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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) 33 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 32 4 Browse Search
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Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death. 24 2 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 24 2 Browse Search
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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 26: battle of Fishing Creek. (search)
wed with better success early in January. General Johnston was now confronted by Halleck in the Westlvania to the Plains, were turned against General Johnston's lines in Kentucky. Halleck, with armie that the fighting first began again. General Johnston had requested Marshall to send him a regie. General Marshall's report, made to General Johnston, differs radically from this. Writing frmy a choice of roads into East Tennessee. General Johnston desired to place Zollicoffer, with his liicoffer, writing from Mill Springs, tells General Johnston that his cavalry had failed to seize the on an expedition to harass the enemy. General Johnston had written a letter to General Zollicoff the 9th of December Zollicoffer informed General Johnston that he had crossed the Cumberland that de his headquarters at Knoxville. Thither General Johnston telegraphed him to dispatch without delays's approach. His first intimation to General Johnston of Thomas's approach was the following le[6 more...]
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 27: Fort Henry. (search)
ns, and all the infantry at my command that could be spared from the defense of Columbus. The importance of gunboats, as an element of power in our military operations, was frequently brought to the attention of the Government. One transport-boat, the Eastport, was ordered to be purchased and converted into a gunboat on the Tennessee River, but it was, unfortunately, too late to be of any service. Respectfully, your obedient servant, L. Polk, Major-General commanding. To General A. S. Johnston, commanding Army of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. A rigid examination of all the data confirms this report in its most important particulars. On the 17th of September General Johnston ordered Lieutenant Dixon, a young engineer of extraordinary skill, courage, and character, to report at Fort Donelson for engineer duty. Immediately afterward he applied to the adjutant-general for other engineer-officers, but for some time in vain. They were scarce, and otherwise assign
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 28: Fort Donelson. (search)
ntal report, put it at 2,000. In two tables in the appendix, the loss is summed up respectively at 1,348 and 1,222. The writer's estimate, from all the sources of information at his command, is 325 killed and 1,097 wounded. Besides these, several hundred were missing before the surrender, of whom, excluding fugitives and prisoners, probably a hundred or more perished; so that the actual loss by death and wounds was about 1,500. At the close of the day, Floyd and Pillow telegraphed General Johnston that they had won a victory. After nightfall, they met in consultation with Buckner. Buckner says: It was unanimously resolved that, if the enemy had not reoccupied, in strength, the position in front of General Pillow, the army should effect its retreat; and orders to assemble the regiments for that purpose were given by General Floyd. Forrest was ordered to make a reconnaissance to ascertain the position of the enemy. Floyd thus states the situation: There were but
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 29: the retreat from Bowling Green. (search)
the retreat from Bowling Green. General Johnston's strategy discussed. Mr. Swinton's extrven is a better answer to the censures of General Johnston's conduct than the most elaborate argumenf the Confederates. No time was given to General Johnston, either through the sluggishness of the eIn this condition, outnumbered on both lines, Johnston does not appear to have comprehended that a dcing, for Grant and Foote had not yet moved. Johnston fell in with this plan, and Beauregard proceeh. On the 7th he held a conference with Generals Johnston and Hardee, the minutes of which are hert. Memorandum of conference held by Generals Johnston, Beauregard, and Hardee. Bowling Green, espondence has already made manifest that General Johnston regarded his stay at Bowling Green as a mand which Buell was too wary to make. General Johnston's line of retreat was safe, so long as hi 1862, when at the headquarters of General Albert Sidney Johnston, in the town of Bowling Green, Ken[22 more...]
