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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The treatment of prisoners during the war between the States. (search)
hey were confined in a cell without fire or light, with a foetid and poisonous air to breathe, and here they were kept until life was nearly extinct. Their condition on coming out was so deplorable as to draw tears from their comrades. The blood was oozing from their hands and faces. The treatment in the St. Louis prison was equally barbarous. Captain William H. Sebring testifies: Two of us — A. C. Grimes and myself — were carried out into the open air in the prison yard, on the 25th of December, 1863, and handcuffed to a post. Here we were kept all night in sleet, snow and cold. We were relieved in the day time, but again brought to the post and handcuffed to it in the evening, and thus we were kept all night until the 2d of January, 1864. I was badly frost-bitten and my health was much impaired. This cruel infliction was done by order of Captain Byrnes, Commandant of Prisons in St. Louis. He was barbarous and insulting to the last degree. Our prisoners put into camps inf
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Union view of the Exchange of prisoners. (search)
by hanging without any just cause. The gallant General Harry White was subjected to much annoyance, and his exchange refused and delayed, because he was a member of the State Senate of Pennsylvania, and had he been exchanged, he would probably have resumed his place in the Senate, which would have given his party one majority in that body. Notwithstanding the Federal Government frequently offered liberal terms of exchange for him, the Confederates persistently refused, and on the 25th of December, 1863, he was sent to Salisbury, North Carolina, and there placed in close confinement. He was kept there and in other Southern prisons until the following September, when he made his escape, and succeeded in reaching the Federal lines at Knoxville, Tennessee. Such treatment as General White received was violative of the rules of civilized warfare. The treatment of General Goff, of West Virginia, by the Confederates, was more reprehensible, if possible, than that of General White. Ge
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), Fredericksburgh, Va., Dec. 25, 1863. (search)
Fredericksburgh, Va., Dec. 25, 1863. We were driving Sedgwick's infidels across Banks's Ford, when a Yankee officer was seen making his way through the streets of Fredericksburgh, where we had no troops at the time, in order to gain the opposite side of the river. A number of ladies, standing on a porch at the time, saw the runaway and cried out, Stop him! Stop him! when a Miss Philippa Barbour, a niece of Colonel Phil. Barbour, of Virginia, with a number of other ladies gave chase, and ran the Yankee officer nearly down, who, convulsed with laughter at the sport and the idea of being pursued by ladies, became nearly exhausted, and gave up on being hemmed in at the corner of a garden fence. The ladies took him prisoner and locked him up in a room until our troops again entered the city.--Mobile Tribune.
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 8: Civil affairs in 1863.--military operations between the Mountains and the Mississippi River. (search)
al Hurlbut sent out troops from Columbus, on the north, and from Corinth, on the south, to oppose him, the former under the command of General A. J. Smith, and the latter composed of General Mower's brigade of infantry and Colonel Mizner's cavalry. At the same time, the Seventh Illinois Cavalry, under Colonel Prince, moved out from Memphis to Bolivar. Owing to the state of the roads, these several columns could not co-operate, and Prince, surrounded by a superior force near Somerville Dec. 25, 1863--a thousand to his five hundred--barely escaped capture, with a considerable loss. Forrest was satisfied that a web of danger was gathering around him (for Hurlbut had an ample supply of troops for the emergency), and started to make his escape into Mississippi. His progress was slow, for the streams were brimful. Hurlbut's troops burned the bridges in his track, and he had but few pontoons with him. One bridge — an important one, near Lafayette — was left standing, and over that he p
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 31 (search)
