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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Davidson , John Wynn , 1824 -1881 (search)
Davidson, John Wynn, 1824-1881
Military officer; born in Fairfax county, Va., Aug. 18, 1824; graduated at West Point in 1845, entering the dragoons.
Accompanying Kearny to California in 1846, he was in the principal battles of the war with Mexico.
He was also active in New Mexico, afterwards, against the Indians.
In 1861 he was made major of cavalry, and early in 1862 brigadiergeneral of volunteers, commanding a brigade in the Army of the Potomac.
After serving in the campaign on the Peninsula, he was transferred (August, 1862) to the Department of the Mississippi, and cooperated with General Steele in the capture of Little Rock, Ark. He was brevetted major-general of volunteers in March, 1865; promoted to lieutenant-colonel, 10th Cavalry, in 1866; was Professor of Military Science in Kansas Agricultural College in 1868-71; promoted to colonel, 2d Cavalry, in 1879.
He died in St. Paul, Minn., June 26, 1881.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dug Springs , battle at. (search)
Hindman, Fort
A Confederate fortification at Arkansas Post, Ark., on the Arkansas River, 73 miles southeast of Little Rock.
In the winter of 1862-63, General Sherman and Commodore Porter planned an attack upon the fort.
General McClernand, who had arrived and taken the chief command, accompanied the expedition from near Vicksburg.
The troops landed, about 25,000 strong, 3 miles below the fort, on Jan. 9, 1863, and were led by Generals McClernand, Sherman, Morgan, Steele, Stewart, A. J. Smith, and Osterhaus. Porter had a strong flotilla of
Plan of the attack on Fort Hindman. armored and unarmored gunboats.
The latter, moving on, shelled the Confederates out of their rifle-pits; and on the 11th the army moved against Fort Hindman.
When the gunboats opened fire upon it, Morgan's artillery covered the advance.
After a fight for about two hours, the Confederates raised a white flag, while troops, which had stormed the works, were swarming over them.
The Nationals lost 977 m
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jenkinson's Ferry , battle of. (search)
Jenkinson's Ferry, battle of.
In 1864, General Steele, at Little Rock, Ark., tried to co-operate with the Red River expedition, but was unable to do so effectual ral Thayer at Arkadelphia, with 5,000 men, but this was not then accomplished.
Steele pushed on for the purpose of flanking Camden and drawing out Price from his fortifications there.
Early in April Steele was joined by Thayer, and on the evening of the 15th they entered Camden as victors.
Seriously menaced by gathering Confederates, Steele, who, by the retreat of Banks, had been released from duty elsewhere, moved towards Little Rock.
He crossed the Washita on the night of April 26.
At , he was attacked by an overwhelming force, led by Gen. Kirby Smith in person.
Steele's troops, though nearly famished, fought desperately during a most sanguinary b the Confederates lost over 3,000 men, including more than 300 officers.
The Nationals lost 700 killed and wounded. Steele's broken army reached Little Rock on May 2.