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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The fall of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson (search)
airo. Few will recognize in this early and unusual photograph the man who at Appomattox, wore plain fatigue dress in striking contrast with the fully uniformed Lee. Here Grant appears in his full-dress Brigadier-General's uniform as he came to Cairo to assume command of a military district including southern Illinois, September 4, 1861. Grasping at once the problems of his new post he began the work of reorganization, assisted by a well-chosen staff. Without waiting for permission from Fremont, his immediate superior, Commander of the Department of the West, Grant pushed forward a force and occupied Paducah, Kentucky, before the Confederates, approaching with the same purpose, could arrive. Grant was impatient to drive back the Confederate lines in Kentucky and Tennessee and began early to importune Washington to be allowed to carry out maneuvers. His keen judgment convinced him that these must quickly be made in order to secure the advantage in this outlying arena of the war.
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), In the Shenandoah Valley and the alarm of Washington. (search)
Virginia soil at the foot of the Valley, and Fremont's Stonewall Jackson at Winchester 1862 Blenker's division, nine thousand strong, to Fremont. These things were done at once, but they wep up the game of holding McDowell, Banks, and Fremont from reenforcing McClellan. If he failed, 80ts were badly needed. Schenck and Milroy, of Fremont's corps, began to threaten Johnson. Banks, wMay 8th and they fled precipitately to rejoin Fremont. The swift-acting Jackson now darted at Bankferred twenty thousand of the former's men to Fremont and informed McClellan that he was not, after the aid of McDowell's forty thousand men. Fremont was coming from the west; Shields lay in the which Colonel Carroll had neglected to burn. Fremont in pursuit was defeated by Ewell at Cross KeyArmy of the Potomac in March, 1862, to assist Fremont in his operations against Jackson. The Germa and Austrian muskets. When they united with Fremont he was obliged to rearm them with Springfield[2 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil War with losses on both sides December, 1860-August, 1862 (search)
he regiment was stationed at Plaquemine, Louisiana. General Fremont (on the right) and Mrs. Fremont General John CharleMrs. Fremont General John Charles Fremont (1813-1890). Already a famous explorer and scientist, the first presidential candidate of the Republican party (inGeneral John Charles Fremont (1813-1890). Already a famous explorer and scientist, the first presidential candidate of the Republican party (in 1856), Fremont, at the outbreak of the war, hastened home from Europe to take command of the newly created Western DepartmeFremont, at the outbreak of the war, hastened home from Europe to take command of the newly created Western Department. He was born in Savannah, Georgia. His father was a Frenchman and his mother a Virginian, and his temperament was charac. S. Treasurer at St. Louis had $300,000 in his hands, and Fremont called upon him for a portion of it to enable him to enlismen in the Federal cause. The Treasurer refused, but upon Fremont's threatening to take $100,000 without further ceremony, t funds were turned over. With about four thousand troops, Fremont seized Cairo, and by various demonstrations checked the agfore he was transferred out of the West in November, 1861, Fremont had raised an army of fifty-six thousand men, and was alre