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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) 152 0 Browse Search
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 94 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 90 0 Browse Search
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 86 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 76 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 70 0 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 62 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 60 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 58 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 56 0 Browse Search
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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 17: (search)
ar Creek, where he proposed to make a stand. Van Dorn, immediately on his arrival at the Confederatteen thousand men. The want of cooperation in Van Dorn's forces enabled Sigel to escape. Curtis thuar Creek, and instead of taking him in detail Van Dorn was obliged to meet his entire army. By a ci Curtis put his force at about ten thousand. Van Dorn, with Price's division, encountered Carr's dier a wide circuit, on Price's division. When Van Dorn heard of this misfortune he urged his attack, enemy until night closed the bloody combat. Van Dorn's headquarters were then at Elkhorn Tavern, wnow on its opponent's line of communication. Van Dorn found his troops much disorganized and exhauswas no real pursuit. The attack had failed. Van Dorn put his loss at six hundred killed and woundeidney Johnston, by his son. The object of Van Dorn had been to effect a diversion in behalf of Gof which he still retained possession. General Van Dorn was now ordered to join General Johnston [1 more...]