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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Bragg's invasion of Kentucky. (search)
Mitchel, was in north Alabama, and three brigades were located at Nashville, Murfreesboro‘, and other points in middle Tennessee. Buell soon started en route to nortntain. The same day General Buell ordered his entire army to concentrate at Murfreesboro‘. By September 5th, the five divisions just mentioned had reached that pl editors. These facts prove the large preponderance of the Federals. At Murfreesboro' Buell heard of Nelson's defeat at Richmond, and without halting he marched lmost universal. It somewhat abated after the prompt advance of the army to Murfreesboro‘; but to this day there are many who contend that Bragg should have defeatedefore Bragg could have reached that place, Buell had ordered all his army to Murfreesboro‘. Those who contend that Bragg should have followed Buell to Nashville do Confederate points of attack were Bragg's scene of victory the first day at Murfreesboro‘, and the boldness of his onset gave Bragg his great triumph at Chickamau
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Morgan's cavalry during the Bragg invasion. (search)
e Railroad in that vicinity, and to that extent impeding the transportation of troops and supplies to Nashville. While engaged in this work he received orders from General John C. Breekinridge, who was stationed with a small infantry force at Murfreesboro‘, to cooperate with Forrest in a movement intended to effect the destruction of the rolling-stock of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company collected at Edgefield, on the bank of the Cumberland River, opposite Nashville. It was plannedncautiously resisted the advance of the central column too long, thus necessitating brisk movement as well as sharp fighting to effect an escape. That afternoon Morgan crossed the Cumberland and encamped in a safe position between Lebanon and Murfreesboro‘. Morgan's loss during the entire campaign, in killed and wounded, was not more than one hundred. He had inflicted a much greater loss on the enemy, and had captured nearly twelve hundred prisoners. He had entered Kentucky with less than 900
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., East Tennessee and the campaign of Perryville. (search)
and Chattanooga Railroad. I had just organized a new brigade at Murfreesboro' to occupy McMinnville. On the morning of the 13th Forrest, witle, Ala., July 21st, 1862. On the 13th instant the force at Murfreesborough, under command of Brigadier-General T. T. Crittenden, late colable raid in Kentucky. Nelson was immediately ordered to occupy Murfreesboro' and McMinnville with his division, himself and one brigade going by railroad. He had just reached Murfreesboro' with a portion of his troops when Forrest, on the 18th, appeared again on the railroad betwere a little later and remained unti l the final concentration at Murfreesboro' under the orders of the 30th. A brigade under Colonel W. H. Lyere accordingly given on the 30th of August for concentrating at Murfreesboro' on the 5th of September. Thomas, at McMinnville, was to march rom Chattanooga. They changed the concentration of my army from Murfreesboro' to Nashville, and would perhaps have caused the transfer of hal
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 5.67 (search)
circuitous route through south-eastern Kentucky and north-eastern Tennessee, brought his troops to the neighborhood of Murfreesboro‘. Mr. Davis says [ Rise and fall, p. 384] that the strength of the Federal army, as we have ascertained, was 65,000 meg without further orders to do so. About the 9th of December the President passed through Chattanooga on his way to Murfreesboro‘, to decide, at General Bragg's headquarters, whether the army of Tennessee or that of Arkansas should furnish the reessippi, while of no present value to that department, was disastrous to that of Tennessee, for it caused the battle of Murfreesboro‘. General Rosecrans was, of course, soon informed of the great reduction of his antagonist's strength, and marched from Nashville to attack him. The battle, that of Murfreesboro' or Stone's River, occurred on the 31st of December, 1862, and the 2d of January, 1863, and was one of the most obstinately contested and bloody of the war, in proportion to the numbers enga<
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 7.83 (search)
tched by forced marches to take position at Murfreesboro‘, and prepare it for occupancy by the retrewith the utmost rapidity for the advance to Murfreesboro‘, where General Breckinridge was already podiately thereafter General Johnston visited Murfreesboro‘, where he passed some days devoted to a th. That evening Morgan and his command left Murfreesboro' on a raid toward Kentucky. Social recreation at Murfreesboro' at this time was at its zenith; Christmas was approaching. The young officers eturned to his headquarters that evening at Murfreesboro‘. He called his corps commanders together a army. For a the Nashville pike out of Murfreesboro‘, looking North-West toward the rise of groeneral Bragg again made his headquarters at Murfreesboro‘, whence he gave orders for the care of thethat morning. That night the evacuation of Murfreesboro' was effected. General Rosecrans enteredters, undisturbed. While the army was at Murfreesboro‘, no firing of guns being allowed, the coun[6
