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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Opposing Sherman's advance to Atlanta. (search)
Longstreet's, would be sent there; and this army and Longstreet's corps would march to meet at Kingston, on the Tennessee River, and thence into the valley of Duck River. Being invited to give my hward from Adairsville,--one directly through Cassville; the other follows the railroad through Kingston, turns to the left there, and rejoins the other at Cassville. The interval between them is widest opposite Kingston, where it is about seven miles by the farm roads. In the expectation that a part of the Federal army would follow each road, it was arranged that Polk's corps should engage the column on the direct road when it should arrive opposite Kingston,--Hood's, in position for the purpose, falling upon its left flank during the deployment. Next morning, when our cavalry on that road reported the right Federal column near Kingston, General Hood was instructed to move to and follow northwardly a country road a mile east of that from Adairsville, to be in position to fall upon the
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces in the Atlanta campaign. May 3d-September 8th, 1864. (search)
5th Ky., Transferred to Fourth Division, Twentieth Corps, July 25th and August 9th, respectively. Col. William W. Berry; 6th Ky., Transferred to Fourth Division, Twentieth Corps, July 25th and August 9th, respectively. Maj. Richard T. Whitaker, Capt. Isaac N. Johnston; 23d Ky., Transferred to Second Brigade, First Division, August 19th. Lieut.-Col. James C. Foy, Maj. George W. Northup; 1st Ohio, Ordered to Chattanooga July 25th. Maj. Joab A. Stafford; 6th Ohio, At Cleveland, Kingston, and Resaca; relieved for muster out June 6th. Col. Nicholas L. Anderson; 41st Ohio, Lieut.-Col. Robert L. Kimberly; 71st Ohio, Joined August 31st. Col. Henry K. McConnell; 93d Ohio, Lieut.-Col. Daniel Bowman; 124th Ohio, Col. Oliver H. Payne, Lieut.-Col. James Pickands, Col. Oliver H. Payne. Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Samuel Beatty, Col. Frederick Knefier: 79th Ind., Col. Frederick Knefier, Lieut.-Col. Samuel P. Oyler, Maj. George W. Parker, Capt. John G. Dunbar, Capt. Eli F. Ritter; 86t
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The struggle for Atlanta. (search)
, by his speedy night-work, passed on through Kingston, and formed an admirable line of battle in thar. So Sherman, taking up his headquarters at Kingston, a little hamlet on the railway, gave his armndian Affairs, was ringing the church bell at Kingston, when Sherman, being disturbed by the ringingAllatoona to Rome. Sherman's headquarters at Kingston were midway. While the armies were resting, oker) near Cartersville, and the remainder at Kingston, the railroad and telegraph lines were repaired to Kingston; baggage, temporarily abandoned, came back to officers and men; necessary supplies, a Thomas crossing on his own pontoons south of Kingston; Hooker, contrary to the plan, went in advancld's column over a bridge at Milam's, east of Kingston; Davis, being at Rome, went straightforward ffficult to bring enough supplies forward from Kingston to meet the needs of the army. Sherman beganry heavy. A force moving from Stilesboro' to Kingston gives me some anxiety. Tell me where Sherman
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Cavalry operations in the West under Rosecrans and Sherman. (search)
Marrow Bone, only a few miles west of Burksville. Four noted Kentucky officers commanded these regiments, Frank Wolford, B. H. Bristow, R. T. Jacob, and E. W. Crittenden. At Bardstown the pursuers were joined by three Ohio regiments. A month later this same Federal cavalry and several other regiments were organized at Camp Nelson in Kentucky by Burnside for an expedition to east Tennessee. It was placed under command of Shackelford, who led it through Williamsburg and Big Creek Gap to Kingston. The infantry force under Burnside moved out at the same time and took possession of Knoxville. Shackelford's cavalry then hastened to Cumberland Gap and captured the place, with 2500 men under the Confederate General Fraser. They then made their way to the borders of Virginia, clearing the valley of Confederates, and returned to Knoxville, where Burnside was concentrating to resist the advance of Longstreet. For three weeks the cavalry was shut up in Knoxville with the infantry. After
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., John Morgan in 1864. (search)
ork was accomplished in twenty days, of five hours labor each day. After leaving the prison the party separated. General Morgan and Captain Hines took the cars at Columbus for Cincinnati. At Cincinnati they crossed into Kentucky, and, passing southward through New Castle and Bardstown, reached the Cumberland, near Burkesville, on December 5th. Soon afterward they fell in with a detachment of Morgan's men that had not taken part in the Ohio raid, and on the 13th crossed the Tennessee near Kingston. After several adventures with scouting parties of Union cavalry, in one of which Captain Hines was retaken, Morgan reached the Confederate lines.--editors. and reached the Confederate lines early in December. He was not ordered upon active service during that winter, but in April was virtually placed in command of the Department of South-western Virginia, which embraced also a portion of east Tennessee. The forces at his disposal for the defense of the department, exclusive of the milit