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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Sherman's march from Savannah to Bentonville. (search)
rse in South Carolina, and advise that every effort be made to prevent General Sherman reaching Charleston by contesting his advance. The last return made by General Hardee of his force which I have seen, gave his entire strength 20,500 of all arms; with 5000 South Carolina militia which he expected, and 1500 Georgia troops underrong escort by an interior road on my right, and to keep at least four divisions with their artillery on my left, ready for an attack. During the 15th of March Hardee was retreating before us, having for his rear-guard a brigade composed of the troops which had garrisoned Charleston, commanded by Colonel Alfred Rhett. Kilpatri me at 6 A. M. on the 19th to join General Howard, who was marching on roads several miles to our right. On leaving me General Sherman expressed the opinion that Hardee had fallen back to Raleigh, and that I could easily reach the Neuse River on the following day. I felt confident I could accomplish the task. We moved forward at
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces in the campaign of the Carolinas. (search)
The losses of this army in the principal combats of the campaign were as follows: place.Killed.Wounded.Captured or Missing.Total. Rivers's Bridge, S. C.1870 88 Near Kinston, N. C572659351257 Averysboro‘, N. C.77477 554 Bentonville, N. C.19111682871646 The Confederate Army. as constituted after April 9th, upon which date it was partly reorganized. Army of Tennessee.--General Joseph E. Johnston, General G. T. Beauregard (Second in command). Escort: Capt. E. M. Holloway. Hardee's Corps, At Bentonville consisted of the divisions of Hoke, McLaws, and W. B. Taliaferro. Maj.-Gen. Lafayette McLaws was assigned April 10th to command the District of Georgia. Lieut.-Gen. William J. Hardee. Escort and Scouts, Capts. W. C. Raum and J. B. L. Walpole. Artillery, Col. A. J. Gonzales. Brown's (late Cleburne's) division, Maj.-Gen. John C. Brown. Smith's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. James A. Smith: 1st Fla. (consolidated 1st, 3d, 4th, 6th, and 7th inf., and 1st cav.), Lieut.-Co
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 2: civil and military operations in Missouri. (search)
itary despotism proclaimed, 56. operations of Hardee, Thompson, and Pillow, 57. measures for annexate advance upon Bird's Point and Cairo, while Hardee, with a considerable force, was pushing into t back, and became very discreet in action; and Hardee, with his independent command, was checked in of liberation, August 5th, 1861. He informed Hardee that General Thompson, Governor Jackson, and Lwas under the command of Governor Jackson; and Hardee, who was at Greenville, some distance in the iy of Pleasanton, join his forces with those of Hardee at Greenville. This was also distasteful to twhilst the restless Thompson, who was now with Hardee, and now with Pillow, was eagerly urging a fory change, and the swamps become impassable. Hardee, on the contrary, who desired, as a preliminar it? Pillow asked significantly on the 29th. Hardee, an old and experienced officer, had positivelchanged all plans.--Autograph Letters of Polk, Hardee, Pillow, Thompson, and others, from the close [5 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 3: military operations in Missouri and Kentucky. (search)
i. In this effort, as he alleged, he had been thwarted by a lack of hearty co-operation on the part of Generals Polk and Hardee, Autograph letter of General Pillow to L. Pope Walker, Secretary of War, Sept. 6, 1861. and he now turned his attentioey could not give aid to Price, nor seriously menace St. Louis. In this service, as we have seen, they were successful. Hardee dared not advance much from Greenville; Pillow was kept in the neighborhood of New Madrid, without courage to move far to. The latter had cause for serious alarm. McCulloch, as we have seen, had left him and gone to Arkansas, and Pillow and Hardee had abandoned Southeastern Missouri, and taken position in Kentucky and Tennessee. McCulloch, who had promised an escortock, the capital of Arkansas, so completely turn the position of the Confederate forces under Polk, Pillow, Thompson, and Hardee, as to cut off their supplies from that region, and compel them to retreat, when a flotilla of gunboats then in preparati
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 7: military operations in Missouri, New Mexico, and Eastern Kentucky--capture of Fort Henry. (search)
ns in the military service of Jefferson Davis. While these political events in Kentucky were in progress, military movements in that quarter.were assuming very important features. General Johnston concentrated troops at Bowling Green, and General Hardee was called from Southeastern Missouri, to supersede General Buckner in command there. The forces under General Polk at Columbus were strengthened, and Zollicoffer, having secured the important position of Cumberland Gap, proceeded to occupy owling Green by way of Nashville and Chattanooga to Knoxville, and when the Confederate force was thus weakened in front of Buell, Thomas was recalled. The latter turned back, marched westward, and joined Nelson at Glassgow, in Barren County, on Hardee's right flank. In the mean time, Mitchel, with his reserves that formed Buell's center, had moved toward the Green River in the direction of Bowling Green. These developments satisfied Johnston that Buell was concentrating his forces to attack
