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Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals novel. A total of 191 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Memoirs of Three Civil War Generals.by U. S. Grant, W. T. Sherman, P. H. Sheridan.PREFAC
Memoirs of Three Civil War Generals.by U. S. Grant, W. T. Sherman, P. H. Sheridan.PREFACE."Man proposes and G.o.d disposes." There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice.Although frequently urged by friends
- 191 Following the operations of the German armies from the battle of Gravelotte to the siege of Paris, I may, in conclusion, say that I saw no new military principles developed, whether of strategy or grand tactics, the movements of the different armies and c
- 190 I rode back to Brie by the "long and circuitous" route, and inquiring there for my companions, found Havelock waiting to conduct me to the village of Villiers, whither, he said, Forsyth had been called to make some explanation about his pa.s.sport, whic
- 189 The King traveled further than usual that day--to Clermont--so we did not get shelter till late, and even then not without some confusion, for the quartermaster having set out toward Chalons before the change of programme was ordered, was not at hand to p
- 188 At 4 o'clock the next morning, the 18th, I repaired to the Chancellor's quarters. The carriage was at the door, also the saddle-horse, but as no spare mount could be procured for General Forsyth, he had to seek other means to reach the battle-fi
- 187 The Kiowas were now in our hands, and all the Comanches too, except one small band, which, after the Custer fight, had fled toward the headwaters of the Red River. This party was made up of a lot of very bad Indians--outlaws from the main tribe--and we di
- 186 In those days the railroad town of Hays City was filled with so called "Indian scouts," whose common boast was of having slain scores of redskins, but the real scout--that is, a 'guide and trailer knowing the habits of the Indians--was very
- 185 "HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, "WAs.h.i.+NGTON, D. C., August 17, 1867 "SIR: I am in receipt of your order of this date directing the a.s.signment of General G. H. Thomas to the command of the Fifth Military District, General Sh
- 184 The parish Boards of Registration were composed of three members each. Ability to take what was known as the "ironclad oath" was the qualification exacted of the members, and they were prohibited from becoming candidates for office. In the execu
- 183 SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That at said election the registered voters of each State shall vote for or against a convention to form a const.i.tution therefor under this act. Those voting in favor of such a convention shall have written or printed
- 182 One of Governor Throckmorton's first acts was to ask the withdrawal or non-interference of the military. This was not all granted, but under his ingenious persuasion President Johnson, on the 13th of August, 1866, directed that the new State official
- 181 When we reached Petersburg my column was halted, and instructions given me to march the cavalry and the Sixth Corps to Greensboro', North Carolina, for the purpose of aiding General Sherman (the surrender of General Johnston having not yet been effected)
- 180 Stagg's brigade and Miller's battery, which, as I have said, had been left at the forks of the Deatonsville road, had meanwhile broken in between the rear of Ewell's column and the head of Gordon's, forcing Gordon to abandon his march for Rice's Stat
- 179 The front of the corps was oblique to the White Oak road; and on getting there, it was to swing round to the left till perpendicular to the road, keeping closed to the left. Ayres did his part well, and to the letter, bringing his division square up to th
- 178 "U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-General."When I had read and pondered this, I determined to ride over to General Grant's headquarters on Gravelly Run, and get a clear idea of what it was proposed to do, for it seemed to me that a suspension of operations would be
- 177 I entered Staunton the morning of March 2, and finding that Early had gone to Waynesboro' with his infantry and Rosser, the question at once arose whether I should continue my march to Lynchburg direct, leaving my adversary in my rear, or turn east and o
