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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 21 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 29 (search)
e front and right. It was here that Guenther's and Loomis's batteries were posted in the terrible conflict ofeagle glance all of its advantages. Guenther's and Loomis's batteries were ordered to take position on the hir will any human eye ever see them more. Guenther, Loomis, and Stokes, with peal after peal, too rapid to be vision by this fire. Rousseau ordered Guenther and Loomis to reply to the rebel batteries, which they did witr front on the left of the road. Just before dark, Loomis and Guenther were ordered to open on the woods with them as circumstances might require. Guenther and Loomis opened a terrific fire on the woods. Nothing in ths no help for it. After debouching from the cedars, Loomis and Guenther could find no good position at hand fo was literally swept away by their devouring fire. Loomis and Guenther were wild with delight at their succesed with such proceedings, directed the batteries of Loomis and Guenther to batter down the house, and in fifte
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 156 (search)
ral Sheridan, commanding the third and remaining division of Gen. McCook's corps. The enemy's right was strongly posted on a ridge of rocks, with chasms intervening, and covered with a dense growth of rough cedars. Being advised of the attack he was to expect by the fierce contest which was being waged on his right, he was fully prepared for the onset, and this notice and the strength of his position enabled him to offer a strong resistance to Withers, whose duty it was to move next. Col. Loomis, who commanded the left brigade, moved up with energy and spirit to the attack. He was wounded and was succeeded by Colonel Coltart. The enemy met the advance with firmness, but was forced to yield. An accession of force aided him to recover his position, and its great strength enabled him to hold it. Coltart, after a gallant charge and a sharp contest, fell back, and was replaced by Col. Vaughn, of Major-General Cheatham's division, of the rear line. Vaughn, nothwithstanding the diff
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 180 (search)
son, commanding the First cavalry brigade, Colonel Edward Prince moved with his regiment, the Seventh Illinois cavalry volunteers--five hundred and forty-two officers and men — from La Grange, Tennessee, at ten o'clock A. M., on the seventeenth of April, 1863, on the Ripley road, and camped on the plantation of Dr. Ellis, four miles north-west of Ripley, Mississippi--distance about thirty miles. The order of march for this day was to be as follows: Sixth Illinois in advance, Lieutenant-Colonel Reuben Loomis commanding; followed by the Seventh Illinois and Second Iowa; but the Sixth Illinois taking the wrong road near La Grange, was thrown to the west, and did not rejoin the command till near camp. As the Seventh Illinois was just going into camp, Col. Prince discovered a party of five or six rebels crossing a field, and immediately sent a party in pursuit, who captured three of the number. On the eighteenth--the Seventh Illinois moving in advance — they left camp at eight o'clo