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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2 1,217 1,217 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 440 440 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 294 294 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 133 133 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 109 109 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 108 108 Browse Search
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 102 102 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments. 83 83 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 67 67 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 63 63 Browse Search
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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 4: (search)
, of Boston, who, in the early part of the war, had tendered to the Governor his services, free of charge, in any position where he could be of use, was appointed master of ordnance, upon the discharge of General Stone, on the seventh day of October, 1861, with the rank of colonel. Colonel Amory performed the duties of the office until Jan. 9, 1863, when he resigned, there being no further necessity for his services. He received the thanks of the Governor, in General Orders No. 2, series of 1863. William Brown, of Boston, who was chief clerk in the office of the Adjutant-General when the war broke out, and for several years previous thereto, was commissioned Assistant Adjutant-General, with the rank of colonel, on the twenty-ninth day of October, 1861, which position he held until removed by death, Feb. 16, 1863. He was a faithful and intelligent officer, and died at his post. These were all the staff commissions issued in 1861. We now return to the correspondence of the Ex
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 6: (search)
ited the hospitals regularly, and ascertained the name and condition of every Massachusetts soldier, and relieved his wants. This organization ceased some time in 1863; and the labor which the members had performed devolved upon the State agent, who was empowered to employ persons to visit the soldiers, for which they were paid b To remedy this evil,—in part, at least,—and secure, if possible, the retention of a large share of the soldiers' wages at home, the Massachusetts Legislature, in 1863, at the suggestion of Governor Andrew, passed an act, authorizing the State Treasurer to assume the payment of all the Massachusetts volunteers, provided that Congst allotments forwarded to him were in April, 1862; and that— The whole amount, for that year, including about $10,000, placed on interest, was $202,905.56 In 1863, including $90,000 on interest, was 698,297.76 Also, allotments of State bounties 190,012.50 In 1864 and 1865, including State bounties 2,144,136.65 In 1866, <
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 7: (search)
Hooper served with this rank at New Orleans as staff officer under General Banks, and died July 1, 1863. The foregoing pages bring the history of Massachusetts in the war to the close of the year 1862, at which time Massachusetts was represented by her brave men in nearly every field of service, and upon the decks of every ship in the American navy. She had given martyrs to the great cause on nearly every battlefield, and in every naval engagement, in the war. Many had died; many had their limbs severed from their bodies; many households had been made desolate; many stood by the buts of their muskets, keeping watch and ward, facing the enemy, from the falls of the Potomac to the delta of the Mississippi. Some were in prison, some were in hospitals, some were in tents, some swinging in their hammocks at the mouths of rivers to prevent blockade-runners from supplying the enemy. Thus sixty thousand men of Massachusetts were engaged when the course of time brought in the year 1863.
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 8: (search)
of Freedom to the enslaved; and, before the end of the year 1863, what had been predicted by earnest men at the commencemen was killed in action Feb. 22, 1864. The Legislature for 1863 met at the State House on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Jonathan E. Fi. The Adjutant-General of Massachusetts, in his report for 1863, said,— It required calm foresight, thorough knowledorehead City, N. C. The Adjutant-General, in his report for 1863, gives many details relating to the organization, departurehe Surgeon-General, also, in his report to the Governor for 1863, gives an interesting and valuable record of the sanitary cers. The Legislature of the State, at the extra session of 1863, appropriated money to make up the deficiency, of which we any of this class of persons petitioned the Legislature of 1863 for payment for the services which they had rendered. Manyion of the State authorities during the first six months of 1863. Other matters, however, of the highest importance to the
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 9: (search)
his report, because it shows the exact condition of our coast defences near the close of the year 1863, the third year of the war. The letters of the Governor, from this time to the end of the yeargreat parties in the Commonwealth held their conventions to make State nominations in the fall of 1863. The Democratic Convention was held first. We give a brief abstract of its proceedings. Phiny as whites. The following gentlemen were commissioned on the Governor's staff during the year 1863:— Eugene Sturtevant, assistant adjutant-general, Jan. 3, with rank of first lieutenant. Ansne of the greatest and most arduous campaigns of which the world bears record. During the year 1863, 11,538 volunteers for three years service were recruited and mustered in, making the aggregate o83,932). The number of men who enlisted in Massachusetts for the naval service during the year 1863 was 3,686, making the aggregate of men furnished by Massachusetts from the commencement of the wa
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 10: (search)
0,000, after making allowance for all the guns we might expect to receive from the United States during the years 1862 and 1863. Of the thirty-two-pounders and smaller guns, the United States were supposed to possess a sufficient supply. Experienon of which he devoted to the military affairs of the Commonwealth. The receipts into the State treasury, during the year 1863, from all sources, were $7,229,823.18, and the expenditures during the same period were $6,728,597.70; leaving a surplus om, without receiving credit for these supposed surpluses. All the facts referred to will be found in my Annual Report for 1863, pages 34-45. Because these surpluses were not allowed at Washington, should blame be attached to the Adjutant-General, on the 22d of September. These four companies were attached to the eight companies of heavy artillery which were raised in 1863, and forwarded to the front in May, 1864, to which reference has been made, and were organized into a regiment, known as t
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 12: (search)
eir families, and will be until they are exhausted. In April, 1862, the Surgeon-General of Massachusetts was the medium through whom donations were received from citizens, and disbursed as his judgment dictated, for the benefit of disabled soldiers, and the families of those who had fallen in battle. The amount received by him during the year 1862 was $504, of which Governor Andrew contributed $250; Miss A. Morton, of Andover, $202; and the Joy-street Baptist Church, $45. During the year 1863, $260 were added to this fund, the whole of which was contributed by Governor Andrew. In 1864, the amount contributed was $722, half of which was contributed by Governor Andrew. In 1865, the fund received an addition of $11,312.70, of which $200 was contributed by Governor Andrew; $374.50 by Colonel Francis L. Lee, the amount being the remainder of the regimental fund of the Forty-fourth (nine months) Regiment; and $10,465 was contributed by Colonel J. M. Day, Provost-Marshal-General of Mas