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Identifier: mississippivalle00infisk (find matches)
Title: The Mississippi valley in the Civil War
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Fiske, John, 1842-1901
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Publisher: Boston New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
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d.On the east side Breckinridges division was con-siderably refused to the northeast. Such was theConfederate line of battle, — an arrangement ap-parently faultless and fully adequate to the workwhich Bragg had planned. The Union army was drawn up to westward of the river in a line somewhat zigzag, but for the most part parallel to the enemys front. The arrange- rn, . , . i t» r ri i ment of our J- li6 right wmg under McCook stretchedtroops at froni the Franklin road to the Wilkin- Stone river. • 1 (■ 1 son turnpike. It consisted of three di-visions, — first Johnsons, resting on the Franklinroad with its right refused in a crotchet, and thenDaviss ; the third, which connected with the centreat the Wilkinson pike, was commanded by a youngofficer named Philip Sheridan, who had lately wonhis first laurels at Perryville. The centre, com-manded by Thomas, consisted of two divisions,Negleys and Rousseaus, but in the plan of battlePalmers division of the left wing practically formed
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STONE RIVER, DECEMBER 31, 1S62, MORNING From Corinth to Stone River 163 part of the centre. Negley and Palmer were drawnup in line between the Wilkinson and Nashvillepikes, with Rousseau stationed in the rear as areserve. The remainder of the left wing underCrittenden, consisting- of Woods and Van Clevesdivisions, reached from the Nashville pike acrossthe railroad and rested its left on a bend in theriver. Each line of battle, Union and Confederate,was about three miles in length, and each containedin infantry and artillery about 40,000 men. It was well said by Frederick of Prussia thatmore than half the secret of winning battles liesin knowing how to take position. Rosecranssarrangement was well adapted to his purpose savein one quarter of the field, but the defect in thatquarter was a grave one. His plan of ^ , ^ ° ^ Kosecrans s attack was brilliant and bold. It was plan ofto throw the two divisions of Woodand Van Cleve across the easily fordable river andcrush the single division

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