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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 16: (search)
nt of Ohio was constituted, embracing the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky east of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers; Brigadier General D. C. Buell was assigned to its command. At the same time, General Henry W. Halleck superseded Gsland No.10. As it was our purpose not to enter the state of Kentucky and construct defenses for the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers on her territory, they were located within the borders of Tennessee, and as near to the Kentucky line as suitable sintrate the resources on what seemed practicable. One ironclad gunboat, however, the Eastport, was undertaken on the Tennessee River, but under so many difficulties that, after the surrender of Fort Henry, while still unfinished, it was destroyed, ll kinds. Twelve officers and sixty-three noncommissioned officers and privates were surrendered with the fort. The Tennessee River was thus open, and a base by short lines was established against Fort Donelson. The next movement was a combined
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 17: (search)
thence according to circumstances. As the possession of the Tennessee River by the enemy separated the army at Bowling Green from the one on, and the other, of that part of the state lying between the Tennessee River and the Mississippi. But as the possession of the former rivet Columbus liable to be cut at any time by a movement from the Tennessee River as a base, and an overpowering force of the enemy was rapidly han that of cavalry. The Ohio, Mississippi, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers all were in the field of General Johnston's operations, and atad been rendered useless. The movement of the enemy up the Tennessee River commenced on March 10th. General C. F. Smith led the advance, ith assembled four divisions at Savannah, on the west bank of the Tennessee, at the Great Bend. The ultimate design was to mass the forces ot Corinth. Here it lay inactive until the battle of Shiloh. The Tennessee flows northwest for some distance until, a little west of Hambu
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 18: (search)
My brigade was ordered to change direction again, face toward Pittsburg, where the enemy appeared to have made his last stand, and to advance upon him, General Chalmers's brigade being again on my right, and extending to the swamp of the Tennessee River. Without ammunition, and with only their bayonets to rely on, steadily my men advanced under a heavy fire from light batteries, siegepieces, and gunboats. Passing through the ravine, they arrived near the crest of the opposite hill, upon wthe time your father received the mortal wound, advancing with General Breckinridge's command, the day was ours. The enemy having lost all the strong positions on that memorable field, his troops fell back in great disorder on the banks of the Tennessee. To cover the confusion, rapid fires were opened from the gunboats the enemy had placed in the river; but the shots passed entirely over our devoted men, who were exultant and eager to be led forward to the final assault, which must have resu
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 19: (search)
l Buell says: Of the army of not less than fifty thousand effective men, which Grant had on the west bank of the Tennessee River, not more than five thousand were in ranks and available on the battlefield at nightfall on the 6th, exclusive of Leheast corner of the state of Mississippi. It was ninety miles east of Memphis and twenty or twenty-two west of the Tennessee River. The Memphis and Charleston Railroad ran from west to east through it, and the Mobile and Ohio road from south to north. The country between it and the Tennessee River was quite rugged, broken into ridges, and covered with a heavy forest. The position itself was flat, the water poor. Being the point at which two principal railroads crossed, it served admirablts had occurred in the Western Department which should be mentioned. The movement of the forces of the enemy up the Tennessee River, as has been stated, thus flanking some of our positions on the Mississippi River, was followed by his fitting out a
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 36: (search)
ation of the President required by the act was issued on August 16, 1861, declaring certain states and parts of states to be in insurrection, etc. Under it some licenses were issued to places in Kentucky and Missouri where the United States forces were located, without any fruitful results. Some strong military and naval expeditions were fitted out to invade us and occupy the ports where cotton and other valuable products were usually shipped. An advance was made up the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers and down the Mississippi, as has been stated elsewhere. The ports of Beaufort, North Carolina, Port Royal, South Carolina, and New Orleans, Louisiana, were declared by proclamation of the President of the United States to be open for trade under the new system. Licenses were granted to foreign vessels by United States consuls and to coasting vessels by the Treasury Department, and the blockade was relaxed so far as related to those ports except as to persons, property, and information
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 40: (search)
ted to strike Buckner in the rear, but failing, commenced a movement against our left and rear. On the last of August he had crossed his main force over the Tennessee River at Carpenter's Ferry, near Stevenson. Our effective force of infantry and artillery was about thirty-five thousand. By active reconnaissance of our cavalry,munication the enemy had with his supplies in the rear. His important road, and the shortest by half to his depot at Bridgeport, lay along the south bank of the Tennessee. The holding of this all-important route was confided to Lieutenant-General Longstreet's command, and its possession forced the enemy to a road double the lengtt thus describes the situation on his arrival: Up to this period our forces in Chattanooga were practically invested, the enemy's lines extending from the Tennessee River, above Chattanooga, to the river at and below the point of Lookout Mountain, below Chattanooga, with the south bank of the river picketed nearly to Bridgeport
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 48: (search)
ence forcing his antagonist to give battle on this side of the Tennessee River. Simultaneously with, and in aid of this movement, General Joiced for the combinations which rendered an advance across the Tennessee River no longer practicable, I took prompt measures to enable Generaust be effectually torn up, the great railroad bridge over the Tennessee River at Bridgeport destroyed, and the communication between Atlantaered to show that our army could not, after it had reached the Tennessee River, have effectually pursued Sherman in his march through southeretentions, Hood on November 20th completed his crossing of the Tennessee River at Gunter's Landing, and moved forward into Tennessee on the r6th, and 27th, the army, including the rear guard, crossed the Tennessee River at Bainbridge. The enemy had followed the rear guard with allo Pulaski, and thence the cavalry continued the pursuit to the Tennessee River. After crossing the river, the army moved by easy marches to