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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A list of Confederate officers, prisoners, who were held by Federal authority on Morris Island, S. C., under Confederate fire from September 7th to October 21st, 1864. (search)
=Capt. Thos. D. Hume, 12th Miss. inft., Natchez. 1st Lt. Chas. L. Bassett, Port Gibson. Zzz=1st Lt. W. H. Frizell, 12th Miss. inft., Durant's station. Zzz=1st Lt. J. C. Carson, Gen. Young's A. A. C., Natchez. 2d Lt. W. T. Jeffreys, Powers' cav., Port Gibson. Zzz=2d Lt. W. L. Bartoes, 2d Miss. inft., Tupelo. Zzz=2d Lt. John R. Cason, Miss. inft., Watson. Zzz=2d Lt. J. W. Jones, 1st Miss. inft., Smithville. Zzz=2d Lt. R. J. Howard, 1st Miss. inft., Byhatia. Zzz=2d Lt. B. S. Grant, 42d Miss. inft., Pontatack. Zzz=2d Lt. F. M. Bassonell, 12th Miss. inft., Union Chun. Zzz=2d Lt. J. M. Allen, 29th Miss. inft., Granada. Zzz=2d Lt. Wm. M. Bullock, 48th Miss. inft., Bovina. Zzz=2d Lt. Timothy Foley, 19th Miss. inft., Vicksburg. South Carolina. Maj. M. G. Zeigler, Holcombe's, Cokesbery. Zzz=Maj. W. T. Emanuel, 4th S. C. cav., Charleston. Capt. P. B. Mastin, Holcombe's, Spartanburg. Zzz=Capt. J. C. Moore, Holcombe's, Cokesbery. Zzz=Capt.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Life, services and character of Jefferson Davis. (search)
t exchange. The record leaves no doubt as to the responsibility for refusal to exchange. General Grant assumed it, saying in his letter of August 18, 1864: It is hard on our men in Southern prisoe suffered, the grandeur of his soul lifted him above the feelings of hatred and malice. When Grant lay stricken at Mt. McGregor he was requested to write a criticism of his military career. He declined for two reasons: First, General Grant is dying. Second, though he invaded our country with a ruthless, it was with an open hand, and, as far as I know, he abetted neither arson nor pillage, eories and constitutional mandates to carry their main point—the preservation of the Union. General Grant says of their legislation in his Memoirs: Much of it was no doubt unconstitutional, but it we, now proceeded to amend the Constitution to disfranchise him and his associates, finding, like Grant, nothing in it as it stood against such movement as he led. It may be that but for the assass
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Monument to General Robert E. Lee. (search)
than I can his appearance in the interview with General Grant. Let me say, however, as the only Confederate witness of that scene, that had General Grant and the officers who attended him studied beforehand how to conducout triumph. As General Lee stood confronting General Grant, before they began to speak of the business they in hand, a number of Federal officers were near General Grant, listening to the conversation, and some of themofty a mien as if it had been the way of triumph. Grant's tribute to Lee. Perhaps the highest tribute that was ever paid to General Lee was paid by General Grant himself at Appomattox. After the meeting at McLean', where the terms of surrender were agreed upon, General Grant requested another interview with General Lee. bers of his staff, that in his conversation with General Grant the latter had expressed the most earnest desire General Lee expressed the great pleasure which General Grant's noble and patriotic sentiments gave him, but d
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Robert Edward Lee. (search)
f a single commander. Grant's aggressiveness, Grant's stubbornness, Grant's unyielding resolve to the two armies. Swinton puts the force under Grant's immediate eye on the first day of the campaign at 140,000 men. Grant himself puts it at 116,000. It is certain that Lee had less than 64,000 soldiers of all arms. But, in addition, Grant was directing against Richmond or its communications the most striking. On four several occasions Grant shifted his base by a simple mandate to Washinmendous crisis than Lee now met and mastered. Grant had crossed the Rapidan. No idea of retreat ethe Army of the Potomac would have retreated. Grant sullenly steals off by night to Spotsylvania. terrible majesty of war veils its horrors. Grant cannot take those lines. The solitary advantaquerable tenacity of the Confederate General. Grant could not drive him from those lines; but the air of our western world, quickly responded to Grant's example, and, though the North was afterward[4 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Letters of R. E. Lee. (search)
nce, nor can they be concentrated for the want of it. * * * The cavalry and artillery of the army are still scattered for want of provender, and our supply and ammunition trains, which ought to be with the army in case of a sudden movement, are absent collecting provisions and forage — some in West Virginia and some in North Carolina. You see to what straits we are reduced. headquarters Petersburg, March 17, 1865. Honorable John C. Breckinridge, Secretary of War: * * * * * * * I have had this morning to send General William H. F. Lee's division back to Stony Creek, whence I called it in the last few days, because I cannot provide it with forage. I regret to have to report these difficulties, but think you ought to be apprised of them in order, if there is any remedy, it should be applied. There being no remedy Appomattox came, where General Lee said: Then there is nothing left me but to go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousands deaths. R. S. Thomas
