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Brown (search for this): chapter 12
erations to recover Lookout valley seizure of Brown's ferry March of Hooker from Bridgeport battll as of a crossing of the Tennessee, known as Brown's ferry. A bend in the Tennessee, just belo three miles below the mouth of Lookout creek, Brown's ferry is situated. Moccasin point was stillw the mouth of Lookout river, and is broken at Brown's ferry by a narrow gorge, through which a roa the use of pontoon bridges at Chattanooga and Brown's ferry, and of the north bank of the river ace expedition which was to effect a lodgment at Brown's ferry. Four thousand men were detailed, and and landed on the south side of the river, at Brown's ferry. Here, a volley was fired by the rebethe night, and went into camp within a mile of Brown's ferry. Howard had the advance, and, as it w twenty-eight miles; and the Kelly's ferry and Brown's ferry road, by use of which, and of the riveartments. When the line was first opened from Brown's ferry, he said to Thomas: The steamer Point [6 more...]
Tyner (search for this): chapter 12
o collect all the stores he could from the country, and the loyal Tennesseans gladly brought in corn, and beef, and forage. The rebels, meanwhile, were not idle. On the 3d of November, Lieutenant-General Longstreet, one of the ablest officers of the enemy, and who at this time commanded the most famous corps in Bragg's army, was summoned to a council of war, where he received instructions to move his command at once against Burnside. Accordingly, on the morning of the 4th, he marched to Tyner's station, there to take cars for Sweetwater. His orders were, to drive Burnside out of East Tennessee, or, if possible, to capture or destroy him. See Appendix, for Bragg's instructions to Longstreet entire. Longstreet's effective force was a little more than fifteen thousand men, besides Wheeler's cavalry, perhaps five thousand strong; Longstreet reported his effective strength as about fifteen thousand. On the 31st of August, Wheeler's cavalry numbered ten thousand six hundred and
Braxton Bragg (search for this): chapter 12
227. But, although he was greatly superior to Bragg in numbers, Rosecrans refused to budge. Seeght two decisive battles at the same time. So Bragg was depleted and Johnston reenforced, and the f the Cumberland was absolutely thrust between Bragg and Georgia, and, unless intercepted, would haattanooga. In order to prevent this disaster, Bragg was obliged to give up the prize of the campaiicipated in the battle of Chickamauga, so that Bragg's active force in that battle must have been fto exist without communication and supplies. Bragg was already closing around him in a semicircle his destruction was only a question of time. Bragg's Report. It was unnecessary to assault and lo Tennessee, a hundred miles from Chattanooga. Bragg held the railroad as far as Loudon, and, of cogdon proved not to be important, but that from Bragg was more threatening; the column dispatched to as to draw Longstreet as far as possible from Bragg. If we concentrate in the neighborhood of Lou[31 more...]
Stevenson (search for this): chapter 12
th, Grant again dispatched to Sherman: Leave Dodge's command (of Hurlbut's corps) at Athens, until further orders, and come with the remainder of your command to Stevenson, or until you receive other instructions. Again, on the 7th: The enemy have moved a great part of their force from this front towards Burnside. I have to make held the railroad as far as Loudon, and, of course, had a much shorter line than Grant, for communication with East Tennessee; he first moved one division, under Stevenson, as far as Cleveland and Sweetwater. At the same time, Halleck, who had always felt the greatest uneasiness about Burnside, telegraphed to Grant that the rebelsemy break through below Kingston, move in force to Sparta and McMinnville, and hang on to him with all your force, and such as I can send you from Bridgeport and Stevenson, until he is beaten and turned back. On the 5th, Longstreet's movement having actually begun the day before, Grant said to Burnside: I will endeavor, from here,
W. S. Rosecrans (search for this): chapter 12
t Tennessee Chickamauga campaign defeat of Rosecrans retreat into Chattanooga abandonment of Lo the Cumberland Hooker sent west to support Rosecrans Burnside's movement into East Tennessee dihe was greatly superior to Bragg in numbers, Rosecrans refused to budge. See Halleck's report, aely reenforced, determined to give battle to Rosecrans. The rebel army was now at least sixty thou the attempt. In the battle of Chickamauga, Rosecrans lost thirty-six cannon, and more than sixteeself, and all supplies were at once cut off. Rosecrans could only maintain communication with Nashvew blankets, and no extra clothing, for when Rosecrans started on his campaign he expected it to b command of Major-General Hooker, to protect Rosecrans's railroad line of communication between Bri Chattanooga, at once? At Stevenson, he met Rosecrans, who had received the order relieving him, andependent command was intended for him when Rosecrans should be relieved, but that he would not ha[28 more...]
