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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 4: campaign of the Army of the Cumberland from Murfreesboro'to Chattanooga. (search)
e foe, from whatever point he might approach. Baird was directed to oppose his crossing at the fore they passed the lines, and took them back to Baird, who telegraphed to Rosecrans, and ascertained were found. This confirmed the suspicions of Baird and Watkins, and when the fact was communicatewhelming, that when, on the following morning, Baird came to his aid, both together could make no iof Wood, Van Cleve, Palmer, Reynolds, Johnson, Baird, and Brannan, about thirty thousand in number,o brigades on the road to Reed's bridge, while Baird should throw forward the right of his divisionof Crittenden's corps came up and took post on Baird's right; and at about ten o'clock in the mornihe lost battery was recovered, and Brannan and Baird were enabled to re-form their shattered columnhecked Breckinridge's advance; but both he and Baird were outnumbered, and the latter began to lose, and sweep the ground to the left and rear of Baird, but it seems to have been misunderstood, and [11 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 5: the Chattanooga campaign.--movements of Sherman's and Burnside's forces. (search)
a parching drought — the army pressed forward over a country which, by Grant's orders, May 26. had been desolated by General Baird for scores of miles around Vicksburg, and pushed Johnston back to Jackson, where he took shelter July 7. behind his ng almost to Citico Creek, and Sheridan's on the right. Palmer, of the Fourteenth Corps, supported Granger's right, with Baird's division refused, while Johnston's division remained in the intrenchments, under arms, and Howard's corps was in reserv at or near Rossville, he gave Thomas an order to advance. It was promptly obeyed at two o'clock. The divisions of Wood, Baird, Sheridan, and Johnson moved steadily forward, with a double line of skirmishers in front, followed at a short distance bsoon drove the Confederates from his front, when the battle ceased at that end of the line; but the divisions of Wood and Baird, on the right, were obstinately resisted until dark, for the Confederates in their front were re-enforced from Bragg's ri
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 8: Civil affairs in 1863.--military operations between the Mountains and the Mississippi River. (search)
n were not likely to impede his march to Rome, Selma, Mobile, or wheresoever he liked, he sent two divisions of Hardee's corps, under Generals Stewart and Anderson, to assist the prelate. The watchful Grant, then in command at Chattanooga, quickly discovered the movement and perceived its aim, and at once put the Fourteenth Army Corps, under General Palmer, in motion Feb. 22, 1864. to counteract it. These troops moved directly upon Dalton. The divisions of Jefferson C. Davis, Johnson, and Baird marched along the direct road to that place, passing to the left of the Chickamauga battle-ground and over Taylor's Ridge; and Stanley's division, under General Crufts, which had been in camp at Cleveland, moved down from the latter place farther to the left, and joined the other three between Ringgold and Tunnel Hill. Then the whole column pressed forward, driving the Confederate cavalry, under Wheeler, before them, who made a stand at Tunnel Hill Ridge, a short distance from the village.
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)
eral Davis, consisted of three divisions, commanded by Generals W. P. Carlin, J. D. Morgan, and A. Baird. The Twentieth Corps, General Williams, was composed of three divisions, commanded by Generalsist. It was repulsed at all points. Soon after this, Kilpatrick was met by Hunter's brigade of Baird's division of the Fourteenth Corps, which Davis had sent out to his relief. The peril was over.ons in the swamps. The Fourteenth Corps moved farther to the left, and Kilpatrick, supported by Baird's infantry division of that corps, pushed on toward Waynesboroa. At Thomas's Station, on the raove him from his, barricades through Waynesboroa and across Brier Creek, full eight miles, while Baird was breaking up the iron road and destroying bridges. Then cavalry and infantry rejoined the Fo, along the Savannah River road. The latter was closely followed by Wheeler, but Kilpatrick and Baird gallantly covered the rear ,of the moving columns between the Ogeechee and Savannah rivers. Whi
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
isit of the author to in 1866, 3.404, 522. Atlanta, ram, capture of by Capt. Rodgers, 3.199. Aserasboroa, battle of, 3.499. Averill, Gen. W. W., his cavalry fight with Fitzhugh Lee near Kelly's Ford, 3.22; operations of in West Virginia, 3.112; his raid on the Virginia and Tennessee railway, 3.113. Auburn, Va., cavalry fight near; 3.100. Auger, Gen., at the siege of Port Hudson, 2.63 i. B. Bailry, Lieut.-Col., Joseph, dam constructed by across the Red River, 3.267. Baird, Gen., at the battle of Missionaries' Ridge, 3.167. Baker, Senator, speech of in New York at the Union Square meeting, 1.356. Baker, Col. E. D., energy and gallantry of, 2.141; death of at Ball's Bluff, 2.142. Balloons, use of in connection with the telegraph (note), 2.132. Ball, Mr. Lincoln's inauguration, 1.294. Ball's Bluff, battle of, 2.142; sad fate of fugitives from, 2.143; Union losses at, 2.145. Baltimore, Democratic convention at in 1860, 1.25; conspiracy in, 1.281; r