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at various points; making no stand even at Camp Dick Robinson — a very strong position, behind the perpendicular bluffs of Dick's river — but retreated precipitately by Crab Orchard, Mount Vernon, London, and Barboursville, to Cumberland Gap, and thus into East Tennessee; burning even large quantities of cloths and other precious goods, for which transportation over the rough mountain roads necessarily traversed was not to be had. The retreat was conducted by Bishop Polk, and covered by Wheeler's cavalry. And, though Kentucky was minus many thousands of animals, with other spoils of all kinds, by reason of this gigantic raid, it is not probable, in view of the inevitable suffering and loss of animals on their long, hurried, famished flight through the rugged, sterile, thinly peopled mountain region, that all the Rebels took back into East Tennessee was equal in value to the outfit with which they had set forth on this adventure. Sill's division — which had followed Kirby Smith<
n Gen. H. Carter's raid into East Tennessee Wheeler raids down the Tennessee to Fort Donelson bee; while Brig.-Gen. E. N. Kirk that day drove Wheeler out of Lavergne — Wheeler himself being woundWheeler himself being wounded. Phil. Sheridan, on another road, pressed the enemy back to Nolensville, without loss on our pas with intense cowardice. Two days later, Wheeler, with a large force of mounted infantry and c farther pursuit was deemed inadvisable. Wheeler's cavalry, after vigorously resisting our advly worth paroling; but they figure largely in Wheeler's and in Bragg's reports. And it is not doubout and were left to die on the return. Gen. Wheeler, in chief command of Bragg's cavalry, 4,500loss 16 killed, 60 wounded, and 50 prisoners. Wheeler, as if satisfied with this experience, return31. westward by Rosecrans, as if to intercept Wheeler on his way southward. He captured 141 of WheWheeler's men, including two Colonels; but returned Feb. 13. to Murfreesboroa without a fight and
ine with the 6th; Russell himself at the front, and giving the order to charge ; whereupon, with fixed bayonets and without firing a shot, the line swept forward through a deluge of case-shot and Minie bullets. Ten minutes later, the rest of the brigade came up at double-quick to their aid; but, during those ten minutes, the 6th Maine had lost 16 out of 23 officers, and 123 out of 350 enlisted men; three of their veteran captains lying dead, with Lt.-Col. Harris, of this regiment, and Maj. Wheeler, of the 5th Wise., severely wounded. Adj. Clark, of the former, and Lt. Russell, a relative and aid of the General, were likewise wounded. Bunt now the Pennsylvania regiments rushed in at their highest speed, and the struggle at this point was over; while the 121st New York and 5th Maine, of the 2d brigade, firing but a single volley, swept, just at dusk, through the Rebel rifle-pits on Russell's right, and down to the pontoons in the Rebel rear, cutting off the retreat of the routed ga
Hooker and Slocum hurried to the Tennessee Wheeler's and Roddy's raids Grant reaches Chattanoogor audacity, of the Rebel partisans, Forrest, Wheeler, and Morgan. But, at length — Morgan having right to the support of our front and left. Wheeler's cavalry was assigned the easy task of holdi general advance; and that Longstreet ordered Wheeler to interpose his cavalry between Rossville anad sent a large portion of his cavalry, under Wheeler and Wharton, across Sept. 30. the Tennesseand destroy our supplies so far as possible. Wheeler, doubtless thoroughly informed, made directly while McCook had no orders to pursue him. Wheeler next struck McMinnville, in the heart of Tennf the now flying foe with spirit and effect. Wheeler's force being superior, he halted and fought by Crook, though lie was in inferior force. Wheeler got away during the night to Pulaski, and thereatening Decherd, retreated on learning that Wheeler had done so, and escaped without loss. Ge[1 more...]
t the city, it was not practicable to do more ; and Forrest left not a moment too soon. He made his way back to Mississippi unharmed. In East Tennessee, Gen. Longstreet's withdrawal into Virginia, after his failure at Knoxville, was at first closely pursued by our cavalry under Shackleford, on whom he turned Dec. 14, 1863. at Bean's station, near Morristown, and a spirited fight ensued, with no decided result; but Shackleford does not appear to have hurried Longstreet thereafter. Wheeler, with 1,200 mounted men, struck Dec. 28. a supply train from Chattanooga to Knoxville, guarded by Col. Siebert, near Charlestown, on the Hiwassee, andl had easily captured it — Siebert having but 100 men — when Col. Long, 4th Ohio cavalry, came to his aid with 150 more cavalry and Col. Laibold's 2d Missouri infantry; wherewith he quickly retook the train, and hurled the raiders back on the road to Georgia, with a loss of 41 killed or wounded and 123 prisoners. We lost but 16. Gen. S.
