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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 215 (search)
threatening his right flank. Polk ordered Walker immediately to move to the right and form an echelon upon Breckinridge, overlapping his right. It was then ascertained that no enemy was there. But the forward movement of the front line had resulted in a severe conflict, desperately contested, which drove the enemy around on the extreme left a mile or more across the Chattanooga road. In this conflict those gallant officers, Brigadier-Generals Deshler and Helm were killed, and Brigadier-General Daniel Adams was severely wounded and taken prisoner. Heavy reenforcements being sent from the enemy's right to support his left, he was enabled to regain a portion of the ground he had lost. Cleburn's division, which had encountered the enemy behind his breastworks, after a firm onset and most gallant assault, was driven back with heavy loss. This veteran division returned slowly and in good order to a position just beyond the range of the guns in the enemy's works, which they occupied an
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 7.83 (search)
and its left resting on the Salem Pike; McCown's division was to form the reserve and to occupy our center. Such was the position of the Confederate army on the 29th of December. On Tuesday, December 30th, Rosecrans was in our front, a mile and a half away. At 12 o'clock artillery on both sides was engaged. At 3 o'clock the Federal infantry advanced and attacked our lines, but were repulsed by the Louisiana and Alabama brigade, under Colonel Gibson, commanding in the absence of General Daniel Adams. But night soon interposed, quiet prevailed, and the two armies bivouacked opposite to each other. General Bragg was on the field the entire day, but returned to his headquarters that evening at Murfreesboro‘. He called his corps commanders together and informed them that his advices convinced him that Rosecrans, under cover of the day's attack, had been massing his troops for a move on our left flank. It was then agreed that Hardee should at once move to the extreme left Cleburne'
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 8.89 (search)
thousand men. We learned, on reaching the Alpine road, that General Daniel Adams's skirmishers had been attacked by two regiments of cavalry, which were repulsed. General Adams said to me, The boldness of the cavalry advance convinces me that an column is not far off. Lucius Polk the 13th at Alpine. His cavalry had taken some prisoners from General Adams, and he thus learned certainly that Bragg had been reenforced. am's division in reserve. Breckinridge's two right brigades, under Adams and Stovall, met but little opposition, but the left of Helm's brigired flank of the breastworks, and Breckinridge says in his report, Adams had advanced still farther, being actually in rear of his intrenchmed decisive results. Federal reenforcements had, however, come up. Adams was badly wounded and fell into the enemy's hands, and the two brigrd, and which, with the cooperation of Van Derveer's brigade General Adams was captured by Van Derveer's men.--D. H. H. of Brannan's divis
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 41 (search)
ced in close supporting distance at the mill. Adams' brigade was sent, by order of Lieutenant-Genehe left of my line, Stovall in the centre, and Adams on the right, the last extending across a couners and men, were wounded. In the meantime, Adams and Stovall advanced steadily, driving back twers. Stovall halted at the Chattanooga road. Adams, after dispersing a regiment and capturing a bto his new position, I rode to the commands of Adams and Stovall on the right. It was now evident original line of battle, and with the left of Adams, and the right of Stovall resting on the Chattonflict, he was checked and forced to retire. Adams, on the west of the road, met two lines of the the angle of the enemy's main line of works. Adams had advanced still farther, being actually in er parts of his line to hold his vital point. Adams's brigade re-formed behind Slocomb's battery, R. L. Gibson, who succeeded to the command of Adams's brigade, the country is indebted for the cou[2 more...]
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 27 (search)
* * About this time, fifteen minutes to 8, the sharp rattle of musketry was heard along the centre and left, and in a minute the enemy, on General Gladden's right, and at a distance of about two hundred and fifty yards, opened a heavy fire. Colonel Adams behaved with coolness and gallantry, our right pressed on, and the second line of battle was moving rapidly up to the support of the first. At twenty-five minutes past 8 o'clock I reached your headquarters and reported. At twenty minutes pareek, and to follow the general movement forward. At 10 o'clock, reported that the preceding order had been executed, and that General Breckinridge and division had arrived in position in good time, at about four hundred yards in rear of General Dan. Adams's command. General Beauregard moved to Headquarters No. 2; went to meet him. * * * * * * * * * * * From 3 to 4 o'clock was occupied in collecting together and organizing stragglers, to march them as reinforcements to General Bragg; pla
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
ee, Lieut.-Genl. Telegram. Wilmington, Dec. 9th, 1864. Genl. Beauregard: General Lee telegraphs march of two corps of Grant's army, and division of cavalry marching on North Carolina by Weldon, with large amount of wagons and cattle. Requires troops of this department to oppose them. W. H. C. Whiting. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 11th, 1864. To Genl. G. T. Beauregard, care Genl. Cobb, Macon, Ga.: The following from General Hood: General Maury telegraphs to General Dan. Adams that troops must be concentrated at Mobile immediately. Enemy was across Pascagoula yesterday, advancing on Mobile road. Geo. Wm. Brent, Col., and A. A. G. Headquarters, District South Carolina, Pocotaligo, Dec. 12th, 1864. General,—I have the honor to forward for your information a summary return of the troops along the line of the railroad from this point to the Savannah River, exclusive of certain cavalry forces commanded by Brigadier-General Young and Colonel C. J.
