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Neosho, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
one by one, and avoid the rocks by now making fast to one bank and now to another. Three vessels, the Fort Hindman, the Neosho, and the Osage, passed in this manner, and reached by evening the deep waters accumulated in front of the dam. But the dahree vessels arrived the evening before to hold themselves ready to follow the Lexington if she passed successfully. The Neosho is now approaching the breach: she is already caught by the irresistible current; it is the moment when boldness is prudef steam in order to outstrip the current and so get steerage-way. But at the sight of the raging waters the pilot of the Neosho loses his head and stops the engines. The vessel is at once tossed about; it disappears two or three times submerged in ion of the spectators has been greater than before, for all of them, the admiral included, have for a moment believed the Neosho lost. The pilots of the Fort Hindman and the Osage, profiting by this dangerous experiment, follow the example of the Le
Harper's Ferry (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
west of the great river and to recapitulate in a few words the operations of which the coast of the Southern States on the Atlantic has been the theatre. We have seen above that immediately after the capture of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, General Halleck had turned his attention to the vast regions extending west of the Mississippi. This was persisting in the plan which had already caused him to fall into so many errors, and of which his quarrel with Hooker regarding the occupation of Harper's Ferry is a striking example: it was forgetting once more that everywhere in the fields contended for by two armies, as in the ensemble of the operations that cover a whole continent, the combatants should endeavor, above all, not to take possession of a post or a territory, but to destroy the military strength of their adversary. The really formidable armies of the Confederacy were on the east of the Mississippi. It was against them that all the efforts of the Federal soldiers should have be
Yazoo City (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
o re-embark promptly. This check did not stop the expedition, as the flotilla took advantage of the night to force the passage, and arrived on the 9th opposite Yazoo City, which was found defenceless. Two days after Coates re-embarked his troops to continue ascending the Yazoo, and without impediment reached the village of GreenFederals spent several days, contrary to the strict rule established by Sherman, in gathering cotton and loading their vessels with it. After having disembarked at Yazoo on the 28th of February, they sent these vessels to carry their booty to Vicksburg. They were near paying dear for their imprudence. A little above Yazoo City, CYazoo City, Coates had landed his cavalry for the purpose of seizing all the roads leading therefrom. A detachment of this force encountered a part of Ross' brigade, which had left Grenada and outflanked the flotilla by a rapid march; it was quickly driven back into the town. If Ross, who, it is said, had fifteen hundred men under his comman
Rawlinsville (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
hes of the high chain called Sand Mountain, which borders the valley on the east, he causes a part of his troops to pass over. General Smith moves into these mountains with the main column, whilst a strong detachment proceeds to occupy, farther down, the town of Guntersville. Smith, in spite of the rain which breaks up the roads and compels him to leave his artillery behind, crosses Sand Mountain on February 2d and penetrates the pass leading into Will's Valley. He occupies Lebanon and Rawlinsville, but, not having succeeded in meeting Thomas' cavalry, which was to come from Trenton to lend him help, he turns back the following day, followed by Roddey, who dares not attack him, and recrosses the Tennessee on February 4th. On his part, Thomas had directed General Palmer—who, with the Fourteenth corps, occupied Chickamauga Valley—to make a demonstration against Dalton. He advanced beyond Ringgold on January 28th, but finding the enemy firmly established on the heights of Tunnel Hi
Cheneyville (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
th. Lee's cavalry, which was not under his command, preceded him at a short distance. Passing through Opelousas, it reached Alexandria on the 25th of March, without meeting any hostile party: the direct route which Franklin had followed from Cheneyville had, in fact, led him along the left bank of the Bayou Boeuf, which the Confederates had abandoned several days before. Banks, who was informed of the delay of his troops, embarked at New Orleans on the steamer Black Hawk, and arrived at Al Franklin's march, and, keeping Taylor posted as to his movements, had enabled him to withdraw in time to avoid being outflanked by the Federals before they had crossed Bayou Boeuf. Taylor, at the head of Walker's and Mouton's divisions, left Cheneyville on the 16th of March, and reached, on the 18th, Carroll Jones' plantation, a little to the south of the village of Hineston, where a depot of provisions had been established. This point was of certain strategic importance, as it was situated
