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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 80 0 Browse Search
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War 75 1 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 45 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 41 1 Browse Search
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 31 1 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 20 8 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 20 0 Browse Search
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 14 2 Browse Search
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies 8 0 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 8 0 Browse Search
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General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 6 (search)
r from Murfreesboroa, was given to him. Apparently he was not satisfied by it, for he went on to Murfreesboroa and consulted General Bragg, and determined to transfer nine thousand infantry and artillery of that army to Lieutenant-General Pemberton's command. The President returned to Chattanooga in a few days, and directed me to give the orders necessary to carry his wishes into effect. Under those directions, The order was given in the President's name, being his own act. Major-General C. L. Stevenson was ordered to move by railroad, without delay, to Jackson, with his own division increased by a brigade of Major-General McCown's. These troops were named to me by his excellency himself. As soon as these orders had been given, he set off for Mississippi, desiring me to accompany him. He arrived in Jackson in the morning of the 19th. Governor Pettus had just convened the Legislature, in order that the whole military force of the State might be brought out and added to the
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 7 (search)
l Pemberton received my order of the day before, and prepared to obey it At sunrise. (See General Stevenson's report.) by directing Major-General Stevenson to have the baggage-train turned and movedMajor-General Stevenson to have the baggage-train turned and moved as rapidly as possible across Baker's Creek on the road by which they had advanced the day before. While the troops were waiting for the clearing of the road by this movement, that they might take ing by the right of Hovey's, passed the left of Stevenson's line as if to take it in reverse. Stevenson transferred Barton's brigade from his right to the left rear to meet this movement, while withilroad-bridge and a temporary one near it, these troops were conducted to Vicksburg by Major-General Stevenson, with his own division. They left the west bank of the Big Black about ten o'clock A. es favorable to the movement indicated by you. The others, including Major-Generals Loring and Stevenson, preferred a movement by which this army might endeavor to cut off the enemy's supplies from t
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 9 (search)
army in our front amounts to about eighty thousand men; occupying Chattanooga, now strongly fortified, Bridgeport, and Stevenson. I find the country unfit for military operations, from the effect of heavy rains. Its condition prevents military exanks since the battle of Missionary Ridge. My predecessor estimated the enemy's force at Chattanooga, Bridgeport, and Stevenson, at about eighty thousand. Major-General Wheeler reports that about two-thirds of his cavalry is with General Longs by an officer who belonged to General Grant's staff at Chattanooga. These troops occupied Chattanooga, Bridgeport, and Stevenson. Besides them, the Ninth and Twenty-third Corps, twenty-five or thirty thousand, were at Knoxville. Longstreet's corpent of half an hour, the assailants were repulsed. The other Federal division retired at the same time, having engaged Stevenson, only with its skirmishers and artillery. In Mill-Creek Gap one threat of serious assault was made by a body of troops
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 11 (search)
capturing forty prisoners. An hour or two after noon, intelligence was received from Major-General Walker, near Calhoun, that the report of the passage of the Oostenaula by the enemy was unfounded. So the plan abandoned the evening before was again adopted, and Lieutenant-General Hood was desired to prepare to assail the enemy's left as he had done the day before, and to advance as soon as he should be joined by three brigades ordered to him from Polk's and Hardee's corps. Major-General Stevenson had, early in the day, and with Lieutenant-General Hood's approval, resumed the position from which he had been recalled the night before. Here he was directed by the Lieutenant-General to place a field-battery in a position some eighty yards in front of his line of infantry. Before the necessary arrangements begun for its protection were completed, he was directed by General Hood to open its fire. This was no sooner done, than so impetuous an attack was made upon it, that the gu
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 12 (search)
isfy the Southern people and their Government. The available forces were about five thousand men of the Army of Tennessee, and the troops of the department, amounting to about eleven thousand. Two thousand of the former, commanded by Major-General Stevenson, were near Charlotte. A thousand, under Lieutenant-General Stewart, were near Newberry, approaching Charlotte; and two thousand, under command of Major-General Cheatham, were between Newberry and Augusta, also marching toward Charlotte. of these troops were then furloughed by General Hood, and went to their homes. When General Sherman's army invaded South Carolina, General Beauregard ordered those remaining on duty to repair to that State. The first detachment, under Major-General Stevenson, arrived soon enough to oppose the Federal army in its passage of the Edisto, and at Columbia; and had been directed by General Beauregard to march thence to Charlotte. The second, led by Lieutenant-General Stewart, had reached Newberry
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Letters. (search)
s the Big Black. The last brigade of Major-General Stevenson's division, which had been hurried foand Big Black Bridge to Edwards's Depot, General Stevenson being directed to keep well closed up one centre, and Stevenson on the left. Major-General Stevenson was instructed to make the necessary till making strenuous efforts to turn Major-General Stevenson's left flank, compelled him to make aod manfully at their posts, I rode up to General Stevenson, and, informing him that I had repeatedlde-camp, to be delivered to Generals Loring, Stevenson, and Bowen, as they should arrive, and were l, except to General Loring, as follows: General Stevenson's division to cross the river and proceeaccordingly issued, at ten A. M., and Major-General Stevenson directed to conduct the retreat, whicsposed from right to left as follows: Major-General Stevenson's division of five brigades occupied tention to the following dispatches from General Stevenson: Vicksburg, May 29, 1863. Eight boat[11 more...]
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Memoranda of the operations of my corps, while under the command of General J. E. Johnston, in the Dalton and Atlanta, and North Carolina campaigns. (search)
was placed in position on the right of Stewart and along the crest of Rocky Face. On the right the division of Major-General Stevenson was in position, extending across Crow Valley, General Hindman occupying the right of my line. Some skirmishing but was subsequently forced to resume his original position before largely superior numbers. During the attack on General Stevenson, a four-gun battery in position thirty paces in front of his line, the gunners being driven from it, was left in diout mid-day the enemy was reported advancing, when my line was forward, Hindman on the left, Stewart in the centre, and Stevenson on the right. At five o'clock P. M. a very determined attack was made upon Stewart, extending along a very small portiever, nothing of importance occurred on my line while in this position, save that, on the 22d of June, the divisions of Stevenson and Hindman attacked the enemy, driving him from two lines of works, and capturing some prisoners belonging to Schofiel