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Farmington (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
ct defensive works around Vicksburg. General Pope takes Farmington. Confederate attack. Federal retreat. on the 25th Gens an elevated position, where stood the small village of Farmington, then occupied by an insignificant force of Confederate cross a narrow creek, west, and in the near vicinity, of Farmington. General Pope, ambitious now to accomplish something f from his base, before he could fortify his position at Farmington. The Confederate corps and reserve commanders were, a centre should be opposite General Pope's left flank, at Farmington, where he was facing in the direction of Corinth. At dake it in rear and cut off the Federal line of retreat to Farmington. At the same hour, General Bragg, with two divisions, was to advance on the Farmington road, which crossed his line of defences, and, by a front attack, co-operate with General General Pope having again, on the 18th, advanced towards Farmington, and our scouts reporting all the creeks and their swamp
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
l Beauregard. Captain John Morgan. he is sent by General Beauregard into middle Tennessee and Kentucky. efforts to force Buell's return to those States. location ion. On the day following, Major-General E. K. Smith, then commanding in east Tennessee, received from General Beauregard a despatch, in these terms: CorintRobert T. Wood, of New Orleans, a grandson of General Zachary Taylor. into middle Tennessee and Kentucky; there to cause as much damage as possible to the enemy's raing false despatches from the various telegraph stations during his raids into Tennessee and Kentucky. General Beauregard hoped that this expedition under Colonel nce on Corinth, to send back a part, if not all, of General Buell's army into Tennessee and Kentucky. A third expedition of two regiments of cavalry, under Colonels onfederate army (May 30th), General Buell's entire force was ordered into middle Tennessee and Kentucky. On the arrival of the rest of General Van Dorn's forces a
Louisiana (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
was about the same time that General Beauregard wrote to General Grant concerning the burial of the Confederate dead on the field of Shiloh, and sent to him, under flag of truce, a mounted party, accompanied by several citizens, especially from Louisiana, who were anxious to recover and give proper interment to the remains of near relatives known to have fallen during the battle. General Grant denied the privilege thus requested, and said that he had already performed that sad duty to our dead four rifled guns are under orders to you from Mobile. Do you want them? If not, say so to General S. Jones, and order them to Vicksburg. G. T. Beauregard. 4. Corinth, April 25th, 1862. Captain D. B. Harris: In consequence of news from Louisiana, put works below Vicksburg, to prevent passage of river from New Orleans. Put guns in position first, then construct works. System preferred is one main work, and detached batteries, not too far from each other. Should you not have time, sen
Bowling Green (Indiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
ermined upon by General Beauregard, as soon as it became evident to him that his inferior forces were no match for the too powerful and daily increasing army under General Halleck. With a view to this, Generals Van Dorn and Price were invited to a conference at Corinth, ahead of their troops, then hourly arriving in Memphis. A promising cavalry officer, Captain John H. Morgan, commanding two Kentucky companies belonging to General A. S. Johnston's army, with which he had arrived from Bowling Green, had highly distinguished himself, during the retreat to Corinth, by his great energy and efficiency. He had kept the commanding general thoroughly advised of the movements of the enemy, and had performed many acts indicating high military ability. Having thus had occasion to judge of his capacity and resources, General Beauregard resolved to send him, with four companies of cavalry, Two of which were his own, and the two others under Captain, afterwards Colonel, Robert T. Wood, of
Blackland (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
they had been left a sacrifice for the safety of their comrades. It is surprising that General Force, whose fairness of appreciation we have noticed on several previous occasions, should apparently have founded his version of these events upon the incorrect despatches forwarded by Generals Halleck and Pope. Had he sifted the matter with greater care, he would undoubtedly have avoided all mention of the imaginary pursuit by General Pope's army, first to Rienzi, then to Baldwin, then to Blackland, where, he says, an order to attack had already been issued, when General Buell arrived at the front and suspended it. From Fort Henry to Corinth, by General Force, p. 190. But General Force himself must have been aware of the weakness of his authority, for after endorsing, to some extent, the report about the ten thousand prisoners and fifteen thousand stand of arms captured by General Pope's forty thousand men, he makes the following remarks: The prisoners taken were few, and Pope was
