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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Arkansas troops in the battle of Wilson's Creek. (search)
neral Lyon, was killed, gallantly leading his men to what he and they supposed was victory, but which proved (it may be because they were deprived of his enthusiastic leadership) disastrous defeat. In the light of the present day, even, it is difficult to measure the vast results had Lyon lived and the battle gone against us. General McCulloch, myself, and our staff-officers now grouped ourselves together upon the center of the hill. Woodruff's battery was again placed in position, and Totten, who was covering the retreat of Sturgis (who had assumed command of the Federal forces after the death of General Lyon), received the benefit of his parting shots. We watched the retreating enemy through our field-glasses, and were glad to see him go. Our ammunition was exhausted, our men undisciplined, and we feared to risk pursuit. It was also rumored that reinforcements were coming to the Federal army by forced marches, but it was found the next day that the disaster to the retreating
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 23: the War in Missouri.-doings of the Confederate Congress. --Affairs in Baltimore.--Piracies. (search)
nder Colonels Blair and Boernstein; regulars, under Captain Lathrop; and artillery, under Captain James Totten. The expedition reached the capital on the afternoon of the 15th. Jackson and Price, wime German volunteers of Boernstein's regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Shaeffer, on the right. Totten's artillery occupied the center, and they opened the conflict by firing a shell from a 12-poundethe pressure of the Union infantry, and the round shot, and shell, and grape, and canister, from Totten's cannon. Two of his shells entered the brick house and drove out the inmates; and twenty minut land force; and it was the shot from a howitzer on the City of Louisiana, and the missiles from Totten's guns, falling simultaneously among the insurgents, that produced a panic and a flight. Their , to Warsaw, on the Osage River, eighty miles southwest of Booneville, pursued some distance by Totten. There he was joined, on the 20th, June, 1861. by about four hundred insurgents, under Colonel
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 2: civil and military operations in Missouri. (search)
ar Cavalry (recruits), Lieutenant Lathrop; Captain Totten's Battery, Regular Artillery, six guns, 6 f Regular Infantry, under Captain Plummer, Captain Totten's light battery of six pieces, a battalionoccupied by General Rains, closely followed by Totten's Battery, which was supported by a strong resers. At the same time the left section of Captain Totten's Battery, under Lieutenant Sokalski, firend the Iowa troops still farther to the left. Totten's Battery was planted on an eminence, between position of the Nationals. In the mean time, Totten attacked a masked battery on the left bank of he line of the Missourians was sadly thinned. Totten was ordered up to their support, and his canishe danger greater than he apprehended, ordered Totten to send aid from his battery for the right of but when they were within two hundred yards of Totten's Battery, that officer suddenly wheeled his gsouri. The battle raged fiercely for a time. Totten's Battery, supported by Iowa and Regular troop[6 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 12: operations on the coasts of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. (search)
, three columbiads each; Burnside, one heavy mortar; Sherman, three heavy mortars; Halleck, two heavy mortars; Scott, four columbiads; Sigel, five 30-pounder Parrott, and one 48-pounder James; McClellan, two 84-pounders and two 64-pounders James; Totten, four 10-inch siege mortars. Totten and McClellan were only 1,650 yards from the fort; Stanton was 8,400 yards distant. Each battery had a service magazine for two days supply of ammunition, and a depot powder magazine of 8,000 barrels capacity Totten and McClellan were only 1,650 yards from the fort; Stanton was 8,400 yards distant. Each battery had a service magazine for two days supply of ammunition, and a depot powder magazine of 8,000 barrels capacity was constructed near the Martello tower, printed on page 125, which was the landing-place for all supplies on Tybee. On that day the commanding General issued minute orders for the working of the batteries, which was to corn mence at daybreak the next morning. See the report of General Gillmore, dated April 80, 1862. General David Hunter, who had just succeeded General Sherman March 31, 1862. in the command of the Department, arrived at Tybee on the evening of the 8th, accompanied by Gen
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 20: events West of the Mississippi and in Middle Tennessee. (search)
