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Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): article 2
The stampede at Bridgeport. Mr. Cowles, who returned to Macon from Chattanooga yesterday, gives a deplorable account of the Confederate stampede at Bridgeport, by which a most important gateway to Georgia was opened to the enemy, and the possession of all our rich mineral deposits of coal, iron, and saltpetre placed in imminent danger. A guard of about 200 men had been placed by General Leadbetter on the western end of the bridges at Bridgeport. These are two in number, resting for their termini upon an island in the middle of the river, and distant about thirty miles from Chattanooga. On Tuesday last word was brought to Gen. Lead better at Chattanooga, that the enemy was advancing and had in the pickets of the guard stationed at the bridges. Accordingly, Gen. L. started for the scene of action with a special train, taking with him reinforcements to the number of 300 men. Soon after his arrival the enemy approached to the number, as was supposed, of ten to fift
Cowles (search for this): article 2
The stampede at Bridgeport. Mr. Cowles, who returned to Macon from Chattanooga yesterday, gives a deplorable account of the Confederate stampede at Bridgeport, by which a most important gateway to Georgia was opened to the enemy, and the possession of all our rich mineral deposits of coal, iron, and saltpetre placed in imminent danger. A guard of about 200 men had been placed by General Leadbetter on the western end of the bridges at Bridgeport. These are two in number, resting for their termini upon an island in the middle of the river, and distant about thirty miles from Chattanooga. On Tuesday last word was brought to Gen. Lead better at Chattanooga, that the enemy was advancing and had in the pickets of the guard stationed at the bridges. Accordingly, Gen. L. started for the scene of action with a special train, taking with him reinforcements to the number of 300 men. Soon after his arrival the enemy approached to the number, as was supposed, of ten to fifte
Cain (search for this): article 2
e number, as was supposed, of ten to fifteen hundred, and opened fire upon our men. An instant stampede followed, in which Gen. Leadbetter led better than anybody else, according to the accounts we have received. He took to the cars he had brought up with him, put out, and never stopped till he reached Chattanooga. All the officers, with one exception, so far as we have learned, did the same. The men followed in double-quick, throwing away their arms and accoutrements as they ran. But a Captain Cain remained behind, approached the eastern bridge, and crept under it to shelter himself from the enemy's fire, and there whittling shavings from the timber, kindled a fire with some matches he happened to have in his pocket, and never left his position till the structure was too far in flames to be saved. Meantime, when General Leadbetter had arrived in Chattanooga, a General Reynolds and a Major from Virginia (name not recollected) took the train and ran back to Bridgeport, meeting m
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at Bridgeport, by which a most important gateway to Georgia was opened to the enemy, and the possession of all our rich mineral deposits of coal, iron, and saltpetre placed in imminent danger. A guard of about 200 men had been placed by General Leadbetter on the western end of the bridges at Bridgeport. These are two in number, resting for their termini upon an island in the middle of the river, and distant about thirty miles from Chattanooga. On Tuesday last word was brought to Gen. Lead better at Chattanooga, that the enemy was advancing and had in the pickets of the guard stationed at the bridges. Accordingly, Gen. L. started for the scene of action with a special train, taking with him reinforcements to the number of 300 men. Soon after his arrival the enemy approached to the number, as was supposed, of ten to fifteen hundred, and opened fire upon our men. An instant stampede followed, in which Gen. Leadbetter led better than anybody else, according to the accoun
Reynolds (search for this): article 2
s from the timber, kindled a fire with some matches he happened to have in his pocket, and never left his position till the structure was too far in flames to be saved. Meantime, when General Leadbetter had arrived in Chattanooga, a General Reynolds and a Major from Virginia (name not recollected) took the train and ran back to Bridgeport, meeting many stragglers on the way, and gathered the arms and accoutrements which had been thrown aside. They collected some four or five hundred musket the concern became unmanageable ran off the track, killed two Confederate soldiers, and severely wounded two more. The stragglers were daily coming in, and say they ran because the officers all ran, and left nobody to take command. Gen. Reynolds was by last accounts trying to get up a volunteer force to defend the passes this side of the bridge, which, it is said, could be easily defended by a small force Mayor Smith, of Chattanooga, had been telegraphing about in the vain hope of ar
Tim Smith (search for this): article 2
hand car, and in the act of letting it down the grade towards the bridge, the concern became unmanageable ran off the track, killed two Confederate soldiers, and severely wounded two more. The stragglers were daily coming in, and say they ran because the officers all ran, and left nobody to take command. Gen. Reynolds was by last accounts trying to get up a volunteer force to defend the passes this side of the bridge, which, it is said, could be easily defended by a small force Mayor Smith, of Chattanooga, had been telegraphing about in the vain hope of arousing the attention of the Confederate officers in that region to the importance of defending it. We tell this story as it was told to us, by one who had the amplest opportunities of getting at the truth. It is a record of shame, unless our informant was altogether misled in the facts. We learned by private telegram yesterday that the enemy have now possession of both sides of the river at Bridgeport.--Macon Telegr
Leadbetter (search for this): article 2
and the possession of all our rich mineral deposits of coal, iron, and saltpetre placed in imminent danger. A guard of about 200 men had been placed by General Leadbetter on the western end of the bridges at Bridgeport. These are two in number, resting for their termini upon an island in the middle of the river, and distant s arrival the enemy approached to the number, as was supposed, of ten to fifteen hundred, and opened fire upon our men. An instant stampede followed, in which Gen. Leadbetter led better than anybody else, according to the accounts we have received. He took to the cars he had brought up with him, put out, and never stopped till he e with some matches he happened to have in his pocket, and never left his position till the structure was too far in flames to be saved. Meantime, when General Leadbetter had arrived in Chattanooga, a General Reynolds and a Major from Virginia (name not recollected) took the train and ran back to Bridgeport, meeting many stra