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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 16. operations in Tennessee. (search)
gade held this position firmly and in shape to repel any attack on the part of the enemy's cavalry to turn the left of the general line, and protected all approaches from the east, during the residue of the time this command at Nashville. Monday, December 19. Received orders to march to Murfreesboro — moved the command at six and a half A. M., leaving behind those sick and unable to march, in all say five hundred. Reached Lawrence fifteen miles, and encamped at nightfall. Tuesday, DecembeB. Moe, Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters District of the Etowah, Chattanooga: Major: I have the honor to report as directed by Major-General Steedman, the operations of my command since the twentieth ultimo. On the evening of December nineteenth, I received orders to march with my regiment from Wauhatchie, near Chattanooga, where I was encamped, to Bridgeport, where transports would probably meet me, to take my command to Decatur. I reached Bridgeport at four P. M. on the twent
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Monday, December 19. (search)
Monday, December 19. Received orders to march to Murfreesboro — moved the command at six and a half A. M., leaving behind those sick and unable to march, in all say five hundred. Reached Lawrence fifteen miles, and encamped at nightfal
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 134 (search)
I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, C. T. Christensen, Lieutenant-Colonel Assistant Adjutant-General. Major-General N. J. T. Dana, Commanding Department of Mississippi. General Grierson's report. headquarters cavalry division, Department of Mississippi, Memphis, Tennessee, January 14, 1865. Colonel: In obedience to instructions from the Major-General commanding, I ordered Colonel James Karge, commanding First brigade cavalry division, to proceed, on the nineteenth of December, north-east from this point; cross Wolf river at Raleigh, demonstrate strongly toward the crossing of the Hatchie at Bolivar and Estenola; thence swinging south, destroy the telegraph between Grand Junction and Corinth, and join the main column, which was to move the following day at or near Ripley. Owing to heavy rains for several days, the roads were almost impassable, and, as a crossing of Wolf river could not be effected, Colonel Karge returned to Memphis. On the morning of D
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 209 (search)
n will move to Snickersville on the twenty-ninth. Snickersville should be your point of concentration, and the point from which you should operate in destroying towards the Potomac. Four days subsistance will be taken by the command. Forage can be gathered from the country through which you pass. You will return to your present camp at Snickersville on the fifth day. By command of Major-General P. H. Sheridan. James W. Forsyth. Lieutenant-Colonel and Chief of Staff. On December nineteenth General Torbert, with Merritt and Powell's division, was pushed through Chester gap to strike the Virginia Central railroad at Charlottesville or Gordonsville. An engagement took place, in which two pieces of artillery were captured, but failing to gain Gordonsville, or strike the railroad, he returned to Winchester, via Warrenton. Custer, with his division, was at the same time pushed up the valley to make a diversion in favor of Torbert; but encountering the enemy near Harrisonb