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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 200 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 180 0 Browse Search
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 158 42 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 120 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 100 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 96 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 74 2 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 72 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 65 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 49 1 Browse Search
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William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 6: (search)
of the whole movement were the passes in Missionary Ridge, which controlled the roads to Chattanoog they, as an army, made up the heights of Missionary Ridge, the General of the armies affirms that Gk a hospital inside the lines. All along Missionary Ridge were the tents of the rebel beleaguering eneral Grant pointed out to me a house on Missionary Ridge where General Bragg's headquarters were kccupied, to make sure of their retreat to Missionary Ridge, then faced the ridge for two miles, form, and carry the rifle pits at the foot of Missionary Ridge, and when carried to reform his lines in s to attack the enemy at the north end of Missionary Ridge, and when that is carried, to threaten or attack by Thomas on the left in front of Missionary Ridge. This was made the day before Sherman gowas ordered to occupy on the north end of Missionary Ridge. The day following this Sherman still std not even seen Sherman's troops, stormed Missionary Ridge, and it was not till night closed in, as [3 more...]
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 20: (search)
y to order it-before Sherman was within supporting distance even—to do what the latter afterward failed to perform; and further, that when General Thomas insisted upon giving orders for an attack without waiting for Sherman, who was still delayed with the greater part of his troops, Grant assented, and Thomas actually accomplished that part of the battle assigned for the first day, before Sherman arrived; and lastly, that the Army of the Cumberland stormed and carried the whole line of Missionary Ridge hours before Sherman even received the news of the great success, he alone, of the three army commanders, having failed, though after splendid fighting, to carry the point assigned to him. While he contends that the failure to bring Johnston to battle at Resaca, was due to the timidity of General McPherson, the records show that this officer acted exactly in accordance with Sherman's own orders; and while the latter claims that from the outset of the movement, it was his intention merel