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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 149 3 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 125 9 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 92 6 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 88 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 83 3 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 70 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 60 0 Browse Search
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 53 5 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 51 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 41 5 Browse Search
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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)
was in command of the Federal army before General Nelson arrived, and who commenced the battle, now selected by the Federal commander, Major-General William Nelson, both of the enemy's flanks being p was 78 killed, 372 wounded, and 1 missing. Nelson in his report speaks of his own command on thetrong, This is the total force spoken of by Nelson as being on the Confederate flank.--editors. anly been mustered into service a few days. General Nelson says in his report that he had ordered Gene Federals. At Murfreesboro' Buell heard of Nelson's defeat at Richmond, and without halting he mserved that on September 22d Buell sent Major-General Nelson orders containing these words: If yit so as to form a junction with me. . . . Nelson seemed to concur with Buell, and it was not uncer was but a day's march from Louisville that Nelson telegraphed the fact to General Wright, sayingreached its height. In twenty-four hours more Nelson would have abandoned the city. But suppose
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., East Tennessee and the campaign of Perryville. (search)
ent of twenty-two men of Companies I and H, 10th Wisconsin Regiment, under the command of Sergeants W. Nelson and A. H. Makinson. The detachment was on duty guarding a bridge east of Huntsville, whe9th, 1862. The general commanding announces with inexpressible regret the death of Major-General William Nelson, which occurred in this city at 8: 30 o'clock this morning. The deceased was bred B. Fry, Colonel and Chief-of-Staff. In the midst of the excitement caused by the killing of Nelson, and the active preparation that was going on for an advance against the enemy the next day, an . Crittenden, and the Third under General Gilbert. This corps was to have been commanded by General Nelson. General Thomas was announced as second in command in the army. It is now proper to take a iana, and Illinois. The Government of Kentucky sought refuge at Louisville, where on my arrival Nelson reported a force of 30,000 raw troops. General Morgan at Cumberland Gap was promptly aware of
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 1.6 (search)
he facts in relation to the killing of General William Nelson by General Jefferson C. Davis are recoe a mistake. Davis replied, deliberately, General Nelson, I am a regular soldier, and I demand the nt due to me as a general officer. Dr. Irwin, Nelson's medical director, was called in by Davis to a witness to the altercation. In his presence Nelson repeated the reprimand, and ordered Davis to rs replied, You have no authority to order me. Nelson turned to his adjutant-general and said, Captas highly incensed by the manner and bearing of Nelson. He withdrew, and that night reported to Wrig Gait House on the morning of September 29th. Nelson, after breakfast, was standing in the hotel of him to go away. Davis pressed his demand and Nelson said, Go away, you-puppy. I don't want anythiords by flipping the card into Nelson's face. Nelson then slapped Davis in the face and said to Govace. General Gilbert was appointed to succeed Nelson, and two days afterward the army marched for P[18 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces at Fredericksburg, Va. (search)
