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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 8: from the battle of Bull Run to Paducah--Kentucky and Missouri. 1861-1862. (search)
a general advance about the middle of July. McDowell was to move from the defenses of Washington, son from Martinsburg. In the organization of McDowell's army into divisions and brigades, Colonel Dittle or no actual service. I applied to General McDowell for some staff-officers, and he gave me, , and had been made without the orders of General McDowell; however, it satisfied us that the enemy ; and the reports of the opposing commanders, McDowell and Johnston, are fair and correct. It is no was disabled by a severe wound, and that General McDowell was on the field. I sought him out, and he enemy, by order of Major Wadsworth, of General McDowell's staff, I ordered it to leave the roadwan where we had first formed the brigade. General McDowell was there in person, and used all possibln Bridge, into Centreville, where I found General McDowell, and from him understood that it was his ort Jefferson, Florida, as punishment. General McDowell had resumed his headquarters at the Arlin[3 more...]
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 9: battle of Shiloh. March and April, 1862. (search)
istory has been well given, and it has been made the subject of a great deal of controversy. Hildebrand's brigade was soon knocked to pieces, but Buckland's and McDowell's kept their organization throughout. Stuart's was driven back to the river, and did not join me in person till the second cay of the battle. I think my severa into an attack upon the Memphis road. The command got off punctually, followed at twelve o'clock at night by the First Brigade of my division, commanded by Colonel McDowell, the other brigades to follow in order. About one at night the cavalry returned, reporting the road occupied in force by the enemy, with whose advance-guacopy of his instructions, and the order of march. As soon as the cavalry returned, I saw that an attempt on the road was frustrated, and accordingly have placed McDowell's brigade to our right front, guarding the pass of Snake Creek; Stuart's brigade to the left front, to watch the pass of Lick Creek; and I shall this morning mov