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James Breckenridge (search for this): chapter 18
that State. Van Dorn, after placing Vicksburg and Port Hudson in satisfactory condition of defence, attacked the Federal forces in Baton Rouge. He sent General Breckenridge to conduct the expedition. It seems altogether probable that he would have captured the place and the enemy's army in it, but for the accidental loss of tTennessee of all hostile forces. When Van Dorn first invited General Price's co-operation in this enterprise, his command embraced two large divisions under Breckenridge and Lovell, numbering about 12,000 infantry, with over 1,000 cavalry under Jackson; and he expected to receive about 5,000 veteran infantry, just exchanged fro made his movement to luka, after which Price's forces were greatly reduced by the results of the battle, while Van Dorn's were diminished by the detachment of Breckenridge with 6,000 men, and by the unexpected delays in fitting out the Donelson prisoners for the field; so that when on the 30th of September we marched from Ripley
Tom Green (search for this): chapter 18
cause the campaign under discussion was outside the grand movements of the war, but it was of deep concern to important communities in the South, and to the soldiers who bore an active part in it, and to the Southern widows and orphans whose nearest and dearest died on those battlefields, as bloody and as honorable as any that were ever illustrated by Confederate valor; therefore I write about it. Of the general officers of our army who took part in those operations, Van Dorn, Price, Martin, Green, Rust, Little, Villipigue, and Bowen, have all gone to their rest, leaving but three or four of us to toil on until our summons comes, and we shall go to join them again; I shall, therefore, tell my story in no spirit of detraction. Indeed, I have neither inclination nor occasion to detract from any of them; their honors in those fights were hard-earned, nor can I blame any of them for the disasters which came upon our army. They were brave men, who devoted all to their country, and among
Dorn (search for this): chapter 18
ay Price received another urgent request from Van Dorn to come with all his forces, meet him at Ripleks before General Price moved upon Iuka, General Van Dorn had sent a staff-officer, Colonel Lomax oy reduced by the results of the battle, while Van Dorn's were diminished by the detachment of Breckeined forces were but little over half of what Van Dorn had justly calculated upon when he first propjustified unusual hazard of battle; and after Van Dorn's forces were reduced by near one-half, he stvalry, including Jackson's brigade,2,800 men Van Dorn threw his cavalry forward so as to mask his mr then to form them into line. We found Generals Van Dorn and Price within a few hundred yards of of October. The combined effective forces of Van Dorn and Price, including all arms, numbered on thom Wirt Adams galloped up and reported to General Van Dorn that the enemy in heavy force is moving fe condition of affairs. He sent a courier to Van Dorn to say that he might turn the train and army [49 more...]
Iuka Grant (search for this): chapter 18
hole command. It was late in October before Grant moved upon us at Holly Springs. We retired beSending a strong column around our left flank, Grant came along the main direct road from Holly Spro receive battle on December 6th. But again Grant remained inactive in our front. Pemberton hadthese depots and thereby compel the retreat of Grant's army, which depended on them. Just before Crmy was refitted, reinforced and reorganized. Grant then moved most slowly and cautiously to Holly in Mississippi in 1862. In December, while Grant was so leisurely moving down the Central railras brightened by the certain intelligence that Grant had fallen back with his whole army, and next place by Porter's fleet. And here it was that Grant came down to meet him and turned him back, say2-63: On September 24th, 1862, by Major-General Grant's order, took command of the first diste. November 25th, pursuant to orders of General Grant, moved out of Memphis for Tchulahoma (?) t[17 more...]
