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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Port Royal Ferry, battle of. (search)
Port Royal Ferry, battle of. After an expedition from Hampton Roads, under Admiral Dupont and Gen. T. W. Sherman, had taken possession of Port Royal Sound and the neighboring islands (Nov. 7, 1861), the only stand made by the Confederates in defence of the South Carolina coast islands was at Port Royal Ferry, on the Coosa, at the close of the year. Gen. R. S. Ripley, formerly of the National army, who had joined the Confederates, was in command of that seacoast district, and had established a fortified post at the ferry. When the Nationals landed at Beaufort it had a garrison estimated to be 8,000 strong, under Generals Gregg and Pope. The Nationals proceeded to expel them. For this purpose a joint land and naval force, the former commanded by Brigadier-General Stevens, and the latter by Commodore C. R. P. Rogers, proceeded to attack them. Stevens had about 4,000 troops— of New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan; and the naval force consisted of four gunboats, an armed ferry-bo
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sherman, Thomas West 1813-1879 (search)
Sherman, Thomas West 1813-1879 Military officer; born in Newport, R. I., March 26, 1813; graduated at West Point in 1836; served with General Taylor in the war against Mexico, in command of a battery; and was brevetted major. He commanded a division in the battle of Bull Run, and led the land forces in the Port Royal expedition, landing at Hilton Head Nov. 7, 1861. In March, 1862, he was superseded by General Hunter, and joined the army under Halleck at Corinth. He did excellent service in the region of the lower Mississippi in 1862-63; commanded a division in the siege of Port Hudson; received (March 13, 1865) the brevet of major-general, United States army, for services there and during the war; and was retired with the rank of major-general, Dec. 31, 1870. He died in Newport, R. I., March 16, 1879. Sherman, William Tecumseh
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trent, the (search)
Trent, the On Nov. 7, 1861, James M. Mason, of Virginia, Confederate envoy to Great Britain, and John Slidell, of Louisiana, accredited to France, embarked at Havana in the British mail steamer Trent for England. The United States steamship San Jacinto, Captain Wilkes, was watching for the Trent in the Bahama channel, 240 miles from Havana, Captain Wilkes having decided, on his own responsibility, to seize the two Confederate envoys. the San Jacinto met the Trent on the forenoon of Nov. 8, signalled her to stop in vain, and then fired a shot across her bow. Her captain unwillingly allowed Mason and Slidell, with their secretaries, to be taken aboard the San Jacinto. Captain Wilkes reached Boston on Nov. 19, and the two ministers were confined in Fort Warren. This seizure was received with favor in the United States, but Great Britain demanded from the government at Washington a formal apology and the immediate release of the prisoners, Lord John Russell instructing the minister
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
tion of east Tennessee......Oct. 10, 1861 James M. Mason, of Virginia, John Slidell, of Louisiana, Confederate envoys to Great Britain and France, run the blockade of Charleston Harbor, S. C., in the steamship Theodora, on the night of......Oct. 12, 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff, Va.......Oct. 21, 1861 General Scott retires, aged seventy-five......Nov. 1, 1861 Gen. David Hunter, U. S. A., relieves General Fremont at St. Louis, Mo.......Nov. 2, 1861 Battle of Belmont, Mo.......Nov. 7, 1861 British royal mail-contract packet Trent leaves Havana, Cuba, for England, Nov. 7, with Mason and Slidell on board; she is stopped by the United States war steamer San Jacinto, Captain Wilkes, and the envoys taken from her......Nov. 8, 1861 Department of Missouri constituted......Nov. 9, 1861 Department of the Ohio reorganized to include Kentucky and Tennessee, Nov. 9; Gen. Don Carlos Buell assumes command......Nov. 15, 1861 General Halleck assumes command of the Department of
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), South Carolina, (search)
y 13, 1861 Governor Pickens proclaims that all persons remitting money to pay debts due in the North are guilty of treason......June 6, 1861 James M. Mason, of Virginia, and John Slidell, of Louisiana, leave Charleston on the Confederate steamer Theodora for Europe to represent the Confederate government......Oct. 12, 1861 Twenty-five vessels of the great Southern expedition anchor off Port Royal......Nov. 4, 1861 Federals capture Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal......Nov. 7, 1861 Confederate privateer Isabel runs the blockade at Charleston, avoiding eleven United States vessels......Dec. 27, 1861 Gen. David Hunter declares free the slaves in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina......May 9, 1862 Battle of Secessionville (James Island), in which Col. T. G. Lamar defeats the Federals under Gen. Henry W. Benham......June 16, 1862 Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard assumes command of the Department of South Carolina and Georgia......Sept. 24, 1862 Gen. J. M. Brann
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
