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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 21: closing events of the War.--assassination of the President. (search)
ing force, were deployed as skirmishers, and formed a line a mile in length, protecting both front and right flank. It resisted every attempt of the Confederate cavalry to penetrate it. Such attempts were repulsed with loss to the assailants. The entire regiment moved back with great precision. The running fight continued about three hours, when the Con. federates desisted. So ended the battle of Palmetto Ranche. It was the last one in the. great struggle. At about sunset, on the 13th of May, 1865, between White's Ranche and the Boca Chico Strait, in Texas, the Sixty-second United States Colored Infantry, fired the last volley of the war. Written communication to the author, by Colonel Barrett, dated June 16, 1868. His reported loss in this expedition, in killed, wounded and prisoners, was 4 officers and 111 men. His force was 450 strong; Slaughter's 675, with a battery of six 12-pounder field-pieces. T]he last man. wounded in the war by a rebel bullet was Sergeant Crockett,
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 59: (search)
,461 82 4,183 34 40,278 48 do Feb. 14, 1865 Katahdin. Steamer Armstrong 251,382 26 7,321 53 244,060 73 New York April 20, 1865 R. R. Cuyler, Gettysburg, Mackinaw, Montgomery. Sloop Annie Thompson 14,847 96 1,639 50 13,208 46 Philadelphia May 13, 1865 Fernandina. Schooner Ann Louisa 7,437 57 476 92 6,960 95 Key West Aug. 25, 1865 Proteus. Schooner Anna Sophia 29,145 69 4,245 48 24,900 21 New Orleans June 26, 1865 Bienville, Princess Royal. Steamer Annie 358,951 71 24,639 97 329,311 72 Key West   Honeysuckle. Schooner Fly 660 18 201 33 458 85 do Mar. 22, 1865 Honeysuckle. Schooner Flash 7,856 90 1,917 05 5,939 85 New Orleans April 20, 1865 Princess Royal. Steamer Florida 91,672 65 6,760 77 84,911 88 Philadelphia May 13, 1865 Pursuit. Schooner Fannie McRae 4,384 87 293 16 4,091 71 Key West Aug. 12, 1865 Hendrick Hudson. Schooner Florida 8,560 29 645 56 7,914 73 do Aug. 16, 1865 James L. Davis. Sloop Florida 702 32 202 41 499 91 do   Hibiscus. Schooner G
of Cavalry, while on the Wilson Raid, had a sharp fight at Columbus, Ga., on the 16th of April, 1865, and other divisions in Wilson's Corps were engaged at West Point, Ga., on the same date; also at Macon, Ga., on the 20th of April; and at Talladega, Ala., on the 22d. In South Carolina, a provisional division under command of General E. E. Potter was engaged, with some loss of life, on the 18th of April, 1865, at Boykin's Mills. Some fighting also occurred at Palmetto Ranch, Texas, on May 13th, 1865. But the war ended, substantially, at Appomattox, April 9, 1865. Fort Blakely, Ala., fell the same day, carried by a bloody assault. The war commenced on the 19th of April, 1861, and was officially declared as ended, August 20, 1866. casualties in Light Artillery. The following list of remarkable casualties in the light artillery is given in a separate class, as the small number of men in a light battery would not give their losses a proper place among those of the larger or
tes of America, at Irwinsville, Ga., by the 1st Wis. And 4th Mich. Cav. Losses: Union, 2 killed, 4 wounded, caused by the pursuing parties firing into each other. May 10, 1865: Tallahassee, Fla. Surrender of Gen. Samuel Jones' command to detachment of Wilson's U. S. Cav. Under Maj.-Gen. McCook. Confed., surrendered, 8000. May 11, 1865: Chalk Bluff, Ark. Surrender of Gen. Jeff. Thompson's command to forces under Gen. M. Grenville Dodge; Confed., surrendered, 7454. May 12-13, 1865: Palmetto Ranch, near Brownsville, Tex. Union, 34th Ind., 62d U. S. Colored and 2d Tex. Cav. under command Col. F. H. Barrett; Confed., troops commanded by Brig.-Gen. Jas. H. Slaughter. Losses: Union, 115 killed and wounded; Confed. No record found. May 23-24, 1865: Washington, Dc. Grand Review of the Federal armies on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington. Lieut.-Gen. U. S. Grant, Maj.-Gen. George G. Meade and Maj.-Gen. W. T. Sherman occupied the reviewing stand. May 26,
ok command of this corps when it was transferred to the Army of the James, in April, 1864. As brevet major-general of volunteers he headed the Twenty-fourth Army Corps which was organized out of the Tenth, December, 1864, to January, 1865. On the latter date, he was put in command of the provisional corps organized for the capture of Fort Fisher and Wilmington. After these events had taken place, his corps became the reorganized Tenth Corps, and Major-General Terry was in command until May 13, 1865, when he took charge of Richmond. After leaving the volunteer service, he rose to the rank of major-general in the regular army (1886) and was retired in April, 1888. He died in New Haven, Connecticut, December 16, 1890. For the capture of Fort Fisher he was tendered the thanks of Congress. Major-General William Thomas Harbaugh Brooks (U. S.M. A. 1841) was born in New Lisbon, Ohio, January 28, 1821, and served in the Seminole and Mexican wars, and in Texas and New Mexico. He ha
