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Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
Cumberland and cut its communications; and he suggested the propriety of ordering some of Grant's troops to cover the line of the Tennessee River, westward, to prevent a raid on Nashville. This was followed by an electrograph from General Foster, at Fortress Monroe, saying trains of cars had been heard running night and day for thirty-six hours on the Petersburg and Richmond railway, indicating the movement of troops; and the General-in-Chief was inclined to believe that a movement against Norfolk, similar to that in the spring, See page 41. was about to be made in favor of Lee, the Confederates hoping thereby to draw off some of the troops from Meade. But this suspicion was dispelled by another dispatch from General Foster the next day, Sept. 14, 1863. bearing a report that Longstreet's corps was passing southward into North Carolina. Then Halleck directed Meade to ascertain the truth or falsity of the latter report, when it was found to be true, as we have observed. See pa
Duck River (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ne's River, at the beginning of 1863, where he established a fortified depot of supplies. General Bragg, his opponent, had taken a strong position north of the Duck River, Bragg's army was in three divisions, one of which was cavalry, under the command of General J. H. Wheeler. The First Corps was commanded by Lieutenant-Gene 1864) for his young widow, in the form of a pension. The former still lay at Murfreesboroa and vicinity, and the latter stretched along the general line of the Duck River, as we have observed, See page 115. with the mountain passes well fortified. Bragg's position was a very strong one for defense, and few outside of the Armyops. The spoils were three guns and a quantity of corn, and the trophy, five hundred prisoners. Wheeler and his cavalry escaped by swimming their horses across Duck River, but another troop of horsemen were killed or captured. Rosecrans pressed through the mountain passes he had seized, and on the 27th June. his Headquarters
Crawfish Spring (Idaho, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
rtunity to terribly cripple, if not destroy or capture his foe. But the golden opportunity too soon passed. Rosecrans, on perceiving the danger, issued orders for the concentration of his forces in the Chickamauga Valley, in the vicinity of Crawfish Spring, about half-way between Chattanooga and Lafayette. Crittenden, alarmed by threatened danger to his communications, had already made Sept. 12, 1863. a rapid flank movement in that direction, from Ringgold, covered by Wilder's brigade, whichain, had observed the exact position of the Army of the Cumberland, and the Confederate leader had the advantage of knowing the strong and weak points of his foe, while his own position was more than half concealed. Bragg concentrated his Crawfish Spring. this is from a sketch made by the author, in May, 1866. the Spring is really the outlet of a large subterranean brook, that here flows out at the foot of a rocky, wooded hill, whose summit is about fifty feet above. It was on the estat
Dalton, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
abitation of a band of robbers, who murdered and plundered emigrants and traders when descending the Tennessee River. through the Lookout Mountain passes, and with his cavalry on his extreme right, threaten Bragg's railway communications between Dalton and Resaca Bridge, while his left and center should move through other passes upon the Confederate front Anticipating this, when he discovered that the main army was below, Bragg abandoned Chattanooga, Sept. 7, 8, 1863. passed through the gaps ot he supposed to be a flying adversary. He ordered Crittenden to call his brigades from across the river, near Chattanooga, and leaving one of them there to garrison the town, push on to the East Chickamauga Valley and the railway to Ringgold or Dalton to intercept the march of Buckner from East Tennessee, or strike the Confederate rear, as circumstances might determine. Thomas, who had just passed through Stevens's and Cooper's gaps of Lookout Mountain, into McLemore's Cove, was directed to p
Kentucky (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ly wounded in an encounter with guerrillas in Kentucky. The chief object of the Confederates at rland River. The range extends from near the Kentucky line almost to Athens, in Alabama. Its northBreckinridge, and commenced plundering Southeastern Kentucky, and expelling Unionists from the StatSanders crossed the Cumberland Mountains from Kentucky, struck the East Tennessee and Georgia railwah trifling loss, Sanders made his way back to Kentucky, after capturing three guns, ten thousand smaf business being to keep disloyal citizens in Kentucky and elsewhere in check, and to protect the Unce under Colonel De Courcey, who came up from Kentucky. He held out for three or four days, when Burn Department; and the commanders in Ohio and Kentucky were ordered to make every exertion to secureRiver, and that the redeemed commonwealths of Kentucky and Tennessee should not be again subjected t with grateful emotions that the conqueror of Kentucky and Tennessee has been elevated to a position[2 more...]
