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Atlanta Grant (search for this): chapter 7
I only retained the blotters from which the official records were made up. In one of them I find my letter to Gen. Howard, commanding Army of the Tennessee, East Point: I consent that you give Gen. Logan a leave. I have not yet heard from Gen. Grant, but in case of necessity, we can in Gen. Logan's absence, take care of the 15th Corps. There seems to be a special reason why he should go home at once. This fully confirms what you write me, and looking back from the distance of time, I s we witnessed. We tried to be cheerful and to think that the worst of the war was over, but when the hour came for General Logan to return to the army it was with many forebodings that we bade him good-by. He was ordered to report to General Grant at City Point, Virginia, as before mentioned. I was advised of the order sending him to relieve Thomas. With intense anxiety I watched the very meagre despatches in the papers, and hailed with delight the news of Thomas's victory and Genera
Hood (search for this): chapter 7
utterly reckless of life, rushed with savage delight into the fiercest onslaughts, and fearlessly plunged into the very jaws of destruction. As wave after wave of Hood's daring troops dashed with terrible fury upon our lines, they were hurled back with a fearful shock, breaking their columns into fragments, as the granite headlanlows that strike against it. Across the narrow line of works raged the fierce storm of battle, the hissing shot and shell raining death on every hand. Seven times Hood's, Hardee's, and Wheeler's commands charged and were as many times repulsed. Once they broke the Union lines and captured De Grass's battery, and he, with tears sublican party that he was anxious to have General Logan's support. Hence, the moment that General Sherman decided that the army should not continue the pursuit of Hood's army until they had rested after their superhuman labors in the siege and capture of Atlanta, and it was evident that there would be no movement requiring Genera
Hardee (search for this): chapter 7
at his proposition could have been successfully executed. From Adairsville the Union forces marched to Kingston and Dallas, where, in a severe engagement against Hardee's veteran corps, General Logan was shot through the arm about half-way between the elbow and the shoulder. They seemed determined to deprive him of his left arm, strike against it. Across the narrow line of works raged the fierce storm of battle, the hissing shot and shell raining death on every hand. Seven times Hood's, Hardee's, and Wheeler's commands charged and were as many times repulsed. Once they broke the Union lines and captured De Grass's battery, and he, with tears streaming ation of Atlanta occurred. General Logan did not reach Jonesboro until midnight of August 30. Realizing that they were likely to be assaulted by the corps of Hardee and Lee at any moment, he ordered intrenchments to be made to protect his lines and his men from needless exposure. This was done without orders from either of h
Nellie Grant (search for this): chapter 7
is powerful influence re-election of Lincoln ordered to report to Grant at city Point. Appreciating as I did the prodigious undertakingstude. Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, and Chattanooga were ours. General Grant and the Army of the East had scored many victories; the enemy wthis letter. I left Vicksburg in the fall of 1863, by order of General Grant in person, with three divisions of my own corps (15th) and one , when I went home to canvass in Illinois, and to help in Ohio, General Grant was fully advised, and knows that although I had to make applic, when I found the situation of matters, I wrote and telegraphed to Grant that he, Thomas, was doing all he could, and asked to be ordered bappointment to that army. They felt that an army which had followed Grant, Sherman, McPherson, and Logan, who had taken it successfully throufficers and men felt that the little army that had had for its commanders Grant, Sherman, McPherson, and Logan had filled every post of respon
O. Howard (search for this): chapter 7
85 and 86, giving the reasons why General 0. O. Howard was recommended by me to succeed McPherson iattles of Missionary Ridge and Knoxville, when Howard served with me, I went back to Vicksburg and Mxplain my own motive and reason for nominating Howard over you and Blair for the vacant post. Myave Mr. Lincoln was the best practicable. General Howard had been with me up to Knoxville, and had s so inconsistent as to recommend General 0. O. Howard to the authorities at Washington as successoeads as follows: On July 27th General 0. O. Howard was assigned to the command of the Army of tits of the different generals and settled upon Howard. I have, said Sherman, always been a friend tmmand. I heard the news of the appointment of Howard in place of Logan as we were marching from the left to right. I did not know Howard personally. While these events were occurring at the fronmade up. In one of them I find my letter to Gen. Howard, commanding Army of the Tennessee, East Poi
