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John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 17: (search)
the capture of two cannon and nearly a hundred Federals. Company B, under Lieut. A. T. Martin, captured 33 prisoners. In the evening Austin co-operated with General Forrest. Captain Slocomb lost the gallant Lieutenant Blair and 10 men killed and wounded, on the 19th, and 20 killed and wounded on the 20th. His own horse was shlaron and Leverich, and mentioned with sadness the death of Leon Brocurd, a youth of sixteen, who volunteered for the battle. Scott's cavalry brigade was under Forrest's orders in this campaign; the First Louisiana cavalry under Nixon, and a section of Louisiana howitzer battery under Lieut. Winslow Robinson. He skirmished with the enemy about Ringgold for a week, and then drove in the advance of Granger's corps, within nine miles of Chattanooga. Next day he was with Pegram and Forrest in the first gallant fight with the enemy west of Chickamauga creek; on the 21st was in the attack on Missionary ridge, and next day, crossing the ridge, drove an Ohio r
John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 19: (search)
hich was repulsed with slaughter. From 9 o'clock in the morning Gibson's brigade had been under fire of a battery which completely enfiladed them, but they stood fast. Between three and four o'clock they learned that the entire left of the army had given away. Then they moved to the rear, marching out in good order and saving the battery they supported. Fenner, who had been dealing destruction to the enemy, brought off his guns, but three of them were afterward abandoned by order of General Forrest. On the morning of the 17th Colonel Hunter, with the Fourth and Thirtieth, was put on guard in the rear, and while there was captured with his detachment. At the Harpeth river the brigade narrowly escaped entire destruction. Deserted by the cavalry, and charged on all sides by the enemy, Lindsay's Sixteenth deployed as skirmishers, and Colonel Campbell and Major Flournoy, with the First, Thirteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth, in all about 250 muskets, moved to the rear, fighting as t
John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 25: (search)
led. Lieutenant Apps was among the wounded. Early in the day Captain Richardson had pointed out to Major Eshleman a 3-inch rifle gun abandoned by its defenders between the hostile lines, with the horses dead but harnessed to the pieces. William Forrest and James Brown, drivers, at once volunteered to bring the piece off. The gun was drawn off, and ammunition with it, under a hot and jealous fire from the enemy's sharpshooters. Forrest was not content with running this peril. Finding thatForrest was not content with running this peril. Finding that in order to serve the gun against its old masters horses and harness must be had, he set out to hunt these, groping in the sulphurous and perilous semi-darkness between the lines, and brought them in despite the sharpshooters. A few days later the brave man was wounded at Williamsport. In telling the story of heroic deeds, this of Richardson's drivers should not be forgotten. The three Louisiana batteries aside from the Washington artillery won equal honor. If one called them the D'Arta
The Daily Dispatch: September 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], Twenty five dollars reward. (search)
Unlawful Trespass. --A man named Wm. Forrest, a member of the Washington artillery, was arraigned before Recorder Caskie yesterday, charged with forcing his way in the house situated on 17th street, opposite the First Market, occupied by Brown, Peasley & Co., and stealing therefrom one pistol and a large sturgeon knife. Wm. Peasley, one of the firm, stated that on yesterday morning, about 2½ o'clock, he was awakened by a negro man who had been stationed in his house to keep watch, and inted in by Brown, Peasley & Jones as the pursuers, and the three housebreakers as the fleers.--On coming up with them in the neighborhood of the beef market, each man brought down his game, but only succeeded in holding fast to one. This fellow (Forrest) underwent an examination yesterday, and acknowledged being with the party; but said that he did not enter the house himself, and tried to persuade the others to desist from doing so. He said they were in search of something to eat, and had no i
The Daily Dispatch: September 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], A Glance at the condition of Affairs in East Tennessee. (search)
I omitted to speak of the engagement that Col. Scott's cavalry brigade had with the same force on the Ringgold and Dalton road. On the morning of the 10th Gen. Forrest, with Col. S.'s brigade, went to Ringgold.--On the way thither evidence of infantry having passed into the town was violate. Had not been in town more than hDalton road, where our artillery being put in position, opened on them. After an hour's duelling the enemy began to turn our flanks by their superior forces. Gen. Forrest retired to Tunnel Hill. On the road several ambuscades were formed for the Yankees, which resulted in checking their advance considerably, and the killing of unnel Hill an ample force was concentrated to give them a good fight, but they did nothing more than throw forward their line of skirmishers. It was here that Gen. Forrest charged the enemy's line and was slightly wounded. Cavalry skirmishes occur, almost daily. Rumor reports Burnside's advance at Cleveland. I have no doub
The Daily Dispatch: September 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], Mayor's Court. (search)
im proved his right to the shoes, and, in consideration of his promise never to appear out again after hours without proper credentials, he was discharged. Wm. Forrest, the young man charged before the Recorder, a few days since, with unlawfully entering the house of Brown, Pessley & Co., and whose case was continued till yest. The accused was in company at the time of the occurrence with two others, one of whom, it appears, took from the premises a pistol and a large sturgeon knife. Forrest was the only one of the three captured.--When first brought to Court he signified his readiness to appear against the other two, and readily gave their names to tthe prisoner; he was considered a young man of fine character, in his Captain's opinion, and was one of his best soldiers. Upon this evidence, and the promise of Forrest to return immediately to camp, he was discharged. Philip, slave of Wm. E. Thornton, arrested without a pass and improperly out in the street selling papers,
The Daily Dispatch: February 3, 1865., [Electronic resource], General Forrest. (search)
General Forrest. --The editor of the Jackson Mississippian (extra) has had a conversation with Captain William Forrest, brother of the "Wizard of the Saddle, " who states that he had dispatches from his brother, of the 22d, and positively denied that there was any ground for the report of a difficulty with the General and one of his men, much less the report that he had been assassinated. General Forrest. --The editor of the Jackson Mississippian (extra) has had a conversation with Captain William Forrest, brother of the "Wizard of the Saddle, " who states that he had dispatches from his brother, of the 22d, and positively denied that there was any ground for the report of a difficulty with the General and one of his men, much less the report that he had been assassinated.