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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—eastern Tennessee. (search)
oad which leads to that village and procure for its service a special locomotive. It came on the 12th. It was only on the 16th that Rosecrans left Winchester and at last set his army in motion. B which leads from La Fayette to Rossville. Buckner and Cleburne were to come after them. On the 12th, while the Confederates were executing this movement, Crittenden was busy bringing over in great hickamauga, was advancing toward him at once from Ringgold and Gordon's Mills. He decided on the 12th, in the evening, to go and meet him, and enjoined Polk to take the direction of Pea-Vine Church tree divisions were ranged on the left bank of that stream above and below Gordon's Mills. On the 12th, in the evening, McCook had received Rosecrans' order which recalled him north. Placing a brigad Chickamauga at the point designated as Alexander's Bridge. The two other roads, followed on the 12th, in a contrary direction, by Van Cleve and by Palmer, cross Reed's Bridge near Jay's sawmill, and
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the Third winter. (search)
re to risk them further in the presence of so redoubtable an enemy as Longstreet. He was right to be prudent, for Longstreet, as soon as he was authorized to keep Martin's cavalry, sought the opportunity to turn against his adversaries. On the 12th he learns that Sherman has left, that Burnside has sent insufficient forces after him, and that the Federal cavalry is isolated nearly twenty-five miles ahead of the infantry. He immediately decides to fall on Shackelford, who, with his four thouand Law, whose energy is well known, remonstrate against the protraction of a campaign so hard on their men. It would be useless, besides. In fact, on receiving intelligence of the action at Bean's Station, Foster, who replaced Burnside on the 12th, directed on Blain's Cross-roads all the forces he could withdraw from Knoxville. In a few days Parke thus finds himself at the head of twenty-six thousand men and in a condition to withstand all attacks. But the cold, that has already paralyzed
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the war in the South-West. (search)
h was supported by a regiment detached from Grierson's division. The Southern horsemen, being vigorously attacked on the 12th, thought that McMillen wished to force the passage of the river. They remained to defeat it, and did not arrive at Oxfordve all vexed at having been baffled, Buford resolved to have his revenge, and on the 8th of April moved northward. On the 12th he passed near Columbus, and, to draw in this direction the enemy's forces, he sends his escort to convey to Colonel Lawrellisions, and at another the heaviest gunboats had to be towed by the most powerful transports. When Green arrived on the 12th, about four, at Blair's Landing, the greater part of the ships of war had already passed this point, likewise all the trantter knew beyond a doubt, and, besides, he feared above all to be cut off from Washington, for when, on the morning of the 12th, after a day of preparation, he saw the indications of Steele's intended movement, he promptly fell back on that town, wit