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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Bragg and the Chickamauga Campaign—a reply to General Martin. (search)
General Bragg knew that Hindman's movement against Thomas in McLemore's Cove had failed. He then had his foar away to the south of Lafayette, near Alpine, and Thomas to the west, well out of reach on the top of Lookout Mountain was such that it could easily escape, as Thomas had just done. But there lay Crittenden well out i head of Lookout Mountain, and arrange matters with Thomas and McCook as they should attempt to pass northwardcrificed not only the ground between Crittenden and Thomas, but the only position the Confederate army ever heline of retreat; but as he was still separated from Thomas, the prompt marching of the Confederate army to Leeing, for it was hastily retracing its steps to join Thomas, then on the top and sides of Lookout Mountain awain the enemy, and that objects: First to support General Thomas, in case the enemy is in force in the vicinity when General Bragg saw that he had failed to strike Thomas, why did he turn on McCook, miles away to the south
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Florida boy's experience in prison and in escaping. (search)
e of our men were to be found in several towns, mingling freely with the people, to a large number of whom their purposes were known. Under the directions of Castleman and Hines (the latter a member of Morgan's staff), they were quietly organizing the disaffected element into a force with which they expected to pounce upon Chicago or Indianapolis, or perhaps both, release the Confederate prisoners, and then, joined by a volunteer force from Kentucky, make such a demonstration as would cause Thomas to retreat from Nashville. Whether or not their plans were well laid, it is impossible to say. Treachery in the camp and the arrest of Castleman prevented their trial. His arrest was a pure accident. On the 29th of September, having to attend an organization at Evansville, Indiana, he left Marshal, accompanied by Lieutenant Munford, an officer of a Tennessee regiment, and myself. At Sullivan, a little town on the Wabash, we saw a great many excited people. They eyed us suspiciously, an
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reunion of the Virginia division army of Northern Virginia Association (search)
Battery D, of the Fifth artillery. Pendleton was driven back in confusion. At 6.30, next morning, A. P. Hill moved back, and half a mile from Boteler's Ford formed his line of battle in two lines; the first of the brigades of Pender, Gregg and Thomas, under Gregg; and the second, of Lane, Archer and Brocken-brough, under Archer, numbering two thousand muskets. At the same time Porter was pushing forward a reconnoisance in force, under Morell and Sykes, consisting of the First brigade of Mored sixty men; and the Third brigade of Sykes, in the two regiments, and probably five hundred men. Hill advanced on them with spirit in the face of the most tremendous artillery fire from the other side of the Potomac. The brigades of Gregg and Thomas swept everything from their front, but the commands of Morell and Sykes offered an obstinate resistance to Pender, and extending endeavored to turn his left. Becoming hotly engaged, he called on Archer, who forming his command of three brigades
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The battle of Chickamauga. (search)
g this ridge the enemy were drawn up under General Thomas, as it is believed from the statement of p in my judgment, that the services of General George H. Thomas were secured to the side of the Union. General Thomas, then Major Thomas, was stationed at Carlisle Barracks. There were at the same tithe man for the duty to be performed, selected Thomas from the three Majors, and ordered him to reporrisburg, that being Porter's headquarters. Thomas arrived there promptly the same evening. When informed of the duty to be performed, Thomas hesitated, and then began a conversation between the tng, and made a lasting impression on my mind. Thomas argued against the war, taking the ground that complaint. Porter took the position that he, Thomas, as a soldier, had no right to look at the cauengaged, and it was this pleading which caused Thomas to arrive at a decision. I do not say that red that the duty had devolved upon another. Thomas was a Virginian, and had, as many other good a[4 more...]
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