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Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
of Federal command declined General Albert Sidney Johnston assignment to command occupation of Bowling Green by General Buckner General Zollicoffer at Cumberland Gap General Polk holds left wing at Columbus Federal advance from Louisville Jicial position to induce the State Guard to enter the Confederate service. This charge, however, was wholly false. General Buckner exerted all his energies in good faith to obey the will of the legislature and to preserve the peace and neutrality trouble. By conference with Gen. George B. McClellan, who commanded the department embracing Ohio and western Virginia, Buckner secured his co-operation in maintaining the observance of Kentucky's neutrality. In July he was sent by Governor Magoff volume of the Rebellion Records, page 255, will be found the following letter from President Lincoln, designed to tempt Buckner into Federal military service: Executive Mansion, August 17, 1861. Hon. Secretary of War: My Dear Sir: Unless
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
aster death of General Zollicoffer General George B. Crittenden critical position of General Johnston at Bowling Green fall of Fort Henry Generals Floyd and Buckner sent with their divisions to defend Fort Donelson. Before entering upon an account of the military operations which eventuated in the evacuation of Kentucky, ipendix A. On the 14th of November Senator Breckinridge, who had been meantime commissioned brigadier-general, was assigned to the command of the Kentucky brigade, Buckner's division, and on the 16th he assumed command, with the following staff: Capt. Geo. B. Hodge, A. A. G.; Maj. Alfred Boyd, A. Q. M.; Capt. Clint McCarty, A. C. S.ent, General Johnston sent General Pillow with his command of 4,000 on the 9th of February, and on the 12th reinforced him with the commands of Generals Floyd and Buckner, 8,000 more, making the garrison force in the aggregate nominally 15,000 men, but really several thousand less, excluding sick left behind. At the same time reco
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
an attack being imminent, the commands of Generals Buckner and Floyd, which had for several days beeh General Floyd on the night of the 12th. General Buckner, in his report (Rebellion Records, Vol. was in a respectable state of defense. General Buckner was placed in command of the right wing, he first two were on the extreme right of General Buckner's like, while the last was near the left t ten o'clock on the morning of the 13th, General Buckner says, the enemy made a vigorous attack onng pressed back after a time in disorder, General Buckner also advanced and the movement was kept ut having been driven several miles, while General Buckner had driven his left so far as to uncover ely accomplished. At this juncture, when General Buckner was two miles from his works and expectindecision and, turning the command over to General Buckner, left him to share the fate of his men, wf the enemy had not fled. The staff of General Buckner shared his fortunes. In his report he sa[2 more...]