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Seth M. Barton (search for this): chapter 5.65
he mouth of the Yazoo. The strong brigades of Barton, Gregg, and Vaughn were promptly transferred f race-course. On his right was the brigade of Barton, and in their rear the brigade of Gregg was held as a reserve. On the right of Barton was S. D. Lee, who had had the command of the entire line frior to the arrival of the brigades of Vaughn, Barton, and Gregg from Grenada. Early on the 28th onent to reenforce Lee, and another to reenforce Barton; and thus Vaughn was left with only one regimeMorgan L. Smith's division would have occupied Barton and Gregg at the mound, sand-bar, or dry lake,at a bridge was being thrown over McNutt Lake, Barton occupied the woods bordering the lake on the bth is mourned over to this day. The fire of Barton was promptly returned by Lindsey, but it was cge McNutt Lake, would prevent the enemy (under Barton) from reenforcing Lee. By some misunderstandineavoring to carry our center, commanded by General Barton, by storm. Five resolute efforts were mad
L. A. Sheldon (search for this): chapter 5.65
ither troops nor works of any kind between the lake and the bluffs. I determined to bridge the lake during the night, and at dawn on the 29th to send Lindsey and Sheldon with their brigades to seize and hold the swamp road and bluff in their front, while the brigades of Blair and De Courcy should advance to the assault in parallelng force of nine regiments, I held two of Blair's regiments in support of my artillery, to be used as circumstances might require; and the brigades of Lindsey and Sheldon, and four regiments of Thayer's brigade of Steele's division were on my right. I was the senior officer in the immediate presence of the enemy, and occupied a podid good service, though it did not cross the bayou. It was my intention to make the assault with the brigades of Blair, Thayer, and De Courcy, while Lindsey and Sheldon, by threatening to bridge McNutt Lake, would prevent the enemy (under Barton) from reenforcing Lee. By some misunderstanding — a fortunate one, I think, as it tur
Paul Hamilton (search for this): chapter 5.65
ront. I asked Foster if he could blow up that caisson. He replied, I can try, sir. He waited until the caisson came within fair range, and fired. The report of the gun and the explosion of the caisson seemed to be instantaneous; caisson and gunners were blown into the air; every man and horse was killed, and a shout went up from around Foster and his battery. On the next day, when our flag of truce to the enemy had returned, I learned that one of the victims of the explosion was Captain Paul Hamilton, assistant adjutant-general on the staff of General S. D. Lee. He was but twenty-one years of age, was distinguished for his gallantry, and had gone through several battles without a scar. As he deserved, his death is mourned over to this day. The fire of Barton was promptly returned by Lindsey, but it was certain the bridge could not be completed while the enemy covered it with his guns. I now regarded an attack from my left, by way of the narrow road or causeway leading acr
Andrew J. Smith (search for this): chapter 5.65
to the assault; and in making it that gallant regiment lost fifty-seven men. Sherman's army was composed of four splendid divisions, commanded by Brigadier-Generals A. J. Smith, Morgan L. Smith, George W. Morgan, and Frederick Steele. The entire force was about 30,000 strong. [See map, next page.] On the night of the 28t to reenforce Lee, and another to reenforce Barton; and thus Vaughn was left with only one regiment to protect the immediate rear of the city, with the whole of A. J. Smith's division opposed to him. This division was ordered to make a feint, and, in doing so, lost two men. Had a real attack been ordered by General Sherman, Vicksbueele would have held Lee at Chickasaw. In his Memoirs (I., 290), General Sherman says: On reconnoitering the front in person, I became satisfied that General A. J. Smith could not cross the intervening obstacles under the heavy fire of the forts immediately in his front. That front was the immediate rear of the city. Th
Charles A. Phillips (search for this): chapter 5.65
inextricable confusion, and were so fortunate as to capture 4 stand of regimental colors, 21 commissioned officers, 311 noncommissioned officers and privates, and 500 stand of arms. The 3d, 30th, and 80th Tennessee regiments occupied the rifle-pits in front and behaved with distinguished coolness and courage. During this assault upon the right the enemy in force was endeavoring to carry our center, commanded by General Barton, by storm. Five resolute efforts were made to carry our breast-works and were as often repulsed with heavy loss. Three times he succeeded in mounting the parapet, and once made a lodgment and attempted to mine. The 52d Georgia, Colonel [C. D.] Phillips, reenforced Colonel Morrison's and Colonel Abda Johnson's regiments early in the day. These troops and the line of skirmishers, formed of companies from the 40th and 42d Georgia, behaved with distinguished courage and steadiness throughout. At this point the enemy did not give up his attack until nightfall.
