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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Morgan's cavalry during the Bragg invasion. (search)
ontoon-bridge, and reinforced the troops with which we were already engaged. The fight grew too hot to be maintained so near to yet stronger hostile forces, and under the heavy batteries which commanded the ground on which we stood. Morgan accordingly withdrew, followed a short distance by the enemy. Our loss in killed and wounded was not so heavy as the enemy's, and we carried off a few prisoners. Only a small number of the railroad cars were burned, and the expedition was a failure. Rosecrans's army General Buell was succeeded in the command of the troops of the Army of the Ohio by General W. S. Rosecrans on the 30th day of October. Under General Orders of October 24th the Department of the Cumberland was created, and the troops within it were designated the Fourteenth Army Corps.--editors. was now close at hand, marching upon three or four roads leading into Nashville, and we were immediately in its path. Crittenden's corps was in advance, the major part of it marching on
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., East Tennessee and the campaign of Perryville. (search)
he Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. I had just organized a new brigade at Murfreesboro' to occupy McMinnville. On the morning of the 13th Forrest, with a large body of cavalry, surprised the brigade, killed and wounded some and captured the rest, damaged the railroad seriously, and produced alarm in Nashville, where the force was not large. The following orders were published with reference to this and similar affairs. It is proper to add that a Court of Inquiry, instituted by General Rosecrans, at the request of General T. T. Crittenden, the commander of the brigade, after his exchange, acquitted the commander of blame, on the ground that he had only arrived the day before the attack, and had shown commendable energy in his new position. Colonel Duffield had also just arrived. He appeared to have behaved well in the attack, and was severely wounded: General orders, no. 32headquarters, army of the Ohio, in camp, Huntsville, Ala., July 21st, 1862. On the 13th inst
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The battle of Stone's River. (search)
,--total, 51,132; while on December 15th General Rosecrans's returns showed a present for duty of 5e, train guards, and other purposes, so that Rosecrans reported his force actually engaged, Decembeanon and Jefferson pikes, gained the rear of Rosecrans's army and attacked Starkweather's brigade oward Salem. The successful execution of General Rosecrans's design depended not more upon the spire ears of General Bragg the movements of General Rosecrans. He had in his army about the same proput the order of General Bragg to charge upon Rosecrans's right, the Confederate left wing, doubled,e them, encountered a new line improvised by Rosecrans to meet the emergency. Thus far the plan r comrades were between them and the enemy. Rosecrans seemed ubiquitous. All these dispositions hflank. At the order to charge, given by General Rosecrans in per-son, Van Cleve's division sprang of his army a nd at once withdrawing it, General Rosecrans had held four Confederate brigades inact[16 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Union left at Stone's River. (search)
perience of Bragg hindered him from breaking Rosecrans's army in two and leaving me standing with mve adequate recognition in the report of General Rosecrans. The fact being that the enemy were rle until they had won the fight. I regard Rosecrans as of the first order of military mind. He ried off his head after narrowly missing General Rosecrans.--editors. After the fight on the ninumber of general officers were assembled by Rosecrans's order, including McCook, Thomas, Stanley, ehind me, and I will never pass them alive. Rosecrans called McCook to accompany him on a ride, t. They returned then to where we were, and Rosecrans told us to go to our commands and prepare toavalrymen. I had received an order from General Rosecrans not to allow the men to make fires; but rom one end of my line to the other. I sent Rosecrans word that as the men were cold and were not d gone into Murfreesboro‘, I accompanied General Rosecrans in a ride about our camp. We had come a
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Morgan's Ohio raid. (search)
Morgan's Ohio raid. In the summer of 1863, the Confederate army at Tullahoma having been weakened by detachments for the defense of Vicksburg, Bragg found himself exposed to the risk of an attack by Rosecrans from Murfreesboro' simultaneously with a movement by Burnside from the Ohio to drive Buckner out of Knoxville. Bragg therefore determined to fall back to Chattanooga. To cover the retreat he ordered Brigadier-General John H. Morgan with a picked force from his division of mounted infantry Brig.-Gen. B. W. Duke commanded the First Brigade, and Colonel Adam R. Johnson the Second.--editors. to ride into Kentucky, breaking up the railroad, attacking Rosecrans's detachments, and threatening Louisville. To gain more time, Morgan wanted to extend the raid by a wide sweep beyond the Ohio, but Bragg would not consent. Morgan set out from Burkesville, on the 2d of July, with 2460 men and 4 guns, ostensibly to execute Bragg's orders, but really bent on carrying out his own pl
