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James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
kansas, was composed entirely of Tennesseeans. Colonel Lindsay's Mississippi regiment of cavalry reported to General Polk. This splendid regiment had been known up to this date as Miller's battalion, Lieut.-Col. J. H. Miller commanding. On the 3d day of April General Johnston issued an address to the troops, in which he announced, I have put you in motion to offer battle to the invaders of your country. Hon. Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, aide to General Beauregard, in his report of April 9th states that this advance was made in consequence of the information brought, from General Cheatham, who occupied Bethel Station and the town of Purdy with his division. In the attack about to be made on General Grant, General Johnston expected to beat him back to his transports and there capture him and his forces, then cross the Tennessee river and give battle to Buell, known to be advancing to Grant's assistance. General Johnston rapidly concentrated his troops and delivered battle i
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12: (search)
a demonstration on Nashville, and he made important captures and returned safely to headquarters. General Forrest, with the Tenth Tennessee and one gun of Freeman's battery, dashed down the road toward Franklin and demanded the surrender of the garrison occupying the stockade provided as a defense of the railroad bridge. To Maj. C. W. Anderson, of his staff, the surrender was refused, but one shot from Freeman's gun brought out a white flag and the surrender of 230 prisoners. On the 9th of April, Forrest's command encountered the Federal forces under General Stanley. The Fourth United States cavalry charged and captured Freeman's battery and thirty men, but Colonel Starnes, Fourth Tennessee, dismounted the Nineteenth Tennessee and made a counter attack, recapturing the guns of Freeman's battery and some of the men. The gallant Freeman was left in the enemy's hands. As his captors were retiring from the field, they ordered him to break into a run to prevent his recapture, and as