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Barbourville (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.1
lle. General C. L. Stevenson, with nearly nine thousand men, was ordered to watch the Federal General G. W. Morgan, who occupied Cumberland Gap. General Smith started on the 14th en route to Rogers's Gap, with 4 brigades, 6000 strong. The brigades of Preston Smith and B. J. Hill were commanded by General P. R. Cleburne, and the brigades of McCray and McNair were under command of General T. J. Churchill. General Henry Heth, with a force nearly 4000 strong, was ordered to march direct to Barboursville by way of Big Creek Gap, and the army was preceded by 900 cavalry under Colonel John S. Scott. General Smith had at first contemplated cutting off the supplies of the garrison at Cumberland Gap, but learning that they were well provisioned, and seeing the difficulty of supplying his own troops in the poor and barren region of south-eastern Kentucky, he determined to push rapidly on to the rich blue-grass country in the central part of the State. This determination had been communicated
Danville, Ky. (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.1
s line of march, was on a road which runs due east from Lebanon to Danville. At a point about five miles south-west of Perryville this road I explained, also, that Thomas and Crittenden on the Lebanon and Danville road could easily gain our rear, while all our forces were engaged of our troops engaged with Gilbert's corps. If he kept on toward Danville and Camp Dick Robinson, our position would be turned, and a rapid cted with the cavalry to prevent an advance on the road leading to Danville. At midnight the troops withdrew to Perryville, and at sunrise covision of infantry and a brigade of cavalry fought me back to near Danville, and at the same time Buell formed with his right within four milelarge in proportion to other arms. The enemy pushed up close to Danville on the night of the 10th, but we easily held him in check until alally pressed us so warmly that we were compelled to retire east of Danville. Here the enemy was again driven back, and we held our position n
Taylorsville, Ky. (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.1
of vengeance to be wreaked upon their late opponents. On October 1st Buell commenced his march from Louisville upon Bragg at Bardstown. On September 29th General Thomas had been assigned by President Lincoln to the command of the army, but at Thomas's request the order was revoked, and he was announced in orders as second in command. Buell organized his infantry into three army corps, of three divisions each. The First Corps on the left, under Major-General McCook, marched through Taylorsville. The Second Corps, under Major-General Crittenden, marched through Mount Washington, and the Third Corps, under Major-General Gilbert, which formed the Federal right, took the route by way of Shepherdsville. General Sill, of McCook's corps, reinforced by Dumont's independent division, marched direct to Frankfort to threaten Kirby Smith. Buell, in his official report, says: Skirmishing with the enemy's cavalry and artillery marked the movement of each column from within a few mile
Chattanooga (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.1
movement. A rapid march through Alabama to Chattanooga would save that city, protect Georgia from , and the approach of Buell's forces toward Chattanooga seriously threatened his department. Mapjor-General John P. McCown from. Tupelo to Chattanooga. General Kirby Smith, in a letter dated nsferring the entire Army of Mississippi to Chattanooga. To mislead the enemy and to prevent an ad On July 31st Bragg and Kirby Smith met at Chattanooga, and a joint movement into middle Tennesseerth-east and south-west, separated him from Chattanooga. A railroad, connecting McMinnville and Tuealized when we see that Hardee's wing left Chattanooga 12,825 strong, was reinforced by Cleburne's have anticipated these movements, occupied Chattanooga, and, as some even contended, marched his aby sending McCown's division from Tupelo to Chattanooga, and again in August by sending the brigades of Cleburne and Preston Smith from Chattanooga to Knoxville; Spring near Perryville, which hel[2 more...]
Louisville (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.1
were added to Buell's army on its arrival at Louisville, at the end of September.--editors. General aughter. On the 22d, with a clear road to Louisville, Buell moved with celerity in that direction0 Collected at Louisville30,000 Carried to Louisville by Buell, September 25th to 29th54,198 Morgnt of each column from within a few miles of Louisville. It was more stubborn and formidable near Be. He could then have turned and marched to Louisville and taken that city. If it should be arguedille he could by September 21st have reached Louisville with all the force in Kentucky, taken the cin evidence of how easily we could have taken Louisville, it must be observed that on September 22d Bbe advisable for you to attempt a defense of Louisville unless you are strongly intrenched; under noegraphed the fact to General Wright, saying, Louisville is now safe; God and Liberty. In furtherys: Just before the Federal army entered Louisville, on the 25th of September, the panic there h[13 more...]
