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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 15: (search)
ion, with respect to the ultimate defence of Nashville, than that which they held at Bowling Green,, and unable to cross the Cumberland between Nashville and Donelson, we could have time to escape fensive line of Duck River, or probably reach Nashville, if required, before the arrival of Buell, wuregard left at that date, for Columbus, via Nashville. But the lapse of time and the hurrying of messenger, that he would confer with him at Nashville upon his arrival there. He established his g, Va., but hearing that communications with Nashville were interrupted, and that the enemy was at to Richmond. The day after his arrival at Nashville, General Beauregard, in reply to a letter frsible, and then retire, if practicable, upon Nashville. General Pillow, who was still in command, oving the public property collected there to Nashville, or southward, a force of about twentyseven ed at Clarksville, and, in great measure, at Nashville. This concentration should, therefore, ha[21 more...]
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 16: (search)
re, was received by him on the 17th, at Jackson. It is given in full: Nashville, February 16th, 1862. To General Beauregard: Your despatch of 16th receiveterwards General Johnston himself forwarded this additional telegram: Nashville, February 18th, 1862. To General Beauregard, Jackson, Tennessee: You must n in the State who could be armed, but that he himself was compelled to go to Nashville. General Beauregard, thereupon, repeated his request, through General Polk, nwhile, General Johnston, followed by Buell's forces, had resolved to abandon Nashville. He began his retreat towards Stevenson, along the line of the Nashville andexplanation of his future operations: Headquarters Western Department, Nashville, February 18th, 1862. Sir,—In conformity with the intention announced to tof officers, men, arms, and munitions, have so weakened us on that line, that Nashville can only be held by superhuman energy, determination, and courage. At the sa
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 18: (search)
he army opposing us. General Buell. his slow advance on Nashville. is at last aroused by order to unite his forces with the reinforced by General Buell, already on the march from Nashville to Savannah, with five divisions of the best organized, dns, numbering nearly forty thousand men, was ordered from Nashville, to the support of Grant.—Badeau's Military History of U.nder of Fort Donelson. He had then advanced leisurely on Nashville, about seventy-five miles distant, arriving opposite that of the Confederate forces, under General Floyd, had left Nashville for Murfreesboroa, thirty-two miles distant in a southerlthe south side of the river. General Buell remained at Nashville, a passive spectator of General Johnston's slow and quietplace of concentration, wherever it might be. While at Nashville, Buell's whole force in Tennessee and Kentucky consistedlerity. On arriving at Columbia, forty miles south of Nashville, General Buell found the bridge across Duck River destroy
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 19: (search)
f the battle of Shiloh, this phenomenon might, however, possibly have happened; for in about thirty days, with our defective means of transportation, we had collected at Corinth, from Murfreesboroa, Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans, and other distant points, an effective force of over forty thousand men of all arms, while the Federals had failed to bring together, in time, at Pittsburg Landing, notwithstanding their ample means of land and water transportation, the armies of Buell, from Nashville, Tennessee, and of Pope, from southeast Missouri. Yet the Confederate army had advanced and was then assembled at Monterey and vicinity, less than nine miles in his front. Our forces, as they had arrived in the afternoon of the 5th, at the intersection of the Griersford (Lick Creek) and Ridge roads, from Corinth to Pittsburg, less than two miles from the Shiloh meeting-house, were formed into three lines of battle; the first, under General Hardee, extended from near Owl Creek, on the left,
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 20: (search)
agg's corps, with one (Clark's) division of General Polk's corps, rested in those of Sherman. Through a misunderstanding of orders, on the part of General Polk, his other (Cheatham's) division was sent back about three miles and a half, to its bivouac of the previous night. General Cheatham says, in his Report: At the close of the day, a part of my command remained on the field, and a portion returned to our encampment of the night previous. In a letter to General Beauregard, dated Nashville, Tenn., November 27th, 1876, General Cheatham uses the following language: At dusk, on the evening of the 6th, I was on the extreme left of our army, near the river. I recollect that General Cleburne's division was on my right. The second brigade of my division (Stephens's), with a portion of Johnson's (my first), retired to our camp of the night previous—Saturday night. This camp was near General Polk's headquarters, where the enemy's cavalry horses were killed by our artillery, on Friday,
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 22: (search)
na, to ascertain whether they could send him, at Corinth, the State troops they had available at that time; and he also requested General Johnston, who was then at Murfreesboroa, retiring, with some fifteen thousand men, from Bowling Green and Nashville, to Stevenson, to change the direction of his retreat to Decatur, Alabama, that he might more readily form a junction with the forces at Corinth, at the proper time. To this request, General Johnston willingly acceded. By the 27th of March,rals Halleck, Grant, and Buell seem to have been equally unprepared for his sudden onslaught. General Buell, with five divisions of his army, well organized and fully equipped, numbering at least thirty-seven thousand men of all arms, had left Nashville from the 15th to the 20th of March, to form a junction at his leisure with Grant at Savannah, via Columbia, Mount Pleasant, and Waynesboro. He was delayed several days at Columbia by high water in Duck River, the bridge having been destroyed b
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 24: (search)
The present position at Tupelo, on the verge of the prairies, is considered very healthy; the water appears very good; a greater quantity of cattle are being obtained from the vicinity; and a marked improvement seemed to have already taken place in the condition of the troops, when I left there on the 17th instant. Question No. 5.—Was it at no time practicable to have cut the enemy's line of communication, so as to compel him to abandon the Tennessee River, or to permit us to reoccupy Nashville? Answer No. 5.—If it had been possible to effect either object I would not have been slow in attempting it. I shall never be accused of being too slow in taking the offensive or in carrying the war into Africa, whenever practicable with any prospect of success. Several attempts were made by me about the beginning of May (especially on the 9th and 19th to 22d) to draw the enemy out of his intrenched positions, and separate his closed masses for a battle; but he was too prudent to separa
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 25: (search)
points must be, first, Louisville, and then Cincinnati. How best to reach them from Chattanooga, with Buell at Huntsville and Stevenson, is the question. It is evident he has the advantage of two bases of operations, the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, and that if we advance towards our objective points without getting rid of him, we would expose our lines of communication with Chattanooga. We must, then, give him battle first, or compel him to retire before us. Should he retire on Nashville (as the newspapers say he is now doing), we will be advancing towards Louisville; but should he venture on Florence or Savannah, to unite his forces with Rosecrans and Grant, we will have to concentrate enough of our forces from Mobile and East Tennessee to follow him rapidly and defeat him in a grand battle, when we would be able to resume our march as before indicated. We must, however, as soon as practicable, construct strong works to command the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, for ot
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 27 (search)
will leave here, as soon as practicable, via Nashville and Bowling Green. I remain sir, very resn B. Floyd, Brig.-Genl. C. S. A. Nashville, Feb. 16th, 1862. To General Beauregard:r. The head of our column is about reaching Nashville. W. W. MacKALLall, A. A. Genl. Appetate who is, and can be, armed. I return to Nashville in the morning. Regret I cannot see you. Ith or 21st, when I was prepared to return to Nashville, I received a telegram from you, asking me te train that evening at Corinth, and reached Nashville early the next morning. General Johnston bethat line in rear of the Cumberland River at Nashville, while a strong point on that river, some feilroad, via Decatur, to deceive the enemy at Nashville; for we must try to keep Buell away from us ncing for that purpose by rapid marches from Nashville via Columbia. About the same time, General anwhile, to cross the Tennessee and march on Nashville. T. J., A. A. G. Headquarters army of the [6 more...]