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John Beatty, The Citizen-Soldier; or, Memoirs of a Volunteer, April, 1863. (search)
ssary of subsistence, coming up at this time, remarks to DuBarry that he is surprised to see him take it so coolly, whereupon the latter, notwithstanding the chilliness of the atmosphere, and the extreme thinness of his dress, expresses himself with very considerable warmth. Patterson, a clerk, and as likely to be the offender as any one, now joins the party, and affirms, with great earnestness, that this practical joke business must end, or somebody will get hurt. April, 4 Saw Major-General McCook, wife, and staff riding out this morning. General Rosecrans was out this afternoon, but I did not see him. At this hour the signal corps is communicating from the dome of the court-house with the forces at Triune, sixteen miles away, and with the troops at Readyville and other points. In daylight this is done by flags, at night by torches. April, 5 There are many fine residences in Murfreesboro and vicinity; but the trees and shrubbery, which contributed in a great degree to
John Beatty, The Citizen-Soldier; or, Memoirs of a Volunteer, June, 1863. (search)
nths. Many officers of Wood's and Negley's divisions were present. After the review, and while the troops were leaving the field, Colonel Ducat, Inspector-General on General Roseerans' staff, and Colonel Harker, challenged me for a race. Soon after, Major McDowell, of Rousseau's staff; joined the party; and, while we were getting into position for the start, Generall Wagner, who has a long-legged white horse, which, he insisted, could beat any thing on the ground, took place in the line. McCook, Wood, Loomis, and many others, stopped to witness the race. The horses were all pacers; it was, in fact, a gathering of the best horses in the army, and each man felt confident. I was absolutely sure my black would win, and the result proved that I was correct. The only time during the race that I was honored with the company of my competitors, was at the starting; then, I observed, they were all up; but a half a minute later the black took the lead. The old fellow had evidently been
John Beatty, The Citizen-Soldier; or, Memoirs of a Volunteer, July, 1863. (search)
s were on the table; and, to men who for a fortnight had been feeding on hard crackers and salt pork, seemed delicious. The General got his face poisoned while riding through the woods on the 2d instant, and he now looks like an old bruiser. McCook, whose corps lies near Winchester, called while we were at Negley's; he looks, if possible, more like a blockhead than ever, and it is astonishing to me that he should be permitted to retain command of a corps for a single hour. He brought us chthe war by stimulating his enemies. A child can see this. The rebel papers, which every soldier occasionally obtains, prove it beyond a peradventure. July, 20 Mrs. General Negley, it appears, has been allowed to visit her husband. Mrs. General McCook is said to be coming. Received a public document, in which I find all the reports of the battle of Stone river, and, I am sorry to say, my report is the poorest and most unsatisfactory of the whole lot. The printer, as if for the purp
John Beatty, The Citizen-Soldier; or, Memoirs of a Volunteer, August, 1863. (search)
place as he worked in the garden, keeping his nose as near to him as possible. His wife remarked to him one day: Egad, husband, if you loved me as well as you do that horse, I should be perfectly happy. Are you quite sure sure Mrs. Hobart said egad, Colonel? Well, no, I would n't like to swear to that. This afternoon Colonels Stanley, Hobart, and I rode down to the Tennessee to look at the pontoon bridge which has been thrown across the river. On the way we met Generals Rosecrans, McCook, Negley, and Garfield. The former checked up, shook hands, and said: How d'ye do? Garfield gave us a grip which suggested vote right, vote early. Negley smiled affably, and the cavalcade moved on. We crossed the Tennessee on the bridge of boats, and rode a few miles into the country beyond. Not a gun was fired as the bridge was being laid. Davis' division is on the south side of the river. The Tennessee at this place is beautiful. The bridge looks like a ribbon stretched across it
John Beatty, The Citizen-Soldier; or, Memoirs of a Volunteer, September, 1863. (search)
had my clothes off; and for perhaps not more than two nights of the time have I had my boots and spurs off. I have arisen at three o'clock in the morning and not lain down until ten or eleven at night. My appetite is good and health excellent. Last night my horse fell down with me, and on me, but strange to say only injured himself. We find great numbers of men in these mountains who profess to be loyal. Our army is divided-Crittenden on the left, our corps (Thomas) in the center, and McCook far to the right. The greatest danger we need apprehend is that the enemy may concentrate rapidly and fight our widely separated corps in detail. Our transportation, necessarily large in any case, but unnecessarily large in this, impedes us very much. The roads up and down the mountains are extremely bad; our progress has therefore been slow, and the march hither a tedious one. The brigade lies in the open field before me in battle line. The boys have llad no time to rest during the da
