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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 137 1 Browse Search
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience 13 3 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies 12 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 3 1 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 3 1 Browse Search
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion 3 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 2 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 1 1 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 4: campaign of the Army of the Cumberland from Murfreesboro'to Chattanooga. (search)
etaliation in kind. It was offered a few months later, when a young man from Northern New York, named Spencer Kellogg Brown, only twenty-one years of age, was brought to Richmond from the Mississippi. He had been in the naval service under Commodore Porter, as a common sailor, and had charge of a gun on the Essew when the ram Arkansas (see page 529, volume II.) was destroyed. He was sent in an armed boat to burn a Confederate ferry-boat near Port Hudson. He had accomplished the work, and wasw outside of the Army of the Cumberland could comprehend the necessity for the wise caution that governed its commander. As June wore away the public became impatient because of his delay, and the Government, considering the facts that Grant and Porter were then closely investing Vicksburg; Banks and Farragut were encircling Port Hudson with armed men; Lee was moving in force toward the Upper Potomac, and rumor declared that Bragg was sending re-enforcements to Johnston, in Grant's rear, See
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 5: the Chattanooga campaign.--movements of Sherman's and Burnside's forces. (search)
ender of that post. Herron had already embarked with his troops, when the order was countermanded, and he was sent July 12, 1863. in lighter draft vessels up the Yazoo, for the purpose of capturing a large fleet of steamboats, which had escaped Porter's fleet, and were then lying at Yazoo City. The transports were convoyed by the armored gun-boat, De Kalb, and two of lighter armor, called tin-clad vessels, under Captain Walker. When they approached Yazoo City, a small garrison there, of Nortught had caused a supply of means, at this critical moment, for his army to cross the Tennessee River, a movement which the general had expected to be very difficult, with the Confederates in strong force hovering around him. He had requested Admiral Porter to send up gun-boats from Cairo, to assist him in that perilous task. He did so, and on the day when, in obedience to Grant's call, Sherman marched to Eastport, on the river, he found two gun-boats there. Three other vessels soon arrived, a
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 7: the siege of Charleston to the close of 1863.--operations in Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. (search)
important enterprise of surprising and capturing Fort Sumter without Gillmore's knowledge. For this purpose about thirty row-boats, filled with armed men, were towed close to Fort Sumter on the night of the 8th, Sept., 1862. where they were cast off, and made their way to the base of the shattered walls. The expedition was in charge of Commander Stephens, of the Patapsco, and when the boats reached the fort, the crews of three of them, led by Commander Williams, Lieutenant Renny, and Ensign Porter, scaled the steep ruin, with the belief that the garrison was sleeping. It was wide awake, for the vigilant Major S. Elliott See page 122, volume II. was in command; and at the moment when the bold adventurers were expecting to win victory and renown, they were greeted with musket-balls and hand grenades, and the fire of neighboring batteries, a gun-boat and a ram, which made havoc among the men and boats. Two hundred of the assailants were killed, wounded, or captured, with four bo
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 8: Civil affairs in 1863.--military operations between the Mountains and the Mississippi River. (search)
ty, and also county judge, was asked by the writer, whether Sherman injured the place much, he replied, with emphasis: Injured! Why he took it with him! It was almost literally so, for when he turned back a strong east wind was blowing, and smoke and ashes — almost all that remained of the ruined town — were wafted in the direction of the march of the army toward Vicksburg. The sum of injury done to the Confederates during Sherman's raid, including that of Smith, and an expedition which Porter sent simultaneously to attack Yazoo City and distract the Confederates, may be stated in general terms as follows: The destruction of 150 miles of railway, 67 bridges, 700 trestles, 20 locomotives, 28 cars, several thousand bales of cotton, several steam mills, and over 2,000,000 bushels of corn. About 500 prisoners were taken, and over 8,000 negroes and refugees followed the various columns back to Vicksburg. The expedition sent to Yazoo City consisted of some gun-boats, under Lieutenan
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 9: the Red River expedition. (search)
them. The general plan laid out was for Admiral Porter to move from Vicksburg with a powerful fle reach Alexandria on the 17th. Meanwhile, Admiral Porter, who had agreed to meet Banks there on thafifteen iron-clads and four light steamers, Porter's fleet consisted of the following vessels: Esthe four commanders, Banks, Smith, Steele, and Porter, were operating together, neither one of them,troubles of the expedition were not at an end. Porter found most of his larger vessels aground at Grtter officer, in a personal interview with Admiral Porter, six days later, April 15, 1864. suggeste the Confederates on the shores of the stream, Porter ordered her to be blown up. The explosion and r, and sunken coal-boats, was finished. Admiral Porter, in his dispatch to the Secretary of the Nfore eight o'clock the next morning. Then Admiral Porter wrote May 16, 1864. to the Secretary of t of General Banks and his subordinates; of Admiral Porter and his subordinates; of the Confederate G[11 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 12: operations against Richmond. (search)
