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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XI (search)
well watched and guarded as far as possible. Wilson is operating with his main force on my left. l upon him with our whole force, or wait until Wilson can organize his entire cavalry force, and thespatch of 3:30 [2:30] P. M. just received. If Wilson cannot succeed in driving back the enemy, shou after 8 A. M.,—as indicated by my despatch to Wilson of 8:15 A. M. I thus learned, a short time rossed in force on the Lewisburg pike, and General Wilson reports the infantry crossing above Huey'sey and Ruger, and my despatch of 8:15 A. M. to Wilson. Soon after 10 A. M., November 29, the firsg east and southeast. Try to communicate with Wilson on the Lewisburg pike. Tell him to cover Franwill have all across the river this evening. Wilson is here, and has his cavalry on my flank. I dt, will strike our flank and rear again soon. Wilson is entirely unable to cope with him. Of courseroad trains sent back immediately. Notify General Wilson of my instructions. He will govern himse[9 more...]
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XII (search)
ibly give. If it is true that the operations of our cavalry were to some extent influenced by apprehension of a cavalry raid on Nashville or other vital point in our rear, that was only what General Thomas had been apprehending all the time, and to meet which he had assembled eight thousand troops in Nashville, perhaps not informing the commander of his own cavalry of that fact quite as early as he might have done. See Thomas's despatch of 8 P. M., November 29, to Colonel H. C. Wharton, Wilson's staff officer: War Records, Vol. XLV, part i, p. 1146. In fact, the redoubtable Forrest had become famous, and his troopers were esteemed a very large factor in the problem then undergoing solution—greater in some respects, as I have pointed out, than the events justified. In my report of the battle of Franklin I gave all the information in my possession of the gallant action of our cavalry in driving that of the enemy back across the Harpeth at the very time when his infantry assaul
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XIII (search)
ia Spring Hill. I headed him off at Spring Hill with a division, and concentrated at Franklin. There he made the heaviest assaults I have ever seen, but was fairly repulsed and terribly punished. In fact we pretty much knocked all the fight out of him on that occasion, and he has shown very little since. Now I reckon he has n't any left. I barely succeeded in delaying Hood until Thomas could get A. J. Smith and Steedman to Nashville, when he became abundantly strong, and after getting Wilson's cavalry together moved out and gave Hood a most thorough beating with all ease. The fact is, Hood's army showed scarcely any fight at all. I have never seen anybody except Jeff Thompson so easily beaten. Stoneman has cleaned out Breckinridge and destroyed the salt-works and everything else in southwest Virginia; so all together matters are in pretty good shape in this part of the military division. Thomas has given me nine new regiments, and promises three more. These will make a p
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XIV (search)
Thomas that night; the order in writing from General Thomas to General Wilson, December 15; and the despatch from General Wilson to myself, dGeneral Wilson to myself, dated December 16, 10:10 A. M. They are as follow: headquarters Fourth Army Corps, near Nashville, Tenn., December 15, 1864, 11:20 P. Mt of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn., December 15, 1864. Major-General J. H. Wilson, Commanding Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the MissiI shall push out as directed last night. Very respectfully, J. H. Wilson, Brevet Major-General. (Indorsement.) Respectfully forwarded Schofield, Major-General. This last, while showing that General Wilson had not received at 10:10 A. M. on the 16th any orders from Genal Thomas had requested General Smith to delay the movement. General Wilson's report, dated December 21, says: About 4:30 P. M. the enemy, attacking force had to move. The hill was, however, carried by General Wilson's cavalry (dismounted), whose gallantry and energy on that and
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XV (search)
ng that the object was to hold the enemy in check, should he advance, long enough to enable General A. J. Smith's corps, then expected from Missouri, to reach Nashville, other troops in the Department of the Cumberland to be concentrated, and General Wilson's cavalry to be remounted and fitted for the field. The reinforcements thus expected were about equal to the force we then had in the field, and would make our entire force, when concentrated, equal, or somewhat superior, to that of the enemcommand of all the troops in the vicinity, watch the movements of Hood, and retard his advance into Tennessee as much as possible, without risking a general engagement, until Maj.-Gen. A. J. Smith's command could arrive from Missouri, and Maj.-Gen. J. H. Wilson could have time to remount the cavalry regiments dismounted to furnish horses for Kilpatrick's division, which was to accompany General Sherman in his march through Georgia. . . . My plans and wishes were fully explained to General Schofi
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XVI (search)
takes place. I am afraid Thomas, with such lines of road as he has to protect, could not prevent Hood going north. With Wilson turned loose with all your cavalry, you will find the rebels put much more on the defensive than heretofore. Shd, will be able in a very few days to assume the offensive. Hood's cavalry may do a good deal of damage, and I have sent Wilson back with all dismounted cavalry, retaining only about 4500. This is the best I can do, and shall, therefore, when I cann to our communications. I do not believe the Confederate army can reach our railroad lines except by cavalry raids, and Wilson will have cavalry enough to checkmate them. I am clearly of opinion that the best results will follow my contemplated mou will have Generals Schofield and Stanley and General A. J. Smith, strengthened by eight or ten new regiments and all of Wilson's cavalry. You could safely invite Beauregard across the Tennessee River and prevent his ever returning. I still believ
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XVIII (search)
n himself. In my own experience, the degree of danger was not often entirely unthought of; and in the comparatively few cases where it was, the actual danger was much the greatest ever experienced by me. That such should be the experience of a general in chief command, under the responsibilities of a great battle, is natural enough; but that the same should occur when there is little or no responsibility seems worthy of remark in reference to its apparent cause. In my first battle,—that of Wilson's Creek,—where I was a staff officer under a soldier of great experience, ability, and unsurpassed courage,—General Lyon,—I felt for a long time no sense of responsibility whatever. I had only to convey his orders to the troops. Yet the absorption of my mind in the discharge of this simple duty, and in watching the progress of the battle, was so complete that I absolutely had no thought whatever of self. Even after Lyon had been twice wounded, both of our horses killed, the troops on our
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Index (search)
12, 213, 217, 218, 223, 301, 325; Thomas unprepared for action at, 220 et seq.; arrival of A. J. Smith at, 220, 221, 254; Wilson ordered to fall back to, 224; delays of telegraphic communication with Franklin, 224; general feeling concerning immediatec. 16, 247: Thomas, J. L., Nov. 1, 1863, 102: War Department, Aug. 19, 1865, 383: Williams, J. E., June 1, 1863, 74, 75: Wilson, J. H., Nov. 29, 1864, 212; Dec. 16, 263-265 Science in the art of war, 457-460 Scott, Lieut.-Gen., Winfield, S.'s ry to S., 258; interview with Wood, Dec. 15, 1864, 263; gave no orders for battle of Dec. 16, 1864, 263 et seq.; order to Wilson, Dec. 15, 1864, 263-265; disappearance of his orders from the records, 265; order to S., Dec. 15, 1864, 269; bestows credvements via, 317 Wilmington, N. C., trip by Grant and S. to, 294, 295; military operations at, 346; capture of, 346 Wilson, Maj.-Gen. James H., operations on Duck River, 206, 208, 209, 211-214, 217; urges immediate retreat to Franklin, 210; to