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Charles S. Lovell (search for this): chapter 8.85
from Grand Gulf up toward Memphis, late in September, with Lovell's division, a little over 8000 men, came up to Ripley, Misys: At daybreak on the 3d, the march was resumed . . . Lovell's division, in front, kept the road on the south side of tse of Corinth. Upon this position moved three brigades of Lovell's division,--Villepigue's, Bowen's, and Rust's,--in line, ailroad; Price's corps of two divisions was on the left of Lovell. Thus the Confederate general proceeded, until, at 10 o. Van Dorn says: The attack was commenced on the right by Lovell's division and gradually extended to the left, and by 1:30 Corinth, and advance down the Purdy ridge. On the right, Lovell, with two brigades in line of battle and one in reserve, wbinett, I inspected the woods toward our left where I knew Lovell's division to be. I said to Colonel Joseph A. Mower, after, take the men now on the skirmish line, and find out what Lovell is doing. He replied, Very well, General. As he was turn
Fitz Lee (search for this): chapter 8.85
after the disaster of the Second Bull Run, the friends of the Union watched with almost breathless anxiety the advance of Lee into Maryland, of Bragg into Kentucky, and the hurrying of the Army of the, Potomac northward from Washington, to get between Lee and the cities of Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. The suspense lest McClellan should not be in time to head off Lee — lest Buell should not arrive in time to prevent Bragg from taking Louisville or assaulting Cincinnati, was fearfuLee — lest Buell should not arrive in time to prevent Bragg from taking Louisville or assaulting Cincinnati, was fearful. At this time I was stationed at Corinth with the Army of the Mississippi, having succeeded General Pope in that command on the 11th of June. We were in the District of West Tennessee, commanded by General Grant. Under the idea that I would r His withdrawal was after the hot battle of Iuka on September 19th, two days after the battle of Antietam which had caused Lee's withdrawal from Maryland. During the month of August General Price had been conferring with General Van Dorn, command
Braxton Bragg (search for this): chapter 8.85
here, June 27th, he was succeeded in the command by General Braxton Bragg. Halleck occupied Corinth on the day of its evacua with General G. W. Morgan. To counteract these plans, General Bragg began, on June 27th, the transfer of a large portion of who was moving northward through middle Tennessee, to meet Bragg. One of these divisions garrisoned Nashville while the other marched with Buell after Bragg into Kentucky. In the early days of September, after the disaster of the Second Bull Runost breathless anxiety the advance of Lee into Maryland, of Bragg into Kentucky, and the hurrying of the Army of the, Potomacd off Lee — lest Buell should not arrive in time to prevent Bragg from taking Louisville or assaulting Cincinnati, was fearfu to plant their flags on the banks of the Lower Ohio, while Bragg was to do the like on that river in Kentucky. General Earl would soon be in our possession, and communication with General Bragg effected through middle Tennessee. I determined to a
Robert G. Ingersoll (search for this): chapter 8.85
ade movement impracticable by night and slow and difficult by day. General McPherson's brigade of fresh troops with a battery was ordered to start at daylight and follow the enemy over the Chewalla road, and Stanley's and Davies's divisions to support him. McArthur, with all of McKean's division except Crocker's brigade, and with a good battery and a battalion of cavalry, took the route south of the railroad toward Pocahontas; McKean followed on this route with the rest of his division and Ingersoll's cavalry; Hamilton followed McKean with his entire force. The enemy took the road to Davis's Bridge on the Hatchie, by way of Pocahontas. Fortunately General Hurlbut, finding that he was not going to be attacked at Bolivar, had been looking in our direction with a view of succoring us, and now met the enemy at that point [Hatchie Bridge]. General Ord, arriving there from Jackson, Tennessee, assumed command and drove back Group of Union soldiers at Corinth. From a War-time photogra
E. A. Paine (search for this): chapter 8.85
ut the middle of August set out on the northward movement which terminated only within sight of the Ohio River. The Confederate forces in Mississippi were left under command of Generals Van Dorn and Price. About the middle of July General Halleck was called to Washington to discharge the duties of General-in-chief. He left the District of West Tennessee and the territory held in northern Mississippi under the command of General Grant. In August, by Halleck's orders, General Grant sent E. A. Paine's and Jeff. C. Davis's divisions across the Tennessee to strengthen Buell, who was moving northward through middle Tennessee, to meet Bragg. One of these divisions garrisoned Nashville while the other marched with Buell after Bragg into Kentucky. In the early days of September, after the disaster of the Second Bull Run, the friends of the Union watched with almost breathless anxiety the advance of Lee into Maryland, of Bragg into Kentucky, and the hurrying of the Army of the, Potomac
