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Wade Hampton (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
attack, and his unjustifiable readiness to abandon the whole enterprise, evinced incapacity for command. His attempt to evade admitting that the battlefield was Lee's in not applying at once for a truce to bury his dead, and his petty assumption of dignity in causing a subordinate officer to sign the letter which he finally sent requesting a truce, and the gross neglect of his gallant dead consequent upon this unsoldier-like course, were characteristic of the man who has proclaimed that Wade Hampton's troops burned Columbia, and that his did not, and who announces that the honor of military men is very different from the honor of politicians. In pleasing contrast with Sherman's conduct of this battle was that of his antagonist, Brigadier General Stephen D. Lee. Twenty years younger than Sherman, he was yet a soldier of tried experience, and was fresh from the Army of Northern Virginia, that school of war commanded by the great master of the art, and had borne a conspicuous part in
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
sippi; or, in case Grant should move up into Tennessee to join Buell, then Price was to hinder him that movement, and was also to move up into Tennessee and unite his forces with the army of Bragg.ying Corinth, Bolivar, and other points in West Tennessee, North Mississippi, and Alabama. Van Dorn drive the Federals out of Mississippi and West Tennessee. At the time he made the proposition thei Mississippi from a junction with Buell's in Tennessee; how at Iuka we had been attacked by Rosecran's aggressive temper. The enemy occupied West Tennessee and the Memphis and Charleston railroad at felt that he could force the enemy out of West Tennessee and contribute to its success. Corinth waint. Its capture would decide the fate of West Tennessee; and the combined forces of Price and Van ld have captured Corinth, and have cleared West Tennessee of all hostile forces. When Van Dorn fing Second division; General John C. Moore of Tennessee, commanding First brigade of Maury's divisio[2 more...]
Rienzi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
characteristic of Van Dorn's aggressive temper. The enemy occupied West Tennessee and the Memphis and Charleston railroad at Memphis, Bolivar, Jackson, Corinth, Rienzi, Jacinto, Iuka and Bethel with garrisons aggregating 42,000 men, and was preparing with extraordinary energy to reduce Vicksburg by a combined attack of land and prevailed throughout the army, and it was with no elation we heard our dauntless leader, Van Dorn, had determined to make another attack that day on the enemy at Rienzi. The pioneers, preceded by an advance-guard of cavalry, had already, before daylight of the 5th, been sent forward on the road to Rienzi, when Van Dorn was inducRienzi, when Van Dorn was induced by the representations of some of his principal generals as to the condition of their troops to countermand the orders for the Rienzi movement, and to take the route for Ripley via the Tuscumbia and Davis's bridge over the Hatchie. Our wagon train was parked at the Tuscumbia bridge. Wirt Adams's cavalry brigade, with Whitfiel
Iuka (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
cavalry. On the 19th of September we entered Iuka. Armstrong's cavalry advanced, found the placesions a line of battle about two miles west of Iuka. We faced Burnsville, our left resting on the check. He had advanced almost within sight of Iuka when Little met him with his glorious Missouri ord. He was buried that night by torchlight in Iuka. No more efficient soldier than Henry Little entz advanced by this Jacinto road, which enters Iuka from the south, Grant was to attack by the Burn was about 2 P. M., at a point eight miles from Iuka, that the last collision occurred between us angg and from our own scouts, had moved as far as Iuka on his way to prevent Grant's forces in Missisom a junction with Buell's in Tennessee; how at Iuka we had been attacked by Rosecrantz; how we had Several weeks before General Price moved upon Iuka, General Van Dorn had sent a staff-officer, Colis, Bolivar, Jackson, Corinth, Rienzi, Jacinto, Iuka and Bethel with garrisons aggregating 42,000 me[2 more...]
