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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
o meet him, and repulsed him on the 16th of June at Rocky Crossing on the Tallahatchie, taking about thirty prisoners. Another Federal detachment, under Major Henry, was less fortunate. He was surprised on the same day at Hernando by a second Confederate column, under General Chalmers, who, in order to support Ruggles' movement, was advancing directly upon Memphis: Henry was taken prisoner, with nearly the whole of his force, numbering four hundred men. In order to avenge this disaster, Colonel Mizner was immediately sent, with one regiment, in pursuit of Chalmers. He reached Panola, destroyed the railroad-bridges in the neighborhood of this village, and then, striking in the rear Chalmers' troops, which had taken a position farther north, on the borders of Cold Water River, he drove them back so vigorously as to compel them to disperse in order to avoid Henry's fate. These trifling engagements evidently did not exercise any serious influence over the campaign. Will Johnston be m
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), chapter 6 (search)
de, Holmes. 7th division, Brig.-gen. Quinby. Brigade, Boomer (killed May 22). 3d division, Brig.-gen. Logan. Brigade, Stevenson. 3d division, Brig.-gen. Logan. Brigade, J. E. Smith. 6th division, Brig.-gen. McArthur. Brigade, Leggett. 6th division, Brig.-gen. McArthur. Brigade, Ransom. Ninth army corps, Major-general Parke. 1st division, Brig.-gen. Welsh. 2d division, Brig.-Gen. Potter. Herron's division. Engineer corps, Major Tweeddale. 1st cavalry division, Col. Mizner. 2d cavalry division, Brig.-gen. Grierson. We have not been able to procure the necessary documents to complete this account of the composition of Grant's army. See revised roster in Addenda.—Ed. But, on the other hand, we are enabled to give a detailed statement of the effective force of this army, month after month, during the entire Vicksburg campaign: Effective force of the Federal army of the Tennessee. dates.Present for duty on special duty.Sick. Present.Present and ab