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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Cavalry operations in the West under Rosecrans and Sherman. (search)
ot to be left wholly to one side. The cavalry under General Stanley was actively used in the advance upon Murfreesboro‘. Wupplies. Much damage might then have occurred had not General Stanley's cavalry met and repulsed the raiders. In the fightionel Minor Milliken, who was killed. After the battle General Stanley kept his command posted in the country between the opp, was made, by the coming of new regiments. And while General Stanley was on the alert for all the necessary purposes of thevalry at this period is further shown by the fact that General Stanley in the month of June led a strong force in rear of BraStation, whereupon Bragg fell back to Bridgeport. In July Stanley again made a movement upon Huntsville. Proceeding by sever coming on, active movements ceased. The cavalry under Stanley cooperated with Rosecrans's infantry in the advance to Chaization, see pp. 286 and 289.] In the new organization General Stanley was assigned to duty with the infantry in the Army of
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Repelling Hood's invasion of Tennessee. (search)
On the 23d the other two divisions, under General Stanley, were to follow with the wagon-trains. Iuld have been in the hands of the enemy. General Stanley, who had left Pulaski in the afternoon of if the report was true. He also ordered General Stanley to march with two divisions, Wagner's and. In this position Kimball remained all day. Stanley, with the other division, pushed on to Spring effectually bar the way in every direction. Stanley's arrival was not a moment too soon for the s Why Cleburne and Brown failed to drive away Stanley's one division before dark; why Bate failed tere assigned to positions by General Cox. General Stanley, in the performance of his duty, went witwo miles away, by the road, and had taken General Stanley with him. From the fort the whole field oent, encouraging and cheering on his men. General Stanley, who, from the fort where he had gone wito took place during this enforced delay. General Stanley, still suffering from his wound, went Nor[2 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Union cavalry in the Hood campaign. (search)
nemy and promptly and correctly reported every indication of his intentions to Stanley, Schofield, or Thomas, or to me. After becoming convinced that Hood would soon conferred on Thomas, a host in himself, aided by such able lieutenants as Generals Stanley, Schofield, Steedman, Cox, and Thomas J. Wood, and finally by A. J. Smith,re by noon. This dispatch was received at daylight on the 29th, and thereupon Stanley, with one division, was ordered to march at once to that place, while the remandicated in my dispatch, but fortunately he was met by the gallant and capable Stanley already in position covering Spring Hill and held at bay till Schofield, underof men and officers to Hood's gallant army. On the Union side the heroes were Stanley and Cox and Opdycke. Their prompt action neutralized the faults of others, anfor the withdrawal of the army to Nashville had been completed. Schofield and Stanley, the latter severely wounded, were together discussing the events of the day.
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 20: events West of the Mississippi and in Middle Tennessee. (search)
llsville until the railway was completed, toward the close of November. Nov. 26 1862 Meanwhile Stanley had arrived and assumed command of the cavalry, and he very soon drove those raiders from the rWheeler was repulsed, and Matthews took his train to camp unharmed. Three days after this, General Stanley allowed his men to try the efficacy of two thousand revolving rifles, which he had just rece event of Hardee's flight southward, was to move with the remainder of his force on his rear. Stanley was to cover these movements with his cavalry, which he disposed in good order. Colonel Minthio, moved along the Franklin road. The reserves, composed of nine regiments, and commanded by Stanley himself, preceded McCook's command on the Nolensville road. Colonel John Kennett commanded thee. And so it was. For a time it seemed as if mutual annihilation would be the result. Finally Stanley and Miller, with the Nineteehth Illinois, Eighteenth, Twenty-first, and Seventy-fourth Ohio, Se
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 4: campaign of the Army of the Cumberland from Murfreesboro'to Chattanooga. (search)
d. The cavalry corps was commanded by General D. S. Stanley. The First Division was led by Generas cavalry wac led by Generals G. C. Smith and Stanley. Every precaution was taken to be ready for thack in front, or to re-enforce either flank. Stanley's cavalry was pushed out four miles on the roon found himself in a perilous situation, for Stanley came up and struck him a heavy blow on the flank. Smith was ordered forward to support Stanley, and Baird's troops were thrown across the riverrs. Van Dorn then turned his whole force upon Stanley before Smith reached him, and with his overwh's brigade of cavalry, while the remainder of Stanley's horsemen were thrown out on the right. Genwithout much trouble. There he was joined by Stanley and his cavalry, and, pressing on to Guy's Gaion of the road, to hold it. At the same time Stanley swept down in a southwesterly direction, by w brigade of Brannan's division, and a part of Stanley's, of Wood's division, so strengthened the wa[4 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 8: Civil affairs in 1863.--military operations between the Mountains and the Mississippi River. (search)
