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Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, April, 1863. (search)
ble to dance in the graceful Mexican fashion. Captain Hancock was much horrified when this greasy-faced gobernador (who keeps a small shop) stated his intention of visiting the Immortalite with six of his friends, and sleeping on board for a night or two. The dances were a sort of slow valse, and between the dances the girls were planted up against the wall, and not allowed to be spoken to by any one. They were mostly a plain-headed, badly-painted lot, and ridiculously dressed. 9th April, 1863 (Thursday). Captain Hancock and Mr. Anderson left for Bagdad in Mr. Behnsen's carriage at noon. I crossed over to Brownsville at 11.30, and dined with Colonels Luckett, Buchel, and Duff, at about one o'clock. As we were all colonels, and as every one called the other colonel tout court, it was difficult to make out which was meant. They were obliged to confess that Brownsville was about the rowdiest town of Texas, which was the most lawless State in the Confederacy; but they dec
Judith White McGuire, Diary of a southern refugee during the war, by a lady of Virginia, 1863. (search)
be arrested for opinion's sake, and now holds a Confederate office in Richmond. He very rarely hears from his wife and children. Flag-of-truce letters seldom reach their destination, and when they do, letters of one page, written to be inspected by strangers, are very unsatisfactory. An occasional underground communication comes to him, like water in a thirsty land. I often look at his calm countenance with sympathy, knowing that there must be deep sorrow and anxiety underneath. April 9th, 1863. On Monday saw B. removed from the bed of suffering, on which he had been lying four months, put on a stretcher, and carried to the canal-boat. His countenance was full of joyful anticipations of home. His arm, which should have been amputated on the field, hangs lifeless by his side; and yet he expects to return to his post, that of Major of artillery, as soon as he is strong enough. Poor fellow, it is well for him to amuse himself with the idea, but he will never again be fit f
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Union vessels in the Vicksburg operations. (search)
, 1 howitzer; Mound City, Com. A. H. Kilty (St. Charles), Lieut.-Com. W. Gwin (Yazoo River Raid, Aug., ‘62), Lieut. B. Wilson (Steele's Bayou, Vicksburg, and Grand Gulf, Warrenton), 13 guns, 1 howitzer; May 28, ‘63, 11 guns; July 26, ‘63,13 guns; Pittsburgh, Act.V. Lieut. W. R. Hoel, 13 guns; Sept., ‘62,12 guns, 1 howitzer; May 18, ‘63, 13 guns; Dec., ‘63,14 guns. later iron-Clads.--Choctaw (turret), Lieut.-Com. F. M. Ramsay (Haynes's Bluff, Yazoo River, Yazoo City, Milliken's Bend), April 9th, 1863, 4 guns; May, 1863, 4 guns, 2 howitzers; June 8th, 1863, 6 guns, 2 howitzers; Lafayette, Capt. H. Walke (Vicksburg and Grand Gulf), 6 guns, 4 howitzers; Chillicothe, Lieut.-Com. J. P. Foster (Yazoo Pass), 2 guns; Indianola, Lieut.-Com. George Brown, 4 guns; Tuscumbia, Lieut.-Com. J. W. Shirk (Vicksburg and Grand Gulf), 5 guns. Rodgers gun-boats.--Conestoga, Lieut. G. W. Blodgett (St. Charles), Lieut.-Com. T. O. Selfridge, 4 guns, 1 howitzer; Lexington, Lieut. James W. Shirk (St.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 175 (search)
hat the greater part of the forces at Mobile were being sent to reenforce Charleston, I determined to make a reconnoissance within the enemy's lines, at or near Pascagoula, for the purpose of not only breaking up their demonstrations, but of creating a diversion of the Mobile forces front Charleston, and precipitating them along the Sound; and, accordingly, embarked with a detachment of one hundred and eighty men of my command on United States transport General Banks, on the morning of ninth April, 1863, and made for Pascagoula, Miss., where we arrived about nine o'clock A. M.--landed and took possession of wharf and hotel-hoisted the Stars and Stripes upon the building-threw out pickets, and sent small detachments in various directions to take possession of the place, and hold the roads leading front the same. Immediately thereafter, a force of over three hundred confederate cavalry came down the Mobile road, drove in the pickets, and attacked the squad on the left, from whom they re
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 171-operations on the Opelousas. (search)
P. Banks, Major-General Commanding. Major-General H. W. Halleck, General-in-Chief, Washington City. Lieutenant-Colonel Peck's report. headquarters Twelfth regiment Conn. Vols., in the field near Opelousas, La., April 22, 1863. Adjutant-General J. D. Williams: sir: I have the honor to present the following report of the operations of the Twelfth regiment Connecticut volunteers during the recent expedition to this point. We left Brashear City, La., on the ninth of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and proceeded to Berwick, where we remained until the eleventh, when we marched to a point one mile above Pattersonville, company B being thrown forward as skirmishers. We bivouacked for the night, and on the twelfth marched forward on the left of the brigade in support of Carruth's Sixth Massachusetts battery on our right, our front being covered by company A, thrown forward as skirmishers. During the day our skirmishers were constantly engaged with those of the en
