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James Longstreet (search for this): chapter 12
de anxiety of government Grant's calmness Longstreet moves against Burnside Grant's counter-planbel prisoners universally stated that all of Longstreet's corps was engaged. I have no other author not idle. On the 3d of November, Lieutenant-General Longstreet, one of the ablest officers of theers were confident of success. On the 11th, Longstreet said to Bragg, from Sweetwater: There are maee days before the movement was suggested to Longstreet, Grant informed Burnside: It is reported, onld undoubtedly have had the effect to recall Longstreet; but, now, it was possible that the troops sowards Cumberland gap and the upper valley. Longstreet is said to be near the Little Tennessee, witof the Ohio army. By holding on, and placing Longstreet between the Little Tennessee and Knoxville, d from you since the 14th. What progress is Longstreet making, and what are your chances for defendre. I think our movements, here, must cause Longstreet's recall within a day or two, if he is not s[23 more...]
A. E. Burnside (search for this): chapter 12
ll anxious about Burnside Grant impresses on Burnside necessity of holding out confidence of Burnsight, and, at half-past 11, he telegraphed to Burnside, who was then at Knoxville: Have you tools foly by Grant. He first ordered the stores, on Burnside's demand; then wrote to Admiral Porter for thth Nashville, he turned his attention towards Burnside, who was isolated among the mountains and rivgreat results from the expedition against General Burnside's army. His force should not be allowed rrow morning. On the same day, Grant said to Burnside: I have ordered an immediate move from here ties at Washington had an especial distrust of Burnside. It was not a year since the battle of Frede retreat. I fear further delay may result in Burnside's abandonment of East Tennessee. This would a day or two; it was, however, soon renewed. Burnside now held as far east as Bull's gap, and, soutis inevitable, by Saturday, at the furthest. Burnside speaks hopefully. That day, the written or[62 more...]
Henry W. Halleck (search for this): chapter 12
of Grant's armies extent of his operations Halleck still anxious about Burnside Grant impressesthe evacuation of Corinth, in May, 1862, when Halleck sent Buell, with more than forty thousand menn numbers, Rosecrans refused to budge. See Halleck's report, as general-in-chief, for 1863. When Halleck gave him orders to advance, he held a council of war, and replied that it was a military mr, immediately after the defeat of Rosecrans, Halleck detached the Eleventh and Twelfth corps from lf-past 9 P. M. on the 23d, he telegraphed to Halleck: Have just arrived. I will write tomorrow. ou should go to Nashville, as foreshadowed by Halleck, and chiefly as you can harmonize all conflicntly proceeded to obey. In compliance with Halleck's previous instructions, Blair had been advan Cleveland and Sweetwater. At the same time, Halleck, who had always felt the greatest uneasiness . The dispatches from the President and from Halleck alike indicate the greatest alarm, lest Burns[16 more...]
Steele (search for this): chapter 12
rations, and, as the various detachments of the army came up, they were successively fed, and ferried across. Up to this time, Sherman had literally obeyed the instructions of Halleck, and pushed forward the repairs of the railroad in his rear. But, after assuming command, on the 19th of October, Grant's first orders to Sherman were: Increase to the greatest possible strength your moving column, and, at the same time, secure your communications to your base of supplies. Communicate with Steele, and urge the necessity of his sending you the division of Kimball, of the Sixteenth corps. Sherman was also ordered to bring forward the troops at Paducah, and any that could be spared from guarding the line of railroad from Memphis to Corinth: Assign them to strengthen divisions already at the front. On the 24th, the day after he arrived at Chattanooga, Grant telegraphed to Sherman: Drop every thing east of Bear creek, and move with your entire force towards Stevenson, until you receive
Walden (search for this): chapter 12
. Rosecrans could only maintain communication with Nashville, by wagon-ing sixty miles over the rough mountain-roads, and through the rugged gaps on the north side of the Tennessee. The country there is as impracticable as on the southern side. Walden's ridge is steep and wild; there is but one road, and that circuitous and bad. The route was from Chattanooga to Anderson, from Anderson back again to Jasper, and from Jasper to Bridgeport. Thence the railroad was open to Nashville. To supply ahird dying on the road. Retreat itself thus became impossible, unless the artillery was abandoned. Every few days, between the rain-storms, an attempt would be made to get a supply-train through; but Bragg sent a cavalry expedition around, over Walden's ridge, north of Chattanooga, and cut off a train bringing medical supplies and stores for the wounded, and another with ordnance stores. The stock of ammunition, after this, was just large enough to supply each man for one more battle—not half
