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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 24 (search)
es on the other. The opposing armies shoot at each other across this valley! A country abounding in steep hills thickly wooded, with almost impassable ravines, and with here and there a cleared patch of ground, makes up the remainder of this great theatre of warfare where two mighty armes were about to enact another tragedy. The rebel army was divided into three great corps: Hardee's on the right, Hood in the centre, and Polk on the left. All the reinforcements brought up from Mobile, Savannah, and other parts, were distributed among these three. About one o'clock it was determined to attack the enemy's lines, partly for the purpose of directing his attention from the left of the Fifteenth corps, where, as I have said, he had commenced a fierce fire, but mainly to test his strength and determination, and if possible to drive him from his works upon this part of the field. The attack was commenced by Schofield, who, with Newton, advanced gradually up to the enemy's work, Woo
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 34 (search)
Doc. 10. battle of Pittsburgh landing, Tennessee. headquarters Thirty-Sixth regiment Indiana volunteers, near Pittsburg landing, Tennessee, April 8, 1862. Colonel Jacob Ammon, commanding Tenth Brigade, Fourth Division: Sir: In discharge of my duty, I make the following report of the part the Thirty-sixth Indiana volunteers took in the general engagement at this place on the evening of the sixth and day of the seventh instant. On the march from Savannah on the sixth, my regiment had the advance of the column of General Buell's army, and I sent four companies forward as an advance guard, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Cary, leaving four with me at the head of the column (two companies having been left behind on other duty). On reaching the river, with the four companies at the head of the column, they were immediately ferried over to join those under Lieutenent-Colonel Cary, that had passed over before my arrival. On arriving on the south side of the river, under circumst
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 19. the siege of Suffolk, Virginia. (search)
ronger than at Chancellorsville, and it is only reasonable to infer that this difference was in front of you at Suffolk. That with the limited force under your command you should have held in check and defeated the designs of such superior numbers, is a fact of which you may well be proud, and is the most practical proof of your own skill and the gallantry of your troops. Very respectfully yours, (Signed) George G. Meade, Major-General. Army of Georgia, headquarters left wing, Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1865. My Dear General: Your esteemed favor of the twenty-second ultimo, has just come to hand. I was fully convinced, at the battle of Chancellorsville, that the force of the enemy did not exceed fifty thousand men, of all arms, and was satisfied at the time that but a small portion of Longstreet's command was in our front. I believe that the force of the enemy in your front, at Suffolk, far exceeded your own ; and I think the gratitude of the nation is due to you and
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 110 (search)
fortitude in the crisis that tried men's souls in their day. These are the virtues that sustained them in their hour of need. Their illustrious and glorious example bids us not to underestimate the priceless inheritance they achieved for us at such a cost of treasure and blood. Great as are the odds we are struggling against, they are not greater than those against which they successfully struggled. In point of reverses, our condition is not to be compared with theirs. Should Mobile, Savannah, Charleston, Augusta, Macon, Montgomery, and even Petersburg and Richmond fall, our condition would not then be worse or less hopeful than theirs was in the darkest hour that rested on their fortunes. With wisdom on the part of those who control our destiny in the Cabinet, and in the field, in husbanding and properly wielding our resources at their command, and in securing the hearts and affections of the people in the great cause of right and liberty for which we are struggling, we coul
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 112 (search)
t-Marshal of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, under the act of Congress, approved July 4, 1864, to recruit volunteers to be credited to the States respectively. On applying to General Webster, at Nashville, he will grant you a pass through our lines to those States, and, as I have had considerable experience in those States, would suggest recruiting depots to be established at Macon and Columbus, Mississippi; Selma, Montgomery, and Mobile, Alabama; and Columbus, Milledgeville, and Savannah, Georgia. I do not see that the law restricts you to black recruits, but you are at liberty to collect white recruits also. It is waste of time and money to open rendezvous in North-west Georgia, for I assure you I have not seen an ablebodied man, black or white, there, fit for a soldier, who was not in this army or the one opposed to it. You speak of the impression going abroad that I am opposed to the organization of colored regiments. My opinions are usually very positive, and ther
