CHAPTER LVI. OPERATIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA. November 14-December 31, 1864. SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS. Nov. 15-Dec. 21, 1861.-The Savannah (Georgia) Campaign. 16-17, 1864.—Expedition from Barrancas to Pine Barren Bridge, Fla. 30, 1864.-Engagement at Honey Hill, near Grahamville, S. C. Dec. 69, 1864.-Demonstrations against the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, S. C. 13-19, 1864.-Expedition from Barrancas, Fla., to Pollard, Ala., and skirmishes. 20, 1864.-Skirmish near the Pocotaligo Road, S. C. NOVEMBER 15-DECEMBER 21, 1864.-The Savannah (Georgia) Campaign. Nov. SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS. 15, 1864.-Sherman's army starts from Atlanta. Skirmish at Jonesborough. Skirmish near East Point. Skirmishes near Rough and Ready and Stockbridge. 16, 1864.-Action at Lovejoy's Station. Skirmish at Bear Creek Station. Skirmish at Cotton River Bridge. 17, 1864.-Affair at Towaliga Bridge. Skirmish at Walnut Creek. 21, 1864.-Skirmish at Griswoldville. Skirmish near Macon. Skirmish at Gordon. Skirmish near Eatonton. 21-23, 1864.-Skirmishes at Clinton. 22, 1864.-Engagement at Griswoldville. 23, 1864.-Skirmish near Milledgeville. 23-25, 1864.-Skirmishes at Ball's Ferry and the Georgia Central Railroad Bridge, Oconee River. 25, 1864.-Skirmish near Sandersville. 27, 1864.-Skirmish at Sylvan Grove. 27-28, 1864.-Action at Waynesborough. Skirmish near Waynesborough. *For mention of this skirmish, see reports of engagement at Honey Hill, pp. 422, 436. 1 R R-VOL XLIV Nov. Dec. 28, 1864.-Skirmish at Buck Head Church. Engagement at Buck Head Creek, or Reynolds' Plantation. 29, 1864.-Skirmish near Louisville. 30, 1864.-Skirmish at Louisville. 1, 1864. Skirmish at Millen's (or Shady) Grove. Skirmish at Buck Head Creek. 3, 1864.-Skirmish at Thomas' Station. 4, 1864.—Engagement at Waynesborough. Skirmish near Statesborough. Skirmish at Station No. 5, Georgia Central Railroad. Skirmish at the Little Ogeechee River. Skirmish near Lumpkin's Station. Skirmish at Buck Creek. Skirmish at Cypress Swamp, near Sister's Ferry. 8, 1864. Skirmish at Ebenezer Creek. Skirmish near Bryan Court-House. 9, 1864. Skirmish at Ogeechee Canal. Skirmish between Eden and Pooler Stations. 10, 1864.-Skirmish near Springfield. Skirmish near Savannah. Capture of the C. S. Steamer Ida. 11-21, 1864.-Investment of Savannah. 12, 1864.-Communication established between General Sherman's army and the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, under Rear-Admiral Dahlgren. Capture of the C. S. Steamer Resolute. 13, 1864.-Engagement at Fort McAllister. 14-21, 1861.-Naval attack on Forts Rosedew and Beaulieu, Vernon River 16, 1864.-Skirmish at Hinesville. REPORTS, ETC.* No. 1.-Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, U. S. Army, commanding Military Division of the Mississippi. No. 2.-Organization of the Union Forces. No. 3.-Itinerary of the Union Forces, November 1-December 31. No. 4.--Capt. Orlando M. Poe, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Chief Engineer. No. 5.-Capt. Thomas G. Baylor, U. S. Army, Chief Ordnance Officer. No. 6.-Col. Amos Beckwith, U. S. Army, Chief Commissary of Subsistence. No. 7.-Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, U. S. Army, commanding Army of the Ten nessee. No. 8.-Capt. James M. McClintock, U. S. Army, Acting Chief Signal Officer, No. 10.--Asst. Surg. David L. Huntington, U. S. Army, Acting Medical Director. No. 13.--Brig. Gen. Charles R. Woods, U. S. Army, commanding First Division. * For Grant's reference to these operations, see Vol. XXXVIII, Part I, p. 29. For reports of naval co-operating forces, see Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy, December 4, 1865. No. 15.--Col. Thomas Curly, Twenty-seventh Missouri Infantry, of operations May 1-December 21. No. 16.-Lieut. Col. Dennis T. Kirby, Twenty-seventh Missouri Infantry, of operations December 4. No. 17.-Col. Robert F. Catterson, Ninety-seventh Indiana Infantry, commanding Second Brigade, of operations November 22. No. 18.-Maj. Asias Willison, One hundred and third Illinois Infantry. No. 19.-Lieut. Col. Isaac N. Alexander, Forty-sixth Ohio Infantry, of operations November 22. No. 20.-Maj. Edward N. Upton, Forty-sixth Ohio Infantry. No. 21.-Brig. Gen. William B. Hazen, U. S, Army, commanding Second Division. No. 22. Col. Theodore Jones, Thirtieth Ohio Infantry, commanding First Brigade. No. 23.-Col. James S. Martin, One hundred and eleventh Illinois Infantry, commanding Second Brigade. No. 24.-Maj. William M. Mabry, One hundred and eleventh Illinois Infantry, of operations October 4, 1864-January 4, 1865. No. 25.-Lieut. Col. George H. Scott, Eighty-third Indiana Infantry, of operations September 5, 1864-January 2, 1865. No. 26.