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 30: from Murfreesboro to Corinth. (search)
r general views and intentions as circumstances have permitted, and which I will always be happy to carry into effect to the best of my abilities. I am general, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, G. T. Beauregard, General C. S. A. General A. S. Johnston, commanding Western Department, Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was the easier for General Johnston to adopt this resolution to get behind the Tennessee, as the War Department, aroused by the fall of Fort Henry, had taken steps to reenforions for that purpose. The following statement of facts was made by Colonel Sam Tate, of Memphis, March 7, 1878, and forwarded to the writer: Memphis, March 8, 1878. As soon after the fall of Donelson as practicable, I repaired to General A. S. Johnston's headquarters to confer with him as to his future probable wants in railroad transportation, my appointment on his staff leaving been made, as he informed me, principally with reference to this branch of duty. I met him at Murfreesboro,
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 32: concentration at Corinth. (search)
eral B. Bragg. (For the information of General A. S. Johnston.) General Beauregard's report of d in the surrender at Fort Donelson, General A. Sidney Johnston, then commanding all the Confederatee declined it, as his health was bad, and General Johnston assumed it in person. When General JoGeneral Johnston told his purpose to Colonel Munford, that officer remonstrated with him, saying that he appea and will see that nothing goes wrong. General Johnston felt constrained to make this offer, becaerely your friend, (Signed) R. E. Lee. General A. S. Johnston. General Johnston was not insensibdetails of that plan, arranged after General A. Sidney Johnston decided on delivering battle and haddone by the bayonet. By command of General A. S. Johnston: Thomas Jordan, Assistant Adjutant-General. For General A. S. Johnston, commanding Army of Mississippi. Memorandum for the commanderhe enemy's gunboats. By command of General A. S. Johnston: Thomas Jordan, Assistant Adjutant-[5 more...]
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 34: battle of Shiloh.-Sunday. (search)
s flank. As Polk's corps was advancing, Cheatham was detached, and now General A. S. Johnston himself led A. P. Stewart's brigade farther to the right, and put it inon. The loss on both sides is heavy, including the commander-in-chief, General A. S. Johnston, who fell gallantly leading his troops into the thickest of the fight. ions of people depend upon one head and one arm. The West perished with Albert Sidney Johnston, and the Southern country followed. General Gilmer, in a letter to have been annihilated, and Buell never could have crossed the river. Had General Johnston survived, the battle would have been pressed vigorously to that consummatilevies from all quarters which were hastening to Corinth, would have given General Johnston nearly sixty thousand men. Duke then goes on to consider the results, der the bluffs at Pittsburg Landing. That General Beauregard's view of General Johnston's plans is fallacious, must be apparent to the reader of these pages. It
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 35: (search)
is orders, and made his arrangements as far as practicable to meet any exigency, that I joined him and communicated the substance of a dispatch, addressed to General Johnston, that had been handed me on the battle-field, which encouraged the hope that the main part of Buell's forces had marched in the direction of Decatur. He ttered Confederate reserves could be brought to bear for a concentrated effort. Colonel Preston telegraphed to the President from Corinth, April 7th. General Johnston fell yesterday while leading a successful charge, turning the enemy's right, and gaining a brilliant victory. (Here follow some details already given.) Lasted onset of all the men we could bring into action. Our loss was heavy, as will appear from the accompanying return marked B. Our commander-in-chief, General A. S. Johnston, fell mortally wounded, and died on the field at 2.30 P. M., after having shown the highest qualities of the commander, and a personal intrepidity that in
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 36: General Johnston in the grave. (search)
solved, That, in respect to the memory of General Johnston, the Senate concurring, Congress do now a indulged either here or elsewhere toward General Johnston in reference to those reverses; but it onircumstances, in alluding particularly to General Johnston, I would by no means have it understood tar Corinth, and lamenting the death of Albert Sidney Johnston, be taken up, so that he could offer rning the removal of the remains of General Albert Sidney Johnston from the State of Louisiana, and ths of victory were still ringing in his ears, Johnston died a soldier's death. Yes, sir, in the sadetters of everlasting fire the name of Albert Sidney Johnston! Sir, gentlemen who are insensible Ochiltree, took charge of the remains of General Johnston, and conveyed them by the Opelousas Railr, from steamer to cars, to the remains of General Johnston. General Griffin, commanding, has issued ramme for the reception of the remains of General Johnston, any political or party demonstration, I [32 more...]
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 37: the end. (search)
needs see how things are going, surely Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh will not be misinterpreted. re. The following reminiscences of General A. S. Johnston were furnished by Rev. R. M. Chapman: Gray, in company with President Lamar, General A. S. Johnston, Secretary of War in Lamar's cabinet, nd who did not approve the assertion. General Johnston's ability and conduct were recognized by els, led by their very ablest General, Albert Sidney Johnston, were pressing 30,000 disorganized Univice; and to the advantages of reputation General Johnston added those graces and distinctions of peg rather than austere. The arrival of General Johnston in Richmond, early in September, was a so this stone is toe laid, for a season, Albert Sidney Johnston, a General in the army of the Confederures to call attention to those points in General Johnston's character which struck him most forciblto be reverenced, and to be emulated. General Johnston dared to say in the midst of immeasurable[48 more...]
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