W. F. Patterson (search for this): chapter 5.65
a detail, to bring the pontoons, eight in number, from the steamers, and bridge the lake before daylight at a point indicated. The night was intensely dark, and Patterson by mistake bridged, instead of the lake, a wide and deep slough, parallel to the bluff and filled with water. It was nearly dawn when I learned of the mistake, whereupon I ordered Patterson to take up the bridge and throw it across the lake at the point selected. I again reconnoitered the ground beyond the lake. There was no apparent change in the situation, and I still felt strong hopes of success. But in the extreme haste to get away from Memphis, General Sherman had not provided td point at Chickasaw. As soon as he discovered that a bridge was being thrown over McNutt Lake, Barton occupied the woods bordering the lake on the bluff side. Patterson had succeeded in placing and flooring six pontoons when the enemy opened a fire of artillery and small-arms on the pontoniers and drove them from their work. Tw
Abda Johnson (search for this): chapter 5.65
inextricable confusion, and were so fortunate as to capture 4 stand of regimental colors, 21 commissioned officers, 311 noncommissioned officers and privates, and 500 stand of arms. The 3d, 30th, and 80th Tennessee regiments occupied the rifle-pits in front and behaved with distinguished coolness and courage. During this assault upon the right the enemy in force was endeavoring to carry our center, commanded by General Barton, by storm. Five resolute efforts were made to carry our breast-works and were as often repulsed with heavy loss. Three times he succeeded in mounting the parapet, and once made a lodgment and attempted to mine. The 52d Georgia, Colonel [C. D.] Phillips, reenforced Colonel Morrison's and Colonel Abda Johnson's regiments early in the day. These troops and the line of skirmishers, formed of companies from the 40th and 42d Georgia, behaved with distinguished courage and steadiness throughout. At this point the enemy did not give up his attack until nightfall.
David Morrison (search for this): chapter 5.65
inextricable confusion, and were so fortunate as to capture 4 stand of regimental colors, 21 commissioned officers, 311 noncommissioned officers and privates, and 500 stand of arms. The 3d, 30th, and 80th Tennessee regiments occupied the rifle-pits in front and behaved with distinguished coolness and courage. During this assault upon the right the enemy in force was endeavoring to carry our center, commanded by General Barton, by storm. Five resolute efforts were made to carry our breast-works and were as often repulsed with heavy loss. Three times he succeeded in mounting the parapet, and once made a lodgment and attempted to mine. The 52d Georgia, Colonel [C. D.] Phillips, reenforced Colonel Morrison's and Colonel Abda Johnson's regiments early in the day. These troops and the line of skirmishers, formed of companies from the 40th and 42d Georgia, behaved with distinguished courage and steadiness throughout. At this point the enemy did not give up his attack until nightfall.
S. J. Ward (search for this): chapter 5.65
the blood was yet fresh upon the field, McClernand arrived, assumed command, and divided the army into two army corps, one commanded by Major-General W. T. Sherman, and the other by Brigadier-General George W. Morgan. General Pemberton's report of the defense, on the 29th, is as follows: On the 29th, about 9 o'clock, the enemy was discovered in his attempt to throw a pontoon-bridge across the lake. In this he was foiled by a few well-directed shots from a section each of Wofford's and Ward's batteries, that of the latter commanded by Lieutenant Tarleton. About 10 o'clock a furious cannonade was opened on General Lee's lines. This ceased about 11 o'clock, when a whole brigade — about six thousand strong, understood to have been Brigadier-General [F. P.] Blair's, though not led by him in person — emerged from the woods in good order and moved gallantly forward under a heavy fire of our artillery. They advanced to within 150 yards of the pits when they broke and retreated, b
John M. Thayer (search for this): chapter 5.65
he bayou and over the road which De Courcy and Thayer afterward advanced to the assault, to occupy t of Lindsey and Sheldon, and four regiments of Thayer's brigade of Steele's division were on my righd fronting the corduroy bridge; and I directed Thayer to support De Courcy, and indicated the point to assault. Thayer's brigade was now composed of five regiments--one being absent on detached duty tunate one, I think, as it turned out--four of Thayer's regiments diverged to the right, leaving onland with a wild shout the troops of De Courcy, Thayer, and Blair advanced to the assault. As soon aded four regiments led by De Courcy and one by Thayer. General Sherman also says, in his Memoirs,g; Blair, 99 killed, 331 wounded, 173 missing; Thayer (in the 4th Iowa), 7 killed, 105 wounded: tota, but I did know that each of them, as well as Thayer's, had made a superb assault, and that the enean that sustained by the brigades of Blair and Thayer together. After it was determined that the [5 more...]
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