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Clanton (search for this): chapter 37
s was held motionless by its delay. Having recounted thus far the events of these days, let us recur briefly to General Johnston's personal movements. He left Corinth on the morning of the 4th, and arrived at Monterey at 1 P. M. Soon after, Clanton's Alabama Cavalry brought in some Federal prisoners; and it was manifest from their surprise and their conversation with the staff that the Confederate attack was wholly unexpected. During the afternoon, General Johnston conferred with Braggs right wing. Jackson's brigade, 2,208 strong, was drawn up three hundred yards in rear of Gladden, its left on the Bark road. Chalmers's brigade was on Jackson's right, en echelon to Gladden's brigade, with its right on a fork of Lick Creek. Clanton's cavalry was in rear of Chalmers's, with pickets to the right and front. In this order the division bivouacked. General Bragg's left wing was made up of three brigades, under General D. Ruggles. Colonel R. L. Gibson commanded the right bri
Cheatham (search for this): chapter 37
rps, commanded by Polk, consisted of two divisions, under Cheatham and Clark. Clark's division was ordered to follow Hardee reserve the right wing. Polk's other division, under Cheatham, was on outpost duty, at and near Bethel on the Mobile & rom Mickey's, the point of concentration, as Corinth was. Cheatham's orders were to defend himself if attacked; otherwise, toper military precautions. Acting on these instructions, Cheatham did not advance until the morning of the 5th; but he effeClark's division into line of battle by four o'clock, and Cheatham, who had come up on the left, soon after. Breckinridge'ser causes already assigned-Breckinridge's, Ruggles's, and Cheatham's-General Johnston, followed by his staff, passed from onin infantry and artillery, was composed of two divisions, Cheatham's on the left, made up of B. R. Johnson's and Stephens's road, with intervals of some two miles, in observation of Cheatham's division, which he believed to be still at Purdy. The
Generals Chalmers (search for this): chapter 37
e — an effective total in the front line of 9,024. Bragg commanded the second line. Withers's division formed his right wing. Jackson's brigade, 2,208 strong, was drawn up three hundred yards in rear of Gladden, its left on the Bark road. Chalmers's brigade was on Jackson's right, en echelon to Gladden's brigade, with its right on a fork of Lick Creek. Clanton's cavalry was in rear of Chalmers's, with pickets to the right and front. In this order the division bivouacked. General BraChalmers's, with pickets to the right and front. In this order the division bivouacked. General Bragg's left wing was made up of three brigades, under General D. Ruggles. Colonel R. L. Gibson commanded the right brigade, resting with his right on the Bark road. Colonel Preston Pond commanded the left brigade, near Owl Creek, with an interval between him and Gibson. About three hundred yards in the rear of these two brigades, opposite the interval, with his right and left flanks masked by Gibson and Pond, Patton Anderson's brigade, 1,634 strong, was posted. Bragg's corps was 10,731 strong,
D. C. Buell (search for this): chapter 37
have the same effect as a defeat. I replied that if Buell should come up in time the odds would be greatly agaorthy of consideration. We have lost a day. We know Buell is marching an army as large as your own to this poiral Johnston's mind, that he must crush Grant before Buell joined him. This was the purpose, this was the plan places their force west at 200,000. One division of Buell's column arrived yesterday. General Buell will be hGeneral Buell will be here himself to-day. Some skirmishing took place between our out-guards and the enemy's yesterday and the day bk us in ours — mere reconnaissance in force. General Buell says that, so far as preparation for battle is cs the Army, of the Tennessee on the 6th of April. Buell's letter, dated January 19, 1865, to United States sch he believed to be still at Purdy. The advance of Buell's army, Nelson's division, had passed through Savannn the morning of the 6th, and the other divisions of Buell's army followed at intervals of about six miles.
