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J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 9 (search)
Viii. November, 1861 Quarrel between Gen. Beauregard and Mr. Benjamin. great naval preparations in the North. the loss of Port Royal, S. C., takes some prestige. the affair at Belmont does not compensate for it. the enemy kills an old hare. Missouri secedes. Mason and Slidell captured. French Consul and the actresses. the lieutenant in disguise. Eastern Shore of Virginia invaded. Messrs. Breckinridge and Marshall in Richmond. November 1 There is an outcry against the appointment of two major-generals, recommended, perhaps, by Mr. Benjamin, Gustavus W. Smith and Gen. Lovell, both recently from New York. They came over since the battle of Manassas. Mr. Benjamin is perfectly indifferent to the criticisms and censures of the people and the press. He knows his own ground; and since he is sustained by the President, we must suppose he knows his own footing in the government. If defeated in the legislature, he may have a six years tenure in the cabinet. No
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Murfreesboro. (search)
ng reports of the battle of Murfreesboroa by the lamented Breckinridge and the gallant General Gibson: Report of General J. C. Breckinridge.headquarters Breckinridge's division, January--, 1863. Major T. B. Roy, A. A. Gen.: sir: I have the honor to report the operations of this division of Lieutenant-General Hardee's cor the enemy had taken shelter. At the same time, accompanied by Major Pickett, of Lieutenant-General Hardee's staff, and Major Wilson, Colonel O'Hara, and Lieutenant Breckinridge of my own, I proceeded towards the left of our line of skirmishers, which passed through a thick wood about 500 yards in front of Hanson's position and ex name Lieutenant-Colonel Buckner, A. A. G., who was absent on leave, but returned upon the first rumor of battle; Colonel O'Hara, Acting Adjutant-General; Lieutenant Breckinridge, Aide-de-Camp; Major Graves, Chief of Artillery (twice wounded, and his horse shot under him); Major Wilson, Assistant Inspector-General (horse shot); Cap
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Confederate army. (search)
n the War Department, which I have personally made, shows the following result: General Bragg's return, 31st of August, 1863, shows under the heading present for duty, officers and men, 48,998. This return does notinclude the divisions of General Breckinridge or General Preston, the brigades of Generals Gregg and McNair, or the reenforcement brought by General Longstreet. The strength of each is accurately given in Confederate official returns. The total Confederate force available for battle at Chickamauga was as follows: General Bragg's army, 31st of August, 1863, for duty, 48,998; Longstreet's command (Hood's and McLaws's divisions), by return of Army of Northern Virginia, 31st of August, 1863, for duty, 11,716; Breckinridge's division, by his official report in Confederate reports of battles, for duty, 3769; Preston's division, by his official report in Confederate reports of battles, for duty, 4509; Brigades of Gregg and McNair, by General Bushrod Johnson's official report (So.
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)
pace of a few hours. When the fog lifted, between eight and nine o'clock, Sept. 20, 1863. Breckinridge, of Hill's corps, with fresh divisions, was found facing and partly overlapping Thomas's extreme left, held by Baird, and flanking it. Breckinridge instantly advanced, and, fighting desperately, pushed across the Rossville road toward a prescribed position. Other divisions in succession towaational right center, went into action by the side of Baird, on the extreme left, and checked Breckinridge's advance; but both he and Baird were outnumbered, and the latter began to lose ground. Seveivision, and a part of Stanley's, of Wood's division, so strengthened the wavering line, that Breckinridge was thrown back in much disorder, with the loss of Generals Helm The wife of General Helm Ridge, just west of the State Road, as strongly supported by infantry as possible, to command Breckinridge's artillery, and sweep the ground to the left and rear of Baird, but it seems to have been mi
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 10: the last invasion of Missouri.--events in East Tennessee.--preparations for the advance of the Army of the Potomac. (search)
d, 279. he and his followers driven out of Missouri the lust invasion of Missouri, 280. affairs in East Tennessee stirring operations there, 281. Longstreet returns to Virginia Morgan in East Tennessee, 282. his last raid into Kentucky he receives a staggering blow, 283. the author in the great Valley of East Tennessee Governor Brownlow and his family, 284. Greenville death of Morgan, the guerrilla chief, 285. journey from Greenville to Richmond, 286. Knoxville threatened by Breckinridge Richmond threatened by General Butler, 287. Kilpatrick's raid to Richmond, 288. fortifications around Richmond, 289. repulse of the Nationals at Richmond death of Colonel Dahlgren, 290. propriety of murdering Union prisoners considered by the Conspirators preparations for blowing up Libby Prison with the prisoners, 291. Ulysses S. Grant, General-in chief takes command reorganizes the Army of the Potomac, 292. co-operating forces, 293. Grant's ideas about making War patriotic
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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 29-June 10, 1862.-advance upon and siege of Corinth, and pursuit of the Confederate forces to Guntown, Miss. (search)
