hide Matching Documents

The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.

Document Max. Freq Min. Freq
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 260 6 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 124 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 104 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 82 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 78 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 75 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 72 50 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 70 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 70 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 69 7 Browse Search
View all matching documents...

Browsing named entities in Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2.. You can also browse the collection for Fort Pillow (Tennessee, United States) or search for Fort Pillow (Tennessee, United States) in all documents.

Your search returned 52 results in 6 document sections:

Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 2: civil and military operations in Missouri. (search)
until matters in East Tennessee are settled. Pillow was disappointed and annoyed, and on the followards paid for by the Confederate government.--Pillow's Ms. Order Book. Among a mass of autograph, who became a notorious guerrilla chief, like Pillow, seemed fond of issuing proclamations and writmiles around Cairo, in Kentucky and Missouri. Pillow, as we have seen, See page 56. had invaded opposition. Other points were strengthened. Pillow, who had advanced some troops, and, with Thomp men and heavy guns, hasten to Randolph and Fort Pillow, on the Tennessee shore. The ink of that dn September, as we shall hereafter observe. Pillow had always been restive under the restraints idence, in a measure, of both Pillow and Polk. Pillow and Thompson had set their hearts on the seizuhere, send his heavy cannon to Randolph and Fort Pillow, and, marching by the way of Pleasanton, joall plans.--Autograph Letters of Polk, Hardee, Pillow, Thompson, and others, from the close of July [12 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 3: military operations in Missouri and Kentucky. (search)
for troops why Mulligan was not re-enforced, 70. Fremont assailed he puts an Army in motion Pillow's designs on Cairo, 71. Kentucky neutrality conference between McClellan and Buckner Magoffin service, as we have seen, they were successful. Hardee dared not advance much from Greenville; Pillow was kept in the neighborhood of New Madrid, without courage to move far toward Bird's Point and , the capital of Arkansas, so completely turn the position of the Confederate forces under Polk, Pillow, Thompson, and Hardee, as to cut off their supplies from that region, and compel them to retreatack across the low level ground to the river, and some of them to their boats. In this movement Pillow's line was broken into a confused mass of men. The powder of the Confederates was nearly exhausteverely some of Cheatham's troops on his flank, and once again to send back in confusion some of Pillow's men, under Colonel Marks, who had endeavored to cut him off from his boats. He finally reache
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 8: the siege and capture of Fort Donelson. (search)
f Fort Donelson, at that time. But so it was. Pillow had arrived there on the 10th of the month, Fp the enemy and put him completely to rout. Pillow's report to Captain Clarence Derrick, Assistannot under arms; and so sudden and vigorous was Pillow's attack, that the whole of Grant's right wingrue proportions. A Council of War was held at Pillow's Headquarters, in Dover, at midnight, to consthe Federals: it wouldn't do, it wouldn't do. Pillow then said to Floyd, I will not surrender myselen, sir, said Floyd, I surrender thy command. Pillow, who was next in rank, and to whom Floyd offereir light-fingered Floyd was light-footed too. Pillow sneaked away in the darkness, and, in perfect llace, and subordinate officers; and of Floyd, Pillow, and Buckner, and their subordinates. Also wre disgraceful scene in the midnight council at Pillow's quarters in Dover, when he wrote that apologology. They had been elated beyond measure by Pillow's premature boast of victory, and now the disa[2 more...]
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)
f the surrender, the intelligence of the sad event reached the city just as the people were comfortably seated in the churches, for it was the Christian Sabbath. Pillow's foolish boast See page 216. This boast had so assured the citizens that all was safe, that they felt no apprehensions of evil. Indeed, they had indulged in on at Murfreesboro. leaving General Floyd, the fugitive from Fort Donelson, with a few troops to secure the immense amount of stores and provisions in Nashville. Pillow, the other fugitive from Fort Donelson, and Hardee, who had come down from Bowling Green, were directed to assist Floyd in the business. The assignment to the peroofs of the greatest haste in leaving. Among other things found at Headquarters was a bundle of important official papers, one of them containing a drawing of Fort Pillow on the river below. The victory at Island Number10 produced the most profound sensation throughout the entire republic. Its importance to each party in the
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 11: operations in Southern Tennessee and Northern Mississippi and Alabama. (search)
on the Mississippi the opposing fleets siege of Fort Pillow, 296. battle at Fort Pillow, 297. evacuation ofFort Pillow, 297. evacuation of Fort Randolph naval battle before Memphis, 29s. capture of Memphis, 299. expeditions sent out by General MiFort Harris, nearly opposite Island Number40, and Fort Pillow, just above Memphis. Fort Pillow was named in hoFort Pillow was named in honor of the Confederate General; Fort Wright in honor of Colonel Wright, of the Tennessee troops, who cast up fo that was encountered was Fort Wright (then named Fort Pillow), on the first Chickasaw bluff, about eighty milensiderable flotilla of gun-boats. The siege of Fort Pillow was begun by Foote with his mortar-boats on the 1vessels every few minutes, while the howitzers of Fort Pillow were throwing shells, but without effect. Finallr more than three weeks the two flotillas lay off Fort Pillow, watching each other, and in the mean time that oginning of June, there was no foe to encounter at Fort Pillow. The flight Charles Ellet. of Beauregard fro
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 20: events West of the Mississippi and in Middle Tennessee. (search)
e peninsula opposite Vicksburg, through which his transports might pass in safety, but failed; and such was the result of a bombardment by the floating batteries above and below the town. So, in the course of a few days, the siege was temporarily abandoned. A startling rumor now reached Farragut, to the effect that a formidable ram was lying in the Yazoo River, which empties into the Mississippi above Vicksburg. She had been commenced at Memphis, and two days before the evacuation of Fort Pillow See page 298. she was towed down the river with materials sufficient to finish her. She was now completed, with low-pressure engines possessing in the aggregate nine hundred horse-power, and was named Arkansas. This was a sea-going steamer of 1,200 tons burden, and had a cutwater composed of a sharp, solid beak of cast-iron, sixteen feet in length, covering the bow ten feet, and bolted through solid timber eight feet. She was covered with T-rail iron, with heavy thick timber bulwark