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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The opposing forces at Fort Donelson, Tenn. (search)
idson's Brigade, Col. T. J. Davidson, Col. J. M. Simonton: 8th Ky., Lieut-Col. H. B. Lyon; 1st Miss., Col. J. M. Simonton, Lieut-Col. A. S. Hamilton; 3d Miss., Lieut.-Col. J. M. Wells; 7th Texas, Col. John Gregg. Brigade loss: k, 68; w, 218=286. Drake's Brigade, Col. Joseph Drake: Ala. Battalion, Maj. John S. Garvin; 15th Ark., Col. J. J..Gee; 4th Miss., Maj. T. N. Adair; Tenn. Battalion, Col. B. M. Browder. Floyd's division. First Brigade, Col. G. C. Wharton: 51st Va., Lieut-Col. J. M. MCol. Joseph Drake: Ala. Battalion, Maj. John S. Garvin; 15th Ark., Col. J. J..Gee; 4th Miss., Maj. T. N. Adair; Tenn. Battalion, Col. B. M. Browder. Floyd's division. First Brigade, Col. G. C. Wharton: 51st Va., Lieut-Col. J. M. Massie; 56th Va., Capt. G. W. Davis. Brigade loss: k, 17; w, 80; m, 120-217. Second Brigade, Col. John McCausland: 16th Va., Lieut.-Col. L. W. Reid; 50th Va., Maj. Thomas Smith. Brigade-loss: k, 24; w, 91 115. Artillery: Va. Batteries, Captains D. A. French and J. H. Guy; Green's Ken. Battery. garrison forces, Col. J. W. Head, Col. J. E. Bailey: 30th Tenn., Maj. J. J. Turner; 49th Tenn., Col. J. E. Bailey; 50th Tenn., Col. C. A. Sugg. Fort Batteries, Capt. Joseph Dixon (k), Capt. Jacob Culb
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 7: military operations in Missouri, New Mexico, and Eastern Kentucky--capture of Fort Henry. (search)
works, consisting of less than three thousand men, These were divided into two brigades — the first, under Colonel A. Hieman, was composed of the Tenth Tennessee (his own), consisting of about 800 Irish volunteers, under Lieutenant-Colonel McGavock; Twenty-seventh Alabama, Colonel Hughes; Forty-eighth Tennessee, Colonel Voorhies; Tennessee battalion of cavalry, Lieutenant-Colonel Gantt; and a light battery of four pieces, commanded by Captain Culbertson. The Second Brigade, under Colonel Joseph Drake, of the Fourth Mississippi Regiment, was composed of his own troops under Major Adair; Fifteenth Arkansas, Colonel Gee; Fifty-first Tennessee, Colonel Browder; Alabama battalion, Major Garvin; light battery of three pieces, Captain Clare; Alabama battalion of cavalry; an independent company of horse, under Captain Milner; Captain Padgett's Spy Company, and a detachment of Rangers, commanded by Captain Melton. The heavy artillery manned the guns of the fort, and were in charge of Capt
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 8: the siege and capture of Fort Donelson. (search)
eparations were made accordingly. The troops designated for the grand sortie, about ten thousand in number, were under the command of Generals Pillow and Bushrod R. Johnston, the former being chief. They were put in motion from Dover at five o'clock on Saturday morning ; Feb. 15. Colonel Baldwin's brigade of three regiments of Mississippi and Tennessee troops in advance, followed by four Virginia regiments, under Colonels Wharton and McCausland, and several more under Colonels Davidson, Drake, and others. These were accompanied by Forest's cavalry and thirty heavy guns, with a full complement of artillerists. This main body were directed to attack McClernand's troops, who Bushrod R. Johnston. occupied the heights that reached to the river, just above Dover. Buckner was directed to strike Wallace's division, which lay across the Wynne's Ferry road, at about the same time, so that it should not be in a condition to aid McClernand. Pillow expected, he said, to roll the enemy
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 12: operations on the coasts of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. (search)
n and the Confederate left. Reno, with the second brigade, followed nearer the line of the railway, to fall upon their right; and Parke, with the third brigade, kept such position that he might attack their front or assist the other two brigades. Foster began battle at eight o'clock. His troops consisted of the Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, and Twenty-seventh Massachusetts, commanded respectively by Colonels Kurtz, Stevenson, Upton, and Lee; and the Tenth Connecticut, Colonel Drake. At the same time Reno pushed on toward the Confederate right flank, while Parke took position on their front. Foster was supported on his left by the boat-howitzers, manned by Lieutenants McCook, Hammond, Daniels, and Tillotson, with marines and a detachment of the Union Coast Guard. Before the Confederate center was placed a 12-pounder steel cannon, under Captain Bennett, of the Cossack, who was assisted in its management by twenty of that ship's crew; and on the left of the insurgen
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.), Regiments, &c., in Confederate service. (search)
