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Mossy Creek (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
driven back into Tennessee with a loss of something over two hundred men. The Union loss was about thirty men. A little more than two months later, Colonel Sanders crossed the Cumberland Mountains from Kentucky, struck the East Tennessee and Georgia railway at Lenoir Station, destroyed the road a great portion of the way tb Knoxville, passed round that city, and struck it again at Strawberry Plain, and burned a bridge over the Holston there, sixteen hundred feet in length, and another at Mossy Creek, above. With trifling loss, Sanders made his way back to Kentucky, after capturing three guns, ten thousand small-arms, and five hundred prisoners, and destroying a large quantity of Confederate munitions of war. The Ninth Army Corps being detached from Burnside's command, to assist Grant before Vicksburg, the former was compelled to be comparatively idle, his chief business being to keep disloyal citizens in Kentucky and elsewhere in check, and to protect the Unionists of that State,
Port Hudson (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
charge of a gun on the Essew when the ram Arkansas (see page 529, volume II.) was destroyed. He was sent in an armed boat to burn a Confederate ferry-boat near Port Hudson. He had accomplished the work, and was returning alone to his boat, along the shore, when he was seized by three guerrillas. He was taken to Jackson, and then because of his delay, and the Government, considering the facts that Grant and Porter were then closely investing Vicksburg; Banks and Farragut were encircling Port Hudson with armed men; Lee was moving in force toward the Upper Potomac, and rumor declared that Bragg was sending re-enforcements to Johnston, in Grant's rear, Seeg brigade from Mississippi, under General Walker, and the thousands of prisoners paroled by Grant and Banks at Vicksburg See note 2, page 630, volume II. and Port Hudson, See page 637, volume II. who were falsely declared by the Confederate authorities to be exchanged, and were released from parole, were, in shameful violatio
Mississippi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
onfederate iron-works, and the latter the focus of several railway lines. At the same time Dodge also struck off southward in Alabama, and sweeping around into Mississippi, striking Confederate detachments here and there, and destroying public property, returned to the railway at Corinth, from which he departed on his expedition asecrans said he did not believe any troops had been sent to Lee by Bragg. On the contrary, there were indications that Bragg himself was being re-enforced from Mississippi, and was preparing to turn the flanks of the Army of the Cumberland and cut its communications; and he suggested the propriety of ordering some of Grant's troopt to drive Rosecrans back toward the Cumberland or capture his army. Buckner, as we have seen, was ordered to join him. Johnston sent him a strong brigade from Mississippi, under General Walker, and the thousands of prisoners paroled by Grant and Banks at Vicksburg See note 2, page 630, volume II. and Port Hudson, See page 6
Thompson's Station (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
d, Colburn was compelled to surrender about thirteen hundred of his infantry. The remainder of his infantry, and the cavalry and artillery not engaged in the fight, escaped. Van Dorn's force consisted of six brigades of mounted men. Sheridan, with his division, and about eighteen hundred cavalry, under Colonel Minty, first swept down toward Shelbyville, and then around toward Franklin, skirmishing in several places with detachments of Van Dorn's and Forrest's men. In a sharp fight at Thompson's Station, he captured some of the force which encountered Colburn. He finally drove Van Dorn beyond the Duck River, and then returned March 14. to Murfreesboroa, with a loss during his ten days ride and skirmishing of only five men killed and five wounded. His gain was nearly one hundred prisoners. On the 18th of March, Colonel A. S. Hall, with a little over fourteen hundred men, The One Hundred and Fifth Ohio, Eightieth, and One Hundred and Twenty-third Illinois, a section of Harris's
Decherd (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
to which Bragg had fallen back, as they had done Shelbyville. Wilder was sent to strike the railway in Bragg's rear, at Decherd, destroy the bridge over the Elk River, and do whatever mischief he could to the foe. Decherd was reached and the railwaDecherd was reached and the railway was injured by the bold riders, but the bridge defied them. This raid, and the evidences that Rosecrans was about to move in force to turn his right, so alarmed Bragg, that on the night of the 30th of June he fled from Tullahoma, leaving, withoute works he had cast up in the course of several months in the hill country between Shelbyville, Wartrace, Tullahoma, and Decherd. Thus, said Rosecrans, in his report, ended a nine days campaign, which drove the enemy from two fortified positions, aoo far ahead to be easily overtaken, halted his entire force, chiefly on the high rolling table-land between Winchester, Decherd, Manchester, and McMinnville. On the 5th of July, Van Cleve, who had been left at Murfreesboroa, arrived, and moved wit
