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Monday, March 20, 2023

Official Reports of the Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee, November 14, 1864-January 23, 1865: No. 250. — Report of Col. Charles H. Olmstead, First Volunteer Georgia Infantry, commanding Smith's brigade, of operations December 6, 1864--January 20, 1865.

No. 250.

Report of Col. Charles H. Olmstead, First Volunteer Georgia Infantry,
commanding Smith's brigade, of operations December 6, 1864 –January 20, 1865.

HEADQUARTERS SMITH'S BRIGADE,        
Near Tupelo, Miss., January 20, 1865.

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of this brigade from December 6, 1864, to the present date: On December 6 and 7 the command was busy constructing a second line of works in, front of Nashville, a little to the right of the Nolensville pike. On the morning of the 8th we took up the line of march for Murfreesborough, having been ordered to report to General Forrest near that place. At night-fall went into camp within eleven miles of the place. From that time until December 15 the command did little else than destroy the railroad between Murfreesborough and Nashville. On the 15th marched with Palmer's brigade and a portion of the cavalry to a position considerably to the eastward of Murfreesborough. On the next day, however, we retraced our steps, and (the news of the disaster at Nashville reaching us that night) we immediately started across the country for Pulaski by forced marches. The roads were in horrible condition and the weather intensely cold, so that the sufferings of the men, who were many of them barefooted and all poorly clad, were intense. On arriving at Duck River it was found to be so much swollen by heavy rains as to be impassable. We were accordingly ordered to Columbia, which place we reached late at night on the 18th. Here we remained for three days, receiving orders to report to Major-General Walthall as a portion of the rear guard of the army.

Early on the morning of the 22d the enemy crossed the river in force above Columbia, and [we] commenced our retreat. We retired slowly, forming line of battle occasionally, until we had gotten some six or seven miles on this side of Pulaski, when the enemy pushed us so hard that it was determined to stop and fight them. Accordingly, the line was formed, our position being upon the extreme left of the infantry, with Palmer's brigade upon our right, the cavalry upon our left. The enemy approached boldly, a heavy line of skirmishers preceding them. Upon a given signal our whole line charged, when the enemy retired in confusion after offering but a slight resistance. We captured a number of horses and one piece of artillery, a 12-pounder Napoleon. This was on Christmas day. On the following day the rear guard was again attacked, but this brigade was not engaged in the affair, nor did we again meet the enemy.

On the 28th we recrossed the Tennessee, and on the 1st of January rejoined our division at Corinth, from whence we marched to Tupelo.

The conduct of men and officers in this trying retreat was admirable; they bore the hardships forced upon them unflinchingly, and were ever ready to show a bold front on the approach of the enemy.

I would especially call the attention of the general commanding to the gallant conduct of Private P. Murner, of the First Georgia, and Private A. Vicary, of the Fifty-fourth Georgia. These men carried the colors of their respective regiments, and showed conspicuous bravery in the charge on the 25th.

I am, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

CHAS. H. OLMSTEAD,        
Colonel, Commanding Brigade.
Capt. W. W. HARDY,
        Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

List of casualties: 1 killed, 2 wounded, 70 missing. The missing were most of them men who broke down physically on the other side of Duck River, and are supposed to have fallen into the hands of the enemy.

CHAS. H. OLMSTEAD,        
Colonel, Commanding Brigade.

SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 45, Part 1 (Serial No. 93), p. 740-1

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Official Reports of the Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee, November 14, 1864-January 23, 1865: No. 245. — Report of Maj. Gen. William W. Loring, C. S. Army, commanding division, of operations November 29-30, 1864.

No. 245.

Report of Maj. Gen. William W. Loring, C. S. Army, commanding division,
of operations November 29-30, 1864.

HEADQUARTERS LORING'S DIVISION, STEWART'S CORPS,                
ARMY OF TENNESSEE,        
Near Nashville, Tenn., December 9, 1864.

CAPTAIN: In accordance with circular from army headquarters calling for a report of the number of flags lost in the engagements of 29th and 30th of November, I have to report four, those of the Third, Twenty-second, and Thirty-third Mississippi Regiments, Featherston's brigade, and that of the Fifteenth Regiment, of Adams' brigade, and inclose herewith a statement from each brigade commander.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. W. LORING,        
Major-General, Commanding.
Capt. W. D. GALE,
        Assistant Adjutant-General.
_______________

[Inclosure No. 1.]

HEADQUARTERS FEATHERSTON'S BRIGADE,        
December 9, 1864.

