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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Hardee and the Military operations around Atlanta. (search)
out comment from us.] The publication of General Hood's book, entitled Advance and retreat, the wilroad between Atlanta and Chattanooga, and General Hood believed the enemy to be retreating for wanaff officer galloped up, and announced that General Hood had directed that a division be sent at onc who is now behind you, and hold them, says General Hood. Respectfully, W. W. MacKALLall. headqtour to and through Decatur, referred to by General Hood, General Hardee says that movement was consays it was explained in the council held by General Hood that the object in going so far south as Cohed to Atlanta in obedience to the order of General Hood, above referred to. Cleburne's division, thment later that the order was received from General Hood, in obedience to which that division was remation of such alleged occurrence I find in General Hood's book. As you are aware, the division m, as it is reported on pages 185 and 186 of General Hood's book, he would promptly have informed Gen[108 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A reminiscence of Sharpsburg. (search)
the Fourth Alabama regiment, commanding the third (Bee's) brigade of Hood's division, Army of Northern Virginia, has never, to his knowledge, our centre, just at the junction of Jackson and Longstreet's corps. Hood's division was the left of Longstreet's corps; the commander of Jackght is not known to the writer. At 11 o'clock on the previous night Hood, who had covered the retreat from South Mountain, was relieved by a s soon began to waver, and couriers were sent in quick succession to Hood, who was a few hundred yards in the rear resting his weary and hungrng the line to its original position. Shortly after this repulse, Hood was accosted by General Evans, of South Carolina, who asked him, Where is your division? Hood replied, Dead on the field. After being relieved by McLaws, Hood marched the remnant of his division some distanHood marched the remnant of his division some distance to the rear, where it was deployed as skirmishers in the shape of a V, with orders to pass all stragglers, regardless of regiment or brigad
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Opinion of a United States officer of the Depopulation of Atlanta. (search)
uraging blow to the Confederacy. Sherman decided to give rest to his army, and therefore, instead of pressing his advantage in the field with twice the force that Hood could bring to resist him, he recalled his troops on the 5th, and assigned the occupancy of Atlanta to General Thomas, East Point to Howard, and Decatur to Schofiehat all the citizens and families resident in Atlanta should go away, giving to each the option to go South or North, as their interests or feelings dictated. General Hood opened a correspondence with him, seeking to avert the order, but it terminated in a fruitless discussion, and the mandate was rigidly enforced, and as the greties of such surroundings. The railroads supplying them with food had been taxed to their utmost, after repeated Federal raids crippling their capacity to furnish Hood's army of less than forty-five thousand men, and privation and suffering were the consequence, but this heaviest of all the calamities of civil war, burst like a t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiseences of the army of Northern Virginia. (search)
ld follow. Do you bring any good news? asked the Colonel. Glorious news, he answered. The road from Staunton is chock full of soldiers, cannon and wagons come to reinforce Jackson in his march down the Valley. There is General Whiting, General Hood, General Lawton, and General I-don't-know-who. I never saw so many soldiers and cannon together in my life. People say there are thirty thousand of them. After a few more questions and answers of like import, framed for the benefit of theg, and it was really not until the afternoon of June 26, when we heard A. P. Hill's guns at Mechanicsville, that we appreciated the true nature of the move we had made, and the bloody work before us. It was on this march that Jackson met one of Hood's Texans straggling from his command, when the following coloquy ensued: Where are you going? I do not know, sir, promptly responded the Texan. What command do you belong to? I do not know, sir. What State are you from? Don't
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Kennesaw Mountain. (search)
g commenced, and by 12 M. artillery fire from the enemy was rapid. It ranged up and over the spur of the mountain with great fury, and wounded General Cockrell, and put thirty-five of his men hors du combat. The position of our army to-day is: Hood on the right, covering Marietta on the northwest. From his left, Polk's corps (now Loring's) extends over both Big and Little Kennesaw Mountains, with the left on the road from Gilgath church to Marietta. From this road Hardee extended the line n the Marietta road; thence it ran up the spur of the mountain called Little Kennesaw, and thence to the top of same and on up to the top of Big Kennesaw, connecting with General Walthall. Featherstone was on the right of Walthall, and joined General Hood's left; Walker, of Hardee's corps, was on my left; then in order came Bate, Cleburne and Cheatham. Kennesaw Mountain is about four miles northwest of Marietta. It is over two-and-a-half miles in length, and rises abruptly from the plain,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of Hood's Tennessee campaign. (search)