ed of inhabitants Pillow raids to Lafayette Wheeler to Dalton and through Southern Tennessee Jef40,900. Sherman estimated his cavalry (under Wheeler) at 10,000. Estimating his artillery at 3,10erely, capturing many prisoners. Meantime, Wheeler's cavalry (ours on this wing, under Garrard, ering some days, and skirmishing heavily with Wheeler's cavalry, hearing nothing from Stoneman, madorse should be concentrated at Lovejoy's, and Wheeler defeated or chased off by their superior force; but, this failing. Wheeler was too strong for either division, and the scheme became chimerical rash assaults and charges, he now dispatched Wheeler with his cavalry to our rear, to burn bridgesd stroke for Atlanta; but, when he heard that Wheeler, having passed our left, was in his rear, hadand wounded on either side were about 100. Wheeler, after breaking the railroad at Calhoun, as aed from Chattanooga and drove the Rebels off. Wheeler now pushed up into East Tennessee, halting at
ia--Blair, Brown, Whaley. Kentucky--Anderson, Randall, Smith, Yeaman. Ohio — Ashley, Eckley, Garfield, Hutchins, Schenck, Spaulding. Indiana--Colfax, Dumont, Julian, Orth. Illinois--Arnold, Farnsworth, Ingersoll, Norton, E. B. Washburne. Missouri--Blow, Boyd, King, Knox, Loan, McClurg, J. S. Rollins. Michigan--A. C. Baldwin, Beaman, Driggs, F. W. Kellogg, Longyear, Upson. Iowa — Allison, Grinnell, A. W. Hubbard, Kasson, Price, Wilson. Wisconsin--Cobb, McIndoe, Sloan, Wheeler. Minnesota--Donnelly, Windom. Kansas--Wilder. Oregon--McBride. Nevada--Worthington. California--Cole, Higby, Shannon.--Total, 119. Nays--[All Democrats.] Maine--Sweat. New York — Brooks, Chanler, Kalbfleisch, Kernan, Pruyn, Townsend, Ward, Winfield, Ben. Wood, Fernando Wood. New Jersey--Perry, W. G. Steele. Pennsylvania--Ancona, Dawson, Dennison, P. Johnson, W. H. Miller, S. J. Randall, Stiles, Strouse. Maryland--B. G. Harris. Kentucky--Clay, Grider, Hardi<
ndersville Kilpatrick at Wavnesboroa fights Wheeler Blair at Millen Hazen at Statesboroa fightlle, Nov. 26. driving out a small party of Wheeler's cavalry. Thence, the left wing followed thm the main body and very nearly surrounded by Wheeler; but they fought their way out and rejoined their comrades with little loss. Wheeler pressing on, Kilpatrick dismounted, selected a good positiout again to Waynesboroa; fighting Dec. 4. Wheeler and driving him 8 miles across Briar creek; wpatrick in the rear, which was now pressed by Wheeler, with sharp skirmishing, but with little lossles; and Kilpatrick, skirmishing heavily with Wheeler, Sherman's route from Savannah to Goldsbor Augusta was Sherman's objective, and causing Wheeler's cavalry to confront him in this direction; Feb 11. Atkins's brigade into Aiken, where Wheeler was in force, and of course drove Atkins backth nearly to Chesterville; when he found that Wheeler had moved around his front, united with Wade [7 more...]
nd dreaded a movement by Lee which, abandoning Virginia at least for the time, should precipitate the main Rebel army, reenforced to the utmost, suddenly, unexpectedly, upon Sherman, as he struggled through the gloomy forests and treacherous quicksands of eastern Georgia, or the flooded swamps of South Carolina. Had Lee's effective force (by his muster-rolls, 64,000 men — but suppose the number available for such a campaign but 50,000), swelled by such reenforcements as Hardee, Beauregard, Wheeler, and Hoke, might have afforded him, been hurled upon Sherman, as he confidently approached Savannah, Columbia, or Fayetteville, it is indeed possible that the blow — so closely resembling that dealt to Cornwallis at Yorktown by Washington and Rochambeau — might have been effectively, countered (as theirs was not) by the hurried movement southward by water of corps after corps of the Army of the Potomac; yet the necessity of stopping Sherman's career was so indubitably manifest and vital tha<
; commands a division at Stone River, 274; captures 141 of Wheeler's raiders, 284; with Sherman in his great march from Atlan691; threatens an advance on Augusta, 697; skirmishes with Wheeler. 697; surprised by Wade Hampton near Fayetteville, N. C.,n., abandoned by Buckner, 429. Kirk, Brig.-Gen., drives Wheeler out of Lavergne, 291; wounded at Stone River, 279. Kirk317. Lavergne, Tenn., capture of, 280; Gen. Kirk drives Wheeler out of, 271; Innes's defense of, 281. Lawler's brigade killed in Baltimore, 514. Mathews, Col. Stanley, routs Wheeler, 272. Maury, Gen., defends Mobile, 721; his retreat andClellan's army, 150; into Pennsylvania, 211; of Carter and Wheeler, 283; of Streight and Dodge in Georgia, 285; of Stoneman, appahannock, 352; of Morgan into Indiana and Ohio, 405; of Wheeler into East Tennessee, 433; of Shelby into Missouri, 453; of140; 598. Wharton, Gen., raids in Middle Tenn., 433. Wheeler, Gen., wounded at Lavergne, 271; his attack a failure, 272
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