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William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 2: (search)
ure. It is not the proper line of operations, at least now. A much more feasible plan is to move up the Cumberland and Tennessee, making Nashville the present objective point. This would threaten Columbus, and force the abandonment of Bowling Greed communication, and, if possible, that should be done by columns moving rapidly to the bridges over the Cumberland and Tennessee. The former probably would not be reached at first, being some thirty-one miles above the first principal battery that movement before the 15th or 20th inst., until I received General McClellan's telegram about the reenforcements sent to Tennessee and Kentucky by Beauregard. Although not ready, I deemed it important to move instantly. I believe I was right Fort esent feasibility of the plan, I would respectfully suggest the propriety of subduing Fort Henry, near the Kentucky and Tennessee line, and holding the position. If this is not done soon, there is but little doubt but that the defenses on both the
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 4: (search)
try on whose roads some reliance can be placed, which is not the case in northern Mississippi. If Price was aiming for Tennessee he failed, and was therefore beaten. He made a wide circuit by the south aid again joined Van Dorn. * * * * To whe about two hundred and fifty prisoners. I have reliable information that it was Price's intention to move over east of Tennessee. In this he has been thwarted. Among the enemy's loss are General Little, killed, and General Whitfield, wounded. I became fully reconciled. General Rosecrans was soon after relieved, and transferred to the Army of the Cumberland in Tennessee, of which he afterward obtained the command in place of General Buell, who was removed. The effect of the battle of It was, indeed, a decisive blow to the Confederate cause in our quarter, and changed the whole aspect of affairs in West Tennessee. From the timid defensive, we were at once enabled to assume the bold offensive. In Memphis I could see its effects
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 5: (search)
and concentrated movement to break the center, near Chickasaw Creek, at the head of a bayou of the same name; and once in position to turn to the right (Vicksburg), or left (Drumgould's Bluff), according to information then obtained. I supposed their organized forces to amount to about fifteen thousand, which could be reenforced at the rate of about four thousand a day, provided General Grant did not occupy all the attention of Pemberton's forces at Grenada, or Rosecrans those of Bragg in Tennessee. Not one word could I hear from General Grant, who was supposed to be pushing south, or of General Banks, supposed to be ascending the Mississippi. Time being every thing to us, I determined to assault the hills in front of Morgan on the morning of the 29th; Morgan's division to carry the position of the hills, Steele's division to support him and hold the county road. I had placed General A. J. Smith in command of his own division (First) and that of M. L. Smith (Second), with orders
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 6: (search)
hio, General Burnside, was marching toward East Tennessee. General Rosecrans was so confident of n August, that Burnside would move through East Tennessee with an effective force of twelve thousandashington, to Burnside on the march and in East Tennessee: August 5th.—You will immediatelusand men by the most practicable route on East Tennessee, making Knoxville or its vicinity your objents of your troops. As soon as you reach East Tennessee you will endeavor to connect with the forc another part of Ewell's corps has gone to East Tennessee. The forces said to be collecting at Jonecan not hold Chattanooga, you can not hold East Tennessee, as that place threatens the gateway from retty certain that Ewell's corps has gone to Tennessee, and its probable object is Abingdon. His fif he lost his position you could not hold East Tennessee in any event, and that if he held his posiduty it is to perform while it remains. East Tennessee can be no more than temporarily lost so lo[9 more...]
