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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2 1,039 11 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 833 7 Browse Search
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1 656 14 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 580 0 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 459 3 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 435 13 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 355 1 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 352 2 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 333 7 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 330 2 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], The War on the coast. (search)
the Savannah papers of Thursday last, we get some further intelligence of the state of affairs on the Florida coast. The Republican says: Capt. Clark, of Col. Davis's Mounted Regiment, of Florida, and a number of volunteer citizens, started from Callahan Station, on Wednesday night last, to intercept a Federal gunboat which attacked again by Captain Lang's (of Camden county) company, who were similarly ambuscaded on a bluff about eight miles distant. One of the volunteers of Colonel Davis's mounted regiment shot both barrels of his gun, loaded with wire cartridges of "blue whistlers," or buckshot, into a group of four of the Federals on deck, aby the following additional particulars from the same article: In despite of these adverse circumstances, a brilliant action was performed by a company of Colonel Davis's First Florida Cavalry. This company, commanded by Captain William Clarke, took position on a bluff on the St. Mary's river, and waited the approach of a Fed
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], Confederate Congress (search)
referred, which was done. Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, introduced a bill repealing an act of the Provisional Congress, and enacting as a substitute a bill providing that the pay and allowances of deceased soldiers shall be handed over first to the widow, if any, or to the child or children, if any, or to the father, or mother, or brother. Upon proper certificates being shown, it is provided that the Second Auditor of the Confederate States Treasury shall liquidate all such claims. Mr. Davis, of North Carolina, thought this whole bill to be wrong, because it was not the province of Congress to prepare any law of descent or make provisions for the distribution of the estates of deceased persons.--He therefore moved a reference of the bill to the Judiciary Committee, which was done. A message was received from the House, announcing the passage of the bill appointing a Public Printer for both Houses of Congress. Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, introduced a bill "to regulate n
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Representatives. (search)
amend by inserting the first Monday of October instead of July, or to be convened by the President here, or at such other point as he may designate. Mr. Conrad moved to amend the amendment by striking out all after the word President. Mr. Davis moved that the resolution and the amendments be laid upon the table. Motion adopted. Mr. Curry gave notice that he would present a similar resolution to-morrow. Mr. Royston moved to take up a resolution offered by him some days ago r the laws of naturalization of the United States, as now in force in the Confederacy, and reporting in their stead a general law of naturalization in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Confederate States. Agreed to. Mr. Davis, of Miss., moved that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the bill passed on Saturday for the reorganization of the army. The motion was not agreed to. Mr. Davidson, of N. C., introduced a bill to authorize the payment of the sums a
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
onstitutional provision would this bill interfere with! Mr. Wilson (Mass.) replied, that that would be for judicial decision. The question of returning slaves was a judicial and not a military one. Mr. Saulsbury offered an amendment so as to prevent officers, &c. from enticing or decoying any person held to labor or service from the service of loyal masters. Disagreed to — yeas 10; nays 27. The bill was then passed — yeas 29; nays 9; being the same relative vote as that on Mr. Davis's motion. The Senate then adjourned. House of Representatives. The House considered the Senate bill providing for the appointment of sutlers in the volunteer service, and defining their duties. Mr. Blake (Ohio) made an unsuccessful motion to abolish such sutlerships. Mr. Aldrich (Minn.) favored the motion of Mr. Blake, alluding to what he had heard of the sutlers swindling the soldiers. Mr. Blair (Mo.) was opposed to legislating against any class of men. If the