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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Canby , Edward Richard Sprigg 1819 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McMinnsville, battle near (search)
McMinnsville, battle near
In the summer of 1862, Generals Bragg and Buell marched in nearly parallel lines eastward towards Chattanooga—the latter north of the Tennessee River, and the former south of it. Bragg won the race, and with fully 40,000 men turned his face towards the Ohio.
Bragg divided his force into three corps, commanded respectively by Generals Hardee, Polk, and E. Kirby Smith.
The latter was sent to Knoxville, Tenn., while the two former held Chattanooga and its vicinity.
Buell disposed his line from Huntsville, Ala., to McMinnsville, Warren co., Tenn. So lay the opposing armies when Kirby Smith left Knoxville to invade Kentucky.
Bragg crossed the Tennessee, just above Chattanooga, on Aug. 21, with thirty-six regiments of infantry, five of cavalry, and forty guns.
Louisville was his destination.
He advanced among the rugged mountains towards Buell's left at McMinnsville as a feint, but fairly flanked the Nationals.
This was a cavalry movement, which resulte
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Perryville , battle of. (search)
Perryville, battle of.
Bragg's troops formed a junction with those of Gen. E. Kirby Smith at Frankfort, Ky., on Oct. 1, 1862, when they made Richard Hawes provisional governor of Kentucky while Bragg's plundering bands were scouring the State and driving away southward thousands of hogs and cattle
Perryville. and numerous trains bearing bacon, breadstuffs, and store-goods taken from merchants in various large towns.
As a show of honesty, these raiders gave Confederate scrip in exchange.
Regarding Kentucky as a part of the Confederacy, conscription was put in force by Bragg at the point of the bayonet.
The loyal people cried for help.
The cautious Buell made a tardy response.
He had been engaged in a race for Louisville with Bragg, and, on Oct. 1, turned to strike his opponent.
His army, 100,000 strong, was arranged in three corps, commanded respectively by Generals Gilbert, Crittenden, and McCook. Gen. George H. Thomas, Buell's second in command, had charge of the right
Richmond, battle of.
Gen. E. Kirby Smith led the van in Bragg's invasion of Kentucky in 1862.
He entered the State from east Tennessee, and was making his way rapidly towards the Blue Grass region, when he was met by a force organized by Gen. Lew. Wallace, but then commanded by Gen. M. D. Manson.
It was part of a force under the direction of Gen. William Nelson.
Manson's troops were mostly raw. A collision occurred when approaching Richmond and not far from Rogersville on Aug. 30.
A severe battle was fought for three hours, when Manson was driven back.
At this junction Nelson arrived and took command.
Half an hour later his troops were utterly routed and scattered in all directions.
Nelson was wounded.
Manson resumed command, but the day was lost.
Smith's cavalry had gained the rear of the Nationals, and stood in the way of their wild flight.
Manson and his men were made prisoners.
The estimated loss was about equal, that of the Nationals having been about 5,000 kill
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Smith , Edmund Kirby 1824 - (search)
Smith, Edmund Kirby 1824-
Military officer; born in St. Augustine, Fla., May 16, 1824; graduated at West Point in 1845; entered the field under General Taylor, at the beginning of the war with Mexico, and after the war was assistant Professor of Mathematics at West Point (1849-52). He resigned his commission in April, 1861; joined the Confederates, and became a brigadier-general in the > army under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.
Promoted to major-general, he was placed in command of the Department of East Tennessee early in 1862.
Leading the advance in Bragg's invasion of Kentucky, and behaving gallantly, he was made lieutenant-general (October, 1862), and was in the battle at Stone River.
Early in 1863 he was put in command of the Trans-Mississippi Army, which he surrendered to Gen. Edward R. S. Canby (q. v.), May 26, 1865, at Baton Rouge.
In 1864 he defeated General Banks in the Red River campaign.
He was chancellor of the University of Nashville in 1870-75, and then became Pr
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Taylor , Richard 1826 -1879 (search)
Taylor, Richard 1826-1879
Military officer; born in New Orleans, La., Jan. 27, 1826; son of President Zachary Taylor; graduated at Yale College in 1845; and entered the Mexican War with his father.
In 1861 he became colonel of the 9th Louisiana Volunteers in the Confederate service, and was in the battle of Bull Run.
In October he was made a brigadier-general; served under Stonewall Jackson in Virginia; was promoted to major-general; and in 1863-64 served under E. Kirby Smith in the trans-Mississippi Department, opposing Banks in his Red River expedition.
When Banks left Alexandria, on the Red River, and marched to the siege of Port Hudson General Taylor, whom he had driven into the wilds of western Louisiana, returned, occupied that abandoned city and Opelousas, and garrisoned Fort De Russy.
Then he swept vigorously over the country in the direction of the Mississippi River and New Orleans.
With a part of his command he captured Brashear City (June 24, 1863), with an immense