hide Sorting

You can sort these results in two ways:

By entity
Chronological order for dates, alphabetical order for places and people.
By position (current method)
As the entities appear in the document.

You are currently sorting in ascending order. Sort in descending order.

hide Most Frequent Entities

The entities that appear most frequently in this document are shown below.

Entity Max. Freq Min. Freq
Braxton Bragg 958 6 Browse Search
Joseph Hooker 769 5 Browse Search
George G. Meade 728 6 Browse Search
Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States) 717 1 Browse Search
George H. Thomas 542 8 Browse Search
Chattanooga (Tennessee, United States) 485 1 Browse Search
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania, United States) 465 1 Browse Search
James Longstreet 450 6 Browse Search
Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) 398 2 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee 393 5 Browse Search
View all entities in this document...

Browsing named entities in a specific section of Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3.. Search the whole document.

Found 477 total hits in 55 results.

1 2 3 4 5 6
Louisville (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 9.99
once to see the position before he gave his approval to it, cannot be gainsaid, but there is not the slightest reason for doubting that Thomas would have made the same move with the same men and with the same results, had General Grant been in Louisville, from which place he had telegraphed the order putting Thomas in command of the Army of the Cumberland. General Grant does not overstate the importance of this movement to the army. It gave at once to the army food and clothing, with forage fofully carried out in the Brown's Ferry movement, under the supervision of the chief engineer as to the details. As General Smith says, Thomas would have made the same move with the same men, and with the same results, had General Grant been in Louisville. General Smith says that General Thomas is entitled to the credit of the successful consummation of these plans. Certainly he is as against the claim of General Grant. But as to Rosecrans, let us see what General Thomas himself says. In h
Lookout Mountain, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9.99
short line of communications lost by the giving up of Lookout Mountain and Valley. I found a most excellent company of voluby Smith. Thomas, who rather preferred an attempt on Lookout Mountain, desired to postpone the operation until Sherman shoutreme right of our operations, and threaten a pass in Lookout Mountain, ostensibly to turn Bragg's left flank. The march was small force was to hold Lookout Valley and threaten Lookout Mountain at the point where it strikes the Tennessee. This geus strengthened, to assault the works on his front on Lookout Mountain. This was a most decided change from the plan laid daried by some artillery practice. Hooker had carried Lookout Mountain after a fight which has been celebrated in song as ths looked toward following up the success of Hooker at Lookout Mountain by turning the left flank of Bragg, and then an attacsin Point could not have been thrown, for the nose of Lookout Mountain was strongly held by the enemy, and if the bridge had
Lookout Valley (Wisconsin, United States) (search for this): chapter 9.99
in connection with our present demonstration in Lookout Valley, will compel them to concentrate and come back laid. Hooker with his small force was to hold Lookout Valley and threaten Lookout Mountain at the point wherCreek, on which to march and take possession of Lookout Valley. One of the last subjects of conference betwgh to describe the exact plan for the taking of Lookout Valley as you proposed it. General Rosecrans went ove the river and where; how he intended to occupy Lookout Valley, and to secure the use of the road on the southFerry to gain possession of the northern end of Lookout Valley and open communication with Bridgeport by road s never said anything to me about a bridge into Lookout Valley, or a movement by Hooker's command from Bridgeps would throw a bridge from Moccasin Point into Lookout Valley. A bridge from Moccasin Point could not have bing his force through the Raccoon Mountain into Lookout Valley. If that could have been done the operations a
Umbrella Rock (New Mexico, United States) (search for this): chapter 9.99
Comments on General Grant's Chattanooga. I. By William Farrar Smith, Brevet Major-General, U. S. A. On the 3d of October, 1863, having reported to General Rosecrans at Chattanooga, I was assigned the duty of chief engineer of the Army of the Cumberland, and it devolved on me as a part of my duty, first, to lay out and construct the fortifications so as to enable a comparatively Umbrella Rock, point of Lookout Mountain. small force to hold the place, and, secondly, to look out for the communications by which the army was supplied. In the performance of that duty I was actively engaged in building boats and material for bridges, and was studying earnestly to find some way of restoring our short line of communications lost by the giving up of Lookout Mountain and Valley. I found a most excellent company of volunteers styled Michigan Engineers and mechanics, commanded by Captain Perrin V. Fox. Before my arrival they had set up a saw-mill, and were engaged in making boats an
Raccoon Mountains (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9.99
oads as soon as the fall rains began. He said I was mistaken, that he was getting double the number of rations that he used. I never said anything more on the subject. Seeing that we were daily falling behind, even after the troops had been put on half rations, I tried to hurry on the defenses, and was all the time trying to work out some plan for shortening the line of supplies. It seemed to me that, by holding the country between Bridgeport and the Raccoon Mountain and the nose of Raccoon Mountain where it struck the Tennessee River, we might use William's Island as a depot of supplies, the transportation from Bridgeport being by water. Determined to go and see if such a plan were practicable, I went to General Rosecrans on the evening of the 18th of October and said, General, I wish to go down the river to-morrow to see if we cannot hold the river as far as William's Island, and use that for a depot. General Rosecrans said, Go, by all means, and I will go with you. We started