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
p all citizens of the town who might volunteer, and to aid their families; in addition to which, three hundred dollars were appropriated to place the rifle company of the town in condition for immediate service. Following the precedents of the Revolutionary times, a committee of vigilance, correspondence, and safety was chosen, to take such action as might be deemed expedient with reference to such persons within the town who might be inimical to the United States; also, on motion of Colonel Daniel Adams, voted, to give three cheers for Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott. The meeting then adjourned. We have given prominence to this remarkable meeting, as we believe it to have been the first meeting of the kind held in the United States. 1862. A town-meeting was held July 30th, for the purpose of filling the quota of the town, at which it was voted to pay a bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars to each volunteer for three years service. Another meeting was held August 16th,
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 10: Middlesex County. (search)
r families. Townsend Incorporated June 29, 1732. Population in 1860, 2,005; in 1865, 2,056. Valuation in 1860, $663,222; in 1865, $737,352. The selectmen in 1861 and 1862 were N. F. Cumings, Alexander Craig, B. F. Lewis; in 1863, N. F. Cumings, Oliver H. Pratt, Charles H. Warren; in 1864, N. F. Cumings, J. N. Tucker, N. C. Boutell; in 1865, Oliver Proctor, Stillman Haynes, Abel G. Stearns. The town-clerk in 1861 was Ezra Blood; in 1862, Noah Wallace; in 1863, 1864, and 1865, Daniel Adams. The town-treasurer in 1861 and 1862 was F. C. Burt; in 1863, Joseph Adams; in 1864, A. M. Adams; in 1865, Edward Ordway. 1861. At a town-meeting held April 11th, a committee of five was appointed to consider and report what action should be taken by the town in regard to the Rebellion. This committee made the following report, which was unanimously adopted:— Whereas a portion of the States of this Union is now in open rebellion against the Government, and the President of the U
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 21: military History. (search)
s Perry, Solomon Phipps, Seth Stone, John Tidd, James Tufts, John Warland, Thomas Warland. Abraham Watson, Jr., was Surgeon of Col. Gardner's Regiment, and James Winthrop was aid-de-camp to Gen. Prescott. Besides the private soldiers whose names appear on the before mentioned rolls of the two companies commanded by Capt. Samuel Thatcher and Capt. Benjamin Locke, those who are named in the list below appear to have been a portion of the Cambridge quota:— John Abbott. John Acres. Daniel Adams. John Adams. Thomas Adams. George Allen. Nathaniel Austin. Benjamin Badger. William Barber. Caleb Barrett. Daniel Barrett. John Barrett. Jonathan Barrett. George Barrington. Thomas Beals. Thomas Bemford. Luke Bemis. Francis Bennett. Joseph Biglow. Nathan Blodgett. Henry Bond. Amos Bordman. Moses Bordman. Richard Bordman. William Bordman. Zechariah Bostwick. Andrew Bradshaw. Christopher Brandon. Robert Bray. J
John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
den, was killed, and not long after the gallant Col. Dan. Adams was borne from the field seriously wounded. Onis command in the Kentucky campaign. At Perryville, Adams' brigade was in the division of Patton Anderson attahed to the wing led by General Hardee, who commended Adams for his gallantry. The Confederates in this battle 31st at the battle of Murfreesboro or Stone's river, Adams' brigade was detached from Breckinridge's division ogainst the Federal right, in the course of which General Adams was seriously wounded. In the second day's battle at Chickamauga the brigade of Adams steadily advanced and got in the rear of the Federal intrenchments, but the command devolving on Col. R. L. Gibson. Here General Adams, said Breckinridge, who is as remarkable for hiso the hands of the enemy. Said D. H. Hill: Brigadier-General Adams was for the third time severely wounded It h of April Colonel Gibson, after the wounding of General Adams, commanded a brigade whose losses showed the nat
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