omery and Mobile. It was determined to throw Hood's army in the rear of Sherman. and destroy theving a portion of his army in Atlanta, and give Hood an opportunity of fighting him in detail. The forces in detail. It was then resolved to move Hood's army into Tennessee and destroy Thomas and thck and join Thomas, securing the destruction of Hood. It was at first determined to cross the Tenne follow as night follows day. The command under Hood had crossed the river that morning about four meen or heard of a denial from him. Finally, General Hood, in his book, Advance and retreat, charges or in any way questioned the correctness of General Hood's statements. But I do not think Cheatham no material trouble in crossing the pike. General Hood says it got dark about 4 o'clock, which is rted on his march to the sea about the same day Hood started to the North. In quick succession reveral Cheatham is still living, and surely if General Hood is wrong the truth of history demands that [13 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The lost opportunity at Spring Hill, Tenn.--General Cheatham's reply to General Hood. (search)
ng Hill, Tenn.--General Cheatham's reply to General Hood. [Some time ago Captain W. O. Dodd, Pres on my right. On reaching the road where General Hood's field headquarters had been established, s surely and as certainly as in the day. General Hood wrote what he supposed would be accepted asg at Duck river to the point referred to by General Hood the turnpike was never in view, nor could i have no one to recommend for the position. J. B. Hood, General. Headquarters, six miles from Nams of yesterday and to-day on this subject. J. B. Hood, General. On the 11th of December I wrf criticism, was the receipt of a note from General Hood, written and received on the morning of thebut one of Cheatham's staff came to me from General Hood to show me, as he stated, the position my tapproved of what had been done, as also did General Hood a little later, when he directed that the aofficer and one or more couriers, did go to General Hood's quarters, at a farm-house, and made known[46 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of the army of Northern Virginia. (search)
ers, he was guilty of a worse blunder than his bitterest critics have ever charged against him. It must be remembered, also, that the strong positions which Porter held, his skilfully constructed intrenchments, and the able handling of his powerful artillery went a long way towards making the odds greatly in his favor. I remember that on riding over the field the next day several of the positions seemed to me well nigh impregnable, and even Jackson exclaimed when he saw the position which Hood's Texans had carried: These men are soldiers indeed! Two years later, when Lee's veterans occupied these same positions, Grant's powerful army surged against them in vain. General Lee sent the following dispatch to Richmond the night of the battle: Headquarters, June 27, 1862. His Excellency, President Davis: Mr. President,--Profoundly grateful to Almighty God for the signal victory granted to us, it is my pleasing task to announce to you the success achieved by this army to-da
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 35: (search)
ced our left. In anticipation of this movement Hood's two brigades had been transferred from the rial Jackson was now directed to take position on Hood's left, and formed his line with his right restry and bore down heavily with his infantry upon Hood, but the attack was gallantly repulsed. At 10 P. M. Hood's troops were relieved by the brigades of Lawton and Trimble of Ewell's division, commandd with great violence, the small commands under Hood and Early holding their ground against many tiorce and under a tremendous fire of artillery. Hood was reenforced; then the enemy's lines were bro J. G. Walker could be brought from the right. Hood's brigade, though it had suffered extraordinaryrcibly shown in the following account of Major General Hood: Advance and Retreat, by J. B. Hood, p.mprehensive, embracing the other forces besides Hood's brigade: On the afternoon of the 16th, Gewo small divisions, of two brigades each, under Hood and Walker, with which to resist their fierce a
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 37: (search)
e succeeding day the enemy crossed in large numbers at and below the town, secured from material interruption by a dense fog. Longstreet's corps constituted our left, with Anderson's division resting on the river, and those of McLaws, Pickett, and Hood extending to the right. A. P. Hill, of Jackson's corps, was posted between Hood's right and Hamilton's Crossing, on the railroad. His front line occupied the edge of a wood. Early and Taliaferro's divisions constituted Jackson's second line, D.Hood's right and Hamilton's Crossing, on the railroad. His front line occupied the edge of a wood. Early and Taliaferro's divisions constituted Jackson's second line, D. H. Hill's division his reserve. His artillery was distributed along this line in the most eligible positions, so as to command the open ground in front. Shortly after 9 A. M. the partial rising of the mist disclosed a large force moving in line of battle against Jackson. Dense masses appeared in front of A. P. Hill, stretching far up the river in the direction of Fredericksburg. As they advanced, Major Pellham of Stuart's horse artillery opened a rapid and well-directed enfilade fire, whi
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