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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 7: (search)
ght, were the divisions of Hovey, Carr, and A. J. Smith, and on the left, the division of Osterhausme that he ordered McPherson to the left, with Smith's brigade of Logan's division, and Logan in peand a third, under Osterhaus, was at Raymond. Smith s division was back near Auburn, with Blair, gdle road from Raymond to Edward's station; and Smith, arriving from Auburn in the night, bivouackedth of Raymond. Blair, too, was at Raymond, in Smith's rear. At five o'clock on the morning of t. McClernand was ordered to move Blair and A. J. Smith by the southern road, to put Carr and Osterement began, the rebel skirmishers were met by Smith's division, on the southern road, about five aion. The enemy's pickets at once retired, and Smith, advancing about half a mile, delivered a brismage; they were, however, promptly repelled by Smith's brigade of Logan's division, which drove theng army. Pemberton himself fled that night to Smith's ferry, where the railroad bridge crosses th[3 more...]
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 8: (search)
cClernand's corps occupied the extreme left of the line; A. J. Smith on the right of the railroad, in and across the ravinesn twenty yards of the enemy's line. Carr's division joined Smith's left, on the railroad, and extended south, along and behi order, and without cooperation or unity. The right, under Smith, succeeded in pushing close to the enemy's works, but was mwith its old impetuosity, supported by Landrum's brigade of Smith's division; and, in less than fifteen minutes, a part of ond Burbridge's brigades, the former in Carr's, the latter in Smith's division, now rushed forward, and reached the ditch and s and scattering death among the rebel cannoneers. General A. J. Smith had been ordered by McClernand to get two guns up to guns, by hand, down one slope and up another, under fire. Smith, however, exclaimed: I know a battery that will go to——if yto the front, where it was required to relieve a part of A. J. Smith's division from an exposed position in line of battle.
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 9: (search)
approach Blair's approach Ransom's approach Logan's approach A. J. Smith's approach Carr's approach Hovey's approach Lauman's approachhe parapet, and a large magazine was constructed, just in rear. A. J. Smith's approach followed the line of the Baldwin's ferry road. He puine could have been promptly met by troops from other points. When Smith's approach reached the immediate vicinity of the salient against whunted to nearly half of Grant's army. Besides these, Herron and A. J. Smith were notified to be in readiness to move at a moment's notice. nded to some point outside the lines. Bowen was received by General A. J. Smith, and expressed a strong desire to converse with Grant; this,Montgomery. With Grant were Generals Ord, McPherson, Logan, and A. J. Smith, and several members of Grant's staff. The two commanders met ubordinates. He must himself decide what terms were to be allowed. Smith and Bowen accordingly went a little way apart, while Grant and Pemb
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 10: (search)
us to fully reward all who had been conspicuous in the great campaigns which resulted in opening the Mississippi river. This approbation was not confined to corps commanders, nor to officers who were graduates of the Military Academy. There were only seven general officers in the army of the Tennessee who had studied their profession at West Point; Besides Grant, Sherman, and McPherson, these were Ord, who commanded the Thirteenth corps after the 26th of June, and Steele, Carr, and A. J. Smith, commanding divisions; all of whom distinguished themselves, and did good service to the country all the others had entered the volunteer service without the advantage of a military education, or the spur of a lifetime ambition; they went to war, as the soldiers of the whole army did, because the country was in danger. These men studied hard in the school of experience; Belmont, Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, and Iuka were their instructors; their lessons were learned under the eyes of Grant