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, Colonel B. H. Helm. Tennessee Regiment, Major Cox. Artillery. Lyon's and Porters batteries. Infantry. First Brigade.-Colonel Hanson, commanding. Hanson's, Thompson's, Trabue's, Hunt's, and Lewis's Kentucky Regiments. Second Brigade.-Colonel Baldwin, commanding. Fourteenth Mississippi Regiment, Colonel Baldwin. Twenty-sixth Tennessee Regiment, Colonel Lillard. Third Brigade.-Colonel J. C. Brown, commanding. Third Tennessee Regiment, Colonel Brown. Twenty-third Tennessee Regiment, Colonel Colonel Baldwin. Twenty-sixth Tennessee Regiment, Colonel Lillard. Third Brigade.-Colonel J. C. Brown, commanding. Third Tennessee Regiment, Colonel Brown. Twenty-third Tennessee Regiment, Colonel Martin. Eighteenth Tennessee Regiment, Colonel Palmer. reserve. Texas Regiment of Cavalry, Colonel B. F. Terry. Artillery-Harper's and Spencer's batteries. Infantry-Tennessee Regiment, Colonel Stanton. By command of General Johnston: W. W. Mackall, Assistant Adjutant-General. General Johnston assumed the chief command at Bowling Green, devolving the active duties of the field upon his two division-commanders. Buckner has already been spoken of. But, though Hardee has been mentioned
kner had with him Brown's brigade and part of Baldwin's, the rest of that brigade being detached tomen out, and afterward withdrew them. Colonel W. E. Baldwin, commanding the Second Brigade, says iwith the right brigades of his command, where Baldwin led the attack, the two small Virginia brigaded by General Pillow from its initial point. Baldwin's brigade began it. Moving out, in the order it could not return. McCausland,--supporting Baldwin, perceived the emergency, and led forward hisnhood for success. As has been seen, when Baldwin first struck the enemy, instead of encounteriition, which they had retained firmly against Baldwin's and McCausland's attacks. All to the rightederal line. Still, they fought so well that Baldwin and McCausland, who were attacking their fronel Davis; and the Fifty-seventh Illinois, Colonel Baldwin. Cruft reestablished his line on the riglease from captivity, Colonels Brown, Hanson, Baldwin, and Heiman, were promoted to be brigadier-ge[1 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Confederate forces: Lieut.-General John C. Pemberton. (search)
ley; 42d Ala., Col. John W. Portis, Lieut.-Col. Thomas C. Lanier; 1st Miss. Light Art'y (Batteries A, C, D, E, G, and I), Col. William T. Withers; 35th Miss., Col. William S. Barry, Lieut.-Col. C. R. Jordan; 40th Miss., Col. W. B. Colbert; 2d Tex., Col. Ashbel Smith; Ala. Battery, Capt. H. H. Sengstak; La. Battery (Pointe Coupee Art'y), Capt. William A. Davidson. Brigade loss: Vicksburg (siege), k, 121; w, 304 = 425. Smith's division, Maj.-Gen. Martin L. Smith. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. W. E. Baldwin: 17th La., Col. Robert Richardson; 31st La., Col. S. H. Griffin (k), Lieut.-Col. James W. Draughon; 4th Miss., Lieut.-Col. T. W. Adaire (w), Capt. Thomas P. Nelson; 46th Miss., Col. C. W. Sears; Tenn. Battery, Capt. Thomas F. Tobin. Brigade loss: Port Gibson, k, 12; w, 48; m, 27 = 87. Vaughn's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. J. C. Vaughn: 60th Tenn., Capt. J. W. Bachman; 61st Tenn., Lieut.-Col. James G. Rose; 62d Tenn., Col. John A. Rowan. Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Francis A. Shoup: 26th La.,
cted by General Lovell, on which to form, and found that he had pushed forward a portion of the First brigade, under General Baldwin, on the right of the main road to Water Valley, whilst the Ninth Arkansas, of General Rust's division, commanded by hundred, were placed at my disposal also. The proper disposition of the forces was soon made; orders were given to General Baldwin, on the right, and to Colonel A. P. Thompson, of the Second division, who had assumed the direction of the Ninth Arkand men emulated each other. All did their duty nobly. I take especial pleasure in mentioning the names of Brigadier-General W. E. Baldwin, of my own division, and Colonel A. P. Thompson (commanding brigade in General Rust's division). These officision, First Corps, Army West Tenn. Casualties in the Action. First brigade--First division--First corps. W. E. Baldwin, commanding.killed.wounded.missing.total. Twenty-sixth Mississippi, Major Parke commanding3317 Eighth Kentucky, Col
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