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 182 (search)
om you were we placed in a like situation. Under the circumstances, I consider it unnecessary to retain your flag, and therefore return it. Your prisoners shall be paroled, and as fast as the men whose names are mentioned in your list report to our lines, the exchanges will be made. I am, General, very truly yours, M. La Rue Harrison, Colonel Commanding. General order no. 16: read at Divine service, Fayetteville, Sunday, April 19, 1863. Headquarters Post, Fayetteville, Ark., April 9, 1863. comrades in arms: Let the eighteenth of April, 1863, be ever remembered. The battle of Fayetteville has been fought and won. To-day the brave and victorious sons of Arkansas stand proudly upon the soil which their blood and their bravery have rendered sacred to every true-hearted American, but doubly sacred to them. In the light of this holy Sabbath sun we are permitted, through God's mercy, to gather together in his name and in the name of our common country, to offer up our heart
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 45 (search)
ully with vessels of the monitor class. The enemy's evident and just dread of torpedoes, as evinced in his preparation for their explosion, by the Devil, or torpedo-searcher, should induce us to multiply our defences of that character in whatsoever manner they can be made available. I have the honor to be, Yours, very respectfully, D. B. Harris, Major and Chief of Engineers. Official: G. Thomas Cox. Lieutenant Engineers. Confederate States Engineer's office, Charleston, S. C., April 9, 1863. Major D. B. Harris, Chief Engineer Department: Major: I have the honor to make the following report of the engagement between Fort Sumter and the enemy's iron-clad fleet on the seventh of April, 1863, at three o'clock P. M., lasting two hours and twenty-five minutes: The incidents which transpired during the engagement are based upon information received from the officers in charge of the works, but more particularly from the observations of Colonel Rhett, commanding Fort Sumter,
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
and am in hopes we shall be on the move before they get ready. I would much prefer the men giving their money to their wives, or, if they are not so blessed, to the widows and orphans that the war has made. I see by the Inquirer of yesterday that the 18th instant is the day appointed for the presentation, but I rather think that by that date I shall have other work on hand. Some one has sent me a copy of the Evening Journal with Wilkeson's letter about Birney in it. Falmouth, Va., April 9, 1863. I have omitted writing for a day or two, as I have been very much occupied in the ceremonies incidental to the President's visit. I think my last letter told you he arrived here on Sunday, in the midst of a violent snow storm. He was to have had a cavalry review on that day, but the weather prevented it. The next day, Monday, the cavalry review came off; but notwithstanding the large number of men on parade, the weather, which was cloudy and raw, and the ground, which was very mudd
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
y, your obedient servant, Thomas Jordan, Chief of Staff. Confederate States Engineers' Office, Charleston, S. C., April 9th, 1863. Major D. B. Harris, Chief-Engineer Department: Major,—I have the honor to make the following report of the engag Official. G. Thomas Cox, Lieutenant Engineers. Headquarters, Department S. C., Ga., and Fla., Charleston, S. C., April 9th, 1863. Brig.-Genl. R. S. Ripley, Comdg. First Mil. Dist.: General,—It is noticed in a report of Lieutenant W. H. Carlisbedient servant, Thomas Jordan, Chief of Staff. Headquarters, Department S. C., Ga., and Fla., Charleston, S. C., April 9th, 1863. Brig.-Genl. R. S. Ripley, Comdg. First Mil. Dist., Charleston, S. C.: General,—Indications make it necessary to bedient servant, Thomas Jordan, Chief of Staff. Headquarters, Department S. C., Ga., and Fla., Charleston, S. C., April 9th, 1863. Brig.-Genl. R. S. Ripley, Comdg. First Mil. Dist., Charleston: General,—The Commanding General directs that you
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Arkansas, 1863 (search)
ilitia Cavalry. Loss, 25 missing. April 1: Skirmish near Clarendon(No Reports.) April 2: Skirmish, Little Rock RoadKANSAS--5th Cavalry (1 Co.). Union loss, 4 killed, 1 wounded, 15 missing. Total, 20. April 4: Skirmish, Carroll CountyARKANSAS--1st Cavalry (Cos. "H," "L"). Loss, 1 wounded. April 4: Skirmish, MadisonIOWA--3d Cavalry. April 8: Skirmish, St. CharlesIOWA--4th Cavalry. April 8: Skirmish, St. Francis CountyIOWA--4th Cavalry (1 Co.). Union loss, 1 killed, 4 wounded. Total, 5. April 9: Skirmish, White RiverARKANSAS--1st Cavalry. April 18: Action, FayettevilleARKANSAS--1st Cavalry; 1st Infantry. Union loss, 4 killed, 26 wounded, 51 missing. Total, 81. April 26: Action, White RiverMISSOURI--Battery "E" 1st Light Arty. April 26: Skirmish, Elm SpringsARKANSAS--1st Cavalry. April 26: Skirmish, JacksonMISSOURI--Battery "E" 1st Light Arty. May 1: Skirmish, Chalk BluffMISSOURI--3d Cavalry; 2d State Militia Cavalry. May 1: Action, La GrangeIOWA--3d Cavalry. Union loss, 3 ki
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