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 7: (search)
t twenty-five hundred cavalry, which he had, by General Grant's orders, brought across from Middle Tennessee, to assist in our general purpose as well as to punish the rebel General Forrest, who had been most active in harassing our garrisons in West Tennessee and Mississippi. * * * * * * A chief part of the enterprise was to destroy the rebel cavalry commanded by General Forrest, who were a constant threat to our railway communications in Middle Tennessee, and I committed this task to Brigadier-General W. Sooy Smith. General Hurlbut had in his command about seven thousand five hundred cavalrytive out of these and the twenty-five hundred which General Smith had brought with him from Middle Tennessee. With this force General Smith was ordered to move from Memphis straight for Meridian, Mis was constantly threatening Memphis and the river above, as well as our routes of supply in Middle Tennessee. In this we failed utterly, because General W. Sooy Smith did not fulfill his orders, whic
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 8: (search)
gh knowledge of the approaches direct upon Dalton, from Ringgold and Cleveland), to have made a strong demonstration against Buzzard Roost, attracting Johnston's whole attention to that point, and to have thrown the main body of my infantry and cavalry through Snake Creek Gap upon his communications, which I had ascertained from scouts he had, up to that time, neglected to observe or guard. With this view I had previously asked for the return to me of Granger's corps and my cavalry from East Tennessee, and had already initiated preparations for the execution of the above movement as soon as the Spring opened sufficiently to admit of it. On the 17th of March General Grant was made Lieutenant-General, and was succeeded in command at Nashville by General Sherman. In the same report General Thomas continues: Shortly after his assignment to the command of the Military Division of the Mississippi, General Sherman came to see me at Chattanooga, to consult as to the position of affa
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 11: (search)
nt:. * * * * Why will it not do to leave Tennessee to the forces which Thomas has, and the rese if you can hold him with your forces now in Tennessee and the expected reenforcements, as, in that Owing to the presence of Longstreet in East Tennessee it will be impossible to attempt any movem should be made up from the local militia of Tennessee, or troops organized especially for the pres under Hood, were to act on the defensive in Tennessee, or to take the offensive in Alabama. * * * is permission also, the condition of holding Tennessee firmly against Hood is prominent. The nex * * * * I propose with the Armies of Ohio, Tennessee, and two corps of this, to sally forth and m of Florence, Alabama, threatening to invade Tennessee. We are all ready for him there, and I haveovide against their return by that line into Tennessee. 3. To clean out West Tennessee. 4. ToWest Tennessee. 4. To move a force down the Mississippi and operate against Mobile. The importance of these objects is[6 more...]
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 13: (search)
and had opened communication with the fleet, I endeavored to ascertain what had transpired in Tennessee since our departure. * * * * As before described, General Hood had three full corps of infa promises the two divisions of Smith and Mower, belonging to me, but I doubt if they can reach Tennessee in less than ten days. * * * * I have retained about fifty thousand good troops and have sent aragraph in regard to Thomas: I myself am somewhat astonished at the attitude of things in Tennessee. I purposely delayed at Kingston until General Thomas assured me that he was all ready, and o advance from Florence, urging me to go ahead and give myself no concern about Hood's army in Tennessee. Why he did not turn on him at Franklin, after checking and discomfiting him, surpasses my of our victorious entry into Savannah came the welcome and expected news that our comrades in Tennessee had also fulfilled nobly and well their part, had decoyed General Hood to Nashville and then t
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 14: (search)
d it is impossible to say when he will reach here. Since being placed in charge of affairs in Tennessee, I have lost nearly fifteen thousand men discharged by expiration of service and permitted to order has not been carried out. Moreover, so long as Hood occupies a threatening position in Tennessee, General Canby is obliged to keep large forces on the Mississippi River to protect its navigatr. We can not control the elements, and you must remember that, to resist Hood's advance into Tennessee, I had to reorganize and almost thoroughly equip the force now under my command. I fought theed of their transportation to accommodate the force taken with him, to oppose the advance into Tennessee of that army which had resisted the advance of the army of the Military Division of the Missislry. Although my progress may appear slow, I feel assured that Hood's army can be driven from Tennessee, and eventually driven to the wall by the force under my command. But too much must not be ex
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 16: (search)
, Johnston had offered to surrender, and so Bentonville passed almost unnoticed. It is just to General Sherman to say, that in his Memoirs he brings the real facts connected with this action into bolder relief than any other of his mistakes of which he treats. But the official record supplies some important omissions. Concerning the start from Savannah northward, General Sherman writes: I knew full well at the time that the broken fragments of Hood's army (which had escaped from Tennessee) were being hurried rapidly across Georgia, by Augusta, to make junction in my front, estimating them at the maximum, twenty-five thousand men, and Hardee's, Wheeler's, and Hampton's forces at fifteen thousand, made forty thousand, which, if handled with spirit and energy, would constitute a formidable force, and might make the passage of such rivers as the Santee and Cape Fear a difficult undertaking. His whole army reached Fayetteville, North Carolina, and crossed the Cape Fear to m
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