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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 355 3 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 147 23 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 137 13 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 135 7 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 129 1 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 125 13 Browse Search
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson 108 38 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 85 7 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 84 12 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 70 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: May 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War News — Grant Quiet — Another Reverse for Butler on the Southside — the battles in Louisiana, &c. (search)
result of the battles heretofore reported in Louisiana. Headq'rs Trans Mississippi Dep't,Shreveport, La., April 12. Gen. S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General.Sir. --I have the honor to report that the thirteenth army corps of Gen. Banks's command was signally defeated three miles below Mansfield, La., on the afternoon of the 8th. The nineteenth army corps coming to its support, was repulsed with loss and in disorder. Reinforced by parts of the sixteenth and seventeenth ch impetuosity on the afternoon of the 9th. Night closed on a most sanguinary struggle, in which the enemy were worsted, and retreated under cover of the darkness, leaving their wounded on the field. From the best information we can obtain Gen. Banks's command numbered at least thirty-five thousand, of which twenty-eight thousand were engaged at Pleasant Hill on the 9th. Our cavalry pursued to Natchitoches. Gen. Taylor commanded on the field. We captured twenty-eight pieces o
The Daily Dispatch: May 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War News — Grant Quiet — Another Reverse for Butler on the Southside — the battles in Louisiana, &c. (search)
rred to are the New Market bridges.] From the Southwest. A dispatch from New Orleans, dated the 7th inst, says: The army of the Gulf has fallen back from Alexandria, and is now well on its way across the to Franklin. Undoubtedly Gen. Banks has deemed is prudent to abandon the Red river expedition, and the position he occupied at Alexandria, perhaps, in consequence of the movements of the enemy, who could readily get between him and the month of the Red river. It is not known how great is the loss of gunboats and transports involved in this movement towards the Teche. I repeat, that the expedition up the Red river was not undertaken in accordance with the desire of Gen. Banks, but, on the contrary, was plunned and executed against his belief in its feasibility or success. From a report that reaches this city, it is learned that the rebels above Alexandria divided the waters of Red river so that the damming process became a failure. The gunboats are presumed t
The Daily Dispatch: May 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
From Trans-Mississippi. Meridian, May 20. --Little Rock papers of the 3d inst. announce the return of Steele and his army to that place, followed by Price. Thayer joined Steele at Arkadelphia. The enemy are fortifying Little Rock and Pine Bluff. Dardinale is in our possession. Clinton, La,May 18, via Mobile, May 20. The Memphis Bulletin, of the 13th inst., announces that Banks has been superseded by Major Gen. Canby.