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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 79 (search)
a short cut to the main column. I also ordered Major Garrard, with four companies of cavalry and one section of artillery, to make a feint in the direction of a bridge over the Neuse on our right, called Thompson's bridge. He found the enemy in force, supposed to be one regiment of infantry and four pieces of artillery, and the bridge already burned. I then directed, in order to make the feint more complete, and to further distract the enemy, one regiment, (Forty-third Massachusetts,) and Angel's battery, (Third New-York artillery,) to the support of the cavalry and to engage the enemy, which they did, silencing, after an hour's brisk engagement, the enemy's fire. Col. Lee's brigade was in advance of the main column, and came upon the enemy in small force on the edge of the woods lining the railroad track. Riggs's battery (Third New-York artillery) was placed in position, and opened upon them, when the enemy retired. The Ninth New-Jersey were ordered to strike the railroad t
William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 2, Chapter 3: White reaction. (search)
tle the affair. At half-past 2 Badger began to move his forces towards St. Louis Street. Trailing the three big guns, his heads of column hove in sight, with Badger riding gallantly in front, and some of his leading company yelling and discharging their pieces as they came along. Fire! cried Ogden. The citizens fired, and Badger dropt from his horse-supposed to be killed. Charge! cried Ogden. The citizens charged, and the Negroes, surprised by bayonets, broke and fled. Captain Angel led his company against the Gatling gun. Dropping their arms in scorn, the citizens ran at the gun, cuffed and kicked the Negro gunners, chasing them in and out of yards and stores, until the tag-rag reached the Custom House, and found a refuge under the Federal flag. Hardly one of the Negroes stood to fight. One Negro general crept into an undertaker's shed. Get out, shouted the little French coffin-maker, zey will follow you and murder me! The Negro stripped himself of lace and fe
William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 2, Chapter 7: banditti (search)
tone is evident in this despatch. Yesterday the word was applied to White leaguers only; now it is applied to similar organizations, whether White or Black. Sheridan has learned, not merely that a Black League exists, but that a Black leaguer may be brother in offence to a White leaguer. No longer of opinion that a proclamation by President Grant is sufficient, Sheridan now asks the ministers to get an Act of Congress passed, giving him authority to hang such men as General Ogden and Captain Angel, Governor McEnery and Lieutenant-governor Penn. Banditti! How the word appears to leap on every lip and blister every tongue! Banditti? We banditti? We, the proudest gentlemen and noblest gentlewomen in America, branded as outlaws by a subaltern of General Grant! You see a female bandit, sneers a young and lively girl, on whose father we make an afternoon call. A dozen bandits, laughs a famous soldier, introducing me to an evening circle at the Boston Club. These citizens fre
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.14 (search)
Cadets. The cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, a magnificent-looking lot of young fellows, assembled on Broad street—right resting on the east side of Seventh. There were 190 cadets in line. This section of the column was headed by the Institute band of eight pieces—H. Krause leader. Major Duncan, commandant of cadets, was in command, and the other Institute officers were Captains Ford and Mason and Adjutant Lewis. The four companies were immediately in charge of Cadet-Captains Angel, McCormick, Harden, and Taliaferro. The cadets attracted attention all along the line of march, and were heartily applauded for their beautiful marching and drilling. Virginia Infantry. Virginia brought up the rear in the line of infantry, and her four regiments made a strong background for what had passed in exhibition before. The uniforms were not as attractive perhaps as some others, but each regiment made a creditable showing, and their movements were very soldierly. Th
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The address of Hon. John Lamb. (search)
tongue; I send thee, but with weeping eyes, The story that he sung. Thy Tory is fallen, thy dear land Is marred beneath the spoilers heel, I can not trust my trembling hand To write the things I feel. Ah, realm of tombs, but let her bear This blazon to the last of times; No nation rose so white and fair, Or fell so pure of crimes. The widow's moan, the orphan's wail Come round thee; yet in truth be strong; Eternal right, though all else fail, Can never be made wrong. An Angel's heart, an Angel's mouth, Not Homer's, could atone for me, Hymn well the great Confederate South, Virginia first, and Lee. On occasions like this our hearts turn to one who was imprisoned, manacled and treated with many indignities, although no more responsible for the action of the Southern States than other public men. His persecutors were unable to bring him to trial. The text books on the Constitution taught at West Point stood in the way. For the Chief Magistracy of the young republic, that arose so
