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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 224 2 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 172 2 Browse Search
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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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 132 12 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) 86 4 Browse Search
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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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), March 9-14, 1862.-expedition toward Pardy and operations about Crump's Landing, Tenn. (search)
however, must be large, as there was back of Pittsburg about 6,000 troops, who, as stated, were re-rigade to check any advance by the road from Pittsburg, namely, at the junction of the Pittsburg anmmand upon the road now traveled to and from Pittsburg to a creek over which the bridges crossing tf any size could now move on this point from Pittsburg or its vicinity. Captain Jordan is now out or on the Savannah road. The scouts on the Pittsburg road report having seen about 25 Yankee scou the prisoners that they intended to land at Pittsburg and Eastport, with the view of capturing Corippi Valley, Near Corinth nine miles towards Pittsburg, March 12, 1862. Sir: A mounted courier hommand of Lieutenant O'Daniel, to proceed to Pittsburg. I herewith send you a copy of his report. en that they had landed troops last night at Pittsburg. Proceeding farther, my advance pickets reported the firing of signalguns on the Pittsburg road near the fork; whereupon I left the main road
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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), March 14-17, 1862.-expedition from Savannah, Tenn., to Yellow Creek, Miss., and occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. (search)
ellow Creek, Miss., and occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. Reports, etc. No. 1.-Brig. Gen. WDaniel Ruggles, C. S. Army, of landing at Pittsburg, Tenn., with orders. No. 4.-Brig. Gen. James , say Hurlbut's or Wallace's, move up to Pittsburg Landing and there await our return. My belief iy's force under Cheatham will, after we pass Pittsburg, fall back on Corinth. Yet, if the force atole shore under water from Chickasaw down to Pittsburg, I had no alternative but to run down to thedition of the boat will prevent her going to Pittsburg, from which point there can be but one point I await the general's further orders at Pittsburg Landing. I am, sir, your obedient servant, ters First Division Steamer Continental, Pittsburg Landing, March 16, 1862. Sir: Inclosed pleaset-General. headquarters First Division, Pittsburg Landing, March 17, 1862. Sir: Last night I diillery and infantry disposed so as to defend Pittsburg, leaving my division entire for any movement[2 more...]
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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), chapter 17 (search)
April 1, 1862-expedition from Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., to Eastport, Miss., and Chickasaw, Ala. for report of Lieut. Commander W. Gwin, U. S. Navy, see Series I, Vol. VIII, pp. M21, 122. Report of Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, U. S. Army. headquarters Sherman's Division, Camp Shiloh, near Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., APittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 2, 1862. Sir: In obedience to General Grant's instructions of March 31 I detached one section of Captain Munch's Minnesota battery (two 12-pounder howitzers), a detachment of the Fifth Ohio Cavalry of 150 men, under Major Ricker, and two battalions of infantry from the Fiftyseventh and Seventy-seventh Ohio, under the command of Colonels Hildebrand and Mungen. These were marched to the river and embarked on the steamers Empress and Tecumseh. The gunboat Cairo did not arrive at Pittsburg until after midnight, and at 6 a. m. Captain Bryant, commanding the gunboats, notified me that he should proceed up the river. I followed, keeping the transports w
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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 4, 1862.-skirmish at Lawrenceburg, Tenn. (search)
in the neighborhood with which to transport the captured bacon, started early the next morning, and about noon overtook the infantry of my brigade, who were en route for this place. The next day (6th) we began to hear the fire of the gunboats, and presuming an engagement had taken place, we took three days rations in our haversacks, and leaving our train in charge of the brigade quartermaster, with a sufficient guard, we pushed ahead by forced marches, and made our way to Savannah and Pittsburg Landing at 12 o'clock on the night of the 7th, and early the next morning I had my whole brigade in its present position, in the advance, ready to fight the enemy should he again attack, or for any other duty that might be assigned it. When the general considers that two regiments of my brigade thus made a detour some 30 miles out of the way, and that for 20 miles back of Savannah the road was completely blockaded by the teams of the other divisions of General Buell's army that had precede
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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 4, 1862.-skirmish near Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. (search)
April 4, 1862.-skirmish near Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. Reports. No. 1.-Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, U. S. Army. No. 2.-Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, U. S. Army. No. 3.-Col. Ralph P. Buckland, Seto-morrow and next day. It is my present intention to send them to Hamburg, some 4 miles above Pittsburg, when they all get here. From that point to Corinth the road is good, and a junction can be formed with the troops from Pittsburg at almost any point. Colonel McPherson has gone with an escort to-day to examine the defensibility of the ground about Hamburg, and to lay out the position ofbridge G. Ricker, Fifth Ohio Cavalry. Hdqrs. Second Batt., Fifth Regt. Ohio Vol. Cav., Pittsburg, Tenn., April 4, [?] 1862. In accordance with the order issued to me at 2.30 p. m. of said day nder the terrible fire poured upon us by the enemy in the opening fight of the great battle of Pittsburg. Nine wounded prisoners were brought in at night, making in all 18. E. G. Ricker, Maj
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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 6-7, 1862.-battle of Pittsburg Landing, or Shiloh, Tenn. (search)
1862. The enemy attacked our works at Pittsburg, Tenn., yesterday, but were repulsed with heavy adquarters Department of the Mississippi, Pittsburg, Tenn., April 13, 1862. Sir: It is the unanimSecretary of War. Major-General Halleck, Pittsburg Landing. Pittsburg Landing, April 24, 1862. Pittsburg Landing, April 24, 1862. The sad casualties of Sunday, the 6th, were due in part to the bad conduct of officers who were , Major-General. Hon. E. M. Stanton. Pittsburg Landing, May 2, 1862. Reports of the battl by our troops between Shiloh Church and Pittsburg Landing in the battle of April 6 and 7 last. Thsions, April 4-5 and April 10-15, 1862. Pittsburg, April 7, 1862. Yesterday the rebels atta headquarters District of West Tennessee, Pittsburg, April 9, 1862. Captain: It becomes my duock the order was delivered to move it up to Pittsburg, but owing to its being led by a circuitous of many brave men who fell at the battle of Pittsburg, or Shiloh, more properly. The exact loss i[1 more...]