MAJOR: In obedience to orders from army headquarters I would respectfully report that three stand of colors were captured from my brigade on the 30th of November, belonging to the Third, Twenty-second, and Thirty-third Mississippi Regiments. The color-bearers of the Third and Twenty-second planted their colors on the enemy's works, and were wounded and captured with their colors. The color-bearer of the Thirty-third was killed some fifteen paces from the works, when Lieut. H. C. Shaw, of Company K, carried them forward, and when in the act of planting them on the works was killed, his body falling in the trench, the colors falling in the works.

Very respectfully,
W. S. FEATHERSTON,        
Brigadier-General.
Major ROBINSON,
        Assistant Adjutant-General.
_______________

[Inclosure No. 2.]

HEADQUARTERS ADAMS' BRIGADE, LORING'S DIVISION,        
December 9, 1864.

MAJOR: In obedience to orders from army headquarters I have the honor to report that one flag was lost in the engagement of the 30th ultimo of the Fifteenth Mississippi Regiment. Four men were shot down in bearing it.

I am, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
ROBERT LOWRY,        
Colonel, Commanding Brigade.
Maj. HENRY ROBINSON,
        Assistant Adjutant-General.
_______________

[Inclosure No. 3.]

BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS,        
December 9, 1864.

I would respectfully report that no flags were lost in this brigade on the 29th and 30th ultimo.

Respectfully,
JOHN SNODGRASS,        
Colonel, Commanding Brigade.
Maj. H. ROBINSON,
        Assistant Adjutant-General.
_______________

ADDENDA.

Report of the killed, wounded, and missing of Loring's division in the engagement of November 30, 1864, near Franklin, Tenn.

Command.

Killed.

Wounded.

Missing.

Aggregate.

Officers.

Men.

Officers.

Men.

Officers.

Men.

Featherston's brigade

16

60

22

178

4

72

352

Adams' brigade

10

34

39

232

1

21

337

Scott's brigade

2

29

23

125

2

6

187

Total.

28

123

84

535

7

99

876


Respectfully submitted.
Capt. W. D. GALE,        
Assistant Adjutant-General.
W. W. LORING,
        Major-General, Commanding.
_______________

HEADQUARTERS FRENCH'S DIVISION,        
Near Nashville, Tenn., December 10, 1864.

Report of flags lost in engagement November 30, 1864:

Cockrell's brigade: Second and Sixth Missouri Infantry lost one. Ector's and Sears' brigades not in engagement; absent on detached service.

Respectfully submitted.
S. G. FRENCH,        
Major-General, Commanding.
_______________

HEADQUARTERS FRENCH'S DIVISION,        
December 12, 1864.
Capt. W. D. GALE,
        Assistant Adjutant-General:

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that no flags were captured from Sears' brigade November 30, 1864.

I am, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. G. FRENCH,        
Major-General, Commanding.
_______________

Return of casualties in French's division at the battle of Franklin, Tenn., November 30,1864.

Command.

Killed.

Wounded.

Missing.

Aggregate.

Officers.

Men.

Officers.

Men.

Officers.

Men.

Cockrell's brigade1

19

79

31

198

13

79

419

Sears' brigade

5

25

26

142

1

34

233

Total

24

104

57

340

14

113

652

1 Eighty-two officers and 614 men in fight. The missing from Cockrell’s brigade are known to be prisoners of war (from men who escaped”, captured in the enemy’s works.

The above is the loss from the two brigades, the third one being on duty detached. The loss is over one-third of my troops engaged.

S. G. FRENCH,        
Major-general.
_______________

Report of casualties in French's division December 4, 1864.             

 

Killed.

Wounded.

Aggregate.

Cockrell's brigade.

 

 

 

Sears’ Brigade1

2

19

21

Ector's brigade

1

14

15

Total

3

33

26

1 Colonel Andrews wounded.

Respectfully submitted.
S. G. FRENCH,        
Major-General, Commanding.
_______________

Report of officers and men of Sears' brigade who reached the main line of the enemy's works at Franklin, November 30, 1864.

Names.

Rank.

Co.

Regiment.

Remarks.

