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Danville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
and material were to be transported, but what was not indispensably requisite might be sent to Danville, or points on the Danville railroad. It was to this region, it will be remembered, that Grant On this day also he said to the same commander: Fitz Lee's cavalry has been ordered on to the Danville road. Private stores, tobacco, cotton, etc., had been turned over to the provost marshal, to bvidently both Grant and Lee knew the importance to the rebels not only of Lynchburg, but of the Danville road. Both commanders made their plans with a view to holding the railway and the town. Bue can, and destroy it so that it can not be repaired for three or four days, and push on to the Danville road as near to the Appomattox as he can get. Then I want him to destroy the road towards Burks sent to Lynchburg, showing a disposition to go there. Points, too, have been fortified on the Danville road. Lee's army is much demoralized, and his men are deserting in great numbers. Probably fr
Lynchburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
driven from Richmond, they may fall back to Lynchburg with a part of their force, and attempt a raof bureaux upon the evacuation of Richmond. Lynchburg was the point designated to which stores andarly indicates the intention to fall back to Lynchburg. Sheridan will be at White House to-day. Ithat everything was being sent from there to Lynchburg, and that the place would have been cleaned railroad and the James river canal, capture Lynchburg, if practicable, and then join Sherman, wherr up the railroad to within sixteen miles of Lynchburg. All flour mills, woollen factories, and maevery bridge was burned between Richmond and Lynchburg. But Sheridan's eight pontoons would not ender useless the concentration of troops at Lynchburg. This conception was no sooner formed than that Pickett and Fitz Lee had returned from Lynchburg, and that Longstreet was preparing to move tferred to another field. If he should go to Lynchburg, they will be required where they are. No c[19 more...]
Shelbyville (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
threefold: first, to attract as much of the enemy's force as possible, to ensure success to Canby; second, to destroy the enemy's line of communications and military resources; third, to destroy or capture their forces brought into the field. Tuscaloosa and Selma would probably be the points to direct the expedition against. This, however, would not be so important as the mere fact of penetrating deep into Alabama. On the 15th, he telegraphed to Thomas: It is desirable to start Stoneman wi starting from East Tennessee, under Stoneman, numbering about four or five thousand cavalry; one from Eastport, Mississippi, ten thousand cavalry; Canby, from Mobile bay, with about eighteen thousand mixed troops—these three latter pushing for Tuscaloosa, Selma, and Montgomery, and Sherman, with a large army eating out the vitals of South Carolina—is all that will be wanted to leave nothing for the rebellion to stand upon. I would advise you to overcome great obstacles to accomplish this. Cha
Jackson (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
h his own lieutenants. If he found it unattainable, for whatever cause — no ability, or experience, or accomplishment, or character, atoned. He refused to employ an instrument with which he had found himself unable to accomplish his designs. On the 27th of February, he said to Canby: I am extremely anxious to hear of your forces getting to the interior of Alabama. I send Grierson, an experienced cavalry commander, to take command of your cavalry. . . . . Forrest seems to be near Jackson, Mississippi; and if he is, none but the best of our cavalry commanders will get by him. Thomas was directed to start a cavalry force from Eastport, Mississippi, as soon after the 20th of February as possible, to move on Selma, Alabama, which would tend to ward Forrest off. He promised to start it by that day, but I know he did not, and I do not know that he has yet started it. He then proceeded to lay down a few general remarks on strategy, embodying some of the results of his own experience:
Blackville (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
een held for weeks by Wheeler's cavalry, and details of negro laborers had been compelled to fell trees and burn bridges to impede the national march. Sherman's pioneers, however, removed the trees, and the heads of columns rebuilt the bridges before the rear could close up, and the rebels retreated behind the Edisto river at Branchville. Slocum now advanced on the left, and by the 11th of February, the whole command was on the South Carolina railroad, reaching from Midway as far west as Blackville, with Kilpatrick skirmishing heavily on the left and threatening Augusta. The rebels were now divided; a part of their force was at Branchville, and part at Aiken and Augusta, while the national army lay between. Sherman determined to waste no time on Branchville, which the enemy could no longer hold, and turned his columns directly north upon Columbia, where it was supposed the rebels would concentrate. Attempts were made to delay him at the crossings of the rivers; there were numero
