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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 65 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 28 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 23 3 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: February 28, 1861., [Electronic resource] 23 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 16 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: August 2, 1862., [Electronic resource] 15 1 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 II. 14 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: July 22, 1862., [Electronic resource] 9 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Index, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 7 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 6 0 Browse Search
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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 II., I. Texas and New Mexico. (search)
I. Texas and New Mexico. Twiggs's treason Texas State Convention passes ordinance of Secession surrender of the regulars their loyalty and sufferings soon after Mr. Lincoln's election, but months prior to his inauguration, Gen. David E. Twiggs was dispatched by Secretary Floyd from New Orleans to San Antonio, and a hands of the yet undeveloped traitors with whom Floyd was secretly in league. Twiggs's age and infirmities had for some time excused him from active service, until after the withdrawal of Floyd from tho Cabinet, had been sent down to supersede Twiggs in his command, reached San Antonio the morning after the capitulation, when alsion was a confessed failure. A few of the higher officers had participated in Twiggs's treason; but no more of these, and no private soldiers, could be cajoled or bat San Antonio, by order of Maj. Macklin, late an officer in our service, under Twiggs; Capt. Wilcox, who made the arrest, answering Waite's protest with the simple w
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 II., V. New Orleans and the Gulf. (search)
of the military operations directed from Richmond. Regiment after regiment of Louisianians and foreign residents were raised and equipped here; but most of them had, when the hour of peril came, been drafted off, from time to time, to meet pressing exigencies on the Potomac and higher Mississippi, or the Tennessee; so that but about 3,000 of these, neither well armed, well drilled, nor particularly well affected to the cause, remained to dispute the advance of the Yankee invaders. Gen. David E. Twiggs had been rewarded for his stupendous treachery to the Union in Texas, by the command of the Confederate defenses of New Orleans, until stern experience proved him as incalable, superannuated, and inefficient, as even our own Scott. At length, on a plea of declining health, lie was sent home to die; and Gen. Mansfield Lovell, who had abandoned a lucrative office under the Democratic municipality of New York to take service with tlhe Confederates, was appointed his successor. On ass
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 II., Appended notes. (search)
187. Tribune office, of New York, assailed by draft rioters, 504. Trimble, Brig.-Gen. J. R., at Malvern Hill, 166; takes Manassas Junction, 180; at second Bull Run, 189; wounded at Gettysburg, 389. Trumbull, Hon. Lyman, on freeing the slaves of Rebels, 263. Tucker, Capt., raids from Charleston, 465. Tunstall's Station, scene of operations, 159. Turner's Gap, Franklin drives Cobb from, 196. Tuscumbia, Ala., captured by Mitchel, 285. Tuttle, Gen., at Vicksburg, 311. Twiggs, Gen., treason of, 17; dismissal of, from Confederate service, 85. Tyler, Gen. (Rebel), killed at Fort Tyler, 720. Tyndale's brigade, at Wauhatchie, 436. U. Underwood, Col., 33d Mass., wounded at Wauhatchie, 435. Union National Convention in 1864, 658. Unionists reorganize Arkansas, 555. V. Vallandigham, Hon. C. L., arrested by Burnside, 489; public sensation and resolves, 490 to 501; defeated for Governor of Ohio, 509-510; his conversation with Ould, 666. Valv