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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 35: cut off from East and West. (search)
rtial to try the case. On the 17th the following orders concerning General McLaws were issued: Special orders no. 27.Headquarters near Bean's Station, December 17, 1863. Major-General L. McLaws is relieved from further duty with this army, and will proceed to Augusta, Georgia, from which place he will report by letter tonant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General. Major-General McLaws, Confederate States Army. On the same day he wrote,-- Camp on Bean's Station Gap Road, December 17, 1863. Lieutenant-Colonel Sorrel, Assistant Adjutant-General: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Special Orders No. 27, from your Headquarters, of tmed of the particular reason for the order. Very respectfully, L. McLaws, General. In reply the following was sent: Headquarters near Bean's Station, December 17, 1863. Major-General McLaws, Confederate States Army: General,-- I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of to-day, asking for the particular r
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 21: closing events of the War.--assassination of the President. (search)
ary Academy at West Point, on the Hudson. There was joy throughout the entire Republic, because of the evident swift coming of Peace. The loyal people felt that a score of golden medals, such as Congress had awarded to General Grant, See page 172. The engraving of that medal, here given, is about one-third less, in size, than the original. On one side is a profile of General Grant, with his name on a segment of a circle, above; and below, the words, Joint resolution of, Congress, December 17, 1863. The whole is encircled in a wreath, the upper portion detached, composed of branches of the oak and olive, indicative of strength and peace, and the lower of the products of the country--Indian corn, sugar, cotton, tobacco, and wheat. On the obverse is the city of Vicksburg, at the left, and a mountain region, indicating Chattanooga, on the right. Over these, and embracing them and the space between, is a rainbow, on which sits the figure of a beautiful young girl, in a loose, whit
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 59: (search)
, Mercedita, Flambeau, Keystone State. Steamer Anglia 95,110 21 10,260 31 84,849 90 do Nov. 5, 1863 Restless, Flag. Schooner Aigburth 3,106 54 1,784 74 1,321 80 do Dec. 2, 1863 Jamestown. Schooner Antelope 3,345 79 570 53 2,775 26 do Dec. 17, 1863 Memphis, America. Schooner Annie 2,405 00 1,074 97 1,330 03 do Feb. 29, 1864 State of Georgia. Schooner Active 3,410 00 483 40 2,926 60 Washington Feb. 29, 1864 Ladona. Schooner Alma 4,232 60 595 85 3,136 75 do July 28, 1864 Seneca. , R. R. Cuyler. Schooner Olive 1,750 00 274 20 1,475 80 do July 21, 1863 New London, Massachusetts, R. R. Cuyler. Steamer Ouachita 9,800 00 2,167 84 7,632 16 do Nov. 25, 1863 Memphis. Schooner Odd Fellow 7,069 52 1,321 29 5,748 23 do Dec. 17, 1863 Monticello. Schooner Olive Branch 5,944 74 344 58 5,600 16 Key West Oct. 16, 1862 Kingfisher, Ethan Allen. Sloop Octavia 686 00 74 62 611 38 do Oct. 16, 1862 Sagamore, Mercedita. Schooner Orion 7,900 80 709 33 7,191 47 do Oct. 13, 18
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, chapter 10 (search)
5 5   8 8 246   D   9 9   14 14 211   E   14 14   12 12 226   F 1 5 6   17 17 186   G 1 8 9 1 18 19 229   H   10 10   14 14 229   I 2 11 13   16 16 242   K   10 10   21 21 248   L 1 9 10   17 17 246   M 3 8 11   14 14 233 Totals 12 116 128 4 185 189 2,846 Total of killed and wounded, 457; died in Confederate prisons (previously included), 35. battles. K. & M. W. battles. K. & M. W. battles. K. & M. W. Picket, Va., Feb. 25, 1862 1 Guerrillas, Va., Dec. 17, 1863 1 Bellefield Station, Va., Dec. 10, 1864 4 Rappahannock, Va., May 14, 1862 1 Warrenton, Va., Jan. 15, 1864 1 Hatcher's Run, Va., Feb. 6, 1865 3 Strasburg, Va., June 1, 1862 1 Todd's Tavern, Va., May 5, 1864 21 Picket, Va., March 4, 1865 1 Woodstock, Va., June 2, 1862 1 Beaver Dam, Va., May 9, 1864 1 Dinwiddie C. H., March 30, 1865 2 Harrisonburg, Va., June 6, 1862 3 Richmond Raid, Va., May--, 1864 2 Chamberlain's Creek, March 31, ‘65 1 Cedar Mountain, Va.,
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
son asked that the joint resolution should be put upon its passage. Mr. Fessenden asked if the Military Committee had made any examination to ascertain what sum may be necessary to carry the resolution into effect. Mr. Wilson replied that the Committee did not know what sum it would be necessary to appropriate, and it was thought best to leave the matter to the discretion of the authorities. The joint resolution was then unanimously passed, and approved by the President on the seventeenth of December, 1863. No. Liii.--The Joint Resolution to supply in part Deficiencies in Appropriations for the public Printing, and to supply Deficiencies in the Appropriations for Bounties to Volunteers. In the House, on the twenty-first of December, 1863, Mr. Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a joint resolution to supply in part deficiencies in the appropriations for the public printing, and to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for bounties and premiums to volunt
