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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 232 36 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 167 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 120 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 79 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 68 0 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 58 0 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 56 0 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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 53 3 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 51 1 Browse Search
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Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, The Army at Pittsburg landing-injured by a fall --the Confederate attack at Shiloh-the first day's fight at Shiloh-General Sherman-condition of the Army-close of the first day's fight --the second day's fight-retreat and defeat of the Confederates (search)
rate attack at Shiloh-the first day's fight at Shiloh-General Sherman-condition of the Army-close ofittsburg landing was a log meetinghouse called Shiloh. It stood on the ridge which divides the waten at the first whistle of bullets and shell at Shiloh. During the whole of Sunday I was continuo have been a sad one for the troops engaged at Shiloh. And how near we came to this! On the 6th Shhad contributed a good share to the defence of Shiloh. The right of my line rested near the bank material service to the gallant men who saved Shiloh on that first day against large odds. Buell'sn, and said that the same tactics would win at Shiloh. Victory was assured when Wallace arrived, evilled in the first day's fight on the field of Shiloh, a letter from General Lew. Wallace to him datttsburg landing, and were also collecting near Shiloh. This letter shows that at that time General ppen for the passing of reinforcements between Shiloh and his position, extending from Crump's landi
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Struck by a bullet-precipitate retreat of the Confederates--intrenchments at Shiloh--General Buell-General Johnston--remarks on Shiloh (search)
retreat of the Confederates--intrenchments at Shiloh--General Buell-General Johnston--remarks on ShShiloh During this second day of the battle I had been moving from right to left and back, to see fumber of prisoners and probably some guns. Shiloh was the severest battle fought at the West durying that his plan was to attack the forces at Shiloh and crush them; then to cross the Tennessee anrcumstances. Some of these critics claim that Shiloh was won when Johnston fell, and that if he hador captured. Ifs defeated the Confederates at Shiloh. There is little doubt that we would have beeof the highest Confederate officers engaged at Shiloh make the claim of a victory for them absurd. e not so unjust to the Union troops engaged at Shiloh as are many Northern writers. The troops on b three and the Army of the Ohio twenty. At Shiloh the effective strength of the Union forces on The navy gave a hearty support to the army at Shiloh, as indeed it always did both before and subse[3 more...]
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Halleck Assumes Command in the Field-The Advance upon Corinth-Occupation of Corinth- The Army Separated (search)
in command of the right wing and reserve. Orders were given to all the commanders engaged at Shiloh to send in their reports without delay to department headquarters. Those from officers of the Aitively declined on the ground that he had received the reports of a part of the army engaged at Shiloh without their coming through me. He admitted that my refusal was justifiable under the circumstad Donelson; their long marches from Bowling Green, Columbus, and Nashville, and their failure at Shiloh; in fact from having been driven out of Kentucky and Tennessee, was so great that a stand for ththe families left at home. Beauregard, however, was reinforced by Van Dorn immediately after Shiloh with 17,000 men. Interior points, less exposed, were also depleted to add to the strength at Cor demoralization spoken of. On the 30th of of April the grand army commenced its advance from Shiloh upon Corinth. The movement was a siege from the start to the close. The National troops were a
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Headquarters moved to Memphis-on the road to Memphis-escaping Jackson-complaints and requests-halleck appointed commander-in-chief --return to Corinth — movements of Bragg- surrender of Clarksville — the advance upon Chattanooga-Sheridan Colonel of a Michigan regiment (search)
f the kind that were apt to get arrested, and I deemed it better that a few guilty men should escape than that a great many innocent ones should suffer. On the 14th of August I was ordered to send two more divisions to Buell. They were sent the same day by way of Decatur. On the 22d Colonel Rodney Mason surrendered Clarksville with six companies of his regiment. Colonel Mason was one of the officers who had led their regiments off the field at almost the first fire of the rebels at Shiloh. He was by nature and education a gentleman, and was terribly mortified at his action when the battle was over. He came to me with tears in his eyes and begged to be allowed to have another trial. I felt great sympathy for him and sent him, with his regiment, to garrison Clarksville and Donelson. He selected Clarksville for his headquarters, no doubt because he regarded it as the post of danger, it being nearer the enemy. But when he was summoned to surrender by a band of guerillas, his