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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—eastern Tennessee. (search)
estined to reach them. After a stubborn resistance, surrounded by Jackson's superior troops and crushed by his artillery, the Federals, abou with Johnston's to crush Grant. Johnston, who had just evacuated Jackson, had answered him, with good reason, that it was too late: a part heatham, in order to give the fugitives time to rally, again moves Jackson's and Smith's soldiers to the front. These troops, being hardly rt a new effort is imposed upon this wing, already so weary. While Jackson's brigade was the most sharply pressed, Polk ordered Liddell to su, on the right, against the sawmill; Deshler, to the left, adjoins Jackson's brigade; Wood is between the two. Nearly three hundred yards inf the centre of Baird's hostile troops: it joins on the right with Jackson's brigade, that had been detached since eleven o'clock in the forene by bearing to the left. However, he does not come up as far as Jackson, who, marching briskly to the enemy, has engaged him on the right
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the Third winter. (search)
without having been able to destroy the railway-bridge over one of the branches of Wolf River. But this demonstration, and that made by Chalmers at the same time against Collierville, divert the attention of the Federals, and Forrest arrives at Jackson without having been molested. Colonel Bell was waiting for him there with a small body of troops raised in the country. Received with open arms by the people, Forrest restores the fortified enclosure around that town, which, since the breakingistricts, with Brownsville for the centre, and both set about recruiting men and horses, picking up wagons and provisions, as though they were not on all sides surrounded by the Federals. Although they could not be ignorant of his presence at Jackson, the latter leave him alone for more than a fortnight. They are no doubt biding their time to close against him the return road, and do not wish to remove any force from the Memphis and Corinth Railway, which Lee's troopers are always threateni
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the war in the South-West. (search)
with little discernment a great amount of evidence, and in its report gave the legend an official authority. The evidence itself received by the commission is interesting, and has been of great assistance to us. Forrest, who had returned to Jackson on April 14th, remained some time yet in Western Tennessee, availing himself of the agitation which his new victory had created among the Federals to give rest to a part of his troops and recruit his regiments. But no action signalized this soj as the chief was gone, Seymour, forgetting his wise instructions, determined to resume the campaign. Although his means of transportation were still as insufficient as ever, he suddenly gave an order on February 18th to the troops assembled at Jackson to start in the direction of Lake City. It is difficult to divine the motives which determined Seymour upon an open violation of Gillmore's orders: the only one he alleged was the desire to stop the enemy from taking and carrying off the rails
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Addenda by the Editor. (search)
's (Georgia) BatteryLieut. R. W. Anderson. Clayton's Brigade. Brig.-gen. H. D. Clayton. 18th AlabamaLieut.-col. R. F. Inge. 36th AlabamaCol. L. T. Woodruff. 38th AlabamaMaj. O. S. Jewett. Arkansas BatteryCapt. J. T. Humphreys. Jackson's Brigade. Brig.-gen. John K. Jackson. 1st ConfederateMaj. J. C. Gordon. 2d Georgia Battalion (Sharpshooters)Maj. R. H. Whiteley. 5th GeorgiaCol. C. P. Daniel. 5th MississippiLieut.-col. W. L. Sykes. 8th MississippiCol. J. C. Wilkinson S. Army, commanding, at the battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-20, 1863. Right wing. Lieut.-gen. Leonidas Polk. Cheatham's division. Maj.-gen. B. F. Cheatham. Escort 2d Georgia Cavalry, Company G, Capt. T. M. Merritt. Jackson's Brigade. Brig.-gen. John K. Jackson. 1st Georgia (Confederate), 2d BattalionMaj. J. C. Gordon. 5th GeorgiaCol. C. P. Daniel. 2d Georgia Battalion (Sharpshooters)Maj. R. H. Whitely. 5th MississippiLieut.-col. W. L. Sykes. Maj. J. B.