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Chapter 3: General Hardee at Pitman's Ferry transfer of troops to Confederate service organization of Cleburne's regiment Hardee's command transferred to Kentucky Polk at Columbus battle of Belmont. On June 25, 1861, William J. Hardee, an officer of the old army and author of the then accepted textbook of military tactics, was addressed by Samuel Cooper, adjutant and inspector general, as follows: Brig.-Gen. W. J. Hardee, Memphis, Tenn.: Sir: Herewith you will receiv company of artillery attached to Pearce's command. On July 22d General Hardee assumed command of the upper district of Arkansas, with headquarters at Pitman's Ferry, Ark. His force, as reported August 31st, included the Arkansas regiments of Cleburne, Hindman, Cross, Lyon, Shaver, and Borland, Shoup's battalion of artillery, Roberts' battery and Phifer's cavalry. Patrick Roanyne Cleburne, who at once became prominent in the command thus formed, had been a lawyer at Helena since his admiss
ssionary Ridge Ringgold Gap the Atlanta campaign Franklin and the death of Cleburne. General Albert Sidney Johnston, on the 10th of September 1861, was assignentCol-onel Bocage) and Sixth Arkansas regiments and Marmaduke's battalion; Colonel Cleburne's—First and Fifth Arkansas regiments, Seventh Mississippi and Tennessee Riember showed the strength of Hindman's brigade to be 1,969, aggregate present, Cleburne's brigade 2, 187, Shaver's brigade 2,548, cavalry regiment 614, Shoup's artillol. St. John R. Liddell, aide; Col. Hardin Perkins, aide. In November, Colonel Cleburne was ordered by General Hardee with his regiment, the First Arkansas State ry of war from Huntsville, Ala.: The advance will reach Decatur in three days. Cleburne's brigade and two regiments and battalion of cavalry left at Shelbyville, under General Hardee, to forward pork, and then rejoin main body. Cleburne had as yet seen but little of the pride of glorious war. Constructing plank roads through the
d. (845-851) Mentioned several times in Gen. P. R. Cleburne's report. The following officers and meport, speaks of those mentioned above by General Cleburne; also highly commends Lieutenant-Colonel (754-756, 768) Mentioned in reports of Gen. P. R. Cleburne and Gen. M. P. Lowrey. (769, 770) Repo Vol. XX, Part 1—(660, 680) Wood's brigade, Cleburne's division, army of Tennessee, at battle of M14 killed and 86 wounded. (851) Report of General Cleburne of operations December 26 to January 3, 1Vol. XXIII, Part 2—(942, 959) Wood's brigade, Cleburne's division, Hill's corps, Bragg's army. Auguember 20, 1863. (755, 769) Mentioned in Generals Cleburne's and Lowrey's reports of battle of Ringing Atlanta campaign. (725) Mentioned in General Cleburne's report of operations, May 27, 1864. (7ldthwaite. No. 55—(755) Mentioned in Gen. P. R. Cleburne's report, battle at Ringgold gap. (758) Thanks of Congress to General Cleburne and troops under his command at Ringgold
unter's battalion of cavalry was organized early in 1862, and was merged with Gibson's Eighteenth battalion of mounted infantry. It served with Forrest's cavalry, and engaged in numerous conflicts with the enemy along the Tennessee. In November it was dismounted; joined the army of Tennessee, was attached to Wood's brigade, and fought with heavy loss at Chickamauga. Maj. John T. Gibson, who succeeded Major Gunter in command, was killed at Chickamauga. The battalion afterward fought with Cleburne. It was attached to the Twenty-third Alabama without losing its organization. Extracts from official war Records. Vol. XVI, Part 2—(783) Mentioned by Gen. Sam Jones, Chattanooga, Tenn., August 27, 1862. (857) Moved to Tullahoma, September 20th. (890) Moved to Nashville, September 29th. (918) Sent to Lavergne, October 6th. (929) Ordered to report to General Forrest, Knoxville, October 9th. Hardie's reserve cavalry. Hardie's reserve cavalry consisted of six companies un
ee, and was brigaded under Lowrey, Deshler, Woods, and in Cleburne's and Cheatham's corps. It was for a time in Hotchkiss' ry 17, 1863. Vol. XXIII, Part 1—(587) Mentioned by General Cleburne, at Liberty Gap, June 25, 1863. (598) Mentioned by JM. P. Lowrey's brigade (Wood's), July 31, 1863. (959) In Cleburne's division, August 10th. No. 51—(13) In Deshler's brigand the Yankee rout was complete. (145) Commended by General Cleburne. (154-156-158) Mentioned in report of Gen. P. R. CleGen. P. R. Cleburne, who says Captain Semple rendered invaluable service and exhibited the highest gallantry, running his pieces within 60 November 20, 1863. (746-755) Mentioned in report of Gen. P. R. Cleburne. (757-760) Report of Lieutenant Goldthwaite. (763-attle of Ringgold, November 27th. No. 56—(807, 885) In Cleburne's division, Hardee's army, December, 1863. (827) One hunhkiss, near Dalton, February 25, 1864. No. 58—(588) In Cleburne's division, January 20, 1864.
