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Pittsburg Landing (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 19
ult had the enemy disembarked at once at Pittsburg Landing. the troops we had to oppose them. whad and equipped. the enemy begins Landing at Pittsburg. arrival of Hurlbut's, Prentiss's, McClerna arrived at Savannah, twelve miles below Pittsburg Landing, and on the opposite side of the river, em-barked his troops and dropped down to Pittsburg Landing, on the night of the 14th, having made aad that army been at once disembarked at Pittsburg Landing, twenty-two miles from Corinth, or, better still, at Hamburg, eight miles south of Pittsburg and two or three miles nearer to Corinth, it vannah, disembarked with his division at Pittsburg Landing, to make a reconnaissance in the directi concentration was afterwards changed to Pittsburg Landing, twelve miles higher up, on the oppositeed to move to Hamburg, about six miles above Pittsburg, and thence to the place of concentration, whe again started for Savannah, thence to Pittsburg Landing, a distance of about one hundred miles, [3 more...]
Shiloh, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 19
troyed, and the water too high to ford. He was delayed there until the morning of the 29th, when, the bridge having been rebuilt, he again started for Savannah, thence to Pittsburg Landing, a distance of about one hundred miles, which he accomplished in nine days, marching slightly more than eleven miles a day. His head of column, Nelson's division, arrived at Pittsburg Landing at 3 o'clock P. M. on the 6th of April, the march from Savannah having been hurried in order to reach the field of Shiloh, from which the sound of the battle was plainly heard. The united armies of Grant and Buell (his five divisions) would have presented a well-disciplined and fully equipped force of about 84,000 men. Against this we could not possibly bring more than 38,500 infantry and artillery, 4300 cavalry, and fifty field guns. This estimate excludes 7000 men at Island No.10 and vicinity, who were indispensable to hold at bay Pope's army of over 20,000 men, and to keep control of the Mississippi Rive
Horne (search for this): chapter 19
ver it might be. While at Nashville, Buell's whole force in Tennessee and Kentucky consisted of seven divisions, with detached troops for guarding his communications, maintaining order, and otherwise providing for his safety, and amounted, in the aggregate, to 94,783 men of all arms. The army presented an effective force for the field of 73,472 men, of which 60,882 were infantry, 9237 cavalry, and 3368 artillery, with twenty-eight field and two siege batteries of six guns each. See Van Horne's Army of the Cumberland, vol. i. p. 99. On the 15th Buell commenced his march, with five divisions, as already stated, to effect leisurely the junction ordered by General Halleck; while one division, the 7th, under General G. W. Morgan, went to East Tennessee, and another, the 3d, under General O. M. Mitchell, to pursue General Johnston and destroy the Memphis and Charleston Railroad south of Fayetteville. Neither of these last-named operations was performed with much celerity. O
Mansfield Lovell (search for this): chapter 19
transportation he could collect on the Mississippi River, with which to effect the junction. These movements of concentration were approved by General Johnston, but had received no encouragement from the War Department or the Chief Executive. They were brought about through the untiring efforts and perseverance of General Beauregard; through the cheerful and patriotic assistance of the governors of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana; through General Bragg, at Pensacola, and General Lovell, at New Orleans. Without their hearty and powerful aid it would have been impossible to collect, in time, a force of sufficient strength successfully to oppose the enemy, who, had he used his resources with ordinary vigor, must soon have obtained undisputed possession of the Mississippi River, and, consequently, of the entire valley, including New Orleans. The State troops thus hastily assembled were, as we have said, poorly equipped, without drill, and badly armed, some of them only
L. Polk (search for this): chapter 19
road, of all troops then available in West Tennessee and North Mississippi. Those at Grand Junction and Iuka he massed upon Corinth; those at Fort Pillow, and General Polk's forces at Humboldt and Lexington, he assembled at Bethel and Corinth, leaving detachments at Union City and Humboldt, to keep open the communications establiting distances of Corinth, some twenty-three thousand men of all arms, independently of the fourteen thousand, more or less, he had found in the district under General Polk, on the 17th of February. He hoped to be joined, before the end of March, by General Johnston's command, of about thirteen thousand men—exclusive of cavalry—t (about 25,000 strong) were imperfectly armed, insufficiently drilled, and only partly disciplined. They had but recently been organized into two corps, under Generals Polk and Bragg, composed of two divisions each. General Beauregard believed that, under such circumstances, our only hope of success lay in striking a sudden, hea