Cumberland River (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
Chapter 4: campaign of the Army of the Cumberland from Murfreesboro'to Chattanooga. The opposing armies in Tennessee, 115. cavalry operations near the Cumberland River, 116. battle near Franklin. 117. Van Dorn's attack on Franklin, 118. Streight's raid below the Tennessee River, 119. capture of Streight and his men execution of two spies, 120. Rosecrans ready to advance, 121. he moves upon Bragg, 122. the latter is driven and chased by Rosecrans, 123. Bragg flies to Chattaeesboroa, arrived, and moved with his division to McMinnville. Bragg pushed on over the mountains, The Cumberland range is lofty and rocky, and separate the waters which flow into the Tennessee River from those which are tributary to the Cumberland River. The range extends from near the Kentucky line almost to Athens, in Alabama. Its northwestern slopes are steep and rocky, with deep coves, out of which flow the streams that water East Tennessee. Its top is barren and undulating. Its sou
Augusta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
l his ranks, while every man that it was possible to draw from Georgia and Alabama by a merciless conscription, was mustered into the service to guard bridges, depots, &c., so that every veteran might engage in battle. In this way Bragg was rapidly gathering a large force in front of Pigeon Mountain, near Lafayette, while Longstreet was making his way up from Atlanta, Finding Burnside in his way in East Tennessee, Longstreet had passed down through the Carolinas with his corps, to Augusta, in Georgia; thence to Atlanta, and then up the State Road (railway) toward Chattanooga. to swell the volume of the Confederate army to full eighty thousand men. Deceived by Bragg's movements — uninformed of the fact that Lee had sent troops from Virginia to re-enforce him, impressed with the belief that he was retreating toward Rome, and ambitious of winning renown by capturing his foe, or driving him in confusion to the Gulf — Rosecrans, instead of concentrating his forces at Chattanooga, an
Cumberland Gap (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
the Nationals pass the Tennessee Bragg abandons Chattanooga, 126. operations in the Department of the Ohio, 127. Burnside moves into East Tennessee, 128. Cumberland Gap recaptured from the Confederates, 129. the National authorities puzzled East Tennessee Unionists, 130. impending struggle near Chattanooga perfidy of the ly fled from Knoxville on the approach of Burnside, and it was his rear-guard which Shackelford encountered at Loudon Bridge. At that time, the stronghold of Cumberland Gap, captured by General Morgan eighteen months before, was in possession of the Confederates, and held by one of Buckner's brigades, under General Frazer. That destroyed the bridges over the Watauga and Holston rivers, and driven the armed Confederates over the line into Virginia. Thus, again, the important pass of Cumberland Gap See page 304, volume II. was put into the possession of the National troops, and the great valley between the Alleghany and Cumberland Mountains, from Clev
Ringgold, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
push on to the East Chickamauga Valley and the railway to Ringgold or Dalton to intercept the march of Buckner from East Teng had not retreated on Rome. Crittenden moved rapidly to Ringgold, where, on pushing Wilder forward to Tunnel Hill, near Bu 12, 1863. a rapid flank movement in that direction, from Ringgold, covered by Wilder's brigade, which was compelled to skirhe extreme left, watching the crossings of the roads from Ringgold, and Napier Gap, at Reed and Alexander's bridges. Meanx regiments, made a reconnaissance to within two miles of Ringgold on the 17th, and on the 18th he burned Reid's bridge overnaries' Ridge. Crittenden's corps held the left of the Ringgold road; McCook's was on the right of the Dry Valley road, w cavalry was over a mile in advance of Crittenden, on the Ringgold road. Probably the youngest person who ever bore arms . 21, 1863. a reconnoitering force of Confederates on the Ringgold road, drove in Minty's cavalry, but did little harm. Tha
Watauga River (United States) (search for this): chapter 4
endation of the latter, he was allowed to remain, with orders to hold the pass at all hazards. There he was hemmed in, by troops under Shackelford on one side, and on the other by a force under Colonel De Courcey, who came up from Kentucky. He held out for three or four days, when Burnside joined Shackelford, with cavalry and artillery, from Knoxville, and Frazer surrendered. Sept. 9, 1863. In the mean time a cavalry force had gone up the valley to Bristol, destroyed the bridges over the Watauga and Holston rivers, and driven the armed Confederates over the line into Virginia. Thus, again, the important pass of Cumberland Gap See page 304, volume II. was put into the possession of the National troops, and the great valley between the Alleghany and Cumberland Mountains, from Cleveland to Bristol, of which Knoxville may be considered the metropolis, seemed to be permanently rid of armed Confederates. The loyal inhabitants of that region received the National troops with open arm
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