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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)
May 31. Johnston reports the loss in Smith's division at 1,233, and in Longstreet's Gen. McClellan says that Hill estimates his loss at 2,500, and adds this number to the above total, making 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. McCl
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 14 (search)
ng the levee, and were soon furiously bombarding the Fort. And now our soldiers, under Gens.Sherman, Morgan, Steele, D. Stuart, A. J. Smith, and Osterhaus, were pushed up to and nearly around the Fort, despite the obstacles presented by bayous and miry swamps; our men lying on their arms that night, without fires or tents, and being in position for a general assault at 10 1/2 next morning. Jan. 11. At 1 P. M., the gunboats reopened; and, half an hour later, the brigades of Hovey, Thayer, Giles A. and T. R. Smith, had crossed at double-quick the narrow space of open ground directly in their front, gaining partial shelter in a belt of woods from the heavy Rebel fire which here brought them to a temporary halt; when, supported by Blair's brigade, they charged up to within musket-range of the enemy's defenses, where they again found partial shelter in some ravines, skirted by bushes and fallen timber. Meantime, Gen. Hovey had been wounded by a fragment of shell, and Gen. Thayer had h
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., Appended notes. (search)
killed at Chickamauga,417. Smith, Gen. E. Kirby, invades Kentucky, 213; at Lawrenceburgh, 221; at Perryville, 221; attacks Steele at Jenkins's ferry, 553; his last General Order, 757; surrenders, 758. Smith, Col., 73d Ohio, at Wauhatchie, 436. Smith, Gen. C. F., 45; at Fort Donelson, 49; at Clarksville, 53; death of, 58; allusion to. 60. Smith, Gen. T. R., at Fort Hindman, 293. Smith, Gen. Wm. Sovy, makes a failure, 617. Smith, Gen. T. Kilby, at Vicksburg, 311. Smith, Gen. Giles A., at Vicksburg, 311; in the Atlanta campaign, 632; crosses the Edisto, 619. Smith, Gen. W. F., at Yorktown, 121; in Peninsula campaign, 122; at Antietam, 207; at Fredericksburg, 346; at Cold Harbor, 580-2; at Petersburg, 585. Smith, Gen. Morgan L., 69; wounded at Yazoo Bluffs, 289. Smith, W. Prescott, expedites movement of troops, 433. Smith, Col., 27th Ga., killed at Antietam, 210. Smith, Gen. A. J., at Yazoo Bluffs, 290; at Fort Hindman, 293; at Vicksburg, 315; takes For