Sherman's Historical Raid: The Memoirs in the Light of the Record. A Review Based Upon Compilations from the Files of the War Office |
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A. J. Smith advance arrived artillery assault Atlanta Atlanta campaign attack battle bayou Bragg brigade Brigadier-General Buell camp campaign captured Carolina cavalry Chattanooga CITY POINT Colonel column command Confederacy Confederate coöperate Corinth corps cotton cross Cumberland Dalton Davis December Department direction dispatch East enemy enemy's eral fight flank force Fort Henry front garrison Georgia H. W. HALLECK Hardee Hardee's Hood Hood's army hundred infantry Johnston letter Lieutenant-General Major-General McPherson Memoirs Memphis ment miles MILITARY DIVISION Mississippi Mobile morning move movement Nashville night North North Carolina officers orders pickets position President railroad reached rear rebel received records reënforced regiments Resaca retreat River road Rosecrans Savannah Schofield Secretary Secretary of War sent Sher Slocum Snake Creek Gap staff Stanton telegram telegraphed Tennessee Tennessee River Thomas thousand troops U. S. GRANT United Vicksburg W. T. SHERMAN War Department Washington whole wrote
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Page 231 - Government of the United States not to disturb any of the people by reason of the late war, so long as they live in peace and quiet, abstain from acts of armed hostility, and obey the laws in existence at the place of their residence.
Page 182 - When you were about leaving Atlanta for the Atlantic coast, I was anxious, if not fearful; but feeling that you were the better judge, and remembering that "nothing risked, nothing gained," I did not interfere. Now, the undertaking being a success, the honor is all yours ; for I believe none of us went further than to acquiesce.
Page 230 - The Executive authority of the Government of the United States not to disturb any of the people by reason of the late war...
Page 230 - The Confederate armies now in existence to be disbanded and conducted to their several State capitals, there to deposit their arms and public property in the State Arsenal; and each officer and man to execute and file an agreement...
Page 230 - States to be guaranteed, so far as the Executive can, their political rights and franchises, as well as their rights of person and property, as defined by the Constitution of the United States and of the States respectively.
Page 266 - War, and that there shall be a principal officer therein to be called the Secretary for the Department of War, who shall perform and execute such duties as shall from time to time be enjoined on or intrusted to him by the President of the United States...
Page 140 - Crook will have all cavalry, and will endeavor to get in about Saltville, and move east from there to join Ord. His force will be all cavalry, while Ord will have from ten to twelve thousand men of all arms.
Page 225 - Grant, commanding the armies of the United States, the request that he will take like action in regard to other armies, the object being to permit the civil authorities to enter into the needful arrangements to terminate the existing war.
Page 85 - Thomas's plan for securing the river and south side road hence to Bridgeport has proved eminently successful. The question of supplies may now be regarded as settled. If the rebels give us one week more time, I think all danger of losing territory now held by us will have passed away, and preparations may commence for offensive operations.
Page 144 - Washington, as well as the draught of his iron-olads, so that it must be demonstrated to be feasible, or else it would not be attempted. If successful, I suppose that Fort Caswell will be occupied, and the fleet at once sent to the Savannah River. Then the reduction of that city is the next question. It once in our possession...