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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The advance on Washington in 1864. (search)
toward Blair's farm, on the Seventh street road. Notice was promptly given General McCook, and all available troops were concentrated in the rifle trenches on eitherBerry, commanding his company, Eighth Illinois cavalry, sent a messenger to General McCook, notifying him that the enemy was moving with artillery, cavalry, and infanf the enemy's skirmishers came in sight, advancing upon Fort Stevens, where General McCook was in command in person. (Pages 114, 115). This body of skirmishers consioldiers, and some estimated the number as high as 45,000. Opposed to them Generals McCook and Augur (the latter military governor of Washington) were unable to to ave the enemy. The rest (dismounted) were sent, with their cavalry arms, to General McCook for service in the lines. By effectives, it must be understood, are meant 1th, the 1,200 dismounted cavalry were also sent to the front, and to report to McCook on the 10th and 11th. Quartermaster-General Meigs reported with 2,000 men on th
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The battle of Chickamauga-letter from Captain W. N. Polk. (search)
tle creek, and moved upon Chattanooga. Major General McCook, commanding the right wing, was thrown tention of the Commanding General was fixed on McCook, who had crossed Lookout mountain to the southmorning of the 12th of September the nature of McCook's movement having been ascertained, attention army was not then pressed by either Thomas or McCook, its prompt movement to Chattanooga was feasibon, the morning of the 14th of September, that McCook was at Alpine, Thomas in McLemore's cove and C to the foot of Missionary ridge, and directed McCook to close on Thomas at Stevens's gap. On the 17Crittenden at Lee and Gordon's mills, he moved McCook near Bond's spring, and Thomas was directed tothe right of Reynolds's; next on the right was McCook, with the divisions of Davis and Sheridan. Wis to take position in the rear of Thomas's and McCook's Corps, so as to be able to support either. rected Wood to close to the left on Reynold's, McCook being ordered to follow the movement. Wood, m[3 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Roster of troops at battle of Chickamauga. (search)
ivision4,655 Johnson's division4,184 Palmer's division4,853 Reynolds's division6,268 Van Cleve, two brigades2,300   Total, infantry28,247   Artillery, about2,000   Total, about30,247   Loss7,701 Right wing--General Orittenden and McCook. Wood's division4,125 Barnes's brigade, about1,800 Davis's division2,971 Negley's division4,349 One brigade, Sheridan's division1,373   Total, infantry14,618   Artillery, about1,000 Wilder's brigade Being unable to ascertain Ger's)4,000    Aggregate26,849    Of the infantry of this wing 10,900 were fresh troops.  Total Confederate force49,162 The Confederate line had 150 pieces of artillery.  Federal force September 20th--General Rosecranz Commanding. McCook's corps (Twentieth）10,640 Thomas's corps (Fourteenth）14,524 Crittenden's corps (Twenty-First）13,539 Granger's Reserve (Steadman's division)5,171 Cavalry (Mitchel's corps）9,676   Forming a total of53,550 The Federal line had 1
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 19: (search)
ve thousand were in ranks and available on the battlefield at nightfall on the 6th, exclusive of Lew Wallace's division, say eight thousand five hundred men that only came up during the night. The rest were either killed, wounded, captured, or scattered in inextricable and hopeless confusion for miles along the banks of the river. In addition to the arrival of Wallace's division, the entire divisions of Nelson and Crittenden got across the river during the night, and by daylight that of McCook began to arrive; all but the first named belonged to Buell's army. The work of reorganization of fragments of Grant's force also occupied the night. In the morning the arrival of reenforcements to the enemy continued. On the morning of the 7th the enemy advanced about six o'clock, and opened a heavy fire of musketry and artillery, such as gave assurance that the reenforcements had arrived, to anticipate which the battle of the 6th had been fought. A series of combats ensued, in which t
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 40: (search)
e left, to be commanded by Lieutenant General Longstreet. These corps consisted respectively as follows: Polk's right wing, of Breckinridge's, Cleburne's, Cheatham's, and Walker's divisions, and Forrest's cavalry—aggregate, 22,471; Longstreet's left wing, of Preston's, Hindman's, Johnson's (Hood's), Law's, Kershaw's, Stewart's divisions, and Wheeler's cavalry—aggregate, 24,850; grand aggregate of both wings, 47,321. The forces under Rosecrans, as has been subsequently learned, consisted of McCook's corps, 14,345; Thomas's, 24,072; Crittenden's, 13,975; Granger's, about 5,000; cavalry, 7,000: whole number, 64,392. On the night of the 19th General Bragg gave his instructions orally to the general officers whom he had summoned to his campfire, as to the position of the different commands; the order of battle was that the attack should commence on the right at daybreak, and be taken up successively to the left. From a. combination of mishaps it resulted that the attack was not commence
