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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 147. drawing Lots at Richmond, Va. (search)
nt. 5. Col. Wilcox, First Michigan regiment. 6. Col. wood, Fourteenth New York State Militia, Brooklyn. There were placed fairly in a tin or ballot box, a cap covering it, and then well shaken. The drawer appointed by the General was the Hon. Alfred Ely, M. C., of Rochester, N. Y. It so happened that the said lot fell on Michael Corcoran, colonel of the Sixty-ninth regiment New York State Militia, now at Castle Pinckney, near Charleston, S. C. Then the other five colonels were to stand wiSecond Kentucky Volunteers. Major Revere, Tenth regiment Mass. Volunteers. Lieut-Col. Bowman, Pennsylvania. Major Vogdes, U. S. First Artillery. Then out from among the captains were drawn three to make up the thirteen, the drawing done by Mr. Ely. It happened that the first three drawn from the box were these: 1. Capt. McQuade, Thirty-eighth regiment, N. Y.--not expected to survive from wounds received at the battle of Manassas. 2. Capt. Rockwood, Fifteenth Mass. 3. Capt. Rickett
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 251 (search)
office in the Government? For the first time Mr. Ely said he felt he was in trouble. He replied trains out. The two officers who had arrested Mr. Ely instantly threw themselves upon the Colonel, -falling rain, to seek rest and sleep. While Mr. Ely was preparing for a similar movement an offico know if Mr. Ely, of New York, was present. Mr. Ely thought his time had come now to be shot. Neuld come to aid an army in invading a State. Mr. Ely was sent off to sleep in a barn, where he fouitt and Boyce, of South Carolina, called upon Mr. Ely and stated that they should use their influenseveral hours. The Cabinet generally favored Mr. Ely's release, but Davis, Benjamin, and Hunter weto the conclusion to deny the application. Mr. Ely's arrival was announced by the Richmond paperuthorities. A few days before his release, Mr. Ely was again visited by Messrs. Bocock and Boyce mutual expression of personal good feeling. Mr. Ely proceeded to Norfolk by railroad, being every[20 more...]