Wheeler (search for this): chapter 12
treet entire. Longstreet's effective force was a little more than fifteen thousand men, besides Wheeler's cavalry, perhaps five thousand strong; Longstreet reported his effective strength as about fifteen thousand. On the 31st of August, Wheeler's cavalry numbered ten thousand six hundred and twenty-two effective men. Wheeler stated in his report that he took with him on this campaign, portiWheeler stated in his report that he took with him on this campaign, portions of five brigades. eighty guns were also ordered to accompany him. The rebel leaders were confident of success. On the 11th, Longstreet said to Bragg, from Sweetwater: There are many reasons for aken with him, but supposed that his whole corps of twenty thousand men had started, as well as Wheeler's cavalry; besides which, Stevenson's division of the rebel army had certainly been at Clevelane 13th, he informed Grant that Longstreet was certainly on the Tennessee, opposite Loudon, with Wheeler's cavalry, and intending to cross the river. Burnside, accordingly, proposed to concentrate hi
William T. Sherman (search for this): chapter 12
ch from Memphis long lines of communication Sherman's magnanimity Grant hurries Sherman alarminSherman alarming situation of Burnside anxiety of government Grant's calmness Longstreet moves against BurnsideBurnside by Cumberland river difficulties of Sherman's route critical condition of Grant's armieslding out confidence of Burnside arrival of Sherman at Bridgeport reconnoissance by Grant, Shermis, with supplies to go up the Tennessee, for Sherman. Of Thomas, he asked: Should not large workinxiety. At one or two points on the route, Sherman had encountered severe opposition; not enougack was made on the body of troops with which Sherman himself was moving. This, however, was repulagainst superior forces, until the arrival of Sherman with his men and means of transportation. Intured for operations; dispatches were sent to Sherman, informing him of the movement of Longstreet,ts up. On the 14th, Grant telegraphed him: Sherman's advance has reached Bridgeport. His whole [59 more...]
Hazen (search for this): chapter 12
hat day, he issued positive orders for the movement. Smith was instructed to make all necessary arrangements for the expedition which was to effect a lodgment at Brown's ferry. Four thousand men were detailed, and the force to throw the bridge was organized on the 24th, the day of Grant's reconnoissance; the pontoon bridge was ready in two days more; and Smith, meanwhile, examined the ground with hrs brigade commanders, and gave the requisite orders. Eighteen hundred men, under Brigadier-General Hazen, were to embark in boats, and pass down the river about nine miles, seven of which would be under fire of the rebel pickets. This risk was taken rather than launch the pontoons near the ferry, because the boats would move more rapidly than intelligence could be carried by the infantry pickets of the enemy; and, although the rebels might be alarmed, they could not know where the landing was to be attempted, and therefore could not concentrate with certainty against the landing.
McCook (search for this): chapter 12
lection of various officers of rank, who would have been likely to know. The Army of the Cumberland had been widely separated in the movements that procured possession of Chattanooga. It was composed of three corps, under Major-Generals Thomas, McCook, and Crittenden. Crittenden held Chattanooga, while the other corps were moving east and south, through the mountains, separated by intervals of nearly twenty miles; the extreme right of Rosecrans was forty miles from the left of his army, with although with infinite difficulty. Here Bragg attacked, and after two days fighting, succeeded in piercing the national centre, and demolishing the right wing of the army. Rosecrans himself hurried to Chattanooga, to prepare for its defence, and McCook and Crittenden also left the field. But Thomas held on, and although the whole bulk of the rebel army was now precipitated upon his single corps, Major-General Gordon Granger came upon the field with a division of about five thousand men, dur
James B. McPherson (search for this): chapter 12
The 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 the destruction of bridges across the Elk river, and long detours were made; for there was not time either to ferry, or to build new bridges; and, on the 5th, Grant agiency of steamers and of locomotives, and, accordingly, Grant said to Burnside: If you have any steamers, I think you had better protect the pilot and engine from sharp-shooters, by case-mating with oak plank, and send them down here; while, to McPherson, now in command at Vicksburg, he said: Send without delay, via the Tennessee river to Danville, Tennessee, all the locomotives at Vicksburg, with the exception of two, and all the cars, with the exception of ten. Let the locomotives and cars b
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