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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 23: (search)
ne of action, General Beauregard's telegrams and instructions to Generals Polk, Withers, Stewart, Rust, and Villepigue, to Captains Harris and Lynch, to Lieutenant Meriwether, and other officers of thn for immediate service, and report. G. T. Beauregard. 9. Corinth, April 14th, 1862. Brigadier-General Rust, Fort Pillow: No arms here, or available at present. Employ unarmed men to constructill Memphis gunboats be ready? Are much needed. G. T. Beauregard. On the 13th of April, General Rust, of General Price's division of Van Dorn's Trans-Mississippi Department, was sent to Fort Pilof the name or rank of the officer who was to accompany them. He soon learned, however, that General Rust ranked him, and wrote for instructions to army headquarters. General Beauregard authorized he fort, but who never came, his services being required at Mobile. On the 24th, the whole of General Rust's command—less one regiment left at Randolph—was ordered to Corinth via Memphis. The object
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 24: (search)
ens, especially from Louisiana, who were anxious to recover and give proper interment to the remains of near relatives known to have fallen during the battle. General Grant denied the privilege thus requested, and said that he had already performed that sad duty to our dead, and was taking all necessary care of the wounded. On the 11th, that is to say, four days after the battle of Shiloh, General Van Dorn's forces began to enter Memphis, MajorGen-eral Price's division arriving first. General Rust's brigade was immediately sent to Fort Pillow, as already explained, and General Little's command ordered to Rienzi, some twelve miles from Corinth, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, for the purpose of making a reconnaissance and securing a good encampment and suitable defensive positions in case of a retrograde movement in that direction. On the day following, Major-General E. K. Smith, then commanding in east Tennessee, received from General Beauregard a despatch, in these terms:
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 27 (search)
Brig.-Genl. Comdg. Telegram. Fort Pillow, April 13th, 1832. To Genl. G. T. Beauregard: General Rust has arrived here, and, being my senior, will have to supersede me in the command. He has no take command at Fort Pillow. Meantime retain immediate command of post and carry on works. General Rust will encamp his troops near by until General Jones shall arrive. G. T. Beauregard, Genl. Comdifferently. The force is inadequate if it was well armed. Can arms be forwarded immediately. A. Rust, Brig.-Genl. C. S. A. Headquarters army of the Mississippi, Corinth, Miss., April 20th, 1862.tfully, your obedient servant, Thomas Jordan, A. Adj.-Genl. Corinth, April 24th, 1862. Brig.-Genl. A. Rust, at Fort Pillow: Come down to Memphis with your brigade, except one regiment, to be keInformation about Hamburg true. Send on your troops rapidly. Battery horses, too, if possible. Rust must bold himself ready to move, if required. G. T. Beauregard. Headquarters army of the Miss