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anuary, the Confederate army marched against the enemy in this order: First, with Bledsoe's and Saunders's independent cavalry companies a-a vanguard, Zollicoffer's brigade ; thus Walthall's Fifteenth Mississippi Regiment in advance, followed by Rutledge's battery, and Cummings's Nineteenth, Battle's Twentieth, and Stanton's Twenty-fifth Tennessee Regiments. Then came Carroll's brigade, as follows: Newman's Seventeenth, Murray's Twenty-eighth, and Powell's Twenty-ninth Tennessee Regiments, with too, suffered and retired. The remainder of the column had come up and taken position in reserve, and toward the left of the field Murray's regiment, which last entered the fight, now experienced the same fate with the Twenty-fifth Tennessee. Rutledge's battery, which had been for some time in position in reserve, retired under orders, as is said, of General Crittenden, without having fired a gun. The Federal right, in pressing upon the front and left flank of the Tennesseeans, was able to c
While this column was moving up the Big Sandy, another, consisting of the Fortieth Ohio Regiment and three battalions of Wolford's cavalry, advanced from Mount Sterling to take Marshall in the rear. To avoid this danger, Marshall fell back some fifshing Creek and reconnoitred the Federal camps near Somerset. On the 8th, at Fishing Creek, the cavalry was fired on by Wolford's cavalry and the Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, but charged these forces, killing ten and capturing sixteen, inclusive of column consisted of eight and a half regiments; namely, Manson's brigade of four regiments, three of McCook's regiments, Wolford's cavalry, a battalion of Michigan engineers, and three batteries of artillery. Rains, high water, and bad roads, impedand Battle's Twentieth Tennessee, which had formed on their right. A strenuous combat ensued at the forks of the road, Wolford's cavalry supporting the Federal troops. The Ninth Ohio also became engaged; but, after a desperate conflict, the whole
ainst the enemy in this order: First, with Bledsoe's and Saunders's independent cavalry companies a-a vanguard, Zollicoffer's brigade ; thus Walthall's Fifteenth Mississippi Regiment in advance, followed by Rutledge's battery, and Cummings's Nineteenth, Battle's Twentieth, and Stanton's Twenty-fifth Tennessee Regiments. Then came Carroll's brigade, as follows: Newman's Seventeenth, Murray's Twenty-eighth, and Powell's Twenty-ninth Tennessee Regiments, with two guns under Captain McClung, and Wood's Sixteenth Alabama Regiment in reserve. Branner's and McClelland's battalions of cavalry were placed on the flanks and rear. A cold rain continued to fall upon the thinly-clad Confederates, chilling them to the marrow, but they toiled painfully along. The road was rough, and very heavy with the long rain following severe freezes. Unencumbered with artillery, the infantry would have made poor progress in the darkness, rain, and mud, but, as the guns from the first began to mire down,
and capturing ten. One Confederate was drowned, the only loss sustained. In the mean time Schoepf, overawed and put upon his guard, retired three miles behind Somerset, intrenched himself in a strong position, and called loudly in every quarter for reinforcements. General Carter, who was at London, brought two regiments to his aid, arriving on the 7th. Thomas sent him a regiment and a battery, and on the 11th another regiment. Several regiments also concentrated at Columbia under General Boyle. Zollicoffer's letters correctly estimate the force of the enemy at Somerset at seven infantry regiments and some cavalry, which agrees with Van Horne's account. He expected to be attacked, but kept his force divided, five regiments in his intrenchments, and two on the south bank to protect his communications. General Thomas's command, occupying the country east of Lebanon, consisted at this time of a division made up of sixteen infantry regiments, a regiment and squadron of cavalr
A. S. Johnston (search for this): chapter 30
rittenden marched his army through Monticello and Livingston to Gainsboro, and, finally, by General Johnston's orders, took position at Chestnut Mound, where he was in reach of relief from Nashville. an exchange of prisoners was begun by General Buell, during which he accepted a proposal of General Johnston to exempt from captivity surgeons in charge of the wounded. General Buell's conduct and thth most of the Southern troops. Crittenden's attack on Thomas was as much a surprise to General Johnston as the result could have been to the defeated commander. His line was broken; his position, demanded a court of inquiry, which was subsequently ordered by the Secretary of War. But General Johnston's letters make no allusion to the defeat. That was past. His whole attention was turned ts proper location, to its commissariat, transportation, rearmament, and reorganization. General Johnston, in writing to General Crittenden, February 3d, after enumerating the various steps taken f
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uld probably have met but slight resistance. Schoepf had three regiments, a battery, and some cavathe only loss sustained. In the mean time Schoepf, overawed and put upon his guard, retired thrs not included in this estimate. On the 18th Schoepf discovered, by a reconnaissance in force, that so as to cut him off from his bridge, while Schoepf attacked him in front. He adds: The resme up. To secure himself he communicated with Schoepf, and obtained from him a reinforcement of thrttalion, besides artillery. The remainder of Schoepf's force must have been near by, and in supporas inevitable, and would separate Thomas from Schoepf. It was afterward alleged that he was deceivcommunication with and supporting distance of Schoepf, and that to surprise or rout him there was a Fourteenth Ohio and Tenth Kentucky, with General Schoepf's whole brigade, joined. Approaching theve resisted the combined attack of Thomas and Schoepf. There was but one thing to be done, and tha[1 more...]