Generals Stewart and Anderson, to assist the prelate. The watchful Grant, then in command at Chattanooga, quickly discovered the movement and perceived its aim, and at once put the Fourteenth Army Corps, under General Palmer, in motion Feb. 22, 1864. to counteract it. These troops moved directly upon Dalton. The divisions of Jefferson C. Davis, Johnson, and Baird marched along the direct road to that place, passing to the left of the Chickamauga battle-ground and over Taylor's Ridge; and Stanley's division, under General Crufts, which had been in camp at Cleveland, moved down from the latter place farther to the left, and joined the other three between Ringgold and Tunnel Hill. Then the whole column pressed forward, driving the Confederate cavalry, under Wheeler, before them, who made a stand at Tunnel Hill Ridge, a short distance from the village. There a line of log breastworks stretched along the crest of the ridge, and a battery of four pieces was planted in a commanding posi
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 14: Sherman's campaign in Georgia. (search)
orps since soon after the battle of Missionaries' Ridge, in which he was distinguished. General D. S. Stanley succeeded July 27. General Howard as commander of the Fourth Corps. H. W. Slooum. Slocum's) marched for their protection. In the grand movement that followed, the Fourth Corps (Stanley's) was on the extreme left, nearest the enemy. The Army of the Tennessee (Howard's) drew out aorth, and captured General Govan and a greater portion of his brigade, and a four-gun battery. Stanley and Schofield, who had been ordered forward, did not arrive until it was too late to make anothreek Gap, and skirmished with the Confederates there, for the purpose of holding them while General Stanley, with the Fourth and Fourteenth Corps, should move round to Hood's rear, from Tilton to thea full understanding with Generals Grant and Thomas, and the approval of the General-in-chief. Stanley was ordered to proceed to Chattanooga with the Fourth Corps, and report to General Thomas, and
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 15: Sherman's March to the sea.--Thomas's campaign in Middle Tennessee.--events in East Tennessee. (search)
closely followed by the other divisions, when Stanley, the commander of the corps, concentrated his These consisted of the Fourth Corps, under Stanley, 12,000, and the Twenty-third Corps, 10,000, he river six miles above Columbia, he ordered Stanley to follow his trains to Spring Hill. The comm Forrest's cavalry, hovering near, and which Stanley drove off just as they were about to pounce upon the wagons and their guard. Stanley was speedily attacked by a very strong force of horse and ed. When, late in the afternoon, he heard of Stanley's peril, he took Ruger's division, and hasten so the command in the battle devolved on General Stanley, and Schofield could only watch the struges over the Harpeth. At that critical moment Stanley rode forward to the head of Opdyke's brigade,their way around to the National right, where Stanley's first division (Kimball's) gallantly repulsd 1,104 missing, making a total of 2,326. General Stanley had a horse shot under him, and was sever
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
Seymour, Horatio, on the arrest of Vallandigham, 3.85; anti-war speech of, 3.87; action of during the New York draft riots, 3.89. Shaw, Col., killed in an assault on Fort Wagner, 3.205. Shelbyville, Ten., Gen. Polk at, 3.122; capture of by Stanley and Granger, 3.123. Shenandoah, Confederate cruiser, history of, 3.438. Shenandoah Valley, operations of Gens. Banks and Shields in, 2.368; operations of Banks, Jackson, Ewell, and Fremont in, 2.389-2.399; rapid retreat of Gen. Banks down,nfederates to, 2.45; retreat of the National army from, 2.84; abandonment of by Gen. Price, 2.183; defense of by Gen. E. B. Brown against Marmaduke, 3.212. Spring Hill, capture of a redoubt on, by colored troops under Gen. Paine, 3.358. Stanley, Gen., at the battle of Franklin, 3.421. Stanton, Edwin M., succeeds Cameron as Secretary of War, 2.324; removal of by Johnson, 3.618, 619. Star of the West, sent for the relief of Fort Sumter, 1.153; over Charleston bar, 1.155; fired upon an
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 29-June 10, 1862.-advance upon and siege of Corinth, and pursuit of the Confederate forces to Guntown, Miss. (search)
ported the operations of Generals Paine's and Stanley's divisions in a close reconnaissance of the Elliott's command in a reconnaissance by General Stanley. Pushing forward through heavy roads, atl Gorham commandifg, and reported to Brigadier-General Stanley, and with his command proceeded to Md awaited the arrival and instructions of General Stanley. Upon consultation with him it was deemehed to Farmington, Miss., and by order of General Stanley formed line of battle, with skirmishers iposition until evening. On the return of General Stanley was ordered by him to leave four companiewas out of rations, but I was informed by General Stanley that the brigade would be relieved next mhe could not hold the ground. I informed General Stanley of this and received his orders. In the rigade, considering myself relieved, when General Stanley, having arrived, ordered one regiment acrut, on arriving at the ground designated, General Stanley ordered me to form the brigade in line of[2 more...]
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