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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 1,756 1,640 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 979 67 Browse Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 963 5 Browse Search
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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 694 24 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 457 395 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 I. 449 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 427 7 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 420 416 Browse Search
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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), With the veteran armies (search)
n's duty during an engagement to attend to the wounded on the field, a painful and dangerous task which discouraged many a musician. The topmost photograph shows one of the bands that remained in permanent headquarters, in Camp near Arlington, Virginia. In the next appears the field music of the 164th New York. In the next photograph the post musicians of Fortress Monroe stand imposingly beneath their bearskins. The bottom picture shows a band at winter headquarters—Camp Stoneman, near Washington. Military music of the beginning Military music of the beginning Military music of the beginning under heavy fire. Many a time they were cheered for deeds of bravery and devotion. But with the coming of the spring of 1864 such a thing as a boyish face was hard to find among them. Young faces there were by hundreds, but the boyish look was gone. The days of battle and peril, the scenes of bloodshed and carnage, the sounds of agony or warning—all had left indelible impr
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Part II (search)
out with the army of the Potomac The famous Allan Pinkerton——the month of the battle of Antietam The name of Allan Pinkerton became one of the most famous in secret-service work, the world over. This keen-witted detective came to America from Scotland about twenty years before the opening of the Civil War. He was conducting a successful agency in Chicago when his friend, George B. McClellan, sent for him to be chief detective in the Department of the Ohio. Shortly after, he went to Washington and under General McClellan directed the secret-service operations in the Army of the Potomac, besides doing extensive detective work for the provost-marshal at the Capital. As a stanch admirer of McClellan, Pinkerton refused to continue in the military end of the service after the general's removal in November, 1862. He remained, however, in Government service, investigating cotton claims in New Orleans, with other detective work, until the close of the war, when he returned to his agen
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The Federal Secret service (search)
ints at issue. Not only the Government at Washington but the whole world was astounded that the n battle of Antietam, drew many visitors from Washington during the pleasant October days of 1862. N made a number of important arrests, both in Washington and in Baltimore, acting under orders from Pre constantly traveling between Richmond and Washington, bringing valuable information of the plans il.\ Pinkerton entertains visitors from Washington: detective work for the Federal administratihin the higher social circles of the city of Washington itself. In the spring of 1861, the capital an's aides. in the Secret-service work at Washington the famous name of Allan Pinkerton is conspid to grapple with the difficult situation in Washington as early as April, 1861. he was willing to vice was well established, Pinkerton went to Washington, shortly after the first battle of Bull Run. the detective refused to continue longer at Washington. He was, however, afterward employed in cla
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The Confederate Secret service (search)
t necessary in the South. The Government at Washington had to face at once the tremendous problem oiar with every phase of the war situation at Washington and in the North. The operations of these sf securing information was through agents at Washington, Baltimore, New York, and other Northern poi war many well-known people of Baltimore and Washington were as hostile to the Federal Government asements with several Southern sympathizers at Washington for the transmission of war information, whind composition of Old capitol prison, Washington, in the early days of the war This historn to Colonel Sharpe Old capitol prison, Washington, in the early days of the war Daniel Colewith that which had been acquired through my Washington agencies . . . that I could not doubt them. rk was sent to Mrs. Rose O'Neal Greenhow, at Washington, who was one of the trusted friends of the Cout the 1st of August Miss Boyd was taken to Washington by order of the Secretary of War, incarcerat[2 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The Signal Corps (search)
red constantly from strife and dissension in Washington, its misfortunes culminating in the arbitrarnt of the army aphorism that one campaign in Washington is worth two in the field. More than two thnd good-fellowship that was often lacking in Washington. Skilled parties were thus available for heridan was then at Front Royal, en route to Washington. The message was handed to General Wright, ed. The first lines were constructed around Washington and to Alexandria, Virginia, in May. On theritten out for sending is as follows: Washington, D. C.July15th18603for SighmanCammeronperiodIw. The message was sent as follows: Washington, D. C., July 15, 1863. A. H. Caldwell, Cipher-Myer had already made similar suggestions in Washington, without success. While the commercial comp influence and corps rivalries so rampant in Washington, there existed a spirit of patriotic solidare on Richmond and with the War Department at Washington. For the last two or three weeks of his lif[6 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The balloons with the army of the Potomac: a personal reminiscence by Professor T. S. C. Lowe, who introduced and made balloon observations on the Peninsula for the Union army. (search)
