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Bethel, Me. (Maine, United States) (search for this): chapter 28
Advance of Van Dorn and Price-Price enters Iuka --battle of Iuka At this time, September 4th, I had two divisions of the Army of the Mississippi stationed at Corinth, Rienzi, Jacinto and Danville. There were at Corinth also [T. A.] Davies' division and two brigades of [J.] McArthur's, besides cavalry and artillery. This force constituted my left wing, of which Rosecrans was in command. General [E. O. C.] Ord commanded the centre, from Bethel to Humboldt on the Mobile and Ohio railroad and from Jackson to Bolivar where the Mississippi Central is crossed by the Hatchie River. General Sherman commanded on the right at Memphis with two of his brigades back at Brownsville, at the crossing of the Hatchie River by the Memphis and Ohio railroad. This made the most convenient arrangement I could devise for concentrating all my spare forces upon any threatened point. All the troops of the command were within telegraphic communication of each other, except those under Sherman. By bring
Bolivar (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 28
and Price-Price enters Iuka --battle of Iuka At this time, September 4th, I had two divisions of the Army of the Mississippi stationed at Corinth, Rienzi, Jacinto and Danville. There were at Corinth also [T. A.] Davies' division and two brigades of [J.] McArthur's, besides cavalry and artillery. This force constituted my left wing, of which Rosecrans was in command. General [E. O. C.] Ord commanded the centre, from Bethel to Humboldt on the Mobile and Ohio railroad and from Jackson to Bolivar where the Mississippi Central is crossed by the Hatchie River. General Sherman commanded on the right at Memphis with two of his brigades back at Brownsville, at the crossing of the Hatchie River by the Memphis and Ohio railroad. This made the most convenient arrangement I could devise for concentrating all my spare forces upon any threatened point. All the troops of the command were within telegraphic communication of each other, except those under Sherman. By bringing a portion of his
Brownsville (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 28
son to Bolivar where the Mississippi Central is crossed by the Hatchie River. General Sherman commanded on the right at Memphis with two of his brigades back at Brownsville, at the crossing of the Hatchie River by the Memphis and Ohio railroad. This made the most convenient arrangement I could devise for concentrating all my spare point. All the troops of the command were within telegraphic communication of each other, except those under Sherman. By bringing a portion of his command to Brownsville, from which point there was a railroad and telegraph back to Memphis, communication could be had with that part of my command within a few hours by use of couri arrangement all the troops at Bolivar, except a small guard, could be sent by rail by the way of Jackson in less than twenty-four hours; while the troops from Brownsville could march up to Bolivar to take their place. On the 7th of September I learned of the advance of Van Dorn and Price, apparently upon Corinth. One divisio
Burnsville (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 28
all of General Ord's command, which was to go by rail to Burnsville, a point on the road about seven miles west of Iuka. Fng of the 18th of September General Ord moved by rail to Burnsville, and there left the cars and moved out to perform his paommunication. I detained cars and locomotives enough at Burnsville to transport the whole of Ord's command at once, and if 00 or 8,000 before he could have arrived. I remained at Burnsville with a detachment of about 900 men from Ord's command aner. Ord met the advance of the enemy soon after leaving Burnsville. Quite a sharp engagement ensued, but he drove the rebesmit sound either towards the point where Ord was, or to Burnsville where I had remained. A couple of hours before dark his was brought by a courier. There was no road between Burnsville and the position then occupied by Rosecrans and the counwest nearly to Jacinto before he found a road leading to Burnsville. This made it a late hour of the night before I learned
Iuka (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 28
Advance of Van Dorn and Price-Price enters Iuka --battle of Iuka At this time, September 4th, I3th of September General Sterling Price entered Iuka, a town about twenty miles east of Corinth on osecrans had previously had his headquarters at Iuka, where his command was spread out along the Mem a point on the road about seven miles west of Iuka. From there his troops were to march by the noforce moved on the Fulton road which comes into Iuka further east. This plan was suggested by Rosec It looked to me that, if Price would remain in Iuka until we could get there, his annihilation was f Van Dorn had moved against Corinth instead of Iuka I could have thrown in reinforcements to the nuer midnight from Jacinto, twenty-two miles from Iuka, saying that some of his command had been delays Corners], the point where the Jacinto road to Iuka leaves the road going east. He here turned nor was soon brought to me that our troops were in Iuka. I immediately rode into town and found that t[2 more...]
