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Socorro, N. Mex. (New Mexico, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
id with their lives for the victory which was due to their example. Timidly shut up in the fort, the Federals were no longer in a condition to molest their adversaries. Sibley felt that there was no necessity for him to take any further notice of them; and ascending the Rio Grande, he boldly advanced with his little army, whose strength had been greatly increased by success, into the interior of New Mexico. He no longer met with any serious resistance. He left his wounded and sick at Socorro, reached Albuquerque, where he found abundant provisions, and proceeded thence to Santa Fe, bearing to the right by the Apache Pass defile, near which stands Fort Union, situated at a distance of about twentyfive kilometres from the capital. Anticipating no resistance, he allowed a detachment of about one thousand men to proceed in advance under Colonel Scurry. On the 24th of March the latter found the Apache Pass occupied by a few hundred regulars and about one thousand volunteers, who h
Bull Run, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
men disabled. The moral effect was immense. The remembrance of Bull Run was blotted out by a victory much more hotly contested, and the red armed so many volunteers in the North to repair the disaster of Bull Run. The belligerent ardor of the South had reached its height at the long labors and painful sacrifices. After the severe lesson of Bull Run, however, the good sense of the public silenced the clamors of criging it on to Richmond? On what ground was it to seek revenge for Bull Run from Johnston's soldiers? Winter had found the latter still occe have said, was earnestly calling for some of his old soldiers of Bull Run. We have seen at the battle of Shiloh that he had good cause to r the Potomac. A great portion of it was covered by the course of Bull Run. Johnston had the tact to magnify the number of his forces in thestructed a considerable number of fortifications along the line of Bull Run and the Manassas plateau, but they had not armed them with heavy c
Elkhorn Tavern (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
ich the road easily ascends, it encounters a small solitary building called Elkhorn Tavern. Here branches off a road which leads to Bentonville through the hamlet ofsence on the post-road, hastened to contest with him the important position of Elkhorn. A little beyond, and at a certain distance from his front, wound the ravine reat flank movement which brought them, by way of the postroad, in sight of Elkhorn Tavern, at the moment when Carr was preparing to dispute that position with them. field of battle, and placed it in the centre of his line, between Leetown and Elkhorn, within the space separating the right of Sigel's divisions from Carr's left. es for the conflict. Feeling, like their adversaries, that the position of Elkhorn Tavern, which they had conquered the day before, was the key of the battle-ground,epare himself. The latter took at last the offensive, and opened fire against Elkhorn and the positions situated on both sides of the post-road. Van Dorn defended
Craney Island (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
the glacis of Fort Monroe to a proper condition; for old General Wool, who commanded that place, was of the opinion, and not without reason, that the Federal fleet would henceforth be unable to protect it. While the telegraph was spreading throughout the Union a degree of anxiety which it would be impossible to conceive without having witnessed it, day had dawned upon the waters that had been the scene of the previous day's battle, and at six o'clock the Virginia left her anchorage at Craney Island. Her sides had been greased in order to facilitate the ricochet of the enemy's projectiles, and she was accompanied by five transports loaded with troops destined to take possession of the Minnesota as soon as the guns of that vessel should have been silenced. The realization of this hope could not long be delayed; indeed, all the efforts of her crew and the tugs that surrounded her had not been able to set the stranded frigate afloat, while the recoil of her heavy guns, by throwing he
Pala (New Mexico, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
ey to be found in those regions, where it seldom rains. After passing not far from the city of Santa Fe, it leaves New Mexico at the gorges of El Paso, and from this point to its mouth, at Matamoras,defended by a few guns of heavy calibre, was the key of the valley of the Rio Grande and of the Santa Fe road. But Canby's troops, although numerically superior, were far inferior in quality, to the ck at Socorro, reached Albuquerque, where he found abundant provisions, and proceeded thence to Santa Fe, bearing to the right by the Apache Pass defile, near which stands Fort Union, situated at a digion which had been conquered in such a brilliant manner for any length of time. The people of Santa Fe did not conceal their hostility. They found but few resources in that city, whose entire internted him, was preparing to harass their rear. In less than a fortnight after his entrance into Santa Fe, Sibley found himself under the necessity of evacuating that city to concentrate his forces at
