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John C. Breckinridge (search for this): chapter 25
positions after the battle of Shiloh. General Breckinridge forms the rear guard. General Beauregarmer positions, except the forces under General Breckinridge, composing the rear guard, which for se Fort Henry to Corinth, p. 182, says: . . . Breckinridge remained at Mickey's three days, guarding t4, General Beauregard has never seen General Breckinridge's Report, notwithstanding repeated effocalled on Generals Polk, Bragg, Hardee, and Breckinridge, for their reports of the battle, but alway all were trained soldiers, all, except General Breckinridge, had belonged to the Regular army beforo General Beauregard's instructions to Generals Breckinridge and Chalmers, at Mickey's house and Mos holding a few brigades in reserve. General Breckinridge's division formed a general reserve, ans attempting to pass in his front. And General Breckinridge's reserve was to occupy, temporarily, aly, Generals Bragg, Van Dorn, Polk, Hardee, Breckinridge, and, by request, Major-General Price—to di[5 more...]
Daniel Ruggles (search for this): chapter 25
eneral Pope's command. The enemy lost quite a number in killed and wounded, and a considerable amount of camp equipage, arms, and equipments. Our loss was insignificant, and consisted of some two hundred killed and wounded, in both commands. The Confederate troops behaved with great spirit, and appeared anxious to punish the enemy for compelling them to prolong their sojourn at Corinth, which all were eager to leave. For further particulars of the Farmington affair, see Report of General D. Ruggles, Southern Historical Society Papers, vol. VII. pp. 330-33. General Beauregard was disappointed in the result of the expedition, and thought the enemy would soon attempt to reoccupy the prominent position from which we had driven him; that a large Confederate force would then be necessary to hold it; and that, strong as such a force might be, it could be cut off by superior numbers before assistance could be brought up from other points of our weak and extended lines. He therefore
Samuel Cooper (search for this): chapter 25
ted April 16th, 1862. Corinth, Miss., April 24th, 1862. General S. Cooper, Adjutant-General, Richmond: The false views of administraour forts? G. T. Beauregard. 2. Corinth, April 23d, 1862. General S. Cooper, Adjutant-General, Richmond, Va.: Services of General Sam.unication explaining your last movement. It has not yet arrived. S. Cooper. To this the following answer was sent: Tupelo, June 12th. General Sam. Cooper, Richmond, Va.: Have had no time to write report. Busy organizing and preparing for battle if pursued. Will wrirnment, for a telegram of the 28th of May had been forwarded to General Cooper, in these words: Circumstances compel me to retire fromle to beat the enemy in detail. This telegram was in cipher; General Cooper being referred to a letter of May 25th for the key. G. T. Beaut. On the 3d of June, from Baldwin, he had also telegraphed to General Cooper: We evacuated Corinth successfully on 30th ultimo. A
General Van Dorn's forces at Corinth; of Generals Bragg's, Polk's, and Breckinridge's. bad water. mismanagement of commis army at Tupelo, in June, 1862, he frequently called on Generals Polk, Bragg, Hardee, and Breckinridge, for their reports of ted until many months after the battle, and one of them—General Polk's—was delayed until nearly a year had elapsed. They weeneral Bragg, whose left in turn rested on the right of General Polk's corps, stretching across the Mobile and Ohio Railroadft, and be ready to support the attack if necessary. General Polk was to take a position in advance of his lines, and attinate commanders together—namely, Generals Bragg, Van Dorn, Polk, Hardee, Breckinridge, and, by request, Major-General Pricemence with General Van Dorn, on the right, and end with General Polk, on the left—General Breckinridge being in reserve, and a meeting of general officers, composed of Generals Bragg, Polk, Van Dorn, Hardee, Price, and Breckinridge, who unanimousl
G. N. Hollins (search for this): chapter 25
porting to substantiate them. The result is, that the official reports of the corps commanders at Shiloh (with the exception of General Breckinridge's, which we have never seen), instead of serving as a basis for history, are, on the contrary, erroneous in many important particulars, and differ widely from those of the other generals and subordinate officers who participated in the battle, as we have already conclusively shown. See Chapters XX. and XXII., and their Appendices. Commodore Hollins, on duty near Fort Pillow, was requested, on the 8th, to propose an exchange of prisoners in General Beauregard's name. Most of those we had taken immediately before and since the battle of Shiloh had been sent temporarily to Memphis, to be forwarded thence to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where it was thought they might find better accommodations. General Pope made an evasive answer to General Beauregard's overture, and nothing satisfactory was effected. See General Villepigue's telegram
