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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 137 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 82 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., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 56 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3 46 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2 46 0 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. 30 0 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 30 0 Browse Search
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid 28 0 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 28 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 28 0 Browse Search
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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 28: (search)
hold defensively Nashville, Chattanooga, and Decatur, all strongly fortified and provisioned for aectly against him, and myself move rapidly by Decatur and Purdy to cut off his retreat. But this wotance are Chattanooga, Stevenson, Huntsville, Decatur, Tuscumbia, and Corinth; the last-named place to abandon all the railroad from Columbia to Decatur, thence to Stevenson. This will give him mucofficer preferred to guard the Tennessee from Decatur to Eastport. Forrest's pickets, he said, are On the 25th of October, Hood appeared before Decatur in force, for, contrary to Sherman's expectatod, however, made only a demonstration before Decatur, and on the 29th, withdrew his force. The santsville and that line, and the Nashville and Decatur road, except so far as it facilitates an armyreesboroa, Stevenson, Bridgeport, Huntsville, Decatur, and Chattanooga, to keep open communicationssed or intended. Granger was at this time at Decatur with five thousand men, Rousseau at Murfreesb[2 more...]
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 29: (search)
sville. I have a force of about 4,000 men at Decatur and on the Memphis and Charleston railroad, which might be made available, if Decatur and that road were abandoned, but as General Sherman is very anxious to have Decatur held if possible, I have kept the force there up to this time. I will, ences of Nashville, with Hood close upon him. Decatur has been abandoned, and so have all the roadsvor to put this road in order from Pulaski to Decatur, as soon as possible. As yet I have not had s these, the three railroads to Johnsonville, Decatur, and Chattanooga, all meet at Nashville, but possible to follow him, you want to reoccupy Decatur and all other abandoned points. Thomas replisame day: I have already given orders to have Decatur occupied, and also to throw a strong column odman, however, had not proceeded further than Decatur, when he learned that the rebels had re-crossachments from Chattanooga, Murfreesboroa, and Decatur, leaving the guards at his railroad block-hou[1 more...]