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John James Geer, Beyond the lines: A Yankee prisoner loose in Dixie, Chapter 17: (search)
found General Prentiss not one of your half-hearted war men, who fight conditionally, but a whole-souled patriot, who would destroy the institution that is the root of the war. He would not see the glorious banner trailed in the dust to uphold a few Southern aristocrats in perpetuating their horrid system of human bondage. His feelings were consonant with those of John Quincy Adams, when that wise man addressed Congress, February 4th, 1843, in the following words: Three days since, Mr. Clayton, of Georgia, called that species of population (slaves) the machinery of the South. Now, that machinery has twenty odd representatives in this hall, not elected by the machinery, but by those who own it. And if I should go back to the history of the Government from its foundations, it would be easy to prove that its decisions have been effected in general by less majorities than that. Nay, I might go further, and insist that that very representation has ever been, in fact, the ruling p
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter XXI (search)
f Trevillian. Learning that I was at Carpenter's ford, Hampton marched his division by way of Trevillian Station toward Clayton's store, on the road from Trevillian to Carpenter's ford, intending to attack me at Clayton's. Fitzhugh Lee's division wClayton's. Fitzhugh Lee's division was to join Hampton at Clayton's store from Louisa Court House, but on the morning of the 11th the two generals were separated by several miles. At daylight of the 11th my march to Trevillian Station was resumed on the direct road to that point, Clayton's store from Louisa Court House, but on the morning of the 11th the two generals were separated by several miles. At daylight of the 11th my march to Trevillian Station was resumed on the direct road to that point, and engaging the enemy's pickets and advanced parties soon after setting out, we began to drive them in. Torbert had the lead with Merritt's and Devin's brigades, and as he pressed back the pickets he came upon the enemy posted behind a line of barrs right flank and Fitzhugh Lee's division, which was at the time marching on the road leading from Louisa Court House to Clayton's store to unite with Hampton. Custer, the moment he found himself in Hampton's rear, charged the led horses, wagons
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Second paper by Colonel Walter H. Taylor, of General Lee's staff. (search)
nel Overton's, I formed a line as again directed by Lieutenant-General Lee, and, moving back a half mile further, Major-General Clayton reformed his division, and we continued the retreat until we reached Hollowtree Gap, where we bivouacked. Early ter with the greater part of the Fourth and Thirtieth Louisiana Volunteers and my inspector-general, to report to Major-General Clayton. He was placed on picket in a gap in rear of the division by order of Lieutenant-General Lee, and while being pod, twenty-five wounded and five captured. We continued to make dispositions against this cavalry, under orders of Major-General Clayton, without being engaged, until near sunset, when he again charged, coming from the left, and wheeled into and down the charging column, and part of two regiments continued down the road while the rest fell back into the woods. Major-General Clayton coming from the front, where he had gone to superintend the advance ot Holtzclaw's brigade, then came up, and mad
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of General Patton Anderson of operations of his division from 30th of July to 31st of August, 1864, including the battle of Jonesboro, Georgia. (search)
val, and upon which he was still at work. Our order of battle was in two lines. The first was a continuous line, and was composed of three brigades from each division; the second was comprised of one brigade from each division, posted about two hundred yards in rear of the first-at least this was the disposition in my own command-and, shortly before going into action, I was directed by the Lieutenant-General commanding the corps to relinquish the command of my supporting line to Major-General Clayton and to devote myself exclusively to the three brigades in the first line. These were Sharp's, Deas', and Brantley's, from right to left in the order named. At the same time it was explained to me by Lieutenant-General Lee that his eorps — of which my division composed the right — was not to attack until Cleburne, commanding Hardee's corps on the left, had hotly engaged the enemy at close range in his front. Preparations for the'attack having been completed throughout the corps, th
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Chapter 16: (search)
emonstration to be made against the town till our forces passed safely beyond, when I moved toward Tuscumbia, at which place I arrived on the 31st of October. Johnson's Division, which held possession of Florence, was reinforced the same day by Clayton's Division. Thus the Confederate Army rested upon the banks of the Tennessee one month after its departure from Palmetto. It had been almost continuously in motion during this interim; it had by rapid moves and manoeuvres, and with only a smt dawn the next morning with Cheatham's Corps — whose right was then resting near the point selected for a crossing — together with Stewart's Corps and Johnston's Division, of Lee's Corps, and to leave Lieutenant General Lee with Stevenson's and Clayton's Divisions and the bulk of the artillery, to demonstrate heavily against Schofield, and follow him if he retired. Since I had attempted this same movement on the 22d of July, and had been unable to secure its success, I resolved to go in per
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Chapter 17: (search)
atriotism. Order among the troops was in a measure restored at Brentwood, a few miles in rear of the scene of disaster, through the promptness and gallantry of Clayton's Division, which speedily formed and confronted the enemy, with Gibson's brigade and McKenzie's battery, of Fenner's battalion, acting as rear guard of the rear guard. General Clayton displayed admirable coolness and courage that afternoon and the next morning in the discharge of his duties. General Gibson, who evinced conspicuous gallantry and ability in the handling of his troops, succeeded, in concert with Clayton, in checking and staying the first and most dangerous shock which alwaysClayton, in checking and staying the first and most dangerous shock which always follows immediately after a rout. The result was that even after the Army passed the Big Harpeth, at Franklin, the brigades and divisions were marching in regular order. Captain Cooper, of my staff, had been sent to Murfreesboroa to inform General Forrest of our misfortune, and to order him to make the necessary dispositions of
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Appendix. (search)
nts of the enemy. On the 27th, Hindman's and Clayton's Divisions were withdrawn from the trenches n the left of, and obliquely to the road, and Clayton's Division on the right, connecting by a linet on the Lick-Skillet road, while Brown's and Clayton's Divisions were engaging the enemy. At my sabove South Florence, and Gibson's brigade of Clayton's Division was crossed at South Florence. The to place Johnson's Division, and afterwards Clayton's, in position to support the attack. JohnsoGeneral to cover and hold the Franklin pike. Clayton's Division occupied my right, Stevenson's my isiana), and Stovall's (Georgia) brigades, of Clayton's Division, and Pettus's Alabama brigade of Se retreat of the Army I remained in rear with Clayton's and part of Stevenson's Division, and halterigades, with Bledsoe's battery, under Major General Clayton. Several guidons were captured in oneting in Stevenson's rear, and attacked Major General Clayton's Division about dark; but they were h[12 more...]
