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Spring Hill (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.22
nd I can no doubt give you with tolerable accuracy the main features of the transactions to which you refer. General Van Dorn arrived at Columbia early in February, 1863, and shortly thereafter (perhaps in March) took up his headquarters at Spring Hill, protecting the left of General Bragg's army, and operating against the Federal line of communication so effectively as to confine the enemy closely to their fortified positions at Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin, Triune and other points. Vexen could be made by them to cross, they retired immediately, seeming to fear that their absence from Franklin might tempt so daring and expeditious an opponent as Van Dorn to precede them to that point. Van Dorn at once resumed his position at Spring Hill, and his assassination followed very quickly. My recollection is that during the few months of his brilliant career in Tennessee he captured more men than he had in his own command. I may not be entirely accurate in all I have said, but subs
Morganton (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.22
General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville in 1863. By Colonel Edward Dillon. [The following letter was not intended for publication. but gives so vivid a description of the important events of which it treats that we print it just as it was received.] Morganton, N. C., June 16, 1877. General D. H. Maury, Richmond: Dear General — I take advantage of a few hours' detention here to say, in reply to your inquiry of the 12th instant, that while my memory is not fresh as to all the details of General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville, Tennessee, in 1863, or as to the precise composition of his command at that time, yet I remember that it contained the brigades of Forest, Jackson, Armstrong, Whitfield and Cosby, numbering, perhaps, 7,000 effective cavalry and artillery; and I can no doubt give you with tolerable accuracy the main features of the transactions to which you refer. General Van Dorn arrived at Columbia early in February, 1863,
Dorn (search for this): chapter 3.22
General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville in 1863. By Colonel Edward Dillon. ory is not fresh as to all the details of General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashvilf the transactions to which you refer. General Van Dorn arrived at Columbia early in February, 18ut of this affair came an altercation between Van Dorn and Forest, which is worthy of note as charac such things as Forest had captured, directed Van Dorn to send them forthwith to him. This order of Bragg was repeated by Van Dorn to Forest, who replied that he did not have the captured property, anproperty at the moment of capture. To this Van Dorn said: Either your report to me was incorrect d Forest, being ordered to intercept it, left Van Dorn's presence — I think they never met again — tnd a large body of cavalry and artillery, and Van Dorn retired before him, hoping to repeat the operr, it became past fording in a few hours, and Van Dorn deemed it imprudent, under the circumstances,[10 more...]<
Grant (search for this): chapter 3.22
Tennessee he captured more men than he had in his own command. I may not be entirely accurate in all I have said, but substantially it is correct. If, however, you want to be minute you had better send this to General Forest or General Jackson, either of whom can verify it or correct any inaccuracy of my memory, if it be at fault. It is deeply to be regretted that the details of Van Dorn's plans and actions as a cavalry commander in Tennessee, or while covering Pemberton's retreat before Grant to Grenada, and in the signal affair at Holly Springs, fraught as the latter was with results more momentous than those involved in any action of its kind of which I ever knew or heard, should be lost to the history of cavalry; but I fear to trust my memory, and must confine myself to these brief outlines, hoping that some one of those who followed him whose memory is better than mine may yet do justice to a cavalier whose feats when written out must give him a place beside the greatest of t
Whitfield (search for this): chapter 3.22
just as it was received.] Morganton, N. C., June 16, 1877. General D. H. Maury, Richmond: Dear General — I take advantage of a few hours' detention here to say, in reply to your inquiry of the 12th instant, that while my memory is not fresh as to all the details of General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville, Tennessee, in 1863, or as to the precise composition of his command at that time, yet I remember that it contained the brigades of Forest, Jackson, Armstrong, Whitfield and Cosby, numbering, perhaps, 7,000 effective cavalry and artillery; and I can no doubt give you with tolerable accuracy the main features of the transactions to which you refer. General Van Dorn arrived at Columbia early in February, 1863, and shortly thereafter (perhaps in March) took up his headquarters at Spring Hill, protecting the left of General Bragg's army, and operating against the Federal line of communication so effectively as to confine the enemy closely to their fortified