Hamburg, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
capacities as a commander. He was an officer of intelligence and activity, but inclined to undertake almost any movement without sufficiently considering the consequences that might follow. The expression used by him in his first order, upon taking command in Virginia —Headquarters in the Saddle—which is even more than a boastful cavalry officer might venture to announce, is indicative of the undue self-esteem characterizing the man. Hardly had he taken up his new position in front of Hamburg, when, in order, no doubt, to hurry on and anticipate General Halleck's advance against our forces, he determined to make an offensive movement towards Corinth. Four miles from the latter place was an elevated position, where stood the small village of Farmington, then occupied by an insignificant force of Confederate infantry and cavalry, with one battery of artillery. That force was suddenly attacked on the 3d of May, by one or two Federal divisions, and driven back across a narrow cree
Rienzi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
t to Fort Pillow, as already explained, and General Little's command ordered to Rienzi, some twelve miles from Corinth, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, for the purpon's forces at Corinth they were located—including General Little's brigade from Rienzi—on the right and rear of the defensive lines, along the south side of the Memph pursued; but no pursuit being attempted, the movement was quietly continued to Rienzi and Booneville, where another halt was made for the same purpose, and with a lio give battle if pursued, but no serious pursuit was attempted . . . . While at Rienzi, half-way to Baldwin, I was informed that on the morning of the 30th ultimo a dment of the enemy's cavalry had penetrated to Booneville, eight miles south of Rienzi, and had captured and burned a railroad train of ammunition, baggage, and subsie avoided all mention of the imaginary pursuit by General Pope's army, first to Rienzi, then to Baldwin, then to Blackland, where, he says, an order to attack had al
Kentucky (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
e is sent by General Beauregard into middle Tennessee and Kentucky. efforts to force Buell's return to those States. locatg cavalry officer, Captain John H. Morgan, commanding two Kentucky companies belonging to General A. S. Johnston's army, witdson of General Zachary Taylor. into middle Tennessee and Kentucky; there to cause as much damage as possible to the enemy'sdated April 24th, 1862. to start with, and carry him into Kentucky, where he was, eventually, to live on the enemy. This waus telegraph stations during his raids into Tennessee and Kentucky. General Beauregard hoped that this expedition under Colonel Morgan, together with the operations in Kentucky suggested by General E. Kirby Smith, and strongly urged by General Bt, if not all, of General Buell's army into Tennessee and Kentucky. A third expedition of two regiments of cavalry, under Couell's entire force was ordered into middle Tennessee and Kentucky. On the arrival of the rest of General Van Dorn's forc
Fort Pillow (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
XXII., and their Appendices. Commodore Hollins, on duty near Fort Pillow, was requested, on the 8th, to propose an exchange of prisoners n arriving first. General Rust's brigade was immediately sent to Fort Pillow, as already explained, and General Little's command ordered to Rhe enemy in check and protect the country in his rear as well as Fort Pillow, which still closed the passage of the river. The idea of movintained; but the lack of good water there, and the fear of losing Fort Pillow, fifty-nine miles above Memphis, led to a change of plan. Nor begun, as we have already shown, See Chapter XXIII. and that, Fort Pillow falling, nothing could prevent the enemy from enjoying the free nt of our lines of communication? Answer No. 6.—By fortifying Fort Pillow, as was done, and sending there the best troops and most energetend Memphis, having no forces or guns to send there, was to hold Fort Pillow and Corinth; its fate had necessarily to follow that of those tw
Shelbyville (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
rs, and differ widely from those of the other generals and subordinate officers who participated in the battle, as we have already conclusively shown. See Chapters XX. and XXII., and their Appendices. Commodore Hollins, on duty near Fort Pillow, was requested, on the 8th, to propose an exchange of prisoners in General Beauregard's name. Most of those we had taken immediately before and since the battle of Shiloh had been sent temporarily to Memphis, to be forwarded thence to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where it was thought they might find better accommodations. General Pope made an evasive answer to General Beauregard's overture, and nothing satisfactory was effected. See General Villepigue's telegram to General Beauregard, in Appendix to Chapter XXIII. It was about the same time that General Beauregard wrote to General Grant concerning the burial of the Confederate dead on the field of Shiloh, and sent to him, under flag of truce, a mounted party, accompanied by several citize
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