; Tennessee regiment, Maj. J. J. Cox. Artillery: Lyon's and Porter's batteries. First brigade, infantry, Col. Roger W. Hanson: Hanson's, Thompson's, Trabue's, Hunt's, Lewis' and Cofer's Kentucky regiments. Second brigade, infantry, Col. W. E. Baldwin: Fourteenth Mississippi regiment, Colonel Baldwin; Twenty-sixth Tennessee regiment, Colonel Lillard. Third brigade, infantry, Col. John C. Brown: Third Tennessee regiment, Colonel Brown; Twenty-third Tennessee regiment, Colonel Martin; EColonel Baldwin; Twenty-sixth Tennessee regiment, Colonel Lillard. Third brigade, infantry, Col. John C. Brown: Third Tennessee regiment, Colonel Brown; Twenty-third Tennessee regiment, Colonel Martin; Eighteenth Tennessee regiment, Colonel Palmer. Reserve Texas regiment cavalry, Col. B. F. Terry; Harper's and Spencer's batteries, artillery; Tennessee regiment, infantry, Colonel Stanton. The Kentucky brigade is given above as announced in General Johnston's order upon assuming command. At that time the regimental organizations had not been fully completed and numbered as they were later. For the better identification of these commands, of which in the course of this history freque
d's brigade; the Twenty-sixth, Colonel Reynolds, in Baldwin's brigade. Baldwin's own regiment, the Fourteenth,Baldwin's own regiment, the Fourteenth, fought under Maj. W. S. Doss in Buckner's command on the right. Colonel Baldwin's brigade was ready to marcColonel Baldwin's brigade was ready to march, loaded with knapsacks, blankets and three days rations, at four o'clock Saturday morning, the 15th, and at s right of the Twenty-sixth. The Twentieth, says Colonel Baldwin in his report, was sent into action by direct oly covered by an irregularity of the ground. Colonel Baldwin then threw one regiment against the right flanky artillery fire from the trenches, directed by Colonel Baldwin, he was able to again advance and occupy the cas. Here, after six hours, fighting in the woods, Baldwin paused to get his bearings, and at this time Gen. Bnty-sixth Tennessee. Finally, receiving no orders, Baldwin followed the example of other troops and returned tt, is well described in the latter's report. After Baldwin was in action his brigade advanced to the front, an
h 20,000 men. Bowen at Grand Gulf, with the brigades of Cockrell and M. E. Green, was being reinforced by Tracy's and Baldwin's brigades; but these commands were all small in numbers, and his aggregate of effective men was but a little over 5,000he Sixth Mississippi, by a gallant charge upon a Federal battery, succeeded in holding back the tide a little while, and Baldwin's brigade came up and formed a line in the rear, to which the Confederate advance was withdrawn. The Federal right appre bridges. In this battle of Port Gibson, the Mississippi troops engaged, aside from the Sixth regiment, were mainly in Baldwin's brigade, which reached the field exhausted by a long march, fought on the left, retired through Port Gibson at nine o'e time Grant sent Sherman's corps to Clinton, and Mc- Pherson's to Raymond. On the 11th, General Tilghman, stationed at Baldwin's ferry, reported that the enemy was pushing back his skirmishers; and Pemberton, in anticipation of a battle at Edwards
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
oning the names of Brig.-Gen. W. E. Baldwin, of my own division, and Col. A. P. Thompson, commanding a brigade in General Rust's division. These officers, in command on my right and left, displayed the greatest good judgment and gallantry. General Baldwin had received his brigadier-general's commission on the 9th of September, 1862. His command consisted of the Twentieth and Twenty-sixth Mississippi and the Twenty-sixth Tennessee regiments of infantry. He led this brigade at Port Gibson, Ba, W. E. Baldwin's, of M. L. Smith's division, was in reserve during the fighting at Baker's Creek, and during the siege of Vicksburg, which followed, performed its share of fighting on the lines. Colonel Sears, Forty-sixth Mississippi, said General Baldwin, merits favorable notice for his conduct during this trying time. After the surrender of Vicksburg he and his men were for several months on parole, but early in 1864 he was in command of his brigade, and on March 1st was promoted to briga
ailey, G. T., I., 295. Bailey, J., I., 74, 76, 77, 78; VI., 227, 230, 231, 234. Bailey, J. E., VIII., 289. Bailey, T., I., 227, 232; VI., 51, 120, 190, 198. Bainbridge,, U. S. S., VI., 320. Baird, A., II., 306; IX., 115. Baker, E. D., I., 354; VIII., 102. Baker, L. C., IV., 200, 202, 329; VIII., 200, 282. Baker, L. S., X., 281. Baker's Creek, Miss., I., 191. Balaklava, Crimea, Russia, II., 81. Baldwin, B. G., V., 170. Baldwin, W. E., X., 275. Baldy, horse of Gen'l Meade, IV., 295, 312. Ballantyne, W., VII., 17. Balloon Bryan, VIII., 371. Balloon constitution, Fair Oaks, Va. , VIII., 375; 380. Balloon Intrepid, Fair Oaks, Va. , VIII., 375, 378 seq., 379. Balloon Washington, Mechanicsville, Va. , VIII., 378. Balloon Camp, Gaines Hill, Va. , VIII., 373. Balloons, Army: VIII., 369, 371, 373, 375. 377, 381. Ball's Bluff, Va.: I., 352; V., 132; VII., 162, 163; VIII.,