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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Shiloh reviewed. (search)
l., on the 6th and 7th of April, 1862. Surveyed, under the direction of Col. Geo. Thom, Chief of Top'l Eng'rs, Dept. of the Mississippi. Revised and Amended by Geal Grant's command on Sunday evening is of two sorts: first, The official, or Thom, map of the battle of Shiloh. On Nov. 28th, 1884, two weeks before the Officiion as to the positions occupied by the troops in the battle. On Dec. 15th, General Thom called the attention of General Grant to certain criticisms which General ShGeneral Grant wrote: 3 E. 66th St., N. Y. City, Dec. 30th, 1884. My Dear General Thom: Your letter of the 15th instant was duly received, and I now have yours of of General Halleck at Pittsburg Landing, by his topographical engineer, General George Thom. The topographical part of it was made from an approximate survey, and,telligent study of the battle. For the errors in the location of the troops General Thom cannot be supposed to be responsible, since he could have no knowledge of th
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The March of Lew Wallace's division to Shiloh. (search)
by letters of October 5th and 6th, 1887, written by Generals Fred. Knefler and G. F. McGinnis, Captains Thomas C. Pursel and George F. Brown, and Dr. S. L. Ensminger, all of whom took part in the march, and the last two of whom examined the ground in 1884 to determine the point.) In the Official Records is a sketch map, without scale, by Colonel James B. McPherson, placing the Map of the routes by which General Grant was reenforced at Pittsburg Landing. Authorities: (1.) The Official or Thom map (p. 508), for roads and distances on the south side of Snake Creek; (2.) the Union Camp map (pp. 496-7), for the location of camps morning of April 5th, 1862; (3.) the Shiloh map in General Badeau's Military history of U. S. Grant, for the main roads on the north side of Snake Creek, that map also agreeing with General McPherson's sketch map without scale in Official Records, Vol. X., p. 183; (4.) General Wallace's statement to the editors, 1887, based on investigations and measurements
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter VIII (search)
ns in northeastern Mississippi. At Pittsburg Landing I reported to General Halleck, who, after some slight delay, assigned me to duty as an assistant to Colonel George Thom, of the topographical engineers. Colonel Thom put me at the work of getting the trains up from the landing, which involved the repair of roads for that purpColonel Thom put me at the work of getting the trains up from the landing, which involved the repair of roads for that purpose by corduroying the marshy places. This was rough, hard work, without much chance of reward, but it was near the field of active operations, and I determined to do the best I could at it till opportunity for something better might arise. General Halleck did not know much about taking care of himself in the field. His campcaterer for this mess, nor did I belong to it even, so I refused point-blank. McKibben, disliking to report my disobedience, undertook persuasion, and brought Colonel Thom to see me to aid in his negotiations, but I would not give in, so McKibben in the kindness of his heart rode several miles in order to procure the beef himself
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter III (search)
purpose of reporting on a defensive line in the valley that could be held while the bulk of my troops were being detached to Petersburg. Colonel Alexander and Colonel Thom, both of the Engineer Corps, reported to accompany me, and at 12 o'clock we took the train. We arrived about dark at Martinsburg, and there found the escorthe State of New York had sent down to receive the vote of her troops in the coming Presidential election. Colonel Alexander was a man of enormous weight, and Colonel Thom correspondingly light, and as both were unaccustomed to riding we had to go slowly, losing so much time, in fact, that we did not reach Winchester till between Captain Joseph O'Keefe, and with twenty men from the escort started for the front, at the same time directing Colonel James W. Forsyth and Colonels Alexander and Thom to remain behind and do what they could to stop the runaways. For a short distance I traveled on the road, but soon found it so blocked with wagons and wounded
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 12 (search)
er. About the same time I was promoted to major-general of volunteers. The Seventy-first Ohio was detached to Clarksville, Tennessee, and the Sixth and Eighth Missouri were transferred to my division. In a few days after the battle, General Halleck arrived by steamboat from St. Louis, pitched his camp near the steamboatlanding, and assumed personal command of all the armies. He was attended by his staff, composed of General G. W. Cullum, U. S. Engineers, as his chief of staff; Colonel George Thom, U. S. Engineers; and Colonels Kelton and Kemper, adjutants-general. It soon became manifest that his mind had been prejudiced by the rumors which had gone forth to the detriment of General Grant; for in a few days he issued an order, reorganizing and rearranging the whole army. General Buell's Army of the Ohio constituted the centre; General Pope's army, then arriving at Hamburg Landing, was the left; the right was made up of mine and Hurlbut's divisions, belonging to the old Army
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 9: roster of general officers both Union and Confederate (search)
1865. Ruff, Chas. F., Mar. 13, 1865. Ruggles, Geo. D., Mar. 13, 1865. Satterlee, R. S., Sept. 2, 1864. Sawtelle, C. G., Mar. 13, 1865. Seawell, Wash., Mar. 13, 1865. Shepherd, O. L., Mar. 13, 1865. Sibley, Caleb C., Mar. 13, 1865. Sidell, Wm. H., Mar. 13, 1865. Simonson, J. S., Mar. 13, 1865. Simpson, J. H., Mar. 13, 1865. Slemmer, A. J., Mar. 13, 1865. Small, M. P., April 9, 1865. Smith, Joseph R., April 9, 1865. Sweitzer, N. B., Mar. 13, 1865. Thayer, Syl., May 31, 1863. Thom, George, Mar. 13, 1865. Thornton, W. A., Mar. 13, 1865. Tompkins, C. H., Mar. 13, 1865. Totten, James, Mar. 13, 1865. Townsend, Fred., Mar. 13, 1865. Trippler, Chas. S., Mar. 13, 1865. Vincent, T. M., Mar. 13, 1865. Vogdes, Israel B., April 9, 1865. Waite, C. A., Mar. 13, 1865. Wallen, Henry D., Mar. 13, 1862. Warner, Jas. M., April 9, 1865. Watkins, L. D., Mar. 13, 1865. Wessells, H. W., Mar. 13, 1865. Whiteley, R. H. K., Mar. 13, 1865. Williams, Rbt., Mar. 13, 1865. Wilson, Thos.