- 176 We mounted our horses between half-past 8 and 9, and as we were proceeding up the street which leads directly through Winchester, from the Logan residence, where Edwards was quartered, to the Valley pike, I noticed that there were many women at the window
- 175 I therefore advised that the Valley campaign be terminated north of Staunton, and I be permitted to return, carrying out on the way my original instructions for desolating the Shenandoah country so as to make it untenable for permanent occupation by the C
- 174 "MAJOR-GENERAL SHERMAN "WINCHESTER, VA."Have just heard of your great victory. G.o.d bless you all, officers and men. Strongly inclined to come up and see you."A. LINCOLN."This he supplemented by promoting me to the grade of brigadier-general in the
- 173 PERSONAL MEMOIRES OF P. H. SHERIDAN, VOLUME 2.By Philip Henry Sheridan CHAPTER I.ORGANIZING SCOUTS--MISS REBECCA WRIGHT--IMPORTANT INFORMATION--DECIDE TO MOVE ON NEWTOWN--MEETING GENERAL GRANT--ORGANIZATION OF THE UNION ARMY--OPENING OF THE BATTLE OF THE
- 172 "CITY POINT, Va., Aug. 16--3:30 P. M., 1864."MAJOR-GENERAL SHERIDAN, Winchester, Va.: "If you can possibly spare a division of cavalry, send them through Loudoun County to destroy and carry off the crops, animals, negroes, and all men under fifty years
- 171 When I had read the letter addressed to Hunter, General Grant said I would be expected to report directly to him, as Hunter had asked that day to be wholly relieved, not from any chagrin at my a.s.signment to the control of the active forces of his comman
- 170 "MAJOR-GENERAL HUMPHREYS,""Chief-of-Staff."The instructions of the major-general commanding, of this date, are received. I shall march in obedience thereto at 2 A. M. to-morrow.Before starting I would like to know if our infantry force
- 169 Owing to the hard service of the preceding month we had lost many horses, so the number of dismounted men was large; and my strength had also been much reduced by killed and wounded during the same period of activity. The effective mounted force of my two
- 168 CHAPTER XX.GENERAL WILSON'S ADVANCE TOWARD HANOVER COURT HOUSE--CROSSING THE PAMUNKEY--ENGAGEMENT OF HAWE'S SHOP--FIGHT AT MATADEQUIN CREEK --CAPTURE OF COLD HARBOR--THE FIGHT TO RETAIN THE PLACE--MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL WILSON.When I rejoined the
- 167 Merritt proceeded to obey, but in advancing, our cavalry and infantry became intermingled in the darkness, and much confusion and delay was the consequence. I had not been duly advised of these changes in Gregg's and Merritt's orders, and for a
- 166 I was not informed of the purpose for which I was to proceed to Was.h.i.+ngton, but I conjectured that it meant a severing of my relations with the Second Division, Fourth Army Corps. I at once set about obeying the order, and as but little preparation wa
- 165 Lieutenant Smith, Company "K," Lieutenant Gooding, Company "A," and Second Lieutenant Moser, Company "G," for their a.s.sistance, and for the gallant manner in which they encouraged their men up the side of the mountain, and
- 164 He requested one of his staff-officers to get the flask, and after taking a sip himself, pa.s.sed it to me. Refreshed by the brandy, I mounted and rode off to supervise the encamping of my division, by no means an easy task considering the darkness, and t
- 163 CHAPTER XIV.APPOINTED A MAJOR-GENERAL--THE SECRET EXPEDITION UNDER CARD THE SCOUT--HIS CAPTURE BY GUERRILLAS--ESCAPE--A REVENGE PARTY--WOMEN SOLDIERS--A FIGHT WITH SABRES--TULLAHOMA CAMPAIGN--A FOOLISH ADVENTURE.On the 6th of January, 1863, my division se
- 162 Sill, at his own request, was a.s.signed to my division, and took command of Colonel Nicholas Greusel's brigade. My division became at the same time the Third Division, Right Wing, Fourteenth Army Corps, its three brigades of four regiments each bein
- 161 CHAPTER X.IN CAMP NEAR RIENZI--GENERAL GRANGER--A VALUABLE CAPTURE AT RIPLEY --RAIDING A CORNFIELD--REPULSING AN ATTACK--PRESENTED WITH THE BLACK HORSE "RIENZI"--MEETING GENERAL GRANT--APPOINTED A BRIGADIER-GENERAL.After the battle of Booneville
- 160 This was rough, hard work, without much chance of reward, but it, was near the field of active operations, and I determined to do the best I could at it till opportunity for something better might arise.General Halleck did not know much about taking care