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., War preparations in the North. (search)
the belief that a single campaign would end the war. Though most of our men were native Ohioans, we had in camp two regiments made up of other material. The 9th Ohio was recruited from the Germans of Cincinnati, and was commanded by Colonel Robert McCook. In camp, the drilling of the regiment fell almost completely into the hands of the adjutant, Lieutenant August Willich (afterward a general of division), and McCook, who humorously exaggerated his own lack of military knowledge, used toMcCook, who humorously exaggerated his own lack of military knowledge, used to say that he was only clerk for a thousand Dutchmen, so completely did the care of equipping and providing for his regiment engross his time and labor. The 10th Ohio was an Irish regiment, also from Cincinnati, and its men were proud to call themselves the Bloody Tinth. The brilliant Lytle was its commander, and his control over them, even in the beginning of their service and near the city of their home, showed that they had fallen into competent hands. It happened, of course, that the guar
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 50 (search)
breaking through the clouds of war. As Cincinnatians are interested in those who represent her in the field, I cannot close without speaking a word in praise of our Brigadier-General R. L. McCook. The city which sent him forth may well be proud of him. Of his course as Colonel of his gallant Ninth, all are informed, and all are ready to praise. As a Brigadier it has been the writer's privilege to observe him closely. There is no officer more fully competent to fill his place than Robert McCook. He labors with all his powers for the good of his command. His energy is remarkable; nothing that concerns the good of the service escapes him. He is almost continually in his saddle, and knows the country close up to the enemy's line, wherever he may be, from personal observation. He is emphatically a soldier, not through previous military education, but from good sense, and is most faithfully serving his country. He deserves well of your citizens, who, doubtless, delight to do him
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, List of illustrations. (search)
List of illustrations. Portraits. 1. Lieut.-Gen. Grant, Frontispiece. 2. General Meade. 3. General Hancock. 4. General Warren. 5. General Wright. 6. General Baldy Smith. 7. General Sickles. 8. General Heintzelman. 9. General Sherman. 10. General Rosecrans. 11. General Logan. 12. General Howard. 13. General Slocum. 14. General Robert McCOOK. 15. General McCLERNAND. 16. Lieutenant-General Scott 17. General Halleck. 1S. General Dix. 19. General Casey. 20. General Franklin. 21. General Buell. 22. General shields. 23. General McCLELLAN. 24. General Foster. 25. General Terry. 26. General Sykes. 27. General Gillmore. 28. General Wallace. 29. General Garfield. 30. General Schofield. 31. General Sheridan. 32. General Kilpatrick 33. General Custer 34. General Buford 35. General Merritt 36. General Averill 37. General Torbert. 38. General Sedgwick. 39. General McPHERSON. 40. General Reynolds. 41. General Wadsworth. 42. General Sumner. 43. General Kearney. 44. General Lyon 45. General
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Portraits. (search)
Portraits. 1. Lieut.-Gen. Grant, Frontispiece. 2. General Meade. 3. General Hancock. 4. General Warren. 5. General Wright. 6. General Baldy Smith. 7. General Sickles. 8. General Heintzelman. 9. General Sherman. 10. General Rosecrans. 11. General Logan. 12. General Howard. 13. General Slocum. 14. General Robert McCOOK. 15. General McCLERNAND. 16. Lieutenant-General Scott 17. General Halleck. 1S. General Dix. 19. General Casey. 20. General Franklin. 21. General Buell. 22. General shields. 23. General McCLELLAN. 24. General Foster. 25. General Terry. 26. General Sykes. 27. General Gillmore. 28. General Wallace. 29. General Garfield. 30. General Schofield. 31. General Sheridan. 32. General Kilpatrick 33. General Custer 34. General Buford 35. General Merritt 36. General Averill 37. General Torbert. 38. General Sedgwick. 39. General McPHERSON. 40. General Reynolds. 41. General Wadsworth. 42. General Sumner. 43. General Kearney. 44. General Lyon 45. General Birney. 46. General Mitche
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—Kentucky (search)
ntion the assassination of the Federal general Robert McCook, near Decherd, on the 6th of August. Federal division, that of Sill, detached from McCook's corps, proceeded in the direction of Lexingtorces to take possession of them. On the 6th, McCook's corps, on the left, had encamped halfway beteciprocal support. On the morning of the 7th, McCook posted himself at Macksville, whence he could ight, at some distance from Gilbert's troops. McCook started from Macksville at five o'clock in thewhom had never been under fire. Consequently, McCook had placed Rousseau's division in front; but due duty had gone in search of water and wood. McCook's right was formed by two of Rousseau's briga were masters of all the positions occupied by McCook between Chaplin's Creek and Doctor's Creek; buunder Gooding, had gone to the extreme left to McCook's relief, and for nearly two hours it made heaed until four o'clock of the struggle in which McCook had been engaged since two o'clock. He immedia[10 more...]
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