ds of his whole force, which in all reached less than 6,000 effectives. On December 10th he wrote again: Your two dispatches of the 4th reached me late last night. I infer from yours that I should not have crossed the river, but it is now too late. My means of recrossing are so limited I could hardly accomplish it in face of the enemy. Major-General George B. Crittenden had been assigned to the command of this district by the President. The high rank given him has been cited by Pollard, who speaks of him as a captain in the old army, as a piece of favoritism. But this is an error. He was one of the senior officers who resigned. He was a graduate of West Point, of the year 1832. He resigned, and was reappointed a captain in the Mounted Rifles in 1846, was brevetted major for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco, Mexico, was made a major in 1848, and lieutenant-colonel in 1856. He was a Kentuckian, of a family distinguished for gal
trength. Crittenden's night-march. attack. Walthall and battle. curious incident. strenuous comhe expedition, and an incident related by General Walthall which will be given in its place. Crittees a-a vanguard, Zollicoffer's brigade ; thus Walthall's Fifteenth Mississippi Regiment in advance, les behind. When the Mississippians under Walthall, followed by Battle's Tennessee Regiment, enche column to about one mile. It was thus that Walthall's and Battle's regiments came upon the first ine of armed men. The skirmishers reported to Walthall that this was Battle's command. Walthall madWalthall made his regiment lie down behind a slight elevation, and, going forward to some high ground, hailed th flag was riddled, and the staff cut, but Colonel Walthall was untouched. It was this incident thatt without pursuit. On the Confederate right, Walthall's regiment had continued its struggle with thnd almost in its rear, and it, too, retired. Walthall, now finding one of these regiments almost ac
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gan again. General Johnston had requested Marshall to send him a regiment, but Marshall replied Marshall replied that to send him a single man was to risk the ruin of his whole command; so that the matter was dropr 350 pounds, unfitted him for the field. Marshall moved forward to Paintsville, on the Big Sand people were generally hostile to the South. Marshall's force, when he reached Paintsville, was 2,2 with the enemy. About the same time that Marshall advanced into Kentucky, Buell organized an excavalry, advanced from Mount Sterling to take Marshall in the rear. To avoid this danger, Marshall Marshall fell back some fifteen miles, and took position on Middle Creek, near Prestonburg. On the 3d of Jan the 9th of January Garfield advanced against Marshall's position at Prestonburg, and on the next day. He says: At half-past 4 o'clock he (Marshall) ordered a retreat. My men drove him down thave fallen back fifteen miles to Paintsville; Marshall, seven miles, where he remained two days at t[9 more...]
e's and Saunders's independent cavalry companies a-a vanguard, Zollicoffer's brigade ; thus Walthall's Fifteenth Mississippi Regiment in advance, followed by Rutledge's battery, and Cummings's Nineteenth, Battle's Twentieth, and Stanton's Twenty-fifth Tennessee Regiments. Then came Carroll's brigade, as follows: Newman's Seventeenth, Murray's Twenty-eighth, and Powell's Twenty-ninth Tennessee Regiments, with two guns under Captain McClung, and Wood's Sixteenth Alabama Regiment in reserve. Branner's and McClelland's battalions of cavalry were placed on the flanks and rear. A cold rain continued to fall upon the thinly-clad Confederates, chilling them to the marrow, but they toiled painfully along. The road was rough, and very heavy with the long rain following severe freezes. Unencumbered with artillery, the infantry would have made poor progress in the darkness, rain, and mud, but, as the guns from the first began to mire down, the foot-soldiers were called on to help them al
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