From Fort Henry to Corinth, Volumen2C. Scribner's Sons, 1881 - 204 páginas |
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advance army arrived artillery assault attack battalion battery battle Beauregard boats Bragg Breckenridge Brier Creek brigade Brigadier-General Buckland Buckner Buell C. F. Smith camp Captain captured cavalry Colonel Columbus column commanded by Colonel companies Confederate Corinth Corinth road corps Crittenden's detached Donelson enemy enemy's engaged eral fell back field fire flank fleet Floyd force Fort Donelson Fort Henry Fort Pillow Fort Thompson Forty-sixth front gade Grant gunboats guns half-past Halleck halted Hardee's Henry Hurlbut Illinois Indiana infantry intrenchments Iowa island Johnston killed Lauman Lewis Wallace Lieutenant Madrid marched McClernand McCook ments Mississippi Missouri morning moved Nashville Nelson night o'clock Oak Creek Ohio Owl Creek pickets Pillow Polk Pope position Prentiss pushed ravine rear regiments reinforcements retired retreat returned ridge river Savannah sent Sherman Shiloh Church Sigel skirmishers surrender telegraphed Tennessee timber Tiptonville troops W. H. L. Wallace Wallace's Wood's brigade wounded
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Página 90 - McClellan having personally taken the field at the head of the army of the Potomac, until otherwise ordered, he is relieved from the command of the other military departments, he retaining command of the department of the Potomac.
Página 52 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Página 52 - SIR : — The distribution of the forces under my command, incident to an unexpected change of commanders, and the overwhelming force under your command, compel me, notwithstanding the brilliant success of the Confederate arms yesterday, to accept the ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose.
Página 29 - I shall take and destroy Fort Donelson on the 8th, and return to Fort Henry.
Página 86 - I have had no communication with General Grant for more than a week. He left his command without my authority, and went to Nashville. His army seems to be as much demoralized by the victory of Fort Donelson as was that of the Potomac by the defeat of Bull Run.
Página 57 - I must have command of the armies in the West. Hesitation and delay are losing us the golden opportunity. Lay this before the President and Secretary of War. May I assume the command ! Answer quickly.
Página 88 - Instead of relieving you, I wish you as soon as your new army is in the field to assume the immediate command and lead it on to new...
Página 86 - Run. It is hard to censure a successful general immediately after a victory, but I think he richly deserves it. I can get no returns, no reports, no information of any kind from him. Satisfied with his victory, he sits down and enjoys it without any regard to the future. I am worn out and tired with this neglect and inefficiency. CF Smith is almost the only officer equal to the emergency.
Página 56 - Smith, by his coolness and bravery at Fort Donelson, when the battle was against us, turned the tide and carried the enemy's outworks. Make him a major-general. You cannot get a better one. Honor him for this victory, and the whole country will applaud.
Página 88 - After your letter enclosing copy of an anonymous letter upon which severe censure was based, I felt as though it would be impossible for me to serve longer without a court of inquiry. Your telegram of yesterday, however, places such a different phase upon my position that I will again assume command, and give every effort to the success of our cause. Under the worst circumstances I would do the same.