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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 90 2 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 78 10 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 72 6 Browse Search
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 64 6 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 41 1 Browse Search
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 31 1 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 28 0 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 28 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 27 3 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 21 1 Browse Search
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James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
e battery of Capt. E. E. Wright were in Gen. William Preston's brigade of Breckinridge's division. At noon of the same day, this brigade, with Preston's, under orders from General Breckinridge, mong this advance that the Twentieth Tennessee, Preston's brigade, passing to the right of the Cowan and Col. Thomas B. Smith, referred to by General Preston as a brave and skillful officer, was seve subsequently, this position was assaulted by Preston's brigade with the same result; the two bivouhich had been detached, was ordered to rejoin Preston's brigade. Brigadier-General Pillow, who hadh the Tennesseeans on the right, supported by Preston; Hanson on the left with the Second, Fourth, and the Twentieth Tennessee, on the right of Preston, soon in the front line, suffered severely; bWright's battery was bravely fought, said General Preston, but lost its gallant commander, who was pt. Edwin Allen, Company C, Twenty-sixth. General Preston recommended for promotion Sergt. Frank Ba
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
C. Brown's brigade. Capt. J. W. Clark's cavalry company was escort to General Buckner. William Preston's division of the same corps (Buckner's) included the Sixty-third regiment, Lieut.-Col. Abror of veterans, and was among the most conspicuous participants in the action fought and won by Preston's division of Buckner's corps, on the heights near Snodgrass house. Out of an aggregate of 404 see more than 300 yards to the front, and could not ascertain what damage was inflicted. When Preston's division became hotly engaged and the enemy sent a large force to strengthen the line in his , which did great execution, silenced the enemy's guns, cut off his reinforcements, and enabled Preston to capture between 500 and 600 prisoners. In this day's battle, Forrest's cavalry was activeod Johnson flanked and passed to the rear of Gordon Granger; about that time Kelly's brigade of Preston's division had captured two entire regiments of Granger's, when the enemy fled precipitately.
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
t successful, defeating the enemy in the field, though exposed to the fire of the Federal fleet as well as of the army. General Breckinridge says in his report of the battle: Colonel Smith, commanding Fourth brigade, composed of the consolidated Tennessee regiments and the Twenty-second Mississippi, was ordered forward, and moved against the enemy in fine style. At the battle of Murfreesboro, Gen. William J. Hardee bears this testimony concerning Colonel Smith: The Twentieth Tennessee, of Preston's brigade, vainly endeavored near the river to carry a battery, and after a heavy loss, including their gallant commander, Col. T. B. Smith, who was severely wounded, were compelled to fall back under cover. At the battle of Chickamauga, Colonel Smith was again ready for duty. At the opening of the Atlanta campaign in May, 1864, Colonel Smith appears at the head of Tyler's brigade, its gallant commander having been disabled by a wound. On July 29, 1864, he was commissioned brigadier-gene