d placed in command of this brigade. As a part of Cleburne's division his brigade was hotly engaged at Chickas command had not had an opportunity to fight, General Cleburne remarked to him: General, your brigade has notformance of duty. General Deshler fell, said General Cleburne, a shell passing fairly through his chest. Itwas also with A. P. Stewart's division, supporting Cleburne at Ringgold Gap. In command of his regiment he waomotion was urged by Generals Preston, Liddell and Cleburne, the latter saying, I know no better officer of hiliant exploits. He acted a very prominent part in Cleburne's brilliant success at Pickett's mill, May 27, 186. On the 31st he shared in the splendid record of Cleburne's division, routing the enemy, and on January 1st,forward to feel the enemy, he lost nearly 100 men. Cleburne acknowledged great indebtedness to the efficiency n shared in the intrepid and successful advance of Cleburne, and next day made a desperate attack on Thomas' b
econd to Brigadier-General Chalmers' brigade of Withers' division. In Hardee's corps, Brigadier-General Cleburne's brigade included the Thirty-fifth, Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth regiments, and Brittle of the 6th at dawn of day, stated in his official report that in the first assault made by Cleburne, Colonel Bate, Second Tennessee, fell severely wounded while bravely leading his regiment. Col Twenty-seventh, serving under Cheatham on the 7th, was killed in a charge on the enemy. General Cleburne made honorable mention of Colonel Bate, and said of his regiment: Tennessee can never mourna commander in the field. The Thirtyfifth Tennessee, Col. Benjamin J. Hill, was conspicuous in Cleburne's first and final charge on the enemy. General Cleburne, concluding his report, said: I would General Cleburne, concluding his report, said: I would like to do justice to the many acts of individual valor and intrepid daring during the fight. . . . Col. Ben Hill, Fifth Tennessee; Lieutenant-Colonel Peebles, Twenty-fourth Tennessee; Lieut. R. H. K
Smith was further reinforced by the brigades of P. R. Cleburne and Preston Smith. On the 16th of August, 1862e battle, said that his leading division under General Cleburne found the enemy in a fine position six miles from Richmond. Without waiting for support, Cleburne commenced the action. A brigade under Gen. Thomas J. Chuemy made a bold and well-conducted attempt to turn Cleburne's right. This was admirably foiled by the firmness of Preston Smith's brigade, Cleburne's division, which repulsed the enemy with great slaughter. In this affair, General Cleburne was badly wounded, and the command of the division devolved on Preston Smith, Col. A. J.as, Texas and Tennessee. The Tennesseeans were in Cleburne's division—the Second (Walker's), Lieut.-Col. J. Aell's regiment, the Twenty-ninth; by the Second in Cleburne's brigade of Buckner's division; and in the same dn's brigade gallantly led the advance supported by Cleburne. The brigades of John C. Brown (wounded in actio
e divisions of Maj.-Gens. John C. Breckinridge, P. R. Cleburne and J. P. McCown. The Eleventh Tennessee, Col.d a part of the brigade under Gen. Lucius E. Polk, Cleburne's division. The brigade of Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson, Cleburne's division, included the Thirty-seventh Tennessee, Col. Moses White; Forty-fourth, Col. John S. Fured. McCown, continuing his advance, supported by Cleburne's division, reached a point near the Wilkinson roard brigadier-general, fell dangerously wounded. Cleburne, advancing with his division, composed of L. E. Pos, but the gallant colonel fell, maimed for life. Cleburne mentioned him as one of the best officers in the ddisabled, fought in the ranks with a rifle. General Cleburne called particular attention to the gallant conas now ordered by General Cheatham to advance with Cleburne's division, and the enemy was driven from two of hilled and wounded. Johnson's Tennessee brigade, of Cleburne's division, lost 29 per cent, Palmer's Tennessee b
vision, and Liddell's and Wood's brigades, of Cleburne's division, Hardee's corps. General Bragg, utteries. The divisions of Breckinridge and Cleburne were under the corps command of Lieut.-Gen. D. H. Hill, and with Cleburne, in Gen. Lucius E. Polk's brigade, were the Third and Fifth (Confederatmuch glory. Soon after sunset of the 19th, Cleburne's division, supported by Jackson's and Smith'the latter ceased firing and disappeared from Cleburne's front. The darkness was so intense that noorders were sent to Generals Breckinridge and Cleburne of Hill's corps to advance with their divisiommands. At 10 a. m. the attack was made by Cleburne and Breckinridge, Cheatham by order of Generarred to our right In the first advance of Cleburne, Wood's brigade lost 500 men killed and wound Wright's brigades of Cheatham's division. Cleburne's attack was upon the point from which he hadd Lafayette road. In his official report General Cleburne said of General Polk: It is due to him an[1 more...]