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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 25: the fall campaign. (search)
opriating a million dollars to aid Kentucky in repelling invasion. It was five or six months too late. Employed early enough, it might have been a fair offset to the millions used in the State by the United States Government. By an act of Congress, approved December 10th, Kentucky was admitted a member of the Confederate States of America on an equal footing with the other States of this Confederacy. On November 11th a large Dahlgren gun burst at Columbus, killing Captain Reiter, Lieutenant Snowden, and five gunners. General Polk was injured, the shock producing deafness, sickness, and great nervous prostration, which lasted several weeks. In the mean time his duties devolved on General Pillow. Polk offered his resignation, which was declined. He wrote to General Johnston, November 28th, I have waived my resignation, as Davis seems very much opposed to it, and shall endeavor to do my duty. A reference to Chapter XXII. will show that General Johnston was earnestly striving
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The cavalry fight at Trevilian Station. (search)
at I was picketing, for the purpose of reconnoissance. We had advanced but a short distance from the railroad when we were met by Captain Mulligan's squadron, of the 4th South Carolina, which had been on picket, retiring before the enemy, by whom he had just been driven in. General Hampton then ordered me to bring up my brigade and attack at once, telling me that he was expecting to hear Fitzhugh Lee's guns on my right on his way up by another road from Louisa Court House. I sent in Captain Snowden's squadron of the 4th South Carolina to charge whatever he met, and develop the force in front of us. It was soon ascertained that a heavy column of Sheridan's command was moving on us, and I thereupon dismounted squadron after squadron until my entire command was on foot, except Captain John C. Calhoun's squadron of the 4th South Carolina regiment, and we were soon driving the enemy before us in the very thick woods. I heard firing on my right and expected every moment to form a junct
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 160 (search)
advantage against the enemy, it was allowed to remain loaded up to yesterday afternoon. I am told that Gen. McCown assured the gunners that the piece would explode, supporting himself with a lucid explanation of the principles on which he based his supposition; but the huge proportions of the gun were supposed to be a sufficient protection to those around against the mine of saltpetre imbedded in the breech; and the gun was fired, exploded, and caught the magazine belonging to the piece, which lay immediately beneath the gun, killing eight men, among whom were Lieutenant of Artillery Snowden, and John Dublin, a citizen of Columbus, and seriously wounding five others, among whom are Maj.-Gen. Polk, who was knocked senseless by the concussion, having his clothes literally torn off him. Captains of Artillery Rucker and Miller, were seriously, though not dangerously wounded, and Capt. Pickett, of the Sappers and Miners, considerably bruised by the concussion. --Memphis Appeal, Nov. 14.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 17 (search)
ived convincing proof that his regiment is fit for service on any field, and will fall to a man before they will turn from the flag and cause which they have pledged themselves to uphold. The Colonel was gallantly seconded by staff and field-officers, Adjutant Downing tiring down horse after horse in his arduous duty. The noncommissioned staff, encouraged by the example of their superiors, did all that gallant men could do to fulfil their duty. I noticed great gallantry displayed by Lieut. Snowden, of Pittsburgh, Pa., in command of infantry skirmishers who advanced to cover the gallant Capt. Howard while placing his battery in position. Orderly Sergeant Burton, of troop F, displayed great bravery under fire also. Our return to camp was cheerful, though made in a drenching storm, but officers and men were saddened down when they learned that Lieutenant Wheelan, who had been sent back in an ambulance, had died of his wounds at noon of this day. We all mourn for his loss, but are
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gettysburg. (search)
outside the breastworks. This reconnoissance, as well as the reports of scouts and the statements of prisoners, gave us the assurance that we had gained an admirable position. We had been but a short time behind the breastworks when at least two regiments advanced from the wood to the left of the works and opened fire upon us, but they were soon driven back. The prisoners and wounded were sent a little to the rear, and our sufferers received such attention as could be given them by Dr. Snowden, Assistant Surgeon of the Maryland battalion. The whole command rested from about 11 P. M. till about day-light, when the enemy opened a terrific fire of artillery and a very heavy fire of musketry upon us, occasioning no loss to the brigade, except to the First Maryland and Third North Carolina, which in part alternated positions behind the breastworks. The First North Carolina, with the exception of four companies, which had been stationed as a picket on the other side of the cree
