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Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 30: (search)
cious designs. he retreats, and is chased by Pollard. manner of his death. discovery of the Dahlt at this place had been taken up and hid, Lieut. Pollard, who had posted from Richmond to chase the in crossing here, swimming their horses. Lieut. Pollard, now finding that the enemy had succeeded road on their main body. The party under Lieut. Pollard, numbering now about twenty, advanced, andern once stood, took the right fork. Here Lieut. Pollard asked the advice and information of personf securing a little rest. Among these was Lieut. Pollard, who was, consequently, not present when tgainst my will, to surrender the papers to Lieut. Pollard, mainly in consideration of the fact that rumpet. I am also told, by soldiers, that Lieut. Pollard deserves a considerable degree of credit, iving the papers and my delivering them to Lieut. Pollard. 3. If Lieut. Pollard had made any alteLieut. Pollard had made any alterations in the papers, these would have been detected by every one who read the papers before they w[2 more...]
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 43: (search)
bad and unfavourable to operations. On the 25th March, Gen. Canby commenced to move his forces to the attack. Two corps of infantry, respectively commanded by Gens. Granger and A. J. Smith, (the whole commanded by Canby in person) marched from their camp on and near Fish River, against the positions occupied by Gen Maury at Spanish Fort and Blakely. The same day, a corps of infantry, with a strong force of cavalry, moved, under command of Gen. Steele, from Pensacola towards Salem, via Pollard. The whole of Canby's forces now in motion may be estimated at near sixty thousand effectives, being three corps of infantry, and about six thousand cavalry. The whole artillery and infantry effective force holding Mobile, under Gen. Maury's command, numbered less than eight thousand. His cavalry numbered less than fifteen hundred, and were not available in the siege operations. On the 26th March, Canby appeared in heavy force before Spanish Fort, and commenced its siege. The same
Fannie A. Beers, Memories: a record of personal exeperience and adventure during four years of war., Part I. (search)
doing all their bands found to do with their might. If anything had been needed to inspire hope, to arouse patriotic pride, the appearance of Johnston's army as it passed through Richmond on its way to the Peninsula to foil once more the On-to-Richmond plans of the enemy would have more than sufficed. Oh, what days were those, which came unheralded, to write their history in letters of fire upon the records of the city of Richmond! General Johnston had kept his own counsel. Says Pollard: With such consummate address was this move managed, that our own troops had no idea of what was intended until the march was taken up. Soldiers had been continually passing through the city, but by companies or regiments, each in its turn admired and enthusiastically cheered. Now, when seemingly countless legions swept by with martial tread, their resounding footsteps and splendid appearance equally with the roll of many drums and the clash of regimental bands stirred the hearts of the m
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 2: (search)
ards the Cumberland, and the entire amount of rebel artillery, including the light batteries, was sixty-five pieces. The garrison numbered, as nearly as can be ascertained, twenty-one thousand men See note to page 51 for my authority for this estimate. a great part of whom had been recently thrown into the works, from Bowling Green and Cumberland City; for the rebels appreciated the importance of the position as fully as the national commander, and strained every nerve to retain it. Pollard, a rebel historian, says, the rebel generals held a conference, and decided to fight for Nashville, at Donelson, and accordingly sent thither every thing they could spare from Bowling Green. As soon as Fort Henry fell, they began to enlarge and strengthen the fortifications at Donelson, working day and night to be ready for the attack which they foresaw was at hand; reenforcements were poured in, and Buckner, Pillow, and Floyd were successively sent to command, each ranking his predecessor,
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 25: (search)
the other hand, was watching his opportunity, and whenever Lee recalled any force from the Valley, he meant to fall upon Early and destroy him. The two armies lay in such a position—the enemy on the west bank of the Opequan, covering Winchester, and the national forces between that place and Berryville,—that either could bring on an engagement at any moment; but Early was not anxious for battle at all, although reinforced; This is Early's own statement, although, according to McCabe and Pollard, he had been ordered to cross the Potomac. while an advance of Sheridan, in the event of reverse, exposed the national capital. The rebels, therefore, remained as close to the Potomac as they dared, and Sheridan waited until circumstances should give him an opportunity to pounce upon the enemy. Meanwhile, the young commander every day reported to his superior on the James, and every day the general-in-chief replied with words of caution or encouragement. At this time every important mo