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Manoeuvring Bragg out of Tennessee. (search)
in recruiting their strength and in fortifying their respective positions. Murfreesboro' was Rosecrans's secondary base of supplies, while Tullahoma was Bragg's barrier against Rosecrans's farther Rosecrans's farther advance toward Chattanooga, the strategic importance of which, as controlling Confederate railroad communication between the East and West, had rendered it the objective point of all the campaigns ofMap of the Tullahoma campaign. north, and the Reserve Corps, 12,575, to be used in emergency, Rosecrans had at the same date present for duty, equipped, 40,746 infantry, 6806 cavalry, and 3065 artil and at Shelbyville, where Hardee had fortified his position with equal engineering skill, General Rosecrans determined to force the Confederate army out of its works, and if possible engage it in throads offered continuous obstacles to the rapid advance of an army. Precisely for this reason Rosecrans chose the latter route for one of his corps, while the other two corps were directed against t
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 8.89 (search)
river.--D. H. H. On the 7th of September Rosecrans sent McCook to cross Lookout Mountain at Win time making that famous march, estimated by Rosecrans at fifty-seven miles, to join Thomas at Stevcase of a disaster to his arms. On the 16th Rosecrans had his forces well in hand, extending from ad of his columns reached the Widow Glenn's (Rosecrans's headquarters) at daylight on the 19th. the four preceding days, it would have found Rosecrans wholly unprepared for it, with but a single ur hours earlier, it must have been fatal to Rosecrans in the then huddled and confused grouping of This ended the contest for the day. General Rosecrans made a very natural mistake about our ovouble-quick. This weakening of his right by Rosecrans to support his left was destined soon to be se of these changes, an order to Wood, which Rosecrans claims was misinterpreted, led to a gap beince to any one within five miles of us. . . . Rosecrans speaks particularly of his apprehension that[28 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 8.91 (search)
20th, although repulsed, unfortunately led to changes in Rosecrans's army materially affecting the results of the general coion turned and his front assaulted, hurried messengers to Rosecrans for assistance. Two aides, in rapid succession, called fht. The fight was raging with grand fury on the left. Rosecrans felt that his apprehensions of the morning were to be reaing along the line with orders, unfortunately reported to Rosecrans that he had noticed Brannan was out of line, and Reynolds right exposed. Turning to an aide (Major Frank Bond), Rosecrans directed him to order Wood to close up on Reynolds as fasl fate of the right. When Longstreet struck the right, Rosecrans was near McCook and Crittenden. Seeing our line swept ban far to their left. They seemed everywhere victorious. Rosecrans was borne back in the retreat. Fugitives, wounded, caisstreat, seeing only rout everywhere, shared the opinion of Rosecrans, and reported to him for instructions and cooperation.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Reenforcing Thomas at Chickamauga. (search)
rters in an open field near the Ringgold road. He walked up and down in front of his flag, nervously pulling his beard. Once stopping, he said, Why the----does Rosecrans keep me here? There is nothing in front of us now. There is the battle--pointing in the direction of Thomas. Every moment the sounds of battle grew louder, whi manner, but he had a tender heart. He was inclined to insubordination, especially when he knew his superior to be wrong. Otherwise he was a splendid soldier. Rosecrans named him well when he wrote of him, Granger, great in battle. House of Mr. J. M. Lee, Crawfish Springs, Rosecrans's headquarters before the Sattle, and sitewhen he knew his superior to be wrong. Otherwise he was a splendid soldier. Rosecrans named him well when he wrote of him, Granger, great in battle. House of Mr. J. M. Lee, Crawfish Springs, Rosecrans's headquarters before the Sattle, and site of the Union filed-hospital for the right wing. From a photograph taken in 1884.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Notes on the Chickamauga campaign. (search)
d secure at one blow a decisive victory, General Rosecrans conceived a series of brilliant movement question of delay was renewed with spirit. Rosecrans justly urged that, before crossing the Tenne, twenty-five miles south of Lafayette; for Rosecrans did not yet believe that the enemy's entire e effects of those disasters by overwhelming Rosecrans. These well-planned movements were not, untreenforcing Lee! As already indicated, if Rosecrans had opened his campaign when the other two g that assertion may be seen in the fact that Rosecrans, before the battle, still had time to assumet division after division against that wing, Rosecrans sent successive divisions to Thomas. The fitreme left against the enemy's longer line. Rosecrans, therefore, brought Wood from reserve to relon, which he had supposed to be with Thomas, Rosecrans thought the day lost, and deemed it his dutyin check. McCook and Crittenden soon joined Rosecrans at Chattanooga; but Thomas remained on the f[19 more...]