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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 15: Sherman's March to the sea.--Thomas's campaign in Middle Tennessee.--events in East Tennessee. (search)
miles from Russellville. Another force being reported in pursuit, under cover of darkness Palmer pushed for Moulton. Meeting the Confederates near Thorn Hill, he attacked and defeated 1865. them, and arrived safely at Decatur on the 6th of January. On the 30th of December, General Thomas announced to the army the. termination of the campaign, Thomas estimated his entire loss during the campaign, in all the operations under his command, from the 7th of September, 1864, to the 20th of January, 1865, at about 10,000 men, or less than one-half the loss of his adversary. During that time he had captured 11,857 men, officers and privates, besides 1,332 who had been exchanged, making a total of about 13,000. He had administered the oath of amnesty and submission to 2,207 deserters from the Confederate service, and had captured 72 serviceable guns and 8,079 small-arms. and gave orders for the proper distribution of his troops in winter cantonments at Eastport, in Northern Mississipp
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 50: Second attack on Fort Fisher. (search)
war tells how valuable they are as inducements to perform gallant deeds. I trust the department will not think me presuming in recommending what, no doubt, they already intend to adopt. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, David D. Porter, Rear-Admiral. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C. Complimentary letter of Rear-admiral Porter in regard to General Terry. North Atlantic Squadron, U. S. Flag-Ship Malvern, off Smithsville, N. C., Jan. 20, 1865. Sir — I have been so much pleased with General Terry, and the manner in which he has conducted his part of the operations here, that I deem it worthy of a special dispatch to express what I feel. General Terry is, no doubt, well known to his associates in the field, who have served with him, and to the Lieutenant-General who selected him for the service, but the American people should know and feel the very great service he has rendered them by his most admirable assault on these
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 31 (search)
and mules, and a large quantity of ammunition, being here captured. The salt-works were utterly destroyed. And now — there being no hostile force left in this quarter to overcome, the country pretty thoroughly devastated, and East Tennessee utterly cleared of the enemy — Stoneman and Gillem returned quietly to Knoxville; while Burbridge led his force back through Cumberland gap into Kentucky. Gen. Thomas, in summing up the results of his campaign, states, that from Sept. 7, 1864, to Jan. 20, 1865, he had captured 1 Major-General, 7 Brigadiers, 16 Colonels, 14 Lt.-Colonels, 22 Majors, 212 Captains, 601 Lieutenants, 89 Surgeons and Chaplains, and 10,895 non-commissioned officers and privates: total, 11,857; beside 1,332 who had been exchanged. He had also received and administered the oath of submission and amnesty to 2,207 deserters from the Rebel service. He had captured 72 serviceable guns and 3,079 infantry small arms. Our total loss during this campaign amounted, in kille
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of Major-General Carter L. Stevenson of the Tennessee campaign. (search)
Report of Major-General Carter L. Stevenson of the Tennessee campaign. [We print the following report from General Stevenson's own Ms. Its value is increased by the fact that this account of the operations of the division of this accomplished soldier on that memorable campaign has never before been published in any form, so far as we know.] headquarters Stevenson's division, In the field, January 20th, 1865. Major — I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of my division during the recent campaign in Tennessee: The march from Palmetto to the front of Columbia was without incident worthy of mention, except, perhaps, the demonstration upon Resaca, Georgia, in which my command acted with spirit in the skirmishing which resulted in driving the enemy within their works. My loss was numerically insignificant at this point, but amongst the killed was numbered the gallant soldier and genial gentleman, Colonel F. K. Beck, Twenty-third Alabama regiment.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Defence and fall of Fort Fisher. (search)
with responsible names attached — it is, perhaps proper that we should print, without note or comment of our own, these two papers on a most interesting and important event of the war. Letter from General Braxton Bragg. Wilmington, 20th January, 1865. My Dear Thomas: Your very kind note of the 13th only reached me this morning, but we are none the less grateful. The unexpected blow which has fallen upon us is almost stunning, but it shall not impair my efforts. Two hours before hea imperative sense of duty impels me to comply with the request made by many of the officers and soldiers of my old command to answer this letter. now that its author has been summoned to his final account. The letter bears date Wilmington, January 20, 1865, and was written to Ex-Governor Thomas Bragg. General Bragg wrote: Two hours before hearing of the certain fall of the fort I felt as confident as ever man did of successfully defending it. Further on he puts his certain information
