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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 31: battle of Chickamauga. (search)
Tactical features the battle opened by direct attack on the Federals in the early morning of September 20 repeated and determined front assaults brigadiers Helm killed and Adams wounded the Union commands lay behind defences Hood's brigades surged through the forest against the covered infantry and artillery Hood woundek. Breckenridge's and Cleburne's divisions, Breckenridge on the right, overreached the enemy's left by two brigades, Stovall's and Adams's, but the other brigade, Helm's, was marched through the wood into front assault of the enemy behind his field-works. This brigade made desperate repeated and gallant battle until the commander, Benjamin H. Helm, one of the most promising brigadiers, was killed, when its aggressive work was suspended. The other brigades crossed the Chattanooga road, changed front, and bore down against the enemy's left. This gave them favorable ground and position. They made resolute attack against Baird's left, threatening his
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 6.79 (search)
nd, and promptly attack Baton Rouge, in cooperation with the Arkansas. The plan was admirably conceived and put in motion with great promptness. As Van Dorn estimated Williams's force at 3500 (it was in fact less), with four or five of the same gun-boats that the Arkansas had already treated so cavalierly, he had a right to look for success. Breckinridge organized his force in two divisions, the first commanded by Brigadier-General Charles Clark, consisting of the brigades of Brigadier-General B. H. Helm and Colonel T. B. Smith, 20th Tennessee; the second division under Brigadier-General Daniel Ruggles, comprising the brigades of Colonel A. P. Thompson, 3d Kentucky, and Colonel H. W. Allen, 4th Louisiana. To these forces were attached three batteries of artillery, two mounted companies and 250 Partisan Rangers. Shortly after daylight on the 5th of August. a dense fog prevailing, Breckinridge moved to the attack, Ruggles deployed on the left of the road from Greenwell Springs
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces at Baton Rouge, La. August 5th, 1862. (search)
rown; 2d Mass. Battery, Lieut. George G. Trull; 4th Mass. Battery, Capt. Charles I. Manning; 6th Mass. Battery, Lieut. William W. Carruth. The total Union loss was 84 killed, 266 wounded, 33 captured or missing =383. The force engaged numbered less than 2500. (See Official Records, Vol. XV., p. 54.) The Confederate forces: Major-Gen. John C. Breckinridge. First division, Brig.-Gen. Charles Clark (w and c), Col. T. B. Smith. Staff loss: w, 2; m, 1=3. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Benjamin H. Helm (w), Col. Thomas H. Hunt (w), Capt. John A. Buckner: 4th Ky., Capt. John H. Millett; 5th Ky., Col. Thomas H. Hunt, Lieut.-Col. John W. Caldwell, Maj. J. C. Wickliffe; 31st Miss., Maj. H. E. Topp; 31st Ala., Col. Jeptha Edwards; 4th Ala. Battalion, Lieut.-Col. John Snodgrass; Miss. Battery (Pettus's Flying Art'y), Lieut. J. R. Sweaney. Brigade loss: k, 29; w, 111; m, 3 = 143. Fourth Brigade, Col. T. B. Smith: 19th, 20th, 28th, and 45th Tenn. (Battalion), Lieut.-Col. B. F. Moore; 1
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 8.89 (search)