ndings, and we saw what was left of the troops that had left Yorktown encamped about the city. While my illness at Malvern Hill prevented me from reporting to headquarters until the army reached Antietam, those in charge of transportation in Washington took all my wagons and horses and left my command without transportation. Consequently I could render no service there, but the moment General McClellan saw me he expressed his regret that I had been so ill, and that he did not have the benefi command. All this information was conveyed to the commanding general, who, on hearing my report that the force at both ends of the bridge was too slim to finish it that morning, immediately sent more men to work on it. I used the balloon Washington at Mechanicsville for observations, until the Confederate army was within four or five miles of our lines. I then telegraphed my assistants to inflate the large balloon, Intrepid, in case anything should happen to either of the other two. Thi
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Military information and supply (search)
ana, Kentucky, and Ohio, and Early's dash at Washington, in 1864, the seat of war was on Southern grty thousand strong, were held up in front of Washington by not more than forty-seven thousand Confed very matter. Southern families abounded in Washington; Southern messengers of both sexes rode the ath of the spy. The Old Capitol Prison in Washington was long the abiding place of men and women the Potomac to the great depots of Aquia and Washington, and Harper's Weekly Photo-engraving so picturesque among the green hills around Washington. The little tente d'abri of the French servdria One of the government mess-houses at Washington Groups at the quartermaster-general's office in Washington Groups at the quartermaster-general's office in Washington Groups at the quartermaster-general's office in Washington Employees, transportation office Assistant quartermaster's office Warehouse no. 1—Washington Quartermasters. By water, rail, and horse the busy[3 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The business side of war-making (search)
in fields of the interior, the Government at Washington had decidedly the advantage over that at Ricons that remained loyal to the Government at Washington, came together in the early days of the war were apportioned by the commissarygeneral at Washington to the respective army commissaries and by tl commissary at Cedar level established at Washington, but, from the very outset, the seceding Stargeant in 1861 men of the sixth Vermont near Washington A hollow-square maneuver for the new soldp of the regiment was on Meridian till, near Washington, till July 1st. The live-long days were spehed Rhode Island Militia left Providence for Washington April 20, 1861. At 10:30 in the morning Col months before this regiment left Boston for Washington, the Sixth Massachusetts had been defending rs. The Ninth Massachusetts left Boston for Washington on June 27, 1861. At the first and second Be Sixth Vermont Infantry left Montpelier for Washington, until its final corps-review June 8, 1865, [8 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Marshalling the Federal volunteers (search)
rgeant in 1861 men of the sixth Vermont near Washington A hollow-square maneuver for the new sold for three years, May 28, 1861. It moved to Washington on May 30th. The first Camp of the regiment was on Meridian till, near Washington, till July 1st. The live-long days were spent in constant drhed Rhode Island Militia left Providence for Washington April 20, 1861. At 10:30 in the morning ColNew Haven for the great camps that encircled Washington. All three of these threemonths regiments t months before this regiment left Boston for Washington, the Sixth Massachusetts had been defending rs. The Ninth Massachusetts left Boston for Washington on June 27, 1861. At the first and second Be Sixth Vermont Infantry left Montpelier for Washington, until its final corps-review June 8, 1865, he kaleidoscope of uniforms that gathered in Washington that summer and fall. Vermont sent one regiart of the Sixth Corps sent to the relief of Washington when Early threatened it in July, 1864. Whe
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Marshaling the Federal army (search)
just being demolished. The Seventh left for Washington April 19, 1861, and as it marched down Broadtates army, had gathered a few light guns in Washington. His soldierly assistant, Colonel Charles P Among old army men of 1861-62 located near Washington, the signature of Drake de Kay, Adjutant-Genenton, N. J., in April, 1861, and arrived at Washington on May 6th. It was on duty at Meridian Hilles, some of whom halted not even on reaching Washington. It took time and sharp measures to bring tand mustered in April 23, 1861. It left for Washington on May 26th, and served for two years. It se months service in April, 1861, and left for Washington on April 20th. It was known as the Washingtus drills through the day in the camps about Washington in the fall of 1861, the men had time for a h other in the fall of 1861. Over against Washington, the Jerseymen under dashing Philip Kearny bington Heights was located directly opposite Washington and Georgetown, D. C., overlooking the banks[26 more...]
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