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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 182 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 185 (search)
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172.-the death of General McCook.
Order of General Thomas.
headquarters First Division of the Ohio, camp near Dechard, August 7, 1862.
General orders, No. 8.
the Major-General Commanding announces with deep regret, to the troops of this Division, the death of Brig.-Gen. Robert L. McCook, who departed this life at twelve o'clock M. on the sixth inst., from wounds received from a party of guerrillas, who attacked him while proceeding in an ambulance en route from Athens, Ala., to this place.
Gen. McCook entered the volunteer service at the commencement of the rebellion, won a name for himself and command by his daring exploits in Western Virginia, and added greatly to his fame at the battle of Mill Spring, where he was severely wounded whilst conducting a charge with his gallant regiment.
He was affable in his manners, and a courteous gentleman.
A brave officer and congenial friend is lost to this division, and the country has been deprived of a General who
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 186 (search)
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173.-battle of Tazewell, Tenn.
General Morgan's despatch.
August 9, 1862. To His Excellency Andrew Johnson:
Governor: On the fifth and sixth instant, De Courcey's brigade, with the Fourteenth Kentucky, had a series of brilliant affairs with Stevenson's division in entire force.
The enemy outnumbered DeCourcey four to one.
The enemy lost two hundred and twenty-five, and Lieut.-Colonel Gordon, of the Eleventh Tennessee, was taken prisoner.
We captured two hundred wagon-loads of forage, twelve hundred pounds of tobacco, and thirty horses and mules.
We lost three killed, fifteen wounded, and fifty prisoners. Two companies of the Sixteenth Ohio were surrounded by the rebel regiments, but two thirds of them cut their way through.
John Morgan, at the head of two thousand cavalry, left Knoxville for Kingston about the second instant.
It is rumored that Kentucky is to be invaded. Geo. W. Morgan, Brigadier-General.
Louisville Journal account.
Louisville,
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 229 (search)
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215.-battle at La Vergne, Tenn.
General Negley's report.
headquarters United States forces, Nashville, October 9.
sir: Major-Gen. J. R. Anderson, Brig.-General Forrest, and Gen. Harris, have been rapidly concentrating a large rebel force at La Vergne, fifteen miles east, with the avowed intention of assaulting Nashville.
Deeming it a favorable opportunity to check this project by a sudden blow, a concerted movement was made on the night of the sixth instant, by a force of four hundred infantry and four hundred cavalry, and four pieces of artillery, under command of General Palmer, sent via Murfreesboro road. At the same time one thousand eight hundred infantry, under Col. Miller, marched by a circuitous route to the south of La Vergne.
The enemy's pickets and vedettes were in considerable force on the roads, and skirmished with our advance ten miles, enabling the main force, consisting of one regiment, the Thirty-second Alabama infantry, with one steel rifled cann