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Braxton Bragg (search for this): chapter 1.5
eneral Halleck siege of Corinth evacuation retreat to Tupelo General Beauregard retires General Bragg in command positions on the Mississippi River occupied by the enemy New Madrid Island no.hich were loaded with stores, were ordered to be burned. On June 14th orders were sent to General Bragg, from Richmond, to proceed to Jackson, Mississippi, and temporarily to assume command of theA. C. S. Sam Choppin, Surgeon, P. A. C. S. These facts were telegraphed to me at once by General Bragg. Soon after, I sent a second dispatch to him, renewing the order and expressing my surpriser stated the necessity is urgent and absolute. Before this second dispatch was received by General Bragg, General Beauregard had transferred the command to him, and had departed for Bladen Springs. General Bragg thus describes the subsequent proceedings: Prepared to move, I telegraphed back to the President that the altered conditions induced me to await his further orders. In reply to th
D. C. Buell (search for this): chapter 1.5
the rear, or made themselves comfortable on the profuse spoils of the enemy's encampments. General Buell says: Of the army of not less than fifty thousand effective men, which Grant had on the g the night, and by daylight that of McCook began to arrive; all but the first named belonged to Buell's army. The work of reorganization of fragments of Grant's force also occupied the night. In terates showed their usual valor; however, after the junction had been effected between Grant and Buell, which Johnston's movement was made to prevent, our force was unequal to resist the combined armt's army engaged in the battles of April 6th and 7th at Shiloh was 49,314; reenforcements of General Buell, 21,579; total, 70,893. The casualties in the battle of April 6th in Grant's force were as rganization was effected, in which General Grant's divisions formed the right wing, those of General Buell the center, and those of General Pope, brought from the west side of the Mississippi, the le
P. G. T. Beauregard (search for this): chapter 1.5
ck siege of Corinth evacuation retreat to Tupelo General Beauregard retires General Bragg in command positions on the division was at Corinth and beyond. The force of General Beauregard was less than forty-five thousand effective men. He nite idea of their number was formed. In the opinion of Beauregard, a general attack was not to be hazarded; on May 3d, howof the movement, and no surprise could be effected. General Beauregard commenced the removal of his sick, preparatory to anrgent and absolute. J. Davis. On application to General Beauregard for the necessary order, he replied: You can notne 14, 1862. We certify that, after attendance on General Beauregard for the past four months, and treatment of his case,this second dispatch was received by General Bragg, General Beauregard had transferred the command to him, and had departeductions. From this statement it appears—1. That General Beauregard was not, as has been alleged, harshly deprived of hi
John Russell (search for this): chapter 1.5
ishers from our army in more or less force. General Sherman, in his report of May 30th, says: My division has constructed seven distinct intrenched camps since leaving Shiloh, the men working cheerfully and well all the time, night and day. Hardly had we finished one camp before we were called on to move forward and build another. But I have been delighted at this feature in the character of my division, and take this method of making it known. Our intrenchments near Corinth and at Russell's, each built substantially in one night, are stronger works of art than the much-boasted forts of the enemy at Corinth. The line of railroad on the north and east had been cut by the enemy, and an attempt made on the south. But so well was his apprehension of our strength maintained that he continued his entrenched approaches until within one thousand yards of our main works. General Sherman says: By 9 A. M. of the 29th our works were substantially done, and our artillery in po
Robert E. Lee (search for this): chapter 1.5
oint. The evacuation of Hilton Head, on the southwestern extremity of Beaufort Island, followed the capture of Port Royal. This exposed Savannah, only about twentyfive miles distant, to an attack from that direction. At the same time, the Federals having command of Helena Bay, Charleston was liable to be assailed from North Edisto or Stono Inlet, and the railroad could have been reached without opposition by the route from Port Royal to Pocotaligo. Such was the state of affairs when General Lee reached Charleston, about December 1, 1861, to assume the command of the Department of North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. His vigorous mind at once comprehended the situation, and, with his accustomed energy, he met the difficulties that presented themselves. Directing fortifications to be constructed on the Stono and the Edisto and the Combahee, he fixed his headquarters at Coosawhatchee, the point most threatened, and directed defenses to be erected opposite Hilton Head, and on the
