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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address before the Mecklenburg (N. C.) Historical Society. (search)
as I could, the losses sustained in the great battles of the world since the introduction of fire-arms, and I find only in rare cases have they been so much as a fourth of the troops engaged, and they range from that up to a twentieth. The Confederates thought that battle almost a skirmish in which their losses did not exceed a fourth. The British at Waterloo were pounded for hours by the French artillery, but their loss was but 10,686 out of the 70,000 engaged, or not quite a sixth. At Magenta, the Austrians, out of 125,000, lost but 9,713, or but one-thirteenth; the French, the victors, lost but 6,000 out of 120,000, or one-twentieth. At Sadowa, the Prussians lost but 10,000 out of 200,000 in the battle, or one-twentieth. The Austrians, with an equal number engaged, lost much more heavily, but they were flanked and suffered severely after they were routed. And here I would remark, that to make a comparison fair between the losses in different battles, it should be between the
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 5 (search)
brave? How weigh the gift that Lyon gave? Or count the cost of Winthrop's grave? ”Oh brother! if thine eye can see, Tell how and when the end shall be-- What hope remains for thee or me.“ Then Freedom sternly said: ”I shun No strife nor pang beneath the sun, When human rights are staked and won. ”I knelt with Ziska's hunted flock; I watched in Toussaint's cell of rock; I walked with Sydney to the block. ”The moor of Marston felt my tread; Through Jersey snows the march I led; My voice Magenta's charges sped. ”But now, through weary day and night, I watch a vague and aimless fight For leave to strike one blow aright. ”On either side my foe they own: One guards through love his ghastly throne, And one through fear to reverence grown. ”Why wait we longer, mocked, betrayed By open foes, or those afraid To speed thy coming through my aid? ”Why watch to see who win or fall?-- I shake the dust against them all; I leave them to their senseless brawl.“ “Nay,” Peace
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 9: Poetry and Eloquence. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 2: deeds of valor (search)
e school at Saumur he entered the French service and fought with conspicuous gallantry along with veterans of Napoleon in the Arab war against Abd-el-Kader that won Algeria to France. In the American-Mexican War, at the close of the battle of Churubusco, he made a charge into Mexico City, during which he received a wound that necessitated the amputation of an arm. His love of fighting led him across the Atlantic in 1859 to take part in the Italian War against the Austrians. His bravery at Magenta and elsewhere won him the cross of the Legion of Honor. At the outbreak of the Civil War he returned—to his death. Oh, evil the black shroud of night at Chantilly, That hid him from sight of his brave men and tried! Foul, foul sped the bullet that clipped the white lily, The flower of our knighthood, the whole army's pride! Yet we dream that he still,—in that shadowy region Where the dead form their ranks at the wan drummer's sign,— Rides on, as of old, down the length of his legion, And<
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 21: (search)
present on the field. This is a very remarkable proportion, in view of the rawness of most of the troops, and the nature of the ground upon which the battle was fought. It is about the greatest average ever attained in any single contest between veteran armies, Those losses generally vary from one twentieth, or five per cent., to one fourth, or twenty-five per cent., of the troops engaged. The British, at Waterloo, lost not quite one sixth, or only sixteen per cent. The Austrians, at Magenta, lost only one thirteenth, that is, not quite eight per cent.; and the Prussian loss at Sadowa was remarkably small, being only one twentieth, or five per cent. and in most instances the defeated army is either completely routed or unfit for another campaign until largely reinforced. The Federals commenced the battle, on the 6th, with over forty thousand men of all arms, and were reinforced that day by the timely arrival of Ammen's brigade, of General Buell's army. During the night of t
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 3. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Anti-Slavery Poems (search)
and brave? How weigh the gift that Lyon gave, Or count the cost of Winthrop's grave? O brother! if thine eye can see, Tell how and when the end shall be, What hope remains for thee and me. “ Then Freedom sternly said: “I shun No strife nor pang beneath the sun, When human rights are staked and won. I knelt with Ziska's hunted flock, I watched in Toussaint's cell of rock, I walked with Sidney to the block. The moor of Marston felt my tread, Through Jersey snows the march I led, My voice Magenta's charges sped. But now, through weary day and night, I watch a vague and aimless fight For leave to strike one blow aright. On either side my foe they own: One guards through love his ghastly throne, And one through fear to reverence grown. Why wait we longer, mocked, betrayed, By open foes, or those afraid To speed thy coming through my aid? Why watch to see who win or fall? I shake the dust against them all, I leave them to their senseless brawl. “ ‘Nay,’ Peace implored: “yet
The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1860., [Electronic resource], Death of a famous Horse. (search)
Death of a famous Horse. --The famous imported stallion Yorkshire died on the farm of his owner, John M. Clay, near Lexington, Ky, on Sunday. He was nearly 27 years old. Yorkshire was the sire of Waterloo, Austerlitz, Magenta, and a host of other fine racers.
