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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 5: the Chattanooga campaign.--movements of Sherman's and Burnside's forces. (search)
of the Confederates was a little greater. When Shackleford returned from the chase, he took post at Jonesboroa with a part of his command, while another portion, under Wilcox, encamped at Greenville, and two regiments and a battery under Colonel Garrard of the Seventh Ohio Cavalry, were posted at Rogersville. There, at daybreak on the 6th of November, Garrard was attacked by a portion of Sam. Jones's, troops, under General W. E. Jones, almost two thousand strong. It was a surprise. The NGarrard was attacked by a portion of Sam. Jones's, troops, under General W. E. Jones, almost two thousand strong. It was a surprise. The Nationals were routed, with a loss of seven hundred and fifty men, four guns, and thirty-six wagons. This disaster created great alarm at, Jonesboroa and Greenville, and Shackleford's troops at those places fled back in great haste to Bull's Gap. At the same time, Jones's troops, not doubting Shackleford's horsemen would be after them in heavy force, were flying as swiftly toward the Virginia line, in the opposite direction. In a short space of time there was a wide space of country between t
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 14: Sherman's campaign in Georgia. (search)
At the same time the cavalry division of General Garrard moved from Villanow in the direction of R left, and McPherson, having been relieved by Garrard's cavalry in front of Kenesaw, was ordered to Decatur, on the 18th, July, 1864. and with Garrard's cavalry and the infantry division of Generarman's army, in consequence of the absence of Garrard and his horsemen at Covington, between Decatuay to make it useless to the Confederates. Garrard destroyed the railway bridges over the Ulcofaordingly ordered Stoneman to take his own and Garrard's cavalry, about five thousand in all, and mocavalry, without any compensating advantage. Garrard, meanwhile, had been compelled to skirmish het to strike the railway below Jonesboroa, and Garrard was left at Couch's to scout the country in try consisted of two divisions; one, under General Garrard, was at Decatur, and the other, led by Ge the intended blow, excepting a slight one by Garrard, which drove a brigade of Confederate cavalry[7 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 15: Sherman's March to the sea.--Thomas's campaign in Middle Tennessee.--events in East Tennessee. (search)
t the elegant residence of Mrs. Ackling, between those highways, a short distance from the city. General Thomas's army, before Nashville, was composed of the Fourth Corps, commanded by General T. J. Wood, with Generals N. Kimball, W. L. Elliott, and S. Beatty as division commanders; the Twenty-third Corps, General J. M. Schofield, with Generals D. M. Couch and J. D. Cox as division commanders; detachment of the Army of the Tennessee, under General A. J. Smith, with Generals J. McArthur, K. Garrard, and J. B. Moore as division commanders; a provisional detachment under General J. B. Steedman, with Generals C. Cruft and J. F. Miller as assistants. The negro brigade was commanded by Colonel Thompson, the garrison of Nashville by General J. F. Miller, and the quartermaster's division by General J. L. Donaldson. The cavalry corps was under the command of General J. H. Wilson, assisted by Generals J. T. Croxton, Edward Hatch, R. W. Johnson, and J. T. Knipe. Thomas was now superior t
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 19: the repossession of Alabama by the Government. (search)
ons of Generals J. C. Veatch and C. C. Andrews, of the Thirteenth Corps, formed the center, and Garrard's division of the Sixteenth Corps composed its left. Other divisions of the Sixteenth Corps weies, by the roar of cannon. Hawkins's division first skirmished heavily toward the works, when Garrard sent one-third of his command, This division, composed of the brigades of General Gilbert anfound that every way was equally perilous, and all extremely so. But the work must be done. So Garrard gave the magnetic word, Forward! when his whole division bounded toward the enemy with a loud canister-shot became more dreadful, yet continually making headway, inspirited by the voice of Garrard, who was in the thickest of the fight. At length, the obstructions were cleared, and while Harf Andrews's division, were nobly braving the hail as they pushed onward in a charge, so soon as Garrard was fairly at work. Steadily they pressed forward, men falling at almost every step; and when