hide Matching Documents

The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.

Document Max. Freq Min. Freq
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 20 2 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 13 1 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 4 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 2 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 1 1 Browse Search
View all matching documents...

Your search returned 40 results in 6 document sections:

Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 1: family and boyhood. (search)
ucius, Anna Maria, Clarissa, Albert Sidney, and Eliza. Anna Maria married Mr. James Byers, Clarissa remained unmarried, and Eliza married John A. McClung, distingui and afterward as a Presbyterian minister. Dr. Johnston subsequently married Mrs. Byers, a widow with a large family of children, but there was no issue from this mach he had set his heart, it was proposed that he should accompany his sister, Mrs. Byers, and her husband, who were going to Louisiana. In the autumn of 1819 he went an enthusiasm that had in it almost the spirit of consecration. His sister, Mrs. Byers, supplies a little anecdote that may be related here. He had a beautiful rid fall into hands where he would be badly treated; but you will use him well. Mrs. Byers says: His dog and his horse he always treated with the kindest consideration. further allusion was made to it. When ten years later he visited his family, Mr. Byers presented him with a fine rifle. He loaded the rifle to try it; but, on atte
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 2: early army-life. (search)
f others is commonly given more grudgingly than advice, or even than money; but it does more good than either, because it evinces sympathy, and not merely benevolence. In explaining to the writer that he had divested himself of all claim to some land in which he was supposed to be interested, General Johnston wrote, December 20, 1858: My grandfather, Edward Harris, gave to my brother, J. H. Johnston, my sisters, and myself, 640 acres of land in Ohio. When I came of age I gave to Mr. Byers my interest in this land, and whatever else I inherited from my father, being a share in a small farm, a few negroes, and a homestead of small value. It was not much, but, whatever it was, I gave it all for the benefit of my sisters. My recollection is, that my father told me that his brothers united in this action. During the fall of 1826 Lieutenant Johnston accepted an invitation from his brother, then in the United States Senate, to visit him at Washington City. Senator Johnsto
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
influential career as a citizen of Union county, which he served as probate judge, he died in 1887. Judge Greer, after his return from the army, was engaged as a mercantile clerk for nine years. In 1874 he was married to Nannie W., daughter of James Byers, and began farming, which, with teaching school, was his occupation until 1894, when he was elected probate judge. He is a leader in politics and public affairs, and is a member of Camp Giles, U. C. V. He has four children living: James ByersJames Byers, Mary Elizabeth, John Wesley and Cornelia Hope. Lieutenant William P. Gresham, commander of Manning—Austin camp, U. C. V., at Simpsonville, S. C., was born in Spartanburg county, March 3, 1834. He is the son of Alexander W. and Sallie (Bailey) Gresham, both natives of South Carolina. At the age of fourteen he lost his mother, and his father afterward married Armon Smith, who died about 1868. William P. Gresham was the eldest of six children, and he and two brothers served in the Confedera
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Merrimac and the Monitor—Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs. (search)
. Hunt, Secretary of the Navy, and one from James Byers are quoted, both of which are here appendedore me this 21st day of November, 1874, Captain James Byers, who deposes and says as follows: I n page 11, quotes from the affidavit of Captain James Byers, whose testimony is fully set out in th proper to recur again to the testimony of Captain Byers, and to say that it is only necessary to r and at anchor at Fortress Monroe. Did Captain Byers get this valuable information from the com and others, make this same statement.) Captain Byers further states, that the Merrimac lay in d. All the testimony shows beyond a doubt that Byers was incorrect.) Again Captain Byers says: Captain Byers says: After the Merrimac was repaired and came out of dock, the only thing she did was to form part of anot succeed in its mission. Why not? Hear Captain Byers s answer: Luckily for the Merrimac ando try the experiment. So it seems that Captain Byers holding no place either civil or military [1 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Terry's Brigade, formerly John M. Jones's. (search)
. J. Kelly, Private B. F. Hamly. Co. E. Sergeant J. J. Williams, Corporal D. C. Crow, M. C. Crumpton, J. W. Stribbling, Private A. C. Betters, W. M. Bullington, John M. Gray, G. W. Hughes, T. M. Kelly, M. O. Knighton, J. W. Myers, Private Edwin Perritt, B. F. Pettil, G. B. Rook, W. F. Rogers, William Stone, R. A. Shurbet, J. R. Vise, M. S. Varner, J. L. West, C. F. Waters, Eber Waters. Co. F. Private J. J. Lipscomb, M. R. Pridmore, Private S. M. Beam, James Byers, B. F. Holmes, W. G. Holmes, W. C. Harris, Private P. D. Phillips, J. F. Peterson, R. M. Tolleson, J. B. Tolleson, Henry Wright. Co. G. Private J. H. Tearwood, J. W. Clinton, D. M. Pasley, E. A. Robinson, Private John Jones, Elijah McSwain, E. McSwain. Co. H. Sergeant W. T. Berry, Corporal S. D. Limval, W. O. Youngblood, Private W. W. Abernathey, C. M. Carroll, William Davis, J. T. Forbes, J. W. Fewell, S. A. Glenn, D. J. Glenn, H. H. Caps, E. M. G
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.35 (search)
was communicated to Capt. S. S. Lee by Secretary Mallory, in a letter dated Richmond, May 3, 1862. The work of evacuation was expected to be accomplished in two weeks. The citizens at first would not believe the reports of the intended abandonment of the department, but they were soon convinced of their truth. The work had been progressing several days when, on May 8th, an incident occurred that hastened matters and brought about results that were far-reaching in their importance. Captain James Byers, of the tug J. B. White, had been instructed to proceed to Sewell's Point early on the morning of the 8th, and tow to Norfolk a barge containing the most valuable gun at that place, an 1-inch Columbiad. He certainly made an early start, as the records show that he reached Old Point before eight o'clock. By this desertion General Wool learned that Norfolk was being evacuated, and shortly after 12 o'clock the same day a squadron, composed of the ironclads Monitor and Naugatuck, gunboa