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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 69 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 23 1 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Recollections of campaign against Grant in North Mississippi in 1862-63. (search)
manders of a high order of ability. On the 30th of May, 1862, General Beauregard evacuated Corinth in the presence of Halleck's army, and in June, 1862, his army was lying around Tupelo, cantoned on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. Late in June Van of battle, which occupied the defences constructed by General Beauregard during the previous spring against the army of Halleck. All the timber covering the slopes which led up to the works had been felled, and formed an obstructing abattis to ourattle illustrated the superior elan of Confederate troops. The outer defences of Corinth had in the spring of 1862 held Halleck's great army before them for six weeks; and although the Confederate army holding those works was not half so strong as the Federal army under Halleck, he never dared to attack us. In October, 1862, we found these conditions all reversed. Those same works were then held by a Federal army which we believed to equal or exceed ours in numbers; yet we did not hesitate t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Sherman's method of making war. (search)
y he further enlarges on this subject in a despatch to General Halleck: General Garrard reports to me that he is in posses presume to share their benefits. Another dispatch to General Halleck, of July 9th, again refers to these factories. After ially used by the masters of legions. A dispatch to General Halleck of July 13th, gives General Sherman's opinion of two gpopulation, and make Atlanta a pure military town. To General Halleck he writes, I am not willing to have Atlanta encumberedf it, public, on which fact General Sherman remarks to General Halleck, Of course he is welcome, for the more he arouses the nd smash South Carolina all to pieces. On the 18th, General Halleck writes: Should you capture Charleston, I hope that by (page 226) we find a dispatch of General Sherman to General W. H. Halleck, dated Headquarters in the Field, Savannah, Decembe her. This is susceptible of but one meaning: That General Halleck had hinted that Charleston should be laid in ashes, an