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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 54 (search)
into tatters by the enemy's shots, and when last seen, the Color-bearer, Herbert Sloane, of Company D, was going over the breastworks, waving a piece over his head and shouting for the Southern Confederacy. I am, Captain, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, M. C. Moore, Brigadier-General, commanding Brigade. Report of Colonel W. H. Jackson. Headquarters cavalry, army of Tennessee, Watersford, November 18, 1862. Major M. M. Kimmel, A. A. G., Army of West Tennessee, Abbeville, Miss.: Major: I have the honor to make report of the operations of my brigade of cavalry (First Mississippi cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. Montgomery, and my own regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel J. G. Stocks), at the late battle of Corinth and retreat from that place. During the battle my brigade was divided; squadrons attached to brigades of infantry and acting on the flanks. With eight companies I made a reconnoissance south of Corinth, engaged the enemy's ca
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil war: with losses on both sides: May, 1864--June, 1865 (search)
wounded. August 21, 1864: Memphis, Tenn. Union, detachments of 8th Iowa and 113th Ill., 39th, 40th, and 41st Wis., 61st U. S. Colored, 3d and 4th Iowa Cav., Battery G 1st Mo. Lt. Artil.; Confed., Forrest's Cav. Losses: Union, 30 killed, 100 wounded; Confed., 100 killed and wounded. August 21-22, 1864: Oxford, Miss. Union, 4th Iowa, 11th and 21st Mo., 3d Iowa Cav., 12th Mo. Cav.; Confed., Forrest's Cav. Losses: Confed. No record found. August 23, 1864: Abbeville, Miss. Union, 10th Mo., 14th Iowa, 5th and 7th Minn., 8th Wis.; Confed., Forrest's Cavalry. Losses: Union, 20 wounded; Confed., 84 killed, wounded, and missing. August 24, 1864: Jones' Hay Station and Ashley Station, Ark. Union, 9th Iowa and 8th and 11th Mo. Cav.; Confed., Troops of Gen. Price's command. Losses: Union, 5 killed, 41 wounded; Confed., 60 wounded. August 24-25, 1864: Bermuda hundred, Va. Union, Tenth Corps; Confed., troops of Gen. Lee's c
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Meeting at the White Sulphur Springs. (search)
uantity of corn. McCulloch's and Richardson's brigades were then stretched out from Panola to Abbeville, watching the crossings of the Tallahatchie river, while Jeff. Forrest's brigade was at Grenadfederate uniform. General Smith moved slowly, repairing the railroad from Grand Junction to Abbeville as he came. On the 8th of August Forrest again took the field in a buggy, though still suffering severely from his wound. On the 18th the enemy had completed the railroad to Abbeville, thrown a pontoon bridge across the Tallahatchie river at that place, and commenced his movement on Oxfng position behind Hurricane creek to receive any return attack that might follow, he moved on Abbeville, captured forty pickets on the Oxford road, and charged into town. As the Confederates came i were held back more than two days without discovering the absence of Forrest. This affair at Abbeville and the affair at Town creek, where Forrest's command was so quickly cut to pieces and himself
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sherman's Meridian expedition and Sooy Smith's raid to West point. (search)
south of Tallahatchie river in northwest Mississippi, picketing towards Memphis and the Memphis and Charleston rairoad; his command being principally at Panola, Abbeville, Oxford and Grenada — his aggregate force for duty being about thirty-five hundred (3,500) in the four brigades of Jeff. Forrest, Bell, McCullough and Richardsongement till his arrival. The Federal General Smith left Collierville, on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, near Memphis, February 11th, marching towards Oxford. At Wyatt, on the Tallahatchie, with a brigade of infantry, he attempted a crossing; at the same time moving with all his cavalry in the direction of New Albany, on the Yalltill his arrival. Jeff. Forrest commmenced fighting Smith with his brigade on the 18th February, towards Aberdeen. Forrest soon divined Smith's intentions at Wyatt, and concentrated his command at West Point, where they commenced to arrive on February 17th--the average march of his brigades being about 92 miles, while Smith m
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Chalmers' report of operations of cavalry division on line of Memphis and Charleston R. R., from 5th to 18th October, 1863. (search)
lace to the rear. On the 13th, our ammunition being almost exhausted, our forces fell back to Wyatt, where we arrived about two (2) P. M.; the enemy following and skirmishing with our rear guard dillery. Our force, even after being reinforced by the part of Colonel George's regiment then at Wyatt, had been reduced by straggling and other causes to not more than sixteen hundred men. Our ammunesist any attempt by the enemy to cross, but after waiting some hours they burned the village of Wyatt and retired without making any effort to follow us. A small force was sent to watch their moveme men and horses were too much exhausted to make any pursuit in force practicable. Our loss at Wyatt was nine killed and twenty-eight (28) wounded. The enemy admit their's to have been six killed La Grange on the 11th, came as far as Chalahoma with the intention of cutting off our retreat to Wyatt, but finding that we had passed returned from that place. Both the infantry and cavalry comma
