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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 4.14 (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 5.35 (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Opposing Sherman 's advance to Atlanta . (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 5.43 (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Land operations against Mobile . (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Cavalry operations in the West under Rosecrans and Sherman . (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Sooy Smith expedition (February , 1864 ). (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The capture of Fort Pillow (April 12th , 1864 ). (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Forrest 's defeat of Sturgis at Brice 's cross-roads (June 10th , 1864 ). (search)
Forrest's defeat of Sturgis at Brice's cross-roads (June 10th, 1864). by E. Hunn Hanson, Adjutant, 4TH Missouri cavalry, U. S. V., A. D. C. Waring's Brigade.
In May, 1864, in order to protect his long line of communication, General Sherman ordered an expedition from Memphis to defeat Forrest's cavalry, then in northern Mississippi, and thereby prevent its descent upon his line of advance.
Accordingly, on the 1st of June, a small but well-organized force began its march from White's Stati D. Sturgis was placed in command.
Some weeks earlier he had commanded an expedition sent out from Memphis to intercept Forrest on his march southward after his capture of Fort Pillow and the massacre of its garrison, but had been unable to do so. his number is believed to have been in action.
If there was, during the war, another engagement like this, it is not known to the writer; and in its immediate results there was no success among the many won by Forrest comparable to that of Guntown.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., A. J. Smith 's defeat of Forrest at Tupelo (July 14th , 1864 ). (search)
A. J. Smith's defeat of Forrest at Tupelo (July 14th, 1864). by W. S. Burns, Captain, 4TH Missour ance, having just been thoroughly defeated by Forrest at Brice's Cross-roads.
General C. C. Wash ommand of the large Union department of which Forrest had the real control (excepting the headquart h, we entered Pontotoc (Mississippi), driving Forrest through and beyond the village.
Having now a at Tupelo, 19 miles distant, thereby flanking Forrest, who, with his army numbering about 12,000 me ting position 10 miles south awaiting Smith.
Forrest soon discovered this move, and started to int was now in position to compel an attack from Forrest.
Next morning (14th), at a very early hour (where their horses were held in reserve, for Forrest's army was always mounted infantry ) they mov 650, of which number 82 were killed.
That of Forrest could only be estimated.
Forrest's loss wa nd for two hours there was artillery firing.
Forrest, under cover of his guns, then advanced, dete
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