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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 31: (search)
nd most of his command was beyond the Mississippi. After the defeat of Banks on the Red river the year before, Grant had allowed Canby to work his way out of the difficulties he inherited from his predecessor, without much interference; and when Steele returned to Arkansas and Canby arrived at New Orleans, the Nineteenth corps was withdrawn from the Department of the Gulf, and A. J. Smith brought back within the limits of Sherman's command. In July, Canby sent a few troops to co-operate with F ordered from the Tennessee and the Mississippi rivers, and from the Gulf of Mexico. He was becoming dissatisfied with Canby. As early as the 1st of March, he enquired of Halleck: Was not the order sent for Canby to organize two corps, naming Steele and A. J. Smith as commanders? I so understood. I am in receipt of a letter saying that Granger and [W. F.] Smith are the commanders. If so, I despair of any good service being done. On the 9th, he said to Canby himself: I am in receipt of a
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 35: (search)
s, and several thousand prisoners, but was checked by the news of the surrender of both the great rebel armies. On the 27th of March, Canby's force arrived before Mobile; it was in three divisions, commanded by A. J. Smith, Gordon Granger, and Steele. Smith and Granger were ordered to attack Spanish Fort, on the eastern side of Mobile bay, while Steele invested Blakely, above the town. Both these places were taken on the 9th of April, Blakely by assault, and after severe and gallant fightinSteele invested Blakely, above the town. Both these places were taken on the 9th of April, Blakely by assault, and after severe and gallant fighting on both sides; and on the 11th, Mobile was evacuated. In these operations two hundred guns were captured, and four thousand prisoners; but the bulk of the garrison, nine thousand in number, escaped. Wilson's command, consisting of twelve thousand five hundred mounted men, marched south from the Tennessee river into the heart of Alabama. Forrest was in front with a motley force, made up of conscripts and local militia: old men and boys, clergymen, physicians, editors, judges—the people us
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Index (search)
ent across, 355; crossed by army of Potomac, III., 582. Arkansas, in possession of enemy, II., 2; department of, under Steele, 31, 60, 77; Canby in supreme command of; 204; Price marches through to invade Missouri, III., 44; Price retreats to, 388 i., 69; battle of Shiloh, 71-91; at Memphis, 109, 128; Yazoo river expedition, 132-138, 143-148; Arkansas Post, 148,149; Steele's bayou, 174-178; opposes Grant's movement south of Vicksburg, 183-185; demonstration against Haine's bluff, 201; Vicksbut Vicksburg, i., 190. Steedman, General James B., at Chattanooga, III., 191; at battle of Nashville, 251-269. Steele, General F., in command in Arkansas, i., 31, 58; in Red river campaign, 60, 64-74, 80-84, III., 388; at fall of Mobile, 637. cations of, 159, 160; Grant's problem, 162-163 Grant's canal, 166-666; Lake Providence, 166-168; Yazoo pass, 168-172; Steele's bayou, 173-177; Grierson's raid, 188; running the batteries, 190-193; second running of batteries, 197, 197; preliminar