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were cavalry. Had we been supplied with fifty cavalry, we could have captured every one of the enemy. Most of the people in the region of Hurricane Bridge are either unqualifiedly in favor of secession, or of that milk-and-water Union style, who never fight for the Union, and are never identified with that cause except in the face of a Union army. The cavalry company, which has been such a terror to the people of this county, numbers about eighty to one hundred men, under command of Captain Herndon, a rebel officer in the three months service. They subsist by plundering Union men, and are paid for their service by the Confederate Government. When Colonel Piatt came with his forces, he found our men drawn up in line, and just ready to march back to the Kanawha, they having been unable to find the enemy in any force, and having already captured a large amount of property belonging to prominent secessionists. However, he concluded to see for himself what this country produces.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Garland's report of the battle of seven Pines. (search)
ant Roberts; Coroporals Howard and Cross; Private Burleson. Company F--Captain Pooser (killed); Privates Irvin (killed), Tillinghast, Pooser and Butler. Company G--Captain Flagg (killed); Lieutenants Brown and Wright, and Seargeant Roberts--wounded; Private Masters. Company H--Lieutenant Carlisle; Privates Papy (killed), Halman (wounded), A. Dupont and Crabtree. Company I--Corporal Belate (wounded). Company K--Captain Butler (killed). Company L--Captain Perry (killed); Privates Herndon, Dampier, Horton and Wilder. Fifth North Carolina. Lieutenant J. M. Taylor, Assistant Adjutant-General; Lieutenant J. A. Jones. Company E--Sergeant J. M. Miller, Color-Bearer; Corporals L-Bain and Benjamin Rollins. Company H--Sergeant James Goodman (for gallantry here and Williamsburg). Second Mississippi battalion. Company A--Private Sutton; Company B--Private Willis; Company C--Private Williams; Company G--Sergeant Weeks; Company H--Private Hankinson. The field offic
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Maryland Volunteers. (search)
tinsburg, W. Va., to New Market April 30-May 16. New Market May 13-15. Hunter's Expedition to Lynchburg May 26-July 1. Harrisonburg June 3. Piedmont June 5. Occupation of Staunton June 6. Tye River June 12. Lexington June 13. Buckhannon June 14. Lynchburg June 17-18. Catawba Mountains and near Salem June 21. Leetown and Shepardstown July 3 (Detachment). Keedysville July 5. Frederick, Md., July 11-12. Maryland Heights, Brownsville, Crampton's Gap and Herndon July--. Purcellsville July 16. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Ashby's Gap and Winchester July 19. Kernstown July 23-24. Winchester, Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25. Snicker's Gap July 25. Falling Waters July 26. Hagerstown July 29-30. Keedysville August 5. Winchester August 17. Opequan Creek August 18, 19 and 20. Near Berryville August 21. Near Charlestown August 21-22. Antietam August 22. Williamsport August 26. Summit Point August 30. White
may at least be summarized. Lincoln had a slow, tireless mind, capable of intense concentration. It was characteristic of him that he rarely took notes when trying a law case, saying that the notes distracted his attention. When his partner Herndon was asked when Lincoln had found time to study out the constitutional history of the United States, Herndon expressed the opinion that it was when Lincoln was lying on his back on the office sofa, apparently watching the flies upon the ceiling.Herndon expressed the opinion that it was when Lincoln was lying on his back on the office sofa, apparently watching the flies upon the ceiling. This combination of bodily repose with intense mental and spiritual activity is familiar to those who have studied the biography of some of the great mystics. Walter Pater pointed it out in the case of Wordsworth. In recalling the poverty and restriction of Lincoln's boyhood and his infrequent contact with schoolhouses, it is well to remember that he managed nevertheless to read every book within twenty miles of him. These were not many, it is true, but they included The Bible, Esop's Fab
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, 1856. (search)
lsewhere, and putting to shame the champion of the village. After graduation he selected the profession of the law, and in April, 1857, entered the law office of Messrs. Griffin and Boardman in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the Suffolk Bar in Boston, January 28, 1858, and soon afterwards went to the West to practise his profession. While looking for an opening, he visited Springfield, Illinois, where he made the acqaintance of Abraham Lincoln, and of his law-partner, Mr. Herndon; and after visits to St. Louis and elsewhere, he, at their suggestion, returned to Springfield and commenced practice in an office adjacent to theirs. He took part in the political contest of 1858 between Lincoln and Douglas, making various public speeches during the campaign on the side of the former, whom he ardently admired. Upon his return to the East, he was surprised to find how little Mr. Lincoln was known in New England; and it was his delight to talk with every one on this th