Edward Dillon (search for this): chapter 3.22
General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville in 1863. By Colonel Edward Dillon. [The following letter was not intended for publication. but gives so vivid a description of the important events of which it treats that we print it just as it was received.] Morganton, N. C., June 16, 1877. General D. H. Maury, Richmond: Dear General — I take advantage of a few hours' detention here to say, in reply to your inquiry of the 12th instant, that while my memory is not fresh results more momentous than those involved in any action of its kind of which I ever knew or heard, should be lost to the history of cavalry; but I fear to trust my memory, and must confine myself to these brief outlines, hoping that some one of those who followed him whose memory is better than mine may yet do justice to a cavalier whose feats when written out must give him a place beside the greatest of those who in time past have ridden to victory and immortality. Yours truly, E. Dillon
Stonewall Jackson (search for this): chapter 3.22
memory is not fresh as to all the details of General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville, Tennessee, in 1863, or as to the precise composition of his command at that time, yet I remember that it contained the brigades of Forest, Jackson, Armstrong, Whitfield and Cosby, numbering, perhaps, 7,000 effective cavalry and artillery; and I can no doubt give you with tolerable accuracy the main features of the transactions to which you refer. General Van Dorn arrived at Columbia eart career in Tennessee he captured more men than he had in his own command. I may not be entirely accurate in all I have said, but substantially it is correct. If, however, you want to be minute you had better send this to General Forest or General Jackson, either of whom can verify it or correct any inaccuracy of my memory, if it be at fault. It is deeply to be regretted that the details of Van Dorn's plans and actions as a cavalry commander in Tennessee, or while covering Pemberton's retrea
Dabney H. Maury (search for this): chapter 3.22
General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville in 1863. By Colonel Edward Dillon. [The following letter was not intended for publication. but gives so vivid a description of the important events of which it treats that we print it just as it was received.] Morganton, N. C., June 16, 1877. General D. H. Maury, Richmond: Dear General — I take advantage of a few hours' detention here to say, in reply to your inquiry of the 12th instant, that while my memory is not fresh as to all the details of General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville, Tennessee, in 1863, or as to the precise composition of his command at that time, yet I remember that it contained the brigades of Forest, Jackson, Armstrong, Whitfield and Cosby, numbering, perhaps, 7,000 effective cavalry and artillery; and I can no doubt give you with tolerable accuracy the main features of the transactions to which you refer. General Van Dorn arrived at Columbia early in February, 1863
Armstrong (search for this): chapter 3.22
nd Nashville, Tennessee, in 1863, or as to the precise composition of his command at that time, yet I remember that it contained the brigades of Forest, Jackson, Armstrong, Whitfield and Cosby, numbering, perhaps, 7,000 effective cavalry and artillery; and I can no doubt give you with tolerable accuracy the main features of the traered in time to prevent a simultaneous attack in front and rear-Forest's brigade having gotten behind him. On, the day following Forest was sent with his own and Armstrong's brigade to attack Brentwood (believed to have been weakened in order to replace the captured garrison of Franklin), and succeeded in beating and capturing the repeated by Van Dorn to Forest, who replied that he did not have the captured property, and could not comply with the order. I always supposed that Forest's and Armstrong's men appropriated most of the captured property at the moment of capture. To this Van Dorn said: Either your report to me was incorrect or your command is in
Cosby (search for this): chapter 3.22
as received.] Morganton, N. C., June 16, 1877. General D. H. Maury, Richmond: Dear General — I take advantage of a few hours' detention here to say, in reply to your inquiry of the 12th instant, that while my memory is not fresh as to all the details of General Van Dorn's operations between Columbia and Nashville, Tennessee, in 1863, or as to the precise composition of his command at that time, yet I remember that it contained the brigades of Forest, Jackson, Armstrong, Whitfield and Cosby, numbering, perhaps, 7,000 effective cavalry and artillery; and I can no doubt give you with tolerable accuracy the main features of the transactions to which you refer. General Van Dorn arrived at Columbia early in February, 1863, and shortly thereafter (perhaps in March) took up his headquarters at Spring Hill, protecting the left of General Bragg's army, and operating against the Federal line of communication so effectively as to confine the enemy closely to their fortified positions a
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