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
269, 270, 276, 278, 279, 283,284, 285, 287, 294, 413, 428, 433, 443. Commander of Federal army of Potomac, 15. Account of occupation of Centreville and Manassas, 66-67. Preparations for advance on Richmond, 67-68. Advance, the, 68-69, 71-72, 76-78, 84-85. Extract from report of Magruder's strength, 69. Strength of army, April 30. 1862, 87-88. Letter to Lincoln concerning action toward civilians, etc., 263-64. Testimony on battle of Sharpsburg, 286. McClernnand, General, 496. McCook, General, 57, 361. McCowan, General J. P., 41. McCulloch, General, 39-40, 458. Death, 40. McDonnell, Patrick, 200. McDonough, Timothy, 200. McDowell, General, 66, 73, 74, 83, 86, 88, 91, 97, 114, 275,637. Court-martial, 87. Order from Lincoln to crush Jackson, 90. McFarland, —, 100. McGrath, John, 200. McIlhenny, Captain, 424-25. McIntosh, General, 40. McKeefer, John, 200. McKernon, Thomas, 200. McLaughlin, General, 554. McLaws, General, 111, 120, 131, 270, 277, 278, 279-80, 28
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 19: battle of Chickamauga (search)
ynoldsWilder, King, Turchin3 20thDavisPost, Carlin, Heg3 McCookJohnsonWillich, Dodge, Baldwin3 Pres. 13,372SheridanLytle,Dick, Barnes3 Reserve GrangerSteedmanWhitaker, Mitchell, McCook3 Pres. 5,489 Total Inf. and Art., 33 Brigades, 204 Guns, Pres. 53,919. Effective 50,144 CavalryMcCookCampbell, Ray, Watkins1 MitchellCrookMinty, Long1 Total Cavalry, 5 Brigadesht have crushed, in McLemore's Cove, parts of Thomas's and McCook's corps. Orders were issued for attacks, but there was noh Negley's division in reserve, and the three divisions of McCook's corps—Davis, Johnson, and Sheridan—massed near Crawfish A. M., we find Garfield, Rosecrans's adjutant, writing to McCook to be prepared to support the left flank, at all hazards es and captured 27 guns and over 1000 prisoners. Rosecrans, McCook, and Crittenden were all caught and involved in the confus6,11422,758 20th1st1247204051,349 Corps2d1489405541,642 McCook3d1519392761,366 Total20th Corps4232,6991,2354,35713,372
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 21: (search)
nfilading or reverse fire, Gibson's brigade of McCook's division, on coming to the field, was placedh fell into a small creek, passing in front of McCook. The Hamburg road penetrated the line near Neng upon the junction of Crittenden's right and McCook's left, and a fourth in the immediate front oer was averted by Terrell's regular battery of McCook's division, which, having just arrived from Saay until two brigades, Gibson's and Kirk's, of McCook's division, joined in the struggle. His otherl Sherman's left. Van Horne says: Thus, McCook followed Crittenden in attacking the enemy. T Just about the time (10.30 A. M.) when General McCook was assuming the offensive with his whole ight o'clock A. M., and that of Crittenden and McCook about an hour later. This inaction, on the pay, in flank, rear, and front, McClernand's and McCook's divisions; and afterwards, the other divisioded respectively by Brigadier-Generals Thomas, McCook, Nelson, Crittenden, and Wood, with a continge[12 more...]
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 22: (search)
0 A. M.), only about five thousand men with whom to confront General Grant's forces, and he was reinforced during the day by only two straggling regiments under General J. K. Jackson, and by a small disjointed brigade under Colonel Pond, at about 1 P. M. With those forces General Bragg not only held at bay those opposed to him, but took the offensive several times, and, on the arrival of Cheatham's division in its proper place, compelled Wallace, Sherman, and McClernand to call earnestly on McCook, of Buell's army, for support. General Beauregard, therefore, felt not much concerned about his left; and he directed all his attention and most of his available troops to holding in check or driving back, at times, Buell's forces, which showed considerable boldness, and seemed to be well handled. The result of that day's battle shows conclusively what would have been the consequences had General Grant carried out his intention—according to a statement to that effect in General Sherman's
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 27 (search)
rent to all that their dead left on the field outnumbered ours two to one. Their casualties, therefore, cannot have fallen many short of 20,000, in killed, wounded, prisoners, and missing. Through information derived from many sources, including the newspapers of the enemy, we engaged, on Sunday, the divisions of Generals Prentiss, Sherman, Hurlbut, McClernand, and Smith, of 9000 men each, or at least 45,000 men. This force was reinforced Sunday night by the divisions of Generals Nelson, McCook, Crittenden, and Thomas, of Major-General Buell's army, some 25,000 strong, including all arms; also General L. Wallace's division of General Grant's army, making at least 33,000 fresh troops; which, added to the remnant of General Grant's forces on Monday morning, amounting to 20,000, made an aggregate force of at least 53,000 men arrayed against us on that day. In connection with the results of the battle, I should state that most of our men who had inferior arms exchanged them for the
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