Headquarters, and by his directions placed my brigade in line near the city graveyard, the right resting on College street, and the left on the right of Colonel Harrison's brigade, where we threw up two lines of rifle-pi
Tuscumbia (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
l, the forces under me moved forward and joined in the pursuit of the enemy, which followed as far as Franklin, Tennessee. Subsequently the First colored brigade, as part of Second provisional division, accompanied the expedition towards Tuscumbia, Alabama, going as far as Leighton, Alabama. On its return it joined General Cruft's forces in the fruitless chase after General Lyon's rebel cavalry. The brigade was disbanded January twelve, 1865. Colonel Shafter, Seventeenth, acquitted himseenty-ninth December, 1864, after Leaving left Decatur, Alabama, I received reliable information that a great number of small arms, ammunition, and other ordnance stores, were concealed in a house a few miles in my rear, near he main road to Tuscumbia, Alabama. I therefore ordered a party, consisting of one officer and twenty men, to proceed to the place to try to discover the hiding-place of the stores, and to destroy them when found. On the thirty-first December, 1864, the patrol returned,
Cotton Gin (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
ear, of a force of the enemy's cavalry, estimated at three times our own strength, prevented. I had also learned from a negro servant of Captain Cobb, of the Engineers, who commanded the train, that a large supply train of General Hood's, bound from Barton Station to Tuscumbia, was ahead. Early next morning (Sunday) I pushed on through Nauvoo, taking the Aberdeen road, which I knew would flank the train. I led a detachment from near Bexar across by a trail to head the train on the Cotton Gin road, and sent another, under Lieutenant-Colonel Lamborn. to follow it, and by ten P. M. had surprised it in camp a few miles over the State line, in Itawamba county, Mississippi. It consisted of one hundred and ten (110) wagons, and over five hundred mules. We burned the wagons, shot or sabred all the mules we could not lead off or use to mount prisoners, and started back. In one of the wagons was Colonel McCrosky, of Hood's infantry, who had been badly wounded at Franklin. I left a
La Grange (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
nty-eighth of December, with the whole command and arrived at Courtland on the thirtieth December. On the thirty-first, in accordance with directions from the General commanding, I started with my division from Courtland to proceed as far as La Grange and Leighton. to support the cavalry under Colonel Palmer, that had gone to destroy the train of the enemy. Moved on this day as far as Town Creek, when we found it necessary to build a bridge, which was done with great dispatch by the Eighteenth Ohio volunteer infantry. We moved from Town Creek at four o'clock A. M., January first, 1865, and arrived at Leighton at nine o'clock A. M. Sent Colonel John A. Hottenstein, with the Second brigade colored troops, to La Grange, with orders to take post there and find out all he could about Colonel Palmer, and to communicate to me any information that he might receive. On the second, received orders from the General commanding to move east with my command, and rejoin him at Courtland.
Brentwood, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
, immediately pursued rapidly, taking a number of prisoners. The pursuit was continued until after dark, when our exhausted troops bivouacked for the night near Brentwood. December 17. My command, in obedience to orders, continued the pursuit, covering and protecting the left of our line, moving from Brentwood, on the Wilson pBrentwood, on the Wilson pike, to a point four miles south of Brentwood, and crossing from that point by a south-west road to Franklin, where it bivouacked for the night, not being able to cross the Harpeth river, which was much swollen by the heavy rain of the night and day previous, and the bridges destroyed by the enemy. December 18. My command moveBrentwood, and crossing from that point by a south-west road to Franklin, where it bivouacked for the night, not being able to cross the Harpeth river, which was much swollen by the heavy rain of the night and day previous, and the bridges destroyed by the enemy. December 18. My command moved across the river and proceeded about three miles beyond Franklin, on the road to Spring Hill, when, in obedience to orders, I returned with my troops to Franklin and marched to Murfreesboro, to proceed by rail to Decatur, moving General Cruft's troops from Nashville by the Murfreesboro pike. The whole command was concentrated at
Meadow Mills (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
trong's force and to get in the rear of a portion of Roddy's command at Lagrange, where we captured Colonel Jim Warren, of the Tenth Alabama cavalry, and some other prisoners. About one P. M. we passed through Russelville, where we encountered another portion of Roddy's force, which had just arrived from Tuscumbia, and drove it out on the Tuscumbia road, while we kept on the Cotton Gin or Bull Mountain road, after the train. Some attempt was made to delay us by burning a bridge over Cedar Creek, but we found a ford, and caught up with the rear of the pontoon train at dark, ten miles beyond Russelville. We met no resistance, and our advanced guard rode through to the front of the train, which extended for five miles, and consisted of seventy-eight pontoon-boats and about two hundred wagons, with all the necessary accoutrements and material, engineering instruments, etc.; all the mules and oxen, except what the pontoniers and teamsters were able to cut loose and side off, were
Bridgeport, Ala. (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
0 0 Total 5 128 133 Second brigade, U. S. colored troops.       Killed 7 73 80 Wounded 12 376 338 Missing 0 1 0 Total 19 450 469 All of which is respectfully submitted. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully Your obedient servant, Charles K. Thompson, Colonel Twelfth U. S. colored Infantry, commanding Brigade. Major S. B. Moe; A. A. G., Dist. of the Etowah, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Colonel Felix Pr. Salm's report. headquarters U. S. Forces, Bridgeport, Alabama, Jan. 17, 1865. To Major-General James B. Steedman, commanding District of the Etowah, Chattanooga, Tennessee: General: I have the honor to submit the allowing report: On the twenty-ninth December, 1864, after Leaving left Decatur, Alabama, I received reliable information that a great number of small arms, ammunition, and other ordnance stores, were concealed in a house a few miles in my rear, near he main road to Tuscumbia, Alabama. I therefore ordered a party, consisting of o
Newsome Springs (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
him, some stores, and one of the prisoners to take care of him; about twenty of the teamsters were colored United States soldiers of the garrison captured by Hood at Dalton — these came back with us. We returned via Tollgate and the old Military and Hackleburg roads, capturing an ambulance, with its guard, on the way, to within twenty-five miles south of Russelville, when I found that Roddy's force, and the so-called brigades of Biffles and Russel were already stationed in our front at Bear Creek, and on the Biler road towards Moulton, to retard us, while Armstrong was reported as being in pursuit. The country was very difficult and rugged, with few roads or trails, and scarcely any forage; but we evaded, by a night march of twenty-three miles, all the forces of the enemy except Colonel Russel, whom we attacked unexpectedly on the Moulton and Tuscaloosa road, twelve miles east of Thornhill. On Wednesday noon Lieutenant-Colonel Prosser, having the advance, routed him so speedily
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