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The Daily Dispatch: July 2, 1861., [Electronic resource] 21 3 Browse Search
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865 14 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: October 3, 1861., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: July 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ten Dollars reward. (search)
nd successful plot of the capture of the steamer St. Nicholas and one brig and two schooners — the brig laden with a valuable cargo of coffee, and the schooners one with ice and the other with coal — all highly acceptable, especially the ice. Col. R. Thomas, of Richard, was the hero of the affair, and he conducted it in a manner that at once makes him famous. Disguised as an old French woman, who could not speak a word of English, (poor creature!) he took passage on the St. Nicholas at Baltimoror to them both. We very much fear that that class of women, and especially those a little unhandsome (for we learn that our gallant Captain did not look like a pretty French woman) will be subjected to very rude treatment by the Lincolnites, for they will fear all of them are Southern officers in disguise. The other officers associated with Col. Thomas in the achievement, are Lieut. Geo. W. Alexander, Adjutant, and Lieut. F. Gibson. These three headed the boarding parties in the capture
The Daily Dispatch: July 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Wool. (search)
Election of an officer. --We are informed on good authority, that as soon as the intelligence reached the State Convention yesterday morning [communicated by a member from Fredericksburg, who visited his family on Saturday,] of the gallant and Paul Jones like daring of Col. R. Thomas, that in secret session he was unanimously confirmed as a full Colonel in the Provisional Army of Virginia. Col. T. was present in the Convention afterwards, and appeared as modest in demeanor as he is daring in notion.
The Daily Dispatch: July 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Fifteen Dollars reward. (search)
It appears that the Zouaves Regiment has been for some time past in princess of formation by Col. R. Thomas, of Richard, Lieut. Alexander, (Adjutant,) Lieut. F. Gibson, and others, in Baltimore. A short time since, Col. Thomas went from Baltimore to Philadelphia in disguise and procured a supply of arms. Himself and comrades then conceived the project of capturing the St. Nicholas a large sboat started at four o'clock on Friday evening from her wharf in Baltimore. Previous thereto Col. Thomas went aboard with 12 men — the latter a passengers, and their commander dressed as a French la cabin of the steamer and recognized the French lady (!) as an old acquantance from Paris. Both Thomas and Alexander speaking the language fluently, they found no difficulty in maturing their plan ofssession. At one o'clock on Saturday morning, the time for striking the blow having arrived, Col. Thomas threw off his disguise, appeared in his uniform, and ordering his men to do their duty, the s
The Daily Dispatch: July 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
s of the streets, conversing on this all-absorbing topic. Some three or four days previously, a gentleman of the name of Thomas was seen about the streets with his head shaved very close and dressed in the Zouave style. He attracted upon himself uned as follows, and nothing but a stroke of Providence could have made them fall of their object: Capt. Hollins and Mr. Thomas were to go to Baltimore, take passage with twenty-five or thirty chosen men on board the St. Nicholas, and as soon as s to the preconcerted plan, the Tennesseeans left this place Friday morning, carrying with them ten surgeons. Hollins and Thomas went to Baltimore, and embarked on board the St. Nicholas with twenty-five or thirty of the most adventuresome tars they could find. Thomas was dressed in female habiliments, and was assiduously attended to by her attentive beau, Capt. Hollins. But, alas for human hopes! While everything prospered and all were expecting a happy issue of the affair, it was reported t