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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 23: (search)
ifle-pits; and so accurate was the fire of the sharpshooters there stationed that the gunners on the Confederate gunboats could no longer keep their posts. This compelled the fleet to retire, and the transports to stop at Tiptonville, some eight miles farther down the river. General McCown must have considered himself in a critical condition from the very outset, for on the 6th General Beauregard received from him the following telegram: New Madrid, March 5th, 1862, Via Memphis, March 6th. General Beauregard: The force in my front is, say fifteen thousand; between here and Sykeston fifteen thousand, and large number of guns. Sigel is marching on Point Pleasant with ten thousand. My position is eminently dangerous. J. P. Mccown, Comdg. New Madrid. This somewhat alarmed General Beauregard, although he could not well believe that the forces under General Pope amounted to more than twenty or twenty-five thousand men; and he had good reason to know that General Sigel w
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 27 (search)
sposed to take it. Have the goodness to detail on your staff a corps of active and intelligent officers, whose duty it will be to see that all your orders are immediately carried into effect—that is the plan I am going to pursue. Yours very truly, G. T. Beauregard, Genl. C. S. A. Maj.-Genl. L. Polk, Comdg., etc., Humboldt, Tenn. Headquarters army of the Mississippi, Jackson, Tenn., March 8th, 1862. Dear Sir,—I am happy to hear, through the letter of your Adjutant-General, dated March 6th, and addressed to Captain Young, of my staff, that during the coming week a considerable number of your state troops will begin to assemble at Henderson. But permit me to suggest that instead of collecting two thousand men at Memphis, you should assemble there about five hundred, the rest to rendezvous at Bethel Station, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The proper orders will be issued for their equipment and subsistence, to the utmost degree within my power. I hope the enemy will g