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Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 73 19 Browse Search
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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., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 47 5 Browse Search
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Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2: (search)
apt. J. W. Wade. Hamer Rifles, Capt. C. F. Hamer. Mississippi Rangers, Capt. John McQuirk. Pettus Rifles, Capt. Marmaduke Bell. Mississippi College Rifles, Capt. John W. Welborn. Crystal Springs Southern Rights, Capt. J. C. Davis. Adams Light Guard, No. 1, Capt. Robert Clarke. Adams Light Guard, No. 2, Capt. S. E. Baker. Quitman Invincibles, Capt. John F. McGowan. Monroe Guards, Capt. F. M. Rodgers. Benton Relief Rifle Guards, Capt. B. G. Lawrence. Rough and ReadieAdams Light Guard, No. 2, Capt. S. E. Baker. Quitman Invincibles, Capt. John F. McGowan. Monroe Guards, Capt. F. M. Rodgers. Benton Relief Rifle Guards, Capt. B. G. Lawrence. Rough and Readies, Capt. H. E. Williamson. Burt Rifles, Capt. E. R. Burt. Beauregard Rifles, Capt. A. S. Lee. Agency Rifles, Capt. John M. Ware. Quitman Guards, Capt. Samuel A. Matthews. Lexington Guards, Capt. L. R. Page. Wilkinson Rifles, Capt. C. Posey. Jasper Grays, Capt. J. J. Shannon. Meridian Invincibles, Capt. W. F. Crumpton. Claiborne Rangers, Capt. J. Taylor Moore. Clayton Guards, Captain Vaughn. Rankin Rough and Readies, Capt. E. J. Runnels. Panola Vindicators, Capt. Ge
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
led and wounded was, Thirty-sixth, 22; Thirty-seventh, 32; Thirty-eighth, 8; Fortieth, 49. Previous to the battle of Iuka the Mississippi cavalry regiment of Col. Wirt Adams was distinguished in checking the advance of Ord, and afterward protected the rear during the movement to Baldwin. Van Dorn and Price united their forces ansas brigade, and Gen. C. W. Phifer's Arkansas and Texas dismounted cavalry. The cavalry brigade of General Armstrong included the two regiments of Slemons and Wirt Adams. Lovell's division included three infantry brigades—the First, under Gen. Albert Rust, Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky regiments; the Second, under Gen. J. B.y orders to attack the Confederate rear by way of Pocahontas. Van Dorn having repaired the bridge over the Hatchie, crossed on the evening of October 2d—leaving Adams' cavalry to guard the rear and protect the train which was parked between the Hatchie and Tuscumbia—and marched to Chewalla, about ten miles from Corinth, driving <
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 8: (search)
him for further duty on the field. The regiments of Chalmers' brigade, having been separated after he fell, moved forward and attached themselves to other commands, fighting with them with gallantry as opportunity offered. The attack by Chalmers' brigade was one of the most gallant of the day, but unfortunately it was practically against the head of the Federal army in column. Breckinridge now coming to the support of Polk, the latter took the first two brigades to arrive, Jackson's and Adams', and sent them to relieve the shattered brigades before Palmer. Jackson's brigade fought here from noon to 3 p. m., but his force was not large enough for the task assigned him. Col. John C. Wilkinson, of the Eighth Mississippi, was severely wounded, also Lieut.-Col. W. L. Sykes, commanding the Fifth, and Capt. J. H. Morgan of the Fifth was killed. The Fifth had 170 men in action, and lost 6 killed and 73 wounded; the Eighth from 282 men lost 20 killed and 113 wounded. During the next
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
d sunk the Indianola near Palmyra Island. Col. Wirt Adams, Mississippi cavalry, made an ineffectual—Sengstak's battery; Mississippi cavalry, Col. Wirt Adams; Waul's Texas Legion, Lieut.-Col. L. Will at Union Church by Capt. S. B. Cleveland of Wirt Adams' regiment, and on the next day Colonel AdamsColonel Adams appeared at his front. Thus foiled in his movement toward Grand Gulf, Grierson fell back through rapidly toward the Louisiana line, pursued by Adams as far as Greensburg, La. During the same pst and last, leaving Jackson to be defended by Adams, reinforced from Port Hudson and from the othe such cavalry as could be obtained, under Col. Wirt Adams, was ordered to harass the enemy and repohe approaches of all the Federal troops. Col. Wirt Adams, with his cavalry, had been skirmishing icotton and burned all the balance found. Col. Wirt Adams and Gen. John Adams, who met his column s W. W. Loring, Stephen D. Lee, Ferguson and Wirt Adams, has been recited in these pages. The attem
