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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Bragg's invasion of Kentucky. (search)
e flank. See the previous note.--editors. General Horatio G. Wright, who commanded the department, in his repoons for an aggressive campaign. On the 26th Major-General Wright, commanding the Department of the Ohio, wents Seventh Division8,084   Total under Buell's and Wright's command137,282 But see other estimates, p. 31.e might with propriety add the 26,351 men which General Wright could have drawn from his command in West Virgi would make the entire force subject to Buell's and Wright's orders 176,030. Maximum Confederate forces. Gted that number as it would have been for Buell and Wright to have concentrated the 163,633 which they command available to drive 40,000 men out of Kentucky, General Wright on the 16th appealed to the governors of Indianing these and the troops in West Virginia under General Wright out of the calculation, our strength, even afte Louisville that Nelson telegraphed the fact to General Wright, saying, Louisville is now safe; God and Libert
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 1.6 (search)
ragic death occurred a few days later. The facts in relation to the killing of General William Nelson by General Jefferson C. Davis are recounted by General James B. Fry in his pamphlet, Killed by a brother soldier, from which the following account is condensed: Davis, who had been on sick leave in Indiana, hearing that general officers were needed about Cincinnati and Louisville to assist in repelling the invasion of Kirby Smith and Bragg, volunteered his services, and was sent by General H. G. Wright at Cincinnati to report to Nelson at Louisville. The latter assigned to Davis the work of arming the citizens of Louisville. A day or two afterward Davis called at Nelson's headquarters in the Galt House. Nelson inquired, Well, Davis, how are you getting along with your command? Davis replied, I don't know, and gave similar answers to two or three questions as to the number of regiments and companies he had organized. Nelson, who was angered by his seeming indifference, rose and
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1st-3d, 1863. (search)
one F. Watson (w), Lieut. Charles C. MacConnell. Brigade loss: k, 8; w, 33; mi, 2 = 43. Sixth Army Corps, Maj.-Gen. John Sedgwick. General Headquarters: L, 1st N. J., and H, 1st Pa. Cav., Capt. William S. Craft. First division, Brig.-Gen. Horatio G. Wright. Provost Guard: 4th N. J. (3 co's), Capt. William R. Maxwell. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. A. T. A. Torbert: 1st N. J., Lieut.-Col. William Henry, Jr.; 2d N. J., Lieut.-Col. Charles Wiebecke; 3d N. J., Lieut.-Col. Edward L. Campbell; 15t 777. Mahone's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. William Mahone: 6th Va., Col. George T. Rogers; 12th Va., Col. D. A. Weisiger; 16th Va., Col. Joseph H. Hamn; 41st Va., Col. William A. Parham; 61st Va., Col. V. D. Groner. Brigade loss: k, 8; w, 55; m, 39-102. Wright's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Ambrose R. Wright, Col. William Gibson, Brig.-Gen. Ambrose R. Wright: 3d Ga., Col. E. J. Walker; 22d Ga., Col. Joseph Wasden (k), Capt. B. C. McCurry; 48th Ga., Col. William Gibson, Capt. M. R. Hall, Col. William Gibson (w a
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 9.97 (search)
ng, and I was in torture while he was delivering it, fearing something would be expected from me in response. I was relieved, however, the people assembled having apparently heard enough. At all events they commenced a general hand-shaking, which, although trying where there is so much of it, was a great relief to me in this emergency. From Nashville I telegraphed to Burnside, who was then at Knoxville, General Burnside assumed command of the Department of the Ohio, succeeding General H. G. Wright, on the 25th of March, 1863.--editors. that important points in his department ought to be fortified, so that they could be held with the least number of men; to Porter at Cairo, that Sherman's advance had passed Eastport, Miss. [see p. 691], and that rations were probably on their way from St. Louis by boat for supplying his army, and requesting him to send a gun-boat to convoy them; and to Thomas, suggesting that large parties should be put at work on the wagon road then in use back