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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Responsibilities of the first Bull Run . (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 61 (search)
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59 1/2. skirmish near Chapmansville, Va., September 25, 1861.
The correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette gives the following account of this skirmish:
camp Enyart, October 1, 1861.
The necessities for aid in Western Virginia led the Government to order the Thirty-fourth regiment into the field before the brigade of Zouaves was completed.
This to the officers was a great disappointment, as the drill is peculiar, rendering their cooperation a very important element of their efficiency and success.
Yet, like true soldiers, they responded to the call with the regiment completed, and marched for Western Virginia with a notice of six hours, and reached Camp Enyart Thursday the 19th of September.
The officers, believing that the best drill they could give the Zouaves would be to let them go through their peculiar tactics with a rebel army for interested spectators, and learning that the enemy was in force about fifty miles from their camp, took up their line of marc
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 63 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 64 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 66 (search)
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63. granting letters of marque.
Navy Department, Washington, October 1, 1861.
Sir: In relation to the communication of R. B. Forbes, Esq., a copy of which was sent by you to this Department on the 16th ultimo, inquiring whether letters of marque cannot be furnished for the propeller Pembroke, which is about to be despatched to China, I have the honor to state that it appears to me there are objections to, and no authority for granting letters of marque in the present contest.
I am not aware that Congress, which has the exclusive power of granting letters of marque and reprisal, has authorized such letters to be issued against the insurgents; and were there such authorization, I am not prepared to advise its exercise, because it would, in my view, be a recognition of the assumption of the insurgents that they are a distinct and independent nationality.
Under the act of August 5, 1861, supplementary to an act entitled An act to protect the commerce of the United Stat
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them., Chapter 10 Oct. 1 , 1861 March 12 , 1862
Chapter 10: private letters, [Oct. 1, 1861, to March 12, 1862.]
Oct.--, 1861.--Yesterday rode to Chain Bridge, thence to Upton's Hill, and did not get back until after dark. . . . I can't tell you how disgusted I am becoming with these wretched politicians.
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.--. . . The enemy made some demonstrations up the river this morning, which prevented me from crossing the river until 1.30; then I rode to Munson's Hill, etc., and found everything going on well.
We shall be ready by to-morrow to fight a battle there, if the enemy should choose to attack; and I don't think they will care to run the risk.
I presume I shall have to go after them when I get ready; but this getting ready is slow work with such an administration.
I wish I were well out of it. . . . We almost expected a little row up the river yesterday, but it amounted to nothing.
The enemy fired 112 shots with artillery at our people at Great Falls, slightly grazing one man's arm and wounding a horse slightly.
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James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Naval chronology 1861 1865 Civil war March , 1861 June , 1865
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 9
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nichols , Henry E. 1861 - (search)
Nichols, Henry E. 1861-
Naval officer; born in New York; entered the United States Naval Academy, Oct. 1, 1861; was promoted captain, March 3, 1899.
In July, 1898, he joined Admiral Dewey's fleet at Manila.
On Jan. 26, 1899, he was transferred to the double-turret monitor Monadnock, and with this vessel performed valuable service in co-operation with the army in the movements north of Manila.
From April to June the Monadnock, while lying off Paranaque, was under the fire of the insurgents almost daily.
The officers and crew suffered severely from the intense heat.
Admiral Dewey offered to send another vessel to Paranaque, but Captain Nichols and his men expressed a desire to remain till the place was captured.
On June 10, 1899, while the Monadnock was shelling the insurgent trenches, Captain Nichols was overcome by heat, and died within a few hours.
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), F. (search)