Fort Donelson (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
diers, concentrated his forces at Franklin, a little below Nashville, on the road between that city and Decatur, for the purpose of attempting the recapture of Fort Donelson, which, it was known, had not been repaired since it was taken by Grant. See page 220, volume II. It had not even been occupied, for it was of little accoun way of the river. Forrest had been at Palmyra for the same purpose; and now, at a little past noon on the 3d of February, 1863. he demanded the surrender of Fort Donelson and the garrison. Harding was weak in numbers, but strong in heart. He defied his foe; and when the Confederates moved up to attack, he sent out skirmishers hundred. He left one hundred and fifty men dead on the field, and an equal number as prisoners. He withdrew to Franklin, and did not again attempt to capture Fort Donelson. While Wheeler was upon the Cumberland, General J. C. Davis, with two brigades of cavalry under Colonel Minty, and a division of infantry, was operating in
Caperton (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
danger. At the same time Hazen was making show marches, displaying camp-fires at different points, and causing the fifteen regiments of his command to appear like the advance of an immense army. This menace was soon followed by information that Thomas and McCook were preparing to cross below, and that the remainder of Crittenden's corps was swarming on the borders of the river, at the foot of Walden's Ridge, below Chattanooga. Thomas passed over with his corps at different places, from Caperton's up to Shellmound, and crossed the mountain not far from the latter place, near which is the famous Nickajack Cave, where the Confederates had extensive saltpeter works. On the 8th of September he had concentrated his forces near Trenton, in the valley of the Lookout Creek, at the western foot of Lookout Mountain, and seized Frick's and Stevens's Gaps, the only practicable passes into the broad valley east of Lookout, and stretching toward Chattanooga, called McLemore's Clove. McCook als
Rock Creek, Menard County, Illinois (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
advanced to Tullahoma and pressed hard upon the rear of the fugitives, hoping to strike them a fatal blow before they could reach the Elk River. They failed to do so. The roads, cut up by the retreating army and saturated with continual rain — a rain almost without example in Tennessee--were impassable, and Bragg escaped across the river with his trains, his rear gallantly covered by Wheeler's cavalry. The Nationals did not cross it until the 3d, July. when Sheridan forced a passage at Rock Creek Ford, and other troops crossed at different points. The Confederates, having the railway for use in heavy transportation, were then swarming in comparatively light marching order on the lofty and rugged ranges of the Cumberland Mountains, by way of Tantallon and University, and were well on their way toward Chattanooga. Rosecrans advanced his army to near the foot of these mountains, when finding Bragg, who had destroyed all the bridges over the swollen streams in his rear, too far ahead
Christiana (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
he Confederates. These were driven, their tents, baggage, and supplies, were captured, and the Gap was seized and held, against attempts to repossess it. While Rosecrans was securing these important mountain passes, other operations in accordance with his plan were equally successful. General Granger had started from Triune, on the extreme right, on the afternoon of the 23d, June, 1863. and sweeping rapidly on, encountering and pushing back the Confederates in several places, reached Christiana, on the road between Murfreesboroa and Shelbyville, without much trouble. There he was joined by Stanley and his cavalry, and, pressing on to Guy's Gap, secured it after a struggle of about two hours. The Confederates fled, closely pursued for seven miles without stopping, the former making for their rifle-pits, about three miles from Shelbyville. There the fugitives made a stand, but a charge by Stanley's horsemen drove them back upon the near defenses of the town--three guns and a cons
Fairview (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ird's Gap of Pigeon Mountain, and at Dougherty's Gap that separates the latter from Lookout Mountain. The divisions of Wood, Van Cleve, Palmer, Reynolds, Johnson, Baird, and Brannan, about thirty thousand in number, formed the first line, ranging from Lee and Gordon's Mill northward; and the remainder were posted on the right, in reserve. Minty and Wilder, with their mounted men, were on the extreme left, watching the crossings of the roads from Ringgold, and Napier Gap, at Reed and Alexander's bridges. Meanwhile Bragg had been making dispositions for attacking Rosecrans's left. His scouts, looking down from Pigeon Mountain, had observed the exact position of the Army of the Cumberland, and the Confederate leader had the advantage of knowing the strong and weak points of his foe, while his own position was more than half concealed. Bragg concentrated his Crawfish Spring. this is from a sketch made by the author, in May, 1866. the Spring is really the outlet of a large sub
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