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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 7: military operations in Missouri, New Mexico, and Eastern Kentucky--capture of Fort Henry. (search)
ormed with much difficulty and danger. Plan of the fortifications at Columbus. The great body of the Confederate troops, and their chief fortifications, were between Nashville and Bowling Green and the Mississippi River, and upon these the combined armies of Halleck and Buell prepared to move. These fortifications had been constructed with skill, as to location and form, under the direction of General Polk, and chiefly by the labor of slaves. The principal works, were redoubts on Island No.10, in the Mississippi River, and at Columbus, on its, eastern bank; Fort Henry, on the Tennessee River, and Fort Donelson, on the, Cumberland River. The two latter were in Tennessee, not far below the line dividing it from Kentucky, at points where the two rivers approach within a few miles of each other. During the autumn and early winter, a naval armament, projected by Fremont for service on the Mississippi River, had been in preparation at St. Louis and Cairo, for co-operation with t
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 9: events at Nashville, Columbus, New Madrid, Island number10, and Pea Ridge. (search)
capture of New Madrid, 240. strength of Island number10 Foote prepared for action, 241. attack oats success of the Canal project, 245. Island number10 abandoned obstructions in the River, 246nd miles away from New Orleans, was, with Island Number10, a few miles above, regarded as the key thening New Madrid by re-enforcements from Island Number10; it and on the 12th, when the cannon fromd the passage of the river in the rear of Island Number10, and prevented supplies being furnished tries, they evacuated the post and fled to Island Number10, leaving almost every thing behind them. rds and good engineering; could have made Island Number10 impregnable, it would have been so. Thi), on the Tennessee shore, in the rear of Island Number10. A few days before, he had established bonville that night by many fugitives from Island Number10. The wildest confusion prevailed among tpe and Foote together Magazine opposite Island number10. was seven thousand two hundred and seve[29 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 10: General Mitchel's invasion of Alabama.--the battles of Shiloh. (search)
om the Mississippi valley, For that purpose he made his Headquarters temporarily at Fort Henry, where General Lewis Wallace was in command, and began a new organization of his forces for further and important achievements. Foote's flotilla was withdrawn from the Cumberland, and a part of it was sent up the Tennessee River, while its commander, as we have observed, Went down the Mississippi with a more powerful naval armament to co-operate with the land troops against Columbus, Hickman, Island Number10, and New Madrid. An important objective was Corinth, in Northern Mississippi, at the intersection of the Charleston and Memphis and Mobile and Ohio railroads, and the seizure of that point, as a strategic position of vital importance, was Grant's design. It would give the National forces control of the great rail. way communications between the Mississippi and the East, and the border slave-labor States and the Gulf of Mexico. It would also facilitate the capture of Memphis by for
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 11: operations in Southern Tennessee and Northern Mississippi and Alabama. (search)
of the earth. on the 9th, April. for demonstrations of thanksgiving and joy throughout the army and navy for the victories gained at Pea Ridge, New Madrid, Island Number10, and Shiloh, and the proclamation from the Executive Department recommending the same in the houses of public worship throughout the land, were not stripped oerate strongholds, and most important posts, to be in possession of the Nationals? Let us see. We left Commodore Foote and his fleet, after the capture of Island Number10, ready, at New Madrid, See page 248. for an advance down the Mississippi River. This was soon begun, with General Pope's army on transports. Memphis was ations to be passed. These were Fort Osceola, on Plum Point, on the Arkansas shore; Fort Wright, on the first Chickasaw bluff; Fort Harris, nearly opposite Island Number40, and Fort Pillow, just above Memphis. Fort Pillow was named in honor of the Confederate General; Fort Wright in honor of Colonel Wright, of the Tennessee tro
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 14: movements of the Army of the Potomac.--the Monitor and Merrimack. (search)
the plan of the General-in-Chief (the movements in the West) was soon gloriously carried out, as we have already observed; and before the Army of the Potomac had fairly inaugurated its campaign, in the spring of 1862, the active little army under Grant, and the forces of Buell and Pope, in connection with Foote's gun-boats and mortars, had captured Forts Henry and Donelson, Nashville and Columbus; had driven the Confederates out of Kentucky; had seized the Gibraltar of the Mississippi (Island Number10); and had penetrated to Northern Alabama, and fought the. great battles and won a victory at Shiloh. See Chapters VII., VIII., IX., and X. At that conference, McClellan expressed his unwillingness to develop his plans, always believing, he said, that in military matters the fewer persons knowing them the better. He would tell them if he was ordered to do so. The President then asked him if he counted upon any particular time; he did not ask what time that was, but had he in his
