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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., Vii. McClellan before Richmond. (search)
in all 6,733: but it is evident that Johnston includes Hill's loss in that of Longstreet, who was in command of both divisions. at about 3,000; total, 4,233; saying nothing of any loss sustained by Huger. Among his killed were Gen. Robert Hatton, of Tenn. ; Cols. Lomax, 3d Ala., Jones, 12th Ala., Giles, 5th S. C., and Lightfoot, 22d N. C.; while, beside himself, Gens. Rhodes and Garland, with Cols. Goodwin, 9th Va., and Wade Hampton, S. C., were wounded. He also lost Gen. Pettigrew and Col. C. Davis, of S. C., and Col. Long, taken prisoners. He claims to have taken 10 guns, 6,000 muskets, and several hundred prisoners — an expression which the number of our wounded who fell into his hands must have fully justified. He probably took few others, and no officer of distinction. Gen. McClellan reports our total loss at 5,739, But in a confidential dispatch of June 4th, to the War Department, he says: The losses in the battles of the 31st and 1st will amount to 7,000. Though this
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., chapter 13 (search)
Capt. J. St. Clair Morton as Chief Engineer, and Col. Wm. Truesdail as Chief of Army Police. The railroad having been rendered serviceable, Rosecrans left Nov. 10. Bowling Green by special train for Mitchellsville; where he took horse and proceeded to Nashville, whose garrison, commanded by Gen. Negley, he reviewed next day. His divisions, as they arrived, were thrown out in front of the city, covering the roads leading southward ; the command of the Right here devolving on Gen. Jeff: C. Davis; Gen. R. B. Mitchell relieved Negley as commandant at Nashville, enabling him to go to the front; while Dumont's division was merged: a new one being created, and Brig.-Gen. J. J. Reynolds assigned to its command. Until the railroad was fully reopened Nov. 26. hence to Louisville, our men only lived from hand to mouth, rendering a farther advance impossible; so that Bragg's army had time to conclude its long, march and reappear in our front at Murfreesborough, before Rosecrans was prepa
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
ntieth corps during the recent campaign: By virtue of special Field Orders No. 120, Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi, November ninth, 1864, the army then in the field near Kingston and Atlanta, was divided into wings, the Fourteenth and Twentieth corps constituting the left wing of the army. Prior to this organization these corps had formed a part of the army of the Cumberland, under Major-General George H. Thomas; the Fourteenth under command of Brevet Major-General J, C. Davis, and the Twentieth corps under my command. After the capture of Atlanta, the Twentieth corps occupied the city and the line of works constructed by the enemy, and was engaged in the construction of a new line of works, designed to enable a small garrison to hold the place. Heavy details were constantly employed in this work from October fifth to November first. On the twenty-ninth of September, General Morgan's division of the Fourteenth corps moved by railroad to Chattanooga and Hun
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
-851) Mentioned several times in Gen. P. R. Cleburne's report. The following officers and men of the Sixteenth Alabama distinguished themselves on the field: Col. W. B. Wood and Adjt. B. A. Wilson (wounded), Capt. William Hodges, Company F; Lieut. C. Davis, Company B; Lieut.-Col. G. W. W. Jones, Company G; Lieut. G. Pride, Company A; C. F. Carson, Company C, who remained fighting after he was wounded; Lieut. D. O. Warren, Company F; Lieut. Thomas Salter, Company D, who was wounded, but returneoro; Lieut. Joseph B. High, at Chickamauga. Its field officers were: Cols. Joseph Wheeler and Samuel K. McSpadden; Lieut.-Cols. Edward D. Tracy, afterward brigadier-general and killed near Port Gibson, May 1, 1863, George R. Kimbrough and Nick Davis. Its majors were James H. Savage and Solomon Palmer. Extracts from official war Records. Vol. Iv—（416) Commanded by Col. Joseph Wheeler; assigned to Brig.-Gen. L. P. Walker, September 19, 1861. Vol. Vi—（772) Aggregate present, 940, De
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Legislature. (search)
r public men, in our public measures in our army and in our cause — in such men as our President and the leaders of our gallant, armies. I had intended gentlemen, to have spoken of the measures adopted by Congress and yourselves for the public good, but at this late hour, and wearied as we all are by protracted labors, I must forbear. And now, gentlemen, in this solemn parting hour, the future all wrapped in doubt, our re-union uncertain, our paths diverging from this common point of concentrated feeling and kindly emotion, I can only commend you to the care of Him who is our fortress and defence; and, bidding each of you a kindly and fraternal farewell, invoke Heaven's best blessings on you and yours. I pronounce this House adjourned sine dit. [The reporter returns his thanks to Mr. Shelton. C. Davis, Clerk of the Senate, and his assistant, Dr. J. D. Pendleton, and to Mr. Wm. F. Gordon, Clerk of the House, for many facilities courteously extended him during the session.]
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Henry winter Davis on slavery in Maryland. (search)
Henry winter Davis on slavery in Maryland. Davis, of Maryland, is considered the leading opponent to Lincoln in the Yankee Congress, anDavis, of Maryland, is considered the leading opponent to Lincoln in the Yankee Congress, and recently succeeded in carrying the Maryland election against Old Abe. His opposition is not based upon the fact that Lincoln goes too far ohing a Bureau for Freedmen's Affairs, we find the following: Mr. Davis.(Md.,) in reply to Mr. Brooks, (N. Y.,) defended the validity andPresident in the great cause of emancipation in Maryland, we are, Mr. Davis said, under small obligation to the President for what the latterthat the law will be executed. In the course of his remarks, Mr. Davis referred to the exposition of the views of President Lincoln, as the massacre of the negro that he be exported and colonized. Why Mr. Davis asked, must the negro be colonized if he is to be free Where in hould gentlemen find facts on which to base such conclusions? Mr. Davis then proceeded to show the injustice and impolicy of such coloniz