John M. Reid (search for this): chapter 25
cksburg. Please hold ready to send there sand-bags, guns, carriages, platforms, etc., when called for by Chief-Engineer, Captain D. B. Harris. Have you constructed traverses and blindages at your forts? G. T. Beauregard. 2. Corinth, April 23d, 1862. General S. Cooper, Adjutant-General, Richmond, Va.: Services of General Sam. Jones are absolutely required here as soon as practicable. Having obtained guns for Vicksburg, am going to fortify it. But require engineers. I recommend John M. Reid, Louisiana, as captain, and J. H. Reid, Louisiana, as lieutenant. Am well acquainted with them, they having worked many years under my orders. G. T. Beauregard. 3. Corinth, April 24th, 1862. Major-General M. Lovell, New Orleans, La.: Two 10-inch and four rifled guns are under orders to you from Mobile. Do you want them? If not, say so to General S. Jones, and order them to Vicksburg. G. T. Beauregard. 4. Corinth, April 25th, 1862. Captain D. B. Harris: In consequence of
Eugene E. McLean (search for this): chapter 25
ich were his own, and the two others under Captain, afterwards Colonel, Robert T. Wood, of New Orleans, a grandson of General Zachary Taylor. into middle Tennessee and Kentucky; there to cause as much damage as possible to the enemy's railroads, bridges, and telegraph lines. He was authorized to raise his battalion to a regiment and even to a brigade, if he could. General Beauregard supplied him with a sum of fifteen thousand dollars, See, in Appendix, letter of General Beauregard to Major McLean, dated April 24th, 1862. to start with, and carry him into Kentucky, where he was, eventually, to live on the enemy. This was the beginning of the brilliant career of that intrepid partisan officer. His usefulness was afterwards greatly impaired when General Bragg attempted to make of him and his renowned brigade part of a regular command of cavalry. Upon the recommendation of General Beauregard, he was promoted to the rank of colonel before he had organized his regiment; and when he l
d have followed the movement with a part of his forces, affording me the opportunity of taking the offensive with a lesser disparity of numbers, and offered me the chances of cutting off his line of communication. The retrograde movement was made in preference along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, because it was the true line of retreat, covering our main depots and lines of communication with the East, and was approved by General R. E. Lee, Acting General-in-Chief, in his letter of the 26th ultimo. Question No. 2.—What is the plan of future operations and whether an advance of the army is contemplated, and what prospect there is of a recovery of the territory which has been yielded? Answer No. 2.—The plan of future operations must depend to a great extent on the movements of the enemy; should he divide his forces, the offensive must be taken as soon as the condition of our troops and our means of transportation will permit; but should he keep his forces together he must be ma
tment. necessity of withdrawing from Corinth. Tupelo selected for next defensive position. General Beauregard resolves to construct defensive works around Vicksburg. General Pope takes Farmington. Confederate attack. Federal retreat. on the 25th General Beauregard calls a council of War. evacuation of Corinth resolved upon. General Beauregard's instructions to his corps commanders. dispositions taken to deceive the enemy. retreat successfully accomplished.—false despatches of the enemest content with holding our lines, while he made arrangements for an orderly retreat. Meantime, General Halleck had not ceased advancing his successive lines, from his left to his right, notwithstanding the opposition we offered him. On the 25th, General Beauregard called his subordinate commanders together—namely, Generals Bragg, Van Dorn, Polk, Hardee, Breckinridge, and, by request, Major-General Price—to discuss the necessity of evacuating Corinth, and determine the time and method of <
mies. The time fixed for the evacuation was 3 o'clock A. M. on the 29th. Delays occurred, however, which caused it to be postponed until 1 o'clock A. M. on the 30th. The wagon-trains and rearmost troops had been started about 11 P. M. on the 29th, so as to clear the way. To deceive the enemy as to our intentions, General Bprepared to give battle if pursued, but no serious pursuit was attempted . . . . While at Rienzi, half-way to Baldwin, I was informed that on the morning of the 30th ultimo a detachment of the enemy's cavalry had penetrated to Booneville, eight miles south of Rienzi, and had captured and burned a railroad train of ammunition, baggBeauregard had given of his movement. On the 3d of June, from Baldwin, he had also telegraphed to General Cooper: We evacuated Corinth successfully on 30th ultimo. A complete surprise to the enemy. Rear guards arrived here, unmolested, last night. We brought away all our heavy guns, tents, etc., 49 – 2– 36 – a – 133
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