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Defence of Vicksburg in 1862--the battle of Baton Rouge. (search)
alled (this designation had been given it when the dispositions for the battle of Shiloh were made), received orders to be prepared to march at daylight the next morning. Memphis was now in the possession of the enemy, and a heavy column of infantry and cavalry was menacing our railroad lines at Oxford and Grenada, where we had large quantities of army supplies. To protect these points, Breckinridge's division was detached from the army and marched across the country to the railroad near Abbeville, reaching there on the 22d of June. The enemy did not advance, as was expected, but returned to Memphis, and, after removing the supplies from Grenada, in obedience to orders from the Commanding-General, the division proceeded by railroad to Vicksburg, part of the command reaching there on the 29th, and the remainder on the 30th of June. In order that you may understand the situation at Vicksburg at this time, it will be necessary for me to digress a little. After the capture of New O
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Mississippi, 1864 (search)
, Tallahatchie RiverMISSOURI--10th Cavalry. Aug. 11: Skirmish, OxfordINDIANA--7th Cavalry. Aug. 12: Skirmish, OxfordMISSOURI--10th Cavalry. Aug. 13: Skirmish, AbbevilleMISSOURI--12th Cavalry. Aug. 13-14: Skirmishes, Hurricane CreekILLINOIS--3d, 6th, 7th and 9th Cavalry; Battery "K," 1st Light Arty.; 117th Infantry. INDIANA--7thOURI--12th Cavalry; 11th and 21st Infantry. Aug. 22: Skirmish, Hurricane CreekIOWA--3d Cavalry. Aug. 22: Skirmish, OxfordIOWA--4th Cavalry. Aug. 23: Skirmish, AbbevilleILLINOIS--Battery "E," 1st Light Arty.; 47th and 115th Infantry. INDIANA--93d Infantry. IOWA--2d Battery Light Arty. MINNESOTA--5th, 9th and 10th Infantry. OHIO--72d and 95th Infantry. WISCONSIN--8th Infantry. Union loss, 20 wounded. Aug. 23: Skirmish, OxfordMISSOURI--12th Cavalry. Aug. 25: Skirmish, AbbevilleWISCONSIN--8th Infantry. Aug. 27: Skirmish, Holly SpringsMISSOURI--10th Cavalry. Aug. 28: Skirmish, Holly SpringsIOWA--14th Infantry. MISSOURI--10th Cavalry. UNITED STATES--11th Co
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Alabama Volunteers. (search)
Vincent's Cross Roads and Bay Springs, Ala., October 26. Operations on Memphis & Charleston R. R. November 3-5. Colliersville, Tenn., November 3. Moscow, Miss., November 4. Camp Davies, Miss., November 22 (Detachment). Operations on Memphis & Charleston R. R. against Lee's attack November 28-December 10. Molino November 28. Wolf River Bridge December 4. Expedition toward Tuscumbia, Ala., December 9-24. Jack's Creek December 24. Expedition from Memphis to Wyatt's, Miss., February 6-18, 1864 (Detachment). Coldwater Ferry February 8. Near Senatobia February 8-9. Wyatt's February 13. Operations against Forrest, in West Tennessee and Kentucky, February 16-April 14. Reconnoissance down Tennessee River to Triana April 12-16 (Detachment). Decatur, Ala., April 17. Atlanta Campaign May to September. Movements on Dalton May 5-9. Snake Creek Gap May 10-12. Battle of Resaca May 13-15. Rome Cross Roads May 16. Battles about Dallas
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Illinois Volunteers. (search)
Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Oxford August 9. Abbeville August 23. Moved to Duvall's Bluff, Ark., September 1;emphis, till June, 1864. Expedition from Memphis to Wyatt's, Miss., February 6-18, 1864. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntow July 15. Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Abbeville August 23. Non-Veterans muster out October 11, 1864. Miss., August 1-31. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Abbeville August 23. Mower's Expedition to Brownsville, Ark., Seand duty there till February 9, 1863. Expedition to Wyatt's, Miss., February 9-18. Guard duty on Memphis & Charleston Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Abbeville August 23. Moved to Duvall's Bluff, Ark., September 2., Miss., August 1-30. Hurricane Creek August 13-14. Abbeville August 23. Moved to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and in pu Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Abbeville August 23. Mower's Expedition to Brownsville, Ark., Se
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Indiana Volunteers. (search)
iver till September 5 and at Oak Ridge till October 14. Expedition to Canton October 14-20. Bogue, Chitto Creek, October 17. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 7, and provost duty there till May 10, 1864. Expedition from Memphis to Wyatt's, Miss., February 6-18, 1864. Coldwater Ferry February 8. Near Senatobia February 8-9. Wyatt's February 13. Sturgis' Expedition to Ripley, Miss., April 30-May 9. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. Battle of Brice's Crto Tupelo, Miss., July 5-21. Camargo's Cross Roads, Harrisburg, July 13. Harrisburg near Tupelo July 14-15. Old Town or Tishamingo Creek July 15. Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Abbeville August 23. Moved to Duvall's Bluff, Ark., September 2. March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Brice September 24-November 18. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 25-December 1. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursu
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