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Stone River (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
s and 20 men of the 4th Michigan cavalry had been picked up Nov. 13. near Stone river; but Gen. Stanley, reporting for duty about this time, soon drove the Rebel , with Palmer's division in advance, moved on the main Murfreesboroa pike to Stone river; finding the Rebel army in position along the bluffs across that stream. Pat serious loss. Next day Dec. 30. McCook fought his way down nearly to Stone river, somewhat west of Murfreesboroa; and before night our army was nearly all ins to Negley's assistance. The regulars made a most gallant and effective Stone river, or Murfreesboroa. charge, losing heavily, but rendering admirable service.advisable. Wheeler's cavalry, after vigorously resisting our advance to Stone river, had been dispatched Night of Dec. 29-30. by Bragg to the rear of our armnd its heroic commander. On the day Dec. 31. of the great struggle at Stone river, Gen. Forrest, who, with 3,500 cavalry, had been detached Crossing the T
Bowling Green (Indiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
XIII. Rosecrans's Winter campaign. The army of the Ohio at Bowling Green Reorganized by Rosecrans Morgan's raids surprise of Moore at Hartsville our advance from Nashville battle of Stone river, near Murfreesboroa Bragg retreats cavalry raids on our rear Innes's defense of Lavergue losses Forrest routed by Sullivan at Parker's Cross-roads Morgan captures Elizabethtown Gen. H. Carter's raid into East Tennessee Wheeler raids down the Tennessee to Fort Donelson beaten off by Col. Harding Van Dorn captures 1,500 Unionists at Spring Hill Col. A. S. Hall defeats Morgan at Vaught's Hill Gordon Granger repulses Van Dorn at Franklin Col. A. D. Streight raids into Northern Georgia is overpowered and captured near Rome. Gen. Rosecrans, on assuming Oct. 30, 1862. command of Buell's Army of the Ohio, found it seriously depleted and demoralized by the exhaustive marches and indecisive conflicts of the last six months. With a strength fully adequate to the rout
Union Station (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
Dec. 30. abruptly southward, being threatened by a far superior force; retreating into Tennessee by Spring-field and Campbellsville; having inflicted considerable damage and incurred very little loss. But his raid was fully countered by one led Dec. 20. about the same time by Brig.-Gen. H. Carter (formerly Col. 2d Tennessee) from Winchester, Ky., across the Cumberland, Powell's, and Clinch mountains, through a corner of Lee county, Va., to Blountsville and Zollicoffer (formerly Union Station), East Tennessee, where 150 of the 62d North Carolina, Maj. McDowell, were surprised and captured without a shot, and the railroad bridge, 720 feet long, over the Holston, destroyed, with 700 small arms and much other material of war. Pushing on ten miles, to Clinch's Station, Carter had a little fight, captured 75 prisoners, and destroyed the railroad bridge, 400 feet long, over the Watauga, with a locomotive and several cars; returning thence by Jonesville, Lee county, Va., recrossing
Louisville (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
rrest and John Morgan rode around us at will, striking at posts and supply trains, and compelling enormous and constantly increasing, exhausting details to keep open our communications and preserve our army from starvation. The railroad from Louisville to Nashville had been reopened to and across Green river; so that, though there was no considerable force of the enemy in its front — Bragg's army being still on its tedious, toilsome, circuitous retreat through East Tennessee-our army was clus Negley as commandant at Nashville, enabling him to go to the front; while Dumont's division was merged: a new one being created, and Brig.-Gen. J. J. Reynolds assigned to its command. Until the railroad was fully reopened Nov. 26. hence to Louisville, our men only lived from hand to mouth, rendering a farther advance impossible; so that Bragg's army had time to conclude its long, march and reappear in our front at Murfreesborough, before Rosecrans was prepared to assume the offensive. Me
Nolensville (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
while Brig.-Gen. E. N. Kirk that day drove Wheeler out of Lavergne — Wheeler himself being wounded. Phil. Sheridan, on another road, pressed the enemy back to Nolensville, without loss on our part; and Col. Roberts, 42d Illinois, surprised and captured Capt. Portch and a small squad of Morgan's men; bringing in their arms and horily wooded with forests of oak and dense thickets of cedar, rendering the movement slow and by no means bloodless. McCook, with our right, rested that night at Nolensville, and the next at Triune; Crittenden, with our left, advanced the first day to Lavergne, and the next to Stewart's creek, where Rosecrans seems to have expected my ; capturing Lavergne, Dec. 30. taking 700 prisoners, and destroying heavy army trains, with a large amount of stores. Thence hastening to Rock Spring and Nolensville, they made still further captures at each ; and, having passed around Dec. 31. our army, reached the left flank of Bragg's, just as it commenced its great an
Milton, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