The Daily Dispatch: August 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], England and the North. (search)
A French 4 pounder --The French 4 pounders so light and easy to handle that it superseded cavalry at the battle of Magenta, in which the Austrians were, as everybody knows, pursued in their flight by the artillery. Since the campaign of Italy, the French army has been provided with a 4 pounder still lighter, throwing the same projectile an equal distance, and transportable on horseback. This cannon weighs only 233 pounds, and may follow the infantry in all places and positions it may be called to occupy. The artillery trains have also been made lighter, and mobility and simplicity, essential elements of the success of armies, have been introduced in all departments.
The Daily Dispatch: August 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Captain Lindsay Walker. (search)
als. The Daily News says: "The defeat of the North shuts the door to compromise or to acquiescence in any terms the South can offer. The Union is bound to conquer now. The spirit of New England and the Northwest will rise to the occasion: and we of the old rice, tried and strengthened by many reverses, shall not be surprised if our kinsmen never rest until they have turned defeat into victory" The Daily Telegraph says: "The battle of Bull Run was a battle which if second to Magenta or to Solrerino in actual slaughter was marred by more envenomed hostility. The dominant feeling in England on this unhappy quarrel is one of unfeigned and bitter sorrow. If Americans labor for one moment under the impression that the successes or reverses of one or of the other ion of the combatants will awaken anything like partisan feeling in this country, they are most grievously mistaken" News of the defeat in Manchester. In the exchange some of Manchester, when the defeat
The Daily Dispatch: July 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 12 (search)
At the mouth of the Yazoo river a portion of the ram fleet, which had preceded the gunboats, was blockading the stream. This river is the great storehouse of rebel steamboat property; all the elegant New Orleans packets, and numerous smaller craft, the unfinished ram Arkansas, and the Van-Dorn, are reported to be up the Yazoo. Among the boats in good condition are named the A. J. Cotton, Gen. Quitman, Louisville, Natchez, Vicksburg, City of Memphis, Kennett, Prince of Wales, Magnotta, Magenta, and a number of smaller boats; in all there are about twenty-five vessels, all of which with but little repair could be made serviceable. The ram Arkansas. Though the Southern people are exceedingly fond of telling great stories concerning things unseen, and love to magnify the importance and overrate the power of munition untried, they seem to dwell with especial emphasis on the construction and prowess of their unfinished gunboat ram, Arkansas. This vessel was partially built
The Daily Dispatch: November 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], From Texas. (search)
A monument to Fallen Braves. --The proposed monument on the field of battle of Magenta, in honor of the French generals, officers and soldiers killed on the memorable day of that battle in June, 1859, is nearly completed. The masonry work is finished, and the bronzed ornaments in the interior of the chapel are affixed. The names of the men who fell in the battle are to be inscribed on the brass plates. As soon as the monument is finished, the commissioners who directed the work will inaugurate it with great ceremony.