S. A. Hurlbut (search for this): chapter 19
the governors of adjacent states. troops poorly armed and equipped. the enemy begins Landing at Pittsburg. arrival of Hurlbut's, Prentiss's, McClernand's, and the two Wallaces' divisions. force of the army opposing us. General Buell. his slow hich retired as he advanced. He, nevertheless, returned to the Landing and re-embarked with his division. On the 18th, Hurlbut's division landed and took position about a mile and a half from the river, near the fork of the roads, leading, the on's divisions were landed, the first placing itself within supporting distance of Sherman, and the second on the right of Hurlbut, forming a third line, about a mile and a half from the Landing. Thus it will be seen that if we had been able to cares from Sherman's position, we should have had several days during which to attack the isolated divisions of Sherman and Hurlbut, numbering about seven thousand men, according to Federal accounts, and with a large and rapid river in their rear. Suc
O. M. Mitchell (search for this): chapter 19
n effective force for the field of 73,472 men, of which 60,882 were infantry, 9237 cavalry, and 3368 artillery, with twenty-eight field and two siege batteries of six guns each. See Van Horne's Army of the Cumberland, vol. i. p. 99. On the 15th Buell commenced his march, with five divisions, as already stated, to effect leisurely the junction ordered by General Halleck; while one division, the 7th, under General G. W. Morgan, went to East Tennessee, and another, the 3d, under General O. M. Mitchell, to pursue General Johnston and destroy the Memphis and Charleston Railroad south of Fayetteville. Neither of these last-named operations was performed with much celerity. On arriving at Columbia, forty miles south of Nashville, General Buell found the bridge across Duck River destroyed, and the water too high to ford. He was delayed there until the morning of the 29th, when, the bridge having been rebuilt, he again started for Savannah, thence to Pittsburg Landing, a distance
Wallaces (search for this): chapter 19
s we had to oppose them. what General Johnston thought of Bolivar as a base of operation. recommends it as more advantageous than Corinth. why General Beauregard preferred Corinth. he presses concentration there, as soon as the intentions of the enemy become sufficiently developed. success of his plan. Co-operation of the governors of adjacent states. troops poorly armed and equipped. the enemy begins Landing at Pittsburg. arrival of Hurlbut's, Prentiss's, McClernand's, and the two Wallaces' divisions. force of the army opposing us. General Buell. his slow advance on Nashville. is at last aroused by order to unite his forces with those of General Grant. aggregate of Buell's forces in Tennessee and Kentucky. our only hope for success was to strike a sudden blow before the junction of Buell and Grant.> Looking to the evacuation of Columbus and the concentration of troops at and around Corinth, General Beauregard had ordered, early in March, the immediate collection of t
John P. McCown (search for this): chapter 19
estroy the railroad. burning of small bridge near Bethel Station.-General Pope before New Madrid. the place abandoned. General Beauregard's instructions to General McCown. General MacKALLall relieves him. bombardment of Island no.10. what might have been the result had the enemy disembarked at once at Pittsburg Landing. theew Madrid, not having been properly spiked, were immediately put in condition to cut off, from escape down the river, eight transports and the gunboat used by General McCown in the evacuation. General Beauregard's instructions to that officer had been to hold those defences to the very last extremity, in order to give time for d that no reinforcements could possibly be sent him until after the impending battle in the vicinity of Corinth. Somewhat later General Beauregard relieved General McCown from his duties, and General Mackall, the gallant and efficient Assistant Adjutant-General of General Johnston's army, was selected to command at Madrid Bend.
McWilliams (search for this): chapter 19
onstration, but one which confirmed General Beauregard in the opinion that Corinth would be the final objective point of the Federal movement. On the 13th, General McClernand's division of C. F. Smith's forces was crossed over to Crump's (or McWilliams's) Landing, on the west bank of the river, five or six miles above Savannah, to destroy the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, between Corinth and Jackson. But no more was effected than the burning of a small bridge near Bethel Station, twenty-four milampaign. Another division, under Lew. Wallace, about seven thousand strong, with twelve guns, had also landed, and occupied a position, five or six miles from Sherman's right, on the north side of Snake Creek, on a road leading from Crump's (McWilliams's) landing to Purdy, a small village half-way to the railroad station of Bethel, on the Mobile and Ohio road. The five divisions in front of Pittsburg Landing were accompanied by twelve batteries of field artillery, of six pieces each, and f
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