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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 14: the great Uprising of the people. (search)
etin-boards were crowded by an excited multitude, as dispatch after dispatch came announcing the progress of the conflict. At an early hour on Saturday, we left the city in a barouche for Jackson's battle-field Washington Artillery. below. We passed the Headquarters of the celebrated Washington Artillery, See page 181. who were afterward in the battle at Bull's Run. They were on parade, in the uniform in which they afterward appeared on the field. We rode down the levee as far as Villere's, where Pakenham and other British officers had their Headquarters in 1815; and returning, stopped to visit and sketch the remains of the famous old battle. ground. At a little past two o'clock in the afternoon, while sitting on the base of the unfinished monument commemorative of the conflict, making a drawing of the plain of Chalmette, where it occurred, we heard seven discharges of heavy guns at the city — the number of the States in the Confederacy. Fort Sumter is doubtless gone, I s
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 120 (search)
ains Conrad, Burthe, and Forstall. This legion consists principally of the Orleans battalion of Artillery, the Chasseurs-a-Pied, the Orleans Guard battalion, the Esplanade Guards, the Louisiana Cadets, the Garibaldi Rifles, and the German and other companies. Gen. Tracy's brigade, the right resting on Camp street, was composed of a squadron (two companies) of cavalry, a battalion of artillery, and two regiments of infantry; the Plaquemine Rangers, a new company, and fine body of men, Capt. Villere commanding; the Jefferson Light Guards, Capt. Guy Dreux; the battalion of Washington Artillery, with eight field-pieces under detachments as light artillery, their legitimate service, and four companies as infantry. The artillery detachments of the Washington Artillery were under the command of Capt. Harry Isaacson, and the infantry companies under Capt. Voorhies--all under command of Major J. B. Walton. The Continental Guards, Louisiana Grays, Chalmette Guards, Calhoun Guards, Sarsf
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter XLI (search)
full of admiration for his talents and confident of a perfect amnesty. So general was the persuasion of security, that Villere who had escaped upon the Mississippi and was on his way to an English post, returned to the city. On the morning of tou in his name. The accused were conducted with ostentation from O'Reilly's presence to separate places of confinement; Villere was conveyed on board the frigate that lay at the levee. It is the tradition, that his wife vainly entreated admission to him; that Villere, hearing her voice, demanded to see her; became frantic with love, anger and grief, struggled with his guard, and fell dead from passion or from their bayonets. Martin's History of Louisiana; Gayarreas Hist. de la Louisianethe officers employed in the trial; six were sentenced to imprisonment for six, or ten years, or for life; the memory of Villere was declared infamous; the remaining five, Lafreniere, his young son-in-law, Noyau, Caresse, Marquis, and Joseph Milhet,
The Daily Dispatch: February 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
sell of Va. Dargan of Ala., Moore of Ky., Garland of Ark., Heiskell of Tenn., Gray of Texas, Ashe of N. C., and Holcombe of Va. Commerce--Messrs. Curry of Ala., Trippe of Geo., Cooke of Mo., McDowell of N. C., Lyons of Va., Sexton of Texas, Villere of La., F. W. Bruce of Ky., and Chambliss of Miss. Post-Offices and Post Roads.--Messrs. Chilton of Ala., Conrow of Mo., Royster of Ark., Johnson of Va., Clark of Geo., Davidson of N. C., Welsh of Miss., Hilton of Fla., and Herbert of Texasof North Carolina, Read of Kentucky, Chilton of Alabama, Staples of Virginia, Marshall of Louisiana, Hilton of Florida, Strickland of Georgia, and Wright of Texas. Claims.--Messrs. Smith of Virginia, Clopten of Alabama, Burnett of Kentucky, Villere of Louisiana, Clapp of Mississippi, McLane of North Carolina, Munnerlyn of Georgia, Farrow of South Carolina, and Gardenhire of Tennessee. Accounts.--Messrs. McQueen of South Carolina, Foster of Alabama, Kenan, of North Carolina, Strickland
The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 16 (search)
aws imposing a duty upon goods imported into the Confederate States from foreign States, excepting the United States, which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. A message from the Senate was received concurring in the following, viz: a resolution declaring the sense of Congress respecting a reunion with the Northern States; a bill creating the office of Commanding General; a bill regulating the destruction of cotton, tobacco, and other property, and compensation therefore. Mr. Villere, of Louisiana, submitted a resolution instructing the Naval Committees to inquire what would be the cost of 10 small screw steamers, and where they could be built. Mr. Miles introduced a bill to purge the military service of ignorant and inefficient officers. Referred to the Military Committee. Mr. Foote introduced a bill to support public credit, and to purchase the cotton crop at a price not exceeding — cents; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Also, a bi
