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Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
county. He attended the Greene academy in Huntsville, and at the age of seventeen was appointed, by President Jackson, a cadet at West Point. There he graduated, in 1835, as brevet second lieutenant, and served at Fort Leavenworth. In December of the same year he resigned and returned to his home; but he served, during the hostilities with the Creeks in 1836, on the staff of Maj.-Gen. Benjamin S. Patterson, in which capacity he went to Tuskegee to drill volunteers. On the arrival of General Jessup, he was transferred to the staff of that officer. When peace had been restored, he read law in Tuscaloosa, while acting as private secretary to Governor Clay. After being admitted to the bar he practiced awhile in Tuscaloosa, and then, going to Mobile, followed the business of a commission merchant, as well as his profession. In 1846 he volunteered as a private for the Mexican war in the company of Capt. W. E. Martin, and at the formation of the regiment in Mobile he was elected colo
The Daily Dispatch: may 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], How the Southerners Treat prisoners of war. (search)
ace in the Topographical corps, and was engaged in surveys on the plains. When new regiments were added to the army during Gen. Pierce's Administration, he was appointed by Secretary Davis a Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry; and on the death of General Jessup in 1860, was made Brigadier General, and assigned to duty as Quartermaster General of the Army. At the death of Gen. Jessup, when it became necessary to make a new Brigadier General, the President requested Gen. Scott to name four officers oGen. Jessup, when it became necessary to make a new Brigadier General, the President requested Gen. Scott to name four officers of the army whom he thought best qualified for the position, out of whom to make the selection. Gen. Scott named Albert S. Johnston, he who commanded in Utah as Brevet Brigadier; Jos. E. Johnston the subject of the present notice; Robert E. Lee, now commanding the Virginia forces; and C. F. Smith, a very accomplished officer of Northern nativity, still in the old army. We do not know that we have given the four names in the order in which they were mentioned by Gen. Scott, who expressly declar
The Daily Dispatch: June 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], Banks retreat. (search)
ion, leaving the bridge by which it communicated across the bay still standing. They went to Balaclava to communicate with their shipping, and Menchikon taking the hint, re-entered the town, and, with the assistance of Totleben, threw up those famous earthworks which baffled them for eleven months. The bridge being left. Menchikon passed over continually any number of troops he pleased to man the works, so that it can hardly be called a siege after all since they were not shut in. General Jessup (we believe it was) thought the whole proceeding wrong. According to him, if the Allies had stationed a force at Simpheropol, about twenty miles from Sebastopol, where all the roads of the Crimes meet, before passing in a single road to Sebastopol, they would have cut off the latter from all supplies by land, while with their large fleet they could have kept off all supplies by water. As their supply of troops was unlimited, they could then, with the main army, have taken possession of
The Daily Dispatch: September 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], Our army in Maryland. (search)
ed 19 years, 5 feet 8 inches high, black, slow spoken. Robert, owned by Mr. S. B. Broaddus, aged 21 years, 6 feet high, black, quick spoken. Lewis, owned by Mr. Ed. Motley, aged 50 years, 5 feet 6 inches high, black, bow-legged. George, owned by Mr. G. W. Trice, aged 32 years, 5 feet 10 inches high, black, stammers slightly. Dick, owned by Mr. Walker Roy, aged 45 years, 5 feet 6 inches high, ginger-bread color. Albert, owned by Mr. David Fahring, aged 20 years, 5 feet 8 inches high, black, stout. Coleman, owned by Mr. Harris, aged 40 years, 5 feet 6 inches high, black, stout. Joe, owned by Mr. Harris, aged 35 years, 6 feet high, ginger-bread color, stout. Edmond, owned by Mr. R. H. Woolfolk, aged 25 years, 6 feet high, ginger-bread color, slim. Claiborne, owned by Mr. W. R. B. Wyatt, aged 22 years, 6 feet 3 inches high, black, slim. Tom, owned by Mr. Jessup, aged 25 years, 5 feet 6 inches high, ginger-bread color, stout. au 7--6t
The Daily Dispatch: February 27, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
addressed by the Nuncie to the Bishop of Orleans and the Bishop of Poietiers, and which are declared to have constituted in themselves an infraction of international law and of the public law of France. Americans in Paris. A Paris letter in the New York Times says: There was an unusual turn-out of Americans at the ball at the Tuileries on Wednesday evening last. Among the Northern people we noticed Mrs. Ronalds, Mrs. Ryers, Mrs. and Miss. Penniman, Miss. Alice Riggs, Miss. Jessup, Mrs. and Miss. Torrence, beauties, all of them; and of our Confederate friends. Mr. and Mrs. Eustis, Miss. Lillie Hitchcock, the Misses. Sims. Mrs. two Misses and young Mr. Gwin. the Misses Bloodgood, the Misses Bell. Miss. Green-field, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Wisdom, Miss. Ludlum and sister, Mrs. Moore, also beauties, every one of them; and among the Confederate gentlemen. Mr. Corbyn, of Virginia; Mr. Rost, son of Judge Rost. Confederate agent; Mr. Coleman, grandson of the late J. J. C
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