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George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 156 156 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 102 102 Browse Search
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A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 77 77 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II.. You can also browse the collection for 1862 AD or search for 1862 AD in all documents.

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ut 30,000 were armed. Upon full consideration, he decided to enroll only loyal men, since passive were often converted into active Rebels by a requirement to serve in the Union forces. He had 20,000 men ready for service, when, late in July, 1862, the tidings of McClellan's disastrous failure before Richmond combined with other influences to fill the interior of the State with formidable bands of Rebel partisans. Of these, Col. Porter's, two or three thousand strong, was attacked Aug 6, 1862. at Kirksville, Adair County, by Col. John McNeil, with 1,000 cavalry and a battery of 6 guns, and, after a desperate fight of four hours, utterly defeated, with a loss of 180 killed and 500 wounded. Several wagon-loads of arms were among the spoils of victory, and Porter's force was by this defeat practically destroyed. McNeil's loss was reported at 28 killed and 60 wounded. Four days thereafter, Col. Poindexter's band of about 1,200 Rebels was attacked, while crossing the Chariton river
es of advance for our Western armies collected and drilled on and near the Ohio during the Autumn of 1861 and the Winter following. The close of 1861 left Gen. Humphrey Marshall, commanding the Confederate forces in south-eastern Kentucky, intrenched at Paintville, Johnson county, intent on gathering supplies and recruiting. Col. James A. Garfield, of Ohio, commanding a Union brigade consisting of the 42d Ohio, 14th Kentucky, and a squadron of Ohio cavalry, moved up the Big Sandy early in 1862, occupying Paintville Jan. 7, 1862. without resistance, and pushing on to Prestonburg, Floyd county; hear which town, at the forks of Middle creek, he encountered Marshall, whom he put to flight with little loss on either side. Garfield reported his full strength in this engagement at 1,800, and estimated that of Marshall at 2,500. Marshall was obliged to retreat into Virginia. Cumberland Gap was abandoned without resistance to the Unionists next month; About Feb. 22. and Gen. Garf
y by feints in different directions, advanced Dec. 17. directly on Goldsboroa; but did not reach that point, because of a concentration in his front of more than double his force, under Maj.-Gen. G. W. Smith, Formerly of New York. with regiments drawn from Petersburg on the one hand, and Wilmington on the other ; but the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge over the Neuse was fired by Lt. Geo. W. Graham, 23d New York battery, after several who attempted the daring feat had been picked off by the Rebel sharpshooters. The bridge being destroyed, Gen. Foster commenced a rapid retreat on Newbern, which he effected without difficulty. His total loss in this expedition was 90 killed, (including Col. Gray, 96th New York, while charging at the head of his regiment at Kinston bridge), 478 wounded, and 9 missing. Smith's official report admits a Rebel loss of 71 killed, 268 wounded, and about 400 missing. Gen. Foster paroled 496 prisoners. Thus closed the year 1862 in North Carolina.
howl with impunity, must stop short of actual violence and mutiny, or their streets would be swept by grape and their gutters run red with blood. It took some time to impress these truths clearly on the average Rebel mind; but the work was effectively done; and New Orleans ultimately confessed that she had not before in a generation been nearly so clean, so quiet, so orderly, so free from robbery, violence, outrage, and murder, as she was under the rule of Beast Butler in the year of grace 1862. Two conspicuous instances out of many must here serve as examples of his dealings with the spirit of treason. The women of New Orleans — that portion of them who arrogated to themselves the designation of ladies, with a large majority of their sisters throughout the Confederacy — had ere this become most impassioned Rebels. The aristocratic instinct being stronger in women than in men, Slavery, though it debauched the men and degraded the women of the South, had come to be regarded by
going note is condensed from the first Report of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Conduct of the War.) by Rebel batteries on its left, was stubbornly maintained, in spite of fitful, delusive promises of movement, throughout the Winter of 1861-2. Gen. McClellan, who, from his comfortable house in Washington, issued orders to all the military forces of our country, retained likewise the immediate and especial command of this grand army of 200,000 men, apparently fatigued by the necessity ofer became. For four months, the great marine avenue to the capital of the nation was blockaded, and that capital kept in a partial state of siege, by a greatly inferior enemy, in face of a movable army of 150,000 men. In the Winter of 1861 and 1862, Norfolk could and should have been taken. The navy demanded it, the country demanded it, and the means were ample. By its capture, the career of the Merrimac, which proved so disastrous to our subsequent operations, would have been prevented.
