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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 218 12 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 170 2 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 120 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 115 1 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 110 0 Browse Search
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 108 12 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 106 10 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 81 5 Browse Search
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson 65 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 53 3 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Bragg's invasion of Kentucky. (search)
th. Correspondence between Generals Bragg and Smith resulted in an order, dated July 21st, transfeunder Preston Smith. In the meantime General Kirby Smith had reached the field with the two brigt of Kentucky. . . . On September 18th, Kirby Smith writes to General Bragg: The Kentuckianrt, and to strike Sill's column in flank while Smith met it in front. For reasons which were afteragg had weakened his own army and strengthened Smith's by sending McCown's division from Tupelo to mptly with one of his best divisions. That Kirby Smith would, at any time, have been as ready and f and the President was apparent. While General Smith was anxious to cooperate, he nevertheless,uring the campaign was Bragg's compliance with Smith's request to transfer to him two brigades on Anvolved unnecessary marching on the part of Kirby Smith, who was then at Lexington, a supreme commaoff General Buell. On the 12th Bragg wrote to Smith, at Knoxville, as follows: On Friday I shall p[32 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Morgan's cavalry during the Bragg invasion. (search)
at Chattanooga, and pushed northward. General Kirby Smith had previously entered Kentucky, and haber reached Lexington, already occupied by General Smith. His command consisted of the 2d KentuckyBowling Green and-Louisville. By order of General Smith, the command was then divided for separateovement on Lexington, and I so reported to General Smith. Reports from my scouts and from citizensithdraw from the enemy's front, and rejoin General Smith at Lexington, or wherever he might be. He luding the disposition of the forces under General Smith, may be described as extending from Bardst Buell was about to throw his entire army upon Smith at Frankfort, Bragg, on the 2d, ordered Polk tat he might strike the enemy in rear, while Kirby Smith should assail him in front. Until the 7th impression that Buell was advancing to attack Smith. But on the evening of the 7th, Gilbert, in c with the view of joining the forces under General Smith. It thus happened that General Bragg, c[1 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., East Tennessee and the campaign of Perryville. (search)
ef of Morgan, and insufficient for stopping Kirby Smith, was the defeat of Nelson at Richmond on thouth side with 9000 men under Stevenson, while Smith with 12,000 should seize and hold his communics who for four years had made war upon her. Smith advanced from Barbourville with 12,000 men on ctober. Stevenson with his division joined Kirby Smith near Frankfort about the time of my arrival which were being pressed forward to reinforce Smith was returned to assist Hardee at Perryville onition to Sill and the continued presence of Kirby Smith about Frankfort pointed to a concentration e the battle was in progress at Perryville, Kirby Smith, still thinking that my movement was upon h joining his corps at Perryville on the 11th. Smith now discovered his mistake, and dispatched Brare, idle to assert, as many have done, that Kirby Smith could and should have marched into Louisvilif it had been accomplished; or that Bragg and Smith united would have overwhelmed me at Munfordvil[11 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 1.5 (search)
elivered a fire so effective as to force back the enemy in this part of the field, to the great relief of the right of General McCook's line. Just after Sheridan's artillery opened, General Steedman came up with his brigade of Schoepf's division and kept on his course down Doctor's Creek. The enemy had now been so far driven from McCook's front that they were beyond the reach of Steedman's infantry; but, passing under the fire of Sheridan's guns, Steedman halted and opened to the left with Smith's battery of his brigade. Viewed from the Confederate stand-point, the battle of Perryville appears to have consisted of an attempt to turn the left flank of the Union line, in which, for the distance of a thousand or twelve hundred yards, the assailants drove all before them. At this juncture, after a fierce fight, the attack came to a stand, having expended its force, and the left of the Confederate line was now itself driven and turned, and its line of retreat threatened. This last t
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 1.6 (search)
ew citizens believed that he could hold out against an attack. His tragic death occurred a few days later. The facts in relation to the killing of General William Nelson by General Jefferson C. Davis are recounted by General James B. Fry in his pamphlet, Killed by a brother soldier, from which the following account is condensed: Davis, who had been on sick leave in Indiana, hearing that general officers were needed about Cincinnati and Louisville to assist in repelling the invasion of Kirby Smith and Bragg, volunteered his services, and was sent by General H. G. Wright at Cincinnati to report to Nelson at Louisville. The latter assigned to Davis the work of arming the citizens of Louisville. A day or two afterward Davis called at Nelson's headquarters in the Galt House. Nelson inquired, Well, Davis, how are you getting along with your command? Davis replied, I don't know, and gave similar answers to two or three questions as to the number of regiments and companies he had orga