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, List of regiments in the Union Armies, with total number of deaths in each. (search)
        8 8 8       Cavalry.                   Oct., ‘62 1st Minnesota Enlisted for one year. 2 4 6   31 31 37     Dec., ‘63 2d Minnesota   4 4 3 56 59 63     Nov., ‘61 Brackett's Battalion   4 4 1 6 7 11     July, ‘63 Hatch's Battalion         21 21 21       Heavy Artillery.                   Sept., ‘64 1st Minnesota Enlisted for one year.         87 87 87       Light Batteries.                   Nov., ‘61 1st Minn. Reenlisted and served through the war. Clayton's 1 7 8 1 29 30 38 McArthur's Seventeenth. Mar., ‘62 2d Minn. Reenlisted and served through the war. Hotchkiss's 1 5 6   19 19 25 Davis's McCook's Feb., ‘63 3d Minn. Jones's         4 4 4       Infantry.                   April, ‘61 1st Minnesota Recrnited and served through the war. 10 177 187 2 97 99 286 Gibbon's Second. June, ‘61 2d Minnesota Reenlisted and served through the
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 15: Confederate losses — strength of the Confederate Armies--casualties in Confederate regiments — list of Confederate Generals killed — losses in the Confederate Navy. (search)
ipley's 17 60 -- 77 1st S. C. (3d Artillery） Fort Wagner, July 18th. Taliaferro's Ripley's 10 32 22 64 31st North Carolina Clingman's Ripley's 13 32 -- 45 Chickamauga, Ga.             Sept. 19-20, 1863.             18th Alabama Clayton's Stewart's 41 256 -- 297 22d Alabama Deas's Hindman's 44 161 -- 205 16th Alabama Wood's Cleburne's 25 218 -- 243 19th Alabama Deas's Hindman's 34 158 12 204 38th Alabama Clayton's Stewart's 37 151 5 193 5th Georgia Jackson's CheaClayton's Stewart's 37 151 5 193 5th Georgia Jackson's Cheatham's 27 165 2 194 63d Tennessee Gracie's Preston's 16 184 -- 200 1st Arkansas Polk's Cleburne's 13 180 1 194 37th Georgia Bate's Stewart's 19 168 7 194 33d Alabama Wood's Cleburne's 19 166 -- 185 6th Florida Trigg's Preston's 35 130 -- 165 2d Tennessee Polk's Cleburne's 13 145 1 159 41st Alabama Helm's Breckenridge's 27 120 11 158 19th Louisiana Adams's Breckenridge's 28 114 11 153 18th Tennessee Brown's Stewart's 20 114 1 135 24th Mississippi Walthall's L
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 9 (search)
giments under General Crufts; the other was General Baird's division. Major-General Hindman was directed to meet this demonstration with Stevenson's division and Clayton's brigade of Stewart's. He chose the best position for this purpose, and disposed his troops in it skillfully: Clayton's and Reynold's brigades on a detached hillClayton's and Reynold's brigades on a detached hill near the base of the mountain and in the intermediate pass, and Stevenson's three other brigades (Brown's, Pettus's, and Cummings's) on the opposite height to the east. The skirmishers soon became engaged on both sides of the valley, and the enemy halted. The skirmishing continued, however, with more or less spirit, until near night. Late in the afternoon a sharp attack was made upon Hindman's left, falling principally upon Clayton's brigade, but, after a brisk engagement of half an hour, the assailants were repulsed. The other Federal division retired at the same time, having engaged Stevenson, only with its skirmishers and artillery. In Mill-Creek Ga
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