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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 24 (search)
and a new and somewhat stronger line was formed; which the exulting foe at once flanked and charged, crushing it back in spite of its desperate resistance. And now the narrow, winding forest-road was found so choked with the supply-train of Lee's division that any orderly retreat became impossible, and 10 of Ransom's guns were lost, with perhaps 1,000 prisoners, including Col. Emerson, 67th Indiana. Gens. Franklin and Ransom, and Col. Robinson, 3d cavalry brigade, were wounded, and Col. J. W. Vance, 96th Ohio, and Lt.-Col. Webb, 77th Illinois, killed. Repeated attempts to reform our disheartened men, so as to present a fresh barrier to the enemy's victorious advance, proved of no avail. The Press (Philadelphia) had a correspondent watching the fight, who thus reports its melancholy finale: The reader will understand that our forces were in an open space — a pine-wood clearing — that our line of advance was one single, narrow road; and that, having made the attack ourselves, we
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 27 (search)
el force reported by him at 6,000, led by Martin Armstrong and John Morgan; wherein the Rebels were worsted. Our loss was 18 killed, 82 wounded. Sturgis reports the enemy's at 250 to 400; saying that he buried 22 of their dead and took 44 prisoners. Our advance eastward from Knoxville, having occupied Jan. 15, 1864. Dandridge, was attacked there next day, and more determinedly at 3 P. M. the day after; holding the town till after dark, when our men fell back to Strawberry Plains. Gen. Vance, with 500 mounted men and 2 guns, crossed Smoky mountain from North Carolina into East Tennessee, making for Seviersville; near which place he, with 175 picked men, charged and captured a train of 17 Union wagons, making 26 prisoners. Attempting to return, however, he was surrounded Jan. 15. on Cosby creek by the 4th Illinois cavalry, Maj. Davidson, who routed and captured him, with 100 of his men. Sturgis had several further collisions Jan. 16-28. with the Rebel cavalry under Mar
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Appended notes. (search)
from Confederate service, 85. Tyler, Gen. (Rebel), killed at Fort Tyler, 720. Tyndale's brigade, at Wauhatchie, 436. U. Underwood, Col., 33d Mass., wounded at Wauhatchie, 435. Union National Convention in 1864, 658. Unionists reorganize Arkansas, 555. V. Vallandigham, Hon. C. L., arrested by Burnside, 489; public sensation and resolves, 490 to 501; defeated for Governor of Ohio, 509-510; his conversation with Ould, 666. Valverde, New Mexico, battle of, 22-3. Vance, Col. J. W., 96th Ohio, killed at Sabine Cross-roads, 540. Van Cleve, Gen., killed at Stone River, 277. Van Dorn, Gen. Earl, in Texas, 18; commands trans-Mississippi Department. 27; baffled by Sigel, 27; at Pea Ridge, 23-42; attacks Corinth and is defeated, 225-9; his losses, 231; captures Holly Springs, 287. Vicksburg, Miss., bombarded, 57; first siege of raised, 57-8; again bombarded, 101; attempt to cut canal across peninsula opposite, 101-2; siege of, again abandoned, 102; opera
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 35 (search)
sions. In the neighborhood, the dwelling-house and barns of William T. Wright, their Commissary, were also burned, as were subsequently the house and barn of Lieutenant Munden. Having carried out his orders, Colonel Holman then returned to Elizabeth City with his trophies and one guerrilla as prisoner. The next morning General Wild received a letter from the guerrilla chief, stating that the colored soldier had been sent to Raleigh, but that he would set out at once for that city, see Governor Vance, and have him returned. At the commencement of the war General Wild was practising medicine in Brookline, Massachusetts. That he understands the guerrilla pathology, and can give a prescription that will cure every time, I think the Pasquotank bushwhackers will acknowledge. On the fifteenth instant, Brigadier-General Wessel arrived from Plymouth on the steamer Massasoit. The two Generals remained an hour in consultation, when the Massasoit left for Roanoke Island. General Wessel's
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 54 (search)
Doc. 52.-General Vance's expedition. Richmond Examiner account. Richmond, Jan. 29. we have some interesting parnd resulted, among other misfortunes, in the capture of General Vance, who was in command. General Vance crossed the SmokyGeneral Vance crossed the Smoky Mountain at the head of Lufty, with about three hundred and fifty-five cavalry, two pieces of artillery, and one hundred andetting to the foot, part of the command was left, while General Vance, with about one hundred and seventy-five men, started tThe enemy were then within four miles of our force, and General Vance at once started out with the captured property. This w of the mountain, to meet him on Cosby. The force with General Vance travelled that night until twelve o'clock, when they foould fall back across the Smoky Mountain. So there was General Vance, with the captured property, prisoners, etc., and only ty recaptured, half the men taken prisoners, among them General Vance and part of his staff. The fight occurred on Thursday,
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), Battle of Pleasant Hill. (search)
, and conducted the regiment forward into the woods to support a battery, and ordered a company thrown out to protect our right flank. Soon after, by order of Colonel Vance, an officer and twenty-five men were advanced as skirmishers. It was about three o'clock when an order was received from General Ransom to pile up the knapseveral men; also Captain C. A. Burns, who was instantly killed by a musketshot in the head. At this point, Colonel Brown, as ranking officer after the fall of Colonel Vance, took command of the brigade; and General Cameron, in place of General Ransom, who fell severely wounded just as the regiment reached the top of the ridge, toofive hundred and fifty men, as near as can be ascertained. General Ransom, commanding the Thirteenth corps, was wounded above the knee, but is doing well. Colonel J. W. Vance, of the Ninety-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, commanding Second brigade, Fourth division, was severely wounded and taken prisoner, as was also Colonel Emers