Buckland (search for this): chapter 37
235. A Federal reconnaissance had been sent out under Colonel Buckland, and encountered Cleburne's brigade of Hardee's corpsn, posted a couple of miles out on the Corinth road. Colonel Buckland sent a company to its relief, then followed himself wfront of which Hardee's corps was deploying. Indeed, Colonel Buckland, who made the reconnaissance, says that he advanced t, especially when we were positively informed by men like Buckland, Kilby Smith, and Major Ricker, who went to the front to that night. But even I had to guess its purpose. Colonel Buckland, who made the reconnaissance, states that he discoverd. He made a written report of the skirmish that night. Buckland says: The next day, Saturday, April 5th, I visited ere was a large rebel force immediately in our front. Buckland strengthened his pickets, and adds, Every officer in my bhe bridges over Owl Creek. His Fourth Brigade, under Colonel Buckland, came next in his line, with its left resting on the
Buchanan (search for this): chapter 37
eneral which indicated the presence of a much larger Federal force than previous information had induced us to expect. For a moment after receiving this report, he appeared to be in profound thought, when he turned to me, saying: I will fight them if there is a million of them! I have as many men as can be well handled on this field, and I can handle as many men as they can. He then proceeded with the inspection of his line. The Hon. Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior under Mr. Buchanan, who was present on the staff of General Beauregard, furnishes the writer with the following notes of an interview which he held with General Johnston on the way to this conference, as he thinks, but which more probably occurred soon after it: General Johnston took my arm, and remarked, I perceive that General Beauregard is averse to bringing on the attack on the enemy in the morning, on the ground that we have lost an opportunity by delay. I replied that I knew that such was the f
John C. Breckinridge (search for this): chapter 37
left wing of the third line of battle; and Breckinridge's reserve the right wing. Polk's other d the 6th, the first day of the battle. Breckinridge's three brigades — a division, in fact, buttion, owing to the difficulty of the road. Breckinridge had ridden forward to Monterey, and had metoon, General Johnston conferred with Bragg, Breckinridge, and other officers. He halted that night , who had come up on the left, soon after. Breckinridge's line was formed on Polk's right about theardee was not present, but Gilmer was), and Breckinridge, as taking part in it, and then furnishes tegard, General Polk, General Bragg, and General Breckinridge, are remembered as present, and Generalbe successful. I was ordered to go for General Breckinridge, to see the state of his command; but higades on the Bark road, near Mickey's; and Breckinridge's on the road from Monterey toward the same eight hundred paces from Bragg's line; and Breckinridge, to the right of that road, was to give sup[4 more...]
Braxton Bragg (search for this): chapter 37
road proved so narrow and bad that the head of Bragg's column did not reach Monterey until 11 A. M.t General Johnston's army was approaching. Bragg says Report of the battle. that, where thit had been provided that Gladden's brigade, of Bragg's corps, should occupy his right. This line ethe afternoon, General Johnston conferred with Bragg, Breckinridge, and other officers. He halted n a little way in its rear. In a little while Bragg's right wing, under Withers, deployed into lint half-past 9, General Johnston sent me to General Bragg to know why the column on his left was not M. His orders were to wait for the passage of Bragg's corps, and to move and form his line in rearof my change.... By the first division General Bragg means Withers's; by the second, Ruggles's.n-chief, General Beauregard, General Polk, General Bragg, and General Breckinridge, are remembered In this order the division bivouacked. General Bragg's left wing was made up of three brigades,[33 more...]
H. V. Boynton (search for this): chapter 37
uckland, who made the reconnaissance, says that he advanced three, not four or five miles. Sherman's historical raid, Boynton, p. 31. Hardee was, in fact, within two miles. It will be observed that Sherman supposed the artillery belonged to the Cy was taken completely by surprise, etc. His denial is not categorical, but by inference; but Moulton's Criticism of Boynton's review of Sherman (page 11), which is virtually General Sherman's own utterance, denies any purpose or necessity of coficers with whom he was at variance. He swears in his evidence on Worthington's trial. Sherman's historical raid, by Boynton, p. 29. Therefore, on Friday, two days before the battle, when Colonel Worthington was so apprehensive, I knew therehe eulogists of Generals Grant and Sherman rather plead, than deny, the surprise that befell them on Sunday morning. Boynton says (page 34): The officers of General Thomas's army, who had charge of the pickets a few days after the battle, ro
Bowman (search for this): chapter 37
the Ohio one day's march nearer to the conjunction with General Grant, to prevent which was the object of his advance. Usually, the indications of approaching battle are so palpable that the men in the ranks, as well as the officers of all grades, foresee the deadly struggle, and nerve themselves to meet it. But in this case the nearness of the enemy in force was not known in the national army, and there was no special preparation for the conflict. In Sherman and his campaigns, by Colonels Bowman and Irwin, it is stated (page 50), There was nothing to indicate a general attack until seven o'clock on Sunday morning, when the advance-guard of Sherman's front was forced in on his main line. Grant and his campaigns, a book compiled by Prof. Coppee, avowedly from Grant's Reports, and very prejudiced in its conclusions in favor of that general, says, At the outset our troops were shamefully surprised and easily overpowered. It is but a poor compliment to the generalship of eith
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