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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 5.67 (search)
ort Hudson, and at the same time to oppose General Grant in the field. We agreed (General Smith ane. Thus an army outnumbering that which General Grant was then commanding was left idle, while perations against Vicksburg were ordered by General Grant to Milliken's Bend and Young's Point, wherfensive operations. He also reported that General Grant was occupying New Carthage, and that therereinforcements. I replied immediately: If General Grant's army lands on this side of the river, the force. And I telegraphed again next day: If Grant's army crosses, unite all your forces to beat le Federal division, until near noon, when General Grant, having brought up six other divisions, at a large body of cavalry could have broken General Grant's communication with the Mississippi, and ave totally defeated the forces with which General Grant invaded Mississippi three months later. Tormed an army of above fifty thousand men. General Grant landed two corps, less than 30,000 men, on[14 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The defense of Vicksburg. (search)
e order in which they occurred. First was General Grant's advance from Memphis and Grand Junction,ated by the raids of Van Dorn and Forrest upon Grant's communications [December 20th and December 1that Vicksburg was seriously threatened by General Grant's last move, he strongly pleaded for the rThyssens. General Pemberton first thought that Grant would turn north from Port Gibson and try to fst General Pemberton became convinced that General Grant's intention was to march up the east bank ral Pemberton wished to wait to be attacked by Grant. There can be no doubt that if he had been alage in front. Instead of this, he encountered Grant's victorious army returning, exultant and eage proper attention. This was acceded to by General Grant, and from six o'clock until nearly dark boents. I think this may be the origin of General Grant's notion that we had explosive bullets. I During the negotiations we noticed that General Grant and Admiral Porter were communicating with[15 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 5.69 (search)
the Confederate line of retreat, which was soon taken advantage of by the enemy. Dr. William M. Beach of London, Ohio, sends to the editors this anecdote of General Grant: At the time of the Vicksburg campaign I was the Assistant Surgeon of the 78th Ohio Regiment; but I had been detailed by J. H. Boucher, Medical Director of r of battle had rolled from Hovey's front by this time to that of Logan's, who was steadily advancing, and where the sound of the conflict was now simply terrific. Grant and his staff, coming from the left, dismounted at the front gate, within twenty feet of where I was standing. He had scarcely dismounted, when,--more clearly andtanding as here described, an officer from Banks's staff Brigadier-General William Dwight, afterward of Banks's staff. According to Banks, Dwight reported that Grant said he would give me 5000 men, but that I should not wait for them.--Ediors. came up and presented me with a letter from General Halleck, dated the 11th of May.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The terms of surrender. (search)
y extricating the garrison. Negotiations with Grant for the relief of the garrison, should they berily serving on my personal staff, I found General Grant and a number of his generals and other offs prolonged on my part in expectation that General Grant would introduce the subject, the discussioourse, as it was, in fact, a withdrawal by General Grant from the position he had so unqualifiedly nterchange of views by the officers named, General Grant and I remained apart from them, conversing by 10 P. M. When about to part I notified General Grant that I held myself in no manner pledged toy my signal-officer from Admiral Porter to General Grant. The former inquired as to the chances of a surrender on the 4th. General Grant replied through the same medium, mentioning in a general wayn's orders. I do not know positively from General Grant these facts, but the matter was spoken of Champion Hills, betrayed his dispatches to General Grant, and also your answers to General Johnston[20 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 9.96 (search)
the advance reached Bridgeport, and on the 3d Hooker established headquarters at Stevenson, and Howard the headquarters of the Eleventh Corps at Bridgeport, General Grant says [see p. 689]: Hooker had brought with him from the east a full supply of land transportation. His animals had not been subjected to hard work on bad roadber 19th, under General Rosecrans's orders to General Hooker, I was charged with the work on this road. 20th.--Commenced work on the Jasper branch. 22d.--General Grant and Quartermaster-General Meigs arrived on their way to the front with Hooker and staff. I accompanied them as far as Jasper. During the ride I gave Grant whGrant what information I had of the country, the streams, roads, the work being done and required to be done on the Jasper branch, also on the steamboat. He saw the impossibility of supplying by the dirt road, and approved the building of the Jasper branch, and extending it if practicable to Kelley's; also appreciated the importance of th
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Sherman's attack at the tunnel. (search)
orant of our presence. Behind these pickets were the high hills known as Missionary Ridge, thoroughly intrenched and defended by a large rebel army, just fresh from victory. In a little creek close by lay secreted 116 pontoons. What were they there for? The silence, the secrecy, the mystery of the scene, convinced us that there was work ahead — and that we had to do it. Before sundown two great soldiers had quietly been inspecting the little camp and the banks of the river. They were Grant and Sherman. Other officers, strangers to us, had come and looked at the pontoons in the creek, and a great wagon-load of boat-oars had been quietly placed beside them. We were at supper when the order came to row over the river and assault at midnight. I laid down my knife and fork, and stopped eating. A strange sensation came over me. Certainly I had been in dangerous places before. The regiment had a record for gallantry. The names of five battles were already inscribed upon its bann
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Comments on General Grant's <placeName reg="Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee" key="tgn,7017496" authname="tgn,7017496">Chattanooga</placeName>. (search)
Comments on General Grant's Chattanooga. I. By William Farrar Smith, Brevet Major-General, Ua, all others having been concluded before General Grant made his appearance. When Grant had beeGrant had been but about twelve hours in Chattanooga, and before he had even started on his trip to Brown's Ferrhe same men and with the same results, had General Grant been in Louisville, from which place he hatation I will give a copy of a letter from General Grant to the Secretary of War, which, though spee. It could hardly have been written from General Grant's previous knowledge of me, for he says he this information [report of a rebel deserter] Grant had ordered Thomas to execute the movement on of the north-west end of Missionary Ridge, General Grant proposed to attack the enemy by carrying tthe initial movements of the whole force under Grant. At the very outset began the changes in thisbeen turned. Finally, in the afternoon, General Grant sent orders directly to the division comma[26 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga. (search)
f operations was adopted later, but before General Grant came to Chattanooga. On November 15th G account of these indications and reports, General Grant decided not to wait longer for General Sheding out whether he still held in force. Thus Grant was about to change his plans. He was compell overgrown prairie-dog village. At noon General Grant, Assistant Secretary of War Dana, General he same effect came to General Hooker from General Grant. The success at Orchard Knob, and the brendeed, it was not definitely known even to General Grant; for Hooker was only ordered to make a dem had stolen away in the night. Although General Grant had twice changed his original plan, firstart in the victories. But late that night General Grant, thinking that General Sherman had carriedlf-past 3 o'clock an attack was ordered by General Grant. He had changed his plan of battle. At oows get started all hell can't stop them. General Grant said something to the effect that somebody[6 more...]