W. J. Armstrong (search for this): chapter 18
nd Little's Second Division of Infantry, and Armstrong's Cavalry brigade. We numbered in all near On the 19th of September we entered Iuka. Armstrong's cavalry advanced, found the place occupiedtwo hours after midnight, accompanied by General Armstrong, who commanded our cavalry forces, and w decision should detain us here any longer. Armstrong and Snead both sustained my views. I think once with the rear-guard. We moved at once; Armstrong covered my rear with his cavalry, and it wasledsoe's battery in rear of the rear-guard. Armstrong had been followed all day by the enemy's pur moment the enemy was coming confidently on; Armstrong moved on with his cavalry past the rear of t0 muskets. Hebert's division5,000 muskets. Armstrong's cavalry2,000 men. Light artillery42 guns.000 men. Lovell's divisionabout 6,000 men. Armstrong's cavalry, including Jackson's brigade,2,800t of cavalry, and our advance was covered by Armstrong's brigade alone, Wirt Adams's brigade having
Villipigue (search for this): chapter 18
se battlefields, as bloody and as honorable as any that were ever illustrated by Confederate valor; therefore I write about it. Of the general officers of our army who took part in those operations, Van Dorn, Price, Martin, Green, Rust, Little, Villipigue, and Bowen, have all gone to their rest, leaving but three or four of us to toil on until our summons comes, and we shall go to join them again; I shall, therefore, tell my story in no spirit of detraction. Indeed, I have neither inclination n refusing to make any effort to renew the attack; and it was only after we had fallen back beyond the range of the enemy's fire that any of our organizations were reformed. When we returned from the town we found General Van Dorn had ordered Villipigue's brigade from his right, south of the railroad, to cover our retreat from the town, and it was drawn up in line nearly three thousand strong, facing the enemy and about one thousand yards from his works. These troops were in fine order; they
W. P. Rodgers (search for this): chapter 18
M., at a point eight miles from Iuka, that the last collision occurred between us and Grant's army during the Iuka affair. I held the Second Texas Sharpshooters, Rodgers commanding, and Bledsoe's battery in rear of the rear-guard. Armstrong had been followed all day by the enemy's pursuing force, who were very cautious in their p the rear-guard halted. Just at this moment the enemy was coming confidently on; Armstrong moved on with his cavalry past the rear of the rear-guard of infantry, Rodgers and Bledsoe were lying in ambuscade at a good point in the road, and Colonel Bob McCulloch's cavalry regiment was formed ready to charge. On came the confident F in a few minutes, and when the order was given to charge they naturally charged that battery, which was right in their front though upon our right flank. Colonel W. P. Rodgers and Major Mullen of this regiment fell in this work. The commanders of divisions and brigades who went into Corinth with the troops were General Dabney
Cockrell (search for this): chapter 18
eral Dabney H. Maury of Virginia, commanding First division; General Martin Green of Virginia, commanding Second division; General John C. Moore of Tennessee, commanding First brigade of Maury's division; General William S. Cabell of Virginia, commanding Second brigade of Maury's division; General Charles Phiffer of Mississippi, commanding Third brigade of Maury's division; Colonel E. Gates of Missouri, Colonel First Missouri Cavalry, commanding First Missouri brigade, Green's division; Colonel Cockrell, commanding Second brigade, Green's division; Colonel Moore of Mississippi, commanding Third brigade, Green's division. When after all was over and the whole of the Army of the West, now reduced to about 6,000 men, came out of the town and into the woods through which we had so confidently charged an hour before, generals, colonels and staff-officers in vain endeavored to rally the men. They plodded doggedly along toward the road by which we had marched on the day before, and it was
W. T. Sherman (search for this): chapter 18
thousand men between the armies of Grant and Sherman, and would have been forced to evacuate Mississippi. Sherman disembarked his army on the Yazoo river, above Vicksburg, about December 20th. Thch, so far as we know, is the only battle General Sherman ever did fight. On that day General Sthundred men and twelve guns, which confronted Sherman's army on the Chickasaw and Willow bayous. L the opening between the bayous through which Sherman would debouch to the attack. An open cotton , which lasted until near dark. Next morning Sherman had disappeared from our front, and the smoke it requires my whole army. The conduct of Sherman during this, his first independent expedition of politicians. In pleasing contrast with Sherman's conduct of this battle was that of his anta by his example, for his sole defence. While Sherman never, during the battle, showed himself in iher results. The remarkable brevity of General Sherman's references (in his report to the Joint [15 more...]
Frank Blair (search for this): chapter 18
his centre; they were on more elevated ground. Their front was, in great part, securely covered by deep and impassable fissures or gullies, which the enemy could not discover until within point-blank range, and their fire could sweep the whole front of attack. About four o'clock P. M., the enemy, in a heavy column, marched out of the timber beyond the bayou, crossed the narrow neck between the bayous, and marched straight against Lee's centre. The column of attack was commanded by General Frank Blair, and moved up in fine and formidable array; but so deadly was the fire of Lee's line, and so steady were his men, that before the foremost enemy could come within one hundred yards, their lines were broken, the attack was repulsed, the Federals were retreating in disorder to the cover of the woods, leaving one thousand dead, wounded and prisoners on the field, and General Sherman was defeated, and from that moment abandoned all further efforts at an attack, and turned all his energies
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