Pamunkey (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
troying the James river canal. On the 12th, he received further intelligence. Sheridan had been extremely successful, but had turned east instead of south, and was now moving to join the army before Richmond, by the familiar route along the Pamunkey river to White House; and Grant reported to Stanton: The scouts who brought General Sheridan's dispatch represent having found forage and provisions in great abundance. He also found plenty of horses to remount his men when their horses failed. Ted effectual aid in the work of destruction. On the 10th of March, he reached Columbia, where he rested a day, and sent a communication to Grant, announcing his success, and requesting that supplies might be forwarded to White House, on the Pamunkey river. He was anxious now about the crossing of the Pamunkey, which the enemy was sure to oppose with a heavy force. His scouts notified him that Pickett and Fitz Lee had returned from Lynchburg, and that Longstreet was preparing to move to pre
Fort Johnston (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
hich I have directed him to send to you. Should you find an advance on Wilmington impracticable, keep up such a threatening attitude that the enemy will be compelled to retain all the force he now has, and push on the column from Newbern. On the 9th of February, Schofield's advance arrived at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, and Cox's division of the Twenty-third corps was landed on the peninsula above Fort Fisher. Terry still held a line about two miles north of the fort, as well as Smithville and Fort Caswell, on the opposite side of Cape Fear river; while the squadron covered the flanks on the sea-coast and in the stream. The rebel line in front of Terry reached across the peninsula, and on the western bank the enemy occupied Fort Anderson, about twelve miles below Wilmington, with a line three-fourths of a mile in length, the right resting on a swamp: Hoke was in general command. Schofield pronounced Fort Anderson impregnable to a direct attack, and made his dispositions to
Savannah (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
taligo Grover brought from the Shenandoah to Savannah strength of Sherman's army-strength of his eies were anticipating new demonstrations from Savannah in January, they received the tidings of stilouth, had originally been directed to protect Savannah; but Grant at this time ordered Grover's divi Valley, where all fighting was at an end, to Savannah, of which it was to form the garrison. Grove two weeks; it swept away a pontoon bridge at Savannah, and came near drowning an entire division ofveral heavy trains of wagons, on the way from Savannah to Pocotaligo by the causeways. Sherman had he army designed for the active campaign from Savannah northward was again sixty thousand strong; annce of the march to the sea, and of that from Savannah northward, I would place the former at one, and. The vagrant garrison which had fled from Savannah, and Charleston, and Cheraw, in turn, now setized army in civilized war. The distance from Savannah to Goldsboro is four hundred and twenty-five [9 more...]
New Market (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
his important commanders, Halleck was then instructed to say: General Grant's wishes, however, are that this whole matter of your future actions should be left entirely to your discretion. Sherman answered promptly on the 24th, and, in response to an invitation from Grant to present his views, he proposed to move on Branchville, ignoring Charleston and Augusta, then occupy Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, and strike for the Charleston and Wilmington railroad, somewhere between the Santee and Cape Fear rivers. Then, he said, I would favor an attack on Wilmington, in the belief that Porter and Butler will fail in their present expedition. After Wilmington should have fallen, he proposed to move upon Raleigh, in North Carolina. He would thus break up the entire railroad system of South and North Carolina, and place himself within a hundred and fifty miles of Grant. The game then, he said, would be up with Lee, unless he comes out of Richmond, avoids you, and fights me, in wh
Missouri (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
imits of Sherman's command. In July, Canby sent a few troops to co-operate with Farragut against the defences of Mobile, but this force was too small for any further operations after the seizure of the forts. In August occurred the invasion of Missouri by Price, and A. J. Smith was ordered to report to Rosecrans. Nevertheless, for a while, Price roamed over the state with impunity, doing incalculable mischief, but accomplishing no important interruption to Grant's plans. He was finally brougssued his orders to Meade and Ord and the great cavalry leader for a movement against the right of Lee. He meant to gather up all the threads, and overlooked no quarter, however distant, of the theatre of war. Pope had superseded Rosecrans in Missouri, and on the 21st of March, Arkansas was added to his command. The same day Grant wrote at length, instructing him to begin offensive operations against Price, and drive him across the Red river. By taking an early start, he said, going light, P
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