Jacinto (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 28
my of the Mississippi stationed at Corinth, Rienzi, Jacinto and Danville. There were at Corinth also [T. A.] Drd from his position south of Corinth by way of the Jacinto road. A small force was to hold the Jacinto road wJacinto road where it turns to the northeast, while the main force moved on the Fulton road which comes into Iuka further easuarters simultaneously. Troops enough were left at Jacinto and Rienzi to detain any cavalry that Van Dorn mighiving a dispatch from Rosecrans after midnight from Jacinto, twenty-two miles from Iuka, saying that some of hihat the rear of his column was not yet up as far as Jacinto. He said, however, that he would still be at Iuka at Barnets [Barnett's Corners], the point where the Jacinto road to Iuka leaves the road going east. He here te Fulton road. While still moving in column up the Jacinto road he met a force of the enemy and had his advancng the message was compelled to move west nearly to Jacinto before he found a road leading to Burnsville. This
Rienzi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 28
Advance of Van Dorn and Price-Price enters Iuka --battle of Iuka At this time, September 4th, I had two divisions of the Army of the Mississippi stationed at Corinth, Rienzi, Jacinto and Danville. There were at Corinth also [T. A.] Davies' division and two brigades of [J.] McArthur's, besides cavalry and artillery. This force constituted my left wing, of which Rosecrans was in command. General [E. O. C.] Ord commanded the centre, from Bethel to Humboldt on the Mobile and Ohio railroad anself so as to hold his position until the next morning. Rosecrans was to be up by the morning of the 19th on the two roads before described, and the attack was to be from all three quarters simultaneously. Troops enough were left at Jacinto and Rienzi to detain any cavalry that Van Dorn might send out to make a sudden dash into Corinth until I could be notified. There was a telegraph wire along the railroad, so there would be no delay in communication. I detained cars and locomotives enough
Danville (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 28
Advance of Van Dorn and Price-Price enters Iuka --battle of Iuka At this time, September 4th, I had two divisions of the Army of the Mississippi stationed at Corinth, Rienzi, Jacinto and Danville. There were at Corinth also [T. A.] Davies' division and two brigades of [J.] McArthur's, besides cavalry and artillery. This force constituted my left wing, of which Rosecrans was in command. General [E. O. C.] Ord commanded the centre, from Bethel to Humboldt on the Mobile and Ohio railroad and from Jackson to Bolivar where the Mississippi Central is crossed by the Hatchie River. General Sherman commanded on the right at Memphis with two of his brigades back at Brownsville, at the crossing of the Hatchie River by the Memphis and Ohio railroad. This made the most convenient arrangement I could devise for concentrating all my spare forces upon any threatened point. All the troops of the command were within telegraphic communication of each other, except those under Sherman. By bring
Fulton, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 28
into road. A small force was to hold the Jacinto road where it turns to the northeast, while the main force moved on the Fulton road which comes into Iuka further east. This plan was suggested by Rosecrans. Bear Creek, a few miles to the east of the Fulton road, is a formidable obstacle to the movement of troops in the absence of bridges, all of which, in September, 1862, had been destroyed in that vicinity. The Tennessee, to the north-east, not many miles away, was also a formidable obst point where the Jacinto road to Iuka leaves the road going east. He here turned north without sending any troops to the Fulton road. While still moving in column up the Jacinto road he met a force of the enemy and had his advance badly beaten and t supposing the troops coming from the south-west must be up by that time. Rosecrans, however had put no troops upon the Fulton road, and the enemy had taken advantage of this neglect and retreated by that road during the night. Word was soon broug
Bolivar, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 28
a few hours by use of couriers. In case it became necessary to reinforce Corinth, by this arrangement all the troops at Bolivar, except a small guard, could be sent by rail by the way of Jackson in less than twenty-four hours; while the troops from Brownsville could march up to Bolivar to take their place. On the 7th of September I learned of the advance of Van Dorn and Price, apparently upon Corinth. One division was brought from Memphis to Bolivar to meet any emergency that might arisBolivar to meet any emergency that might arise from this move of the enemy. I was much concerned because my first duty, after holding the territory acquired within my command, was to prevent further reinforcing of Bragg in Middle Tennessee. Already the Army of Northern Virginia had defeated ops could be got from other points he might be far on his way across the Tennessee. To prevent this all spare forces at Bolivar and Jackson were ordered to Corinth, and cars were concentrated at Jackson for their transportation. Within twenty-four
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