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 44: (search)
which General Beauregard spent in Charleston on that occasion was devoted to the preparations for the movement of the troops, embodied in the following document, which he left with General Hardee for his guidance: Headquarters, Military division of the West, Charleston, Feb. 14th, 1865. Memoranda of Orders for Lieutenant-General W. J. Hardee. 1st. One brigade of Wright's division in St. Paul's will move by railroad to Monk's Corner, and thence march into position (at or about Snowden's), from Sandy Run to Santee River. 2d. The remainder of Wright's division to move via Summerville, thence to Groomsville, thence along Northeastern Railroad to St. Stephen's depot. 3d. The troops around Charleston will commence their movement when Wright's division shall have reached Summerville. 4th. Troops in Christ Church will take steamers to Strawberry Ferry, via Cordesville, to St. Stephen's depot. 5th. The troops from James Island along sea-front first, thence in suc
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), G. (search)
Guide-rail. An additional rail, usually placed midway between the two ordinary rails of a railway track, and employed in connection with devices on the engine, carriages, or both, in preventing the rolling-stock from running off the track. The center-rail gripped by horizontally rotating wheels acts as a guide-rail. Blenkinsop's rack-rail (English patent, 1811) was used as a means of progression in connection with a spur-wheel on the engine, and not as a guide. Following him was Snowden's middle-rack and mechanical horse. See center-rail. Easton's center rail (English patent, 1825) fulfilled two purposes; its upper edge formed a rack and served, in connection with a spur-wheel on the locomotive, as a means of progression; its sides formed a guide-rail in connection with pairs of horizontally rotating rollers underneath the carriages of the train. Kollman's English patent of 1836 has a similar guide-rail. Prosser's guide-wheels (English patent, 1844) are set an
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), R. (search)
oothed rail laid down on one side of the railway, from end to end. A cog-wheel was rigged out from the locomotive so as to engage with the rack and propel the train. It was at that time supposed that the adhesion of the driving-wheels to the track would not be sufficient under ordinary circumstances to enable the locomotive to draw the train. See locomotive, Fig. 2984. Chapman, in 1812, substituted four pairs of drivers connected by gearing, so as to multiply the frictional contact. Snowden, in 1824, had a hollow trunk between the two rails and depressed below the surface. On one side of this trunk was a rack, and the trunk itself had rails traversed by a carriage, which the inventor termed the mechanical horse. On the horse was a vertical shaft with a horizontal cog-wheel at its lower end gearing into the rack, and a bevel-wheel above engaged by a similar wheel on the front of the locomotive, and driven by the engine. As the wheel on the locomotive rotated, the upright sha
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865, Roster of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
Wagner. $50. Silvia, Samuel 22, sin.; seaman; Gardsborough, N. S. 19 Aug 63; 8 Sep 65 New York. Wounded 18 Apl 65 Boykins Mills, S. C. —— Smith, George 24, sin.; laborer; Elmira, N. Y. 8 Apl 63; 20 Aug 65. $50. Smith, Robert 21, sin.; laborer; Elmira, N. Y. 8 Apl 63; 20 Aug 65. $50. Smith, William P. 24, sin.; farmer; New Haven, Conn. 12 May 63; 20 Aug 65. Wounded 18 Jly 63 Ft. Wagner. $50. Swowden, Charles Sergt. 19, mar.; barber; Lewiston, Pa. 8 Apl 63; 20 Aug 65. $50. Snowden, Philip 18, sin.; laborer; Elmira, N. Y. 8 Apl 63; 20 Aug 65. $50. Reported dead. Stackhouse, John 30, mar.; laborer; Lynn. 23 Dec 63; 20 Aug 65. $325. steward, Charles. 23, —— seaman; —— 8 Apl 63; deserted 25 Apl. 63 Readville, —— Stilles, Joseph Corpl. 25, mar.; laborer; Middletown, Pa. 8 Apl 63; 20 Aug 65. $50. Swails, Stephen A. 1st Sergt. 30, mar.; boatman; Elmira, N. Y. 8 Apl 63; 16 Jan 65 for promotion. Wounded 20 Feb 64 Olustee, Fla, and 11 Apl 65 near Camde
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Roster of members (search)
ah, E., Jr. Martin, H. O. Mintzing, J. F. Matthews, Chris'r McCabe, B. F. O'Brien, A. F. Porter, J. H. Pemberton, G. W. Ravenel, Dr. W. C. Richards, F., Jr., Simons, T. G., Sr. Salas, F. P. Sanders, J. O'H. Snowden, W. E. Smythe, E. A. Stocker, J. B. Torley, J. E. Walker, Joseph Walker, C. I. Willis, J. L. E. Webb, W. T. L. Calder, Alex'r. Dewees, J. Fisher, S. W. Francis, G. M. Frost, H. W. Gilliland, A. Howell, SLee, J. Moultrie Marion, John Morris, W. R. Mikell, W. E. McQueen, D. Olney, C. C. Porter, W. H. Pringle, W. A., Jr. Prince, A. Robertson, J. L. Robertson, D. C. Smythe, A. T. Sanders, L. N. Small, Jno. J. Snowden, W. H. Seigling, R. Tennant, Wm. Trim, W. J. Wilkie, Oct. Willis, Ed. Walpole, J. L. Yates, C. H. Newry, S. C., July 1st, 1902. To the Trustees of the W. L. I. Annuitants' Fund: dear friends,—as duly advised, from time
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