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William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil., Chapter 3: (search)
ucky to prevent reinforcements being sent from Columbus to Buckner at Bowling Green. There was no engagement, but the objectccomplished, for the rebels did not send reinforcements to Buckner; and General Thomas defeated the enemy at Mill Spring, eas as many troops as they could crowd into two steamers; and Buckner, the third in rank, was left to perform the disagreeable duty of surrendering. Buckner sent a messenger to General Grant, proposing an armistice and the appointment of commissioners cepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works. Buckner styled the terms ungenerous and unchivalrous, but he was cing in proper magnanimity. He rode to the headquarters of Buckner, who was a cadet with him at West Point, and allowed honorable terms to the prisoners, as Buckner himself voluntarily declared to his own soldiers. But in doing this he yielded no re country, and received its gratitude. His prompt reply to Buckner gave to his initials the popular name of unconditional sur
William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil., Chapter 4: (search)
sual animation. And that was a fair general statement of his style of campaign. Among those who early appreciated, if they did not do full justice to Grant's capacity, was Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of war, who thoroughly believed in Grant's strategy of seeking out the enemy and striking him. In a public announcement of the victory at Fort Donelson, he said that the true organization of victory and military combination to end this war was declared by General Grant's message to General Buckner: I propose to move immediately on your works. Possibly the implied rebuke to certain other commanders, contained in this, served to add to the prejudice of some against Grant. Mr. Stanton, however, never saw reason to change his estimate of Grant, and gave him the heartiest support through the war, till out of their official relations arose a cordial friendship. General Sherman was another who was not slow to appreciate Grant's merits. He was in command at Cairo when the battle o
G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Chapter 6: (search)
n is a military combination that never failed. We may well rejoice at the recent victories; for they teach us that battles are to be won now and by us in the same and only manner that they were ever won by any people or in any age since the days of Joshua,--by boldly pursuing and striking the foe. What, under the blessing of Providence, I conceive to be the true organization of victory and military combination to end this war, was declared in a few words by General Grant's message to General Buckner:--I propose to move immediately on your works. Yours, truly, Edwin M. Stanton. It is difficult to believe that this absurd letter, which no officer in the army could have read without indignation and disgust, could have been written by a Secretary of War. Besides its bad taste and false rhetoric, it involves a contemptuous disparagement of military science, most unbecoming in a man who was at the head of the War Department of a great nation engaged in a momentous war. And there
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 15: Confederate losses — strength of the Confederate Armies--casualties in Confederate regiments — list of Confederate Generals killed — losses in the Confederate Navy. (search)
n Pines D. H. Hill's 678 77 286 6 54.4 27th Tennessee Shiloh Hardee's 350 27 115 48 54.2 23d Tennessee Chickamauga Buckner's 181 8 77 13 54.1 12th South Carolina Manassas A. P. Hill's 270 23 121 2 54.0 4th Virginia Manassas Jackson's 180n.             Feb. 15, 1862.             8th Kentucky Simonton's Pillow's 27 72 -- 99 26th Tennessee Baldwin's Buckner's 11 85 -- 96 3d Tennessee Brown's Buckner's 12 76 -- 88 26th Mississippi Baldwin's Buckner's 12 69 -- 81 New BBuckner's 12 76 -- 88 26th Mississippi Baldwin's Buckner's 12 69 -- 81 New Berne, N. C.             March 14, 1862.             33d North Carolina Branch's ---------- 32 28 144 204 26th North Carolina Branch's ---------- 5 10 72 87 Kernstown, Va.             March 23, 1862.             37th Virginia FulkerBuckner's 12 69 -- 81 New Berne, N. C.             March 14, 1862.             33d North Carolina Branch's ---------- 32 28 144 204 26th North Carolina Branch's ---------- 5 10 72 87 Kernstown, Va.             March 23, 1862.             37th Virginia Fulkerson's Jackson's 12 62 39 113 42d Virginia Burke's Jackson's 11 50 9 70 33d Virginia Garnett's Jackson's 18 27 14 59 5th Virginia Garnett's Jackson's 9 48 4 61 Shiloh, Tenn.        
