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1832 AD (search for this): chapter 1
questions of the day and entered upon their discussion before the people of his native county with the burning enthusiasm that always characterized his public utterances. Parties, at that time, in Woodford county were nearly equally divided. In 1832, after the veto of the United States Bank, Mr. Marshall sided with Henry Clay, appeared before the people as a candidate for the legislature, and was elected in a county polling twelve hundred votes, by a majority of nearly three hundred. Early ioals of fire, as he said, upon her ungrateful head for the manner in which she had treated him two years before. At every session of the legislature of which he was a member Mr. Marshall was the zealous and fearless advocate of the slave law of 1832, which forbade the importation of slaves into the State. Many attempts were made to repeal this law, but he resisted them with all the might of his logic and all the force of his eloquence. In 1840 he refused to run again for the legislature. I
1837 AD (search for this): chapter 1
red. Early in the spring of this year he made his home in Louisville, with the earnest purpose to confine himself exclusively to his profession, for he was, to use his own energetic expression, steeped in poverty to the very lips. But, like many others, the fascinations of public life proved too strong for him, and he again plunged into politics with his accustomed ardor. He was successful in his candidature, and twice represented the city of Louisville in the legislature of Kentucky. In 1837 he made the race for Congress against Mr. Graves, the regular nominee of the Whig party. The congressional district being a Whig stronghold, stood staunchly by the regular candidate, and Mr. Marshall was defeated by almost two thousand majority. He was deeply disappointed and did not attempt to conceal the bitterness of his feelings. As he said, the iron entered into his soul. He left Louisville immediately and returned to his old home in Versailles. During the ensuing year he announced
1846 AD (search for this): chapter 1
and graphic history of the Congress of which he was a member, and vindicated his vote for James K. Polk on national grounds. He declared that, under similar circumstances, he would have voted against General Washington himself, and that the territory between the Sabine and the Rio Grande, and stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, was worth more to the United States than four year's administration of the government by any man who ever had been or ever would be born. In 1846 Mr. Marshall raised a troop of cavalry, was chosen captain, and served in that capacity in Mexico for twelve months. He made a gallant soldier, but, without fault of his, lost the opportunity of taking part in the battle of Buena Vista. After the war he returned to his native State. A convention was soon after called to revise the Constitution of Kentucky. He was a candidate for a seat in that body, and was beaten, because he was strongly in favor of reviving his old favorite, the law agai
Swift (search for this): chapter 1
suring six feet and two inches, erect and well-proportioned. He had passed through a variety of scenes in life—scenes of romance and adventure—and had known much of pleasure and much of sorrow. He was at times bitterly sarcastic, and hence it was sometimes said that he wanted heart and generosity and kindness of feeling. But his was that sarcastic levity of tongue, the stinging of a heart the world hath stung. And while it cannot be denied that he had somewhat of the soeva indignatio of Swift, yet those who knew him best aver that he was kind and gentle and generous to a fault. During the course of his public career he fought four duels, one of them with James Watson Webb, then editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer. He deeply regretted the necessity that forced him into duelling, but it was the universal custom of the country, and Mr. Marshall could never brook an aspersion on his courage. He was attended all his life after reaching manhood by an evil spirit, and it
E. Kirby Smith (search for this): chapter 1
Such was the situation—the Federals unable to advance and fearing to retreat-when, at 10 o'clock, General Mahone arrived with a part of his men, who lay down in the shallow ravine, to the rear of Elliott's salient, held by the force under Colonel Smith, there to await the remainder of the division. But a movement having occurred among the Federals which seemed to menace an advance, General Mahone threw forward his brigade, with the Sixty-first North Carolina, of Hoke's division, which had now also come up. The Twenty-fifth and Forty-ninth North Carolina, and the Twenty-sixth and part of the Seventeenth South Carolina, all under Smith, which were formed on Mahone's left, likewise formed in the counter-movement, and three-fourths of the gorge-line were carried with part of the trench on the left of the Crater occupied by the Federals. Many of the latter, white and black, abandoned the breach and fled to their lines, under a scourging flank fire from Wise's brigade. The statem
April 25th, 1861 AD (search for this): chapter 1