George B. Crittenden (search for this): chapter 1.5
hich Grant had on the west bank of the Tennessee River, not more than five thousand were in ranks and available on the battlefield at nightfall on the 6th, exclusive of Lew Wallace's division, say eight thousand five hundred men that only came up during the night. The rest were either killed, wounded, captured, or scattered in inextricable and hopeless confusion for miles along the banks of the river. In addition to the arrival of Wallace's division, the entire divisions of Nelson and Crittenden got across the river during the night, and by daylight that of McCook began to arrive; all but the first named belonged to Buell's army. The work of reorganization of fragments of Grant's force also occupied the night. In the morning the arrival of reenforcements to the enemy continued. On the morning of the 7th the enemy advanced about six o'clock, and opened a heavy fire of musketry and artillery, such as gave assurance that the reenforcements had arrived, to anticipate which the ba
Albert Sidney Johnston (search for this): chapter 1.5
force also occupied the night. In the morning the arrival of reenforcements to the enemy continued. On the morning of the 7th the enemy advanced about six o'clock, and opened a heavy fire of musketry and artillery, such as gave assurance that the reenforcements had arrived, to anticipate which the battle of the 6th had been fought. A series of combats ensued, in which the Confederates showed their usual valor; however, after the junction had been effected between Grant and Buell, which Johnston's movement was made to prevent, our force was unequal to resist the combined armies, and retreat was a necessity. The field return of the army of Mississippi before and after the battle of Shiloh was as follows: infantry and artillery effective before the battle, 35,953; cavalry, 4,382; total, 40,335. Infantry and artillery effective after the battle, 25,555; cavalry, 4,081; total, 29,636. Difference, 10,699. Casualties in battle: killed, 1,728; wounded, 8,012; missing, 959. The ef
Benjamin F. Butler (search for this): chapter 1.5
oints bearing upon the channels leading inland. Defensive works were erected at all important points along the coast. Many of the defenses, being injudiciously located and hastily erected, offered but little resistance to the enemy when attacked. These defeats were not surprising, when we take into consideration the inexperience of the engineers, and the long line of seacoast to be defended. As soon as a sufficient naval force had been collected, an expedition under the command of General B. F. Butler was sent to the coast of North Carolina, and captured several important points. A second expedition, under Admiral Dupont and General Thomas W. Sherman, was sent to make a descent on the coast of South Carolina. On the 7th of November Dupont attacked the batteries that were designed to defend Port Royal harbor, as stated above, and almost without resistance carried them and gained possession of Port Royal. This is the best harbor in South Carolina, and is the strategic key to all t
H. W. Halleck (search for this): chapter 1.5
Retirement of the army remnants of Grant's army its Reenforcements strength of our army strength of Grant's army reorganization Corinth advance of General Halleck siege of Corinth evacuation retreat to Tupelo General Beauregard retires General Bragg in command positions on the Mississippi River occupied by the enemy until after the retreat of our army. The defenses were slight, consisting of rifle pits and earthworks of little elevation or strength. The movement of General Halleck against this position commenced from Pittsburg Landing on April 28th with a force exceeding eighty-five thousand effectives. On May 3d he had reached within wed by others, singly, and in twos and threes, arrested our attention, and soon after a large smoke arose from the direction of Corinth, when I telegraphed to General Halleck to ascertain the cause. He answered that he could not explain it, but ordered me to advance my division and feel the enemy, if still in my front. I immediat
John B. Magruder (search for this): chapter 1.5
continued to Tupelo, without any serious conflict with the enemy; during the retreat seven locomotives were reported to be lost by the burning of a bridge, however, and a number of cars, most of which were loaded with stores, were ordered to be burned. On June 14th orders were sent to General Bragg, from Richmond, to proceed to Jackson, Mississippi, and temporarily to assume command of the department then under command of General Lovell. The order concluded as follows: After General Magruder joins, your further services there may be dispensed with. The necessity is urgent and absolute. J. Davis. On application to General Beauregard for the necessary order, he replied: You can not possibly go. My health does not permit me to remain in charge alone here. This evening my two physicians were insisting that I should go away for one or two weeks, furnishing me with another certificate for that purpose, and I had concluded to go—intending to see you to-morrow on the sub
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