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Burnside (search for this): chapter 6
up into East Tennessee to defeat and capture Burnside; that Burnside was in danger, etc.; and that record history of this failure on the part of Burnside, is necessary to any fair review of Rosecransow are from General Halleck at Washington, to Burnside on the march and in East Tennessee: ing telegrams were sent by Mr. Lincoln to General Burnside: Washington, D. C., September 21st., 2 A. M. To General Burnside, Knoxville: Go to Rosecrans with your full force without a moment a moment. A. Lincoln. September 27. To Burnside, at Knoxville. Your dispatch just receivedill answer you fully. September 27. To General Burnside, Knoxville. It was suggested to you, n A. Lincoln. It would be unjust to General Burnside to present these dispatches from the recooval of the Department. Thus it was that Burnside failed Rosecrans. These dispatches throw ahen at Chattanooga; and I was forced to leave Burnside for the present to contend against superior f[4 more...]
Johnson (search for this): chapter 6
ached Catoosa platform, near Ringgold. about two o'clock in the afternoon of the 19th of September. As soon as our horses came up, about four o'clock, I started with Colonel Sorrel and Colonel Manning of my staff to find the headquarters of the Commanding General. We missed our way and did not report until near eleven o'clock at night. * * * * As soon as the day of the 20th had dawned, I rode to the front to find my troops. The line was arranged from right to left as follows: Stewart's, Johnson's, Hinman's, and Preston's divisions, Hood's division (of which only three brigades were up), was in rear of Jackson, Kenshaw's and Humphries' brigades. McLaws' division was ordered forward from Ringgold the night before, but did not get up. General McLaws had not arrived from Richmond. The impression sought to be created that Rosecrans' army was driven off the field is erroneous. Soon after four o'clock of the second day, General Thomas having received notice from General Rosecrans
George H. Thomas (search for this): chapter 6
ground, and withdrew quietly and unmolested. Thomas left the field mainly because the passes whichader bear in mind that the line of supplies of Thomas' army had been fully opened before Sherman arrould be wished, were still ample to enable General Thomas to hold the place. Says General Shermanhim to a later hour than was expected. * * * * Thomas was accordingly directed to move forward his te top of the ridge. The form in which General Thomas communicated this order to his own troops,Soon after four o'clock of the second day, General Thomas having received notice from General Rosecrtime when Rosecrans had been relieved, and General Thomas was in command in Chattanooga, General She that the point of attack thus assigned to General Thomas, before the arrival of Sherman, was that ad, as appears from the following letter to General Thomas: headquarters Military division of unsuccessfully to carry his objective point. Thomas' army, that up to this time had not even seen [32 more...]
Manning (search for this): chapter 6
18th, and participated in the first day's fight at Chickamauga, but Longstreet himself, with the rest of his command, did not arrive till midnight after the first day's battle. A brief extract from his official report is pertinent: headquarters near Chattanooga, October, 1863. Our train reached Catoosa platform, near Ringgold. about two o'clock in the afternoon of the 19th of September. As soon as our horses came up, about four o'clock, I started with Colonel Sorrel and Colonel Manning of my staff to find the headquarters of the Commanding General. We missed our way and did not report until near eleven o'clock at night. * * * * As soon as the day of the 20th had dawned, I rode to the front to find my troops. The line was arranged from right to left as follows: Stewart's, Johnson's, Hinman's, and Preston's divisions, Hood's division (of which only three brigades were up), was in rear of Jackson, Kenshaw's and Humphries' brigades. McLaws' division was ordered forward
Whick (search for this): chapter 6
, and am hurrying troops in his direction. I go up the road to-night for a day. September 21st he telegraphed General Halleck from Morristown: Before I knew of the necessity of sending immediate assistance to Rosecrans I had sent a considerable portion of my force to capture or drive out a large force of the enemy under General Sam. Jones, stationed on the road from Bristol to Jonesboro, * * * * when the urgent dispatches from Rosecrans and yourself caused me to send back Brigadier-General Whick's division and Colonel Woolford's brigade of cavalry, with orders to move as rapidly as possible until they joined Rosecran's left flank. * * * When you remember the size of our forces, and amount of work we had to do, and the length of line occupied, you will not be surprised that I have not helped General Rosecrans, more particularly as I was so far impressed with the truth of the statement that Bragg was in full retreat. It has not seemed possible for me to successfully withdra
John E. Smith (search for this): chapter 6