-Lieut. Col. Louis von Blessingh, Thirty-seventh Ohio Infantry, of operations November 13, 1864-January 2, 1865. No. 27.-Col. Augustus C. Parry, Forty-seventh Ohio Infantry, of operations November 15, 1864-January 2, 1865. No. 28.—Maj. George F. Kili, Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantry. No. 29.-Col. John M. Oliver, Fifteenth Michigan Infantry, commanding Third Brigade. No. 30.-—Brig. Gen. John E. Smith, U. S. Army, commanding Third Division. No. 34.-Lieut. Col. Roger Martin, Sixty-sixth Indiana Infantry. No. 35.-Col. Noel B. Howard, Second Iowa Infantry. No. 36.-Lieut. Col. James C. Parrott, Seventh Iowa Infantry. No. 37.-Col. Robert N. Adams, Eighty-first Ohio Infantry, commanding Second No. 38.-Maj. Wheelock S. Merriman, Twelfth Illinois Infantry. No. 40.-Maj. William C. Henry, Eighty-first Ohio Infantry, of operations October 5-December 21. No. 41.-Lieut. Col. Frederick J. Hurlbut, Fifty-seventh Illinois Infantry, commanding Third Brigade. No. 42.-Lieut. Col. Hector Perrin, Seventh Illinois Infantry. No. 43.-Maj. Gen. Frank P. Blair, jr., U. S. Army, commanding Seventeenth Army Corps. No. 44.—Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Mower, U. S. Army, commanding First Division. No. 47.-Brig. Gen. Giles A. Smith, U. S. Army, commanding Fourth Division. No. 50.-Col. George P. Buell, Fifty-eighth Indiana Infantry, commanding Pontoniers. No. 51.-Lieut. Col. Joseph Moore, Fifty-eighth Indiana Infantry, commanding section of Pontoon Train. No. 52.-Bvt. Maj. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis, U. S. Army, commanding Fourteenth Army Corps. No. 53.-Brig. Gen. William P. Carlin, U. S. Army, commanding First Division. First Brigade. No. 55.-Maj. John H. Widmer, One hundred and fourth Illinois Infantry, of operations September 7-December 21. No. 56.-Lieut. Col. Cyrus E. Briant, Eighty-eighth Indiana Infantry. No. 57.-Lieut. Col. Joseph H. Brigham, Sixty-ninth Ohio Infantry, commanding Second Brigade. No. 58.-Lieut. Col. David Miles, Seventy-ninth Pennsylvania Infantry, commanding Third Brigade. No. 59.-Capt. James H. Low, Thirty-eighth Indiana Infantry. No. 60.-Lieut. Col. Arnold McMahan, Twenty-first Ohio Infantry, of operations September 3-December 21. No. 61.-Maj. Robert P. Findley, Seventy-fourth Ohio Infantry. No. 62.-Maj. Michael H. Locher, Seventy-ninth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations October 3-December 21. No. 63.—Brig. Gen. James D. Morgan, U. S. Army, commanding Second Division. No. 65.-Col. Robert F. Smith, Sixteenth Illinois Infantry, commanding First Brigade. No. 67.—Maj. James H. McDonald, Sixtieth Illinois Infantry. No. 68.-Capt. Charles H. Richman, Tenth Michigan Infantry. No. 69.-Lieut. Col. Joel O. Martin, Seventeenth New York Infantry. No. 70.-Lieut. Col. John S. Pearce, Ninety-eighth Ohio Infantry, commanding Second Brigade. No. 71.-Lieut. Col. Maris R. Vernon, Seventy-eighth Illinois Infantry. No. 72.-Capt. James R. McLaughlin, Ninety-eighth Ohio Infantry. No. 73.-Lieut. Col. James W. Langley, One hundred and twenty-fifth Illinois Infantry, commanding Third Brigade. No. 74.-Lieut. Col. Charles W. Clancy, Fifty-second Ohio Infantry. No. 75.-Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird, U. S. Army, commanding Third Division. No. 77.—Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams, U. S. Army, commanding Twentieth Army No. 78.-Brig. Gen. Nathaniel J. Jackson, U. S. Army, commanding First Division. No. 79.-Surg. Henry Z. Gill, U. S. Army, Surgeon-in-Chief. No. 80.-Col. James L. Selfridge, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania Infantry, commanding First Brigade. No. 81.-Lieut. Col. Henry W. Daboll, Fifth Connecticut Infantry, of operations October 21-December 23. No. 82.-Lieut. Col. James C. Rogers, One hundred and twenty-third New York Infantry, of operations October 21-December 24. No. 83.-Capt. William Merrell, One hundred and forty-first New York Infantry. No. 84.-Maj. Patrick Griffith, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania Infantry. No. 85.-Col. Ezra A. Carman, Thirteenth New Jersey Infantry, commanding Second Brigade. No. 86.-Col. William Cogswell, Second Massachusetts Infantry. No. 87.-Maj. Frederick H. Harris, Thirteenth New Jersey Infantry. No. 88.-Lieut. Col. Allen N. Sill, One hundred and seventh New York 'Infantry, of operations September 2-December 23. No. 89.—Maj. Alfred B. Smith, One hundred and fiftieth New York Infantry. No. 90.-Col. William Hawley, Third Wisconsin Infantry. No. 91.-Col. James S. Robinson, Eighty-second Ohio Infantry, commanding Third Brigade. No. 92.-Maj. Ferdinand H. Rolshausen, Eighty-second Illinois Infantry, of operations September 4-December 23. |