ence by the Rienzi and Blackland road to Carrollsville and Baldwin. 3d. Breckinridge's corps (or reserve) via the turnpike to Kossuth; thence to Blackland, Carrorear of Hardee's corps, until about 4 a. m. on the 8th instant. III. General Breckinridge's corps of reserve will leave for Tupelo, via Carrollville and Birminghath instant. IV. General Bragg's corps will leave by the same road as General Breckinridge's (passing to the westward of Carrollsville) at 2 p. m. on the 7th instaral officers, composed of Generals Bragg, Polk, Van Dorn, Hardee, Price, and Breckinridge, who unanimously approved of the movement. In retiring toward Tupelo it wasooga. Our army remains near Tupelo, ready to take the offensive, except General Breckinridge's division, which has been moved to Oxford, Miss. General Beauregard hase total, 45,365; the reduction being caused in part by the detachment of General Breckinridge's Reserve Corps. Table 3 shows the field return July 1: Aggregate, W
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 I., Xxvii. Ominous pause. (search)
resident withdraw all Federal troops from the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, and abstain from all attempts to collect revenue in these States. of North Carolina, Bayard, of Delaware, and Breckinridge, Mr. Breckinridge finally offered the following resolution; action on which — together with that of Mr. Clingman--was precluded by the adjournment of the Senate: Resolved, That the Senate recommend and advise the removal of the United SMr. Breckinridge finally offered the following resolution; action on which — together with that of Mr. Clingman--was precluded by the adjournment of the Senate: Resolved, That the Senate recommend and advise the removal of the United States troops from the limits of the Confederate States. of Kentucky, who were all three close allies in the past of the Confederate chiefs, and two of them, since, open participants in the Rebellion, were prominent and pertinacious in pushing these inquiries; but Mr. Douglas, of Illinois, united in them, talking as if the President were at perfect liberty to enforce the laws or not, at his discretion, and as if his attempting to do it would render him responsible for lighting the flames of civil
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 103 (search)
f the next six months would show that it would be better if the senator believed it too. Mr. Breckinridge said the answer of the senator proved what he said, and contended that it was evident that ished. Mr. Dixon had the secretary read what he did say on the subject, as published. Mr. Breckinridge said it appeared to him that the most violent Republicans had possession of the Government,de. Mr. Bingham (Mich.) asked if he contended this was not a slaveholders' rebellion. Mr. Breckinridge--I do, sir; I do. He then referred to the refusal of last session to make any compromise, t that President Lincoln's Congress would not be allowed to meet here on the 4th of July. Mr. Breckinridge said he supposed the senator alluded to him. Mr. Lane replied that he did. Mr. BreckiMr. Breckinridge replied that his personal relations with the senator precluded him from believing that he would do any thing of the kind; but he had to say that the statement that he sent such a despatch was t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Index, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), Index. (search)
ns, Doc. 42 Brass missionaries, P. 112 Brady, James T., letter to the Union meeting, New York, Doc. 92 Breckinridge, Rev. Dr., article of, in the Danville (Ky.) Review, opposing secession, D. 97 Breckinridge, J. C., protests agaBreckinridge, J. C., protests against the war, D. 35 Brengle Guard, of Frederick, Md., D. 61 Breshwood, Capt., surrenders the cutter Robert McClellan, D. 16 Brown, George M., of Mobile, Ala., D. 13 Bridgeport, Conn., Union meeting at, D. 35 Briggs, G. Doc. 273 Dana, U. S. schooner, seized, D. 14 Daniel Webster, steamer, D. 45 Danville (Ky.) Review. Dr. Breckinridge's article against secession. in, D. 98 Dare, Colonel, D. 95 Davis, Edward W., D. 33 Davis, Ira P., at75,000 troops, D. 25; Its effect in the country, D. 25; Jeff. Davis' reply to theo proclamation of, D 26; denounced by Breckinridge, D. 35; consultation with Mayor Brown, D. 37; an usurper, D. 39; his proclamation laughed at, D. 50; supported by the
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 95 (search)
ment of the Gulf. The following is the communication of General Breckinridge to Col. Cahill: headquarters confederate forces in the fieles, that our troops were nearly all sick and demoralized, and Gen. Breckinridge undoubtedly expected, in conjunction with the ram Arkansas, ted by Gen. Williams that rebels, in considerable force, under Gen. Breckinridge, were moving on this place. The rebel ram Arkansas, with twoive o'clock, by a strong rebel force, said to be commanded by Gen. Breckinridge. The Kineo and Katahdin were placed immediately in a positat yesterday morning at two o'clock, the enemy's forces under Gen. Breckinridge attacked Gen. Williams, drove in his pickets, etc. General Wisburgh,) with the intention of making a combined attack with General Breckinridge upon Baton Rouge, but her port engine broke down; they repaie victorious achievement — the repulse of the division of Major-General Breckinridge by the troops led by General Williams, and the destructio
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