Joe Mower (search for this): chapter 8.85
I said to Colonel Joseph A. Mower, afterward commander of the Seventeenth Army Corps, and familiarly known as Fighting Joe Mower : Colonel, take the men now on the skirmish line, and find out what Lovell is doing. He replied, Very well, General. added, Feel them, but don't get into their fingers. He answered significantly: I'll feel them! Before I left my position Mower had entered the woods, and soon I heard a tremendous crash of musketry in that direction. His skirmishers fell back into the fallen timber, and the adjutant reported to me: General, I think the enemy have captured Colonel Mower; I think he is killed. Five hours later when we captured the enemy's field-hospitals, we found that Colonel Mower had been shot in the back Colonel Mower had been shot in the back of the neck and taken prisoner. Expressing my joy at his safety, he showed that he knew he had been unjustly reported to me the day before as intoxicated, by saying: Yes, General, but if they had reported me for being shot in the neck to-day instea
George A. Williams (search for this): chapter 8.85
ted away. Some of the enemy's scattered line got into the edge of the town; a few into the reserve artillery, which led to the impression that they had captured forty pieces of artillery. But they were soon driven out by Stanley's reserve, and fled, taking nothing away. At this time, while going to order Hamilton's division into action on the enemy's left, I saw the L-shaped porch of a large cottage packed full of The defense of battery Robinett. From a War-time sketch. Captain George A. Williams, 1st U. S. Infantry, who commanded the siege artillery, says in his report: About 9:30 or 10 A. M. the enemy were observed in the woods north of the town forming in line, and they soon made their appearance, charging toward the town. As soon as our troops were out of the line of fire of my battery, we opened upon them with two 30-pounder Parrott guns and one 8-inch howitzer, which enfiladed their line (aided by Maurice's battery and one gun on the right of Battery Robinett,
Henry C. Cabell (search for this): chapter 8.85
hot. Van Dorn says that the Confederate preparations for the morning were: that Hebert, on the left, should mask part of his own division on the left, placing Cabell's brigade en échelon on the left — Cabell having been detached from Maury's division for that purpose, move Armstrong's cavalry brigade across the Mobile and OhioCabell having been detached from Maury's division for that purpose, move Armstrong's cavalry brigade across the Mobile and Ohio road, and, if possible, to get some of his artillery in position across the road. In this order of battle, Hebert was to attack, swinging his left flank toward Corinth, and advance down the Purdy ridge. On the right, Lovell, with two brigades in line of battle and one in reserve, with Jackson's cavalry to the right, was orderedf Colonel William P. Rogers, looking toward Corinth from the embankment of Fort Robinett. From a photograph taken in 1884. Whose troops are you? He replied, Cabell's. I said, It was pretty hot fighting here. He answered, Yes, General, you licked us good, but we gave you the best we had in the ranch. Before the enemy's
Thomas J. McKean (search for this): chapter 8.85
harles S. Hamilton, Thomas A. Davies, and Thomas J. McKean, under myself as commander of the Third D But of all this I knew nothing. With only McKean's and Davies's divisions, not ten thousand menever they might do, I sent Oliver's brigade of McKean's division out to Chewalla, ten miles north-we object, I had ordered McArthur's brigade from McKean's division to go to Oliver's assistance. It wouac, I assembled my four division commanders, McKean, Davies, Stanley, and Hamilton, at my Headquarhe dispositions for the fight of the next day. McKean's division was to hold the left, the chief poiot over three hundred yards distant. I told McKean on the left to be very watchful of his front livisions to support him. McArthur, with all of McKean's division except Crocker's brigade, and with route south of the railroad toward Pocahontas; McKean followed on this route with the rest of his diion and Ingersoll's cavalry; Hamilton followed McKean with his entire force. The enemy took the r[4 more...]
William S. Rosecrans (search for this): chapter 8.85
The battle of Corinth. by William S. Rosecrans, Major-General, U. S. V., Brevet Major-General, U. S. A. Fillmore street, Corinth, from a photograph taken in 1884.The battle of Corinth, Miss., which is often confounded in public memory with our advance, under Halleck, from Pittsburg Landing in April and May, 1862, was foughuntown and Baldwyn, Miss., with 15,000 to 20,000 men, moved up to Iuka about the 12th of September, intending to follow me; and, as he reported, finding that General Rosecrans had not crossed the Tennessee River, he concluded to withdraw from Iuka toward my [his] old encampment. His withdrawal was after the hot battle of Iuka on Ser to right than would be safe. Use your discretion. Opposite your center might be better now for your artillery. If you see your chance, attack fiercely.--W. S. Rosecrans, Brigadier-General. I added a sketch of the line on a bit of paper. The delay thus caused enabled the enemy to overpass the right of Davies so far that w
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