The whole army, as if controlled by a single will, refused to stir! And so, at one o'clock in the afternoon, the battle of Cool Arbor was ended in a dreadful loss of life to the Nationals, but of nothing else, for they held their position firmly, with all their munitions of war. The National loss in this engagement, and in the immediate vicinity of Cool Arbor, was reported at 18,158, of whom 1,705 were killed, 9,042 wounded, and 2,406 were missing. Among the killed were Acting Brigadier-Generals Peter A. Porter, Lewis O. Morris, and F. F. Weed, of the New York troops. Other prominent officers were severely wounded, among them General O. P. Tyler. The Confederates lost General Doles. Lawrence M. Keit, one of the most active of the South Carolina conspirators in Congress in 1861, had been killed the day, before. Grant now resolved to transfer his army to the south side of the James River, and by this grand flank movement, to cut off the chief sources of supplies of men View
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 17: Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--the capture of Fort Fisher. (search)
r-vessels were there, under the command of Admiral Porter, including the New Ironsides and several mButler, to co-operate with the fleet under Admiral Porter. The immediate command of the troops was ngements were all agreed upon, after Grant and Porter had a consultation in Hampton Roads, the comma. 9, 1864. when General Butler reported to Admiral Porter that his troops were ready, and that his ts, in the armed tug Chamberlain, to inform Admiral Porter that the troops would be at the rendezvousise on Saturday morning, and reported that Admiral Porter had determined to explode the powder-ship urbed. A little more than ten hours afterward, Porter opened his guns upon the defenses at that entrThe transports arrived off Fort Fisher just as Porter was closing the bombardment. An arrangement w The Malvern passed by the Ben Deford, and Admiral Porter, standing on the wheel-house of his flag-sng been invited by both General Butler and Admiral Porter to accompany the expedition. See pages [4 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 18: capture of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, and Goldsboroa.--Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--Stoneman's last raid. (search)
Cape Fear River, and report the arrival to Admiral Porter. To Lieutenant-Colonel Comstock, who accondezvoused off Beaufort, North Carolina, where Porter was supplying his vessels with coal and ammuni5. and arrangements were accordingly made with Porter, whose fleet had already been preparing the waeir batteries, and a sharp fight ensued. Then Porter ordered his wooden vessels to engage in the coFisher, damaging it severely. By sunset, says Porter, in his report, the fort was reduced to a pulpke a sure prophecy of peace nigh at hand. Admiral Porter said an electrograph was picked up there f and the Shenandoah, Captain D. B. Ridgley, of Porter's fleet, arrived at Philadelphia, a pleasing i be the next object of visitation by Terry and Porter. The latter immediately ordered Lieutenant-Coeld, and conferred with General Terry and. Admiral Porter, and on his return to City Point he issuedp, at the mouth of the Brunswick River. Admiral Porter said that after the reduction of Fort Fish[2 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 21: closing events of the War.--assassination of the President. (search)
e front, receiving dispatches from him and transmitting them instantly to the Secretary of War, whence they were diffused over the country, by the telegraph. On the day after Richmond was evacuated, he went up to that city April 4, 1865. in Admiral Porter's flag-ship, the Malvern. Captain Ralph Chandler, with the Sangamon, several tugs, and thirty small boats, with about three hundred men, had already cleared the channel of the river of torpedoes, and made the navigation comparatively safe. murdered. There we were detained until Sunday afternoon, April. 16. in consequence of an order from the Government, prohibiting all public conveyances entering into or departing from Baltimore, because search was a-making for the assassin. Admiral Porter was among the blockaded there. We should not have been permitted then to pass southward, had not the writer possessed special passes, and letters from the heads of the War and Navy departments, and a note from the late President, requesting
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
. Smith at, 3.255. Bayou Sara, bombarded by Porter, 2.530. Bayou Teche, battle of the, 2.597. f, 2.581. Fort Jackson, surrender of to Captain Porter, 2.339. Fort Jefferson, re-enforcements 2.298. Fort St. Philip, surrender of to Capt. Porter, 2.339. Fort Sanders, repulse of Longstrmander Worden, 3.190. Natchez, bombarded by Porter, 2.530. Natchitoches, Gen. Franklin at, 3.2 movement for a lodgment at, 2.590; descent of Porter's fleet to, 2.591. New Jersey, action of th Orleans forts, bombardment of by Farragut and Porter, 2.330-2.337. Newport Newce, fortification s IX., the Confederacy recognized by, 3.47. Porter, Admiral David D., operations of against the fg the Red River from Grand Ecore, 3.266. Porter, Gen., at Bull Run, 1.596, 606; at the battle of , incendiary speeches of, 1.41. Yazoo City, Porter's gun-boats' at, 2.613; Gen. Herron's expeditio River, expedition of Gen. McClernand and Admiral Porter on, 2.580; Gen. Ross's expedition on,. 2.5[3 more...]