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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., Chapter 19: situation in the West. (search)

lding States to the ranks of their invaders. Kentucky was the first State admitted to the Union by s the decay of his power, and the transfer of Kentucky to the Democratic party. When he died, his s, he was adopted by a State-rights coterie in Kentucky, by whom his fortunes were eagerly pushed. Ireckinridge's powerful hold on all classes in Kentucky, it was in his power, at any time before June is received. In answer, I say emphatically, Kentucky will furnish no troops for the wicked purposeithfully kept. Davis was highly respected in Kentucky as an honorable man, and his declaration carr. Mr. Davis expressed a willingness to leave Kentucky untrammeled, but Mr. Lincoln's reply intimatestrategic point of great importance in Southwestern Kentucky, crossed the State line, occupied Hickguarantee not to enter or occupy any point in Kentucky in the future. He was warned by the proclama so-called Southern Confederate forces. Thus Kentucky formally threw down the gage of battle, and a[41 more...]

eady made by that officer for an advance into Kentucky by way of Cumberland Gap. On the 14th of necessary by the action of the government of Kentucky, and by the evidences of intended movements oeral Sidney Johnston immediately crossed into Kentucky, and advanced as far as Bowling Green, which respect the civil rights of every citizen of Kentucky, without regard to political sentiments. Anyse States have thus marched their troops into Kentucky with no hostile intention toward its people, serve, that its army shall be withdrawn from Kentucky so soon as there shall be satisfactory eviden district. But a belt of country through Western Kentucky and Tennessee, from the Ohio River to theo full of Unionists ; and, indeed, in all Western Kentucky county was set against county, and every ets and navigable waters of all the Rivers of Kentucky, the Sandy, Licking, Kentucky, and Green, wernts and munitions must come, if the people of Kentucky should be either hostile or neutral. My forc[20 more...]

o prevent the seizure of Paducah by the Federals, that General Polk felt justified in exceeding his instructions, and thus disturbing the pretended neutrality of Kentucky. The Secretary of War and Governor Harris both remonstrated; but President Davis replied to his explanations, Necessity justifies your action. Polk was rapidlye upon his staff as honorary aide-de-camp, with the rank of colonel; at the same time he appointed on his staff other gentlemen holding high political offices in Kentucky, Arkansas, or in some other State within his department. He stated to me that he had made those appointments in order to have near to him gentlemen of position,entirely agreeing with him on political grounds, and assuring him that I believed he would be sustained in such a policy by the civil authorities of Missouri and Kentucky, at least on the Confederate side. His habit was to spend an hour or two after tea with his immediate staff, and his conversations in those social reunions g

at, when the Confederate troops advanced into Kentucky and established their line of operations, it as soon dispelled. The causes of inaction in Kentucky, already made sufficiently plain in Chapter X To those who ask why so able a man lost Kentucky and Tennessee, and seemed to fail, four wordsortance than an obscure and distant danger in Kentucky, and trusted to fortune for the protection of in behalf of yourself and our great cause in Kentucky. His accounts of our affairs there are by noreat expense, when they should be defended in Kentucky and Missouri. The unfortunate state of afgreat diversion in favor of the movements in Kentucky. In both these States all depended on rapid ay be offered from the States of Missouri and Kentucky, and to call on the naval service for such asjamin. General A. S. Johnston, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The circular accompanying this letter statdquarters, Western Department, Bowling Green, Kentucky, December 24, 1861. Sir: On assuming comma[3 more...]

ad 8,000 or 10,000 men opposed to them in Eastern Kentucky, under General Thomas. Polk had small pennessee, and reported to Zollicoffer. In Eastern Kentucky a small force was recruiting. The transfer of Hardee's army from Arkansas to Kentucky has already been mentioned. This was not done withsed other applications for transfer thence to Kentucky. He was, at this time, encouraged to hope so's, Thompson's, Trabue's, Hunt's, and Lewis's Kentucky Regiments. Second Brigade.-Colonel Baldwin, ese brought on the first hostile collision in Kentucky. General Zollicoffer sent out Colonel J. -paths of the rugged and barren Wilderness of Kentucky. Bad roads, broken wagons, and short rations,ck Robinson, and a formidable reserve in Northern Kentucky. But this was too late, of course, to rt the other extremity of the hostile lines in Kentucky. Although the eastern part of the State had dquarters, Western Department, Bowling Green, Kentucky, October 21, 1861. sir: I am instructed by[11 more...]