sissippiRegimentPartisan RangersCol. W. C. FaulknerAug. 1, 1862.  2dMississippiRegimentPartisan RangersCol. J. G. Ballentine   1stMississippiRegimentArtilleryCol. W. T. WithersMay 14, 1862.  1stMississippiRegimentInfantryCol. J. M. SimontonSept. 10, 1861.  2dMississippiRegimentInfantryCol. J. M. StoneApril 22, 1862.  Col. W. C. Faulkner   3dMississippiRegimentInfantryCol. T. A. MellonMay 6, 1862.  Col. J. B. Deason   4thMississippiRegimentInfantryCol. T. W. AdairJuly 16, 1863.  Col. Jos. Drake   5thMississippiRegimentInfantryCol. John Weer   Col. A. E. Fant   6thMississippiRegimentInfantryCol. Robert LowryMay 23, 1862.Promoted Brigadier-General. Col. J. C. Thornton   7thMississippiRegimentInfantryCol. W. H. Bishop   Col. E. J. Goode   8thMississippiRegimentInfantryCol. J. C. WilkinsonMay 7, 1862.  9thMississippiRegimentInfantryCol. F. E. WhitfieldFeb. 13, 1862.Promoted Brigadier-General. Col. J. R. Chahners Promoted Brigadier-General. 10thMississi
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., List of Massachusetts officers and soldiers killed in action. (search)
urg, Pa.,July 3, 1863. Downey, William,2d Mass. Cav.,Dranesville, Va.,Feb. 22, 1864. Doyle, John,3d Mass. Cav.,Yellow Bayou, La.,May 18, 1864. Doyle, John,34th Mass. Inf.,Strasburg, Va.,Oct. 13, 1864. Doyle, Joseph,27th Mass. Inf.,Drewry's Bluff, Va.,May 16, 1864. Doyle, Thomas,19th Mass. Inf.,Gettysburg, Pa.,July 3, 1863. Drake, Albert G., Corp.,35th Mass. Inf.,Before Petersburg, Va.,Aug. 19, 1864. Drake, James M., 1st Sergt.,33d Mass. Inf.,Lookout Mountain, Tenn.,Oct. 29, 1863. Drake, Joseph,27th Mass. Inf.,New Berne, N. C.,March 14, 1862 Drake, Otis P.,58th Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor, Va.,June 3, 1864. Dresser, Edson T., Capt.,57th Mass. Inf.,Crater, Petersburg, Va.,July 30, 1864. Dresser, Ernest,6th Batt. Mass. L. A.,Baton Rouge, La.,Aug. 5, 1862. Drew, George, 3d,58th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va.,May 12, 1864. Drew, Herbert M.,35th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Drew, Horace,12th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va.,May 12, 1864. Driscoll, Jeremiah,56th Mass. Inf.,Pe
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Donnelly, Michael J. (search)
urg, Pa.,July 3, 1863. Downey, William,2d Mass. Cav.,Dranesville, Va.,Feb. 22, 1864. Doyle, John,3d Mass. Cav.,Yellow Bayou, La.,May 18, 1864. Doyle, John,34th Mass. Inf.,Strasburg, Va.,Oct. 13, 1864. Doyle, Joseph,27th Mass. Inf.,Drewry's Bluff, Va.,May 16, 1864. Doyle, Thomas,19th Mass. Inf.,Gettysburg, Pa.,July 3, 1863. Drake, Albert G., Corp.,35th Mass. Inf.,Before Petersburg, Va.,Aug. 19, 1864. Drake, James M., 1st Sergt.,33d Mass. Inf.,Lookout Mountain, Tenn.,Oct. 29, 1863. Drake, Joseph,27th Mass. Inf.,New Berne, N. C.,March 14, 1862 Drake, Otis P.,58th Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor, Va.,June 3, 1864. Dresser, Edson T., Capt.,57th Mass. Inf.,Crater, Petersburg, Va.,July 30, 1864. Dresser, Ernest,6th Batt. Mass. L. A.,Baton Rouge, La.,Aug. 5, 1862. Drew, George, 3d,58th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va.,May 12, 1864. Drew, Herbert M.,35th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Drew, Horace,12th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va.,May 12, 1864. Driscoll, Jeremiah,56th Mass. Inf.,Pe
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Index of names of persons. (search)
owney, William, 355 Downing, George, 512 Downs, P. T., 65 Downs, Timothy, 512 Doyle, Daniel, 512 Doyle, John, 3d Mass. Cav., 355 Doyle, John, 34th Mass. Inf., 355 Doyle, Joseph, 355 Doyle, M. O., 436 Doyle, Michael, 3d Mass. Cav., 453 Doyle, Michael, 28th Mass. Inf., 453 Doyle, Thomas, 4th Mass. Cav., 453 Doyle, Thomas, 19th Mass. Inf., 355 Drach, Emil, 436 Drainsfield, John, 512 Drake, A. G., 355 Drake, B. W., 512 Drake, E. C., 512 Drake, F. E., 512 Drake, J. M., 355 Drake, Joseph, 355 Drake, O. P., 355 Drake, Thomas, 512 Draper, G. A., 453 Draper, W. D., 453 Draper, W. F., 107, 264 Drawn, G. C., 512 Dreher, Ferdinand, 78, 135 Dresser, E. T., 65, 126, 355 Dresser, Ernest, 355 Dresser, G. S., 512 Drew, George, 3d, 355 Drew, H. M., 355 Drew, Horace, 355 Drew, L. A., 512 Drew, Stephen, 453 Dripps, Tom, 512 Driscoll, Dennis, 453 Driscoll, Jeremiah, 355 Drown, William, 512 Drury, James, 512 Drury, L. A., 512 Drury, W. H., 512 Du Bois, Caesar, 6
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
he two regiments at Fort Henry which were at all experienced in war, and the men conducted themselves as veterans. Col. Joseph Drake sent two companies of Mississippians to meet the first advance of the enemy on February 4th, who held the rifle-pits alone until reinforced. During the bombardment of the 6th, which resulted in the surrender of Fort Henry, Colonel Drake commanded a brigade at the rifle-pits, and he subsequently marched his men in good order to Donelson and commanded a brigade dnant-Colonel Hamilton, and Twenty-third, Lieutenant-Colonel Wells, in Davidson's brigade; the Fourth, Major Adair, in Colonel Drake's brigade; the Twentieth, Maj. W. N. Brown, in McCausland's brigade; the Twenty-sixth, Colonel Reynolds, in Baldwin'sthe First Mississippi seemed to have lost half of its numbers, while the Third (23d) escaped with less casualties. Colonel Drake's brigade fought on the right of Johnson's line and was accompanied by that general, who reported that, under its ver