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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The relative strength of the armies of Generals Lee and Grant. (search)
the late military and private secretary to General Grant, which has been extensively copied from yootal should be compared with Grant's total, or Grant's present for duty with Lee's present for dutystituted the Army of the James, under Butler. Grant also says in the same report: A very cone Ninth Corps, and the foregoing extracts from Grant's report show that the armies under Butler andrder, then, to substantiate his assertion that Grant's force for duty in the field at the Wilderneses were larger than they had ever been before, Grant opened the campaign in Virginia with a smalleron no other hypothesis. Neither Stanton nor Grant have given any estimate of the loss of the arm was in effect destroyed; and if, according to Grant's famous remark, Butler had got himself into aving disposed of General Badeau's statement of Grant's force, I will now consider his estimate of te quote from the above-mentioned report of General Grant the following passage: General Lee's[32 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memorandum of information as to battles, &c., in the year 1864, called for by the Honorable Secretary of War. (search)
number of horses. September and October Recent operations of General Forrest in Tennessee, resulting in the capture of three towns and 3,200 prisoners. May 5 to August 1 Battles between forces under General Lee and the enemy under General Grant, viz: Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Po River, Jericho Bridge, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. In none of these battles were the Confederates defeated or forced from the field. No official reports have been returned. The losses on both sides cannot be accurately stated, but a recent statement of a Federal general (Naglee) has been published, which states that General Grant's losses in killed, wounded, prisoners and missing, amounted to 150,000 men. The Confederate loss probably amounted to 30,00. August to October 14 Battles at Reams' Station, Staunton River Bridge, Davis' Farm or Weldon Railroad, Fort Gilmer and the Darbytown road, in which the enemy have probably lost in killed, wounded and prisoners, 10,000. Confeder
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 4.21 (search)
s dismissed from his command. Such is Yankee civilization, humanity and christianity! The gentleman and scientific soldier is removed from power and disgraced, while the ruffian, robber, house and mill-burner and cattle thief is given higher office, lauded to the skies and made a hero of. It is matter of sincere congratulation that our chivalrous Southern leaders, Lee, Jackson, Stuart, Hampton, Rodes and others, are made of far different material from that which makes up the bloody butcher Grant, the bummer Sherman, the barn-burner Sheridan, the mulatto-women-lover Custer, and the degraded Beast Butler. November 8th Day of election for Northern President. Lincoln received 11,000 majority over McClellan in Baltimore. The Democrats were intimidated and kept away from the polls. November 9th The election news indicates that Lincoln and Stanton's bloody and despotic rule will continue four years more. The renegade Andrew Johnson was rewarded for betraying and deserting hi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Recollections of the Elkhorn campaign. (search)
proposed to General Johnston to let him march across Arkansas (over 200 miles), join him on the Tennessee, and fall upon Grant with all the forces combined. Before Van Dorn's proposition had reached General Johnston, he had written for Van Dorn toorn, preceeding it by the quickest route, went to Corinth for conference with Generals Johnston and Beauregard. We found Grant lying in force on the Tennessee river, while Johnston's army — over 30,000 strong — occupied entrenched lines about Corinth. In the council of war it was resolved to attack Grant before Buell could join him. If the Army of the West should arrive in time for the battle, success would be certain, but in any case Grant would be attacked before he received reinforcemenGrant would be attacked before he received reinforcements. The rains and terrible roads of Arkansas delayed the arrival of the Army of the West in time for the battle of Shiloh. Only one of our regiments — the Second Texas, which arrived by water from Texas--participated in the fight. It was my p<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A foreign view of the civil War in America. (search)
common sense. He has arrived at that point at which nothing that sustains his own side seems too hard for his credulity. He shrinks from no absurdity, however monstrious. Let us see, on the other hand, in what spirit he deals with the first serious reverse of the Confederate arms. The capture of Donelson, he says, with a glow of rapturous exultations, was a great and glorious success for the Federals. The material results were considerable. The capitulation delivered into the hands of Grant fourteen thousand six hundred and twenty-three prisoners, sixty-five cannons, seventeen thousand muskets — that is to say, an entire army with all its materiel. * * * * * * * * * * * * The moral effect was immense. The remembrance of Bull Run was blotted out by a victory much more hotly contested, and the results of which were otherwise of importance. In short, after the scenes which had just been witnessed in Floyd's tent, and on the banks of the Cumberland, the Confederates could no long
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 6.34 (search)
is communications with the Carolinas. General Grant himself, while still in the West, had urged uped a loss of above five hundred prisoners, General Grant now sharply refused his left on the Jerusault from Burnside's front on the same day, General Grant stating in the telegraphic order, with against direct assault. --Meade's telegram to Grant, July 26th, 1864. while the rough treatment exrps, but in this he was overruled by Meade and Grant. For Burnside's proposal regarding the negrroops--Ib., pp. 17, 18; overruled by Meade and Grant--Ib., p. 145; cf. specially--Ib., p. 223. He t enterprise requiring skill or courage. General Grant says: The lot happened to fall on what I tstimony of General Ord--Ib., pp. 172, 173; General Grant, p. 110; cf. also, Ib., pp. 197, 210. For ne put the loss of the enemy at 5,240; Cannon (Grant's Campaign Against Richmond, p. 245) at 5,640; Dispatch. We have seen that shortly after Grant's arrival in front of Petersburg, there was op[37 more...]