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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil war: with losses on both sides: May, 1864--June, 1865 (search)
rned topsy-turvy. Truly the problem that confronted the South was stupendous. Empty vaults β€” the exchange bank, Richmond, 1865 Wreck of the Gallego flour mills Screw Sloops: Brooklyn, Juniata, Mohican, Shenandoah, Ticonderoga, Tuscarora; Screw Gun-Vessels: Kansas, Maumee, Nyack, Pequot, Yantic; Screw Gun-Boats: Chippewa, Huron, Seneca, Unadilla; Double-Enders: Iosco, Mackinaw, Maratanza, Osceola, Pawtuxet, Pontoosuc, Sassacus, Tacony; Miscellaneous Vessels: Fort Jackson, Monticello, Nereus, Quaker City, Rhode Island, Santiago de Cuba, Vanderbilt; Powder Vessel: Louisiana; Reserve: A. D. Vance,Alabama, Britannia, Cherokee, Emma, Gettysburg, Governor Buckingham, Howquah, Keystone State, Lilian, Little Ada, Moccasin, Nansemond, Tristram Shandy, Wilderness. Confed., North Carolina troops in garrison, commanded by Col. William Lamb, Gen. Hoke's Division outside. Losses: Union, 8 killed, 38 wounded; Confed., 3 killed, 55 wounded, 280 prisoners. December 28, 1864: Egyp
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 2: (search)
his life would be very short. But, on your ground, how could he be the most short-lived of the rest? My last example is similar to this one. In enumerating the Grecian heroes, and assigning them their several qualities and virtues, he gives Nereus beauty. Here it is again. Milton is a fool to this! The example is tangible,β€”it cannot be evaded; you may as well try to jump clear of space, or forget yourself into nonentity, as to run away from it. To make assurance doubly certain, howeveite. The first is done badly enough, to be sure:β€” Some mark of honor on my son bestow, And pay in glory what in life you owe. Fame is at least by heav'nly promise due To life so short, etc. This is miserable enough; the other is better:β€” Nereus, in faultless shape and blooming grace, The loveliest youth of all the Grecian race. I suppose you are convinced against your will; and I know from Hudibras what I am to expect in such a case; but still, in spite of precedent and authority, I<
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, I. List of officers from Massachusetts in United States Navy, 1861 to 1865. (search)
charged or Otherwise.Rank. Burgess, William D.,Mass.Mass.Mass.Mar. 28, 1864.Actg. Master's Mate.Nereus.Special Service.Aug. 9, 1865.Hon. discharged.Mate. Burke, William P., See enlistment, Apr. 1. Aug. 23, 1862.Actg. Ensign. DeMott, Lewis J.,Me.Mass.Mass.Dec. 12, 1863.Actg. 2d Asst. Engr.Nereus; Howquah.Special Service; No. Atlantic.Jan. 8, 1866.Hon. discharged.Actg. 2d Asst. Engr. Denisarged.Actg. Ensign. Munroe, Benjamin F.,Mass.Mass.Mass.Sept. 7, 1863.Actg. Asst. Paymr.Supply; Nereus.South Atlantic; Special Service.Aug. 27, 1865.Mustered out.Actg. Asst. Paymr. Murphy, Daniel Sment, Oct. 29, 1861. Credit, Newton.Ga.Mass.Mass.July 13, 1864.Actff. Master's Mate.Columbine; Nereus; Kansas.North Atlantic; Convoy Service; South Atlantic.Sept. 24, 1866.Resigned.Actg. Ensign. Ma, 1865.Resigned.Actg. Ensign. Warner, Russell,Mass.Mass.Mass.Nov. 11, 1864.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.Nereus.Convoy Service.May 17, 1865.Resigned.Actg. 3d Assistant Engr. Warren, Ephraim C.,Mass.Mass.Jan
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 10: Fort Fisher (search)
furious seas setting in on a lee shore, they rode out the gales without accident; some of the heavier transports, with troops, were also lying with them; ammunition and coal had been taken on board, notwithstanding all of the difficulties, and on the 12th of January the fleet had sailed in three columns, accompanied by the transports. The Brooklyn led the first line, followed in order by the Mohican, Tacony, Kansas, Yantic, Unadilla, Huron, Maumee, Pequot, Pawtuxet, Seneca, Pontoosuc, and Nereus, thirteen vessels. The Minnesota led the second line, followed in order by the Colorado, Wabash, Susquehanna, Powhatan, Juniata, Shenandoah, Ticonderoga, Vanderbilt, Mackinaw, and Tuscarora, eleven heavy vessels. The Santiago de Cuba led the third line, followed in order by the Fort Jackson, Osceola, Sassacus, Chippewa, Cuyler, Maratanza, Rhode Island, Monticello, Alabama, Montgomery, and Iosco, twelve vessels. The Vance led the reserve division, followed in order by the Britannia,
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Appendix. (search)
guns202 UnadillaRamsay1 Xi-inch shell gun.358000 1 20-pdr., rifled45 HuronSelf ridgel Xi-inch shell gun300050 1 30-pdr., rifled MaumeeChandler1 100-pdr , rifled117000 1 30-pdr , rifled14 2 32-pdrs.206 PequotBraine1 150-pdr., rifled146350 1 30-pdr., rifled33 6 32-pdrs.319 PawtuxetSpotts1 100-pdr42000 1 Xl-inch116 4 Ix-inch shell guns.305 SenecaSicard1 Xi-inch shell gun.222000 1 20-pdrs., rifled30 PontoosucTemple2 100-pdrs., rifled070 4 Ix-inch shell guns.313 2 20-pdrs.5 NereusHowell1 60-pdr., rifled94330 2 30-pdrs., rifled122 6 32-pdrs324 Line no. 2. MinnesotaLanman1 150-pdr., rifled8913230 4 100-pdrs., rifled 1 Xi-inch shell gun.70 42 Ix-inch shell guns.1,495 ColoradoThatcher1 150-pdr., rifled3140 1 Xi-inch shell gun30 46 Ix-inch shell guns756 WabashSmith1 150-pdr., rifled1540120 42 Ix-inch shell guns1,781 SusquehannaGrodon2 150-pdrs. rifled2153158 12 Ix-inch shell guns643 PowhatanSchenck3 100. pdr., rifledNot given.3197 1 Xl-inch shell
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Index. (search)
218, 221 Murdaugh, Lieutenant, 170 Murray, Lieutenant-Commanding A., 177 et seq., 185, 187, 189 Mystic, the, U. S. steamer, 7 N. Nahant, the, 87 et seq., 92, 97 et seq., 117, 125, 127, 131 Nansemond, the, 210, 229 Nantucket, the, 90, 92, 96, 128 et seq. Nashville, the, Confederate vessel, destruction of, 85 et seq., 121 Naval attack, plan of, 232 Negroes, rejoicing at Beaufort, 34 et seq.; desolation of, at Hutchinson's Island, 37 et seq.; as spies, 43 Nereus, the, 228 Newbern, 189 et seq. Newbury, Taylor C., 80 New Hampshire, regiment of: Fourth, 46, 59 New Ironsides, the, U. S. vessel, 83, 91 et seq., 96, 100, 104 et seq., 109 et seq. 116, 127 et seq., 131 et seq., 134 et seq., 137, 139, 141, 146, 160, 217, 221, 223, 229, 236 New Orleans, La., 104 et seq. Newport News, 82 New York Navy Yard, 8, 13 New York, regiments of: Ninth, 165, 186; Twentieth, 165; Eighty-fifth, 197 Niagara, the, U. S. frigate, 7 Nicholson,