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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 185 185 Browse Search
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War 23 23 Browse Search
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2 10 10 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 7 7 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 7 7 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 7 7 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 6 6 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 6 6 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 5 5 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 5 5 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.). You can also browse the collection for March 17th or search for March 17th in all documents.

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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—the first winter. (search)
bank of the river at an almost desert place called Pittsburg Landing. A few log huts alone marked the spot, where a rough road terminated at the river bank, and where, before the war, steamers stopped to land provisions and load with cotton. The small city of Savannah, situated on the right bank, eleven or twelve kilometres lower down, was selected as a depot for the army, the entire supplies of which were naturally obtained by water. It was between this city and Eastport that, on the 17th of March, Grant joined his troops, scattered along both sides of the river. Leaving his headquarters at Savannah, he assembled five divisions in the neighborhood of Pittsburg Landing, and stationed the sixth. under Lewis Wallace, at Crump's Landing, a few kilometres lower down, on the same side of the river. These two points had been selected by the Federal general as a base of operations for the new campaign, which was to bring him face to face with the Confederates upon the frontier of Missi