ead; 1st Richmond (Va.) Howitzers, Capt. E. S. McCarthy; Ga. Battery (Troup Art'y), Capt. Henry H. Carlton. Artillery loss: w, 2. (Colonel Cabell also commanded Nelson's battalion, and Branch's, Cooper's Dearing's, Ells's, Eubank's, Lane's, Macon's, and Ross's batteries.) Anderson's division, Maj.-Gen. Richard H. Anderson. n loss: k, 10; w, 26 == 36. Sumter (Ga.) Battalion, Lieut.-Col. Allen S. Cutts: Co. A, Capt. H. M. Ross; Co. B, Capt. George M. Patterson; Co. C, Capt. John Lane. Nelson's Battalion, Maj. William Nelson: Va. Battery (Amherst Art'y), Capt. Thomas J. Kirkpatrick; Va. Battery (Fluvanna Art'y), Capt. John L. Massie; Ga. Battery, Capt.Maj. William Nelson: Va. Battery (Amherst Art'y), Capt. Thomas J. Kirkpatrick; Va. Battery (Fluvanna Art'y), Capt. John L. Massie; Ga. Battery, Capt. John Milledge, Jr. Miscellaneous Batteries (assignments not indicated): Ga. Battery (Ells's), Lieut. W. F. Anderson; Va. Battery (Hanover Art'y), Capt. George W. Nelson. cavalry, Maj.-Gen. James E. B. Stuart. First Brigade (a detachment was on a raid to the rear of the Union army), Brig.-Gen. Wade Hampton: 1st N. C., Col. L.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Confederate army. (search)
nce's); Va. Battery (Graham's); Va. Battery (Hupp's); Va. Battery (Smith's); Va. Battery (Watson's). Battalion loss (not reported). McIntosh's Battalion, Maj. D. G. McIntosh: Ala. Battery (Hurt's), Va. Battery (Johnson's); Va. Battery (Lusk's); Va. Battery (Wooding's). Battalion loss (not reported). Reserve artillery, Brig.-Gen. William N. Pendleton. Sumter (Ga.) Battalion, Lieut.-Col. A. S. Cutts: Battery A (Ross's); Battery B (Patterson's); Battery C (Wingfield's). Battalion loss: w, 3. Nelson's Battalion, Lieut.-Col. William N elson: Va. Battery (Kirkpatrick's); Va. Battery (Massie's); Ga. Battery (Milledge's). Battalion loss (not reported). cavalry, Maj.-Gen. James E. B. Stuart. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee: 1st Va.,----; 2d Va.,----; 3d Va., Col. Thomas H. Owen; 4th Va., Col. Williams C. Wickham. Brigade loss: k, 4; w, 7-=11. Third Brigade (engaged in resisting the Stoneman raid ), Brig.-Gen. W. H. F. Lee: 2d N. C., Lieut.-Col. William H. Payne; 5th Va., Col. T
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)
nge Art'y), Capt. C. W. Fry. Battalion loss: k, 6; w, 35; m, 24 = 65. Reserve artillery, Col. J. Thompson Brown. Brown's Battalion, Capt. Willis J. Dance: Va. Battery (2d Richmond Howitzers), Capt. David Watson; Va. Battery (3d Richmond Howitzers), Capt. B. H. Smith, Jr.; Va. Battery (Powhatan Art'y), Lieut. John M. Cuningham; Va. Battery (Rockbridge Art'y), Capt. A. Graham; Va. Battery (Salem Art'y), Lieut. C. B. Griffin. Battalion loss: k, 3; w, 19 = 22. Nelson's Battalion, Lieut.-Col. William Nelson: Va. Battery (Amherst Art'y), Capt. T. J. Kirkpatrick; Va. Battery (Fluvanna Art'y), Capt. J. L. Massie; Ga. Battery, Capt. John Milledge, Jr. Battalion loss (not reported). Third Army Corps, Lieut.-Gen. Ambrose P. Hill. Anderson's division, Maj.-Gen. Richard H. Anderson. Wilcox's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox: 8th Ala., Lieut.-Col. Hilary A. Herbert; 9th Ala., Capt. J. H. King (w); 10th Ala., Col. William H. Forney (w and c), Lieut.-Col. James E. Shelley; 11th Ala.,
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 5.76 (search)
e broug ht himself within range of our deadly bow guns, from which Grimball and Gift sent solid shot that seemed to pass through him from stem to stern. As he ran out of range he was taken in tow and was run up into the Davis fleet. Thus closed the fourth and final battle of the Arkansas, leaving the daring Confederate vessel, though reduced in crew to twenty men all told for duty, still defiant in the presence of a hostile force perhaps exceeding in real strength that which fought under Nelson at Trafalgar. The conduct of our men and officers was on this occasion, as on every former trial, worthy of the American name. Moving quickly in a squad, from gun to gun, reloading, and running out each one separately, and then dividing into parties sufficient to train and fire, they were as determined and cheerful as they could have been with a full crew on board. The closeness of this contest with the Essex may be inferred from the circumstance that several of our surviving men had thei