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City Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
sixty miles. About half way between Columbia and Nashville, is Franklin. On the 24th of November, Grant returned to City Point from the North, and at four P. M. that day, he telegraphed to Thomas: Do not let Forrest get off without punishment. Td move yesterday? It is important he should do so without delay. In answer to this, Butler visited Grant in person at City Point, and received further instructions for Weitzel to move as soon as the fleet was ready. The same day Grant said to Admi capture of those places. That night General Butler embarked his troops at Bermuda Hundred. He proceeded himself to City Point, and then for the first time Grant learned his intention to accompany the expedition. The general-in-chief had not desant intended to proceed himself to the West, and assume control in person of all the operations there. He started from City Point, for this purpose, on the night of the 14th of December; but on arriving at Washington, on the 15th, was met by the new
Indiana (Indiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ve so many signs of anxiety as now. He feared the undoing of all that had been achieved at so much cost at the West; he feared another race between the armies, for the Ohio; the necessity for raising fresh levies; the arousing of disaffection in Indiana;—issues compared with which the remount of Thomas's cavalry, or even the fate of Nashville, was insignificant. What added to his solicitude at this crisis was the personal respect and regard he entertained for Thomas. The kindly nature of th With such order, he can be relied on to send all that can properly go. They had probably better be sent to Louisville, for I fear either Hood or Breckenridge will go to the Ohio river. I will submit whether it is not advisable to call on Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, for sixty thousand men for thirty days. If Thomas has not struck yet, he ought to be ordered to hand over his command to Schofield. Yet even now, he had a good word to say for his inert subordinate. There is no better man to rep
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
y, 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 the 30th of November, Grant notified Butler that Bragg, who had been in command at Wilmington, had set out for Georgia, taking with him most of the forces in North Carolina. It is therefore important, he said, that Weitzel should get off during his absence; and if successful in making a landing, he may, by a bold dash, succeed int can possibly be spared from the lines should be held ready to go after the enemy, if he follows. This movement would be simultaneous with that of Palmer in North Carolina, and both were intended, not only to distress Lee still further for his supplies, but to prevent reinforcements being sent to Wilmington, when Weitzel's expe
Bowling Green (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
Officers.Enlisted Men. Fourth corps 646 13,526 Twenty-third corps488 9,719 A. J. Smith5619,990 District of Tennessee63715,884 District of Etowa2097,541 In his entire command70,272 Hood's effective present, as already shown, was 23,053, including the infantry force at Murfreesboroa. Wilson states in his official report, that after the battle of Franklin he spent ten days remounting and equipping, and then he had, exclusive of two brigades of the First division, sent towards Bowling Green, nearly 9,000 mounted men; besides these, there were two brigades of 1,500 dismounted men each. There is no return of Forrest's force other than that already given; but whatever its strength, it was all at Murfreesboroa, with the exception of Chalmer's command. There is hardly another instance in war of a general with a force so large as Thomas commanded, allowing himself to be beleaguered so long by an army of less than half his numbers. Hood seems to have had no designs, after o
Cumberland River (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
and Commander Fitch assures me Hood can neither cross Cumberland river, nor blockade it. I therefore think it best to wait he city: the national fortifications extended from the Cumberland river on the right to the river again on the left, and all wards Harpeth shoals, and say rebels propose to cross Cumberland river there, soon as it can be forded and river is too low avenue of communication with Thomas was cut off. The Cumberland river was closed. Rosecrans, who had commanded in Missoubetween two and three thousand rebels had crossed the Cumberland river, and were supposed to be moving northward, towards Bo Nashville lies in one of the numerous bends of the Cumberland river, surrounded by steep and rugged hills, eminently suitashville, but all were controlled by the rebels. The Cumberland river was also closed above and below the town, and Thomas' to him, but he gave no order to Forrest to cross the Cumberland river, and he made no preparation himself for such a move.
