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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 125 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 116 2 Browse Search
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion 66 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 64 2 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 50 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 44 2 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 39 1 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. 37 1 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 31 3 Browse Search
Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States 30 0 Browse Search
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L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, The prayer of the wicked. (search)
The prayer of the wicked. During the month of December last, and for many weeks previous, a severe drought prevailed in Tennessee. The Cumberland river was fordable in many places, the smaller streams nearly dry, and in sundry localities water for stock very scarce. During its continuance, a Union man at Shelbyville, while in attendance upon the Methodist church at that place, heard a prayer offered from the pulpit by the officiating minister, in which occurred a sentence somewhat as follows: 0 Lord, as a nation free and independent, look down upon us in mercy and loving-kindness, and hold us within the hollow of thy hand amidst all our desolation and sorrow. Let the rays of heaven's light smile upon our fields, and the dews of beneficent mercy be shed upon our valleys. Let the rain descend to beautify and fructify the earth and to swell the rivers of waters; but, 0 Lord, do not raise the Cumberland sufficient to bring upon us the damnable Yankee gunboats!
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Corporal Pike, scout and ranger. (search)
ter narrowly escaping capture two or three times, succeeded in reaching the Union lines near Nashville. General Mitchell, who was one of the most active and energetic of commanders, now determined to explore the roads and bridges leading to Shelbyville, preparatory to a movement upon that town, and sent Corporal Pike to perform that service-one of great difficulty and danger, inasmuch as it was remote from the Union lines, and all the roads were picketed by the Texan Rangers and Morgan's batColonel John Kennett, I answered, slowly, and with a dubious look. What is your captain's name? inquired another. Captain O. P. Robie, I told him. Where is your command? asked one who appeared to be a man of consequence. At Shelbyville. Well, he continued, if your command is there, what are you doing here by yourself? Why, sir, I responded, if you want to know, I came to demand the surrender of this town. Well, well, said the man; that is too good. One man to
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, chapter 1.12 (search)
became very friendly, advising him to go to Shelbyville, where such articles were greatly needed ansposed of. Newcomer accordingly started for Shelbyville, and for some time met with no incidents owith his business, advised him not to go to Shelbyville, as considerable trouble might be experienc, and also what generals and troops were at Shelbyville. The cavalrymen now wished him to go back ngement with the former to accompany him to Shelbyville the next day. Arriving at Nashville after dertaking him on the road, or meeting him at Shelbyville. With the exception of Ratcliffe, not a so good fortune, he travelled on, and reached Shelbyville in due season without trouble. The usual qn the are you doing here? I have been to Shelbyville to see Spence's son, and I took along some ermined him to abandon the idea of going to Shelbyville, and he accompanied a detachment back as fanklin, he found that Wheeler had gone on to Shelbyville, and stopping with his friend Ratcliffe, th
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Pauline Cushman, the celebrated Union spy and scout of the Army of the Cumberland. (search)
was to visit the rebel armies at Columbia, Shelbyville, Wartrace, Tullahoma, and Manchester. She ree days, the re-opening of the railroad to Shelbyville, which had been destroyed by the Union trooacquaintance while there. Soon she went to Shelbyville, from whence she found, much to her annoyanstration of her original object in visiting Shelbyville. It chanced that she learned that at the sngs, plans, etc., of fortifications; and at Shelbyville and Tullahoma she made careful and accuratede, of various fortifications at Tullahoma, Shelbyville, Spring Hill, etc. Staggered almost to fainet afford relief to her. She well knew that Shelbyville, where she then was, was the objective poin, began to show evident signs of evacuating Shelbyville. Finally it was decided by a council of watside the town: then followed the battle of Shelbyville, and ere long the streets of that town echo of her new friends could suggest, she left Shelbyville en route to Murfreesboro. There a day and [3 more...]
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Keller or Killdare, one of the scouts of the Army of the Cumberland. (search)
orrest's men going to Columbia. The next morning he started for Shelbyville, where he arrived in due season. The occurrences there and in t generals present and Colonel A- that there would be no fight at Shelbyville. They said that probably there would be some skirmishing by the be fought at Tullahoma, and they had not more than one corps at Shelbyville, which was under General Polk. Forage and provisions for man and beast it is utterly impossible to obtain in the vicinity of Shelbyville. The forage trains go as far as Lewisport, in Giles county, andowed me the rifle-pits, as I before stated. I made my way on to Shelbyville, and then I got a pass from the provost-marshal-a Major Hawkins- had a pass. I told him yes, and showed him the pass I had from Shelbyville to Columbia and the documents I had in my possession, which he c out, and said: you have no business here. I made my way toward Shelbyville; crossed over Duck creek; made my way to the Louisburg and Frank