Hayman, S. B., Mar. 13, 1865. Hays, E. L., Jan. 12, 1865. Hazard, J. G., Mar. 13, 1865. Healy, R. W., Mar. 13, 1865. Heath, Francis, Mar. 13, 1865. Heath, Thomas T., Dec. 15, 1864. Hedrick, J. M., Mar. 13, 1865. Heine, Wm., Mar. 13, 1865. Heinrichs, Gus., Mar. 13, 1865. Henderson, R. M., Mar. 13, 1865. Henderson, T. J., Nov. 30, 1864. Hendrickson, J., Mar. 13, 1865. Hennessey, J. A., Mar. 13, 1865. Henry, Guy V., Oct. 28, 1864. Henry, Wm. W., Mar. 7, 1865. Herrick, W. F., May 13, 1865. Herring, Chas. P., Mar. 13, 1865. Hickenlooper, A., Mar. 13, 1865. Hill, Jonathan A., April 9, 1865. Hill, Sylvester G., Dec. 15, 1864. Hillis, David B., Mar. 13, 1865. Hillyer, W. S.. Mar. 13, 1865. Hitchcock, G. H., Mar. 13, 1865. Hobart, H. C., Jan. 12, 1865. Hobson, Wm., April 6, 1865. Hoffman, H. C., Mar. 13, 1865. Hoffman, Wm. J., Aug. 1, 1864. Hoge, Geo. B., Mar. 13, 1865. Hoge, George W., Mar. 13, 1865. Holbrook, M. T., Mar. 13, 1865. Holloway, E. S., Mar. 13, 1865
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States. (search)
ple in the Union were in a state of rebellion, called for 75,000 men (April 15, 1861) to suppress the insurrection. Then an immediate arming and other preparations for the impending struggle began in all parts of the republic, and very soon hostile armies came in contact. The first overt act of war was committed by the Confederates in Charleston Harbor at the beginning of 1861 (see Star of the West). The last struggle of the war occurred in Texas, near the battle-ground of Palo Alto, on May 13, 1865, between Confederates and the 63d United States regiment of colored troops, who fired the last volley. The last man wounded in the Civil War was Sergeant Crockett, a colored soldier. The whole number of men called into the military service of the government in the army and navy during the war was 2,656,553. Of this number about 1,490,000 men were in actual service. Of the latter, nearly 60,000 were killed in the field and about 35,000 were mortally wounded. Diseases in camp and hospi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
lishing authority of the United States in Virginia recognizes Francis H. Pierpont as governor......May 10, 1865 Jefferson Davis captured, with his wife, mother, Postmaster-General Reagan, Colonel Harrison, Johnson, and others, by 4th Michigan Cavalry, under Colonel Pritchard, at Irwinsville, Ga.......May 10, 1865 [Davis taken to Fortress Monroe.] Last fight of the war near Palo Pinto, Tex.; a Federal force under Colonel Barret defeated by Confederates under General Slaughter......May 13, 1865 Confederate ram Stonewall surrenders to Spanish authorities in Cuba......May 20, 1865 President Johnson proclaims Southern ports open......May 22, 1865 Grand review of the armies of the Potomac, Tennessee, and Georgia at Washington, D. C.......May 22-23, 1865 Gen. E. Kirby Smith surrenders his trans-Mississippi army......May 26, 1865 President proclaims general amnesty to rebels, with exceptions, on taking oath of allegiance......May 29, 1865 William W. Holden proclaim
ma destroys the Hatteras in an engagement off Galveston......Jan. 11, 1863 Samuel Houston, born in Virginia, dies at Huntersville, aged seventy......July 25, 1863 Battle of Aransas Pass; General Ransom captures the Confederate works......Nov. 18, 1863 Battle of Fort Esperanza, Matagorda Bay; Gen. C. C. Washburn defeats the Confederates......Nov. 30, 1863 Last fight of the war; Federals under Colonel Barret defeated in western Texas by Confederates under General Slaughter......May 13, 1865 Gen. Kirby Smith surrenders last Confederate army......May 26, 1865 Gen. A. J. Hamilton, appointed provisional governor by President Johnson, arrives at Galveston......July 21, 1865 Constitution, framed by a convention which met at Austin, Feb. 10, and adjourned April 2, is ratified by the people, 34,794 to 11,235......June, 1866 Gov. J. W. Throckmorton enters upon his duties......Aug. 13, 1866 Gen. P. H. Sheridan appointed commander of the 5th Military District, comprising
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Texas, 1865 (search)
1865 Jan. 8: Action, Dove CreekTEXAS--State Troops, with Indians. May 12-13: Skirmishes, Palmetto RanchINDIANA--34th Infantry. TEXAS--2d Cavalry. UNITED STATES--62d Colored Infantry. Union loss, 118 killed, wounded and missing. May 13: Skirmish, White's RanchINDIANA--34th Infantry. TEXAS--2d Cavalry. UNITED STATES--62d Colored Infantry.
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