Jamestown (Virginia) (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
In the mean while, during the calm of a beautiful spring morning, the Confederates were making active preparations for battle. Five steamers, formerly employed as packets on the Chesapeake, had been armed, the Patrick Henry with six guns, the Jamestown with two, and each of the other three with one. This flotilla had descended the James River, and passing off Newport News during the night stood in for the Virginia, which, on the morning of the 8th, was coming out of the port of Norfolk, nearion seemed inevitable; but fortunately the state of the tide at that moment did not allow the Virginia to approach them nearer than sixteen hundred metres. Buchanan opened fire at that distance, while at the same time the Patrick Henry and the Jamestown, favored by their light draught of water, took position nearer to the Minnesota, and commenced cannonading her with their rifled pieces. Many people on board this vessel were killed and wounded; but the game between them was equal, and the Dah
Fort Henry (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
s posted en echelon on his right to nearly ten thousand men. In order to hold in check the army of Buell, who had pushed his outposts as far as Green River, he had massed about thirty thousand men in the large fortifications of Bowling Green; Forts Henry and Donelson were occupied by four or five thousand men, and nearly the same number were stationed among the small posts and in the city of Nashville. His left, commanded by Polk, and subsequently by Beauregard, who guarded Columbus and the Mhed work, the fire of which, when completed, would have crossed its own. Three thousand Confederates occupied the fort, under General Tilghman. Towards the middle of January, Grant and Foote proposed to Halleck to undertake the reduction of Forts Henry and Donelson by land and water at once. But after having approved their plan, this general postponed its execution from day to day. It required the most urgent solicitations to obtain his permission to commence the campaign. At last, on the
Annapolis (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
the idea of embarking all the available portion of the army of the Potomac at Annapolis, at the extremity of the Chesapeake, to convey it to the borders of one of thlage of Urbanna, on the right side of the Rappahannock; it was nearer both to Annapolis and to Richmond; the landing could be effected with more speed, and the campaa, and detach at least a portion of that State from the rebel Confederacy. Annapolis was again the point of rendezvous for this expedition, which was fitted out wand they occupied the surrounding heights. A bridge equipage, forwarded from Annapolis by rail during the night of the 25th-26th, was unloaded at ten o'clock in thehe capital. This was to divide the army into three parts: one to embark at Annapolis, the second to attack the batteries on the Lower Potomac, the third to keep g was solved by the abandonment of the enemy's batteries. Instead of going to Annapolis in search of the vessels which were to convey his soldiers to the coasts of t
Pittsburg Landing (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
e river at an almost desert place called Pittsburg Landing. A few log huts alone marked the spot, n the morning of the 6th another vessel, the Pittsburg, cast anchor near her, after performing thatThe position occupied by the Federals at Pittsburg Landing was also extremely well chosen. Grant wd along the left bank. The ground about Pittsburg Landing was easy to defend; it consisted of undussee, into which it empties very near to Pittsburg Landing. This country is traversed by several rkind of arc, the centre of which was at Pittsburg Landing, which rested at the left on Lick Creek he had posted there when he was guarding Pittsburg Landing alone. He had three left: the one on thhich still alone protects the wharves at Pittsburg Landing. At this critical moment they receive viver, until he found himself in front of Pittsburg Landing. He started at once, leaving behind hime greater portion of them disembarked at Pittsburg Landing during the night, with the artillery of [18 more...]
Jacksborough (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
urpose, because it was near the river at the place where it begins to be navigable. The unsuccessful attempts of the Federals at Pikeville, and in the direction of Cumberland Gap, had taught their adversaries that they had nothing to fear on that side, and that any expedition directed upon East Tennessee would have to bear more to the westward, to follow the open country and avoid the defiles of the Cumberland Mountains. It would be obliged, after crossing the river, to take either the Jacksborough road through Williamsburg, or that of Jamestown (Tennessee) by way of Monticello. The entrenched camp at Mill Spring, near this last town, covered them both. The first battle was to be fought more to the east, among the gorges of the chain which separates Kentucky from Virginia. Since the month of November, one of the small Confederate corps which occupied that chain had returned to Piketon, of which place, as we have seen, Nelson had for a while taken possession. This corps was com
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