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L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, List of illustrations. (search)
and Escape from Mosby .............................416 The Horse Marine's Story ...................................... 435 The Contrabands in the War ........................ ............ 444 A Good Use of Roman Candles .......................... 454 part IV. deeds of heroic courage and self-sacrifice. The Fight with the Albemarle . .. ...... ......... ........ 459 The Destruction of the Albemarle . ...... ...................... 469 Hetty McEwen. An Incident of the Occupation of Nashville...... 473 General Sumner at Fair-Oaks ........................... ........ 477 Old Bradley, the Tennessee Blacksmith ....................... 480 Driving Home the Cows.. ..................................... 492 The Loyalty of a Charleston Woman ........................... 494 Colonel Innis, or Vwe Don't surrender much ................ 497 The Ballad of Ishmael Day ................................. 499 Old Burns, the Hero of Gettysburg.......... ................... 501 Conduct of the Colore
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Battle scenes. (search)
and Escape from Mosby .............................416 The Horse Marine's Story ...................................... 435 The Contrabands in the War ........................ ............ 444 A Good Use of Roman Candles .......................... 454 part IV. deeds of heroic courage and self-sacrifice. The Fight with the Albemarle . .. ...... ......... ........ 459 The Destruction of the Albemarle . ...... ...................... 469 Hetty McEwen. An Incident of the Occupation of Nashville...... 473 General Sumner at Fair-Oaks ........................... ........ 477 Old Bradley, the Tennessee Blacksmith ....................... 480 Driving Home the Cows.. ..................................... 492 The Loyalty of a Charleston Woman ........................... 494 Colonel Innis, or Vwe Don't surrender much ................ 497 The Ballad of Ishmael Day ................................. 499 Old Burns, the Hero of Gettysburg.......... ................... 501 Conduct of the Colore
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Moore and Blue, the Kansas scouts. (search)
o Camp Chase. With our army they came on to Nashville, and afterward ran as mail messengers — a ved a considerable number, who were brought to Nashville and were properly dealt with. They next madther observation, while Blue would return to Nashville and report what they had already seen and hes, travelling all night in the direction of Nashville, and meeting with no further adventure until and eventually reach the Federal lines near Nashville in safety, but through dangers to be feared ficient service. One of their adventures in Nashville is worth relating. After the battle of StMiss Hamilton, one of the reigning belles of Nashville. Conversation naturally ensued concerning td had given to Southern soldiers coming into Nashville large quantities of clothing, and finally debeen found in a hay-loft, both were taken to Nashville, and thrown into the penitentiary at that plaiting their trial. After their return to Nashville, Moore and Blue were constantly engaged for [3 more...]
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, A nameless spy. (search)
us of that general's boast, that he would whip Rosecrans back to Nashville if it cost ten thousand men. For the four days service thus rende left General Bragg's headquarters to go to that State by way of Nashville, feigning important business, and from thence to go to his home, ng by and through Rosecrans' army as it lay stretched out between Nashville and Louisville. The nameless man now makes his way to the Fedey keep himself locked in a private room in the police building at Nashville. His meals were carried to him by a trusty servant. His door wae wildest dream, while building his elegant house in High street, Nashville, that its gorgeous rooms should ever be devoted to such purposes!e most innocent and unconcerned manner, he was again sent back to Nashville to fool that slow Dutchman, Rosecrans, as one of the rebel officete he would take, etc. The information was telegraphed at once to Nashville, Gallatin, and Bowling Green, and a force was sent from each of t
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, Corporal Pike, scout and ranger. (search)
caping 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 commanddy, he informed her of her danger, caught her a horse, and accompanied her to Nashville, avoiding by means of by-roads the rebel pickets. The forward movement of , which had been attempting to break up the Union lines of communication with Nashville, where he had his share in some of the most desperate cavalry fighting of theied most of the powder for the rebel armies. Having obtained their outfit at Nashville, they set out on their perilous undertaking, going by way of Chattanooga and use his gun would not go off. He and Chamberlain now promised to take them to Edgefield, and as they had been forewarned that a crowd had assembled on the lower roae taken by the upper route, and their captors finally consented. Arriving at Edgefield, the provost-marshal, who desired to have them murdered by a mob, refused to
