Category Archives: Tennessee

October 23, 1862: Bragg’s getting reinforced and Grant is worried

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Allen Gathman

As we’ve seen, Sherman and Grant had been corresponding about the rebel concentration at Holly Springs. Here Rosecrans warns that the Alabama veterans joining Bragg are worth worrying about. Grant goes on to notify Halleck that he thinks that trouble … Continue reading →

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October 22, 1862: Sherman on retaliation against civilians

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Allen Gathman

As we have seen, Sherman reported that Confederate guerrillas were firing on unarmed civilian boats on the Mississippi, and he had declared a policy of retaliation by removing Southern-sympathizing families from the Memphis area when such incidents occurred. Here he … Continue reading →

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October 21, 1862: Sherman to Grant

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Allen Gathman

Sherman, in his post as military governor of Memphis, was at this time providing Grant with regular reports on all the daily issues of his command. Here he reports that Confederate guerrillas are firing on civilian shipping on the Mississippi, … Continue reading →

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October 12, 1862: Onward in the Southwest

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Allen Gathman

The New York Times predicts victory in the southwest, and enumerates the North’s advantage. The Onward Movement in the Southwest. Published: October 12, 1862 The Southwestern States have fairly begun work, after the long rest they have had during the … Continue reading →

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September 12, 1862: Where’s Buell?

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Allen Gathman

J.T. Boyle, Union military governor of Kentucky, was appealing to Lincoln to get H.G. Wright to send him troops in Louisville. Buell didn’t want to undercut Wright, but he wondered why Buell couldn’t help out. Boyle replies that Buell is … Continue reading →

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September 10, 1862: Where’s Bragg (redux)?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Allen Gathman

Braxton Bragg As we saw earlier, Lincoln was quite concerned about the possibility that Bragg might have crossed the Cumberlands and be reinforcing Confederate forces in Virginia. After sending out a flurry of telegrams, he started getting some responses. Firstly, … Continue reading →

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September 8, 1862: Seriously, where is Bragg?

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Allen Gathman

As we saw yesterday, Lincoln telegraphed Boyle wanting to know where Bragg was. Boyle doesn’t know. So next Lincoln telegraphs Buell. They’re worried on the other side of the Appalachians that Bragg might show up in Virginia. Official Record: HEADQUARTERS, … Continue reading →

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September 3, 1862: Is Louisville next?

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Allen Gathman

Horatio G. Wright With Lexington fallen, Louisville is in danger, and it’s a vital supply junction. Without it, Nashville can’t be held. All the advances that the Union made in the west are in jeopardy, and there aren’t enough veteran … Continue reading →

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August 21, 1862: Morgan is defiant at Cumberland Gap

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Allen Gathman

Facing Confederate troops in his front and rear, Union general George Morgan is confident of his ability to hold the position. From the Official Record: LOUISVILLE, KY., August 21, 1862-10.20 p. m. Major General H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief: Captain Brown, … Continue reading →

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August 20, 1862: Buell tells McCook to live off the land

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Allen Gathman

Much has been made of Sherman’s unprecedented march to the sea, and of Grant’s march on Vicksburg before that, which served as a test of the idea that an army could cut loose from its supply lines. The idea was … Continue reading →

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