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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., Iii. Kentucky--Tennessee--Alabama. (search)
W. S.W., where the railroad was destroyed. Gen. Sherman's first division was next March 14. convth Gen. McClernand's; behind his right, and Gen. Sherman's still further to the right, with Shiloh c line of battle; and Hildebrand's brigade, on Sherman's right, was demolished with equal expedition, in spite of Sherman's best exertions. His efforts and influence, backed by the most reckless selts leader's desperate and untiring exertions, Sherman's division was out of the fight by 8 o'clock fresh division on his left, and the debris of Sherman's on his right. Meantime, a brigade of SheSherman's division, under Col. David Stuart, which had been oddly posted on our extreme left, holding . Lew. Wallace, on our extreme right, with Sherman and MeClernand between him and Buell's divisine to the opposite bluff, where he waited for Sherman to come up ; and meantime, finding his right Gen. Hurlbut3131,4492231,085 5th Division--Gen. Sherman3181,2754412,034 Buell's army2661,816882,16[6 more...]
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 14 (search)
hree days later, having definite advices that Sherman's gunboats had reached the mouth of the Yazood his cavalry, were on hand to resist him. Sherman's army was uniquely Western; and, with the Wech he properly declined, and was justified by Sherman in so doing. Meantime, Gen. Geo. W. Morganh Morgan's left; and, all being in readiness, Sherman — having heard nothing as yet of the Holly Spring up the railroad thence toward Jackson; Gen. Sherman advancing simultaneously on the direct roadning May 16. upon Edwards's Station; while Sherman, having finished his work at Jackson, was ordon's corps commenced at 8 A. M.; May 18. Gen. Sherman crossing simultaneously on his pontoons at that Grant's triumphant army, more especially Sherman's corps, were at hand to defend and utilize i up to the works, were even less successful. Sherman, seeing that they were here exposed to hourly, wherein he was soon invested; July 9-10. Sherman opening upon the city and its defenders a con[39 more...]
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)
of the struggle, will be rapidly summed up, preliminary to the narration of Gen. Sherman's memorable Atlanta campaign. Several detachments of cavalry or mounted and about 500 cars of all kinds. At 9 1/2 P. M., Col. Winslow arrived from Gen. Sherman's army near Vicksburg, with orders not to destroy but save the rolling stocksafely away with more men and better horses than he led into Tennessee. Gen. Sherman, with four divisions of Hurlbut's and McPherson's corps, and a brigade of ca Meridian ; whence he turned back, Feb. 21. and made all speed to Memphis. Sherman was therefore obliged to retrace his steps; leaving Meridian on the 20th, and of an important expedition. Simultaneously with his advance from Vicksburg, Sherman sent some gunboats and a detachment up the Yazoo against Yazoo City; which didvent the transfer of a large part of his force to Jo. Johnston, then resisting Sherman in northern Georgia. Maj.-Gen. S. D. Sturgis--in spite of overwhelming proofs
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 28 (search)
XXVIII. Sherman's Atlanta campaign. Strength of Sherman's and Jo. Johnston's armies Sherman flanks Johnston outSherman's and Jo. Johnston's armies Sherman flanks Johnston out of Dalton Hooker takes Resaca Jeff. C. Davis takes Rome fight at Pumpkin-vine creek at New hope Church at Dallas AllatSherman flanks Johnston out of Dalton Hooker takes Resaca Jeff. C. Davis takes Rome fight at Pumpkin-vine creek at New hope Church at Dallas Allatoona Pass won Gen. Polk killed Rebel repulse at Kulp House Sherman assaults Kenesaw, and is repulsed with a loss of 3,000 Sherman assaults Kenesaw, and is repulsed with a loss of 3,000 flanks Johnston out of it passes the Chattahoochee Hood relieves Johnston Roasseau defeats Clanton Hood strikes our leftten by Howard and Logan Kilpatrick's raid around Atlanta Sherman moves by his right behind at anta Howard beats Hardee at oa J. C. Davis repeats the lesson Hood abandona Atlanta Sherman enters orders it cleared of inhabitants Pillow raids to ough Southern Tennessee Jeff. Davis at Macon Hood flanks Sherman French attacks Allatoona Corse beats him off Hood cross Mountain Thomas intrusted with the defense of Tennessee Sherman turns southward. Gen. William T. Sherman, at the instan
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 35 (search)
others Stoneman's raid into North Carolina Sherman's arrangement with Jo. Johnston repudiated bews of Lee's surrender, here received, caused Sherman to drop his trains, and push on through Raleih Kilpatrick in the advance to receive one. Gen. Sherman had already written to the War Department, ints of civil policy. Late on the 16th, Gen. Sherman received, through Kilpatrick, a message froging conditions of general pacification which Sherman felt that he had no power to guarantee. Finafederate States Army in North Carolina. Gen. Sherman had already received April 17. with horr, shows that both he and Johnston knew that Gen. Sherman had no authority to enter into any such arrto a conference was received from Johnston by Sherman, who referred it to his superior. Grant declined to relieve Sherman from command, as he was authorized to do; and urged him to meet Johnston asccorded to Lee's. The agreement was signed by Sherman and Johnston, but indorsed, Approved: U. [9 more...]