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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 29 (search)
reesboro. This brigade, having held the advanced position on Overall's Creek on the afternoon and night of Monday, December twenty-ninth, was the base of formation for the line of battle on Tuesday morning. At an early hour on the morning of the owing report of the operations of my command before Murfreesboro, is respectfully submitted: On the evening of December twenty-ninth, my command took position in a field on the right of the Nashville pike, in the rear of General Palmer's line, anecent operations against the enemy at this point. The batteries opened fire for the first time on the morning of December twenty-ninth, from a position commanding Stewart's Creek. After a few rounds of shell, the enemy's pickets were dislodged fro The next day, December twenty-seventh, we were marched out near Knob Gap, where we rested till Monday morning, December twenty-ninth, when we again took up our line of march on the Murfreesboro road, going into camp near this place, soon after da
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 103 (search)
is morning returned from the scene of the recent tragedy. He was despatched thither as the General's representative in his future capacity of Military Governor of Texas; his duties comprising the assisting of Union men, and the raising of recruits for the wresting of the State from the bloody misrule of treason now rampant there. With him went also Capt. S. W. Cozzens, of Texas, to be assigned to a command. Both gentlemen left this port in the Mary A. Boardman, on the night of Monday, December twenty-ninth, just six days ago. Before I relate Major Burt's experience, it is advisable to mention a few preliminary details necessary to the understanding of his story. At Galveston the position of affairs was as follows: The town, attacked and taken by Commodore Renshaw on October tenth, 1862, the rebels flying upon the appearance of the gunboats, had remained, in a comparatively deserted condition, under their control. It was held merely as a landing-place for future operations, and