The Daily Dispatch: September 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 11 (search)
ce, Chambliss, Chisman, Clapp, Clopton, Collier, Cook, Crockett, Curvin, Curry, Dargan, Davis, Dawkins, Dejarnett, Ewing, Farrow, Foote, Foater, Freeman, Gardenheir, Gartrell, Gentry, Graham, Gray, Hanly, Hartridge, Heiskell, Herbert, Hilton, Hoge, Holcomb, Holt, Johnson, Kenan of Ga., Kenan of N. C., Kenner, Lander, Lyon, Machen, Marshall, McDowell, McLean, Menees, Miles, Moore, Perkins, Pugh, Royston, Russell, Sexton, Smith of Ala., Smith of N. C., Strickland, Swann. Tibbs, Trippe, Vest, Villere, Welch, Wilcox, Wright of Texas, Wright of Tenn, and Mr. Speaker.--74. Noes.--Messrs. Breckinridge, Conrad, Conroe, Dupre, Harris, and Lyons.--6. Absent, or not voting.--Messrs. Arrington, Barksdale, Boteler, Burnett, Chambers, Chilton, Clarke, Davidson, Elliott, Gaither. Garland, Garnett, Goode, Hyer, Jones, Lewis, Mckae, McQueen, Mumerlyn, Preston, Ralls, Read, Singleton, Smith of Va., Staples, and Wright of Ga. Mr. Harris, of Mo., from the Committee on Military Affairs, re
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Our flag. (search)
Our flag. --The new flag of the Confederate States is a favorite design with one of the greatest leaders of our army, as will be seen from the following dispatch to the Hon. Mr. Villere, of Louisiana: Charleston, S. C., April 24, 1863. To Hon. C. J. Villers: --Why change our battle-flag, consecrated by the best blood of our country on so many battle fields? A good design for the national flag would be the present battle-flag as Union Jack, and the rest all white or all blue. G. T. Beauregard.
The Daily Dispatch: January 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
., from the Special Committee to whom the subject had been referred, reported back the bill to provide for wounded and disabled officers, soldiers, and seamen, an asylum, to be called the Veteran Soldiers' Home, and asked a suspension of the rules to allow the bill to be placed at once upon its passage. The rules were suspended and the bill taken up for consideration. After some discussion the bill was postponed until Monday next, and made the special order in the morning hour. Mr. Villere, of La., offered a resolution that the President be requested to furnish this House with a copy of the proceedings of the Court of Inquiry in the case of Gen. Mansfield Lovell. Mr. Welsh, of Miss., introduced a bill to more effectually enforce General Order No. 105, issued in July, 1863, in reference to officers and employees in the Commissary and Quartermaster's Department. Mr. Smith, of N. C., introduced a bill amendatory of the act to put an end to substitution, approved Janu
The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
aus to the War Department west of the Mississippi river.--Considered and passed. Mr. Miles also reported back a bill to repeal the act to authorize the raising of bands of partisan rangers. The bill proposes to abolish partisan ranger corps, and leaves it discretionary with the Secretary of War or the Commanding General of a Department to assign them to such military organization as the interests of the service may require. After some amendments and considerable discussion, the bill was passed. Mr. Hartridge, of Ga., from the committee of conference on the bill to regulate impressments, made a report recommending that the House agree with the Senate in its amendments, and the report was concurred in. Mr. Villere, of La., from the Military Committee, reported a bill, which was passed, for the organization of a corps of scouts and signal guards in the Valley of the Mississippi. After the passage of a number of other bills of minor importance, the House adjourned.
The Daily Dispatch: June 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
late the destruction of property under military necessity. By Mr Lyon, of Ala.--A bill to provide for the settlement of claims against the Confederate States for property lost, captured, or destroyed while in the military service, or which has been taken or impressed. By Mr A H Garland — A bill to authorize the Attorney General to purchase books for the Department of Justice. Also, a bill to increase the compensation of the heads of the several Executive Departments. By Mr Villere, of La.--A bill to amend the act to prohibit the importation of luxuries or of articles not necessaries or of common use. By Mr Barksdale, of Miss.--A bill to compensate the city of Jackson for public school buildings destroyed while in the use of the military authorities. By Mr Smith, of N C.--A bill to provide for the admission of Mallett's battalion into the military service of the Confederate States. By Mr Fuller, of N C.--A bill to aid in the construction of a railroad
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