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 117 (search)
y will prefer to retreat. There is a very pervasive rumor afloat that Joe Johnston has been superseded by Ewell, but it seems to have no better foundation than a camp rumor. An intelligent rebel Lieutenant with whom I conversed yesterday said that every effective soldier in the Confederacy was in the service of Lee and Johnston, and although he himself was a veteran of three years standing, he had just had his first experience in the field, having been stationed with his company at Savannah, Georgia, as provost guard. He stated positively that Johnston had ninety thousand men, but I think he may be safely discounted thirty-three per cent. McPherson advanced slightly yesterday, but skirmishing along his front was very light. Day before yesterday, Colonel Minty's brigade of cavalry on the extreme left was roughly handled by an overpowering force of the enemy's cavalry, before whom it retired slowly, with a loss of about seventy killed, wounded, and missing. On the morning of
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 120 (search)
to the Army of the James, and another to Savannah, Georgia, to hold Sherman's new acquisitions on tthat after you get Wilmington, you strike for Savannah and the river; that Canby be instructed to hoton is sealed as to commerce, and the city of Savannah is in our possession. This was in reply to a to send a force from here to act with you on Savannah. Your movements, therefore will be independe war is full twenty-five per cent. I can make Savannah, Charleston, or the mouth of the Chattahooche on the Savannah river, and the occupation of Savannah on the twenty-first of December, are all cleao destroy the railroad between Charleston and Savannah. The expedition from Vicksburg, under commanon. Also that he had expected, upon reducing Savannah, instantly to march to Columbia, South Carolionsume about six weeks time after the fall of Savannah, whereas by sea he could probably reach me byneral Sherman's whole army was in motion from Savannah. He captured Columbia, South Carolina, on th[1 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 122 (search)
division of the Nineteenth corps to garrison Savannah, and had drawn the Twenty-third corps, Major-f January I transferred the forts and city of Savannah to Major-General Foster, commanding the DeparOn the twenty-second of January I embarked at Savannah for Hilton Head, where I held a conference wiions at Beaufort, John E. Smith marching from Savannah by the coast road, and Corse still at SavannaSavannah, cut off by the storms and freshet in the river. On the twenty-fifth a demonstration was made agatwenty-ninth I learned that the roads back of Savannah had at last become sufficiently free of the fdly sketched the progress of our columns from Savannah to Goldsboro, but for more minute details mus us by the enemy of the whole sea-coast, from Savannah to Newbern, North Carolina, with its forts, ds which were so advantageously taken for your Savannah campaign of last autumn were again observed. made a few days preceding our departure from Savannah, satisfied me that in all essentials the arti[3 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 172 (search)
brought into General Hancock's tent. They prove to be North Carolinians; say they are Beauregard's troops; that they were last at battle of Olustee, Florida, and that they were brought up to Lee's army but a few days ago. This is an additional proof of a fact of which we have just had much evidence; that is, that Lee has to-day been fighting his reinforcements. We have taken to-day men from Breckinridge's command, from Buckner's, from Beauregard, from North Carolina, from the defences of Savannah. And that, somehow or other, and in spite of the supposed depletion of the rebel army, Lee has been able to get together a still formidable force, we have to-day had the evidence of demonstration. Everywhere he has shown a development of line equal to our own, and though we have made the most vigorous efforts all along his front to break through, we have nowhere succeeded. The repulse of the rebels in their night attack, both on the front of Hancock and of Wright, was most complete, an
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 199 (search)
the wear and tear of our then recent and hard march from Savannah, or in replenishing clothing and stores necessary for a fWar Department for it. My letter to Mr. N----W----, at Savannah, was shown by me to Mr. Stanton before its publication, aed on at the time. And again, Mr. Stanton, in person, at Savannah, speaking of the terrific expenses of the war, and difficerson, accompanied only by my personal staff, hastened to Savannah, to direct matters in the interior of South Carolina and tion of the Savannah river, were being loaded, the one at Savannah and the other at Hilton Head. The former started up the a-coast (Charleston). On the first of May I went on to Savannah, where General Gillmore also joined me, and the arrangemered for the occupation of Augusta were consummated. At Savannah I found the city in the most admirable police, under direral Dahlgren, who had, in all my previous operations from Savannah northward, aided me with a courtesy and manliness that co
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