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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 2: Lee's invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania. (search)
an order for the regiments of the First Division of that State to proceed forthwith to Harrisburg, to assist in repelling the invasion of Pennsylvania. In addition to these, about 1,800 volunteers from various parts of the State were organized and equipped, and sent to Harrisburg. On the 20th of June, about 50,000 men had Responded to the President's call. New York had furnished 15,000; Pennsylvania, 25,000; New Jersey, 3,000; Delaware, 2,000; Maryland, 5,000. A patriotic appeal of Governor Bradford, of the latter State, fully aroused the loyal people to action. Lee had about a week's start of Hooker in the race for the Potomac, and when the latter disappeared behind the Stafford hills, May 13. the occupants of Fredericksburg Heights marched for Culpepper. Longstreet, in position there, his ranks swelled by a part of Pickett's division, then moved along the eastern side of the Blue Ridge, and took possession of Ashby's and Snicker's Gaps, for the purpose of seriously menacin
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 8: Civil affairs in 1863.--military operations between the Mountains and the Mississippi River. (search)
r Booth, and the remainder were white, commanded by Major W. F. Bradford. These troops comprised one battalion of the Sixion of the Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry (white), under Major Bradford. Booth ranked Bradford, and held chief command. The rBradford, and held chief command. The regular garrison stationed at Fort Pillow had been withdrawn toward the close of January, to accompany General Sherman in hisantly defending outworks some distance from the fort. Major Bradford, on whom the command devolved, now called the whole fonconditional surrender of the post within twenty minutes. Bradford asked for an hour, that he might consult with his officerwenty minutes from that time he should order an assault. Bradford refused, and prepared for another struggle. Meanwhile, Fthey might be pleased to commit. When Forrest received Bradford's refusal, he gave a signal, and his concealed men spranghis summons to Hicks at Paducah, was fully gratified. Major Bradford, being a native of a Slave-labor State, and therefore
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 13: invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania-operations before Petersburg and in the Shenandoah Valley. (search)
es and small farms was estimated at $250,000. The invasion cost Maryland, according to the report of the committee of the Legislature, $2,080,000. Among the private property wantonly destroyed were the dwellings of the then Governor of Maryland (Bradford) and Montgomery Blair, who had lately left the position of Postmaster-General. and moved through Leesburgh and Snicker's Gap to the Shenandoah Valley. General Wright, of the Sixth Corps, to whom Grant had now assigned the command of all the troohe Confederate leader offered as an excuse for the act, the fact that Hunter a few weeks before had burned the house of Governor Letcher, at Lexington, in Virginia. This act had already been twice avenged, by the burning of the houses of Governor Bradford and Montgomery Blair, in Maryland, as we have observed. Circumstances alter cases. The destruction of Letcher's house was held, by publicists, to have been justified by the ethics of war. Letcher was a traitor to his Government and a publ
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
the head of the Kentucky State Guard, 1.458; his treason, 1.459. Bolivar Heights, skirmish at, 2.137. Bombardment of Fort Sumter, 1.320. Booneville, battle near, 1.541; stay of Gen. Lyon at, 1.543. Booth, John Wilkes, his assassination of President. Lincoln, 3.564; death of, 3.570. Boston Mountains, battle of, 2.534. Bowling Green, abandoned by the Confederates, 2.230. Boyce, W. W., speech of in favor of secession, 1.47. Boydton Plank Road, battle of, 3.361. Bradford, Major, W. F., murder of after the capture of Fort Pillow, 3.246. Bragg, Gen., his invasion of Kentucky, 2.506; his proclamation, 2.507; junction of with Kirby Smith at Frankfort, 2.507; retreat of into East Tennessee, 2.511; defeated by Rosecrans at Murfreesboroa, 2.551; compelled by Rosecrans to abandon Middle Tennessee, 3.123; at Chattanooga, 3.124; at Lafayette, 3.132; attacks and defeats Rosecrans near the Chickamauga, 3.135-3.140; incompetency of, 3.142; driven from Lookout Mountain,