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May 9th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 19
ing boldness and steady courage which placed them side by side with the bravest and the best, and noted with regret that Colonel Whitfield was painfully wounded. At the close of the year Colonel Whitfield, having recovered, was at Yazoo City with his cavalry command. He participated in the successful cavalry battle of Van Dorn near Spring Hill, on March 5, 1863, and received the thanks of General Van Dorn for the skill and valor with which he performed his part in the action. On the 9th of May, 1863, Colonel Whitfield received the commission of brigadier-general, his command consisting of his own battalion and the Third, Sixth and Ninth Texas cavalry. Operating in Mississippi, under Gen. J. E. Johnston, on July 4, 1863, the very day that Vicksburg surrendered, General Whitfield encountered a party of 500 Federals. He attacked and defeated them at Messinger's ferry. Through the whole of 1864 he commanded a brigade under Forrest, and was in Mississippi when the war closed in 1865.
March 4th, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 19
53, and returned to Paris, where he continued the practice of law until 1861. Though by personal convictions a whig, he voted for John C. Breckinridge, and afterward for the secession of his State. He was elected to the State senate, but immediately after joined the Texas military forces and did not take his seat. Organizing the Ninth Texas infantry, he was commissioned colonel, September, 1861, and assigned to the army of Albert Sidney Johnston. He was commissioned brigadier-general March 4, 1862, and in command of a brigade, including his regiment, was ordered to Chattanooga by Gen. E. Kirby Smith. In that vicinity he displayed great activity, driving a Federal force from Bridgeport and Battle Creek, which General Bragg, in general orders, declared was one of the most dashing achievements of the day. He commanded a brigade of Louisiana and Tennessee troops, also including the Seventh Texas, at Port Hudson, early in 1863, and thence went to Jackson, Miss., and took part in the
August 23rd, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 19
me year he was made a brigadier-general. He had served in the cavalry in North Mississippi, but during the Kentucky campaign led his regiment, the Fourteenth Texas, dismounted. He was present at the battle at Richmond, Ky., and Col. T. H. McCray, who in that battle commanded the brigade, said in his report that Col. M. D. Ector particularly distinguished himself, being in the front of battle and cheering on his men. He was promoted to brigadier-general, his commission dating back to August 23, 1862. At the battle of Murfreesboro he commanded a brigade in McCown's division. General Hardee, after describing the brilliant charge by which the whole Federal right wing was driven back several miles, says that Ector and Harper, though enfiladed by a battery, forced their way through a cedar brake, in which the enemy was posted. At the battle of Chickamauga General Ector shared with other commanders in the following compliment bestowed by the heroic Gen. Wm. H. T. Walker: I have only t
April, 1856 AD (search for this): chapter 19
ce Randal Brigadier-General Horace Randal was born in Tennessee in 183. He entered the United States military academy in 1849, was graduated in 1854 as brevet second lieutenant of infantry, and in the following year was promoted to second lieutenant, First dragoons. His service in the United States army was mainly on frontier duty, in the course of which he engaged in combats with the Indians; against the Apaches, near Fort Bliss, in 1855, and near the Almagre mountains, New Mexico, in April, 1856, and again near the Gila river, November 30th of the same year. He resigned February 27, 1861, and in the war between the North and South bore a conspicuous part as leader of Texas troops. In 1862 he had command of a brigade of Texas cavalry, McCulloch's division, and was on duty in the district of Arkansas. He proved himself a very efficient officer and, like many others, was in command of a brigade long before he received a commission as brigadier-general. At the battle of Milliken'
November 3rd (search for this): chapter 19
illery being under Maj. Leon Smith. In April following he was in Louisiana with Gen. Richard Taylor, gained renewed commendation for his conduct at Camp Bisland, and was put in command of Sibley's brigade. On May 20, 1863, he was promoted to brigadier-general. In command of his brigade he operated brilliantly against the Federals in Louisiana, on the Lafourche in July, 1863, on the Fordoche in September, and in the Teche country in October, winning a brilliant victory at Bayou Bourbeau November 3d. General Taylor in his report gave General Green high praise, declaring that he seized, in a masterly manner, the exact moment when a heavy blow could be given. Taylor had already frequently commended the gallant Texan, and protested that he was left unable to say any more except that he exceeded expectations, which had been thought impossible. This officer, continued Taylor, has within the past few months commanded In three successful engagements, on the Lafourche, on the Fordoche, an
