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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 6: (search)
st at Murfreesboro, where he was attacked by Rosecrans (who had displaced General Buell), and the b left, ready to make his brilliant attack on Rosecrans' right and rear. The signal for battle wahe pivot had gained forward a half mile, but Rosecrans had held fast with his left on the river. Ithat general fought in actual battle against Rosecrans' columns a force of 34,650, of all arms. Thate armies. It is interesting to note General Rosecrans' estimates of General Bragg's forces andall arms, killed, wounded and captured. General Rosecrans took the actual loss in General Breckinross in killed and wounded as reported by General Rosecrans was 8,778. He estimated his loss in pri0, and Bragg reporting an estimated loss for Rosecrans at 25,273. By the official statements of bo 43,400 of all arms. On the whole, said General Rosecrans in his report, written six weeks after tal Bragg failed to take advantage of his success, and General Rosecrans claimed a great victory. [9 more...]
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 16: (search)
to Stevenson, Bridgeport and the vicinity. Rosecrans established his depot at Stevenson and passe McLemore's cove and down as far as Alpine. Rosecrans' corps was widely separated and his wings wes therefore a matter of life and death (says Rosecrans in his report) to effect the concentration oneral Bragg's army, the writer believes that Rosecrans confronted Bragg with 53,000, exclusive of hderestimated his own. On September 12th, General Rosecrans believed that the main body of Johnston'road. Thus ended the battle of the 19th. Rosecrans held the ridge of the Chattanooga road, formbattle of the 20th to open at daylight. General Rosecrans remarks of the 19th, that at the close Cleburne's divisions on the extreme left of Rosecrans' line, in front of Kelly's. This assault wassed the assaults and proved the salvation of Rosecrans' army, for behind it the Federal divisions rral Thomas, now in command of the field, General Rosecrans having given up the battle as lost and g[10 more...]
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 18: (search)
ater. Following the battle of Chickamauga, Bragg's army occupied Lookout mountain and Missionary ridge, beleaguering Rosecrans, whose troops soon began to suffer for want of food. Longstreet, in command on the left, had the important duty of holding the river line of communication, and cutting off Rosecrans' supplies. Hood's division, at this time, was commanded by Brig.-Gen. Micah Jenkins, and Col. John Bratton commanded Jenkins' brigade, which joined Longstreet after Chickamauga. The F. A. Coward; the Sixth, of Col. M. W. Gary, and the Palmetto Sharpshooters, of Col. Joseph Walker. In October, 1863, Rosecrans was replaced by Thomas, Grant became commander-in-chief in the West, and prompt efforts were made by them to relieve Chderal movements from the summit of Lookout, General Jenkins asked permission to attack and capture the supply train for Rosecrans' army, for which Hooker's troops were mistaken, and the attack was made with that understanding, Law's brigade being st