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 9: events at Nashville, Columbus, New Madrid, Island number10, and Pea Ridge. (search)
continued their flight southward as far as Murfreesboro, twenty-five miles on the way toward Chattanooga, It was supposed by the Confederates that the Nationals would push on toward East Tennessee, and it was for the purpose of confronting such movement that Johnston took position at Murfreesboro. leaving General Floyd, the fugitive from Fort Donelson, with a few troops to secure the immense amount of stores and provisions in Nashville. Pillow, the other fugitive from Fort Donelson, and Hardee, who had come down from Bowling Green, were directed to assist Floyd in the business. The assignment to the perilous duty of remaining nearest the dreaded Nationals seemed like punishment inflicted on Floyd and Pillow by Johnston for their cowardice. If so, it was successful; yet it was injurious to the Confederate cause, for these men, unwilling to risk their persons again, suffered terribly from fear, and counseled flight, as before. Floyd, on hearing that Foote's gun-boats were coming,
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 10: General Mitchel's invasion of Alabama.--the battles of Shiloh. (search)
s east of Corinth; his center, more than twenty thousand in number, under Generals Hardee and Bragg, were massed at Corinth; and his left, under Generals Polk and Hles, supported by the third and a reserve. The first line was commanded by General Hardee, and was composed of his own corps and Gladden's brigade of Bragg's corps, ictory. over the rolling wooded country, while the Nationals were reposing W. J. Hardee. in fancied security. It was one of the most delightful of those spring moureous smoke, and all the hideous sounds and images of infernal war. So it was. Hardee's advance first touched heavily and destructively Sherman's left, The troops flew on deadly errands through the tents and forest. A few minutes afterward, Hardee's eager troops were pouring like a flood into the camps of the bewildered Natioite of poor widow Rey's, not far from that of Shiloh Meeting-house, near which Hardee formed his forces for assault on the morning of the 6th. See page 270. We we
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 11: operations in Southern Tennessee and Northern Mississippi and Alabama. (search)
. Price and Van Dorn had arrived with a large body of Missouri and Arkansas troops; and General Mansfield Lovell, who had fled from New Orleans when Butler's troops and the National gun-boats approached that city, April 28, 1862. had just arrived with his retreating force. In addition to these, the army had been largely increased by militia who had been sent forward from Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, the States immediately threatened with invasion. The organization of the corps of Hardee, Polk, Breckinridge, and Bragg, was continued. The whole number of Beauregard's troops was about sixty-five thousand. Most of them were the best drilled and best tried fighting men in the Confederacy. Bragg was Beauregard's second in rank, and commanded the Army of the Mississippi. Van Dorn was placed at the head of the re-enforcements, and Breckinridge of the reserves. The whole force was within intrenched lines. These defenses were mostly along the brows of the first ridges outside
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 19: events in Kentucky and Northern Mississippi. (search)
rity, and won the race, and with full forty thousand men he turned his face toward the Ohio. His force was divided into three corps, commanded respectively by W. J. Hardee, Leonidas Polk, and E. Kirby Smith. The latter was sent to Knoxville, and the former two held Chattanooga and its vicinity. Buell disposed his army in a line other corps, and, if successful, to fall upon the delayed one on its arrival, or retreat with his spoils. His troops then consisted of five divisions; two under Hardee, and one each under Anderson, Cheatham, and Buckner: the whole immediately commanded by Major-General Polk. Smith was retreating farther to the east, taking withrinth by the Confederate Army, General A. S. Johnston's quarters were at the Tishamingo Hotel (which was burned), Polk's were at the house of the widow Hayes, and Hardee's at the house of Dr. Stout. Bragg's Headquarters. opposite side of the square. But their triumph was short lived. The column that had pushed Davies back was
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 20: events West of the Mississippi and in Middle Tennessee. (search)
g was commanded by E. Kirby Smith, his left by Hardee, and his center by Polk. Bragg's superior cons at Nolensville as a support, should attack Hardee at Triune, and if the latter should be beaten on the left flank, and McCook, in the event of Hardee's flight southward, was to move with the remai at noon, arrived at McCook's Headquarters. Hardee was reported to be in heavy force at Triune, sch's brigade, which returned from a pursuit of Hardee as far as Riggs's Cross Roads, on his way to Mstream. Polk's corps formed the left wing and Hardee's the right. Withers's division formed Polk'scond. Breckenridge's formed the first line of Hardee's and Cleborne's the second. The two lines werve of the right flank, under the direction of Hardee. Bragg ordered the cavalry to fall back on thr, Polk's corps was to move on Shelbyville and Hardee's on the Manchester pike — trains in front, caurpose had massed his troops on his left under Hardee, in front of McCook. These in the dim morning
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