hwest winds. The men in consequence suffer a great deal, particularly on the march, when we go without tents or shelter of any kind. camp Pierpont, Va., November 7, 1861. I ought to have written to you before, but I have been very busy, having been put on a court-martial as president, and it being the first time in my mila little while in my tent, I rode part of the way back with them. Today we have the cheering news from the Naval Expedition; Battle of Port Royal, S. C., November 7, 1861. du Pont Captain Samuel F. Du Pont, U. S. N., in command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. has covered himself with glory. The whole affair was agree with you in thinking it has only just begun. Think of Percy Drayton Percival Drayton commanded the Pocahontas in the Port Royal, S. C., expedition November 7, 1861. firing into a fort commanded by his own brother! Thomas F. Drayton, brigadier-general C. S. A. Led the Confederate troops in the Port Royal expedition. I
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
83, 389, 396, 397, 404-406, 409, 413, 422. Poe, Orlando M., I, 212, 271, 324. Polk, James K., I, 61, 65, 102, 103, 109, 111, 114, 115, 123, 124, 181. Pope, John, I, 111,147, 166, 196, 258, 303-308, 321, 323, 335, 354; II, 136, 149, 234, 291, 322, 365. Porter, Admiral. II, 234, 241. Porter, Com., I, 67, 73, 301. Porter, Andrew, I, 355. Porter, Fitz-John, I, 276, 281, 282, 284, 297, 302, 308, 312, 327, 328, 344. Porter, T. H., I, 66, 68, 69. Port Royal, battle of, Nov. 7, 1861, I, 227. Potter, Joseph A., I, 230. Potter, Robert B., II, 346. Powell, Senator, II, 165. Prendergast, Catherine Gordon, I, 7. Prince, Harry, I, 244. Pryor, Roger A., I, 287, 290, 292. Puebla, battle of, 1847, I, 196. Puleston, Col., II, 149. Pyne, Rev. Dr., II, 235. Q Quitman, John A., I, 166, 170, 172, 174. R Ramsay, Geo. D., I, 30, 43, 95, 378. Ramseur, Stephen D., II, 48, 50. Randall, Alexander, I, 21, 35, 286, 290, 292, 293, 295-298. Ra
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 50: (search)
he seven days battles near Richmond, at the end of June; Cedar Run, July 19th; second Manassas, July 29th, 30th, 31st—in Virginia; followed by Boonsboroa and Sharpsburg, on the 14th and 17th of September. In the West there were fought the battle of Elkhorn, in Arkansas, March 5th; Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Tennessee, on the 5th and 16th of February; and Shiloh, in North Mississippi, on the 6th and 7th of April. The Confederate States lost the harbor of Port Royal, South Carolina, November 7th, 1861; Norfolk, with its Navy Yard, May, 1862; and also Pensacola—these constituting the finest ports on the Southern coast. Of the cities, St. Louis and Louisville were lost in 1861; Nashville, in February, 1862; New Orleans, in April; Galveston, in May; Memphis, in June. Besides these, the Mississippi River was lost, and also the three States of Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee, whose young men, generally, were with the Confederacy in feeling, and—if they had had encouragement and timel<
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Missouri, 1861 (search)
orcesILLINOIS--Battery "E" 2d Light Arty.; 8th, 11th, 18th, 29th and 38th Infantry. IOWA--10th Infantry. MISSOURI--Pfaff's, Langden's and Centralia Cavalry. Nov. 6: Engagement, Little Santa FeMISSOURI--4th Cavalry; Kowald's Battery Light Arty. KANSAS--6th Cavalry. Union loss, 2 killed, 6 wounded. Total, 8. Nov. 6-7: Expedition to BelmontILLINOIS--Dollins' Indpt. Cavalry Company, Delano's Adams Co. Cavalry; Battery "B" 1st Light Arty.; 22d, 27th, 30th and 31st Infantry. IOWA--7th Infantry. Nov. 7: Engagement, BelmontILLINOIS--Dollins' Indpt. Cavalry Company, Delano's Adams Co. Cavalry; Battery "B" 1st Light Arty.; 22d, 27th, 30th and 31st Infantry. IOWA--7th Infantry. Union loss, 80 killed, 322 wounded, 99 missing. Total, 501. Nov. 11: Action, Little Blue.KANSAS--7th Cavalry (Detachment). Union loss, 7 killed, 9 wounded. Total, 16. Nov. 13-15: Expedition from Greenville to DoniphanMISSOURI--Hawkins' Indpt. Company Cavalry. Nov. 13-18: Scout through Texas and Wright CountiesKANSAS-
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, South Carolina, 1861 (search)
of Fort Sumpter, and surrenderUNITED STATES--Batteries "E" and "H" 1st Arty. Sept. 10: Skirmish, Kilkenny River(No reports.) Oct. 21-Nov. 7: Expedition to Port Royal, under Gen. T. W. SnermanCONNECTICUT--6th and 7th Infantry. MAINE--8th and 9th Infantry. MICHIGAN--8th Infantry. NEW YORK--1st Engineers; 46th, 47th, 48th and 79th Infantry. NEW HAMPSHIRE--3rd and 4th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--50th and 100th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND--3rd Arty. UNITED STATES--Battery "E" 3rd Arty. and U. S. Navy. Nov. 7: Bombardment of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal HarborUNITED STATES--Navy, "Wabash," "Pawnee," "Susquehanna," "Minnesota," "Mohican," "Bienville," "Seminole," "Pocohontas," "Unadilla," "Ottawa," "Seneca," "Pembina," "Augusta," "Curlew," "Penguin," "Isaac Smith" and "R. B. Forbes." Union loss, 8 killed, 23 wounded. Total, 31. Nov. 8: Reconn. on Hilton Head IslandCONNECTICUT--7th Infantry. Nov. 10-11: Expedition from Hilton Head to Braddock's PointCONNECTICUT--7th Infantry. Dec. 6:
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