- 159 I made known to the Indians that we would have to take this piece of ground for the blockhouse. They demurred at first, for there is nothing more painful to an Indian than disturbing his dead, but they finally consented to hold a council next day on the b
- 158 After a cup of coffee and a little hard bread, it was decided we should return to the main camp near the Mission, for we were now confident that Maloney was delayed by the snow, and safe enough on the other side of the mountains. At all events he was beyo
- 157 The commanding officer at Fort Reading seemed reluctant to let me go on to relieve Lieutenant Hood, as the country to be pa.s.sed over was infested by the Pit River Indians, known to be hostile to white people and especially to small parties. I was very a
- 156 At once I set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the Military Academy, studying zealously under the direction of Mr. William Clark; my old teachers, McNanly and Thorn, having disappeared from Somerset and sought new fields of
- 155 The following order of the President is published to the army: EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 8, 1884.General William T. Sherman, General of the Army, having this day reached the age of sixty-four years, is, in accordance with the law, placed upon the retire
- 154 It would be a labor of love for me, in this connection, to pay a tribute of respect, by name, to the many able and most patriotic officers with whom I was so long a.s.sociated as the commanding generals of military divisions and departments, as well as st
- 153 LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, August 18,1870.General W. T. SHERMAN.DEAR GENERAL: Your letter of the 7th inst. did not reach Long Branch until after I had left for St. Louis, and consequently is just before me for the first time. I do not know what changes rece
- 152 The following orders received for the War Department are published for the government of all concerned: WAR DEPARTMENT, WAs.h.i.+NGTON CITY, March 26, 1869.By direction of the President, the order of the Secretary of War, dated War Department, March 5, 18
- 151 W. T. SHERMAN, Lieutenant-General.WAs.h.i.+NGTON, D. C., 2 p.m., February 19, 1888.Lieutenant-General W. T. SHERMAN, St. Louis, Missouri: I have just received, with General Grant's indors.e.m.e.nt of reference, your letter to me of the fourteenth (14
- 150 [TELEGRAM.]HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI, St. Louis, MISSOURI, February 14, 1868.General U. S. GRANT, Was.h.i.+ngton, D. C.Dispatch of to-day received. Please await a letter I address this day through you to the President, which will in d
- 149 Next summer also, in fulfillment of our promise to the Sioux, I must go to Fort Phil Kearney early in the spring, so that, unless I can spend the next two months at home, I might as well break up my house at St. Louis, and give up all prospect of taking c
- 148 We took our departure thence on the 25th, and anch.o.r.ed under Isla Verde, off Vera Cruz, on the 29th.Everything about Vera Cruz indicated the purpose of the French to withdraw, and also that the Emperor Maximilian would precede them, for the Austrian fr
- 147 For flank-guards and rear-guards, one or more companies should be detached under their own officers, instead of making up the guard by detailing men from the several companies.For regimental or camp guards, the details should be made according to existing
- 146 Nevertheless, the regimental organization for artillery has always been maintained in this country for cla.s.sification and promotion.Twelve companies compose a regiment, and, though probably no colonel ever commanded his full regiment in the form of twel
- 145 General Halleck's measures to capture General Johnston's army, actually surrendered to me at the time, at Greensboro', on the 26th of April, simply excited my contempt for a judgment such as he was supposed to possess. The a.s.sertion that
- 144 W. T. SHERMAN, Major-General commanding.P. S.--As Mr. Stanton's most singular paper has been published, I demand that this also be made public, though I am in no manner responsible to the press, but to the law, and my proper superiors.W. T. S., Major
- 143 On the same day, but later, I received an answer from General Johnston, agreeing to meet me again at Bennett's house the next day, April 26th, at noon. He did not even know that General Grant was in Raleigh.General Grant advised me to meet him, and t