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
ion and number of troops under at Manassas, 1.582,. 585; his plan of attack, i 590; re-enforced by Johnson, 1.591, and by E. Kirby Smith, 1.602; his defense of Island No.10, 2.241-2.246; his evacuation of Corinth, 2.293. Bell, John, nomination of for the Presidency, 1.30. Belle Isle, sufferings of Union prisoners in, 3.597. formed in Kentucky by Rousseau, 2.72. Camp Wild Cat, battle at, 2.89. Canal across the peninsula at Vicksburg, 2.584. Canal, flanking, at the siege of Island No.10, 2.243. Canby, Col. E. R. S., operations of, in New Mexico, 2.184-2.188; assigned to the Military Division of West Mississippi, 3.269. Cane River, battle224. Indian Trust Fund robbery, 1.145. Iowa, aid promised to the Government by, 1.214. Isaac Smith, steamer, capture of by the Confederates, 3.191. Island No.10, occupation of by Gen. Polk, 2.237; Beauregard placed in command of, 2.238; siege of, 2.241-2.246; surrender of to Corn. Foote, 2.247; profound sensation prod
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 2: bombardment and fall of Fort Sumter.--destruction of the Norfolk Navy Yard by the Federal officers. (search)
caused by the destruction of the Navy Yard, was the loss of at least twelve hundred fine guns, most of which were uninjured. A number of them were quickly mounted at Sewell's Point to keep our ships from approaching Norfolk; others were sent to Hatteras Inlet, Ocracocke, Roanoke Island and other points in the sounds of North Carolina. Fifty-three of them were mounted at Port Royal, others at Fernandina and at the defences of New Orleans. They were met with at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Island No.10, Memphis, Vicksburg, Grand Gulf and Port Hudson. We found them up the Red River as far as the gunboats penetrated, and took possession of some of them on the cars at Duvall's Bluff, on White River, bound for Little Rock. They gave us a three hours hard fight at Arkansas Post, but in the end they all returned to their rightful owners, many of them indented with Union shot and not a few permanently disabled. Had it not been for the guns captured at Norfolk and Pensacola, the Confederat
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 15: capture of Fort Donelson and battle of Shiloh. (search)
rom erecting batteries along the banks; also to assure the inhabitants that they would be protected by the Federal government, and that the Confederates would soon be driven out of the State. These, however, are mere details of duty which cannot be brought out in a history of this kind. The fall of Forts Henry and Donelson compelled the Confederates to change their plans almost immediately. Their line of defense was moved farther South and was now established on the following points: Island No.10, Fort Pillow and Memphis on the Mississippi, a point in Tennessee near Pittsburg, and the town of Chattanooga. All of these points were strongly fortified and defended by large armies, thus closing up East Tennessee, and preventing our armies from marching southward. On the 15th of February, Gen. Grant was assigned to the new military district of West Tennessee, with limits undefined, and Gen. W. T. Sherman to the command of the district of Cairo. Grant commenced at once to concent
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 16: operations on the Mississippi. (search)
Operations against Fort Columbus and Island no.10. running of the batteries by the gun-boatsn the Mississippi, and had also re-inforced Island No.10. Gen. Pope, with an army of ten thousand me on the west bank of the Mississippi, below Island No.10, and he at once detected the weakness of th, with the mortar vessels, were lying above Island No.10, throwing shells into the enemy's batteriessburgh, silenced the heaviest battery below Island No.10 and spiked the guns, picking up a number ofjustice in these pages. The surrender of Island No.10 and the adjacent works opened the Mississipetter will throw some light on the siege of Island No.10, and give credit where it is justly due: d eventuated in the surrender to yourself of Island 10, and finally, to the capture by General Popeid of the flotilla above, the possession of Island No.10, and the adjacent batteries on the Tennesse6th, 1862. U. S. Flag Steamer Benton, Island No.10, April 11, 1862. Sir:--I have the honor [20 more...]
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 17: evacuation of Fort Pillow and battle of Memphis. (search)
ght of the fleet, but turned and attempted to escape. She was captured by a fast tug, with a body of armed men. under the command of Lieut. Joshua Bishop: she proved to be a valuable prize. At 8 P. M. the fleet anchored at the lower end of Island No.45, a mile and a half above the City of Memphis. The mortarboats, tow-boats, ordnance and commissary vessels, anchored for the night at Island 44. At daylight the enemy's fleet of rams and gun-boats, now numbering eight vessels, was discoverecious care of the wounded. With regard to Col. Fitch, who stormed and carried the fort with his soldiers, we have only to say that he exhibited that cool courage and judgment which he had always displayed since co-operating with the Navy at Island No.10. This victory, though a small one, was very important, as it opened the White River to our gun-boats and transports, and showed the enemy the futility of attempting to bar the way against our vessels with Confederate batteries. It also sho
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