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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 I. 566 0 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 440 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 416 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 360 0 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 298 0 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 298 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 272 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gregg's brigade of South Carolinians in the Second. Battle of Manassas. (search)
nd in which battle, all together, the State of South Carolina suffered so terribly. Colonel Willeteen. The brave Colonels, Marshall, of South Carolina, and Forbes, of Tennessee, were killed. Lieutenant-Colonel Leadbetter, of South Carolina, also met a soldier's death. Colonels Barnes, Edwaruished themselves, and I think in doing so South Carolina can find none in which her sons more gloriour brigade alone to maintain the honor of South Carolina on the plains of Manassas. In Longstreet' our own part, we can claim no monopoly of South Carolina's glory at Manassas. General Lee's armyo battalions, say eighteen regiments, from South Carolina, thirteen from North Carolina, eleven fromison by which the disproportionate loss of South Carolina troops in this battle can be more accurated the Fifteenth regiment 21, equals 1,749. South Carolina thus lost more than one-fourth, or two outn one in every seven. But the losses of South Carolina were not to be counted by numbers only. H[5 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 4 (search)
hapter of the history of reconstruction in South Carolina. Paper no. 6—Conclusion. by Professor F. sident for aid to suppress insurrection in South Carolina reached Washington. The President was at every vestige of Republican government in South Carolina. We shall soon see what was his method of having failed to intimidate the people of South Carolina from expressing their opinions at the pollcalled sustaining Republican government in South Carolina. The next scene in the drama shows his mes should be undisturbed. So the people of South Carolina must need be content with the assurance, tous of having the decision made outside of South Carolina. They wanted the President to decide for ption and checks it in its mad career. In South Carolina there was no public opinion. Society was blicanism as it was known to the people of South Carolina. Is it to be wondered at that the white pould be in Democratic hands. The party in South Carolina subsisted only under the shadow of the gov[19 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Sixth South Carolina at seven Pines. (search)
mily at the South. If, sir, you will permit me the favor, I also place at your call a credit with my bankers, Riggs & Co., Washington, $200, which may serve you until your own arrangements are made. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, P. Kearney, Brig.-Gen. Commanding 3d Division, Third Corps. Colonel Bratton, Sixth South Carolina Regiment. camp near Fredericksburg, Va., January 24, 1863. General,—I beg to recommend Colonel John Bratton, commanding the Sixth Regiment, South Carolina troops, for promotion to the rank of Brigadier-General. His superior capacity and constancy in the discharge of his ordinary duties as a Colonel would strongly recommend him for advancement, but he merits it more particularly for gallant conduct in battle. At Seven Pines he was one of the leaders in the intrepid and irresistible charge of the Second Brigade, Longstreet's division, which encountered and beat a greatly superior force of the enemy in four successive combats, driving t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The battle of Honey Hill. (search)
and it was feared that they would arrive too late for the emergency. Not a moment could be lost, and it was urged upon General Smith that if he would move at once and hold the enemy in check, several thousand troops, en route from North and South Carolina for the re-enforcement of the garrison at Savannah, would appear and ensure the effectual repulse of the Federals. Although the statute organizing the State forces confined their service and operations to the limits of Georgia; although, strf the Georgia State Line, for their conspicuous gallantry at Griswoldville in this State; and especially for their unselfish patriotism in leaving their State and meeting the enemy on the memorable and well fought battlefield at Honey Hill in South Carolina. The State with pride records this gallant conduct of her militia, and feels assured that when an emergency again arises State lines will be forgotten by her militia, and a patriotism exhibited which knows nothing but our whole country.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Sherman's method of making war. (search)
ch, 1884, under the heading, How they made South Carolina Howl —Letter from one of Sherman's Bummer you can hold Lee, I could go on and smash South Carolina all to pieces. On the 18th, General Hals feeling was toward the country people in South Carolina, it was universal. I first saw its fruitsurnings, pillage, devastation committed in South Carolina, magnify all I have said of Georgia some fary 30, 1865, says: The actual invasion of South Carolina has begun. The well-known sight of columnagain. This time, houses are burning, and South Carolina has commenced to pay an instalment, long oGeorgia, and before we have done with her, South Carolina will not be quite so tempestuous. I wil insatiable desire to wreak vengeance upon South Carolina. I almost tremble at her fate; but feel thfor this, and that nothing was too bad for South Carolina. But for what follows, it might have beennd professed to be the special champion of South Carolina. Knowing, by his own account, that the fi[10 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 34 (search)
. The animal he rode was so beautiful that I could not repress my admiration, a dark bay mare I think, glossy as satin, and graceful as a young antelope. Seeing my eyes fixed upon her, he informed us she had belonged to Colonel Rhett, of South Carolina, whom they had captured a few days before. I don't believe you, I said, though it is handsome enough to have belonged even to Colonel Rhett. You South Carolina women are the very devil to whip, he remarked, not so irrelevantly as it seeSouth Carolina women are the very devil to whip, he remarked, not so irrelevantly as it seemed. You ain't scared a bit. Scornful silence met this observation, but he meandered on, his comrades doing the indoor work the while, which, I presume, they pooled afterwards. You hadn't ought to kept them two Rebs here so long, (alluding to our cavalry friends who had so luckily departed). We came after them. And after watches, I could not help adding, but he smiled serenely. Oh, well! We must make the thing pay somehow. Poor fellow! how little he dreamed that the pay for thi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Wee Nee Volunteers of Williamsburg District, South Carolina, in the First (Gregg's) Regiment—Siege and capture of Fort Sumter. (search)
l remember how enthusiastic the whole State of South Carolina became for a Southern Confederacy. Aistake, opened fire upon her. Fortunately, South Carolina's artillerists were then as green as her i was preparing to acknowledge the right of South Carolina to resume the full exercise of her sovereiss of their cause, than were the people of South Carolina. They were very generally of the opinion a peaceable withdrawal. They said that if South Carolina is permitted to go in peace, the Southern on. But that the first blood of a son of South Carolina, drawn by a Federal bullet, would indissolates, assumed command of all the troops in South Carolina and established his headquarters in Charleovernor's staff who, in behalf of the State of South Carolina, participated in the ceremony, is noty. The siege of Sumter and the defence of South Carolina, pending the formation of the Southern Conly discharged from the service of the State of South Carolina, as volunteers in the First regiment,[2 more...]