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Fulton, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ch it on the south side, one coming from Jacinto, the other from the village of Fulton, situated more to the east. Ord was to begin the battle on the opposite side as a hill, leaving a cross-road on the right, which connects the former with the Fulton road, upon which the right wing of Rosecrans was to take position to begin the owded together on a single road, where they mutually obstructed the march. The Fulton road had not yet been reached. Suddenly the stray shots of Confederate sharpt to meet Rosecrans, he hoped to arrest his progress before he could occupy the Fulton road, and perhaps even to disperse the enemy's column, thus surprised in the miurrounding them had failed; Rosecrans' position was extremely critical, and the Fulton road, which he had not been able to seize, remained under the control of Price.r of the darkness Price had succeeded in conveying the whole of his army to the Fulton road, at a distance of only two kilometres from the Federal lines, without bein
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 4
Neosho to join the rest of the Indian brigade, which was encamped upon the upper course of this river. As we have just remarked, the departure of the volunteers who had been raised on the frontier of the North-western States was calculated to rouse the warlike and vindictive spirit of all the Indian tribes, even including those who were out of reach of the Confederate emissaries. The most powerful was the tribe of Sioux, which still possesses a vast territory in the north-west of the United States, although the inroads of the whites have wrested from it the finest hunting-grounds of which it was in peaceful possession fifty years ago. One of the military posts established for the protection of the conquests of civilization is Fort Ridgely, situated on Minnesota River, a tributary of the right bank of the Mississippi. Above the fort the Minnesota receives the waters of Red Wood River, and farther on those of Yellow Medicine Creek; on the borders of these two watercourses there are
Neosho, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
s than six roads start from Fayetteville, running severally in the directions of Bentonville, Maysville and the western frontier, Cane Hill, Van Buren, Ozark and Huntsville. The third is a defile in the Boston Mountains which crosses the road from Van Buren to Cane Hill. Hindman had divided his forces; Rains, with six thousand infantry, occupied the heights and encamped in the neighborhood of Pea Ridge; Cooper, with seven thousand horse and some artillery, had advanced into the valley of Neosho as far as Newtonia, thereby menacing from the west the Unionists who were stationed at Springfield, whilst a body of four thousand men, massed on the left bank of White River, seemed to be preparing to invade Missouri and march upon Rolla, the most important of the Federal depots; a considerable number of recruits were also assembled at Little Rock. Schofield resolved to attack the enemy before he was in a condition to take the offensive. He had been appointed, on the 26th of September,
Union City (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
osite Chattanooga. Its supplies were obtained through the two railroads which leave Nashville, one for Athens, the other for Stevenson. The capital of Tennessee was therefore the centre of his depots, which in turn could only be supplied from the Northern States, depending entirely for that purpose upon the railroad coming from Bowling Green and Louisville. In fact, the waters of the Cumberland were then too low for navigation, and the line of railway from Nashville to Columbus through Union City passed through regions infested by guerillas. This army, therefore, which occupied the ground last conquered by the Federals on the banks of the Tennessee, only communicated with its true base of operations, the river and State of Ohio, by a single line of railway, five hundred kilometres in length, from Stevenson to Louisville; it was, besides, liable to the incursions of the Confederates, who, being masters of the Alleghanies and West Virginia, found themselves much nearer Louisville an
Alleghany Mountains (United States) (search for this): chapter 4
railway, five hundred kilometres in length, from Stevenson to Louisville; it was, besides, liable to the incursions of the Confederates, who, being masters of the Alleghanies and West Virginia, found themselves much nearer Louisville and the Northern States than Buell. Bragg, encouraged by Lee's victories before Richmond, resolvn the spring by the Confederates, and occupied on the 18th of June by Morgan's Union brigade, which had strongly entrenched itself there. Kirby Smith crossed the Alleghanies at Big Creek Gap, thirty-five kilometres south-west of Cumberland Gap, and proceeded direct toward the centre of Kentucky, the richest and most populous part ks; finally, on the 17th of September, when its provisions had become exhausted, it blew up the works it was entrusted to guard, and, descending the slopes of the Alleghanies, forced a passage into Ohio, despite the guerillas who harassed it during the whole of that painful retreat. Meanwhile, Kirby Smith was rapidly advancing t
