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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The defense of Knoxville. (search)
e Little Tennessee with a view to cutting off Sanders's command and occupying the heights opposite but slightly. Except the incomplete forts, Sanders and Huntington Smith, nothing in the way of d. During the night of the 16th of November Sanders had crossed his division of cavalry to the noe attacks being directed upon the position of Sanders, who kept up a fierce and gallant contest witier's house, I found him in conversation with Sanders. He asked me how long it would take to make y noon of the next day, the 18th. Turning to Sanders he asked him if he would maintain his positiothat time, and received an assuring promise. Sanders accompanied me to my quarters, where we discuis command. As day dawned the attacks upon Sanders were renewed, with the evident determination ention of retreating. At such critical times Sanders would walk up to the rail piles and stand the justified by the unnecessary Brigadier-General William P. Sanders, killed at Knoxville. From a p[4 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Longstreet at Knoxville. (search)
r Parrott, exploded, but fortunately without killing any one. Here we found out that we had opposite to us an old friend, Benjamin's battery of 20-pounder Parrotts, which had been our vis-a-vis at Fredericksburg, where it had pounded us from Mary Scott's Hill. The night of the third day, the 17th, Burnside was safe in Knoxville, and we encamped at Hazen's, a short distance off. The next day we began reconnoitering for the best place to assault. A Federal cavalry brigade, under General W. P. Sanders, held a line of rail breastworks on a hill near the Armstrong house, and interfered seriously with our freedom of motion. Our skirmishers having vainly tried to move them, and artillery ammunition being too scarce for much of a cannonade on a minor point, we got up two of Taylor's Napoleons, so they could not be seen, behind a house which stood about 250 yards from the enemy's line, and asked for two regiments of infantry to charge it as soon as we made an impression. All being rea
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces at Knoxville, Tenn.: November 17th-December 4th, 1863. (search)
tewart; 24th Ky., Col. John S. Hunt; 103d Ohio, Capt. John T. Philpot; Ind. Battery, Capt. Hubbard T. Thomas. Brigade loss: k, 9; w, 97; m, 2==108. Reserve artillery, Capt. Andrew J. Konkle: 24th Ind., Capt. Joseph A. Sims; 19th Ohio, Capt. Joseph C. Shields. Provisional Brigade, Col. William A. Hoskins: 12th Ky., Maj. Joseph M. Owens; 8th Tenn., Col. Felix A. Reeve. Tennessee Brigade, Col. John S. Casement. cavalry Corps, Brig.-Gen. James M. Shackelford. First division, Brig.-Gen. William P. Sanders (m w), Col. Frank Wolford. Staff loss: m w, 1. First Brigade, Col. Frank Wolford, Lieut.-Col. Silas Adams: 1st Ky., Lieut.-Col. Silas Adams; 11th Ky.,----; 12th Ky.,----; Law's Howitzer Battery,----. Brigade loss: k, 5; w, 9; m, 10==24. Second Brigade, Lieut.-Col. Emery S. Bond: 112th Ill. (mounted infantry), Maj. Tristram T. Dow; 8th Mich.,----; 45th Ohio (mounted infantry),----; 15th Ind. Battery,----. Brigade loss: k, 25; w, 63; m, 64==152. Third Brigade, Col. Charles D. P