Knoxville (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.1
d in what is called the Kentucky Campaign of 1862. Major-General E. Kirby Smith had reached Knoxville March 8th, 1862, and assumed command of the Confederate troops in east Tennessee. The returnsAugust 5th Bragg sent two of his brigades (Cleburne's and Preston Smith's) to General Smith at Knoxville. General C. L. Stevenson, with nearly nine thousand men, was ordered to watch the Federal Genfirmly till to-morrow. Yours, etc., Braxton Bragg. Bragg had now determined to retreat to Knoxville by the way of Cumberland Gap. It was evident that Buell's large army would enable him to sele and again in August by sending the brigades of Cleburne and Preston Smith from Chattanooga to Knoxville; Spring near Perryville, which helped to relieve Bragg's parched army. From a photograph t with the fairest prospect of cutting off General Buell. On the 12th Bragg wrote to Smith, at Knoxville, as follows: On Friday I shall probably commence crossing the river [Tennessee], by which I sh
Stevenson (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.1
neral John P. McCown from. Tupelo to Chattanooga. General Kirby Smith, in a letter dated July 14th, 1862, estimated Stevenson's division at 10,000, Heth's and McCown's at 10,000, Morgan's cavalry 1300. Official Records, Vol. XVI., Pt. II., p. 7e 22d General Buell had established his headquarters at Decherd, on the Nashville Railroad, thirty miles north-west of Stevenson, and had all the supplies at Stevenson transferred to that place. On August 6th, during this advance from Stevenson Stevenson transferred to that place. On August 6th, during this advance from Stevenson to Decherd, Brig.-Gen. Robert L. McCook (of Thomas's division; brother to Alex. McD. McCook), who, being ill, was riding in an ambulance, was mortally wounded by the enemy's scouts near New Market.--editors. Two parallel mountain ranges, running noStevenson to Decherd, Brig.-Gen. Robert L. McCook (of Thomas's division; brother to Alex. McD. McCook), who, being ill, was riding in an ambulance, was mortally wounded by the enemy's scouts near New Market.--editors. Two parallel mountain ranges, running north-east and south-west, separated him from Chattanooga. A railroad, connecting McMinnville and Tullahoma, ran nearly parallel to the north-west slope of these mountain ranges. Already he had located General Thomas at McMinnville with Wood's and A
Wisconsin (Wisconsin, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.1
t all places in battle. This included Bragg's, Smith's, and Marshall's columns, and although it is probably true that their aggregate strength in August was 48,776, it would have been as difficult for Bragg and Smith to have concentrated that number as it would have been for Buell and Wright to have concentrated the 163,633 which they commanded. Even with such a force available to drive 40,000 men out of Kentucky, General Wright on the 16th appealed to the governors of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan for additional troops. What troops came in answer to these calls I would not venture to say; but leaving these and the troops in West Virginia under General Wright out of the calculation, our strength, even after Stevenson joined us, was less than half, and but little more than one-third that of the enemy, and that powerful enemy was directly on its base of supplies, with unlimited commissary and ordnance stores, while the Confederate army had no base, was living off the cou
Elizabethtown, Ky. (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.1
on would have abandoned the city. But suppose neither plan had been adopted, the next chance for a supreme commander of the Kentucky forces was to concentrate and attack Buell's flank while his army was strung out en route to Louisville. Elizabethtown would have been a good place, and had it been done with vigor about September 23d it certainly would have resulted in victory. But at this time General Smith's forces were all moving to Mount Sterling, 130 miles to the east of that place (ElElizabethtown), and General Smith was asking, not ordering, General Marshall to cooperate with him. The next field upon which a supreme commander had an opportunity to concentrate and attack was at Perryville. Three hundred cavalry could have played with Generals Sill and Dumont around Frankfort, and every other soldier, except a few scouts, could then have struck Gilbert's corps as day dawned on the 8th of October. Since, in the final result, we neither defeated Buell nor took Louisville, it
Green (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.1
y Kirby Smith. He therefore withdrew to Bardstown, sending to me, who still confronted Buell, the following order, dated September 20th, through General Hardee: General Bragg directs that, if possible, the enemy be prevented from crossing Green River to-morrow, and General Hardee instructs me to say that he expects you will contest the passage of that river at Munfordville to that end. Buell heard of Bragg's movements and pressed forward with determination. My small brigade of cavalry instructions from General Bragg. On the afternoon of the 21st, Buell's right approached the river above the town, and at the same time he pressed forward his line of battle so rapidly as almost to command the only ford by which I could cross Green River with both artillery and cavalry. Allen's 1st Alabama Regiment, being directly in front, was thrown into column and, charging gallantly, defeated the opposing cavalry and broke through their infantry. Among our killed was the noble Lieutenant
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