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The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 337 23 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 160 6 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 157 5 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 149 5 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 144 2 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 109 21 Browse Search
Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army . 84 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 83 7 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 79 7 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 77 5 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
rvice, to arrest or return fugitive slaves. Mr. Davis would like to offer an amendment, and desireticle of war. I move to amend the bill, said Mr. Davis, by inserting after the word due, in the elels that threaten to dismember the republic. Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, opposed the calling out of neg Mr. Ten Eyck's amendment was not in order. Mr. Davis moved to amend by striking out the words, orre, the vote was taken, and the amendment of Mr. Davis lost — yeas, eleven; nays, twenty-seven. Mr.e in actual service. After debate, in which Mr. Davis, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Lane, of Indiana, Mr. King,t session. On the fifth of January, 1863, Mr. Davis moved to take up the bill for consideration,the ninth, were then rejected. On motion of Mr. Davis, it was so amended that the troops should bewas rejected — yeas, ten; nays, twenty-five. Mr. Davis moved to amend, by adding a section declarinn, and opposed by Mr. Trumbull, Mr. Conness, Mr. Davis, Mr. Howe, and Mr. Farwell. The question wa[11 more...]<
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 8 (search)
re brought together it would be better, also, to have guns of like kind in each turret, and bring into action whichever might be preferable. Each of the monitors of this squadron had a fifteen-inch and a smaller gun, (eleven-inch or eight-inch rifle,) and hence the rapidity of fire, which was most desirable, was not attained. That this was due to the calibre of the gun, and not to its being located in a turret, may be shown by one notable instance. November ninth, 1863, the Montauk, Captain Davis, was engaged in battering Sumter. In so doing, the eleven-inch gun fired twenty-five shells successively in one hour, of which twenty-one hit the wall of the fort aimed at — distance sixteen hundred yards. This is at the rate of one shell in 2.4 minutes, which is not only rapid but also exceedingly accurate practice. There is no reason why another eleven-inch, if placed in the adjoining carriage, (instead of the fifteen-inch,) could not have been fired in the same time, at which rate t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 36 (search)
troops arriving freshly on the ground into action properly. Fortunately, shortly after my arrival on the field I met General Davis, from whom I received some useful information in regard to the status of the conflict. From him I learned that his lthe Rossville and Lafayette road, and over the field to the west of it. These, I learned, belonged to Haynes's brigade of Davis's division. It was evident a crisis was at hand; the advance of the enemy, before which these men were retiring, must be field on the west side of the road, I at once commenced my dispositions to check the advancing foe. When I first met General Davis on the field I had inquired of him where the fight was. He pointed into the woods, whence the roar and rattle of a veing Harker's brigade, I returned to where I had ordered Colonel Buell to halt and form his brigade. When I first met General Davis on the field of battle, I was informed by him that Carlin's brigade of his division was hotly engaged in the woods in
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 41 (search)
h woods and fields, and over a part of Missionary Ridge, against the troops of Sheridan's and J. C. Davis's divisions, seventeen pieces of Federal artillery were captured by my division, fourteen of ast of the road from Chattanooga to Lee and Gordon's Mill, leaving eleven officers (including Major Davis, of the Seventeenth Tennessee regiment), sixty men, and the captured battery, in the hands ofnteenth Tennessee regiments on the left. A company from each regiment was sent, in charge of Major Davis, to hold Ringgold, with a detachment of Scott's cavalry on my flanks. A section of the batteof the enemy, the Seventeenth Tennesse regiment lost eleven officers, including their gallant Major Davis, who was wounded, and about sixty men taken prisoners. The brigade built temporary breastworregiment, wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel Floyd, commanding Seventeenth Tennessee regiment. Major Davis, of Seventeenth Tennessee regiment, wounded and captured. Adjutants Cross, Gwynn, and Fitz
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 42 (search)
n the direct road. The advance guard of Generals Davis' and Sheridan's columns, encountered the enear the Franklin road. Kirk's brigade was on Davis' right. Willich's brigade flanked on a line nille pike. The reports of Generals Johnson, Davis, and Sheridan, division commanders, are herewinder the direction of Captain H. Pease, of General Davis' staff, and Captain G. P. Thurston, ordnaners R. W. Johnson, Philip H. Sheridan, and Jeff. C. Davis, I return my thanks, for their gallant con when it was known to be hard pressed. General J. C. Davis sent a brigade at once without orders, y respectfully, Your obedient servant, Jeff. C. Davis, Brigadier-General, commanding. Genermountains, but after a sharp conflict with General Davis's command, were routed and one piece of arme open fields, and near where the left of General Davis's division was intended to rest. General ight of our wing, against Johnson, and also on Davis's front, had been successful, and the two divi[22 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 48 (search)
son's column appearing, Heth was now ordered to advance again and carry out the original order. Davis' brigade, of Heth's division, had been detached as a support to Poague's battalion. The three b road, and forming a continuous line with Cooke; Walker was directed to form on Kirkland's left; Davis's brigade was held in reserve in the road. Kirkland had not quite completed the formation of the field over which the advance was made. As soon as Cooke's brigade gave way, I ordered General Davis to form his brigade on Cooke's right, thus protecting Cooke from a flank movement. Duringeven or eight hundred yards from the railroad. This engagement was over before either Walker or Davis could be brought into action. After the repulse of Cooke and Kirkland, I reformed my line, anield, on seeing the enemy come out on our right and left. After a short time the brigade of General Davis joined us on the right, when we again advanced to within four hundred yards of the enemy, an
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 54 (search)
onnected with the several engagements at Corinth and Davis' bridge, of the third, fourth, and fifth instants. mbia, Moore's brigade was hurried forward to protect Davis' bridge across the Hatchie, which was threatened by moved towards Pocahontas. When within five miles of Davis' bridge, couriers from Colonel Wirt Adams, who had b humble rank whose conspicuous courage and energy at Davis' bridge attracted general attention and admiration. on the morning of the fifth, previous to marching to Davis' bridge, across the Hatchie River, five hundred and an advance guard; when within two or three miles of Davis' bridge across Hatchie, received orders to push forwHeights of Matamoras, which commands the crossing at Davis' bridge. We pushed forward with all possible despathirty-fifth Mississippi dispersed after the fight at Davis' bridge, there being now present some forty men, andrrival at Kossuth. The firing having commenced at Davis' bridge, near Pocahontas, we proceeeded with both co