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 10: (search)
July 1st Johnston's army encamped between Brownsville and the Yazoo river. Col. Wirt Adams, reconnoitering near Edwards, reported that the Federal line was weakest se in the northeast, embarrassing the enemy's transportation on the river. Col. Wirt Adams engaged Federal gunboats with his artillery at Liverpool Landing, May 20thvalry brigade. His advance was gallantly checked by Cosby's brigade under Col. Wirt Adams, and Logan's brigade, on Bogue Chitto creek, and the expedition turned bac brigades of cavalry were covering Vicksburg from Brownsville to Raymond, and Wirt Adams, promoted to brigadier-general, was operating at the south. The latter made First regiment, Col. R. A. Pinson; Gen. L. S. Ross' Texas regiment; and Brig.-Gen. Wirt Adams' brigade, which held but two Mississippi regiments, his own, under Col.alvit Roberts' battery. The Fourth was subsequently transferred from Starke to Adams. General Chalmers' division was made up of three brigades. That commanded b
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 11: (search)
gade at Benton and Starke's at Brownsville. Wirt Adams, who had been operating in East Louisiana, wand advanced to Clinton. Here the brigades of Adams and Starke engaged in a heavy skirmish Februared Ross up from Yazoo and ordered Jackson with Adams' and Starke's brigades to harass the flank of it marched with such care that a dash made by Adams' brigade on the 12th, disabling thirty wagons,, which they held in check for several hours. Adams' 800 men held the Federal column in check heresustained by Griffith and his regiment. While Adams was thus contending with one corps of the enethe gunboats Petrel and Prairie Bird; but Gen. Wirt Adams, on guard in that region, defeated the la. Tyree H. Bell. Southern district, Brig.-Gen. Wirt Adams commanding: Wirt Adams—division-Scott'round numbers 650 officers and 7,200 men; in Wirt Adams' division, 360 officers and 4,200 men. At th his Tennesseeans. At the same period, Gen. Wirt Adams was in command of the district north of t[5 more...]
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 13: (search)
on, including Sears' brigade, was ordered to Mobile. On February 3d, Gen. Marcus J. Wright was assigned by General Forrest to command of north Mississippi and west Tennessee, and south Mississippi and east Louisiana were put under charge of Gen. Wirt Adams. General Chalmers was assigned to the command of all Mississippi cavalry, to be known as Chalmers' division, and the Tennessee and other cavalry were consolidated under Gen. W. H. Jackson. The Mississippi cavalry commands were organized aR. A. Pinson; Second, Col. E. Dillon; Seventh and Ballentine's regiment consolidated, Colonel Ballentine Ashcraft's regiment, Colonel Ashcraft; detachment Twelfth regiment; five companies Fifth regiment; Eighth regiment, Col. T. W. White. Gen. Wirt Adams' brigade: Col. R. C. Wood's regiment; Thirty-Eighth, Col. P. Brent; Ninth, Col. H. H. Miller; Col. J. McQuirk's regiment; Fourteenth Confederate, Colonel Dumonteil; Moorman's battalion; Twenty-third battalion; Powers' regiment. Gen. P. B.
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
of the Confederate States, Accredited to Mississippi. Brigadier-General Wirt Adams, of Mississippi, was one of the most dauntless cavalry lhiloh, he was ever on the move with his command until the name of Wirt Adams was famous throughout the West. When the Federals were advancing upon Chattanooga under Negley in the summer of 1862, Adams, with a smaller force, impeded their march and brought their schemes to naught. tant services. During the Grierson raid in the spring of 1863, Colonel Adams did the best that could be done with the means at his command tbeing commissioned on September 28, 1863. During 1864 the scene of Adams' operations was in north Alabama, Mississippi and west Tennessee. s, could not get together in time to offer effective resistance. Wirt Adams with his brigade formed part of the force with which Forrest trie their arms also, and peace again reigned throughout the land. General Adams returned to his home in Mississippi and resumed the vocations o