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Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
a dash on his communications, north of the James, or spare a part of your force. On the 11th, at 9.30 P. M., Thomas telegraphed to Halleck: The position of the enemy appears the same to-day as yesterday. Weather continues very cold, and the hills are covered with ice. As soon as we have a thaw, I will attack Hood. In the same despatch he reported that a force of between two and three thousand rebels had crossed the Cumberland river, and were supposed to be moving northward, towards Bowling Green. Thomas had sent two brigades of cavalry after them. A rebel attack had also been made on Murfreesboroa, but repelled. Thus Hood had become bold enough to throw large detachments of infantry and cavalry both to the north and south of Nashville, and in spite of the storms and ice that held Thomas fast, the rebel troops were in constant motion. At 10.30 P. M. this night, Thomas replied to Grant's order for an immediate attack: Your despatch of four P. M.. this day is just received.
Alabama (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
lans and operations were now all dependent on the course that Hood might take when the designs of Sherman could no longer be concealed; and the forces at Florence were anxiously watched to ascertain whether the national army was to advance into Alabama, or remain for awhile on the defensive in Tennessee. Grant's first order to Thomas after Sherman moved was typical of his character and of what was to follow. On the 13th of November, Thomas telegraphed: Wilson reports to-night that the cavalrm the country, but all of his ordnance came by the Decatur railroad, which was open from the rebel rear to Pulaski; at the latter point there was an interval unrepaired, but from Cherokee the road was unbroken, to the interior of Mississippi and Alabama. On the 14th of December, Forrest was still in the neighborhood of Murfreesboroa, with two divisions of cavalry, and two brigades of infantry. The remainder of Hood's command lay in front of Nashville, the right wing under Cheatham, the left
Augusta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
November, Sherman marched out of Atlanta, and the same day Beauregard telegraphed the news to Richmond: Sherman is about to move with three corps from Atlanta to Augusta, or Macon, thence probably to Charleston or Savannah, where a junction may be formed with enemy's fleet. On the 19th, he announced again: Enemy are turning theirof Sherman. Bragg and Beauregard were summoned, the one from the East, the other from the West; for unless the rebels meant to yield everything, they must defend Augusta and Savannah. But there was no organization, and little to organize. Breckenridge was reported to have been ordered from West Virginia, and Early from the Valleontrol of the only two through routes from East to West, possessed by the enemy before the fall of Atlanta. This condition will be filled by holding Savannah and Augusta, or by holding any other port to the east of Savannah and Branchville. If Wilmington falls, a force from there will co-operate with you. All this while, he re
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
idge is already on the way to Georgia from East Tennessee. If this proves true, it will give you a r no signs of the withdrawal of Forrest from Tennessee; he is closely watched, and our movement wil as soon as possible, whether Forrest leaves Tennessee or not. Thomas was very well aware of the pfrom being necessary to risk the security of Tennessee, or the upsetting of all Grant's plans at th that unless an advance was promptly made in Tennessee, the peril to the entire West was instant anit his army by conscriptions in Kentucky and Tennessee, in time for a spring campaign. He suggestedefeat, Hood at first had hoped to remain in Tennessee, on the line of the Duck river, but at Colum Do not let it slip. No further news from Tennessee arrived till the 17th, when a long despatch e taken with him, to oppose the advance into Tennessee of that army which had resisted the advance ing that he was about to redeem Kentucky and Tennessee, and threatening to carry the war into the N[20 more...]