city of Washington this 19th day of May, in the year of our Lord 1862, and of the independence of the United Scond day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and of the independenmmed up in the following table: 1860--President. 1862--Gov. Or Congress. States. Lincoln. All others. A1,192,896 1,228,677 1860--Lincoln's maj--208,066. 1862--Opp. maj.--35,781. The Representatives in Cong were politically classified as follows:   1860. 1862.   Repub. Dem. Admin. Opp. New York 23 10 14 1al, 10 States 78 37 57 67 1860--Lincoln maj.--41. 1862--Opposition maj., 10. note.--A new apportionme Census of 1860 changed materially, between 1860 and 1862, the number of Representatives from several of the S the larger share of the Douglas vote of 1860 was in 1862 cast for the Union tickets; but it was clear, at the Whereas, on the 22d day of September, in the year of our Lord 1862, a proclamation was issued I)v the Presi
ts in 1860, was flourishing signally and growing rapidly until plunged headlong into the vortex of Rebellion and Civil War. Both parties to the struggle having early recognized its importance — Jefferson Davis, in a speech at Jackson, having in 1862 pronounced it indispensable to the Confederacy that the control of the Mississippi should not be surrendered to Federal power — fresh preparations to repossess it were early set on foot among the Union commanders above. Gen. Grant's department ofded, had never a chance to held it, with his garrison of hardly 5,000, But 3,000 effectives, he reports. against the army that now advanced for its reduction--54 regiments in all — which, though doubtless sadly wasted by the bloody campaigns of 1862, must — to say nothing of the fleet — have numbered more than 20,000 men — probably 25,000 to 30,000. Directly after assuming command, gen. McClernand moved up White river 15 miles, to the cur-off; thence across (8 miles) into the Arkansas,
but, after a fight of four or five hours, the assailants were routed and driven across the Arkansas. This terminated the fighting in this quarter for the year 1863. A general Indian war on our Western frontier had been gravely apprehended in 1862; and that apprehension was partially realized. Under the administrations of Pierce and Buchanan, the Indian agents and other Government employes among the aboriginal tribes of the great plains were of course Democrats; many of them Southrons, ands not known to be proved, save with those formerly accredited to the tribes residing, within the boundaries of the Indian Territory. But, however caused, the general feeling of the western Indians toward us became more and more hostile during 1861-2; until at length certain bands of the Sioux of Minnesota, with some other tribes, pl<*>ed into open war. Little Crow's band bore a conspicuous part in these butcheries; striking in rapid succession the north-western frontier settlements at Yellow M
Xx. The Carolinas, Georgia, Florida--1862-‘63. Siege and capture of Fort Pulaski by Gillmore sinking of Stone fleet in Charleston Harbor Com. Dupont sweeps down the coast to St. Augustine Union movement at Jacksonville Pensacola and Jacksonville abandoned Edisto Island relinquished Gen. Hunter attacks Secessionville, and is repulsed Gen. Brannan threatens the Savannah railroad fight at Coosawhatchie destruction of the Nashville Dupont repulsed at Fort McAllister the Isaac Smith lost near Legareville iron-clad raid from Charleston the Mercedita and Keystone State disabled Beauregard and Ingraham proclaim the blockade of Charleston raised Dupont with his iron-clads attacks Fort Sumter, and is repulsed Col. Montgomery's raid up the Combahee the Atlanta comes out from Savannah Capt. Regers, in the Weehawken, disables and captures her Gen. Gillmore seizes half of Morria Island Gen. Strong assaults Fort Wagner, and is bloodily repulsed Gillmore opens trenches
J. G. Smith, 29,613. Redfield, 11,962. in 1862, and now doing its best; whereas, her election elling tide, and showed it in her vote. 1862. Repub. War Dem. Peace Dem. Gov. Coburn, Jam decided preponderance of either party, 1862. Aud. Gen., Rep. Dem. Cochrane, 215,616. Sletrong, Dem., 184,332. on Secretary of State, in 1862, was found to have given place to a Union major that their Democratic Legislatures, elected in 1862, and the U. S. Senators chosen Charles R. Buket, though she had been very evenly divided in 1862, and had only been saved by the votes of her socan now, by a majority largely above In 1862 (Cong.), Repub., 15,754 Dem. 11,442 In 1863in the Republican majority and vote. In 1862--Gov., Repub., 67,716 Dem. 62,102 In 1863--able: Gov. Seymour's majority of over 10,000 in 1862 being reversed by one of nearly 30,000 Totaln 1862--gave a much larger majority. In 1862, Gov. Andrew, 80,835 Devens, 52,587 In 1863,[6 more...]
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