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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., IX. my Maryland --Lee's invasion. (search)
artillery that to carry it was impossible; so he declined to make the attempt. So closed, indecisively, the bloodiest day that America ever saw. Gen. McClellan states his strength — no doubt truly — in this battle at 87,164, including 4,320 cavalry, which was of small account on such ground and in such a struggle. General Couch's division, 5,000 strong, had been sent away toward Harper's Ferry — evidently through some misapprehension — and only arrived at a late hour next morning; Sept. 18. as did Humphrey's division of raw recruits, which had left Frederick--23 miles distant--at 4 1/2 P. M. of the sanguinary 17th. McClellan estimates Lee's strength at 97,445, including 6,000 artillery (400 guns), 6,400 cavalry, and making Jackson's corps number 24,778--all far too high. Lee says he had under 40,000 men; which probably includes neither cavalry nor A. P. Hill's division; and perhaps not McLaws's. The Richmond Enquirer of the 23d (four days after the battle) says it has au
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., X. Tennessee--Kentucky--Mississippi—Buell — Bragg — Rosecrans — Grant — Van Dorn.. (search)
he so advised Gen. Grant; who there-upon resolved on a combined attack, sending down Gen. Ord, with some 5,000 men, to Burnsville, seven miles west of Iuka, and following from Bolivar with such troops as could be spared to reenforce him. Ord was to move on Iuka from the north; while Rosecrans, with Stanley's, was to rejoin his remaining division, under Hamilton, at Jacinto, nine miles south of Burnsville, thence advancing on Price from the south. This concentration was duly effected; Sept. 18. and Gen. Grant, who had now reached Burnsville, was advised that Rosecrans would attack Iuka, 19 1/2 miles from Jacinto, between 2 1/2 and 4 1/2 P. M. next day. Rosecrans moved accordingly, at 3 A. M, Sept. 19. in light marching order, duly advising Gen. Grant; and was within 7 1/2 miles of Iuka at noon, having been driving in the enemy's skirmishers for the last two miles. Disappointed in clearing no guns from Ord's column, lie did not choose to push his four brigades against the mo
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., Xviii. The Chattanooga campaign.—Middle and East Tennessee. (search)
oga, and any practicable line of retreat. The bulk of his army was too far up the valley for effective resistance to such a demonstration. The next day, Friday, Sept. 18. therefore, was devoted by him to concentrating his force more compactly, and farther to the left; Bragg (whose reenforcements from Virginia were just comingtheir troops were so disposed for and handled in action as to be more effective in proportion to their numbers than ours were. And thus, when night fell, Friday, Sept. 18. two-thirds of Bragg's army was across the creek, holding firmly all the fords they cared for, save those directly at Gordon's mill, and had inflicted quite Col. Minty at Reid's bridge, where he had a smart skirmish, as did Gen. Whitaker, farther down the stream; each falling back; Gen. Steedman ultimately burning Sept. 18. Reid's bridge and retreating. Granger held the roads in this direction, on our extreme left, throughout the 19th and till 11 A. M. of the 20th; when, finding t