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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 4 | 4 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Corse , John Murray 1835 -1893 (search)
Corse, John Murray 1835-1893
Military officer; born in Pittsburg, Pa., April 27, 1835; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1857; then studied law; and enlisted in the Union army at the beginning of the Civil War. In 1864 with about 1,000 troops he was ordered to Allatoona, Ga., where were stored large commissary supplies.
The place was soon attacked by about 4,000 Confederates, but Corse refused to surrender, and bravely repulsed every onslaught of the enemy till reinforcements arrived from Sherman.
Sherman had signalled Corse, Hold the fort, for I am coming, and this phrase was afterwards made the subject of an inspiring hymn by Ira D. Sankey.
For this heroic defence Corse was brevetted a brigadier-general.
He died in Winchester, Mass., April 27, 1893.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.12 (search)
The defenders of Vicksburg.
[from the Memphis (Tenn.) appeal-advance, April 27, 1893.]
A monument to their memory unveiled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, April 25, 1893.
Exercises on the occasion, with Addresses by Lieut.-General Stephen D. Lee, and ex-governor M. F. Lowry.
While the South was still bleeding and impoverished, and at a time when the horrors of war were still fresh in the memories of all, the patriotic women of Vicksburg organized the Confederate Cemetery Association, and securing a large and beautiful plat in the city cemetery, northeast of the city, began removing the remains of such of their gallant defenders as had fallen during the siege to this hallowed place of interment.
This work was continued for years, in fact, is still in progress, for whenever the relics of a departed soldier are found they are taken from the place where they were hastily interred and laid to rest among the thousands of comrades already sleeping there.
At the same time this nob
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 16., Distinguished guests and residents of Medford . (search)