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Lee as an educator. (search)
of the country rest in the education of the rising generation. I use his precise language. The same just sentiment, though in other language, he expressed to me in a letter the previous year. Recent military campaigns in which Prussia was a successful party was a topic introduced by him in the conversation referred to. He attributed her military success to her thorough and admirable system of education, which, he said, was both civil and military and compulsory. Lee's manners. General Grant, in his history of his campaigns, says that General Lee's manners were austere and that his soldiers were in awe of him. I consider this statement not correct. His soldiers had a profound respect, even reverence for him, but they all loved him. Several times at critical periods in battles, when Lee proposed to lead them, they refused to charge unless he retired to their rear. I saw him in the winter of 1864-‘65, when riding along our breastworks, stop and shake hands with a plain priva
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.21 (search)
ut he justified himself by saying he could not understand things so well unless he saw them. In the excitement of battle his natural combativeness would sometimes overcome his habitual self-control; thus it twice occurred in the campaign against Grant that the men seized his bridle to restrain him from his purpose to lead them in a charge. He was always careful not to wound the sensibilities of any one, and sometimes with an exterior jest or compliment, would give what, if properly appreciusly occurred. After the close of the war, while I was in prison and Lee was on parole, we were both indicted on a charge of treason; but, in hot haste to get in their work, the indictment was drawn with the fatal omission of an overt act. General Grant interposed in the case of General Lee, on the ground that he had taken his parole and that he was, therefore, not subject to arrest. Another grand jury was summoned and a bill was presented against me alone and amended by inserting specific
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Prisoners of the civil war. (search)
nable to get medicines in the Confederacy, offer was made to buy them from the United States for the sole use of Federal prisoners. No answer was made. 6. Then offer was made to deliver the sick and wounded without any equivalent in exchange. There was no reply for months. 7. Finally, and as soon as the United States would receive them, thousands of both sick and well were delivered without exchange. The record leaves no doubt as to the responsibility for refusal to exchange. General Grant assumed it, saying in his letter of August 18, 1864: It is hard on our men in Southern prisons not to exchange them, but is humanity to those left in the ranks to fight our battles. If we commence a system of exchanges which liberates all prisoners taken, we will have to fight on until the whole South is exterminated. If we hold those caught they amount to no more than dead men. At this particular time to release all rebel prisoners North would insure Sherman's defeat and would comprom
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Andersonville prison. (search)
means in their power to secure the exchange of prisoners, but it was the policy of the United States Government to prevent it, as is well shown by a letter of General Grant to General Butler, dated August the 18th, 1864, in which he said: It is hard on our men held in Southern prisons not to exchange them, but it is humanitylockade prohibiting us from getting them abroad, we were thrown largely on the use of indigenous remedies. Grants testimony. The following testimony of General Grant may be of interest. In his testimony before the Committee on the Conduct of the War, February 11th, 1865, General Grant's answers were as follows: QuestionGeneral Grant's answers were as follows: Question. It has been said that we refused to exchange prisoners because we found ours starved, diseased, unserviceable when we received them, and did not like to exchange sound men for such men. Answer. There never has been any such reason as that. That has been a reason for making exchanges. I will confess that if our men who are pr
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Lee's Lieutenants. (search)
ur highest generals in the very forefront of the battle. At First Manassas Generals Beauregard and Johnston, at the crisis of the battle, both led their men, battle-flag in hand. Albert Sydney Johnston, whom President Davis always regarded as the ablest soldier of the war, fell leading a victorious charge at Shiloh, and in the execution of that brilliant strategy that had so far succeeded, and which, had he been spared an hour longer, would have resulted in the capture or annihilation of Grant's whole army. Stonewall Jackson was often seen on the advance skirmish line of the army, was ever found in the very thickest of the fight, and when shot down by his own men (who would have died rather than injure a button on his old gray coat) was returning from a bold reconnoisance beyond his advanced pickets. Jeb Stuart fell when leading a heroic charge against immense odds, which prevented Sheridan from riding into Richmond that day, and crowned a brilliant career with a glorious deat
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