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Browsing named entities in Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott). You can also browse the collection for March 17th, 1862 AD or search for March 17th, 1862 AD in all documents.
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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), March 11 , 1862 .--skirmish near Paris, Tenn. (search)
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), March 14 -17 , 1862 .-expedition from Savannah, Tenn. , to Yellow Creek, Miss. , and occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. (search)
March 14-17, 1862.-expedition from Savannah, Tenn., to Yellow Creek, Miss., and occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Reports, etc.
No. 1.-Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, U. S. Army, commanding expedition, with abstract from Record of events in his division for the month of March, 1862.
No. 2.-Maj. Elbridge G. Ricker, Fifth Ohio Cavalry, of expedition against Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
No. 3.-Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles, C. S. Army, of landing at Pittsburg, Tenn., with orders.
send down the two companies of the Fifth Ohio as soon as the reconnaissance is complete.
W. T. Sherman, Brigadier-General, Commanding. Capt. William McMichael, Assistant Adjutant-General.
headquarters First Division, Pittsburg Landing, March 17, 1862.
Sir: Last night I dispatched a party of cavalry at 6 p. m., under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Heath, Fifth Ohio Cavalry, for a strong reconnaissance, if possible, to be converted into an attack upon the Memphis road.
The command go
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), March 16 , 1862 .-action at Pound Gap, Ky. (search)
March 16, 1862.-action at Pound Gap, Ky.
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No. 1.-Brig. Gen. James A. Garfield, U. S. Army.
No. 2.-Brig. Gen. Humphrey Marshall, C. S. Army, with orders and circular.
No. 3.-Maj. John B. Thompson, Twenty-first Virginia Battalion.
No. 1.-reports of Brig. Gen. Jamnes A. Garfield, U. S. Army.
Piketon, Ky., March 17, 1862.
Captain: I have just returned from an expedition of four days to the Pound Gap.
I took with me 600 infantry and 100 cavalry.
On the 16th instant attacked 500 rebels under Maj. J. B. Thompson, intrenched at the Pound Gap, on the summit of the Cumberland Mountains.
After a fight of less than twenty minutes the rebels were totally routed.
They abandoned everything.
We occupied their camp that night, and the next morning burned their quarters, consisting of 60 log huts and their three large buildings for quartermaster and commissary stores and hospital.
I have preserved their muster rolls and other official documents, together with a