- 142 General Grant had brought with him, from Was.h.i.+ngton, written answers from the Secretary of War, and of himself, to my communications of the 18th, which I still possess, and here give the originals. They embrace the copy of a dispatch made by Mr.Stanto
- 141 The next morning I again started in the cars to Durham's Station, accompanied by most of my personal staff, and by Generals Blair, Barry, Howard, etc., and, reaching General Kilpatrick's headquarters at Durham's, we again mounted, and rode,
- 140 U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant-General.I answered immediately that we would move on the 10th, prepared to follow Johnston wherever he might go. Promptly on Monday morning, April 10th, the army moved straight on Smithfield; the right wing making a circuit by the
- 139 Sherman, as a subordinate officer, yielded his views to those of the President, and the terms of capitulation between himself and Johnston were exactly in accordance with Mr. Lincoln's wishes. He could not have done any thing which would have pleased
- 138 APRIL AND MAY, 1865.As before described, the armies commanded respectively by Generals J. M. Schofield, A. H. Terry, and myself, effected a junction in and about Goldsboro', North Carolina, during the 22d and 23d of March, 1865, but it required a few
- 137 DEAR GENERAL: I can hardly help smiling when I contemplate my command--it is decidedly mixed. I believe, but am not certain, that you are in my jurisdiction, but I certainly cannot help you in the way of orders or men; nor do I think you need either. Gene
- 136 He has not yet started, or had not at last advices. I ordered him to send Stoneman from East Tennessee into Northwest South Carolina, to be there about the time you would reach Columbia. He would either have drawn off the enemy's cavalry from you, or
- 135 I think I made a mistake there, and should rapidly have followed Mower's lead with the whole of the right wing, which would have brought on a general battle, and it could not have resulted otherwise than successfully to us, by reason of our vastly su
- 134 DEAR SIR: I know you will be pleased to hear that my army has reached this point, and has opened communication with Wilmington.A tug-boat came up this morning, and will start back at 6 P. M.I have written a letter to General Grant, the substance of which
- 133 III Then forward, boys! forward to battle!We marched on our wearisome way, We stormed the wild hills of Resacar G.o.d bless those who fell on that day!Then Kenesaw frowned in its glory, Frowned down on the flag of the free; But the East and the West bore
- 132 First Division, Brigadier-General W. P. Carlin; Second Division, Brigadier-General John D. Morgan; Third Division, Brigadier-General A. Baird.Artillery brigade, sixteen guns, Major Charles Houghtaling, First Illinois Artillery.Twentieth Corps, Brigadier-G
- 131 W. T. SHERMAN, Major-General commanding.HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI, IN THE FIELD, POCOTALIGO, SOUTH CAROLINA, January 18, 1865.Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War, Was.h.i.+ngton, D. C.SIR: When you left Savannah a few days ago,
- 130 DEAR GENERAL: Captain Hudson has this moment arrived with your letter of January 21st, which I have read with interest.The capture of Fort Fisher has a most important bearing on my campaign, and I rejoice in it for many reasons, because of its intrinsic i
- 129 There is no doubt that Mr. Stanton, when he reached Savannah, shared these thoughts, but luckily the negroes themselves convinced him that he was in error, and that they understood their own interests far better than did the men in Was.h.i.+ngton, who tri
- 128 We were very much in want of light-draught steamers for navigating the shallow waters of the coast, so that it took the Seventeenth Corps more than a week to transfer from Thunderbolt to Beaufort, South Carolina. Admiral Dahlgren had supplied the Harvest
- 127 2. The chief quartermaster and commissary of the army may give suitable employment to the people, white and black, or transport them to such points as they may choose where employment can be had; and may extend temporary relief in the way of provisions an
- 126 I think our campaign of the last month, as well as every step I take from this point northward, is as much a direct attack upon Lee's army as though we were operating within the sound of his artillery.I am very anxious that Thomas should follow up hi