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 7 (search)
hat short time it destroyed all of the town so closely built that fire could communicate from house to house; its rear-guard left the place, for Vicksburg, on the 23d. On that day the following telegram from General Cooper, dated 22d, reached me: In conformity with your expressed wish, you are relieved from the further command of the Department of Tennessee, which, as advised by you, is united to that of East Tennessee, so as to extend General Bragg's command over the department of General Buckner. On the 18th a dispatch, dated 17th, was received from General Bragg, in which he suggested the transfer of his troops to Mississippi, and an effort to defeat the Federal army with our combined forces. It was too late: such a combination might have been advantageous before or during the siege of Vicksburg: but not after its disastrous termination. It was notorious that, after the events just related, the President censured me very strongly and openly; ascribed the loss of Vicksb
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Letters. (search)
ennessee only, and that department could furnish but a small force. The transportation of eight or ten thousand infantry (without their wagons) from Jackson to Tullahoma, would require more than three weeks. The wagons and horses would require five. I think, therefore, that it is not practicable to strengthen this army by drawing to it for temporary use a portion of the troops of Mississippi or Mobile. At the latter, besides the garrisons of the forts and batteries for water-defense, General Buckner has but three thousand infantry to hold the land-side. Most respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. E. Johnston. Tullahoma, April 5, 1863. Lieutenant-General Pemberton: Your dispatch of the 3d received. If you discover that the enemy reinforces Rosecrans, let Stevenson's troops, or an equal number, come here immediately.... J. E. Johnston. Tullahoma, April 18, 1863. Brigadier-General Jackson, Chattanooga: Stop all troops from the Department of Mississippi until General Bu
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 82 (search)
Gen. Buckner, at Rochester, on Green River, Ky., forcibly took a fine yoke of oxen and other property from the Rev. Mr. Wiggins, a worthy clergyman, and paid him with a three hundred dollar check on the Southern Bank at Russellville, where he hadn't funds to the amount of a dollar. To say nothing of the epauletted rascal's forcible seizure of the property, his giving a check upon a bank in which he had no money deposited was a penitentiary offence under our laws. We hope the officers of jus to the amount of a dollar. To say nothing of the epauletted rascal's forcible seizure of the property, his giving a check upon a bank in which he had no money deposited was a penitentiary offence under our laws. We hope the officers of justice in that section will do their duty. We are well aware, that if Buckner shall be put to hard work at Frankfort in the service of the State, his friend the Governor will let him loose, but he should be sent there anyhow.--Louisville Journal, Oct. 12.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 83 (search)
about ten miles from Bowling Green, is commander of a company of Home Guards. He had the guns of his company at his house, but, on hearing of the arrival of General Buckner at Bowling Green, he sent them to Colonel Grider's camp in a neighboring county. The next day a squad, despatched by Buckner, called at his house, and, findiBuckner, called at his house, and, finding only his daughter, demanded the guns of her. She answered that they were not there, and that, if they were, she wouldn't give them up. They handed her Gen. Buckner's order for the weapons and she tore it up before their faces. They went to the bucket and took each a drink of water, whereupon she threw the rest of the water out Gen. Buckner's order for the weapons and she tore it up before their faces. They went to the bucket and took each a drink of water, whereupon she threw the rest of the water out of the bucket and commenced scouring the dipper. They concluded they could do no better than to go back and tell their General about their adventure and get fresh instructions.--Louisville Journal, Oct. 12.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 126 (search)
A Prediction fulfilled.--A correspondent of the Cincinnati. Gazette, writing from Nolin, Ky., says: On his memorable journey home from Washington, shortly before his death, Senator Douglas remarked to a distinguished Kentuckian whom he chanced to meet at Indianapolis, I know your man Breckinridge better than you do yourselves. Mark my words, sir; within a year from this time John C. Breckinridge will be a General in the rebel army! The result shows how thoroughly Mr. Douglas did know his former friend. The year is but half passed since the prediction was made, and to-day Mr. Breckinridge holds a position as Brigadier-General in the rebel army under Buckner, at Bowling Green.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 217 (search)
Louisville, Oct. 8.--Col. McKee, late editor of the Louisville Courier, will take command of a regiment under Gen. Buckner.--The Citizens' Bank of New Orleans are circulating fives cut in two, each piece to represent two and a half dollars.--Thirteen hundred Indian warriors crossed the Arkansas River, near Plymouth, on the 15th of September, en route for Ben McCulloch's army.--N. Y. Commercial, Oct. 9.
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