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John M. Brannan (search for this): chapter 8.89
the bridge behind the rebels. Thomas ordered Brannan to take two brigades and make a reconnoissanche distances to march. Croxton's brigade, of Brannan's division, met Forrest's cavalry on the Reed his battery, but were in turn beaten back by Brannan's and Baird's forces. Baird now began the ref his little force. These were the troops of Brannan's reorganized division on his right, and of t the ground after Johnson — too late to drive Brannan as well as Baird off the field. Cheatham's vsundown. Thomas had, in the meanwhile, moved Brannan from his left to his right, and was retiring s captured by Van Derveer's men.--D. H. H. of Brannan's division, and a portion of Stanley's brigads was the celebrated attack upon Reynolds and Brannan which led directly to the Federal disaster. ing the divisions of Negley and Van Cleve and Brannan's reserve brigade. In the course of these chs repulsed by Anderson and Kershaw. General J. M. Brannan. From a photograph taken in May, 1865.[3 more...]
John C. Breckinridge (search for this): chapter 8.89
ook possession of it next day. My corps, Breckinridge's division of my corps had come up from Misle to join Buckner. D. H. H. consisting of Breckinridge's and Cleburne's divisions, had led in the Thomas began to pour on the 9th. I placed Breckinridge in charge of the Reserve Artillery and the er of the artillery fire, Helm's brigade of Breckinridge's division was crossed over, and attacked Nd drove it off. Riding over the ground with Breckinridge, I counted eleven dead horses at the Federa Polk, however, as wing commander, gave General Breckinridge permission to rest his weary men, and t. I have by me written statements from General Breckinridge and the whole of my staff to that effecge, and held Pegram's division in reserve. Breckinridge's two right brigades, under Adams and Stovaurely, there were never nobler leaders than Breckinridge and Cleburne, and surely never were nobler ession by moving on the Chattanooga road as Breckinridge had done, but his strong brigade (Walthall'[18 more...]
John C. Brown (search for this): chapter 8.89
n to support Thomas. 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 mea
Allen Buckner (search for this): chapter 8.89
Tennessee to the north of the town to cut off Buckner at Knoxville from a junction with Bragg, and were pressing toward Knoxville.--D. H. H. Buckner's division was promptly withdrawn south of thuted for Stewart's, sent to Knoxville to join Buckner. D. H. H. consisting of Breckinridge's and C his movements. He was further informed that Buckner's corps would be moved within supporting distng he called his four corps commanders, Polk, Buckner, W. H. T. Walker, and myself, together, and ts flank and rear in the same direction. 3. Buckner, crossing at Tedford's Ford, will join in the at Glass's Mill; Polk's at Lee and Gordon's; Buckner's at Byram's Ford; Hood's at Tedford's Ford. was falling back, A. P. Stewart's division of Buckner's corps, 3400 strong, attacked Palmer's divisave the left wing, consisting of the corps of Buckner and Hood, and the division of Hindman,--22,84were foes or friends, and soon recognized General Buckner. The cheers that went up when the two wi[1 more...]
James Burns (search for this): chapter 8.89
ey found themselves facing the new Federal line on Snodgrass Hill. Hindman had advanced a little later than the center, and had met great and immediate success. The brigades of Deas and Manigault charged the breastworks at double-quick, rushed over them, drove Laiboldt'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 Davis, Sheridan, and Wilder James Burns, 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry, writes to the editors from Harper, Kansas: Wilder's brigade, with Colonel T. J. Harrison's 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry regiment, which was ordered to report to Colonel Wilder about 9 o'clock A. M. of the 20th of September, was stationed on a hill about one-third of a mile in the rear of the line of battle,--the 39th on the left of the brigade. A few minutes after 11 o'clock A. M. the brigade was ordered to advance across the valley where the ammuniti
Ambrose E. Burnside (search for this): chapter 8.89
ny miles from his base and his depot. But he probably contemplated throwing a column across the Tennessee to the north of the town to cut off Buckner at Knoxville from a junction with Bragg, and inclose him between that column and the forces of Burnside which were pressing toward Knoxville.--D. H. H. Buckner's division was promptly withdrawn south of the Hiawassee.--editors. On Fast Day, Map of the Chickamauga campaign. August 21st, while religious services were being held in town, te inclosed works constructed at Chattanooga, and the place could have been held by a division against greatly superior forces. By holding Chattanooga in that way, Crittenden's corps would have been neutralized, and a union between Rosecrans and Burnside would have been impossible. Moreover, the town was the objective point of the campaign, and to lose it was virtually to lose all east Tennessee south of Knoxville. If Bragg knew at the time of the prospective help coming to him from the Army o
Asahel K. Bush (search for this): chapter 8.89
d drove it back on the infantry-two small brigades under Ector and Wilson. These advanced with the rebel yell, pushed Croxton back, and ran over his battery, but were in turn beaten back by Brannan's and Baird's forces. Baird now began the readjustment of his lines, and during the confusion of the movement Liddell's (Confederate) division, two thousand strong, struck the brigades of Scribner and King, and drove them in disorder, capturing Loomis's battery, commanded by Lieutenant Van Pelt. Bush's Indiana battery was Crawfish Springs. From a photograph taken in 1884. captured at the same time. The defeat had become a panic, and Baird's and Brannan's men were going pellmell to the rear, when the victorious Liddell found himself in the presence of a long line of Federal troops overlapping both flanks of his little force. These were the troops of Brannan's reorganized division on his right, and of the freshly arrived division of R. W. Johnson from McCook. Liddell extricated hims
Catlett (search for this): chapter 8.89
es it from McLemore's Cove, into which the columns of Thomas began to pour on the 9th. I placed Breckinridge in charge of the Reserve Artillery and the wagon-train at Lafayette, while Cleburne was sent to hold the three gaps in Pigeon Mountain, Catlett's on the north, Dug in the center, and Blue Bird on the south. Cleburne pitched his tent by the road leading to the center gap. Notwithstanding the occupation of Chattanooga, Rosecrans did not attempt to concentrate his forces there, but persislton. His gain, in case of a decided victory, would be the cutting off of Rosecrans from Chattanooga, and possibly the recapture of that place. Rosecrans could have flanked Bragg by crossing at the Mills and at the fords between that place and Catlett's. This would have cut off Bragg from Rome certainly, and from Dalton in case of his advance upon Chattanooga, or else would have compelled him to come out and fight upon ground selected by his antagonist. The risk to Rosecrans was an insecure
Benjamin F. Cheatham (search for this): chapter 8.89
rive Brannan as well as Baird off the field. Cheatham's veteran division of seven thousand men advaander was least prepared for the assault. As Cheatham was falling back, A. P. Stewart's division of Stewart had recaptured the battery lost by Cheatham's division, twelve pieces of Federal artillerson to a better position, when Cleburne, with Cheatham upon his left, moved upon them in the gloamin soldier, Brigadier-General Preston Smith, of Cheatham's division, lost his life. Discovering that corps of Hill and Walker, and the division of Cheatham,--comprising in all 18,794 infantry and artilto be parallel to the position of the enemy. Cheatham's division was at right angles to my line, anthe fighting had actually begun, Walker's and Cheatham's divisions and Kershaw's brigade were taken ed's Bridge. He seems not to have known that Cheatham's division and part of Liddell's had not beeny myself, to fill gaps in the line.--D. H. H. Cheatham's fine division was sent to my assistance by [4 more...]
Powell Clayton (search for this): chapter 8.89
port Thomas. 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 ou
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