9, 1861. Co. G—Captain, Clark M. Avery. April 25, 1861. First Lieutenant, Calvin S. Brown. April April 25, 1861. Second Lieutenant, John A. Dickson. April 25, 1861. Junior Second Lieutenant, James C. S. April 25, 1861. Junior Second Lieutenant, James C. S. McDowell. April 25, 1861. Co. H—Captain, Wright Huske. May 21, 1861. First Lieutenant, Benjamin RApril 25, 1861. Co. H—Captain, Wright Huske. May 21, 1861. First Lieutenant, Benjamin Robinson Huske. May 21, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Charles Betts Cook. May 21, 1861. Junior Second Li0. Co. K—Captain, William James Hoke. April, 25, 1861. First Lieutenant, Wallace Moore Reinhard Second Lieutenant, William Rusk Edwards. April 25, 1861. Junior Second Lieutenant, Albert Sidney H860. Co. K—Captain, William James Hoke. April 25, 1861. First Lieutenant, Wallace Moore Reinhardt. April 25, 1861. Second Lieutenant, William Rusk Edwards. April 25, 1861. Junior Second LieutenanApril 25, 1861. Junior Second Lieutenant, Robert Frederick Hoke. April 25, 1861. Companies L and M were assigned to this regiment afterApril 25, 1861. Companies L and M were assigned to this regiment after the Battle of Bethel. James H. Lane. Twenty-Eighth regiment North Carolina volunteers. Air
May 24th, 1861 AD (search for this): chapter 1
ond Lieutenant, William Rusk Edwards. April 25, 1861. Junior Second Lieutenant, Albert Sidney Haynes. September 7, 1861. Co. L—Captain, James K. Marshall. May 24, 1861. First Lieutenant, Llewellyn P. Warren. May 24, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Edward A. Small. May 24, 1861. Junior Second Lieutenant, Thomas Capehart. No commissiMay 24, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Edward A. Small. May 24, 1861. Junior Second Lieutenant, Thomas Capehart. No commission. Co. M—Captain, J. C. Jacobs. May 1, 1861. First Lieutenant, Stark A. Sutton. May 1, 1861. Second Lieutenant, F. W. Bird. May 1, 1861. Junior Second Lieutenant, James J. Speller. May 1, 1861. The above is copied from a letter in my possession, which was written, as well as I now recollect, to the Adjutant-General of NorthMay 24, 1861. Junior Second Lieutenant, Thomas Capehart. No commission. Co. M—Captain, J. C. Jacobs. May 1, 1861. First Lieutenant, Stark A. Sutton. May 1, 1861. Second Lieutenant, F. W. Bird. May 1, 1861. Junior Second Lieutenant, James J. Speller. May 1, 1861. The above is copied from a letter in my possession, which was written, as well as I now recollect, to the Adjutant-General of North Carolina by me when temporarily in command of the regiment. This letter also states that the first field officers were: Colonel, D. H. Hill. May 1, 1861. Lieutenant-Colonel, Charles C. Lee. May 11, 1861. Major, James H. Lane. May 11, 1861; and that the officers of companies A, I and K were as follows: Co. A—Captain,
Potter (search for this): chapter 1
bably more than double this number. There went into our works three white divisions, the First (Ledlie's), the Second (Potter's), and the Third (Wilcox's), of the Ninth (Burnside) corps, about four regiments excepted, and after these the colored de's division was to go in first; the whole of that division went into the Crater, or lines immediately adjoining. Genera Potter's division was to go in next, but to go in on the right of the other. I did not see them and I do not know how many of September, 1864, will give us some light upon this point: Brigadier-General S. G. Griffin, who commanded a brigade of Potter's division, on the stand: Ques.—Did your command go beyond the Crater? Ans.—It did. Ques.—About how far? Acrowd in the covered way, and in putting some of them in position in the second line; some were in the first. I left General Potter in the covered way. I would like to give more extracts from the sworn and other statements of our adversaries as <
Garrett Davis (search for this): chapter 1
s position with regard to it, Marshall declared himself in favor of annexation, and spoke, upon the invitation of many persons, on that subject in Lexington. In 1845 Marshall again entered the political field and ran for Congress against the Hon. Garrett Davis. Some time before the district had given Clay a majority of , 5000, and Governor William Owsley, when he defeated Butler, a majority of 1,300. Marshall was beaten by Davis, 700 votes. During the canvass he gave a full and graphic histoDavis, 700 votes. During the canvass he gave a full and graphic history of the Congress of which he was a member, and vindicated his vote for James K. Polk on national grounds. He declared that, under similar circumstances, he would have voted against General Washington himself, and that the territory between the Sabine and the Rio Grande, and stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, was worth more to the United States than four year's administration of the government by any man who ever had been or ever would be born. In 1846 Mr. Marshall r
Bushrod R. Johnson (search for this): chapter 1
ssage borne to General Mahone is to send at once two of his brigades to the support of General Bushrod R. Johnson, who commanded that part of the Confederate lines embracing the works now in the enemyquest that he would send, at once, two of the brigades of his division to the assistance of General Johnson. I rode rapidly to General Mahone's line, and delivered my message. He immediately gave oto the commanders of the Virginia and Georgia brigades to move to the sailent and report to General Johnson. The troops moved promptly, the Virginia brigade (General Weisiger) in front. We rode on n were throwing aside their knapsacks he turned to me and said: I can't send my brigades to General Johnson—I will go with them myself. He then moved the column towards the opening of the covered wases standing near by. Mahone had then reported to General Beauregard at the headquarters of General Johnson, which were at the old house, which, until a few years ago, stood on the crest of the hill
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