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Medals. (search)
ver patients from Jamaica to New York on the U. S. S. SusquehannaGold. Dec. 21, 1861 July 16, 1862Naval, to be bestowed upon petty officers, seamen, and marines distinguished for gallantry in action, etc.; 200 issued July 12, 1861Army, to non-commissioned officers and privates for gallantry in action, etc.; 2,000 issuedAt Gettysburg. July 1, 1863, the 27th Maine volunteered to remain for the battle, although its term had expired. All its members received medalsBronze. March 3, 1863 Dec. 17, 1863Maj.-Gen. Ulysses S. GrantVictories of Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, ChattanoogaGold. Jan. 28, 1864Cornelius VanderbiltGift of ship VanderbiltGold. July 26, 1866Capts. Creighton, Low, and StoufflerRescuing 500 passengers from the S. S. San Francisco. July 26, 1853. Creighton of the Three Bells, Glasgow; Low, of the bark Kelly, of Boston; and Stouffler, of the ship Antarctic, LiverpoolGold. Medals awarded by the Congress of the United States—Continued. Date of Resolution.To whom presen
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van brunt, Gershom Jaques 1798-1863 (search)
Van brunt, Gershom Jaques 1798-1863 Naval officer; born in Monmouth county, N. J., Aug. 28, 1798; entered the navy as mid-:shipman in 1818; served in Com. David Porter's Mosquito fleet against pirates in the West Indies; was made lieutenant in 1827; had command of the brig Etna during the Mexican War; and took part in the expedition against Tuspan and in the second expedition against Tobasco. He was a commissioner to survey the boundary-line of California in 1848-50; was promoted captain in 1855; in the Civil War had command of the Minnesota and was active in the operations in the North Carolina Sound and in the blockade of Hampton Roads, where he saved his ship from the Confederate ram, Merrimac; and was promoted commodore in 1862. He died in Dedham, Mass., Dec. 17, 1863.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Mississippi, 1863 (search)
ec. 7: Skirmish near NatchezILLINOIS--11th Cavalry. IOWA--4th Cavalry (1 Co.). Dec. 7: Skirmish, IndependenceILLINOIS--4th Cavalry. Dec. 9: Skirmish, OkolonaILLINOIS--2d Cavalry. Dec. 10: Skirmish, NatchezMISSOURI--10th Cavalry (Detachment). Dec. 17: Skirmish, RodneyMISS. MARINE BRIGADE--1st Cavalry. Union loss, 2 killed, 1 missing. Total, 3. Dec. 17: Skirmish, LamarILLINOIS--7th Cavalry. Dec. 22: Skirmish, FayetteMISS. MARINE BRIGADE--1st Cavalry. Dec. 23: Skirmish near CorinthILLINOIS-nion loss, 2 killed, 1 missing. Total, 3. Dec. 17: Skirmish, LamarILLINOIS--7th Cavalry. Dec. 22: Skirmish, FayetteMISS. MARINE BRIGADE--1st Cavalry. Dec. 23: Skirmish near CorinthILLINOIS--3d Cavalry (Detachment). Dec. 24: Skirmish, RodneyMISS. MARINE BRIGADE--1st Infantry. Union loss included in Rodney, Dec, 17. Dec. 26: Skirmish, Port GibsonMISS. MARINE BRIGADE--1st Cavalry; 1st Infantry. Dec. 28: Skirmish, Mt. Pleasant(No Reports.) Dec. 29: Skirmish, ColdwaterILLINOIS--6th Cavalry.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, North Carolina, 1863 (search)
d. Nov. 26: Skirmish, PlymouthUNITED STATES--10th Colored Infantry. Nov. 26: Skirmish, Warm SpringsNORTH CAROLINA--2d Mounted Infantry. Union loss, 1 killed, 5 wounded. Total, 6. Dec. 1: Skirmish, Cedar PointVERMONT--9th Infantry. Dec. 5: Expedition from Newberne toward KinstonNEW YORK--12th Cavalry (Detachment). Dec. 10: Skirmish, HertfordPENNSYLVANIA--103d Infantry. Dec. 16: Skirmish, Free BridgeNEW YORK--12th Cavalry (Co's "A," "B," "E"). Union loss, 1 killed, 1 wounded. Total, 2. Dec. 17: Expedition from Washington to Chicoa CreekPENNSYLVANIA--58th Infantry (Detachment). NORTH CAROLINA--1st Infantry (Detachment). Dec. 18: Skirmish, Indiantown, Sandy SwampNORTH CAROLINA--2d Colored Infantry. UNITED STATES--5th Colored Infantry. Union loss, 9 killed, 7 wounded. Total, 16. Dec. 21-24: Scout from Rocky Run to TrentonNEW YORK--12th Cavalry (Detachment). Dec. 25: Destruction of Salt Works on Bear InletMASSACHUSETTS--2d Heavy Arty. (Detachment). NEW YORK--158th Infantry (Detach
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Virginia, 1863 (search)
Cavalry. Dec. 14: Affair, Catlett's Station(No Reports.) Dec. 15: Skirmish, Sangster's StationNEW YORK--155th Infantry. Union loss, 1 killed, 4 wounded. Total, 5. Dec. 16: Skirmish, UppervillePENNSYLVANIA--22d Cavalry. Dec. 16: Descent upon SalemMARYLAND--2d Potomac Home Brigade Infantry. OHIO--3d Indpt. Cavalry Company. PENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry, Ringgold Cavalry, Washington County Cavalry Co., La Fayette Cavalry Co. WEST VIRGINIA--Battery "G" 1st Light Arty.; 1st and 14th Infantry. Dec. 17: Action, Sangster's StationNEW YORK--155th Infantry. Dec. 18: Affair near Culpeper Court HousePicket attack. Union loss, 1 missing. Dec. 18-20: Scout from Vienna to MiddleburgMASSACHUSETTS--2d Cavalry. Dec. 19: Skirmish, Scott's or Barber's CreekPENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA--Battery "G" 1st Light Arty.; 2d, 3d and 8th Infantry. Dec. 19: Action, Jackson River, near CovingtonMARYLAND--2d P. H. B. Infantry. OHIO--3d Indpt. Cavalry Company. PENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry, Ringgold
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