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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 12-13, 1862.-expedition to Bear Creek, Ala. (search)
bove Chickasaw to Florence. Our cavalry, under Major Bowman, moved finely on this occasion, and the column of General Fry sustained their well-earned reputation for steadiness and discipline. I am, with respect, your obedient servant, W. T. Sherman, Brigadier-General, Commanding Fifth Divuiion. Capt. John A. Rawlins, Assistant Adjutant-General to General Grant. No. 2. Report of Maj. Samuel M. Bowman, Fourth Illinois Cavalry. headquarters Fourth Illinois Cavalry, Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 14, 1862. General: On receiving your order at Chickasaw on yesterday morning about 8 o'clock to take my command, there present, and proceed to destroy the bridge of the Charleston and Memphis Railroad across Bear Creek, I proceeded at once to execute the order. My command consisted of 100 picked men of the following companies of the Fourth Illinois Cavalry: Company E, Captain Rockwood; Company G, Lieutenant Harper; Company H, Lieutenant Fisk; Company L, Lieutenant Merrima
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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 27, 1862.-skirmish at Pea Ridge, Tenn. (search)
April 27, 1862.-skirmish at Pea Ridge, Tenn. Report of Maj. Gen. John A. Meclernand, U. S. Army. headquarters First Division, Camp Stanton, Tenn., April 27, 1862. Sir: Upon returning from your headquarters to-day, in view of the information given by the negroes whom I sent you, I ordered a reconnaissance by my cavalry, under Lieutenant-Colonel McCullough. He has just come in, reporting that he went to Stantonville, 8 miles from Pittsburg, and on the road from that place to Purdy. On his way from Stantonville to Pea Ridge he captured one of the enemy's cavalry scouts, who is now in my camp. Upon arriving at Pea Ridge he encountered the enemy's pickets, killing 3 of them and driving others back. He met with these pickets about 5 miles from my camp. Two other negroes, picked up by my mounted pickets, report that they belong to a man named Johnson, who lives about 4 miles from my camp. These negroes say that the enemy's pickets were formerly posted at their master's
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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 29-June 10, 1862.-advance upon and siege of Corinth, and pursuit of the Confederate forces to Guntown, Miss. (search)
on. B. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Pittsburg Landing, May 3 1862. (Received in Washington,eased all prisoners, rank and file, taken at Pittsburg. H. W. Halleck, Major-General. Hon. E. r armies two principal roads coming from Pittsburg Landing lead in the direction of Corinth. The o of my division from the time of leaving Pittsburg Landing to the evacuation of Corinth: My divle of Shiloh, I marched my division from Pittsburg Landing, where it had bivouacked the night of th Volunteers from the time of its leaving Pittsburg Landing to the present date: On the morning a portion of your brigade, was ordered from Pittsburg about May 2, and approached Corinth by slow,ting our communications with the base at Pittsburg Landing, I ordered a detail of 2,000 men, who, uom your headquarters, on the Corinth and Pittsburg Landing road, and 2 miles from said Landing. om, were reconstructed from this camp to Pittsburg Landing, for the accommodation of the supply tra[15 more...]
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. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), May 1-2, 1862.-operations in the vicinity of Athens, Mooresville, Limestone Bridge, and Elk River, Ala. (search)
y that New Orleans is abandoned, and that the entire force of the enemy from that region will be sent forward to Corinth, and that a heavy force will be thrown across the river without a train, to be subsisted in the country, with the view to compel our abandonment of Northern Alabama. I do not know how much importance you may attach to this statement. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, O. M. Mitchell, Major-General, Commanding Third Division. Maj. Gen. D. C. Buell, Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. No. 2.-reports of Col. J. S. Scott, First Louisiana Cavalry. Athens, Ala., May 1, 1862. General: I attacked the enemy this morning at this place and drove them within 6 miles of Huntsville. They left their tents standing, a considerable quantity of their commissary stores, all camp equipage, and about 150 stand of arms; also some ammunition. They numbered eleven companies. General Mitchel was present, but made his escape by cars. My force was 112 mounted men and my m
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