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Patton Anderson (search for this): chapter 8.89
. H. In reference to the long intervals between battles in the West, I once said to General Patton Anderson, When two armies confront each other in the East, they get to work very soon; but here dt's Federal brigade of Sheridan's division off the field down the Rossville road; then General Patton Anderson's brigade of Hindman, having come into line, attacked and beat back the forces of Davisr of the stronghold of Thomas. It consisted of the brigades of Deas, Manigault, Gregg, Patton, Anderson, and McNair. Three of the brigades, Johnson says, had each but five hundred men, and the othere the first two faced east. Kershaw, with his own and Humphreys's brigade, was on the right of Anderson and was to cooperate in the movement. It began at 3:30 P. M. A terrific contest ensued. The bclubbed muskets. A little after 4, the enemy was reenforced, and advanced, but was repulsed by Anderson and Kershaw. General J. M. Brannan. From a photograph taken in May, 1865. General Bushr
Frank C. Armstrong (search for this): chapter 8.89
s's position) at all, though Federal writers at the time supposed that he did. Those assaults were made first by the divisions of Breckinridge and Cleburne of Hill's corps, and then by the brigades of Gist, Walthall, Govan, and others sent to their assistance. Stewart began his brilliant advance at 11 A. M., and before that time Thomas began his appeals for help. Breckinridge moved at 9:30 A. M., and Cleburne fifteen minutes later, according to the order for attack. Forrest dismounted Armstrong's division of cavalry to keep abreast of Breckinridge, and held Pegram's division in reserve. Breckinridge's two right brigades, under Adams and Stovall, met but little opposition, but the left of Helm's brigade encountered the left of the breastworks, and was badly cut up. The heroic Helm was killed, and his command repulsed. His brigade, now under the command of that able officer, Colonel J. H. Lewis, was withdrawn. The simultaneous advance of Cleburne's troops would have greatly reli
Absalom Baird (search for this): chapter 8.89
into McLemore's Cove. On the 11th Negley and Baird retired to Stevens's Gap after feeling the ene but were in turn beaten back by Brannan's and Baird's forces. Baird now began the readjustment ofBaird now began the readjustment of his lines, and during the confusion of the movement Liddell's (Confederate) division, two thousandsame time. The defeat had become a panic, and Baird's and Brannan's men were going pellmell to theJohnson — too late to drive Brannan as well as Baird off the field. Cheatham's veteran division ofn from his left to his right, and was retiring Baird and R. W. Johnson to a better position, when Ccrest which was occupied from left to right by Baird's division (Thomas's corps), R. W. Johnson's degley's division had been the first to come to Baird's assistance. General Thomas says: Beattyt of the left, being placed in position by General Baird, and which, with the cooperation of Van Degley's division, drove the enemy entirely from Baird's left and rear. The sink-hole near Widow Gl[2 more...]
Nathaniel P. Banks (search for this): chapter 8.89
aken in 1884. During the active operations of a campaign the post of the commander-in-chief should be in the center of his marching columns, that he may be able to give prompt and efficient aid to whichever wing may be threatened. But whenever a great battle is to be fought, the commander must be on the field to see that his orders are executed and to take advantage of the ever-changing phases of the conflict. Jackson leading a cavalry fight by night near Front Royal in the pursuit of Banks, Jackson at the head of the column following McClellan in the retreat from Richmond to Malvern Hill, presents a contrast to Bragg sending, from a distance of ten miles, four consecutive orders for an attack at daylight, which he was never to witness. Surely in the annals of warfare there is no parallel to the coolness and nonchalance with which General Crittenden marched and counter-marched for a week with a delightful unconsciousness that he was in the presence of a force of superior str
William B. Bate (search for this): chapter 8.89
. General McCook says that he executed the order and marched the men at double-quick. This weakening of his right by Rosecrans to support his left was destined soon to be his ruin. So determined had been the assaults of Breckinridge and Cleburne, that, though repulsed and badly punished, they were not pursued by the enemy, who did not venture outside of his works. At 11 A. M. Stewart's division advanced under an immediate order from Bragg. His three brigades under Brown, Clayton, and Bate advanced with Wood of Cleburne's division, and, as General Stewart says, pressed on past the corn-field in front of the burnt house, two or three hundred yards beyond the Chattanooga road, driving the enemy within his line of intrenchments. . . . Here they encountered a fresh artillery fire on front and flank, heavily supported by infantry, and had to retire. This was the celebrated attack upon Reynolds and Brannan which led directly to the Federal disaster. In the meantime our right was
Baylor (search for this): chapter 8.89
