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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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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., Chapter 13: (search)
the Trans-Mississippi. battle of Elk Horn. Van Dorn's command. an obstinate fight. death of McCuccess indecisive and imperfect. reasons for Van Dorn's retreat. Confederate designs upon Missouri abandoned for the present. transfer of Van Dorn's and Price's forces. naval fight in Hampton Roadhed their headquarters on the 3d of March. Van Dorn soon ascertained that the enemy were stronglyving up. Although not twenty thousand strong, Van Dorn resolved to attack them, and sending word to ll view of each other. Early in the morning, Van Dorn had made every disposition for attack, and thas long and obstinate. About two o'clock, Gen. Van Dorn sent a dispatch to Gen. McCulloch, who washe various commands was painfully apparent to Van Dorn. The camps of the enemy had been taken with federates retreated many miles from it. Gen. Van Dorn officially stated the Confederate loss in in the history of the war; and the forces of Van Dorn and Price were to be summoned from what was s[3 more...]
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., Chapter 19: (search)
this point. preparations for its defence by Van Dorn. the ironclad Arkansas. she runs the gauntlates repulsed. affair on the Hatchie River. Van Dorn's retreat. review of the summer and autumn cre placed aboard; and on the 15th of July, Gen. Van Dorn issued an order to prepare her for immediaenemy's disappearance from Vicksburg, Gen. Van Dorn resolved to strike a blow before he had time toitate communications and co-operation between Van Dorn's district and the trans-Mississippi departme result of Gen. Breckinridge's expedition, Gen. Van Dorn immediately ordered the occupation of Porto make a demonstration in favour of Price, Gen. Van Dorn marched his whole command on the 20th day uld devolve on the garrison of Bolivar. Gen. Van Dorn determined to attempt Corinth. He had a rlace before these troops could be brought in. Van Dorn therefore marched towards Pocahontas, threateerious disaster to the Confederates, and cost Van Dorn his command; censured as he was for having ca[8 more...]