Harpeth River (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
h was two miles long. Wilson, meanwhile, had been driven back by Forrest, and crossed the Harpeth river above Franklin, leaving the national left and rear entirely open to the rebel cavalry. On tan Duzer, the operator at Nashville: Scouts report large force twenty miles down river, towards Harpeth shoals, and say rebels propose to cross Cumberland river there, soon as it can be forded and rie to grief in the exchange of iron at Bell's Ferry. Rebel General Ewell holds same bank, below Harpeth's to Fort Donelson, but don't fight gunboats. At 9.30 P. M. the same night, Thomas himself reptible change in the appearance of the enemy's line to-day. Have heard from Cumberland, between Harpeth and Clarksville. There are no indications of any preparation on the part of the enemy to cross division, under Johnson, to the right, on the Hillsboroa road, with directions to cross the Harpeth river and move rapidly to Franklin, in advance of the enemy. In the meantime, the main column cam
Roanoke (United States) (search for this): chapter 5
North Carolina. It is therefore important, he said, that Weitzel should get off during his absence; and if successful in making a landing, he may, by a bold dash, succeed in capturing Wilmington. Make all the arrangements for his departure, so that the navy will not be detained one moment by the army. In conjunction with Weitzel's movement, Butler had been ordered to send a force of from three thousand to four thousand men, under General Palmer, to cut the Weldon railroad south of the Roanoke river, and Grant now asked: Did you order Palmer to make the proposed move yesterday? It is important he should do so without delay. In answer to this, Butler visited Grant in person at City Point, and received further instructions for Weitzel to move as soon as the fleet was ready. The same day Grant said to Admiral Porter: Southern papers show that Bragg, with a large part of his force, has gone to Georgia. If we can get off during his absence, we will stand a fair chance, not only to ca
Kansas (Kansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
n of Hatch and Grierson's cavalry was ordered by Washburne, I am told, to be turned in at Memphis, which has crippled the only cavalry I have at this time. All of my cavalry were dismounted to furnish horses to Kilpatrick's division, which went with General Sherman. My dismounted cavalry is now detained in Louisville, awaiting arms and horses. Horses arrive slowly; arms have been detained somewhere en route for more than a month. General Grierson has been delayed by conflicting orders in Kansas, and from Memphis. It is impossible to say when he will reach here. Since being placed in charge of affairs on Tennessee, I have lost nearly 15,000 men, discharged by expiration of service, and permitted to go North: my gain probably 12,000 perfectly raw troops; therefore as the enemy so greatly outnumbers me in both infantry and cavalry, I am compelled for the present to act on the defensive. The moment I can get my cavalry, I will march against Hood. If Forrest can be found, he will
Branchville (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ng against you. I think not one man has gone from here, except some twelve or fifteen hundred cavalry. He then went on to state a general idea of his plans for Sherman's future action, but without giving minute directions. With your veteran army, I hope to get control 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 remained as anxious as ever to utilize his various forces in every field. On the 28th of November, he had said to Sheridan: My impression now is that you can spare the Sixth corps with impunity: I do not want to make the order for it imperative, but unless you are satisfied that it is necessary for the defence of the Valley, I should like to get it here as early as possible. On the 3rd of December,
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ith him to divide, and reinforce Cobb [in Central Georgia], or take the offensive immediately, to rnd that Breckenridge is already on the way to Georgia from East Tennessee. If this proves true, it have seen, Sherman had proceeded so far into Georgia that the rebels, in order to raise a force ageen in command at Wilmington, had set out for Georgia, taking with him most of the forces in North , with a large part of his force, has gone to Georgia. If we can get off during his absence, we wi reported that Lee's cavalry had been sent to Georgia, to aid in the resistance against Sherman, ans taken most of the troops from Wilmington to Georgia, which will aid an expedition I have ordered At the same time, as Hampton had been sent to Georgia, and Lee's infantry would be occupied in watce enemy's forces now looking after Sherman in Georgia. . . The object of the expedition will be gaiommand had heard that Sherman was penetrating Georgia, while Lee was held at Richmond; they knew of[1 more...]
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