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 33: (search)
ganization at all or the Appomattox be crossed, was a matter of doubt. The rebel chief had anticipated his defeat, and dressed himself that morning in full uniform, with his finest sword, declaring that if forced to surrender, he would fall in harness; and when it was announced that his works were carried, he simply said: It has happened as I thought; the lines have been stretched until they broke. The statements in this chapter in regard to Lee's conduct and language are all taken from Pollard, McCabe, Cooke, or other rebel writers. He fled with his escort from one position to another before the victorious columns, and once the advancing batteries were opened on a house where he had halted, and he was driven by their fire still nearer in towards Petersburg. At first but little effort seems to have been made to resist the national progress. Lee had been composed all through this terrible morning, but it was with the dull, apathetic composure of despair. It was necessary, ho
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Literary Notices. (search)
ptions are very vivid and life-like; and that it is a valuable contribution to an inside view of the life of the private soldier in both armies. We do not hesitate to advise our friends to buy the book, and we predict for it a wide sale. As the authors cite Southern Historical Society papers as among the authorities they have consulted, it may not be gracious in us to say so, yet we feel impelled to add that military critics will not be impressed with their citation of either Lossing or Pollard as authority on any mooted point. After we have studied the book we propose to give, in a full review, our impressions of this first attempt to blend in authorship The Blue and the Gray. Meantime we wish our friends and brothers—the author—severy success in their venture. anecdotes of the civil war in the United States. By Brevet Major-General E. D. Townsend, late Adjutant-General United States Army (retired). New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1884 This is a very entertaining book, well
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Roll of the Rockbridge Battery of artillery, April 10, 1865. (search)
aptured at Gettysburg. Absent. Matter, Samuel. Present. Meade, Frank A. Present. Minor, Launcelot. Wounded at Cumberland Church. Absent. Montgomery, B. Present. Moore, Ed. Present. Moore, John H. Present. Moore, L. Absent. Mooterspaw, W. Present. Morgan,——. At home sick. Absent. Myers, John. Present. Page, Powell. Present. Paine, James. At home sick. Absent. Paine, M. Absent. Paxton,——. Wounded. Absent. Phillips,——. Wounded. Absent. Pollard,——. Present. Pugh, George. Present. Pugh, John. Present. Private Rader,——. On Furlough. Absent. Rawlings, J. M. On furlough. Absent. Reintzel. Wounded. Absent. Robertson, John. Present. Root, Erastus. Present. Ruffin, J. R. Present. Sanford,——. Present. Schermerhorn,——. Absent. Shaner, Joseph. Present. Shaw, C. A. Present. Shoulder,——. Present. Silvey, James. Present. Schmidt, Adam. Wounded. Absent. Smith, J. M
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 2 (search)
st evening at the Wilderness; his troops did not hold their own on the 12th of May at Spotsylvania, and instead of achieving success at Jericho Ford, May 24th, as Pollard relates, his brigades (Lane's and McGowan's) behaved most disgracefully, and were replaced by Davis' and Cooke's troops of Heth's division. On page 522, in theuth of history—a letter from Brig.-Gen. Lane. [for the Dispatch.] Richmond, Va., September 19, 1867. The Petersburg Index, in its editorial notice of Mr. Pollard's new work entitled, Lee and His Lieutenants, does great injustice to Lane's North Carolina brigade and the other gallant troops composing Wilcox's division. fully, Your obedient servant, C. S. Venable, A. D. C. The Index is again mistaken when it says, Instead of achieving success at Jericho Ford May 24th, as Pollard relates, his brigades (Lane's and McGowan's) behaved most disgracefully and were replaced by Davis's and Cooke's troops, of Heth's division. The Thirty-seventh r
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The artillery defenders of Fort Gregg. (search)
t Colonel Chew, and probably a few of his men, were bivouacking somewhere near the Gregg House, his command having been, so he gave me to understand, disbanded. Being from Maryland, and their time having expired, they were awaiting an opportunity to go home. Colonel Chew was in Gregg when the assaults were made, but took no part in the defence. What he did do a statement would come better from himself than from any one else. For many years—a quarter of a century—it has been claimed by Pollard and General Lane that Chew's battery participated in the defence of Gregg. It is full time that this should be set right. The guns in the fort were guns of the first company Washington Artillery, commanded by Lieutenant Frank McElroy of the third company of the Washington Artillery, and manned by cannoneers of that command. I have never seen any statement from Colonel Chew claiming the credit of the action of the artillery at Gregg, or that it was his battery that was entitled to the
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