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Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
the burning of the bridge, and the capture of a few prisoners and a considerable lot of arms and property. The Thirty-seventh Mississippi was in this action, and was commended by General Ruggles, who particularly complimented its commander, Colonel Benton, and Lieutenant Morgan, who continued to lead a company after being wounded. Gen. Patton Anderson reported of Col. D. J. Brown's regiment: A large portion of the Thirty-sixth Mississippi regiment, although never having formed a line of battle or heard a hostile gun before, behaved with that gallantry and spirit which characterize the troops of that chivalrous State on every field. The loss of the regiment was one killed and ten wounded. Col. Samuel Benton, of the Thirty-seventh, wrote of the service of his men: A new regiment recently mustered into service, employed in outpost duty the whole of the preceding night and scantily provided with canteens, they bore this with patience and fortitude, and the heat and fatigue of the day'
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 11: (search)
lry division 6,500 strong, should march from Memphis to Meridian by way of Pontotoc and Okolona. About January 28th Sherman began a demonstration with gunboats up the Yazoo. He was closely watched by General Lee, who had posted Ross' brigade at Benton and Starke's at Brownsville. Wirt Adams, who had been operating in East Louisiana, was brought up to Raymond. The advance up the Yazoo was very gallantly met by Ross' Texans, who encountered with equal aplomb infantry, cavalry and gunboats at Ls north of the railroad. His first fight was on the plantation of Joseph R. Davis, and from then until the close of the campaign he was actively engaged, losing 49 men and capturing or killing 128 Federals. General Ross' brigade, returning to Benton on February 28th, was attacked by a detachment of the First Mississippi (A. D.) about 80 negroes, who were followed and many killed by an equal number of Texans. On March 5th an assault was made upon the garrison at Yazoo City, composed of about
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12: (search)
nth Mississippi infantry, Col. Wm. H. Bishop; Ninth, Lieut.-Col. Benjamin F. Johns; Tenth, Lieut.-Col. George B. Myers; Forty-first, Col. J. Byrd Williams; Forty-fourth, Lieut.-Col. R. G. Kelsey; Ninth battalion sharpshooters, Maj. William C. Richards. General Walthall's brigade was made up of the remnants of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-seventh regiments, consolidated under Col. R. P. McKelvaine, the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth under Col. William F. Brantly, and the Thirty-fourth under Col. Samuel Benton. Hardee's corps included in Jackson's brigade, Walker's division, the Fifth Mississippi, Col. John Weir, and the Eighth, Col. John C. Wilkinson; and in Brig.-Gen. Mark P. Lowrey's brigade of Cleburne's division were the Thirty-second, Col. William H. H. Tison, and Forty-fifth, Col. Aaron B. Hardcastle. Col. Melancthon Smith was in command of Hardee's artillery, in which were included the Mississippi batteries of Turner and Shannon. Stanford's battery was attached to Hood's corps,
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
of Northern Virginia was deprived of one of its most useful brigade commanders. Brigadier-General Samuel Benton, another one of the patriot dead of Mississippi who gave all that men can give, lif exhibiting unfaltering courage throughout. The same courage and devotion to duty were shown by Benton and his men throughout the remainder of this trying campaign. In the battle of Kolb's Farm, Jun 21st and 22d all the commands suffered greatly, but in that of the 28th of July Walthall's, now Benton's brigade, bore an especially heavy part of the conflict. Just two days before Colonel Benton Benton had been commissioned brigadier-general. In the desperate charge of that day he was mortally wounded, and the career of this able and gallant officer came to an end before he had an opportunity to enreupon the Confederates in turn failed to take the position of the Federals. On July 26th Col. Samuel Benton was made a brigadier-general, and he held command of Walthall's brigade until the battle o
