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Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 8: (search)
tween him and Curtis in regard to the Prairie Grove (Ark.) engagement. Schofield had written to Curtis: At Prairie Grove, Blunt and Herron were badly beaten, and owed their escape to a false report of my arrival with reinforcements. To this Curtis had replied that he did not see the necessity of Schofield's anticipating the reports of these generals of their own affairs. Herron, now put in command of the army of the Frontier, protested against serving under Schofield, and was informed by Stanton that if he should tender his resignation it would be accepted. After recovering from a dangerous illness at Springfield, Mo., he was sent to assist in the attack on Vicksburg. General Schofield, in a statement of his operations from May 24 to December 10, 1863, says that the capture of Vicksburg and Port Hudson permitted the return to him of the troops he had sent to Grant to aid in these achievements, and opened the way for active operations in Arkansas. From Grant he received (inclu
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12: (search)
have been that of the Federals, with no great armies to summon to his relief. General Grant, the conqueror at Vicksburg, was called to meet at Louisville Secretary Stanton, and they decided that a retreat from Chattanooga at that time would have been a terrible disaster, involving the annihilation of the army. It was agreed that Grant must drop all other engagements and go to the relief of Rosecrans. While they were together in Louisville, Stanton received from Dana a dispatch saying that unless prevented, Rosecrans would retreat, whereupon Stanton, at midnight, in dressing-gown, sent for Grant and gave him command of the military division of the MissiStanton, at midnight, in dressing-gown, sent for Grant and gave him command of the military division of the Mississippi, and assigned Thomas to the command of the army of the Cumberland, ordering him to hold Chattanooga at all hazards. Thomas replied, We will hold the town till we starve. Grant visited Chattanooga after giving orders to mobilize armies for its relief, and says he found the army of the Cumberland without ammunition enough fo