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Baldwin (search for this): chapter 19
d Georgia. Corinth was indefensible. It was a wretched site for a camp, utterly destitute of water, good or bad, and what little could be obtained, was scooped up from the sand, or from pools fed by occasional rains. The evacuation was commenced on the 30th of May. Remaining in rear of the Tuscumbia and its affluents, some six miles from Corinth, long enough to collect stragglers, Gen. Beauregard resumed his march, concentrating his main forces at Baldwin. On the 7th of June he left Baldwin, it offering no advantages of a defensive character, and assembled the main body of his forces at Tupelo. Tile position selected was an excellent one to protect the south branches of the Mobile and New Orleans railroads. The movement of Gen. Beauregard was a surprise to the enemy, and a decided success. His effective force did not exceed forty-seven thousand men of all arms, and he had skilfully avoided attack from an enemy superiour in numbers. By holding Corinth, he had gained time, a
C. S. A. Richmond (search for this): chapter 19
uisville. Bragg's movement to intercept Buell. the latter concentrating at Bowling Green. great success of Bragg's movements so far. his boastful dispatch to Richmond. his political object in invading Kentucky. his proclamation at Glasgow. surrender of the Federal garrison at Mumfordsville. Bragg's whole army between Nashvhad also compelled the evacuation of all Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee, south of the Cumberland. On the 12th September, Bragg sent a fulsome despatch to Richmond, greatly exciting the hopes of the Government there. He telegraphed: My advance will be in Glasgow to-day, and I shall be with them tomorrow; my whole force wildivision, and driving the Federals within their inner line of redoubts. Gen. Van Dorn anticipated an easy success on the following morning, and telegraphed to Richmond the announcement of a great victory. It would seem that he was entirely unaware of the strength of the enemy's works at Corinth, and of the trial which yet rema
Jefferson Thompson (search for this): chapter 19
a small fleet of Confederate boats. It consisted of the General Van Dorn, (flag-ship,) General Price, General Bragg, Jeff. Thompson, General Lovell, General Beauregard, Sumter, and Little Rebel, all under the command of Corn. Montgomery. Each of these boats carried an armament of two guns, with the exception of the Jeff. Thompson, which had four. The Federal gunboats consisted of the following: the gunboat Benton, (flag-ship of Corn. Davis,) mounting fourteen guns; gunboat St. Louis, thireast, and their mortarboards and transports bringing up their rear. The unequal fight lasted but a few hours. The Jeff. Thompson, Beauregard, Sumter, and Bragg were respectively disabled, run ashore, or set on fire, their crews meanwhile escaping to the woods. The Jeff. Thompson was blown up, the Beauregard sunk near the shore, her upper-works remaining above the surface. The Sumter and Bragg were the only boats that could be brought off, and these were subsequently anchored in front of th
R. E. Lee (search for this): chapter 19
ughter at College Hill. the Confederates repulsed. affair on the Hatchie River. Van Dorn's retreat. review of the summer and autumn campaigns of 1862. glory of the Confederate arms. reflection of the London times on the New nationality. While the events we have related in the two preceding chapters were taking place in Virginia and on its borders, an important campaign was occurring in the country west of the Alleghany Mountains, and in the valley of the Mississippi River; and while Lee entered Maryland, Bragg invaded Kentucky, threatening the line of the Ohio, thus in every direction bringing the front of the war to the enemy's own territory. But before reaching that period wherein the Confederate arms in the West were carried to the frontier, as by a parallel movement with the operations in Virginia, it is necessary to recount a number of preceding events in the Western theatres of the war, in which the lights of victory and shadows of defeat were strangely mingled. Ev
Ulysses S. Grant (search for this): chapter 19
k of the river. It was soon ascertained that the immense forces of Grant and Buell, combined under command of Halleck, were slowly advancingrtifyingly disastrous. If the attack at Shiloh was a surprise to Gen. Grant, the evacuation of Corinth was no less a surprise to Gen. Halleck. If the one ruined Grant, the other hes. laid out in pallid death the military name and fame of Major-Gen. Halleck. The druggist says hevance as far south as Holly Springs and his right at Memphis, was Gen. Grant, with Gens. Sherman, Rosecrans, and McClernand under his command.om Corinth of one division, which had been sent there to strengthen Grant's army. Gen. Price, in obedience to his orders, marched in the drans had not crossed that stream. This officer, in connection with Grant, attacked him on the 19th day of September, and compelled him to fan; Hurlburt, afterwards Ord, at Bolivar, with about eight thousand; Grant (headquarters at Jack son), with about three thousand; Rosecrans a
Braxton S. Bragg (search for this): chapter 19
n to threaten both Cincinnati and Louisville. Bragg's movement to intercept Buell. the latter coned, wounded, and missing. The campaign of Gen. Bragg was to take place amid intricate and formida which had gone from Tupelo. The remainder of Bragg's immediate command, the Army of the Mississipovement of Kirby Smith made it necessary for Gen. Bragg to intercept Gen. Buell, now rapidly moving h a heavy demonstration against this position, Bragg's force was thrown rapidly to Glasgow, reachinnition, horses, mules, and military stores. Bragg's whole army was now on the road between Nashvjust arrived from the direction of Lebanon. Gen. Bragg, therefore, caused our line, which rested up9th to the 24th of October. This retreat of Bragg was certainly a sore disappointment to the hopin the Southwest.-battle of Corinth. When Gen. Bragg moved into Kentucky, he left to Van Dorn andience a similar feeling when it was known that Bragg had retreated through the Cumberland Mountains[36 more...]
