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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 178 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 85 1 Browse Search
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies 83 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 62 2 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Facts connected with the concentration of the army of the Mississippi before Shiloh, April, 1862. (search)
at delay was specially due to the action of General Polk's corps. The writer says: General Polk's cGeneral Polk's corps, which was ordered to move with the others at midday, though under arms and ready, was kept at one of your staff [General Beauregard's] to General Polk to inquire why he had not put his corps in use the nature of the country was such, and General Polk's troops were so placed, as to make it impoe advances of the remainder of the army. General Polk's corps consisted of two divisions, of two use roads running from Corinth to the right of Polk. From this it will be seen that on August 3dt the very order in question, the copy sent General Polk on April 3d, 1862, is before me, (it is thete road to the left, called the Ridge road; and Polk, with his one division, was to follow him, in fand Hardee could not then have been waiting for Polk to move. From this it will be seen that no matnexplicable delay in the movements, not only of Polk's corps, but of Bragg's also, so that on the ni[9 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Cleburne and his division at Missionary ridge and Ringgold gap. (search)
cupied by Smith's (Texas), Liddell's (Arkansas), and Polk's (Tennessee) brigades. The right flank was protectserve in the centre of the gap. Only a portion of Polk's brigade was with the division, and this, consistinridge. Information of this movement was sent to General Polk, in rear of the gap, with orders to meet and check it. General Polk had learned of this movement, and with soldierly instinct and discretion had anticipated t right, and General Lowry was moved up to strengthen Polk and prolong the right of the line on the ridge. Iw brought up the other regiments of his brigade, and Polk brought up the other two regiments of his command. avy surface, and rushed up it in heavy columns. General Polk, with the assistance of General Lowry, as quicklsiles and captured. Apprehending another attack General Polk rapidly threw up some slight defences in his fro, as far as I know, did his whole duty. To Brigadier-Generals Polk and Lowry, and Colonels Govan and Granbury