Springdale (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
which crosses the Tallehatchie by a bridge half a mile below the railroad bridge. Maury's division held these crossings from November 29th to December 2d, and checked the advance of Grant's army until all our trains and troops were well on the march for Grenada, where we would make our next stand. December 2d we fell back to Oxford, where we halted for the night. Next day we marched eight miles beyond Oxford and bivouacked. Next day we crossed the Youghoney, or Yocone, bivouacking near Springdale. On the 4th and 5th December we halted near Coffeeville, where we rested one day. The enemy's cavalry pressed upon us here until it was handsomely repulsed by Tilghman's brigade, after which we marched unmolested to Grenada, and took position behind the Yallobusha to receive battle on December 6th. But again Grant remained inactive in our front. Pemberton had now taken command of our department, and Van Dorn was in immediate command of our army. Chafing under this deposition from the
Oxford (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
not aware of it. It is well to append here the following report of General W. T. Sherman on his operations during the campaign of 1862-63: On September 24th, 1862, by Major-General Grant's order, took command of the first district of West Tennessee. November 25th, pursuant to orders of General Grant, moved out of Memphis for Tchulahoma (?) to report to him at Holly Springs, to attack and drive the enemy, then in force along the line of the Tallehatchie river. December 3d crossed the Tallehatchie at Wyatt's, and December 5th met General Grant at Oxford, Mississippi. By his order returned to Memphis December 12th, leaving all my command but one division. Organized out of the new troops there and at Helena, Arkansas, a special command to move by water, and by a sudden coup-de-main, carry Vicksburg. Embarked December 20th, and from December 25th to January 1st, 1863, made repeated attacks on the bluffs between Vicksburg and Haines's Bluff, but failed. Dabney H. Maury.
Ripley (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
gent request from Van Dorn to come with all his forces, meet him at Ripley, and move their combined forces against Grant in Corinth. On thior the field; so that when on the 30th of September we marched from Ripley against Corinth, our combined forces were but little over half of wbring to bear upon him. We marched from Baldwin to join Van Dorn at Ripley on the morning of the 27th, and our whole effective force was made Armstrong's cavalry2,000 men. Light artillery42 guns. We reached Ripley on the evening of the 29th. General Van Dorn with his staff was alrrtillery, under General Lovell, were close at hand and marched into Ripley in fine order the day after our arrival. On the morning of October 1st our combined forces moved from Ripley to attack the enemy in Corinth. We marched with a total force of nearly 19,000 effectives, viz.— rmand the orders for the Rienzi movement, and to take the route for Ripley via the Tuscumbia and Davis's bridge over the Hatchie. Our wagon t
Burnsville (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
ed the First division on the march, intending to move close up to Burnsville, the station on the Memphis and Charleston railroad between Iuka n strong force. At about 3 P. M. the enemy advanced upon me from Burnsville with so much boldness that I believed it to be an attack in forcevisions a line of battle about two miles west of Iuka. We faced Burnsville, our left resting on the Memphis and Charleston road. About 10 Aroad. Little moved soon after midday away from the line facing Burnsville, and took position to command the approach by the Jacinto road. oad, which enters Iuka from the south, Grant was to attack by the Burnsville road from the west. As generally happens in combined movements, stimated at 10,000 men, in front of my skirmish line, across the Burnsville road. I had, at dark, withdrawn my division, except the cavalry lank and attacked before 4 P. M. Grant on the same day moved from Burnsville, eight miles distant, to attack us in front, but so tardy were hi
Helena, Ark. (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
e not aware of it. It is well to append here the following report of General W. T. Sherman on his operations during the campaign of 1862-63: On September 24th, 1862, by Major-General Grant's order, took command of the first district of West Tennessee. November 25th, pursuant to orders of General Grant, moved out of Memphis for Tchulahoma (?) to report to him at Holly Springs, to attack and drive the enemy, then in force along the line of the Tallehatchie river. December 3d crossed the Tallehatchie at Wyatt's, and December 5th met General Grant at Oxford, Mississippi. By his order returned to Memphis December 12th, leaving all my command but one division. Organized out of the new troops there and at Helena, Arkansas, a special command to move by water, and by a sudden coup-de-main, carry Vicksburg. Embarked December 20th, and from December 25th to January 1st, 1863, made repeated attacks on the bluffs between Vicksburg and Haines's Bluff, but failed. Dabney H. Maury.
Baldwin, Fla. (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
ate left, and in position to cut us off entirely from our line and base of supplies on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. He decided to march back next morning toward Baldwin, and thence to unite with Van Dorn in a combined attack on Corinth. Orders were at once issued for the trains to be packed and the whole army to move at dawn in n the Second Texas Rifles and Bledsoe's canister and old McCulloch's cavalry all broke upon them at once. We laid many of them low, and then pursued our march to Baldwin without a shot. In my narrative of the battle of Iuka I have related how General Price, acting on information received from General Bragg and from our own scou bold and manly blow for his native State, and did not hesitate to attack the enemy with all the energy and force he could bring to bear upon him. We marched from Baldwin to join Van Dorn at Ripley on the morning of the 27th, and our whole effective force was made up of— Maury's division4,800 muskets. Hebert's division5,000 mus
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