Chattanooga (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9.99
the north side of the Tennessee River below Chattanooga. The object was to find some point on the place after the arrival of General Grant at Chattanooga, all others having been concluded before Geen Grant had been but about twelve hours in Chattanooga, and before he had even started on his trip to this time,--the night of his arrival at Chattanooga,--October 23d, 1863. It could not have beearters, military division of the Miss. Chattanooga, Tennessee, November 12th, 1863. Hon. E. M. Strmy of the Tennessee had joined the army at Chattanooga. On the 8th of November, at 11 A. M., Mr. rant, in The century for May, 1885, says of Chattanooga: Few battles in any war have ever been foughrough them. Shortly after my arrival at Chattanooga I told General Rosecrans that he could not d have required a bridge to be thrown below Chattanooga, and General Thomas directed me, when I wenumberland could not have remained a week at Chattanooga, under the then existing lines for obtainin[14 more...]
Moccasin Point (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 9.99
ey, or a movement by Hooker's command from Bridgeport, although 1 was his chief engineer and troops under my command were making boats for bridges. Mr. Dana telegraphed to Mr. Stanton early in October that Rosecrans would throw a bridge from Moccasin Point into Lookout Valley. A bridge from Moccasin Point could not have been thrown, for the nose of Lookout Mountain was strongly held by the enemy, and if the bridge had been thrown it could not have been maintained, as it would have been under cMoccasin Point could not have been thrown, for the nose of Lookout Mountain was strongly held by the enemy, and if the bridge had been thrown it could not have been maintained, as it would have been under close fire of artillery. Mr. Dana also telegraphed to Mr. Stanton that Rosecrans had ordered Hooker to concentrate his troops with a view to moving his force through the Raccoon Mountain into Lookout Valley. If that could have been done the operations at Brown's Ferry were useless, as it would have been only necessary to throw a bridge after the arrival of Hooker's troops in that Valley. With Bragg's force, the passes in the Raccoon Mountain could have been held so as to make it impossible f
Chattanooga Valley (United States) (search for this): chapter 9.99
homas to execute the movement on Citico Creek which I reported on the 5th as proposed by Smith. Thomas, who rather preferred an attempt on Lookout Mountain, desired to postpone the operation until Sherman should come up, but Grant has decided that for the sake of Burnside the attack must be made at once, and I presume the advance on Citico will take place to-morrow evening, and that on Missionary Ridge immediately afterward. If successful, this operation will divide Bragg's forces in Chattanooga valley from those in the valley of the Chickamauga, and will compel him either to retreat, leaving the railroad communication of Cheatham and Longstreet exposed, or else fight a battle with his diminished forces. From General Grant's order of November 7th the following extract is made: . . I deem the best movement to attract the enemy to be an attack on the north end of Missionary Ridge with all the force you can bring to bear against it, and, when that is carried, to threaten, and ev
Missionary Ridge, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9.99
he seizure of the north-west extremity of Missionary Ridge. This, taken in connection with our presy a threat to seize the north-west end of Missionary Ridge was intended, and with the idea that suchenemy to be an attack on the north end of Missionary Ridge with all the force you can bring to bear econnoissance of Citico Creek and head of Missionary Ridge made yesterday by Thomas, Smith, and Branections were given for a movement against Missionary Ridge, with a view to carrying it, . . . . of wawn out the Army of the Cumberland facing Missionary Ridge, had connected with Sherman, but had had nd retreat or concentrate for a battle on Missionary Ridge. On the morning of the second day Hooker march for and carry the Rossville Gap in Missionary Ridge, and as soon as that was done to send an ntinued his efforts to reach the crest of Missionary Ridge. As the day wore on, and no news came frle battle, and the successful carrying of Missionary Ridge was doubtless due in a measure to the pos[5 more...]
Citico Creek (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9.99
ovember 5th, 11 A. M., he telegraphed to Mr. Stanton: . . . Grant and Thomas considering plan proposed by W. F. Smith to advance our pickets on the left to Citico Creek, about a mile in front of the position they have occupied from the first, and to threaten the seizure of the north-west extremity of Missionary Ridge. This, ted November 7th at 10 A. M., and states: Before receiving this information [report of a rebel deserter] Grant had ordered Thomas to execute the movement on Citico Creek which I reported on the 5th as proposed by Smith. Thomas, who rather preferred an attempt on Lookout Mountain, desired to postpone the operation until Shermane had joined the army at Chattanooga. On the 8th of November, at 11 A. M., Mr. Dana sent to the Secretary of War the following dispatch: Reconnoissance of Citico Creek and head of Missionary Ridge made yesterday by Thomas, Smith, and Brannan from the heights opposite on the north of the Tennessee proved Smith's plan for attac
1 2 3 4 5 6