Murfreesboro (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
of partisans were ready to welcome it. Murfreesborough, a small village of Tennessee, situated aederates to attempt a sudden dash against Murfreesborough, especially as this position was poorly dly attacked; it was on the way to relieve Murfreesborough, when it received information that it wouintended to pass between MacMinnville and Murfreesborough, in order to join Bragg on the Cumberlandixth, under Thomas. These troops reached Murfreesborough between the 3d and 5th of September. Theding from Decherd and MacMinnville toward Murfreesborough and Nashville, Bragg ascended the Sequatcsed with difficulty between Nashville and Murfreesborough. Bragg had under his command many of tred the railway track from Chattanooga to Murfreesborough; by this means Bragg, once in Knoxville, n, and Bragg took up his quarters between Murfreesborough, MacMinnville and Chattanooga. The two am to come off victorious at the battle of Murfreesborough. But Mr. Davis refused to issue an order
Pea Ridge, Ark. (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
m. We left Curtis in possession of the battle-field of Pea Ridge and the Ozark Mountains, whilst Van Dorn was bringing bacs, or nearly five thousand men, had been called back from Pea Ridge by Halleck, for the purpose of reinforcing the combined a the advantages of the position he had occupied either at Pea Ridge in the west, or at Batesville in the centre of the State.The first, beginning at the north, is that of Elkhorn, or Pea Ridge, on the road from Huntsville to Bentonville, where was fo occupied the heights and encamped in the neighborhood of Pea Ridge; Cooper, with seven thousand horse and some artillery, had, and taking the mail-road at Cassville proceeded toward Pea Ridge to seize at once the already celebrated defile of Cross Hg Huntsville deserted, he returned to the neighborhood of Pea Ridge. In the mean while, Blunt with two brigades had followed the whole of the enemy's cavalry. He then returned to Pea Ridge by way of Fayetteville with Totten, whom he joined on his
Minnesota (Minnesota, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
authority during the last years which preceded the civil war. At the same period, the volunteers, raised in Northern Missouri and the young States of Iowa and Minnesota, had been mustered into the ranks of Halleck's and Pope's armies to the last man; their departure had left the frontier, constantly menaced by indigenous tribes,tlers could only be assured by a speedy punishment. Colonel Sibley was entrusted with this duty, with detachments from the Third, Sixth and Seventh regiments of Minnesota and some militia, about a thousand men in all, and two guns. On the 19th of September he proceeded from Fort Ridgely against the Indians, who, to the number of enty dead behind them, and the remainder of the tribe, declining to fight any longer, desired to treat. This success, which restored security to the frontier of Minnesota, cost the Federals some forty men disabled. But the march of Curtis eastward had not only exposed the Indian Territory to incursions of tribes hostile to the
Boneyard (Arizona, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
e direction of Crum's Mill; but this long, heavy column could not reach the point designated very speedily, for the crossing of the defile formed by the causeway and bridges, amid the swamps adjoining the river, would consume much time. In order to accomplish this movement, it was necessary to detain Hurlbut at Davies' Bridge, and prevent him from ascending the left bank of the Hatchie to seize Crum's Mill, or from crossing to the right bank to menace the road followed by the convoy toward Boneyard. This was the most pressing, for Rosecrans' attack was as yet but a remote peril. Consequently, after Price's two divisions had become engaged Lovell was also sent with two brigades to continue the struggle against Hurlbut. The four thousand soldiers of the latter were naturally unable to break the lines of such numerous adversaries. But these adversaries were not seeking to achieve a victory; as soon as Van Dorn saw his convoy sufficiently advanced on the road to Crum's Mill, he took
Jamestown, Ky. (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
troops, having dismounted, met between this village and Cairo. At the first onset the Federals fled in a disgraceful manner, leaving behind them their general and a handful of gallant soldiers, who defended themselves for some time, and were finally made prisoners. Morgan, encouraged by this success, and learning that the Unionists occupied Bowling Green and Munfordsville in force, bore to the north-east for the purpose of ascending the valley of the Cumberland in the direction of Jamestown (Kentucky) and Somerset. By a still more eccentric march he thus covered the circular movement of Scott's cavalry, intended, as we have seen, to mask the expedition of Kirby Smith. Having accomplished this task, he again joined the latter in the plains of Kentucky, and continued to form part of his small army during the whole of the campaign we are about to describe. Buell had at last discovered his error; but Bragg had already obtained great advantage over him. The Confederate army, after
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