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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 4: campaign of the Army of the Cumberland from Murfreesboro'to Chattanooga. (search)
ctory. At the hour appointed for the attack, Thomas was comparatively weak, for Negley had not yetsions, was found facing and partly overlapping Thomas's extreme left, held by Baird, and flanking itforce between Rosecrans and Chattanooga, which Thomas had prevented the previous day. At this momentainst the pursuers. Rosecrans, unable to join Thomas, and believing the whole army would be speedilmake provision for holding it, if possible. Thomas, meanwhile, ignorant of the disaster that had t of the Rossville road, where Captain Gaw, by Thomas's order, had massed all the artillery he could to its support as possible. To that position Thomas now withdrew from his. breastworks and concentat Rossville, had heard the roar of guns where Thomas was posted, had moved to his support, without They were in overwhelming force, and pressed Thomas in front and on both flanks. Finally, when th seemed no ray of hope for the Nationals. But Thomas stood like a rock, and assault after assault w[14 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 5: the Chattanooga campaign.--movements of Sherman's and Burnside's forces. (search)
oga, 159. Grant and Bragg prepare for battle Thomas moves to attack, 160. seizure of Orchard Knobt Chattanooga, October 23, 1863. he found General Thomas alive to the importance of immediately secled to Chattanooga and temporarily attached to Thomas's command. The Fifteenth Army Corps (Sherman'ng over; and on the afternoon of the 23d, when Thomas moved out, they were at the crossing point. When Thomas moved, the heavy guns of Fort Wood, at Chattanooga, were playing upon the Missionaries'h ready to move to any required point. Grant, Thomas, Granger, and Howard, stood upon the ramparts rman. The Headquarters of the chief were with Thomas, at Orchard Knob. Bragg, in the mean time, l posted behind intrenchments cast up there by Thomas at the time of the battle of Chickamauga. Hieing Hooker to be at or near Rossville, he gave Thomas an order to advance. It was promptly obeyed aerposition of God. Neither Generals Grant nor Thomas intended it. Their orders were to carry the ri[7 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 6: siege of Knoxville.--operations on the coasts of the Carolinas and Georgia. (search)
itch, alone, were over two hundred dead and wounded, including two colonels — McElroy, of the Thirteenth Mississippi, and Thomas, of the Sixteenth Georgia--killed. In this terrible ditch, says a Confederate historian, the dead were piled eight or te Mr. Van Horn was residing, with his family, in the house not far from Grant's Headquarters, See page 151. which both Thomas and Sherman had occupied as such — a pleasant embowered dwelling, unscathed by the storm of war that swept over the town.s burned by accident. The ruined walls of it may be seen in the foreground of the picture on page 163. Headquarters of Thomas and Sherman. this house was on Walnut Street, near Fort Sherman. It belonged to an Englishman named Richardson, who h was traversed. We passed through Rossville Gap, and traveled the Lafayette road, visiting on the way the position of General Thomas, near Kelly's Farm, See page 134. and Lee and Gordon's Mill. See page 134. We rode on to Crawfish Spring, Se
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 14: Sherman's campaign in Georgia. (search)
aula River, and his left abreast the village. Thomas came up on his left, facing Camp Creek, and Scostenaula. General J. C. Davis's division, of Thomas's army, moved down the Oostenaula, to Rome, whwas on the point of closing to the left on General Thomas, in front of New Hope Church, that Shermanmenced, reconnoitering. Seeing the group, General Thomas, it is said, ordered a shot to be fired ate Chattahoochee, in the direction of Atlanta. Thomas's corps pressed closely upon the heels of the uly, he resumed active operations, by throwing Thomas's army across the Chattahoochee, close upon Sc in the direction of Atlanta. On the same day Thomas crossed Peachtree Creek, at several points, in Army of the Ohio (Schofield's) closed in upon Thomas's left, only a short distance from the strong o seize Tennessee, Sherman sent Sept. 28. General Thomas, his second in command, to Nashville, to ohofield was directed to do the same. To General Thomas, Sherman now delegated full power over all[25 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 15: Sherman's March to the sea.--Thomas's campaign in Middle Tennessee.--events in East Tennessee. (search)
Chapter 15: Sherman's March to the sea.--Thomas's campaign in Middle Tennessee.--events in East T1864. at Bainbridge, with very little loss. Thomas's Headquarters, this is a view of the fine neral Schofield, was directed to report to General Thomas, to whom was given full control of all theals W. Jackson, A. Buford, and J. R. Chalmers. Thomas had twenty-five or thirty thousand other men ural Hatch from the latter place. Nov. 22. Thomas had hoped to meet Hood in battle south of Duckn of the West, and his loss was severely felt. Thomas thought. it not prudent for him to risk anothghways, a short distance from the city. General Thomas's army, before Nashville, was composed of ky, to operate on the Louisville railroad. General Thomas detached General McCook's cavalry divisionth of January. On the 30th of December, General Thomas announced to the army the. termination of the campaign, Thomas estimated his entire loss during the campaign, in all the operations under h[33 more...]