Frank Blair (search for this): chapter 12
the body of troops with which Sherman himself was moving. This, however, was repulsed; a bridge was built over Bear creek, and at Tuscumbia, whither Sherman sent Blair's division in advance, still another rebel force was dispersed. Skirmishing continued all along the route, but, about the middle of October, Sherman struck the Tea, and was sent on to Sherman, at Iuka. He received the order on the 27th, and instantly proceeded to obey. In compliance with Halleck's previous instructions, Blair had been advanced as far as Tuscumbia, on the south side of the Tennessee, repairing the railroad; but, dropping every thing, Sherman now reversed this column, andThe work of crossing was pushed with all the vigor possible, and on the 1st of November, Sherman, in person, passed to the head of the column, at Florence, leaving Blair to follow with the rear division. Grant now ordered Tuttle's division, of McPherson's corps, to be sent forward to report to Sherman. Delays were occasioned by t
Whitesides (search for this): chapter 12
e spared from guarding the railroad in his rear, and move along the main wagon-road, by way of Whitesides, to Wauhatchie, in the Lookout valley. Major-General John M. Palmer, commanding a division of oad, the only practicable route north of the Tennessee, to a point on the north bank, opposite Whitesides; then, to cross to the south side and hold the road passed over by Hooker. In the mean time, ps, under Brigadier-General Geary. He took up his line of march along the railroad, by way of Whitesides to Wauhatchie. The rebel pickets fell back as he advanced; and, marching along the western bae of the mountain. The fate of Lookout valley was decided. The force which had started for Whitesides, under command of Palmer, reached its destination at the appointed time, and took up the posithich to obtain supplies from the railroad at Bridgeport; namely, the main wagon-road by way of Whitesides, Wauhatchie, and Brown's ferry, a distance of twenty-eight miles; and the Kelly's ferry and Br
McClellan (search for this): chapter 12
anooga was in the heart of this region and in the midst of this population. Its possession would protect these people, and secure these advantages. Next after Richmond, the great political focus of the rebellion, and Vicksburg, that fortress and menace of the Mississippi valley, Chattanooga loomed up before the nation and the military authorities, as absolutely indispensable to success, and, when once gained, the foundation and forerunner of final victories. As early as January, 1862, McClellan, then general-in-chief, wrote to Buell, who was in command in Kentucky: There are few things I have more at heart than the prompt movement of a strong column into Eastern Tennessee. . . . My own general plans for the prosecution of the war make the speedy occupation of East Tennessee and its lines of railway, matters of absolute necessity. And again: Interesting as Nashville may be to the Louisville interests, it strikes me that its possession is of very secondary importance, in compariso
Jefferson Davis (search for this): chapter 12
Wauhatchie, and Brown's ferry, a distance of twenty-eight miles; and the Kelly's ferry and Brown's ferry road, by use of which, and of the river from Bridgeport to Kelly's ferry, the distance for wagoning was reduced to eight miles. The road to Nashville was thus opened in five days after Grant's arrival at the front, and the command rescued from all immediate danger. The rebel authorities were greatly chagrined at this achievement, and their newspapers were full of lamentations. Mr. Jefferson Davis had visited Lookout mountain only a week before, and feasted his eyes with the sight of the national army, shut up among the hills, like an animal ready for slaughter; and now, at a single stroke, the prey had been snatched from his grasp. The door for relief was opened, and, from a besieged and isolated army, the force in Chattanooga had suddenly become the assailant. It was Bragg who was now on the defensive. Not only were supplies of rations and ammunition brought in, but two co
Porter (search for this): chapter 12
ht, and Chattanooga the next night. From Nashville, he also telegraphed to Admiral Porter, at Cairo: General Sherman's advance was at Eastport, on the 15th. The sooarried in the arms of his soldiers; telegraphing to Halleck, and to Sherman, to Porter, and to Thomas, and to Burnside, on the way; attending to the supplies, and dirby Grant. He first ordered the stores, on Burnside's demand; then wrote to Admiral Porter for the gunboat convoy; then instructed Burnside when and where to meet thehe Tennessee. These were sent up the river on transports, Grant requesting Admiral Porter to convoy the steamers which conveyed them. During all these campaigns, towed by light-draught steamers, up the Cumberland, to the Big South fork, Admiral Porter promising to send gunboats to convoy them. Every exertion was made to hastd sending him ferry-boats with which to cross the Tennessee, and requesting Admiral Porter to order up gunboats to protect the crossing, but even studying and directi
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