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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 10: (search)
In a report made to General Hood on the 18th, he states that the hill occupied by Bate's division was given up to the enemy without a struggle. Colonel Kellar was on Bate's immediate left. General Hood, referring to the disaster, said: A portion of our line to the left of the center suddenly gave way, causing in a few minutes our line to give way at all points, our troops retreating rapidly down the Franklin pike. This assault was made by the troops commanded by Generals Schofield and A. J. Smith. Referring to it, Major-General Thomas reported, Our loss was remarkably small, scarcely mentionable. When the line gave way, Cheatham dispatched a staff officer to the commanding general, to report the condition of the left and to ask that some body of troops should be halted east of the Granny White pike to cover the withdrawal of his left. There was no panic there, but he decided not to attempt to bring out the organizations, and directed the men to retire without order and cross
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12: (search)
ip Forrest, and prevent him from moving on Sherman's communications. Maj.-Gen. Andrew J. Smith, who commanded it, left LaGrange, Tenn., on the 5th of July, 1864, wi Bouton, and 24 pieces of artillery; the aggregate of which, as reported by General Smith, was 14,000 men. Maj.-Gen. Stephen D. Lee, commanding the Confederate cavalsix miles of Tupelo, Chalmers, under orders from General Lee, fiercely assailed Smith's column with Rucker's brigade. We took him by surprise, and got possession ofmoved up and covered their retreat, but the object of the expedition led by General Smith had been accomplished. He had won a victory, compelling the Confederates tclothes. To make this daring raid, Forrest left the immediate front of Maj.-Gen. A. J. Smith at Oxford, Miss., who had with him a force of 4,800 cavalry and a largeg under criticism of his own mismanagement, and reiterating his censure of Gen. A. J. Smith in a dispatch to General Sherman, Washburn communicated the fact that he h