- 125 General Grant's wishes, however, are, that this whole matter of your future actions should be entirely left to your discretion.We can send you from here a number of complete batteries of field-artillery, with or without horses, as you may desire; als
- 124 GENERAL: You have doubtless observed, from your station at Rosedew that sea-going vessels now come through Ossabaw Sound and up the Ogeechee to the rear of my army, giving me abundant supplies of all kinds, and more especially heavy ordnance necessary for
- 123 I regard Savannah as already gained.Yours truly, W. T. SHERMAN, Major-General.By this time the night was well advanced, and the tide was running ebb-strong; so I asked. Captain Williamson to tow us up as near Fort McAllister as he would venture for the to
- 122 Every citizen with his gun, and every negro with his spade and axe, can do the work of a soldier. You can destroy the enemy by r.e.t.a.r.ding his march.Georgians, be firm! Act promptly, and fear not!B. H. Hill, Senator.I most cordially approve the above.J
- 121 6. As for horses, mules, wagons, etc., belonging to the inhabitants, the cavalry and artillery may appropriate freely and without limit; discriminating, however, between the rich, who are usually hostile, and the poor and industrious, usually neutral or f
- 120 CITY POINT, VIRGINIA, November 7, 1864-10.30 P.M.Major-General SHERMAN: Your dispatch of this evening received. I see no present reason for changing your plan. Should any arise, you will see it, or if I do I will inform you. I think everything here is fav
- 119 My countrymen, respond to this call as you have done in days that are past, and, with the blessing of a kind and overruling Providence, the enemy shall be driven from your soil. The security of your wives and daughters from the insults and outrages of a b
- 118 I found General John E. Smith at Cartersville, and on the 11th rode on to Kingston, where I had telegraphic communications in all directions.From General Corse, at Rome, I learned that Hood's army had disappeared, but in what direction he was still i
- 117 I watched with painful suspense the indications of the battle raging there, and was dreadfully impatient at the slow progress of the relieving column, whose advance was marked by the smokes which were made according to orders, but about 2 p.m. I noticed w
- 116 On the 20th of September Colonel Horace Porter arrived from General Grant, at City Point, bringing me the letter of September 12th, asking my general views as to what should next be done. He staid several days at Atlanta, and on his return carried back to
- 115 Hood's losses, as reported for the same period, page 577, Johnston's "Narrative:"Killed Wounded Total 482 3,223 3,705 To which should be added: Prisoners captured by us:............ 3,738 Giving his total loss ............... 7,440 On
- 114 J. B. HOOD, General.ATLANTA, GEORGIA, September 11, 1864 Major-General W. T. SHERMAN.Sir: We the undersigned, Mayor and two of the Council for the city of Atlanta, for the time being the only legal organ of the people of the said city, to express their wa
- 113 I fully agree with you in regard to the policy of a stringent draft; but, unfortunately, political influences are against us, and I fear it will not amount to much. Mr. Seward's speech at Auburn, again prophesying, for the twentieth time, that the re
- 112 I was with General Thomas that day, which was hot but otherwise very pleasant. We stopped for a short noon-rest near a little church (marked on our maps as Shoal-Creek Church), which stood back about a hundred yards from the road, in a grove of native oak
- 111 Our men were unusually encouraged by this day's work, for they realized that we could compel Hood to come out from behind his fortified lines to attack us at a disadvantage. In conversation with me, the soldiers of the Fifteenth Corps, with whom I wa
- 110 HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI IN THE FIELD NEAR ATLANTA, July 26,1864.Major-General HALLECK, Was.h.i.+ngton, D. C.GENERAL: I find it difficult to make prompt report of results, coupled with some data or information, without occasionall
- 109 CHAPTER XVIII.ATLANTA CAMPAIGN--BATTLES ABOUT ATLANTA JULY, 1864.As before explained, on the 3d of July, by moving McPherson's entire army from the extreme left, at the base of Kenesaw to the right, below Olley's Creek, and stretching it down th