McClellan (search for this): chapter 7
an excuse for declaring the war a failure. McClellan, the first general of the army, was nominatefriends thought to win him to the support of McClellan. Mr. Lincoln realized that Illinois was so ar Democrats, and inclined to the support of McClellan, a brother-in-law of mine among the number. eral Logan, as a War Democrat, would espouse McClellan's cause, greatly to the vexation of General ive hundred dollars that Logan would support McClellan. Seeing the annoyance and unhappiness his sf actually betting that he would not support McClellan and the platform upon which he was nominatedreat sacrifice. The platform upon which General McClellan was nominated had declared the war a faias he was for the army in the field. General McClellan's acceptance of the nomination inspired Democrat, and they expected he would support McClellan. They wrote him earnest letters, and appealities at the beginning of the war to support McClellan. Mr. Lincoln's friends realized the jeopard
Robert E. Lee (search for this): chapter 7
uccessor in command of the Army of the Tennessee, made special mention of the conduct of General Logan and his corps, attributing the success of the day as much to General Logan, personally, as to any one man. After frequent less important engagements the army reached Jonesboro, where the last great battle before the evacuation of Atlanta occurred. General Logan did not reach Jonesboro until midnight of August 30. Realizing that they were likely to be assaulted by the corps of Hardee and Lee at any moment, he ordered intrenchments to be made to protect his lines and his men from needless exposure. This was done without orders from either of his superior officers, but from the promptings of his own military genius and wisdom. At three o'clock the expected assault was made, but, protected by their trenches, the Union forces were able to repel the attacks of the enemy. The artillery were so well posted that they could rake the foe mercilessly. The day resulted in the fall of
John A. Logan (search for this): chapter 7
the enemy might not discover the movement, General Logan personally superintended the execution of Corps, who, to a man, would have died for him. Logan never swerved one iota from his loyalty to hisch had followed Grant, Sherman, McPherson, and Logan, who had taken it successfully through its lasme the reasons sometime. When I came out, General Logan was still sitting on the porch and, as thetter with General Sherman, when the friends of Logan and myself were endeavoring to bring them togeatter, I know the Army of the Tennessee wanted Logan and was greatly disappointed when Sherman went news of the appointment of Howard in place of Logan as we were marching from the left to right. Ipublican party that he was anxious to have General Logan's support. Hence, the moment that General that there would be no movement requiring General Logan's presence, Mr. Lincoln requested him to cregret extremely that Lincoln's request to General Logan was mislaid by a historian years ago, and [111 more...]
Sheridan (search for this): chapter 7
headquarters, Army of the United States, Washington, D. C., Feb. 20th, 1883. General John A. Logan, U. S. Senate. Dear General:-- I beg to acknowledge receipt of your good letter of February 18th, and recall well the fact that about September 20th, 1864, I received at Atlanta a telegram from some one in authority, I think Mr. Lincoln himself, to the effect that your presence in Illinois was important to the National cause. You probably know that all my records were transferred to Lt. General Sheridan at the time he succeeded me in command of the Military Division of the Mississippi, and were burned up in the great Chicago fire. I only retained the blotters from which the official records were made up. In one of them I find my letter to Gen. Howard, commanding Army of the Tennessee, East Point: I consent that you give Gen. Logan a leave. I have not yet heard from Gen. Grant, but in case of necessity, we can in Gen. Logan's absence, take care of the 15th Corps. There seems to
Dallas (search for this): chapter 7
Chapter 7: Battles of Resaca and Dallas General Logan wounded again Kenesaw Mountain death of McPherson Logan in command Wins the battle of Atlanta passed over by Sherman for continuance in command of Army of the Tennessee General Howard succeeds subsequent reconciliation of Sherman and Logan the Corkhill bann was correct in his military judgment, and that his proposition could have been successfully executed. From Adairsville the Union forces marched to Kingston and Dallas, where, in a severe engagement against Hardee's veteran corps, General Logan was shot through the arm about half-way between the elbow and the shoulder. They seeon. He paid little attention to the wound received at Dallas, feeling that there was no time to be off duty for a single hour. General Logan always claimed that Dallas, for the length of time and number of troops engaged, was one of the most hotly contested battles of the war. The attack of the Fifteenth Corps on Kenesaw Mountai
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