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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 16. operations in Tennessee. (search)
256 260 794 Twentieth Army Corps. Colonel Benjamin Harrison, commanding.         First Battaln Headquarters   6 20 26 First Brigade Colonel Harrison 26 1,033 1,059 Second Brigade Colonel one train made up at Huntsville. On this Colonel Harrison's brigade was loaded at twelve M., and thFederal overcoats. He has one howitzer. Colonel Harrison's brigade was immediately loaded on the oction of Bellefonte. It seemed possible that Harrison had fallen in with Lyon, or that the gunboatse edge of the town. A reinforcement from Colonel Harrison at Bellefonte arrived at this time, on th direct pursuit of Lyon and close on him; Colonel Harrison to his left pressing down the river and ff the rebel squads had gone up the river, Colonel Harrison was ordered to march to the railway at ths. Hereto are appended the reports of Colonels Harrison, Mitchell, Malloy and Grosvenor, commandlege street, and the left on the right of Colonel Harrison's brigade, where we threw up two lines of[1 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), December 3. (search)
mpaign. The following statement exhibits the number of officers and men comprising the command, on leaving Chattanooga, and the formation of battalions and brigades temporarily made, to wit: command. commanding officer. officers. men. aggregate. total. Fourteenth Army Corps. Colonel J. G. Mitchell, commanding.         First Battalion Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. Lister 8 526 534   Second Battalion Lieutenant-Colonel William O'Brien 4 256 260 794 Twentieth Army Corps. Colonel Benjamin Harrison, commanding.         First Battalion Lieutenant-Colonel McManis 8 399 407   Second Battalion Major Haskins 6 304 310 717   Lieutenant-Colonel Banning, commanding.         Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Captain Henderson 9 316 325   Third Battery, Fourteenth A. C. Major Roatch 8 311 319 644 Seventeenth Army Corps. Colonel A. G. Malloy, commanding.         Field and Staff   3   3   Twentieth Illinois Battery Captain C. C. Cox 1 126 127  
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), December 14. (search)
December 14. The effective force of the division was five thousand three hundred and fifty-nine. as shown by the following: Statement. effective strength--December 14, 1864. Commands. Commanding Officers. Officers. Enlisted Men. Aggregate. Division Headquarters   6 20 26 First Brigade Colonel Harrison 26 1,033 1,059 Second Brigade Colonel Mitchell 24 1,104 1,128 Third Brigade Colonel Grosvenor 39 852 891 Second Brigade (Army of Tennessee） Colonel Malloy 22 1,925 1,947 Miscellaneous Camp Captain Eaton 4 304 308 Total   121 5,238 5,359 Orders were again received to be ready to march at six o'clock A. M., of the next day. Arms were issued to the portion of troops that were unarmed, and command was put in readiness to comply with the order. In the evening orders were received from Major-General Steedman to detail one of the brigades to report for duty to Colonel Morgan, commanding colored brigade, on my left. Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. Grosvenor (
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Saturday, January 7. (search)
wever, I followed his advice. There could be but one train made up at Huntsville. On this Colonel Harrison's brigade was loaded at twelve M., and the train run to Paint Rock station. Here the railw. Has five hundred men — many of them dressed in Federal overcoats. He has one howitzer. Colonel Harrison's brigade was immediately loaded on the only train at Larkinsville, and started, before foung intervals, in, what citizens said, was the direction of Bellefonte. It seemed possible that Harrison had fallen in with Lyon, or that the gunboats were shelling his river detachment. However, as ding and forming his lines at the water tank in the edge of the town. A reinforcement from Colonel Harrison at Bellefonte arrived at this time, on the east of the place, and the enemy fan away rapidlfollows: Colonel Malloy and Colonel Thompson in direct pursuit of Lyon and close on him; Colonel Harrison to his left pressing down the river and feeling into Bellefonte, Sublett's, McGuin's and La
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Tuesday, January 10. (search)
ver, and to watch the various ferrying places in the vicinity. Lieutenant-Colonel O'Brien's battalion of the Fourteenth corps detachment was placed opposite Gunter's Landing. The few cattle and sheep the country afforded were collected by the commissary, and distributed to the command. The gun-boats on the river had no cooperation with me. I was able to get on board but one of them, the U. S. Grant, I think. The commanding officer was informed of the nature of my dispositions, and all the intelligence that had been obtained. By some mistake, one of the gun-boats, as Colonel Thompson reported, threw some. shells into his camp at Law's Landing, fortunately without hurting anybody. The rebels were much alarmed by the shells of the gun-boats, but there were no casualties from them that could be heard of. Being satisfied that none of the rebel squads had gone up the river, Colonel Harrison was ordered to march to the railway at the nearest point, and load his command for Chattanooga.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Friday, January 13. (search)
of all regiments, and many who did not know their assignments. A liberal course of settlement should be adopted by the supervising authorities of the various departments, with regard to these officers. Hereto are appended the reports of Colonels Harrison, Mitchell, Malloy and Grosvenor, commanding brigades of this division; also that of Colonel Salm, covering his services in pursuit of Lyon, marked respectively A, B, C, D and E. Reports from the other brigade commanders of the part taken by their brigades in the tramp after Lyon, have not been as yet received. It affords me pleasure to say of Colonels Harrison, Seventieth Indiana volunteers; Mitchell, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, and Malloy, Seventeenth Wisconsin volunteers, who commanded each one of the brigades of the division, that throughout the campaign, they performed their duties and handled their commands in a creditable and soldierly manner. They are brigade commanders of much experience and re