Rossville (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ance on his right flank of Cleburne's soldiers, whom he thought at Demopolis, finally convinced Palmer of the uselessness of any further effort against Johnston. He could not contemplate taking Dalton by main force, and his demonstration had no further object, since the troops which might have been forwarded against Sherman had just disclosed their presence in front of him. He started his army corps on the 26th, and established himself on the 27th in the valley of the Chickamauga-Davis at Rossville, Johnson at Tyner's Station and Graysville, and Baird at Ringgold. Cruft returned to Red Clay, and Long halted at Cleveland. We will leave them in these positions until Sherman comes to lead them to new combats. Before relating the expedition undertaken by Forrest shortly after the check of Sooy Smith we must conclude in a few words the enumeration we have promised of the demonstrations made to support Sherman's campaign against Meridian. The projected landing in the vicinity of Mobi
Cowleech Fork Sabine River (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
the road which leads to Texas, crossing the Sabine River at Burr's Ferry. It was necessary to coverroad which leads in a westerly direction to Sabine River, and continues in a north-easterly directiohe south-west, stretched on the left of the Sabine River road on the skirt of the wood which separat Making a large detour to reach unseen the Sabine River road, he will deploy on the right of this rChurchill, on his part, once arrived on the Sabine River road, has deployed Parsons' two Missouri bre which slopes on the south and bisects the Sabine River road, as the other bisects the Mansfield ro extending sufficiently his line beyond the Sabine River road, so as to overlap the enemy's left. Ioward Shreveport. After marching as far as Sabine River on the first day, then on the 26th to Rockpy the way of Princeton, to the banks of the Sabine River, a large affluent of the Washita which, likof holding Steele in check on the banks of the Sabine until Kirby Smith had been able to come up wit[5 more...]
Hineston (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
f the general who had captured Vicksburg. A brigade of Southern cavalry, under Colonel Vincent, had observed at a distance Franklin's march, and, keeping Taylor posted as to his movements, had enabled him to withdraw in time to avoid being outflanked by the Federals before they had crossed Bayou Boeuf. Taylor, at the head of Walker's and Mouton's divisions, left Cheneyville on the 16th of March, and reached, on the 18th, Carroll Jones' plantation, a little to the south of the village of Hineston, where a depot of provisions had been established. This point was of certain strategic importance, as it was situated at the junction of the Shreveport road, which Taylor was to follow in order to keep in communication with his chief, and the road which leads to Texas, crossing the Sabine River at Burr's Ferry. It was necessary to cover the Texas routes in order to allow Green's division, summoned in the greatest haste, as we have said, to rejoin promptly the army that was to oppose Banks
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
a military point of view the year 1864 will therefore not begin until the month of May. The first four months of 1864 are a period of transition, during which, if we may so express ourselves, the belligerents wind up the preceding year by pursuing one another through the southern regions, where the climate does not paralyze their activity. These are Louisiana and Mississippi; those which are situated in the same latitude more to the east, such as Alabama, Florida, Eastern Georgia, and South Carolina, having been, on the part of the Unionists, only the object of naval operations or of operations limited to the coast, which, as in the preceding volumes, will form the subjects of special chapters. Chronological order requires that we should first follow the Federals on the left bank of the Mississippi. It will be remembered that at the time when Grant was so suddenly summoned with a part of his troops to the assistance of Rosecrans besieged in Chattanooga he was soliciting, in co
Crow Valley (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ttle town, situated on the railroad in the valley called Crow Valley, is covered on the west with a high, steep ridge, Rocky which allowed the enemy emerging from Ringgold to reach Crow Valley without difficulty; on the other hand, the neck of Snakeson's division established itself north of Dalton across Crow Valley. On the same day the Union general Palmer, having asse railroad from Cleveland to Dalton, and penetrated into Crow Valley to within four miles of the latter city, but, having enc brigade of Stewart's division to reinforce Stevenson in Crow Valley. It is there, in fact, that Palmer proposes to bring Lee's house, penetrates on the morning of the 25th into Crow Valley, where he finds again one of his brigades and Long's cavyed his cavalry forces on the central hill, his right in Crow Valley, his left resting on the Cleveland Railroad, meeting in ht, and gives the order for retreat. The Federals leave Crow Valley, and in the night reach again the Ringgold road. Johnso
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