- 108 Grand-total.................. 64,456 His losses during the month of May are stated by him, as taken from the report of Surgeon Foard (page 325) Killed Wounded Total 721 4,672 5,393 These figures include only the killed and wounded, whereas my statement of
- 107 Strengthen your position; fight any thing that comes; and threaten the safety of the railroad all the time. But, to tell the truth, I would rather the enemy would stay in Dalton two more days, when he may find in his rear a larger party than he expects in
- 106 HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, April 10, 1864 Lieutenant-General U. S. GRANT, Commander-in-Chief, Was.h.i.+ngton, D.DEAR GENERAL: Your two letters of April 4th are now before me, and afford me infinite satisfaction
- 105 Hoping, when this reaches you, that you will be in possession of Shreveport, I am, with great respect, etc., W. T. SHERMAN, Major-General commanding.Rumors were reaching us thick and fast of defeat and disaster in that quarter; and I feared then, what aft
- 104 After reading these, I further propose that you address us questions which we will answer in writing, when you are to make us a concise, written decision, which I will have published in close connection with the subject in controversy. If General Smith wi
- 103 HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE MEMPHIS, January 27, 1864 V. The expedition is one of celerity, and all things must tend to that. Corps commanders and staff-officers will see that our movements are not enc.u.mbered by wheeled vehicles improperly
- 102 There, by concert of action with Lieutenant-Colonel Blood, of the Sixth Missouri, his regiment, and the Thirteenth Regular Infantry, kept up a heavy fire on everything that showed along the levee and earthworks in front. The enemy were behind the embankme
- 101 It is understood that General Steele makes a simultaneous move from Little Rock, on Shreveport or Natchitoches, with a force of about ten thousand men. Banks will have seventeen thousand, and you ten thousand. If these can act concentrically and simultane
- 100 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, March 4, 1864 DEAR SHERMAN: The bill reviving the grade of lieutenant-general in the army has become a law, and my name has been sent to the Senate for the place.I now receive orders to report at Was.h.i.+ngton immediately, in person
- 99 R. c.o.c.kerell, Seventieth, Ohio; Colonel J. M. Loomis, Twenty-sixth Illinois; Colonel C. C. Walcutt, Forty-sixth Ohio; Colonel J. A.Williamson, Fourth Iowa; Colonel G. B. Raum, Fifty-sixth Illinois; Colonel J. I. Alexander, Fifty-ninth Indiana.My person
- 98 A pontoon-bridge was also built at the same time over Chickamanga Creek, near its mouth, giving communication with the two regiments which had been left on the north side, and fulfilling a most important purpose at a later stage of the drama. I will here
- 97 P. S.-On reflection, I think we will push Bragg with all our strength to-morrow, and try if we cannot out off a good portion of his rear troops and trains. His men have manifested a strong disposition to desert for some time past, and we will now give the
- 96 H. W. HALLECK, Major-General.On the 18th, with my staff and a small escort, I rode forward to Burnsville, and on the 19th to Iuka, where, on the next day, I was most agreeably surprised to hear of the arrival at Eastport (only ten miles off) of two gunboa
- 95 Grant's army had seemingly completed its share of the work of war, and lay, as it were, idle for a time. In person General Grant went to New Orleans to confer with General Banks, and his victorious army was somewhat dispersed. Parke's corps (Nin
- 94 HEADQUARTERS, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS, CAMP ON BIG BLACK, MISSISSIPPI, September 17 1863 H. W. HALLECK, Commander-in-Chief, Was.h.i.+ngton, D. C.DEAR GENERAL: I have received your letter of August 29th, and with pleasure confide to you fully my thoughts on t
- 93 McClernand's corps had been left in observation toward Edwards's Ferry. McPherson had fought at Raymond, and taken the left-hand road toward Jackson, via Clinton, while my troops were ordered by General Grant in person to take the right-hand roa
- 92 There is but little work to be done in Steele's Bayou, except for about five miles abort midway of the bayou. In this portion many overhanging trees will have to be removed, and should be dragged out of the channel.Very respectfully, U. S. GRANT, Maj