Atlanta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
is plans. On the 16th of November, Sherman marched out of Atlanta, and the same day Beauregard telegraphed the news to Richmond: Sherman is about to move with three corps from Atlanta to Augusta, or Macon, thence probably to Charleston or Savannah, n as the army was heard from on the coast. Since you left Atlanta, he said, no very great progress has been made here. The om East to West, possessed by the enemy before the fall of Atlanta. This condition will be filled by holding Savannah and Aue great campaigns of Grant and Sherman for Chattanooga and Atlanta. The national troops were held in Nashville, and communicf the army of the Military Division of the Mississippi on Atlanta, from the commencement of the campaign till its close, andgn avowedly was, either to force Sherman to fall back from Atlanta to Chattanooga, or, failing in this, to crush the force th displayed the daring which distinguished him in front of Atlanta, or which apparently inspired the conception of this very
Nassau River (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
at Richmond and in the Valley, Grant had also planned to take advantage of Sherman's march by a new movement on the Atlantic coast. Wilmington, near the mouth of the Cape Fear river, in North Carolina, was the only important seaport now open to the enemy. At this point the rebels still received supplies of arms and clothing from abroad, and hence they sent out in return cotton and other products, by British blockaderunners. The Bermuda isles are close at hand, and if they once arrived at Nassau, the British flag protected rebel goods as well as the vessels of rebel sympathizers. During the entire war, indeed, whole branches of British industry had thriven on this contraband commerce, at the expense of the Union. Batteries of cannon were cast at Manchester for the rebel army, and ships were built in Liverpool and Glasgow yards, especially to run the national blockade; and by these means the existence of the rebellion was undoubtedly prolonged. At first, Mobile, and Charleston, and
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
don railroad as far south as Hicksford. Butler, at the same time, is holding a threatening attitude north of the James, to keep the enemy from detaching there. To-night he has moved six thousand five hundred infantry and two batteries across James river, to be embarked at Bermuda Hundred, to cooperate with the navy in the capture of the mouth of Cape Fear river. Palmer has also moved, or is supposed to have moved, up the Roanoke, to surprise Rainbow, a place the enemy are fortifying, and to e weather had been bad, and marching and working were difficult; but he was now on his return to Meade. Upon the receipt of this news, Grant telegraphed to Sheridan: The inhabitants of Richmond are supplied exclusively over the roads north of James river. If it is possible to destroy the Virginia Central road, it will go far towards starving out the garrison of Richmond. The Weldon road has been largely used until now, notwithstanding it has been cut to Stony creek. It is now gone to Hicksf
Stony Creek (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
with only trifling opposition The weather had been bad, and marching and working were difficult; but he was now on his return to Meade. Upon the receipt of this news, Grant telegraphed to Sheridan: The inhabitants of Richmond are supplied exclusively over the roads north of James river. If it is possible to destroy the Virginia Central road, it will go far towards starving out the garrison of Richmond. The Weldon road has been largely used until now, notwithstanding it has been cut to Stony creek. It is now gone to Hicksford, and I think can be of no further use. If the enemy are known to have retired to Staunton, you will either be able to make a dash on his communications, north of the James, or spare a part of your force. On the 11th, at 9.30 P. M., Thomas telegraphed to Halleck: The position of the enemy appears the same to-day as yesterday. Weather continues very cold, and the hills are covered with ice. As soon as we have a thaw, I will attack Hood. In the same despatc
Mississippi (United States) (search for this): chapter 5
attack the rebel forces in your front, and expresses great dissatisfaction that his order had not been carried out. Moreover, so long as Hood occupies a threatening position in Tennessee, General Canby is obliged to keep large forces on the Mississippi river, to protect its navigation, and to hold Memphis, Vicksburg, etc., although General Grant had directed a part of these forces to co-operate with Sherman. Every day's delay on your part, therefore, seriously interferes with General Grant's pheir homes. In January he was superseded by General Richard Taylor, and what was left of the rebel army of Tennessee was shortly afterwards transferred to the Atlantic coast, to oppose the advance of Sherman. In all the region between the Mississippi river and Virginia, there was then no formidable organized force to oppose the national armies. Thomas's entire loss, during the campaign, did not exceed ten thousand men, in killed, wounded, and missing; and half of the wounded were speedily ab
Pulaski, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
the Tennessee, marching by the roads west of Pulaski, near which point Schofield was encamped. Ho at once directed Schofield to fall back from Pulaski, and concentrate in the vicinity of Columbia,ch had left so small an army for Schofield at Pulaski and Franklin, and made the first falling back will endeavor to put this road in order from Pulaski to Decatur, as soon as possible. As yet I hailroad, which was open from the rebel rear to Pulaski; at the latter point there was an interval uns ordnance had already been abandoned, and at Pulaski, where the roads became altogether impracticahis pursuers, which was not regained. From Pulaski, Hood moved by the most direct roads to Bainbe cavalry, but Smith followed no further than Pulaski, and Schofield remained at Columbia. On the have assumed the offensive against Hood from Pulaski, in the direction of Waynesboroa. I know ful veterans sufficient to have defeated Hood at Pulaski, at Columbia, or Franklin. He, however, pref[2 more...]
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