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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 437 13 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 314 4 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 275 7 Browse Search
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 212 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 207 5 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 172 4 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 168 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 156 2 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 126 2 Browse Search
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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Introduction (search)
defensive policy, relieved Johnston, an officer of great ability, who was commanding at Atlanta. Hood was placed in charge of that wing of the army. He immediately assumed the offensive and attacked defeated and thrown back, with great losses, into his works at Atlanta. Sherman soon followed Hood's lead by making another flank movement, which caused the fall of the city, the Confederates evacplace and moving to the west and north, threatening Sherman's line of supplies. Sherman followed Hood for a while, but it was soon decided to detach part of the troops under him, to concentrate them at Nashville, in Tennessee, so as to prevent an invasion of the North by Hood's army, and to abandon the lines of supplies to the rear; and then for Sherman to push on to the sea, cutting through Geortroying as far as possible the store houses from which the army in Richmond gathered its food. Hood followed one of the detachments from Sherman's army, and penetrated as far north as Nashville, wh
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 7 (search)
n of Schofield's. General Hindman's division of Hood's corps bore the brunt of this attack and thered's staff present as witnesses, all was ready. Hood, with a face like that of an old crusader, stooe Chattahoochee, Joseph Johnston and John B. Hood. Johnston's parrying of Sherman's mightyeir lines and entrenching before this position, Hood's eager eyes detected a gap in their formation e Confederate Army of Tennessee over to General John B. Hood. A graduate of West Point of the classhill gained by McPherson should be retaken, and Hood thought he saw his opportunity in the thinly exxperienced railroad wreckers that finally drove Hood out of Atlanta. In the picture the rails heatiing in that city. Supplies and ammunition that Hood could carry with him were being removed; large t would hardly have been so quickly performed. Hood's impetuous bravery had made it difficult and cl body of cavalry could have released them. So Hood placed himself between Andersonville and Sherma[38 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), To Atlanta (search)
on both sides. Later in the day, a portion of Hood's corps was massed in a heavy column and hurledn the mess table for a baptismal font, and with Hood's staff present as witnesses, all was ready. H made a vicious attack on Stewart's division of Hood's corps. For two hours the battle raged withouce to hear that Johnston had been superseded by Hood on July 17th. Johnston, whose mother was a nie9; died 1891 Field artillery. Lieutenant-General John B. Hood, C. S. A.: born 1831; West Point ives one an idea of the overwhelming onset with Hood become the aggressor on July 20th. Beyond the the Confederates back. This first effort cost Hood dear. He abandoned his entrenchments that nighich commanded a view of the heart of the city. Hood thereupon planned to recapture this hill, and ml Cheatham, who had succeeded to the command of Hood's former corps, and General A. P. Stewart, who ght fell — and the battle of Atlanta was over. Hood's losses exceeded eight thousand of his brave m[38 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 11 (search)
pe that a general engagement would result. But Hood had no intention to fight. He went on to the bd the foraging Sherman at Atlanta. In Hood's hasty evacuation of Atlanta many of his guns efrained from assault. General Hardee, sent by Hood from Tennessee, had command of the defenses, wiabove the town. He had received orders to join Hood as quickly as possible and reached Florence on November 14th. General Hood was now free to invade Tennessee. Sherman had sent the Fourth Corps, unmplished. At daybreak the next morning, with Hood himself in the lead, the Confederate army, headhere emerged the stately columns of the army of Hood. On a rise in front of the Union lines stood We sent Thomas back to Tennessee to grapple with Hood. How he crushed Hood by his sledge-hammer blowHood by his sledge-hammer blows is told in the accompanying text. Thomas, sitting down in Nashville, bearing the brunt of Grant'st to strike the oncoming Confederate host under Hood, is one of the really big dramatic figures of t[48 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Sherman's final campaigns (search)
force while troops were detached in pursuit of Hood. The railroad lines and bridges along the rout act was one of kindness, and that Johnston and Hood themselves had done the same — removed familiese return of too many troops to these places. Hood, in the hope of leading Sherman away from Atlanpe that a general engagement would result. But Hood had no intention to fight. He went on to the b. Grant thought it best for Sherman to destroy Hood's army Cutting loose from the base, Novemberther than the defensive. He also believed that Hood would be forced to follow him. Grant was finally won to the view that if Hood moved on Tennessee, Thomas would be able to check him. He had, on thet you can withdraw from where you are to follow Hood without giving up all we have gained in territo also in Tennessee, and was the barrier between Hood and the Northern States. General Sherman accefrained from assault. General Hardee, sent by Hood from Tennessee, had command of the defenses, wi[9 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Nashville — the end in Tennessee (search)
ggle in middle Tennessee had reached a crisis. Hood had invaded the State and Thomas had confided tte capital. The dramatic running fight between Hood and Schofield from Columbia to Nashville is graS.A., in From Manassas to Appomattox. While Hood was turning back from Atlanta in the great norties and of intense alarm throughout the North. Hood had twice thrown his army between Sherman and tas, and this force was now at Pulaski to oppose Hood. On the morning of November 19th, the army o, General Schofield learned of the movements of Hood. He knew that if the latter reached Columbia heam, to the Battle of Nashville. It was Hood's hope that, when he had advanced his line to tsoldiers remain. The Federals are closing with Hood's army a couple of miles to the right of the sconger than the first. Nashville. When Hood attacked Nashville, early in December, 1834, th precision of Thomas' tactics. The checking of Hood at Nashville made Sherman's position secure in [29 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil war: with losses on both sides: May, 1864--June, 1865 (search)
Tennessee, Gen. J. E. Johnston, commanding; Hardee's Corps, Hood's Corps, Wheeler's Cavalry. Fort Morgan fallen after a Twentieth Corps, Maj.-Gen. Geo. H. Thomas; Confed., Gen. J. B. Hood's army. Losses (estimates) Union, 300 killed, 14 Battery Buchanan. Battery Buchanan. Confed., Gen. J. B. Hood's command. Losses: Union, 500 killed, 2141 woundaj.-Gen. W. T. Sherman; Confed., Army of Tennessee, Gen. J. B. Hood, commanding. Losses: Careful estimates place theee's Corps, Gen. S. D. Lee's Corps, Army of Tennessee, Gen. J. B. Hood, commanding. Losses: Union, 1149 killed and wound Ohio, 68th Ind., and 14th U. S. Colored; Confed., Gen. J. B. Hood's army. Losses: Union, 10 killed, 45 wounded, 10n, Fourth and Twenty-third Corps and Cav.; Confed., Gen. J. B. Hood's army. Losses: Union, 189 killed, 1033 wounded,detachments colored troops, convalescents; Confed., Gen. J. B. Hood's army. Losses: Union, 387 killed, 2558 wounded;