August 29th, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 19
tion of his countrymen. Col. John Gregg, of his regiment, also speaks well of the efficient assistance of Granbury. After the prisoners captured at Fort Donelson had been exchanged, Granbury was promoted to colonel of the Seventh regiment, August 29, 1862, and he commanded his regiment in north Mississippi, with Gregg's brigade, until after the fall of Vicksburg. He distinguished himself at the battle of Raymond, Miss., where General Gregg fought so valiantly the overwhelming masses of the F each. He entered the service in the Seventh Texas as colonel of the regiment; was captured at Fort Donelson, and, on being exchanged, he and his regiment were stationed for a time at Grenada, Miss. He was commissioned brigadier-general on August 29, 1862. His brigade embraced, during the campaign in north Mississippi and afterward in the Vicksburg campaign, the Seventh Texas, the First, Third, Tenth, Thirtieth, Forty-first and Fiftieth regiments of Tennessee infantry, and Bledsoe's light b
February 18th, 1873 AD (search for this): chapter 19
e a seat in the Confederate Senate, to which body he had been elected from Texas. But he continued to serve in the field as staff officer whenever opportunity offered, notably in the battles around Richmond. He remained in the Confederate Senate until the close of the war, and, after the cause was lost, sailed from Galveston to England, where he resided for three years. On his return to America he settled at Baltimore. While on a visit to his old home in Texas, he died at Galveston, February 18, 1873. Brigadier-General William Hugh Young Brigadier-General William Hugh Young was born in Booneville, Mo., January 1, 1838. His father, Hugh F. Young, who was a native of Augusta county, Va., removed first to Missouri, and when his son, William Hugh, was three years old, moved to Texas and lived for a while in Red River and then in Grayson counties. General Young had a liberal education, obtained at Washington college, Tennessee, McKenzie college, Texas, and the university of Virg
March 7th, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 19
he had chief command of the Confederates at the battle of Wilson's Creek, in which he won a glorious victory. In the spring of 1862, under the command of General Van Dorn, he led his brigade and the cavalry brigade of General McIntosh against the Federals at Elkhorn tavern, and at the opening of that bloody struggle, while reconnoitering the Federal lines, rode directly into a party of sharpshooters, and was mortally wounded by a rifle ball in the breast. He died near Pea Ridge, Ark., March 7, 1862. Brigadier-General Henry Eustace McCulloch Brigadier-General Henry Eustace McCulloch was born in Rutherford county, Tenn., son of Alexander McCulloch, a native of Virginia, who served as aide-de-camp to General Coffee, under Andrew Jackson. Henry McCulloch was educated in Tennessee, and in early manhood emigrated to Texas, settling in Guadalupe county. In 1843 he was elected sheriff of that county, and, while holding this office, did effective work in suppressing lawlessness and
February 20th, 1862 AD (search for this): chapter 19
resistance was useless. This act of heroism and humanity won for him great distinction. After the battle of Fort Sumter he proceeded to Richmond, where he was commissioned colonel of the Second regiment of Texas infantry, August 28, 1861. On October 1st of the same year he was made brigadier-general. He rendered valuable service in the army of Northern Virginia, in command of the brigade including the First, Fourth and Fifth Texas, later famous under the leadership of Hood, until February 20, 1862, when he resigned to take a seat in the Confederate Senate, to which body he had been elected from Texas. But he continued to serve in the field as staff officer whenever opportunity offered, notably in the battles around Richmond. He remained in the Confederate Senate until the close of the war, and, after the cause was lost, sailed from Galveston to England, where he resided for three years. On his return to America he settled at Baltimore. While on a visit to his old home in Texa
April 6th (search for this): chapter 19
brilliant and successful charge which decided the fortunes of the day. He was, in the latter part of 1862, promoted to colonel, and in a short time was commanding the brigade of General Green, who had command of division. The Texas cavalry commands did splendid service in the defense of their own State and of Louisiana. At the opening of the Red river campaign of 1864, Colonel Hardeman led his regiment in Bagby's brigade of the cavalry division of General Major, which reached Mansfield, April 6th, and in this capacity had a conspicuous part in the battle of April 8th, as well as at Pleasant Hill, April 9th. In the subsequent pursuit of Banks, the exploits of the cavalry were brilliant and successful. On October 28, 1864, Gen. Kirby Smith earnestly recommended Colonel Hardeman for promotion to the rank of brigadier-general, mentioning him, with Debray and Lane, as the best brigade commanders in the Trans-Mississippi department. In a letter written December 23d, Adjutant-General C
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