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., Appendix B. (search)

oints. This makes forty-two regiments. Nelson's command, elsewhere mentioned as containing five regiments, of which three contained 2,650 men, is probably intentionally excluded from this table. But the list contains no mention of a number of Kentucky regiments then actually or nearly completed, some of which were then doing service, such as those commanded by Garrard, Pope, Ward, Hobson, Grider, McHenry, Jackson, Burbridge, Bruce, and others. By reference to Van Horne's work, it will be 00 to 30,000 men-double their real numbers. Appendix B (2). General Johnston estimated the Federal force in his front at 15,000 to 20,000; in the Lower Green River country at 3,000; near Camp Dick Robinson, at 10,000; and elsewhere in Northern Kentucky, at 10,000. These figures were substantially correct. Sherman's command, from his own account, may be tabulated thus: Fourteen regiments at Nolin (his figures)13,000 Twenty-eight regiments mentioned (estimated)26,000 Nelson's comman

Appendix B (2). General Johnston estimated the Federal force in his front at 15,000 to 20,000; in the Lower Green River country at 3,000; near Camp Dick Robinson, at 10,000; and elsewhere in Northern Kentucky, at 10,000. These figures were substantially correct. Sherman's command, from his own account, may be tabulated thus: Fourteen regiments at Nolin (his figures)13,000 Twenty-eight regiments mentioned (estimated)26,000 Nelson's command4,000 Ten regiments not mentioned,000 Total48,000 This does not include Home Guards.

to Halleck. His memoirs evince that he left Kentucky in disappointment and bitterness of spirit, apassed when successful revolt was possible in Kentucky. The time had come when the Federal Governmea noble and stirring address to the people of Kentucky. It recites the causes that drove so many loumerous, wealthy, and powerful connection, in Kentucky and the South. George W. Johnson was of a ve 28th, appropriating a million dollars to aid Kentucky in repelling invasion. It was five or six moy an act of Congress, approved December 10th, Kentucky was admitted a member of the Confederate Statlready been mentioned that seven regiments of Kentucky infantry were recruited at Bowling Green durithe Secretary of War explain the situation in Kentucky in December. It will be remembered that it wderal Government is augmenting their force in Kentucky in this direction to the extent of their abilgth for a movement upon Tennessee through Central Kentucky, and that not less than 75,000 men are as[7 more...]

g Creek. Situation in January. Western Kentucky. Eastern Kentucky. Humphrey Marshall. re turned against General Johnston's lines in Kentucky. Halleck, with armies at Cairo and Paducah, on the other. At the northeastern corner of Kentucky there was a Federal force, under Colonel Garfgrandson of one of the earliest Senators from Kentucky, a cousin of chief-justice Marshall. He was out the same time that Marshall advanced into Kentucky, Buell organized an expedition up the Big Sank Zollicoffer, who commanded the corps in Eastern Kentucky, was the popular idol of the hour in Tennrd both East Tennessee and Nashville from Central Kentucky; while, at the same time, he might, to sovoid this risk they had adopted as a password Kentucky. The morning was dark and misty, and nothingront, What troops are those? The answer was, Kentucky. He called again, Who are you? and the answer came as before, Kentucky. He then went back and got his colors, and, returning, once more asked [3 more...]

rnor Harris wished to locate the forts as near the Kentucky line as he could find suitable sites for them, andState. General Donelson wished to build a fort in Kentucky, on better ground; but, under the Governor's orderte at Fort Henry as the best in Tennessee near the Kentucky line, and because of the convenience for mutual suboth streams; but this position was on the soil of Kentucky, and Tennessee had neither the right to take nor tver. Within a mile of the angle of this offset of Kentucky, about sixty miles above Paducah, stood Fort Henry. The Tennessee River traverses Tennessee and Kentucky by a course almost due north. The Cumberland, flowing adjutant-general, pointing out the three lines in Kentucky on which the enemy seem to design to operate: firsWestern Department, to make a demonstration in Western Kentucky which should prevent reinforcements being sentions, that they will suspend them in Tennessee and Kentucky during the winter months, is a delusion. All the

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