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The battle of Stone's River. (search)
g, then concentrated in the neighborhood of Murfreesboro‘, on Stone's River, Tenn. The three corporo' turnpike, arriving within two miles of Murfreesboro' on the night of the 29th; General Thomas's yards of the Confederate lines in front of Murfreesboro‘. Crittenden's orders had been to go into MMurfreesboro‘, and he was inclined to obey them. Riding forward, he found the two advance divisions who had moved from the left to the right of Murfreesboro‘, advancing by the Lebanon and Jefferson pit flank of the Confederate army in front of Murfreesboro‘, having made the entire circuit of Rosecrae Union Cemetery, looking South-east toward Murfreesboro‘. from a photograph taken in 1884. open wiright, was to carry everything before it to Murfreesboro‘. This move was intended to dislodge Breckight as a pivot, were to swing round through Murfreesboro' and take the force confronting McCook in rround. If he holds them we will swing into Murfreesboro' and cut them off. Then Rousseau wi
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Union left at Stone's River. (search)
d him from breaking Rosecrans's army in two and leaving me standing with my troops looking at Murfreesboro‘. It is a pretty well-established maxim in military tactics that you should always press yourrganized. I did not know on the 31st when they would come right upon our rear. I was facing Murfreesboro‘. My right division under Palmer changed its place somewhat, to conform to our movements on tfought for the possession of middle Tennessee. We went down to drive the Confederates out of Murfreesboro‘, and we drove them out. They went off a few miles and camped again. And we, although we wert into hospital for six months before we could march after them again. Whether we would take Murfreesboro' or go back to Nashville was doubtful until the last moment. As in most of our battles, verye had hoped, and yet there was a general feeling of elation. One day, after we had gone into Murfreesboro‘, I accompanied General Rosecrans in a ride about our camp. We had come across some regimen
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Morgan's Ohio raid. (search)
Morgan's Ohio raid. In the summer of 1863, the Confederate army at Tullahoma having been weakened by detachments for the defense of Vicksburg, Bragg found himself exposed to the risk of an attack by Rosecrans from Murfreesboro' simultaneously with a movement by Burnside from the Ohio to drive Buckner out of Knoxville. Bragg therefore determined to fall back to Chattanooga. To cover the retreat he ordered Brigadier-General John H. Morgan with a picked force from his division of mounted infantry Brig.-Gen. B. W. Duke commanded the First Brigade, and Colonel Adam R. Johnson the Second.--editors. to ride into Kentucky, breaking up the railroad, attacking Rosecrans's detachments, and threatening Louisville. To gain more time, Morgan wanted to extend the raid by a wide sweep beyond the Ohio, but Bragg would not consent. Morgan set out from Burkesville, on the 2d of July, with 2460 men and 4 guns, ostensibly to execute Bragg's orders, but really bent on carrying out his own plan
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Manoeuvring Bragg out of Tennessee. (search)
of Stone's River in recruiting their strength and in fortifying their respective positions. Murfreesboro' was Rosecrans's secondary base of supplies, while Tullahoma was Bragg's barrier against Roseble engage it in the open field. A glance at the map will show Shelbyville directly south of Murfreesboro‘, and Tullahoma, on the line of the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad, eighteen miles south-the cavalry under Stanley was ordered to Eagleville, twenty miles west, and a little south of Murfreesboro‘, with orders to advance on Shelbyville on the 24th of June in bold array, and at night to fiiding the waters of Duck River from the head-waters of Stone's River, about eleven miles from Murfreesboro' and running nearly east and west, is pierced by several gaps. Hoover's Gap, nearly north frcCook with the Twentieth Corps, Granger with the Reserve Corps holding the ground in front of Murfreesboro‘. Meantime, Crittenden with the Twenty-first Corps, who had seventeen miles to march, over a <
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 8.91 (search)
ing back on my mission, full of hope that the day was not lost, we soon reached the identical spot on the Dry Valley road where we had left Sheridan and Davis. Strange to say, no Confederate cavalry or infantry appeared, and there seemed still no pursuit. Forrest, Wheeler, Wharton, Roddey,--half the cavalry of the Confederacy,--were with Bragg, yet no cavalry apparently came through the gap of a mile or more to pursue or follow our retreating forces on the right. At our recent fight at Murfreesboro‘, Wheeler's whole force had been smashing around in our rear. It had been about as uncomfortable for nervous recruits there as on the battle-front. Unfortunately Sheridan's and Davis's force had drifted down the road toward Rossville. Hastening after them, we found they had already entered the narrow road or defile at McFarland's Gap. I tried to halt the rear of the column, but without success. The miseries of a mounted officer trying to pass marching infantry on a narrow roadway c
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