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 2. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Poems Subjective and Reminiscent (search)
t of God, be near, Whispering through the day's cool silence, Let my spirit hear! So, when thoughts of evil-doers Waken scorn, or hatred move, Shall a mournful fellow-feeling Temper all with love. 1847. The angel of patience. A free Paraphrase of the German. To weary hearts, to mourning homes, God's meekest Angel gently comes: No power has he to banish pain, Or give us back our lost again; And yet in tenderest love, our dear And Heavenly Father sends him here. There's quiet in that Angel's glance, There's rest in his still countenance! He mocks no grief with idle cheer, Nor wounds with words the mourner's ear; But ills and woes he may not cure He kindly trains us to endure. Angel of Patience! sent to calm Our feverish brows with cooling palm; To lay the storms of hope and fear, And reconcile life's smile and tear; The throbs of wounded pride to still, And make our own our Father's will! O thou who mournest on thy way, With longings for the close of day; He walks with the
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 18: (search)
Troops sent up the Hudson river as if to take the Americans in the rear induced Washington to move his camp to Rockaway bridge, confiding the post at Short Hills to two brigades under the command of Greene. Early on the twenty-third, the British Chap. XVIII.} 1780. June 23. advanced in two compact divisions from Elizabethtown Point to Springfield. The column on the right had to ford the river before they could drive Major Lee from one of the bridges over the Passaic. At the other, Colonel Angel with his regiment held the left column in check for about forty minutes. Greene prepared for action; but the British army, though it was drawn up and began a heavy cannonade, had no design to engage; and at four in the afternoon, after burning the houses in Springfield, it began its return. All the way back to Elizabethtown, it was annoyed by an incessant fire from American skirmishers and militia. Its total loss is not known; once more the Hessian yagers lost fifty in killed or wounde
The Daily Dispatch: March 26, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Northern border. (search)
nuation of the same sort of treatment. was required to give security to keep the peace. It came out during the examination that Carroll had violated the law forbidding the sale of intoxicating liqueur without a license, and for this offence the Recorder fined him 240, and required him to give $500 security to be of good behavior. A person known as Capt. Frank Livingston was arraigned, charged with blaring a gold watch by false presences from one of the negro waiter at the Tavern. Mr. Angel. clerk of the Columbian, testified that the negro let Livingston have the watch on the representation that he was going to visit Cindy. Mr. Jesse White being introduced as a witness on behalf of the Commonwealth testified that Livingston had pawned the watch with him for a loan of $250, and that shortly after it passed into his possession be learned how Livingston came in possession of it, and on the application of the owner he had restored the time-place to him.--The charge of false pret
The Daily Dispatch: June 12, 1863., [Electronic resource], The fight in Culpeper county. (search)
Hog stealing. --Henderson Johnson and his wife were before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of receiving two hogs, stolen from Mr.Angel, knowing the same to have been stolen. Mr. Angel traced his lost "porkers" to the cook shop of the prisoners, where he found their dead and mutilated carcases.--Johnson proved that he purchased the swine of a free negro, and that they were delivered between 1 and 5 o'clock in the morning. The parties were remanded for a further hearing. Hog stealing. --Henderson Johnson and his wife were before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of receiving two hogs, stolen from Mr.Angel, knowing the same to have been stolen. Mr. Angel traced his lost "porkers" to the cook shop of the prisoners, where he found their dead and mutilated carcases.--Johnson proved that he purchased the swine of a free negro, and that they were delivered between 1 and 5 o'clock in the morning. The parties were remanded for a further hearing.
The Daily Dispatch: September 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], Additional from the North. (search)
rownson, of my staff, was wounded severely during the night. Colonel Walker, Assistant Adjutant General, is missing. "This is acknowledged to have been one of the most desperate and determined fights of the war, resembling Spotsylvania in its character, though the number engaged gives it less importance. "A few more good troops would have given us a victory of considerable importance. "I forward this afternoon prisoners from the field of Wilcox's and Hebb's commands. "Major Angel, of my staff, saw and conversed with two prisoners of Mayline's division last night. I do not find them this morning. They say that Mayline's division, with the exception of one brigade, was there. "[Signed] W. L. Hancock." "To Major-General Grant." The following is just received: "Second Corps, August 26--12.30 P. M. "A safeguard that was left on the battle-field remained till after daylight this morning. "At that time the enemy had all disappeared, leavi