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, Biographical Index. (search)
den, Harriet M., I. 99. Hayden, Private, II., 427. Hayes, F. B., II. 199. Hayes, Joseph, Major, I. 330; II. 203. 218. Haygood, Brig.-Gen. (Rebel service), II. 198. Hayward, Nathan, Dr., I. 118,185, 424. Heath,??? H., II. 8. Heath, W. H., Dr., II. 261. Heckman, C. A., Brig.-Gen., 1. 40. Hedges, H. N., II. 438. hedges, J. N., Memoir, II. 438. Heintzelmann, S. P., Maj.-Gen., I. 142, 331;, 422; II. 170. Hempstead, Rev. Mr., I. 77. Henshaw, Mr., II. 317. Herndon, Mr., I. 336. Heth, Henry, Gen. (Rebel service), I. 16. Hicks, G. S., I. 94. Higginson, H. L., Major, I. 340. Higginson, T. W., Col., I. 65. Hill, A. P., Maj.--Gen. (Rebel service), I. 213, 214;, 423; II. 98. Hill, W. A., Lieut., I. 131; II. 8. Hindman, Gen. (Rebel service), I. 391. Hinks, E. W., Brig.-Gen., II 4, 35,156. Hoar, E. R., Judge, I. 255, 272;. Hoar, G. F., I. 441, 443;. Hodges, A. D., I. 327. Hodges, G. F., Memoir, I. 327-332. Hodges, J., I
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), History of Crenshaw Battery, (search)
ericksburg Artillery. Gentry, W. H., private, March 14, 1862. Gibson, D. E., private, March 14, 1862. Gilbert, W., private, November 8, 1863; died. Greer, T. L., private, November 15, 1863. Hall, T. J., private, March 14, 1862. Herndon, J. C., private, March 14, 1862. Hargrove, William E., private, March 14, 1862; wounded at Sharpsburg, September 17, 1862, and badly wounded in trenches at Petersburg, March 25, 1865, and died a few days after. Hackley, A. S., corporal anks, April i, 1865. Hicks, W. J., private, March 1, 1864; wounded at Hatcher's Run. Hilman, G. L., private, July 1, 1864. Holland, H. W., private, March 14, 1862; killed at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863, and buried on the battlefield. Herndon, R. S., private, March 14, 1862; died June 23, 1862. Hines, R. N., private, March 14, 1862; killed, June 27, 1862, at Gaines Mill. Hughes, P. S., private, November 16, 1863; discharged February 10, 1864. Hudson, John, private, November
Commerce of Brazil. A New York journal remarks that despite the immense treasure and sacrifice of human life expended in exploring the great rivers and plains of this South American Empire, and notwithstanding the expeditions of the heroic Herndon and Gibbon, Brazil remains almost a terra incognita. There are now five railways in successful operation in Brazil, four of them finished, and still a sixth in progress of construction. The most considerable of these lines is the Pedro II., which stretches from Rio far into the fastnesses of interior Brazil. This is intended to form a grand trunk for 300 miles inland, opening up the coffee districts of these remote regions and bringing them within hours of the capital. In respect to trade with Brazil, England had long enjoyed a monopoly, or so great a preference as to render it a monopoly to all intents. The Boston Courier makes the United States the purchaser of quite a moiety of her great staple — coffee — and of two-thirds o
Va. On Monday night a Union meeting was held, of which the News says: G. H. C. Rowe and J. W. Hunnicutt addressed the meeting in favor of "revolution and fighting, not secession and retreat." Mr. Lacy was called, but the noise and confusion drowned his voice. Dr. Blankman was also called on, but could not get a hearing. Resolutions opposed to coercion and in favor of fighting in the Union were declared to be passed amid the greatest confusion. It was very disorderly throughout. One man had an egg smashed on his head. Anarchy seems to be upon us. On Friday night a secession meeting was held and resolutions adopted, urging the immediate withdrawal of Virginia. The same paper says: Messrs. Gilman, Herndon, Braxton, Barton, Rowe, Lacy, and J. L. Marye, Jr., made speeches. The American flag was hissed and thrust out of the door. One man who proposed three cheers for the Union was threatened with expulsion, and it was said he was "joking," but he dared an attack.
Decisions of the Supreme Court of Appeals. --Virginia & Tennessee R. R. Co. vs. Taliaferro. Argued by Tucker and Patton, Mosby & Speed, and C. R. Slaughter for the plaintiffs, and John O. L. Goggin and James Garland for the defendant. Judgment of the Circuit Court of Bedford county affirmed. White vs. White and others. Argued by R. T. Daniel for the appellant, and Barton & Herndon for the appellees. Decrees of the Circuit Court of Spotsylvania and Caroline counties reversed. The Farmers' Bank of Virginia vs. Kent, Paine & Co. Argued by Mosby & Speed and Wm. Green for the plaintiffs, and John O. L. Goggin and Thomas J. Kirkpatrick for the defendants. Judgment of the Circuit Court of Lynchburg affirmed. Mitchell vs. Moore and others. Argued by Arthur A. Morson and C. R. Slaughter for the appellant, and Peachy R. Grattan for the appellees. Decree of the Circuit Court of Bedford county reversed. West vs. Ferguson and others. Argued by Macfarland & Robert