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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Work of the Ordnance Bureau of the war Department of the Confederate States , 1861 -5 . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Story of battle of five Forks. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.28 (search)
With Forrest in West Tennessee.
From Richmond, Va., Times-dispatch, February 6, 1910.
Winter campaign of 1862 filled with adventures and incidents. By Dan W r us to saddle up and move up the river and cross on a flat boat, two of which Forrest's vanguard had built and hidden.
It was broad day when we got upon the opposi e was something mightily like it.
We pushed on to Jackson, but by this time Forrest, by many crafty methods, had spread the report far and wide that he had a larg appened to have.
In answer to a question by a woman as to how many soldiers Mr. Forrest had, I heard Tom Jones say: Madam, I would tell you if I could.
Do you know s there are standing in West Tennessee?
She said she didn't, and Tom told her Forrest had men enough to put one behind each tree, and two or three behind the bigges and towns, and reinforcements were being hurried from every available point.
Forrest was virtually surrounded while at Jackson.
Our attack on that place was a fei
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Forrest 's men rank with Bravest of brave. (search)
Forrest's men rank with Bravest of brave. By Dan W. Baird.
When General Bragg returned from his Kentucky campaign Forrest furloughed his Middle Tennessee troops, with instructions to visit theiForrest furloughed his Middle Tennessee troops, with instructions to visit their respective homes and to secure as many recruits as possible.
In recruiting they were highly successful, and when the Wilson county contingent joined the main command at Lavergne, November 2, 1862, ubborn fighters that any army ever contained.
I formed an opinion then that I hold still, that Forrest never attached as much importance to exact drill and strict discipline as most successful comma thout a question w-hen there was no prospect of fighting on hand.
Even Colonel Starnes and General Forrest would countersign a private's pass upon a plausible request.
It was the best army, the b fighting value.
A regiment of well drilled men was simply one fighting machine.
A regiment of Forrest's troops was composed of so many hundreds of individual fighting machines, each endowed with su
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Wisdom's famous raid. (search)
Wisdom's famous raid.
Heroic Journey recalled by his death in Alabama.
Gadsden, Ala., July 29.
John H. Wisdom, who died near here to-day at the age of eighty-seven years, won fame in 1865 by a daring all night ride from Gadsden to Rome, Ga., a distance of sixty-seven miles, which resulted in the capture by the Confederate cavalry leader, General N. B. Forrest, of General Abel D. Straight, and the saving of the Confederates of the foundries and stores at Rome.
Wisdom started from the east shore of the Coosa River shortly after night-fall on his perilous trip, covering the distance in less than seven hours, and using on the trip seven horses.
He arrived at Rome six hours ahead of General Straight, and the city was prepared for the latter's coming, General Straight and many of his raiders taken prisoners.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)