Militia, commanded the northeastern part of the State; General Ben Loan the northwestern; General James Totten the central; General F. B. Brown the southwestern; Colonel J. M. Glover, of the Third Misundred Missouri cavalry, and a combination was immediately formed to capture him, but failed. Totten was directed by Schofield to strike Hughes before he could join Coffey, while General Blunt, in Iowa cavalry, was sent from Clinton with 1,500 men to effect a junction with Major Foster, whom Totten had sent out from Lexington in search of Hughes. The insurgent bands formed a junction and in a k the Confederates at Newtonia, whose number was estimated at about fifteen thousand. Blunt and Totten approached at different points, when the Confederates, who were illy equipped, fled without strid General Francis J. Herron to march with about a thousand cavalry to attack their rear, and General Totten to advance from Fayetteville and fall on their front. Herron first at the dawn of the 28th.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 150 (search)
s, and situated at or near the foot of the Ozark Mountains. Monday, at starting, we were thirty miles from Forsythe, having only made twenty miles in the two days previous, owing to heavy rains and the consequent almost impassable character of the mountain roads. However, the day was cool, and the men pushed forward with a vigor that brought them to their destination at 2 P. M. of the same day. Our command was composed of Companies C and D, Dragoons, under Capt. Stanley, a section of Capt. Totten's battery, under charge of Lieut. Sokalski, five hundred of the First Iowa regiment, under Lieut.-Col. Merritt, and a balance made up of mounted Kansas Volunteers, under Capt. Wood, and Second Kansas Infantry, under Col. Mitchell. Forsythe has been noted for some time as being the rendezvous of some four hundred secessionists, who drilled there, and made it the basis of a series of predatory operations upon the property of Union men living in the vicinity. They were said to be fortifi
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 197 (search)
hey intended giving battle. A few shells from Totten's battery assisted our skirmishers in clearingd repulsed the right wing of his infantry. Capt. Totten's battery in the centre, supported by the Ipy with its supports the hill in our rear. Capt. Totten's battery, as soon as his disabled horses c the commanding General. The services of Capt. Totten are so emphatically interwoven with the var's cavalry advancing to charge on a section of Totten's battery. The fire was executed with promptn. Merritt, Lieut.-Colonel Commanding. Captain Totten's report. Springfield, Mo., Aug. 11, as now evident that the enemy intended to take Totten's battery, as a strong column of infantry was notice,) had it not been for the relief of Captain Totten's battery on the extreme right. A few shoers,7718720 Second Kansas Volunteers,5596 Capt. Totten's Co. F, 2d Art'y,470 Col. Siegel's BrigadCapt. Lothrop and his regular rifle recruits. Totten and Dubois were, meanwhile, firing upon the en[37 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), Secession official reports. (search)
s battery to the battery of the enemy under Capt. Totten, and a constant cannonading was kept up betr of them to again participate in the battle. Totten's battery then threw a few balls as feelers, ted in driving them back with the assistance of Totten's battery, and gaining the summit. In this pampanies of infantry. Seeing the movement, Captain Totten poured a few rounds of canister into theirulances to move toward town. The infantry and Totten's full battery followed in good order and weremanded the eastern division, heard the roar of Totten's artillery, he at once attacked the enemy in t Missouri First and Osterhaus' battalion, and Totten's battery of six pieces had taken position on Capt. Lothrop and his regular rifle recruits. Totten and Dubois were, meanwhile, firing upon the en contest, the enemy were again repulsed. Capt. Totten then reported his cannon ammunition nearly ter retreating in good order nearly two miles, Totten's battery and three companies of infantry were[3 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), Secession narratives. (search)
I saw it in person. Gen. Lyon attacked us before breakfast. I was awoke by Totten's battery opening within one thousand two hundred yards of my tent. We were sure was one unceasing roar of musketry and thundering of artillery, a portion of Totten's battery replying to my guns. In the end of this last and terrible fire the even times regained his position. He had a strong force of regulars posted with Totten's battery around his person. The Missouri troops at the north, the Louisiana of my regiment, in Gen. Slack's division, where he fell mortally wounded, near Totten's battery, covered all over with wounds. I received his sword to keep it from oint of time General McCulloch came up, and directed Slack's division to charge Totten's battery in front, and the Arkansas troops on the right. This was the most teosh's Arkansas regiments suffered most severely. Here General Lyon was killed, Totten's battery driven from the heights, and his whole force scattered in flight. Th
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)
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