The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-01-20

pointed Brigadier General, and ordered to
Arkansas, where he organized division Of
Arkansians, ond operated short time in
Southern Missouri. These Arkansians have
since shown the exceieney Of their drill
and discipline on every bs;tle-6eld where
they have beeh engaged. A lew. months
thereafter Hardee transferred his force. to
Bowling Green. ky., and formed apart Of
the army under Sydney Johnston. He
was here made Major Geseral. After
the reverse at Fort Donelson, he conduct
ed the retreat of Johnsten's army from
kentucky to Corinth. Al the latter point
the army was organized into three corps,
commanded respectively by Bragg. Polk,
and Hardee, and under this organization
i entered the bloody battle Of Shiloh.
Hardee commanded the advance corps, and
led in the sttack. The country is familiar
with the history Of that battle and the dis
tlngsished part taken by Grn, HArdee.
After the retreat from Corinth, the last
OF May. 1862. the army halted al Tupelo,
Miss, at which point Gen. Beauregard was
relieved from command and Gen, Bragg
succeeded tolt. One OF Gen. Bragg's first
acts was to make Gen. Har.lee The active
commander ofihe army ~ the Mississippi;
and in this position he Continued during
The. transfer Of The army from rupelo TO
Chattanooga. and until il was about 10
move into keniscky. when il was dlyided
into two wings, one under Polk and the
other under Ilardee. The battle of Per-
rysllle. IN October following, was fought
priaciralir.b, The troops of Hardee's wing.
II VA. splendid field victory. bur achles.
ed nothing. as she confrderates were com
.Pslicd T. retreat the next day, the combi-
nations Of the commanding General not
being crrrled out successfully. The army
reached Knoxville from it, keptucky cam
palsn IN the latter part Of October, and
sooh thereafter commenced the campaign
Of Middle Tennessee.
Al the battle Of Murireesborough fought
the lastaay of ls62 aud The first of 1865.
Gen. Hardee commanded the lett wing II
the army; and here again Lis command
WAS emInently successful. whilst the RI.
malnder OF eur forces were beaten. H.
drove the enemy with heavy loss for four
miles without check. defeating double his
numbers, aswas shown bt captured papers,
and stopped only when the men were *.
haustea and no reinfsrcements could be
had 10 meet the fresh lines oT The enemy.
The attack and success Of the left wins ii
Murfreesboreugh, under Gen. Hardee. Va.
one Of the most signal achievements of the
war.
In July. 1865, after the army had fallen
back from fallahoma To Chattanooga.
Gen. Hardee was ordered 10 Mississippi,
and was engaged in reassemblius the
Vlcksburg and Port Hudson prisoners un.
I'll sbont the first of November, when he
va. ordered back 10 the Army Of Teanes
see. General Lungstreet having been sent
to Knoxville. Iiardee wa, placed III coa.
manl u the lett wing resting upon Lock
out Mountain. aud held this position until
The evening If the. 23d November; VIXEN.
the right wing beng threatened, he was
transferred 10 thar part Of the line. The
battle oi Lsokout was fought the next dag,
the 2fth. End los,, and VAS followed cn tie
25th BY the battle Of Missionary Ridge.
Here. Is on eyeri other field where lie has
been engaged, uardee's command was sue
cessiul and here. as at pcrryville aud MUIR
ircesboroush, the other wing Of the army
was defeated. He not only repulsed The
encmy with heavy slaughter at Missionary
Ridgr, but took q considerable number, Of
prisoners and Gags. and brought OF his
troops under orders without tbs less of i
gun or prisener.
The army rereated TO Dalton. where
Gen. Bragg vas relieved OF the command
at his own request, and Gen. Hardse sp.
pointed TO, succeed him. The latter
promptly declined the command, except
temporarily, and requested that some one
Of our ablest qaicers should be designated