Named Entity Results, J. Longstreet

Chapter 30: Longstreet moves to Georgia. The author reverts to the perils and opportunities in the West Proposes to the Secretary of War to reinforce against Rosecrans from the Army of Northern Virginia makes plan known to General Lee the move finally effected difficulties of transportation a roundabout route GenGeneral Longstreet narrowly escapes capture when seeking Bragg's Headquarters General Bragg assigns Longstreet to command of the left instructions for the battle of Chickamauga the armies in position Federals in command of Generals Rosecrans, Crittenden, McCook, and George H. Thomas. While the army was lying idle on the south Longstreet to command of the left instructions for the battle of Chickamauga the armies in position Federals in command of Generals Rosecrans, Crittenden, McCook, and George H. Thomas. While the army was lying idle on the south bank of the Rapidan my mind reverted to affairs in the West, and especially to the progressive work of the Union army in Tennessee towards the northern borders of Georgia. Other armies of the South were, apparently, spectators, viewing those tremendous threatenings without thought of turning minds or forces to arrest the march of

nue his work at a paper record; so I wired to remind him that he assured me before sending me away that he was safe in his position, and that he was told before my leaving that the command was not strong enough to excuse any but a careful, proper campaign; that he had since been informed that all delays of our movements were due to his inefficient staff corps, and that we were dependent upon foraging for our daily rations for men and animals. It began to look more like a campaign against Longstreet than against Burnside. As General Burnside's orders were to hold Knoxville, he decided to act on the defensive. Leaving the troops in the northern district of his department in observation of that field, he withdrew his division on the south side of Tennessee River as we marched for Loudon, took up his pontoon bridge, and broke up the railroad bridge. Orders were issued on the 12th for the general move of my cavalry by Marysville, the infantry and artillery along the railroad rout

Chapter 34: Besieging Knoxville. Closing on the enemy's lines a gallant dash the Federal positions Fort Loudon, later called Fort Sanders assault of the Fort carefully planned General McLaws advises delay the order reiterated and emphasized gallant effort by the brigades of Generals Wofford, Humphreys, and Bryan at the appointed time a recall ordered, because carrying the works was reported impossible General Longstreet is ordered by the President to General Bragg's relief losses during the assault and the campaign. The enemy's line of sharp-shooters and Fort Sanders stood in our direct line of advance,--the fort manned by the heaviest and best field guns. Benjamin's battery, an old familiar acquaintance who had given us many hard knocks in our Eastern service, opened upon us as soon as we were in its reach. It was not until night of the 17th that our line was well established, and then only so as to enclose the enemy's front, leaving the country across the r

ant-General's Office the Federal losses were 1284. The Confederate losses were not accurately accounted for, but the Federal accounts claimed two hundred prisoners taken at one time, and other losses equal to their own. I was informed of troops crossing the bridge to the north side on the 25th, and that the crossings continued at intervals till after the night of the 26th. The plan of operations contemplated that General Butler should have twenty thousand men north of the James where Longstreet was now in command. Military History of U. S. Grant. Badeau. These were parts of the Tenth and Eighteenth Corps, commanded by Generals Terry and Weitzel. General Terry was to make a fierce demonstration against our front along the Darby and Charles City roads with the Tenth, while General Weitzel was to march the Eighteenth across White Oak Swamp and get in the unoccupied lines on the Williamsburg road, or between that and Gary's cavalry on the Nine Miles road. Early on the 27th, Gen

nder of the armies Montgomery Blair's peace conference Longstreet has a meeting with General Ord, commander of the Army ofd correspondence between General Grant and General Lee Longstreet's suggestions for measures in the critical juncture near Commanding United States Armies: General,-- Lieutenant-General Longstreet has informed me that, in a recent conversation o you, we meet at the place selected by Generals Ord and Longstreet for their interview, at eleven A. M. on Monday next. , Commanding United States Armies: General, Lieutenant-General Longstreet has informed me that in an interview with Majorsoners, I think there need be none. General Ord and General Longstreet have probably misunderstood what I said to the formed possibly. A few days before the interview between Generals Longstreet and Ord I had received a despatch from General Hoffmf this class of cases I told General Ord to speak to General Longstreet. Reference to my letter of February 16 will show my