cated by me to the commanding general, and were discredited by him. At 8 A. M. on the 13th Lieutenant Baylor came to my camp with a note from General Wharton, of the cavalry, vouching for the lieutenant's entire trustworthiness. Lieutenant Baylor told me that McCook had encamped the night before at Alpine, twenty miles from Lafayette, toward which his march was directed. Our cavalry pickets hane road the afternoon before, and had been replaced by infantry. Soon after the report by Lieutenant Baylor, a brisk fire opened upon the Alpine road, two miles from Lafayette. I said to my staff, on the afternoon of the 13th, and I communicated to him verbally that night the report of Lieutenant Baylor. He replied excitedly, Lieutenant Baylor lies. There is not an infantry soldier of the eLieutenant Baylor lies. There is not an infantry soldier of the enemy south of us. The next morning he called his four corps commanders, Polk, Buckner, W. H. T. Walker, and myself, together, and told us that McCook was at Alpine, Crittenden at Lee and Gordon's Mi
Samuel Beatty (search for this): chapter 8.89
. A good supporting line to my division at this moment would probably have produced decisive results. Federal reenforcements had, however, come up. Adams was badly wounded and fell into the enemy's hands, and the two brigades were hurled back. Beatty's brigade of Negley's division had been the first to come to Baird's assistance. General Thomas says: Beatty, meeting with greatly superior numbers, was compelled to fall back until relieved by the fire of several regiments of Palmer's reserBeatty, meeting with greatly superior numbers, was compelled to fall back until relieved by the fire of several regiments of Palmer's reserve, which I had ordered to the support of the left, being placed in position by General Baird, and which, with the cooperation of Van Derveer's brigade General Adams was captured by Van Derveer's men.--D. H. H. of Brannan's division, and a portion of Stanley's brigade of Negley's division, drove the enemy entirely from Baird's left and rear. The sink-hole near Widow Glenn's House. From a recent photograph. This sink-hole contained the only water to be had in the central part of the batt
Henry L. Benning (search for this): chapter 8.89
nd rear, he was compelled to retreat. This was simultaneous with the advance of Stewart. The heavy pressure on Thomas caused Rosecrans to support him by sending the divisions of Negley and Van Cleve and Brannan's reserve brigade. In the course of these changes, an order to Wood, which Rosecrans claims was misinterpreted, led to a gap being left into which Longstreet stepped with the eight brigades (Bushrod Johnson's original brigade and McNair's, Gregg's, Kershaw's, Law's, Humphreys's, Benning's, and Robertson's) which he had arranged in three lines to constitute his grand column of attack. Davis's two brigades, one of Van Cleve's, and Sheridan's entire division were caught in front and flank and driven from the field. Disregarding the order of the day, Longstreet now gave the order to wheel to the right instead of the left, and thus take in reverse the strong position of the enemy. Five of McCook's brigades were speedily driven off the field. He estimates their loss at forty
Braxton Bragg (search for this): chapter 8.89
tlanta. On the 19th of July I reported to General Bragg at Chattanooga. I had not seen him since off Buckner at Knoxville from a junction with Bragg, and inclose him between that column and the fose all east Tennessee south of Knoxville. If Bragg knew at the time of the prospective help cominis whole force on Wood.--editors. was owing to Bragg's ignorance of the condition of the roads, theeneral's information on the present occasion. Bragg certainly did not know of the union of Crittend not be brushed aside by our cavalry. So General Bragg only learned that he was encircled by foesd Crittenden in his front. The nightmare upon Bragg for the next three days was due, doubtless, tos in his purpose of massing upon his left; but Bragg had other plans. The great commander is he grand soldier he was, by attacking first, made Bragg keep step with him. He who begins the attack amitable Virginia soldier, George H. Thomas, Bragg had great respect and affection for the first [48 more...]
J. M. Brannan (search for this): chapter 8.89
ed a line advancing, which he thought at first was the expected succor from Sheridan, but he soon heard that it was a rebel column marching upon him. He chose a strong position on a spur of Missionary Ridge, running east and west, placed upon it Brannan's division with portions of two brigades of Negley's; Wood's division (Crittenden's) was placed on Brannan's left. These troops, with such as could be rallied from the two broken corps, were all he had to confront the forces of Longstreet, untiBrannan's left. These troops, with such as could be rallied from the two broken corps, were all he had to confront the forces of Longstreet, until Steedman's division of Granger's corps came to his relief about 3 P. M. Well and nobly did Thomas and his gallant troops hold their own against foes flushed with past victory and confident of future success. His new line was nearly at right angles with the line of log-works on the west side of the Rossville road, his right being an almost impregnable wall-like hill, his left nearly an inclosed fortification. Our only hope of success was to get in his rear by moving far to our right, which o
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