James M. Swearingin

Corporal

A

35th Mississippi

 

C. D. Grady

Private

A

do

 

E. T. Eldridge

do

A

do

 

J. L. Conner

First lieutenant

D

do

 

E. S. Holman

Private

D

do

 

J. A. Harrison

Captain

E

do

 

T. B. Walsh

Second lieutenant

E

do

 

J. F. Walsh

First sergeant

E

do

 

F. M. Hester

Sergeant

E

do

 

A.J. Cooper

do

E

do

 

J. H. Rice

Corporal

E

do

 

J. R. Barrett

Private

E

do

 

A. Lowry

do

E

do

 

J. N. Strait

do

E

do

 

H. W. White

do

E

do

 

W. H. Youngblood

Sergeant

F

do

 

J. M. Robinson

Private

F

do

 

A. L. Barnett

Sergeant

I

do

 

J. S. Fox

Private

I

do

 

W. J. Brown

do

I

do

 

J. N. McCoy

First lieutenant

A

35th Mississippi

Reached abatis and wounded.

H. B. Hudnall

Second lieutenant

A

do

Do.

W. F. M. Tate

Corporal

D

do

Do

E. H. Parks

Private

D

do

Reached abatis.

J. A. Killingsworth

do

D

do

Do

J. A. Killingsworth.

Second lieutenant

E

do

Do

A. M. Page

Private

K

do

Do

George Dockery

do

K

do

Do

J. F. Green

do

K

do

Do

G. W. Davis

do

K

do

Do

Isaac Carroll

do

K

do

Do

J. D. Harrington 

do

K

do

Do

Munroe Watson

do

K

do

Wounded three times near interior works.

J. W. Saunders

do

K

do

Reached abatis.

R. Calvert

do

K

do

Do

W.W. Witherspoon.

Colonel

--

36th Mississippi.

Killed near interior works

G. M. Gallaspy

Captain

C

do

 

W.J. Smith

do

F

do

Wounded between works.

P. H. Davis

Lieutenant

A

do

 

J. N. Denson

First sergeant

F

do

 

H. B. Williams

Sergeant

F

do

Wounded between works.

D. F. Pace

Corporal

F

do

 

E.J. Pace

Private

F

do

 

S.S. Braswell

do

F

do

 

M. N. Sojourner

Sergeant

G

do

Wounded between works.

Nicholas Pace

Captain

A

46th Mississippi

 

C. L. Nichols

Private

A

do

 

Isaac Whatley

do

A

do

 

J.T. Duckworth

Lieutenant

B

do

 

W. H. Barnett

 

D

do

 

J. W. Pennington

Sergeant

D

do

 

W. Deavers

Private

D

do

 

J. S. Hill

do

D

do

 

A. Phillips

do

D

do

 

J.C. Phillips

do

D

do

 

J M Ross

do

D

do

 

R. H. Sewell

do

D

do

 

D. Hildebrand

Sergeant

E

do

 

A. Screws

Corporal

E

do

Wounded.

T. P. Wiggins

Captain

F

do

 

W. M. McElroy

Sergeant

F

do

 

J. W. Kittrell 

Private

F

do

 

W. W. Harvey

Sergeant

F

do

Wounded severely at main ditch.

J. A. Epting

Lieutenant

G

do

 

W. Warren

Corporal

G

do

 

A.M. Anderson

do

G

do

 

J. M. Eakin

do

G

do

 

J. Drummond

Private

G

do

Wounded.

S. B. Windham

do

G

do

 

J. B. White

do

H

do

 

T. Burgess

Captain

I

do

Wounded twice severely while near main ditch.

T. A. Florence

Private

K

do

 

M. J. Albritton

Corporal

A

7th Mississippi Battalion.

 

G. D. Hartfield

Captain

B

do

Wounded near second line.

M. Glover

Private

B

do

 

H. Steward

do

B

do

 

W. B. McDonald

do

B

do

 

W. W. Jordan

Corporal

E

do

 

A. J. Thompson

Captain

G

do

Wounded near second line.

W. Carter

Private

F

do

 

J. B. Smith

Sergeant

A

4th Mississippi

Wounded.

W.J. Butler

Private

A

do

 

W. J. Pearson 

do

A

do

 

W. W. Nations

do

A

do

 

Isaac McCafferty

do

A

do

 

G. G. S. Patterson

Corporal

B

do

 

A. J. Strickland

Private

B

do

 

J. T. Thornton

Corporal

B

do

Killed.

W. H. Cook

Private

B

do

Do

W. B. Smith

do

C

do

 

J. J. Graham

do

C

do

 

W. D. Thompson

do

C

do

 

 J. J. Cowey

Corporal

C

4th Mississippi

Killed

L. O. Paris

Captain

D

do

Do

W. H. Patton

Private

D

do

Do

W. H. Sartain

do

D

do

Do

W. E. Brasher

Sergeant

D

do

Wounded.

