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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 123 1 Browse Search
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. 89 1 Browse Search
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 86 2 Browse Search
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 85 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 56 4 Browse Search
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 37 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 32 2 Browse Search
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army . 31 1 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 7 1 Browse Search
John F. Hume, The abolitionists together with personal memories of the struggle for human rights 7 1 Browse Search
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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter IV (search)
the Mississippi, was divided, and Major-General Samuel R. Curtis was assigned to command the new Dethere for aggressive operations, and which General Curtis named the Army of the Frontier. My officihat report and from my correspondence with General Curtis at the time, it was then well known that t plain duty, I suggested confidentially to General Curtis that the command of a division in the fielst, to look after his personal interests. General Curtis rebuked me for making such a suggestion, ance in his character as well as in that of General Curtis. Herron and some of his staff-officers weie Grove, being then in St. Louis, I asked General Curtis to let me go down the Mississippi and joindid not wish to resume command over them. But Curtis would not consent to this; he said he wanted mand thereafter did not feel or show toward General Curtis the respect or subordination which ought tme correspondence between Generals Halleck and Curtis, of which General Halleck's letter of February[3 more...]
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter V (search)
measures a Revolutionary plot. on May 24, 1863, I relieved General Curtis in command of the Department of the Missouri. In his instructi1863. General J. M. Schofield: my dear Sir: Having relieved General Curtis and assigned you to the command of the Department of the Missountage for me to state to you why I did it. I did not relieve General Curtis because of any full conviction that he had done wrong by commisave entered into a pestilent factional quarrel among themselves—General Curtis, perhaps not of choice, being the head of one faction, and Govehow; and as I could not remove Governor Gamble, I had to remove General Curtis. Now that you are in the position, I wish you to undo nothing merely because General Curtis or Governor Gamble did it, but to exercise your own judgment and do right for the public interest. Let your I had not been able to replace them by Missouri militia. This General Curtis had probably been unable to do because of the unfortunate antag
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter VI (search)
y the radicals as persecution of loyal men. When Genl. Curtis relinquished command he had in Missouri and Kans and Col. Broadhead that free papers given under Genl. Curtis were to be held valid, even though wrongfully gite as prevalent under Fremont, Hunter, Halleck, and Curtis as under Schofield. If the former had greater fohen it had not been placed under the command of General Curtis. That, I believe, is true; but you do not pomen or the Union cause. You charge that upon General Curtis being superseded by General Schofield, Franklin, as stated, constituted a sort of system which General Curtis found in full operation when he took command ofto exist in greater extent than it did. When General Curtis took command of the department, Mr. Dick, againa trial. In this view, and not to ban or brand General Curtis, or to give a victory to any party, I made the ction in Kansas was given the man of its choice—General Curtis; Missouri was placed alone under General Rosecr
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter VII (search)
copper for the weight of anybody's or everybody's opinion in addition to, or in opposition to, theirs. If the Senate is not satisfied with such testimony, I can't help it. I never have and never will resort to buncombe for the purpose of securing my own advancement. If I cannot gain promotion by legitimate means, I do not want it at all. . . . In all this time I have yet to hear the first word of disapproval, from my superior officer, of any one of my military operations (unless I except Curtis, who disapproved of my pursuing Hindman so far into Arkansas), and in general have received high commendation from my superiors, both for my military operations and administration. I would rather have this record without a major-general's commission, than to gain the commission by adding to my reputation one grain of falsehood. . . . Grant was here in the winter, and Sherman only a few days ago. They are fully acquainted with the condition of affairs. I have been acting all the time und
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Index (search)
Department of the Missouri, the, created, 61; Curtis appointed to command, 61; S. relieves Curtis iCurtis in command, 68, 69; the military problem in, 69; S.'s military policy in, 70; split into three departh: Blair, F. P., Aug. 11, 12, 1862, 59, 60: Curtis, S. R., Feb. 1863, 65,: Schofield, J. M., Aug.uri, 79-84, 97; faction in, hostile to S., 80; Curtis's strength in Missouri and, 90; S.'s strength 06; Lincoln's political standing in, 108, 109; Curtis appointed to command in, 112; movement of troos use of, 111, 112; secures the appointment of Curtis in Kansas, 112 Laurel Hill, N. C., Sherman 107; charges of misrule in, against S., 89-91; Curtis's strength in Kansas and, 90; S.'s strength inn of Blunt, 63, 64; his confidence betrayed by Curtis, 63, 65; Herron protests against serving underrom active operations, 65, 66; attitude toward Curtis, 65, 66; temporary humiliation for, 66; relatir-general to brigadier-general, 67; supersedes Curtis in command of the Department of the Missouri, [3 more...]