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Autobiography of Gen. Patton Anderson, C. S. A. (search)
mpanies, Lieutenant-Colonel McDonald), battalion Confederate Guards Response from Louisiana (Lieutenant-Colonel Clack), 17th Louisiana Regiment (Colonel Heard), 20th Louisiana Regiment (Colonel Richard), 9th Texas Regiment (Colonel Stanley). Commanded this brigade in the battle of Shiloh. Soon thereafter, on reorganization, was assigned to brigade composed of 41st Mississippi Regiment (Colonel W. F. Tucker), 36th Mississippi Regiment (Colonel Drury Brown), 37th Mississippi Regiment (Colonel Samuel Benton), 25th Louisiana Regiment (Colonel Fisk), 30th Mississippi Regiment (Colonel Neill), 5th company Washington Artillery. 1st of September, 1862, assigned to command of Major-General Sam Jones' division in Army of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and exercised same throughout General Bragg's Kentucky campaign. The division consisted of Brigadier-General Daniel Adams' Brigade, Brigadier-General Marsh Walker's Brigade, Brigadier-General John C. Brown's Brigade, and Colonel Thomas M. Jones' B
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the war in the South-West. (search)
ve left the field free to the enemy's guerillas, Steele resolved to wait for more precise information at Camden or for other instructions from headquarters. But, as we have said, Kirby Smith was preparing already to bring against him all the forces at his disposal. After having massed them on April 16th at Shreveport, he started off at their head the very next day by three different roads. Walker had taken on the right that which goes through Minden; Parsons, in the centre, was making for Benton; Churchill, on the left, was to advance up the left bank of Red River and after a march of thirty-seven miles turn to the right in order to reach the town of Magnolia in Arkansas. Kirby Smith, however, soon halted the first of these three columns. Having learned that Banks was fortifying himself at Natchitoches and had thrown a bridge across Red River, he feared lest the latter was trying to join Steele, and directed Walker to take a position nearly twenty miles beyond Minden in order to w
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Addenda by the Editor. (search)
. H. Bishop. 9th MississippiMaj. T. H. Lynam. 10th MississippiLieut.-col. James Barr, Jr. 41st MississippiCol. W. F. Tucker. 44th MississippiCol. J. H. Sharp. 9th Mississippi BattalionMaj. W. C. Richards. Robertson's BatteryLieut. S. H. Dent. Walthall's Brigade. Brig.-gen. E. C. Walthall. 24th MississippiLieut.-col. R. P. McKelvaine. 27th MississippiCol. J. A. Campbell. 29th MississippiCol. W. F. Brantly. 30th MississippiLieut.-col. H. A. Reynolds. 34th MississippiCol. Samuel Benton. Alabama BatteryCapt. W. H. Fowler. Deas' Brigade. Brig.-gen. Z. C. Deas reported as commanding, July 20. Col. J. G. Coltart. 19th AlabamaCol. S. K. McSpadden. 22d AlabamaCol. John G. Marrast. 25th AlabamaLieut.-col. George D. Johnston. 39th AlabamaCol. Whitfield Clark. 50th AlabamaLieut.-col. N. N. Clement. 17th Alabama BattalionCapt. James F. Nabers. Alabama BatteryCapt. James Garrity. Manigault's Brigade. Brig.-gen. A. M. Manigault. 24th AlabamaCol. N
The Daily Dispatch: August 4, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
near General Johnston's old headquarters, on the Marietta road, which has thrown the principal shells that have fallen in the city. The enemy at present seem to be acting on the defensive, throwing up fortifications to hold his position preparatory to the inauguration of another flank movement, which we have reason to believe will be less successful than heretofore. Among the Yankee officers captured is Lieutenant Breckinridge, son of Rev. Dr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky. Colonel Sam. Benton, of Mississippi, wounded in Friday's fight, has been obliged to have his leg amputated. Among the Yankee officers captured on Friday was Colonel Montgomery, who, with his cavalry marauders in North Alabama last winter, won an infamy equal to that of Turchin. A Confederate soldier, whose aged father he had permitted his ruffians to whip upon the back and offer other in dignities, recognizing him, begged permission to guard him; but for fear of violence it was refused. He had alr
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