the First, General Osterhaus'—Steele, meantime, having been appointed to the command of the Department of Arkansas, and had gone to Little Rock. General Osterhaus marched the same day, and on the 23d I was summoned to Vicksburg in person, where General Grant showed me the alarming dispatches from General Halleck, which had been sent from Memphis by General Hurlbut, and said, on further thought, that he would send me and my whole corps. But, inasmuch as one division of McPherson's corps (John E. Smith's) had already started, he instructed me to leave one of my divisions on the Big Black, and to get the other two ready to follow at once. I designated the Second, then commanded by Brigadier-General Giles A. Smith, and the Fourth, commanded by Brigadier-General Corse.—Page 346, Vol. I. Before considering General Sherman's story further, a statement of General Rosecrans' operations, which is sustained by the record, may properly be considered: General Rosecrans, with his magnifi
Osterhaus (search for this): chapter 6
e to his supply. The first intimation which I got of this disaster was on the 22d of September, by an order from General Grant to dispatch one of my divisions immediately into Vicksburg to go toward Chattanooga, and I designated the First, General Osterhaus'—Steele, meantime, having been appointed to the command of the Department of Arkansas, and had gone to Little Rock. General Osterhaus marched the same day, and on the 23d I was summoned to Vicksburg in person, where General Grant showed me General Osterhaus marched the same day, and on the 23d I was summoned to Vicksburg in person, where General Grant showed me the alarming dispatches from General Halleck, which had been sent from Memphis by General Hurlbut, and said, on further thought, that he would send me and my whole corps. But, inasmuch as one division of McPherson's corps (John E. Smith's) had already started, he instructed me to leave one of my divisions on the Big Black, and to get the other two ready to follow at once. I designated the Second, then commanded by Brigadier-General Giles A. Smith, and the Fourth, commanded by Brigadier-Genera
Slocum (search for this): chapter 6
ed by this unhappy event; and the authorities in Washington were thoroughly stampeded. From the East the Eleventh Corps (Slocum) and the Twelfth Corps (Howard) were sent by rail to Nashville, and forward under command of General Hooker. Orders wereho wished him to go the rear and compel an evacuation, he finally yielded and marched to Lovejoy's and Jonesboro, leaving Slocum to watch for the evacuation of Atlanta, as Crittenden had watched for Rosecrans at Chattanooga. The movement drew Hood out of Atlanta, and Slocum marched in, as Crittenden had passed into Chattanooga when Rosecrans' army flanked Bragg out of it. Sherman's army, at the moment of occupation, was quite as much scattered below Atlanta, as Rosecrans' had been south of Ch of supplies of Thomas' army had been fully opened before Sherman arrived, through the cooperation of Generals Howard and Slocum, and without any help from him, and that the suffering for food was entirely at an end and not a present thing, as his wo
Jackson (search for this): chapter 6
him. September 19th.—General Meade is very confident that another part of Ewell's corps has gone to East Tennessee. The forces said to be collecting at Jonesboro are probably those that were at Wytheville, Newbern, etc., under Sam. Jones and Jackson. September 20th.—General Rosecrans had a severe battle yesterday, and expects another to-day. It is of vital importance that you move to his left flank. September 21st.—General Rosecrans telegraphed, at 9 o'clock this morning, that, if yo of the 20th had dawned, I rode to the front to find my troops. The line was arranged from right to left as follows: Stewart's, Johnson's, Hinman's, and Preston's divisions, Hood's division (of which only three brigades were up), was in rear of Jackson, Kenshaw's and Humphries' brigades. McLaws' division was ordered forward from Ringgold the night before, but did not get up. General McLaws had not arrived from Richmond. The impression sought to be created that Rosecrans' army was driven <
U. S. Grant (search for this): chapter 6
nd all room for question, brought salvation to Grant's forces, to which sore disaster had come throdge. Let the official record answer him! General Grant, without waiting till Thomas' men could sef haste were developed in his movements. General Grant had taken command, and believed Rosecrans,Washington, D. C., September 13, 1863. Major-General Grant or Vicksburg. Major-General Sherman, oops I could throw in to head such a move. U. S. Grant, Major-General. From these most urgen on November 14th, and a conversation with General Grant the next day, represents the latter as infn out of the trenches for a fight. That General Grant could not have made such a statement aboutons may commence for offensive operations. U. S. Grant, Major-General. That General Grant hacan make your arrangements for this delay. U. S. Grant, Major-General. Upon receiving this, roops necessary to opening the battle, went to Grant, and urged that the attack on Lookout Mountain[29 more...]
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