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XI (search)
ater. Hood's forces were then understood by General Thomas to consist of from 40,000 to 45,000 infantry and artillery, and 10,000 to 12,000 cavalry, including Forrest's command. I find from General Sherman's despatch to Thomas, dated October 19, that his estimate of Hood's strength, October 19, 1864, was about 40,000 men of all arms. I do not find in General Thomas's report or despatches any exact statement of his own estimate; but the following language in his official report of January 20, 1865, seems quite sufficiently explicit on that point: Two divisions of infantry, under Major-General A. J. Smith, were reported on their way to join me from Missouri, which, with several one-year regiments then arriving in the department, and detachments collected from points of minor importance, would swell my command, when concentrated, to an army nearly as large as that of the enemy. Had the enemy delayed his advance a week or ten days longer, I would have been ready to meet him at some
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XIV (search)
records, that some of the troops at least did not receive any orders from General Thomas, at any time, upon which they could act on December 16. It seems at least strange that this absence of orders given in the night of the 15th or morning of the 16th should have passed without comment, especially in view of the very full orders issued on the 14th and in the night of the 16th. It will also be observed that General Thomas, in his official report of the battle of Nashville, dated January 20, 1865, makes no mention of any orders issued in the night of December 15 or morning of the 16th. He simply says in that regard: The whole command bivouacked in line of battle during the night on the ground occupied at dark, whilst preparations were made to renew the battle at an early hour on the morrow; but does not say what those preparations were. Then, after describing what had been done in the forenoon of the 16th, he says: As soon as the above dispositions were completed, and having v
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XV (search)
but they have not altered my deliberate judgment of the character of the great soldier under whom I had the honor to serve in that campaign. I refer to them only for the consideration of others. （1) In the report of General Thomas dated January 20, 1865, covering the entire period of the campaign, including both the battles of Franklin and Nashville, in his commendation of subordinates he made no distinction between the corps commanders who had served immediately under him and only in the bneral Thomas, and all the other correspondence after I reached Pulaski, fully justified me in the statement made in my report, above mentioned, as to whence I derived my information of his plans. But in the report of General Thomas dated January 20, 1865, appears the following: Directions were then sent to General Schofield to leave a sufficiently strong force for the defense of that point, and with the balance of his command proceed to carry out the instructions already given him, viz., to
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nashville, (search)
, and, as the fugitives destroyed the bridges behind them, and the Nationals had no pontoons, the chase was unsuccessful. Then the weather became extremely cold. At Columbia, on the Duck River, Forrest joined the retreating host, and with his cavalry and 4,000 infantry he covered the shattered Confederate army. This rear-guard struck back occasionally. The pursuit was suspended at Lexington, Ala., on the 28th. Thomas estimated his entire loss in his campaign, from Sept. 7, 1864, to Jan. 20, 1865, at 10,000 men, or less than half the loss of Hood. During that time lie had captured 11,857 men, besides 1,332 who had been exchanged, making a total of about 13,000. He had also captured seventy-two serviceable guns and over 3,000 small-arms. The Tennessee Centennial and National Exposition was held at Nashville in 1897, from May 1 to Oct. 30, in West Side Park (a former race-course), upon which over $100,000 had been spent in grading and ornamentation. The chief building was a c
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
General Hill having arrived at Augusta, General Hardee has been authorized at his request to place him on duty there. S. Cooper, A. and I. G. Return of the Army of Tennessee, commanded by General J. B. Hood, for period ending January 20th, 1865. present.present and absent. Effective TotalTotalAggregate.TotalAggregate.Agg. last Return. infantry. General Staff151512 Stewart's Corps111211 Loring's Division1,8872,7002,9738,8419,5169,590 Walthall's Division1,0361,6071,754ps7068398801,1571,2101,210 Artillery of Jackson's Cavalry Division243306321377383383 Total of Artillery2,4052,9133,0684,0284,2034,203 Grand Total of Army19,97327,76430,37984,28991,26389,917 Official. Jno. M. Otey, A. A. G. Tupelo, Miss., Jan. 20th, 1865. Telegram. Tupelo, Miss., Jan. 23d, 1865. Genl. Beauregard: Cheatham stands forty-seven hundred, sixty-seven hundred, then seventythree hundred. A. P. Mason, Lieut.-Col., and A. A. G. Headquarters, Army of Tenness
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