. His cavalry and artillery, having run away in excellent season, escaped with little loss. Van Dorn's force consisted of six brigades of cavalry and mounted infantry. A fortnight later, Col. A. S. Hall, 105th Ohio, with four regiments, numbering 1,323 men, moved nearly cast from Mrurfreesboroa, intending to surprise a Rebel camp at Gainesville; but he missed his aim, and was soon to confronted by a regiment of hostile cavalry; before which, Hall slowly withdrew to the little village of Milton, 12 miles north-east of Murfrees-boroa, taking post on Vaught's Hill, a mile or so distant; where he was assailed March 20. by a superior Rebel force, under Gen. Morgan. But his men were skillfully posted, supporting a section of Harris's 19th Indiana battery, which was admirably served, and doubtless contributed very essentially to Morgan's defeat, with a loss of 63 killed and some 200 or 300 wounded, including himself. Hall's entire loss was but 55. Franklin, being occupied by a Un
Edgefield (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
ise of Moore at Hartsville our advance from Nashville battle of Stone river, near Murfreesboroa arvation. The railroad from Louisville to Nashville had been reopened to and across Green river;sville; where he took horse and proceeded to Nashville, whose garrison, commanded by Gen. Negley, hB. Mitchell relieved Negley as commandant at Nashville, enabling him to go to the front; while Dumomonths provisions having been accumulated at Nashville, and a good part of the Rebel cavalry having Our army, now well concentrated in front of Nashville, commenced its advance at daylight, Dec. 21 ; Rosecrans and staff riding out of Nashville to join it, several hours afterward. The three grandhe trains and fugitives between our army and Nashville; and lie estimates our losses at 24,000 killast charge, the Rebels lost Col. McNairy, of Nashville, who fell while vainly endeavoring to rally ll, 10 miles south of Franklin, and 30 from Nashville, whither Col. John Coburn, 33d Indiana, had [2 more...]
Jonesville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
llicoffer (formerly Union Station), East Tennessee, where 150 of the 62d North Carolina, Maj. McDowell, were surprised and captured without a shot, and the railroad bridge, 720 feet long, over the Holston, destroyed, with 700 small arms and much other material of war. Pushing on ten miles, to Clinch's Station, Carter had a little fight, captured 75 prisoners, and destroyed the railroad bridge, 400 feet long, over the Watauga, with a locomotive and several cars; returning thence by Jonesville, Lee county, Va., recrossing the Cumberland range at Hauk's Gap; and, after two or three smart skirmishes, returning in triumph to his old quarters; having lost but 20 men, mainly prisoners — and killed or captured over 500. Having been ridden all but incessantly 690 miles, with very little to eat, many of his horses gave out and were left to die on the return. Gen. Wheeler, in chief command of Bragg's cavalry, 4,500 strong, with Forrest and Wharton as Brigadiers, passing Rosecrans's army by
Atlanta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
epots of supplies and manufactories of arms, clothing, &c. Having been taken up the Tennessee on steamboats from Fort Henry to Eastport, Ala., where lie was joined by an infantry force under Gen. Dodge, they attacked and captured Tuscumbia, inflicting considerable loss on the Rebels; and, while Gen. Dodge made a sweeping raid through North Alabama, returning ultimately to his headquarters at Corinth, Col. Streight struck for Northern Georgia, expecting to swoop down successively on Rome and Atlanta, destroying there large manufactories, machline-shops, and magazineo. He was hardly well on his road, however, before Forrest and Roddy, with a superior force of Rebel cavalry, were after him ; following sharply, and easily gaining upon him, through a running fight of over 100 mile; when, his ammunition being exhausted and his men nearly worn out, Streight surrendered, when 15 miles from Rome. His men were treated as other captives and exchanged; while Streight and his officers were retai
Huntingdon, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
son, capturing Trenton, Humboldt, Union City, &c., burning bridges, tearing up rails, and paroling captured Federals (over 1,000, according to his reports--700 of them at Trenton alone), was struck on his return at Parker's Cross-roads, between Huntingdon and Lexington, and thoroughly routed. He first encountered Col. C. L. Dunham, with a small brigade of 1,600; who had, the day before, been pushed forward from Huntingdon by Gen. J. C. Sullivan, and who was getting the worst of the fight — haviHuntingdon by Gen. J. C. Sullivan, and who was getting the worst of the fight — having been nearly surrounded, his train captured, and he summoned to surrender — when Sullivan came up at double-quick, with the two fresh brigades of Gen. Haynie and Col. Fuller, and rushed upon the astonished Rebels, who fled in utter rout, not attempting to make a stand, nor hardly to fire a shot. Forrest himself narrowly escaped capture; losing 4 guns, over 400 prisoners, including his Adjutant, Strange, two Colonels, many horses, arms, &c., &c. He fled eastward to Clifton, where he recrossed <
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