duel with one on the west of the river, and, under cover of the artillery fire, Helm's brigade of Breckinridge's division was crossed over, and attacked Negley's infht brigades, under Adams and Stovall, met but little opposition, but the left of Helm's brigade encountered the left of the breastworks, and was badly cut up. The herrawn. The simultaneous advance of Cleburne's troops would have greatly relieved Helm, as he was exposed to a flank as well as a direct fire. General Breckinridge surward, requesting that the gap in Breckinridge's left, made by the withdrawal of Helm, should be filled by another brigade. General J. K. Jackson's was sent for that me. Gist immediately attacked with great vigor the log-works which had repulsed Helm so disastrously, and he in turn was driven back. Liddell might have made as grehe strife I went with a staff-officer to examine the ground on our left. One of Helm's wounded men had been overlooked, and was lying alone in the woods, his head pa
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Confederate army. (search)
R. Hotchkiss (w), Capt. Henry C. Semple: Ark. Battery (Calvert's), Lieut. Thomas J. Key; Tex. Battery, Capt. J. P. Douglas; Ala. Battery, Capt. Henry C. Semple, Lieut. R. W. Goldthwaite. Breckinridge's division, Maj.-Gen. J. C. Breckinridge. Helm's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Benjamin H. Helm (k), Col. J. H. Lewis: 41st Ala., Col. M. L. Stansel; 2d Ky., Col. J. W. Hewitt (k), Lieut.-Col. J. W. Moss; 4th Ky., Col. Joseph P. Nuckols, Jr. (w), Maj. T. W. Thompson; 6th Ky., Col. J. H. Lewis, Lieut.-CoBrig.-Gen. Benjamin H. Helm (k), Col. J. H. Lewis: 41st Ala., Col. M. L. Stansel; 2d Ky., Col. J. W. Hewitt (k), Lieut.-Col. J. W. Moss; 4th Ky., Col. Joseph P. Nuckols, Jr. (w), Maj. T. W. Thompson; 6th Ky., Col. J. H. Lewis, Lieut.-Col. M. H. Cofer; 9th Ky., Col. J. W. Caldwell (w), Lieut.-Col. J. C. Wickliffe. Brigade loss: k, 63; w, 408 == 471. Adams's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Daniel W. Adams (w and c), Col. R. L. Gibson: 32d Ala., Maj. J. C. Kimbell; 13th and 20th La., Col. R. L. Gibson, Col. Leon von Zinken, Capt. E. M. Dubroca; 16th and 25th La., Col. D. Gober; 19th La., Lieut.-Col. R. W. Turner (w), Maj. L. Butler (k), Capt. H. A. Kennedy; 14th La. Battalion, Maj. J. E. Austin. Brigade loss: k, w and m == 429. Stovall's
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 15: Confederate losses — strength of the Confederate Armies--casualties in Confederate regiments — list of Confederate Generals killed — losses in the Confederate Navy. (search)
1st Arkansas Polk's Cleburne's 13 180 1 194 37th Georgia Bate's Stewart's 19 168 7 194 33d Alabama Wood's Cleburne's 19 166 -- 185 6th Florida Trigg's Preston's 35 130 -- 165 2d Tennessee Polk's Cleburne's 13 145 1 159 41st Alabama Helm's Breckenridge's 27 120 11 158 19th Louisiana Adams's Breckenridge's 28 114 11 153 18th Tennessee Brown's Stewart's 20 114 1 135 24th Mississippi Walthall's Liddell's 10 103 19 132 Bristoe Station, Va.             Oct. 14, 1863.    tysburg. Brigadier-General Paul J. Semmes Mortally wounded. Killed at Gettysburg. Brigadier-General J. J. Pettigrew Mortally wounded. Killed at Falling Waters. Brigadier-General Preston Smith Killed at Chickamauga. Brigadier-General Benjamin H. Helm Mortally wounded. Killed at Chickamauga. Brigadier-General James Deshler Killed at Chickamauga. Brigadier-General Carnot Posey Mortally wounded. Killed at Bristoe Station. Brigadier-General Alfred Mouton Killed at Sa
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 5: losses in the battles of the Civil War, and what they mean (search)
MassachusettsAntietam491651022433467.0 1st Maine H. A.Petersburg1154892863295066.5 9th Louisiana ColoredMilliken's Bend62130—19230064.0 5th New HampshireFredericksburg201541919330363.6 Confederate generals killed in battle: group no. 6 Richard B. Garnett Gettysburg July 3, 1863. W. R. Scurry, Jenkins Ferry April 30, 1864. Paul J. Semmes, Gettysburg July 10, 1863. Carnot Posey, Bristoe Station November 13, 1863. James Deshler, Chickamauga September 20, 1863. Benjamin H. helm, Chickamauga September 20, 1863. John M. Jones, Wilderness May 2, 1864. L. A. Stafford, Wilderness May 11, 1864. J. J. Pettigrew, Falling Waters July 17, 1863. Thomas green, Pleasant Hill April 12, 1864. Alfred Mouton, Sabine Cross Roads April 8, 1864. Preston Smith, Chickamauga September 20, 1863. Casualties of fifty Union regiments during entire term of service Killed and died of wounds—maximum percentages of enrollment compiled from fox's Regimental losses in the