C. C. Clements

Corporal

D

do

Do

J. W. Stevens

Private

D

do

Do

Wyatt Brasher

Sergeant

D

do

Do

Henry Counts

Private

D

do

Do

W. Counts

do

D

do

Do

M. J. West

Sergeant

D

do

 

C. W. McCain

Private

D

do

 

J.M. Levain

do

D

do

 

O. E. Townsend

Second lieutenant

E

do

 

W. H. Lowriman

Private

E

do

 

John Stafford

do

E

do

 

John Boland

do

E

do

 

L. J. King

do

E

do

 

J. S. Yelington

do

E

do

 

P.S. Webb

do

E

do

 

E. P. Holmes

Sergeant

E

do

Wounded.

John A. Pyron

Private

E

do

Do

W. A. Stafford

do

E

do

 

W. M. Nabors

Sergeant

E

do

 

S.W. King

Corporal

E

do

Wounded.

Samuel Fox

First lieutenant

F

do

 

H. L. Bailey

Sergeant

F

do

 

J. M. Hastings

Private

F

do

 

G. D. Taylor

Sergeant

H

do

Killed.

G. W. Kerr

Corporal

H

do

Wounded.

J. W. Russell

do

H

do

 

R. W. Anderson

Private

H

do

 

W. E. Black

do

H

do

 

Jesse Riddle

do

H

do

 

J. B. Minter

do

H

do

 

H. J. Russell

do

H

do

Wounded.

W. S. Massey

Sergeant

K

do

 

J. E. Bowie

Corporal

K

do

Wounded.

W. S. Dulin

do

K

do

 

A. C. McComb 

do

K

do

Wounded.

T. T. Bates

Private

K

do

Do

J. P. Garner

do

K

do

 

W. H. McComb

do

K

do

 

S. T. L. Ramage

do

K

do

 

E.G. Liles

Captain commanding

--

39th Mississippi.

 

J. F. Newsom

Sergeant

A

do

 

D. J. Drummond

Private

A

do

 

S. M. Brooks

do

A

do

 

H. D. McNease

do

A

do

 

Wm. B. Hemphill

do

A

do

 

S. A. Farmer.

Do

A

do

Killed.

J. S. Donnell

Corporal

B

do

Wounded.

T. Speaks

Private

B

do

Do

W. W. Thacker

Sergeant

B

do

 

G. W. Elliott

First lieutenant

C

do

Wounded.

Tom Waters

Private

C

do

 

D.M. Adams

Sergeant

D

do

Killed.

E. Carleton

Sergeant, acting adjutant

D

do

Slightly wounded twice.

J. S. Ware

Corporal

D

do

Slightly wounded twice.

R. Wilner

Private

D

do

Wounded twice.

J. S. Smith

do

D

do

Do

J. D. Sims

do

D

do

Do

M. Williams

do

D

do

Do

B. Chaney

do

D

do

Do

G. R. Sims

do

D

do

 

M. C. Nichols

do

D

do

 

M. Russell

do

D

do

 

Thomas Parks

do

D

do

 

J. M. Loper

do

D

do

 

R. J. Williams

do

E

do

Wounded.

M. Townsend

Captain

F

do

Killed.

D. J. Grubbs

Private

F

do

Do

William Hutson

Corporal

F

do

 

A. Hutson

Private

F

do

 

J. B. Mahoffy.

do

F

do

 

Joseph B. Garrett

do

F

do

 

E. T. Kersh

Corporal

G

do

 

Jacob D. Kersh

Private

G

39th Mississippi

 

J. P. Hodges

Corporal

I

do

Killed.

J. D. Jones

Private

I

do

Do

R. Crisswell

do

I

do

 

E. Dockery

do

I

do

 Killed.

J. T. Hodges

do

I

do

 

J. Neely

do

I

do

 

W. D. Coney

Second lieutenant

K

do

 

B. F. Elzey

Sergeant

K

do

 


Respectfully submitted.
J. W. BENOIT,        
Assistant Adjutant-General.
NEAR NASHVILLE, TENN., December 14, 1864.
_______________

[ First indorsement.]

Respectfully forwarded.
R. H. SHOTWELL,        
Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Brigade.
_______________

[Second indorsement.]

HEADQUARTERS FRENCH'S DIVISION,        
December 14, 1864.
Respectfully transmitted.

These gallant men merit honorable mention; they were foremost amidst the forlorn hope.

C. W. SEARS,        
Brigadier-General Commanding Division.

SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 45, Part 1 (Serial No. 93), p. 714-9