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James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
captured 2,000 additional, and General Forrest, operating in Tennessee, over 7,000), 30 pieces of artillery, 17,000 small-arms, with ammunition, wagons, teams, and an immense amount of supplies and clothing for the troops. Cumberland Gap was ours, north Alabama and middle Tennessee had been recovered, and General Bragg was in front of Nashville, with his army in good form, and stronger than when the campaign began. Gen. Kirby Smith was in undisputed possession of east Tennessee. He had forced the evacuation of Cumberland Gap, had won the victory at Richmond, Ky., and had traversed the State of Kentucky without let or hindrance, in spite of the grand strategy of General Halleck, commander-in-chief of the armies of the United States in the Southwest, who said in a dispatch to Buell, dated Corinth, June 1, 1862: Smith must abandon east Tennessee or be captured. On the 23d of October, General Bragg ordered Lieutenant-General Polk to proceed with his command to Murfreesboro, Tenn.
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
of December. The Confederate center was at Murfreesboro under General Polk, the right wing at Readye withdrawn, and the forces concentrated at Murfreesboro ready to receive the attack made by Rosecraen with three divisions to move directly on Murfreesboro. At 3 o'clock p. m. of the 30th, General Pck a signal message that he was in sight of Murfreesboro, and that the enemy were running. An order was promptly sent forward to occupy Murfreesboro. General Cheatham's division was yet composed names of officers of his corps who fell at Murfreesboro, who were conspicuous for their valor, to bh, General Wheeler retired three miles from Murfreesboro; at 3 p. m. the Federals advanced a brigadel Rosecrans, commanding the Federal army at Murfreesboro, reported his strength at 46,940 officers ae accounted for 6,273 prisoners captured at Murfreesboro. Colonel Brent, adjutant-general on the the badly wounded, left in the hospitals at Murfreesboro, constituted the largest part of Rosecrans'
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
government could make them; his force was ample, his supplies abundant; but his experience at Murfreesboro had made him and his corps commanders timid and hesitating in their advance. General Braggf Shelbyville, and ordered Lieutenant-General Polk to move his army corps to Guy's gap on the Murfreesboro road, and assail the enemy before Liberty gap; but learning that the left of Major-General Ste killed was the gallant Maj. Fred Claybrooke, Twentieth Tennessee, greatly distinguished at Murfreesboro. Among the wounded reported were Capt. J. A. Pettigrew and Adjt. James W. Thomas, of the Twed Lieutenant Ingram killed. Both shared with Turner the glory won here and at Perryville and Murfreesboro. The First and Twenty-seventh, on the right of Maney, held their position for two hours, aConfederate army, and yet a great disappointment to Tennesseeans. When the barren victory at Murfreesboro was won, and the State was abandoned, temporarily as it was believed, the criticism of the ta
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 10: (search)
lity for the lost opportunity the battle of Franklin siege of Murfreesboro siege and battle of Nashville retreat to Mississippi. GenerGeneral Bate was ordered by the commanding general to go over to Murfreesboro with his division, with instructions to destroy the railroad, an0 mounted men was to co-operate with him. It was discovered that Murfreesboro had not been evacuated, as Bate was led to believe from the chard and initiated offensive operations under Hood's orders against Murfreesboro. General Forrest reported that on the morning of the 6th the nt of infantry, with 60,000 rations intended for the garrison at Murfreesboro. Forrest was pushing his investment of Murfreesboro with greaMurfreesboro with great vigor when he was advised by Hood of the disaster at Nashville. He then withdrew at once and rejoined the army at Columbia. On the 18th heft in the rear joined their commands, but three were in front of Murfreesboro with Forrest and did not participate in the battle of the 16th.
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter XI (search)
ant John S. Fulton, Forty-fourth Tennessee, who had led it with distinction at Chickamauga and Knoxville. Justice in General Johnson's case was tardy and cruel. He commanded brigades as brigadier-general at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, a division at Chickamauga and Knoxville, and won promotion on every field. At Chickamauga he pierced the enemy's lines and won the battle, but he was a modest man who never learned the trick of cowering low with blandishment. At dawn on t Drewry's Bluff and in the battles of the 16th, 17th, 18th and 30th of June, he made his name and regiment famous. Colonel Fulton belonged to a family of heroes. He fought in the ranks at Shiloh, and commanded the Forty-fourth at Perryville, Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, where he was noted for soldierly bearing; and thenceforward was identified with Bushrod Johnson's famous brigade and often in command of it. He never failed to confer distinction upon his regiment and brigade, and to reflect h
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12: (search)
Texas, Col. John A. Wharton; the Second Georgia, Colonel Lawton, and two companies of Kentuckians under Captains Taylor and Waltham. He made forced marches to Murfreesboro, arriving at 4:30 a. m. of the 13th in front of that place, then held by the Ninth Michigan and Third Minnesota regiments of infantry, 200 Pennsylvania cavalry old Franklin road, others toward Lebanon, all charged with the same duty—to cut Forrest off. Under date of July 24th, the famous Gen. William Nelson, then at Murfreesboro, informed General Buell that he had ordered a battalion of Wolford's cavalry and a battalion of Beard's to join him. When they do come I will have about 1,200 garrison at Antioch, captured 97 prisoners, frightened the garrison at Nashville and retired in order. On his return to McMinnville he sent a flag of truce to Murfreesboro. But he could not be found. Gen. Frank C. Armstrong reported from Middleburg, Tenn., on the 1st of September, 1862: Just finished whipping the enemy in fro
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
dvance into Tennessee, the campaign against Murfreesboro, and was one of the leaders of the heroic rl the Federal retreat; and after attacking Murfreesboro in co-operation with Forrest, marched his mvictorious day its progress was onward. At Murfreesboro, Colonel Hill, again in command of his regind co-operated with Forrest in the siege of Murfreesboro. In the latter part of the year he was prohottest of the fight at Perryville, also at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. Throughg of the war, was a prominent lawyer of Murfreesboro, Tenn. He opposed secession, and insisted that. When Bragg was concentrating his army at Murfreesboro (November, 1862), after the return from the in the battle of Franklin and the siege of Murfreesboro; and at Nashville on the fateful 16th of Deof the campaigns of Shiloh, Bentonville and Murfreesboro, in which he so conducted himself as to be for his services at Belmont and Shiloh. At Murfreesboro he commanded the Eighth, Sixteenth, Twenty-[3 more...]