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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 132 128 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 82 28 Browse Search
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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 21: (search)
nsportation, so as to approach directly to Richmond, soon followed. We had then no defenses on the James River below Drewry's Bluff, about seven miles distant from Richmond. There an earthwork had been constructed and provided with an armament of f was increased by the addition of Bryan's regiment of Georgia Rifles. After the repulse of the enemy's gunboats at Drewry's Bluff, I wrote General Johnston a letter to be handed to him by my aide, Colonel G. W. C. Lee, an officer of the highest intelligence and reputation—referring to him for full information in regard to the affair at Drewry's Bluff, as well as to the positions and strength of our forces on the south side of the James River. After some speculations on the probable course ofst valued, and the destruction of the Virginia had left the James River open to his fleet and transports as far up as Drewry's Bluff, and the withdrawal of General Johnston across the Chickahominy made it quite practicable for him to transfer his arm
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 27: (search)
all the efforts of Du Pont and Dahlgren, Charleston, Wilmington, and Savannah remained closed to our forces until near the close of the war. In 1862, while General McClellan was in command of the enemy's forces below Richmond, it was observed that they had more than a hundred vessels in the James River, as if they were about to make an advance by that way upon the city. This led to an order placing General G. J. Rains in charge of the submarine defenses; on the James River opposite Drewry's Bluff the first submarine torpedo was made. The secret of all his future success consisted in the sensitive primer, which is unrivaled by any other means to explode torpedoes or sub-terra shells. The torpedoes were made of the most ordinary material generally, such as beer barrels fixed with conical heads, coated within and without with rosin dissolved in coal tar; some were made of cast iron, copper, or tin; glass demijohns were also used. There were three essentials to success: the sens
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 45: (search)
t's death remarks on Grant's plan of campaign movement of General Butler Drewry's Bluff battle there campaign of Grant in Virginia. Both the Army of Northern . General Ransom, then in command of the defenses at Richmond and those of Drewry's Bluff, with a small force attacked the advance of General Butler, and after a sha from before our defenses, and the two brigades returned to the vicinity of Drewry's Bluff—the approach on the south side of James River, by forces under General Butll Robert Ransom, as before mentioned, was in command at Richmond, including Drewry's Bluff. His force consisted, for the defense of both places, of the men serving tharleston with General Beauregard had, by May 14th, reached the vicinity of Drewry's Bluff. In connection with the works and rifle pits on the bluff, which were to c of Richmond was closed, and Butler bottled up. Soon after the affair at Drewry's Bluff, General Beauregard addressed to me a communication, proposing that he shou
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 52: (search)
e lower crossings of the Chickahominy toward the James River. General Lee learned of the withdrawal on the next morning, and moved to our pontoon bridge above Drewry's Bluff. While Grant's army was making this march to James River, General Smith, with his division which had arrived at Bermuda Hundred, was on the night of the 14th Richmond, an exterior line of defense had been constructed against the hostile forces at Deep Bottom, and, in addition to a fortification of some strength at Drewry's Bluff, obstructions were placed in the river to prevent the ascent of the Federal gunboats. The lines thence continued facing those of the enemy north of the AppomRichmond by a movement on the north side of the James. On July 26th a corps of infantry was sent over to Deep Bottom to move against our pontoon bridges near Drewry's Bluff, so as to prevent Lee from sending reenforcements to the north side of the James, while Sheridan with his cavalry moved to the north side of Richmond to attac
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 53: (search)
miral Semmes, pp. 811-815. When General Longstreet was withdrawn from the north side of the James, Colonel Shipp, commandant of the Virginia Institute, with the battalion of cadets, youths whose gallantry at the battle of New Market has been heretofore noticed, and such convalescents in Richmond as were able to march, moved down to supply the vacancy created by the transfer of Longstreet's force to Petersburg. General Ewell, in command at Richmond, had for its defense the naval force at Drewry's Bluff under Commander Tucker, which was organized as a regiment and armed with muskets. On the north side of the James were General Kershaw's division of Confederate troops and General G. W. C. Lee's division, composed mostly of artillerymen armed as infantry, and the reserves, or local troops. Cooperating with these was Admiral Semmes's naval force on the James. On the night of April 2d these forces were withdrawn, and took up their line of march to join General Lee's army on its retreat.
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
9. Davis Guards, 199. Dayton, —, 320. Deagan, Hugh, 201. Deane, Silas, 229. Deerhound (yacht), 216. Delaney, Michael, 201. Dibrell, General, 466. Dix, General John A., 8, 87, 134, 264, 406, 413. Correspondence with Governor Seymour concerning New York conscription, 411-12. Dixon, Captain, 20, 24. Donaldsonville, La., Battle of, 351. Donovan, Daniel, 201. Dougherty, Thomas, 200. Dowling, Lt. R. W., 199-200, 201. Drayton, General, 133, 134. Judge William Henry, 629. Drewry's Bluff, 84, 86. Repulse of Federals, 85. Battle, 429-32. Duke, General Basil, 580. Duncan, General J. K., 178, 182, 183, 184, 186, 188. Extract from report on Mississippi River invasion, 181. Address to soldiers of Forts Jackson and St. Phillip, 183. Dunovant, Colonel, 429-30. Du Ponts Admiral, 64, 65, 174. Duryea, General, 88. Duvall, Judge, Alvin, 398. E Eagle, Captain, 196. Early, Gen. Jubal E., 69, 70, 72, 131, 266, 268, 273, 281, 282, 296, 301, 306, 307. Early, G