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Showing posts with label Burning Bridges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burning Bridges. Show all posts
Thursday, November 28, 2024

Diary of Captain Joseph Stockton, February 19, 1863

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Left camp on the 16th on a scout to hunt up Blythe's forces. Orders came upon us suddenly to prepare two days rations and go in light ma...
Saturday, September 28, 2024

Diary of Private John J. Wyeth, December 17, 1862

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GOLDSBORO. There was no time this morning to cook coffee, so we started on a cold-water breakfast, after another cold night, with little g...
Monday, September 9, 2024

Major-General Henry W. Slocum to His Family, November 7, 1864

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ATLANTA, GA., Nov. 7th, 1864. The last train for the North leaves here to-morrow morning. Our soldiers are scattered along the railroad a ...
Sunday, July 14, 2024

Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel John Beatty: July 9, 1861

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Moved from the Middle Fork of the Buckhannon river at seven o'clock this morning, and arrived at Roaring creek at four P. M. We came ove...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Diary of Captain Joseph Stockton, December 1, 1862

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First day of winter; rained in torrents all night; we were without shelter and had to take the soaking. I kept one side of myself dry at a t...
Monday, March 13, 2023

Major-General George B. Crittenden to Judah P. Benjamin, December 13, 1861

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RICHMOND, December 13, 1861. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN,           Secretary of War: SIR: I arrived at, Knoxville about the 1st day of December,...
Sunday, December 25, 2022

Diary of Private Richard R. Hancock: Monday, November 25, 1861

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It was now very cold, and the ground was frozen hard all day, in consequence of which our wagon train did not get as far as Jamestown. In pl...

Brigadier-General William H. Carroll to Judah P. Benjamin, November 26, 1861

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HEADQUARTERS, Knoxville, November 26 , 1861 . Hon. J.P. BENJAMIN,           Secretary of War: SIR: I have the honor to report that I arri...
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Acting Brigadier-General Samuel P. Carter to Brigadier-General George H. Thomas, November

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HEADQUARTERS EAST TENNESSEE BRIGADE,           Camp Calvert, November 16, 1861. (Received November 17.) Brig. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, U. S. ...
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Colonel William B. Wood to Samuel Cooper, November 11, 1861

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KNOXVILLE, November 11 , 1861 . Adjutant-General COOPER: Three bridges burned between Bristol and Chattanooga, two on Georgia road. Five ...

Robert L. Owen to Jefferson Davis, November 10, 1861

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LYNCHBURG, November 10 , 1861 . His Excellency JEFFERSON DAVIS, President Confederate States: I have received dispatches from Bristol and...

Judah P. Benjamin to General Braxton Bragg, November 10, 1861

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RICHMOND, November 10 , 1861. General B. BRAGG, Pensacola: The President desires that you send one regiment of your command with the leas...

Robert C. Kent to Judah P. Benjamin, November 10, 1861

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WYTHEVILLE, November 10 , 1861. J. P. BENJAMIN,  Secretary of War: Following dispatch received: Mr. Branner, president East Tennessee a...

J. W. Lewis to Jefferson Davis, November 11, 1861

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CLEVELAND, TENN., November 11 , 1861. JEFFERSON DAVIS,  President: Several bridges burned on E. T. Road. The country in great excitement...
Monday, October 17, 2022

Robert L. Owen to Judah P. Benjamin, November 11, 1861

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BRISTOL, November 11 , 1861. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN,  Secretary of War: I have just returned from the burned bridge. We have at the next bri...

Colonel William B. Wood to Judah Benjamin, November 20, 1861

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HEADQUARTERS,           Knoxville, November 20 , 1861 . SIR: The rebellion in East Tennessee has been put down in some of the counties, a...

Judah P. Benjamin to Colonel William B. Wood, November 25, 1861

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WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A.,           Richmond, November 25, 1861. Col. W. B. WOOD, Knoxville, Tenn.: SIR: Your report of the 20th instant* ...
Monday, April 4, 2022

Diary of Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes: Tuesday, March 14, 1865

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Sheridan tearing up railroads, burning bridges, and destroying the James River Canal very successfully; goes near Lynchburg, Gordonsville, a...
Thursday, February 24, 2022

Major-General Ulysses S. Grant to Major-General William T. Sherman, July 3, 1863

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GRANT'S HEADQUARTERS, July 3, 1863. General SHERMAN: I judge Johnston is not coming to Vicksburg; he must be watched, though. I judge ...
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Captain Charles Wright Wills: October 21, 1864

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Gaylesville, Ala., October 21, 1864. Marched about 18 miles yesterday down a very fine valley, between Lookout Mountain and Taylor's...