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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 4 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 2 0 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 2 0 Browse Search
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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 51: (search)
l observation, hundreds of unimpeachable witnesses have testified that the burning of Columbia was the deliberate act of the Federal soldiery, and that it was certainly permitted, if not ordered, by the commanding general. The following letter of General Hampton will to those who know him be conclusive: Wild woods, Mississippi, April 21, 1866. To Hon. Reverdy Johnson, United States Senate. Sir: A few days ago I saw in the published proceedings of Congress that a petition from Benjamin Kawles, of Columbia, South Carolina, asking for compensation for the destruction of his house by the Federal army, in February, 1865, had been presented to the Senate, accompanied by a letter from Major-General Sherman. In this letter General Sherman uses the following language: The citizens of Columbia set fire to thousands of bales of cotton rolled out into the streets, and which were burning before we entered Columbia; I, myself, was in the city as early as nine o'clock, and I saw these fi
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
tatements concerning Davis, 585-86. Colonel William Preston, 46, 589. Extract from letter of Gen. Gilmer, 51-52. Description of Gen. A. S. Johnston's death, 53-54. -Sherman convention, 587-88, 591, 592. Joinville, Prince de, 73, 87. Jones, Lt. Catesby ap R., 164, 165, 167, 168. General, D. R., 131, 273, 283, 303-06. General, J. K., 281. Jim (colored coachman), 595. John Paul, 235. H. M., 414-15. General Samuel, 356, 357. General W. E., 434, 445. K Kautz, General, 544. Kawles, Benjamin, 532. Kearney, General, 275. Kearsarge (ship), 214. Fight with the Alabama, 315-16. Kellogg, W. P., 642. Kemper, General, 103, 273. Kennon, Lt., Beverly, 185. Report of loss of Governor Moore, 186. Kent, Chancellor, 227. Kentucky, subversion of state government, 395-99. Kernstown, Battle of, 97. Kershaw, General, 131, 361, 451, 452-53, 454, 563, 564, 565. Keyes, General, 72, 105, 106. Kilpatrick, General, 423, 426, 539. Raid on Richmond, 424. King, Preston, 417.