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John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 23. (search)
martial law in a free country are altogether incompatible; the persons in these three States --Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina-heretofore held as slaves are therefore declared forever free. The news of this order, coming by the slow course of ocean mails, greatly surprised Mr. Lincoln, and his first comment upon it was positive and emphatic. No commanding general shall do such a thing, upon my responsibility, without consulting me, he wrote to Secretary Chase. Three days later, May 19, 1862, he published a proclamation declaring Hunter's order entirely unauthorized and void, and adding: I further make known that whether it be competent for me, as commander-in-chief of the army and navy, to declare the slaves of any State or States free, and whether, at any time, in any case, it shall have become a necessity indispensable to the maintenance of the government to exercise such supposed power, are questions which, under my responsibility, I reserve to myself, and which I
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The Peninsular campaign. (search)
sent position in consequence of the assurance that I should be joined by McDowell's corps. As it was now clear that I could not count with certainty upon that force, I had to do the best I could with the means at hand. the first necessity was to establish secure communications between the two parts of the army, necessarily separated St. Peter's Church, near New Kent Court House. Hotel. Factory. Record Office — Court House. Ruins of Jail. New Kent Court House. From a sketch made May 19, 1862. by the Chickahominy. Richmond could be attacked only by troops on the right bank. As the expectation of the advance of McDowell was still held out, and that only by the land route, I could not yet transfer the base to the James, but was obliged to retain it on the Pamunkey, and therefore to keep on the left bank a force sufficient to protect our communications and cover the junction of McDowell. It was still permissible to believe that sufficient attention would be paid to the simple
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 29-June 10, 1862.-advance upon and siege of Corinth, and pursuit of the Confederate forces to Guntown, Miss. (search)
rge G. Garner, A. G. ., Army of the Mississippi. No. 74.-report of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, U. S. Army, of action at Russell's house, near Corinth, Miss., May 17. Hdqrs. Fifth Division, Army of the Tennessee, Camp before Corinth, May 19, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to report that in compliance with the purpose of Major-General Halleck, as explained at the interview of the 16th instant, General Thomas being present, I made all possible inquiry as to the topography of the ground ef of Gen. Thomas' Staff. No. 75.-report of Col. Morgan L. Smith, Eighth Missouri Infantry, commanding Brigade, of action at Russells house, near Corinth, Miss., May 17. headquarters First Brigade, Fifth Division, Camp before Corinth, May 19, 1862. Major: I have the honor to report that, in obedience to the order of the commanding general and under his directions, the First Brigade moved at 3 o'clock to take and occupy a position at Russell's house. It was held by a brigade of Missi
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), May 19-23, 1862.--expedition down the Mississippi River to Fort Pillow, Tenn. (search)
May 19-23, 1862.--expedition down the Mississippi River to Fort Pillow, Tenn. Report of Brig. Gen. Isaac F. Quinby, U. S. Army, commanding District of the Mississippi. headquarters District of the Mississippi, Columbus, Ky., May 24, 1862. Captain: I have the honor to submit for the information of the major-general commanding the following report: On the 19th instant I proceeded to the flotilla above Fort Pillow with such troops as could safely be withdrawn for a short time from the several posts within this district. I was induced to do this on representations made me that there was a very small rebel force in and about Fort Pillow, and that our troops already there, under the command of Colonel Fitch, needed to be only slightly re-enforced to enable us to make a demonstration by land, which, in connection with an attack by our gun and mortar boats, would insure a speedy surrender of the rebel works. The force I took with me consisted of eight companies Forty-sev
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), Confederate correspondence, Etc. (search)
Belton, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. headquarters Western Department, Corinth, Miss., May 19, 1862. General S. Cooper, Adjutant-General C. S. Army, Richmond, Va.: sir: Since the battle of SGeneral, Commanding. General orders, no. 30[?] Hdqrs. Western Department, Corinth, Miss., May 19, 1862. From this date, until otherwise ordered by the War Department, the component parts of rattant Adjutant-General. General orders, no. 44. Hdqrs. Western Department, Corinth, Miss., May 19, 1862. For the information of this army the following General Orders, No. 28, of the Federal off, General, Commanding. General orders, no. 45. Hdqrs. Western Department, Corinth, Miss., May 19, 1862. Maj. George W. Brent is announced as acting chief of staff of the forces until further ornd of General Beauregard: Thomas Jordan, Assistant Adjutant-General. near Chambers, Miss., May 19, 1862. Brigadier-General Donelson: sir: The enemy have advanced on us this morning with artiller