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Cumberland Gap. (search)
nounced by the Confederates as insurgents. Kirby Smith recommended the arrest and incarceration inly done. But while Spears was thus engaged Kirby Smith advanced with a large force of infantry throursville, until his scouts should report that Smith had recrossed the mountains. In order to su committed to me it was necessary to compel Kirby Smith, who was at this time concentrating his whodefile, and, as a stratagem intended to puzzle Smith, to construct a fort at the junction of the pant that he intended a siege. On the 16th Kirby Smith crossed the mountains south of us, into Ken you want this fortress, come and take it. Smith's position was critical. He had no base of su Kentucky in three columns: Bragg on the left, Smith in the center, Humphrey Marshall on the right, states in his re port, we had detained General Kirby Smith, and thus prevented the junction of thestrength of this division was stated by General Kirby Smith on the 24th of the month to be 9000 eff[3 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Stonewall Jackson's last battle. (search)
Stonewall Jackson's last battle. by the Rev. James power Smith, Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General, C. S. A. At daybreak on the morning of the 29th of April, 1863, Stonewall Jackson's cap. Major Jed. Hotchkiss, who owns the old gray cap, writes that Jackson wore it through the Valley, Seven Days, and Second Manassas campaigns. At Frederick City, in the Antietam campaign, he bought a soft hat for his general, who, at Fredericksburg, gave him the cap as a souvenir.--editors. sleeweighed, and a great purpose formed, but the story of the great day so soon to follow. It was broad daylight, and the thick beams of yellow sunlight came through the pine branches, when some one touched me rudely with his foot, saying: Get up, Smith, the general wants you! As I leaped to my feet the rhythmic click of the canteens of marching infantry caught my ear. Already in motion! What could it mean? In a moment I was mounted and at the side of the general, who sat on his horse by the
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Lee's knowledge of Hooker's movements. (search)
tagonist. In this case a demonstration had been made on our extreme right at Port Royal, and without waiting for orders I had gone with a brigade and battery to meet it. I reported the facts to General Jackson, and it is my letter to him to which Lee refers: headquarters, A. N. Va., April 23, 1863. Lieut.-General T. J. Jackson, Com'g Corps. General: I have received General Colston's letter of 8 1/2 o'clock to-day which you forwarded to me. I think from the account given me by L't-Col. Smith of the Engineers, who was at Port Royal yesterday, of the enemy's operations there, the day and night previous, that his present purpose is to draw our troops in that direction while he attempts a passage elsewhere. I would not, then, send down more troops than are actually necessary. I will notify Gen'ls McLaws and Anderson to be on the alert, for I think that if a real attempt is made to cross the river it will be above Fredericksburg. Very respectfully, R. E. Lee, General The l
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.42 (search)
to the left of the Smith house, and replaced on the right by Turnbull's from the Artillery Reserve. Randolph had ordered Smith's battery, 4th New York, to the rocky hill at the Devil's Den; Winslow's to the wheatfield. He had placed Clark on the cn on the crests, when the enemy opened from a long line of guns, stretching down to the crossing of the Emmitsburg pike. Smith's position at Devil's Den gave him a favorable oblique fire on a part of this line, and as he did not reply I proceeded t communications with every part of a battle-field and with the general-in-chief. On climbing to the summit, I found that Smith had just got his guns, one by Brigadier-General strong Vincent, mortally wounded, July 2, in the struggle for the Round however, clung to the woods and rocks at the base of Round Top, carried Devil's Den and its woods, and captured three of Smith's guns, who, however, effectively deprived the enemy of their use by carrying off all the implements. The breaking in
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 5.63 (search)
d by both Smith and Holmes. At last toward the middle of June Kirby Smith determined to do something for the relief of Vicksburg, and as tansas to General Price on the 23d of July. Price at once urged General Smith to concentrate his scattered forces on the Arkansas and to do something, but Smith was then too busy organizing a sort of independent Trans-Mississippi Confederacy to have time for anything else. All thaes resumed command on the 25th of September. On the 7th of October Smith ordered him to fall back to Camden, whence he could either safely rgregated 8532 officers and men; General Taylor's 13,649; and General Kirby Smith's entire force in the Trans-Mississippi amounted to 41,887, It was to no purpose that Dick Taylor and General Price begged Kirby Smith to concentrate the troops that were scattered through Louisiana,nd of Johnston, even if they did not regain Arkansas and Missouri. Smith listened, but did nothing. Yes!--he asked the President to relieve
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