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, A female scout and spy. (search)
extra hazardous, the commanding general detailed Miss Edmonds to detective duty in Louisville, and with great skill and tact she managed to detect and secure the capture of several rebel spies then in the city. She next visited Vicksburg, and after serving some time in the hospitals there as a nurse, was compelled by broken health to leave the army for a time. The Irish sentinel. A son of the Green Isle, a new member of Colonel Gillem's Middle Tennessee regiment, while stationed at Nashville recently, was detailed on guard duty on a prominent street of that city. It was his first experience at guard-mounting, and he strutted along his beat apparently with a full appreciation of the dignity and importance of his position. As a citizen approached, he shouted- Halt! Who comes there? A citizen, was the response. Advance, citizen, and give the countersign. I haven't the countersign; and, if I had, the demand for it at this time and place is something very strange and
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, chapter 1.12 (search)
ery he served throughout Buell's campaign to Nashville and Shiloh, to Corinth and Huntsville, Alabahim to Shelbyville the next day. Arriving at Nashville after dark, he remained there until morning,but not as a soldier, and I will send you to Nashville myself. My company always has the advance, ou'll have no more trouble now, Harry. At Nashville, he succeeded, of course with the permissionh bank to carry to the parent institution at Nashville. This duty he performed faithfully. On his business of running off negro children from Nashville, to be sold south. Newcomer declined enterisdail, desired him now to spend some time in Nashville in developing the case of Dr. Hudson, but healthy, and possessed an elegant residence in Nashville, with every comfort and convenience to be deh there were great numbers in Louisville and Nashville. In one of these he detected one Trainer, ah had been carried on by rebel emissaries in Nashville and Louisville was rendered so dangerous tha[20 more...]
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)
e, Mr. J. R. Allen, of the new theatre of Nashville, Tenn., arrived at Louisville, engaged in lookinoint, and our heroine was soon on her way to Nashville, at that time the base of operations of the l Truesdail, the chief of the army police of Nashville. On entering his office, she was received bved at a point some three miles distant from Nashville, out of sight of any human habitation, the cMiss Cushman from the Federal authorities of Nashville, she was allowed to spend the night there. esent that having been hurriedly sent out of Nashville by the Federal officers, she had been compelly after she left Shelbyville on her way to Nashville; and, during a short halt, at a place called she should return from her proposed trip to Nashville, she should accompany him as aide. Meanwhile indignation, declaring that she would go to Nashville, if she had to walk all the way, and get thenight's rest enabled her to take the cars to Nashville; and under the care of an officer of General[7 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)
o the Union cause. In March 1863, he left Nashville on horseback, with a small stock of goods, nof goods to the firm of James Carr & Co., of Nashville, who gave me eight hundred dollars for the ldays. Full one half of those I met were from Nashville; they were glad to see me. I commenced my return to Tullahoma with a captain from Nashville, who also showed me the rifle-pits, as I beforehe following report: I left the city of Nashville on Tuesday, the 14th instant, to go South, tire Allison's, which is seventeen miles from Nashville. I then fed my mules, stopped about one houagain, at which place I met Dr. Morton, from Nashville, whom I requested to assist in getting me remore of these scouts and Colonel McNairy, of Nashville, who was riding along in a buggy. The lieut capturing Mr. Killdare. Archy Cheatham, of Nashville, says Killdare is not loyal to the Confederard Franklin, and then turn toward my home in Nashville. Taking Ivy's advice, we proceeded on our w
L. P. Brockett, The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital: or, lights and shadows of the great rebellion, A daring scout and spy. (search)
remain longer, Morford next found his way to Nashville, where he made numerous expeditions as a spye? Near Stewart's Ferry, between here and Nashville. Where have you been, and what for? Up the skeleton mare and rode rejoicingly into Nashville. On his next trip southward he was arrestold them that they were now going to capture Nashville. The column immediately began its march, any that this obstinacy was not overcome until Nashville was reached, nor that, when Forrest came the was amply prepared for him. At this time Nashville was invested. Buell was known to be advancimade his way to Tyree Springs, and thence to Nashville. For a short time he acted as a detective of the army police at Nashville, assuming the character of a rebel soldier, and living in the famio be filled for the rebel hospitals; went to Nashville, procured the medicine, and returned to McMi Chattanooga road and made his way safely to Nashville. General Rosecrans was now in possession [2 more...]
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