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 11: list of battles, with the regiments sustaining the greatest losses in each. (search)
oint, Va.             May 7, 1862.             31st New York Franklin's Sixth 23 33 27 83 McDowell, Va.             May 8, 1862.             25th Ohio Milroy's ---------- 6 51 1 58 82d Ohio Milroy's ---------- 6 50 1 57 Russell House, Miss             May 17, 1862.             8th Missouri Sherman's ---------- 10 30 -- 40 Princeton, W. Va.             May 17, 1862.             37th Ohio Cox's ---------- 13 45 -- 58 Searcy Landing, Ark.             May 19, 1862.             17th Missouri ------------ ---------- 15 26 -- 41 Port Royal, Va.             May 23, 1862.             1st Maryland Williams's ---------- 14 43 535 592 Winchester, Va.             May 25, 1862.             2d Massachusetts Williams's ---------- 13 47 80 140 Hanover Court House, Va.             May 27, 1862.             25th New York Morell's Fifth 28 79 51 1
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Letters. (search)
f we permit ourselves to be driven beyond Richmond, we lose the means of maintaining this army. The enemy is now almost exactly between us and The army of the North. That army should, therefore, be drawn back to secure its communication with this one. A concentration of all our available forces may enable us to fight successfully. Let us try. Most respectfully, Your obedient servant, (Signed) J. E. Johnston. General R. E. Lee. Headquarters, Department of Northern Virginia, May 19, 1862. Sir: Before taking command in the Peninsula I had the honor to express to the President my opinion of the defects of the position then occupied by our troops there. After taking command, I reported that the opinion previously expressed was fully confirmed. Some of my objections to the position were, that its length was too great for our force; that it prevented offensive movements, except at great disadvantage; and that it was untenable after the guns of Yorktown were silenced-a
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 12: administration of finances, politics, and justice.--recall. (search)
sures that the loss should fall upon the people; they issued a series of notices, in various forms, by which people were notified that they must draw all balances of accounts they had in the banks, before the 27th of May, the date on which the Confederate notes would be no longer of any exchangeable value in the market. I thought it was my duty to interfere with such performances and make the banks bear the loss. Thereupon I issued the following General Order No. 30:-- New Orleans, May 19, 1862. It is represented to the commanding general that great distress, privation, suffering, hunger, and even starvation has been brought upon the people of New Orleans and vicinage by the course taken by the banks and dealers in currency. He has been urged to take measures to provide, as far as may be, for the relief of the citizens, so that the loss may fall, in part, at least, on those who have caused and ought to bear it. The general sees with regret that the banks and bankers ca
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 41 (search)
Doc. 41.-battle at Russell's House, near Corinth, Mississippi, May 17. Report of Gen. W. T. Sherman. headquarters Fifth division army of the Tennessee, camp before Corinth, May 19, 1862. Capt. Geo. E. Flynt, Assistant Adjutant-General, Chief of Gen. Thomas's Staff: sir : I have the honor to report that, in compliance with the purpose of Major-Gen. Halleck, as explained at the interview of the eleventh instant, Gen. Thomas being present, I made all possible inquiry as to the topography of the ground in my front, with its water-courses, fields, and roads, and on the seventeenth made dispositions to drive the enemy from his position at Russell's house. I requested Gen. Hurlbut to put in motion two regiments and a battery of artillery, at three o'clock P. M., on the road which passes the front of his line and runs to Russell's house. I ordered Gen. Denver to take a right-hand road with two regiments of his brigade and one battery of light artillery, namely, the Seventieth
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 97 (search)
ll that it has been my duty to make on her; and to you, personally, as her Executive, I acknowledge my indebtedness for the prompt, cordial, and effective cooperation you have afforded me in the effort to defend our common country against the common enemy. I am, very respectfully, your ob't serv't, Jefferson Davis. His Excellency, Joseph E. Brown, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville. Doc. 100.-Gen. Butler's order on currency. headquarters Department of the Gulf, New-Orleans, May 19, 1862. General orders, No. 30. it is represented to the Commanding General that great distress, hunger, and even starvation, has been brought upon the people of New-Orleans and its vicinity by the course taken by the banks and dealers in currency. He has been urged to take measures to provide, as far as may be, for the relief of the citizens, so that the loss may fall, in part at least, on those who have caused and ought to bear it. The General sees with regret that the banks and ba
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