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), General officers of the Confederate Army: a full roster compiled from the official records (search)
. 15, 1861. Green, Martin E., July 21, 1862. Green, Thomas, May 20, 1863. Greer, Elkanah, Oct. 8, 1862. Gregg, John, Aug. 29, 1862 Gregg, Maxcy, Dec. 14, 1861. Griffith, Rich., Nov. 2, 1861. Hagood, Johnson, July 21, 1862. Hanson, Roger W., Dec. 13, 1862. Hardeman, W. P., Mar. 17, 1865. Harris, Nat. H., Jan. 20, 1864. Harrison, J. E., Dec. 22, 1864. Hays, Harry T., July 25, 1862. Hatton, Robert, May 23, 1862. Hawes, James M., Mar. 5, 1862. Hawthorne, A. T., Feb. 18, 1864. Helm, Ben. H., Mar. 14, 1862. Hebert, Louis, May 26, 1862. Hebert, Paul O., Aug. 17, 1861. Higgins, Edward, Oct. 29, 1863. Hodge, Geo. B., Nov. 20, 1863. Hogg, Joseph L., Feb. 14, 1862. Hoke, Robert F., Jan. 17, 1863. Hood, John B., Mar. 3, 1862. Huger, Benjamin, June 17, 1861. Humes, W. Y. C., Nov. 16, 1863. Humphreys, B. G., Aug. 12, 1863. Hunton, Eppa, Aug. 9, 1863. Iverson, Alfred, Nov. 1, 1862. Jackson, Alfred E., Feb. 9, 1863. Jackson, H. R., June 4, 1861. Jackson, John K., Feb. 1
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.), Brigadier-Generals of the Confederate States Army, alphabetically arranged. (search)
ries at Vicksburg. 260Lee, Wm. H. F.VirginiaGen. J. E. B. StuartOct. 3, 1862.Sept. 15, 1862.Oct. 3, 1862. Promoted Major-General April 23, 1864; brigade composed of the 13th and 19th regiments Virginia cavalry, the 2d regiment North Carolina cavalry and McGreggor's Battery of Horse Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. 261Leventhorpe, C.N. Carolina 1865.1865.Jan. 25, 1864. Brigade composed of the 2d, 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th Kentucky and 41st Alabama regiments, Army of Tennessee; succeeded General Helm in the command of this brigade. 262Lewis, Joseph H.KentuckyGen. B. BraggOct. 1, 1863.Sept. 30, 1863.June 2, 1864. Commanding brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, composed of the 6th, 21st, 54th and 57th North Carolina regiments. 263Lewis, W. G.N. CarolinaGen. R. E. LeeJune 2, 1864.May 31, 1864.Sept. 30, 1862. Brigade composed of the 2d and 15th, 5th and 13th, 6th, 7th and 8th Arkansas regiments, a Pioneer company and Roberts' Light Battery, constituting 1st brigade, 3d corps, Army of the
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—eastern Tennessee. (search)
heavy demonstrations above Gordon's Mills. But Helm's brigade of Breckinridge's division alone has s of Breckinridge's division are deployed, with Helm by the side of Cleburne, Stovall in the centre, the right of Cleburne his three brigades, with Helm on the left, Stovall in the centre, and Adams birmish-line before him through the woods. Then Helm's left comes into collision with the broken linehind strong protections, have suddenly checked Helm's march. Vainly does he endeavor to surround tigade. The left of the latter and the right of Helm's brigade unite against the regulars, who, beins, and leads them on to the open breach between Helm and Stovall. The two brigades are relieved by s arrived first upon the enemy. Believing that Helm is before him, he advances without deploying sken behind the ranks, also very much reduced, of Helm's brigade. Govan, on the right, is more forts of artillery. Generals Smith, Deshler, and Helm were killed, the latter the brother-in-law of P[2 more...]
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