Earl Van Dorn (search for this): chapter 19
this point. preparations for its defence by Van Dorn. the ironclad Arkansas. she runs the gauntlates repulsed. affair on the Hatchie River. Van Dorn's retreat. review of the summer and autumn cre placed aboard; and on the 15th of July, Gen. Van Dorn issued an order to prepare her for immediaenemy's disappearance from Vicksburg, Gen. Van Dorn resolved to strike a blow before he had time toitate communications and co-operation between Van Dorn's district and the trans-Mississippi departme result of Gen. Breckinridge's expedition, Gen. Van Dorn immediately ordered the occupation of Porto make a demonstration in favour of Price, Gen. Van Dorn marched his whole command on the 20th day uld devolve on the garrison of Bolivar. Gen. Van Dorn determined to attempt Corinth. He had a rlace before these troops could be brought in. Van Dorn therefore marched towards Pocahontas, threateerious disaster to the Confederates, and cost Van Dorn his command; censured as he was for having ca[8 more...]
George Washington (search for this): chapter 19
about four hundred. Four hundred! Even the beggarly picket regiments and light artillery that fought us so boldly, got away. Those that we caught declare that they were kept in ignorance of the movements at Corinth, and were as much surprised at the evacuation as ourselves. Corinth has been searched in vain for a spiked or disabled gun. Shame on us, what a clean piece of evacuation it was. Gen. Halleck attempted to break the news of his discomfiture by a flaming official despatch to Washington, in which he was assisted by Gen. John Pope, then acting under him, to one of the most monstrous falsehoods of the war. This false despatch is so characteristic of the Federal method in dealing with the facts of the war, that it may be copied here for a general lesson to the reader: Headquarters, June 4, 182. Gen. Pope, with forty thousand men, is thirty miles south of Corinth, pushing the enemy hard. He already reports ten thousand prisoners and deserters from the enemy, and fiftee
Buell (search for this): chapter 19
and Louisville. Bragg's movement to intercept Buell. the latter concentrating at Bowling Green. opportunity. he does not use it. he permits Buell to pass to Louisville without a battle. his wcertained that the immense forces of Grant and Buell, combined under command of Halleck, were slowlams; whilst threatening Eastern Tennessee, was Buell's army, and occupying Cumberland Gap, was Gen.ade it necessary for Gen. Bragg to intercept Gen. Buell, now rapidly moving towards Nashville, or toe there on the 14th. We shall then be between Buell and Kirby Smith, for which I have been strugglky, but I confidently trust, hold them both. Gen. Buell, with the larger portion of his army, is conisville, or lie might, with equal forces, meet Buell in the field, and force him back to Nashville.fter the success of Mumfordsville, he suffered Buell and his wagon trains to pass between him and ty to Bardstown, and thence to Frankfort. Thus Buell entered Louisville, and Gen. Morgan, who had,
W. J. Hardee (search for this): chapter 19
from Tupelo. The remainder of Bragg's immediate command, the Army of the Mississippi, divided between Maj.-Gen. Polk and Hardee, made every preparation, and awaited only its baggage train and artillery to cross the Tennessee River, and enter upon itr women. On the 17th September, the Federal garrison at Mumfordsville surrendered to Gen. Bragg's advanced divisions. Hardee's wing moved by Cave City, direct upon Mumfordsville, and Polk, by another road, crossed the river some miles to the righore this order was put in full operation, information was received that the enemy, in limited force, was pressing upon Gen. Hardee at Perryville; that he was nowhere concentrated against us, but was moving by separate columns; his right near Lebanonantage. Polk arrived at Perryville with Cheatham's division before midnight of the 7th, and the troops were placed by Gen. Hardee in the line of battle previously established. Our forces now in this position consisted of three divisions of infantr
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