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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Harper's Ferry and first Manassas. (search)
Harper's Ferry and first Manassas. Extracts from the diary of Captain James M. Garnett, in charge of General Reserve Ordnance train, Army of Northern Virginia, from January, 1863, to February, 1864; and Ordnance officer of Rodes's (later Grimes's) Division, 2d Corps, A. N. Va., from February, 1864, to April 9, 1865. Reserve Ordnance train, A. N. Va., Camp near Cobham Station, V. C. R. R., Wednesday, September 9th, 1863. Monday, April 15th, 1861, maybe considered the commencement of this war for Virginia, for on that day appeared Lincoln's proclamation for 75,000 men to crush the rebellion, which hurried up our old fogy Convention, and compelled their secession on Wednesday, April 17th. I was at that time at the University of Virginia, that session being my third, as I went there from the Episcopal High School of Virginia in '57, spent sessions '57-8 and '58-9 at the University, taught '59-‘60 at Greenwood, Mr. Dinwiddie's boarding-school in this (Albemarle) county, a
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Official report of the history Committee of the Grand Camp C. V., Department of Virginia. (search)
ould applaud them, and wish them God-speed in the adoption of such a remedy. The Rochester Union, two or three days later, said: Restricting our remarks to actual violations of the Constitution, the North has led the way, and for a long period have been the sole offenders or aggressors. * * * Owing to their peculiar circumstances, the Southern States cannot retaliate upon the North without taking ground for secession, Started by Mr. Seward The New York Express said, on April 15th, 1861 (the day after the surrender of Sumter): The Irrepressible conflict started by Mr. Seward, and endorsed by the Republican party, has at length attained to its logical foreseen result. That conflict undertaken for the sake of humanity culminates now in inhumanity itself. * * * The people of the United States, it must be borne in mind, petitioned, begged and implored these men (Lincoln, Seward. et id), who are become their accidental masters, to give them an opportunity to be hea