Doc. 29.-fight in Stono River, S. C. The following extracts of a private letter from one of the engineers on the United States gunboat Marblehead, dated in Stono River, December twenty-fifth, 1863, give an account of the attack of the rebels on that vessel: We had expected for some days to go to Port Royal, and the rebels, probably hearing of it, determined to give us a parting blessing. I had the morning-watch to-day, from four to eight o'clock A. M., and was sitting in the engine-room, as usual, when one of the master's mates opened the engine-room door, and wished me Merry Christmas. This put me in mind of home; and while recurring in memory to the many pleasant Christmas-days spent at home, I little thought of what was at hand. It was not long before I was startled by the shriek of a rifle-shell close over my head, instantly followed by the loud summons of the officers of the deck: All hands to quarters! We are attacked! Instantly, all was confusion, as you may w
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Meade, Richard Worsam 1837-1897 (search)
uring the Civil War he served with much distinction. In 1861-62 he was instructor in gunnery on the receiving ship Ohio, in Boston; in the latter half of 1862 he commanded the Louisville, and was employed in aiding the Western armies and in checking guerilla warfare between Memphis and Helena on the Mississippi River. From September, 1863, till May, 1864, he commanded the gunboat Marblehead, of the South Atlantic blockading squadron. He took part in the battle of Stono River, S. C., Dec. 25, 1863, when he resisted the Confederate attempts to sink his vessel, drive the National transports out of the river, and turn the left flank of General Gillmore. Later he landed and destroyed the batteries of the enemy. In 1864-65, while with the Western Gulf blockading squadron, he destroyed or captured seven blockade-runners. In 1870, in the international yacht race in New York Harbor, he commanded the America, which outsailed the English competitor, Cambria. In 1893 he was naval commiss
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 34: (search)
energetic way; but, knowing how prone the War Department was to credit such reports, and having heard nothing of the kind from his own signal-service corps, he felt sure this news would prove false, as had been the case on many previous occasions. The following letter refers to this subject, and explains General Beauregard's views and opinions upon the future operations of the enemy in Tennessee and farther South: Headquarters, Department S. C., Ga., and Fla., Charleston, S. C., Dec. 25th, 1863. Major-Genl. W. H. C. Whiting, Comdg. Dept., Wilmington, N. C.: My dear General,—A merry and lucky Christmas to you! Your letter of the 23d instant has just been received. I got a copy of the same telegram sent you; but I have been deceived every time that same scout, or some other coming from Baltimore, has furnished news of enemy's movements in my Department. Hence I am very cautious to believe his reports now, although, of course, I make my preparations all around, so as not to
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Arkansas, 1863 (search)
llas(No Reports.)  : Skirmish, Devall's BluffMISSOURI--8th Cavalry. Union loss, 2 wounded.  : Skirmish, Merriweather Ferry, Bayou BoeufILLINOIS--4th Cavalry. UNITED STATES--3d Colored Cavalry. Dec. 14: Skirmish, Caddo MillKANSAS--2d Cavalry (Cos. "G," "K"). Dec. 15: Skirmish, ClarksvilleARKANSAS--2d Infantry. Dec. 16-31: Scout from FayettevilleARKANSAS--1st Cavalry (Detachment). Dec. 23: Skirmish, JacksonportMISSOURI--3d Cavalry. Dec. 23: Skirmish, Stroud's StoreARKANSAS--1st Cavalry (Detachment). Union loss, 2 wounded. Dec. 25: Skirmish, Buffalo RiverARKANSAS--1st Cavalry (Detachment). Union loss, 4 killed, 4 wounded. Total, 8. Dec. 26: Skirmish, Barronsville, Searcy CountyARKANSAS--2d Cavalry (Detachment). Dec. 26, 1863-Jan. 2, 1864: Scout from Forsythe to BatesvilleMISSOURI--8th State Militia Cavalry (Detachment). Dec. 29: Skirmish, WaldronKANSAS--2d Cavalry (Detachment). Union loss, 2 killed, 6 wounded. Total, 8. Dec. 31: Skirmish, Searcy CountyARKANSAS--1st Cavalry.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, California, 1863 (search)
ALIFORNIA--2d Cavalry. April 30: Attack near Oak CampCALIFORNIA--2d Infantry (2 men). May 3: Skirmish, Eel RiverCALIFORNIA--2d Infantry (Detachment). May 9: Skirmish, Shelter CoveCALIFORNIA--2d Infantry (Detachment Co. "D"). June 6: Skirmish, Oak CampCitizens, with Train. July 9: Attack on Redwood CreekCALIFORNIA--1st Battalion Mountaineers (Detachment of Recruits). July 20-26: Operations in Round ValleyCALIFORNIA--2d Infantry. Sept. 3: Skirmish, Hoopa ValleyCALIFORNIA--1st Battalion Mountaineers (Detachment). Union loss, 10 wounded. Nov. 13-14: Skirmishes, Big Bar on South Fork Trinity RiverCALIFORNIA--1st Battalion Mountaineers (Detachments Cos. "B," "C"). Union loss, 2 wounded. Nov. 17: Skirmish, Willow Creek, on Trinity RiverCALIFORNIA--1st Battalion Mountaineers (Detachment). Union loss, 5 wounded. Dec. 25: Skirmish, Fort GastonCALIFORNIA--1st Battalion Mountaineers (Cos. "B," "C"). Dec. 26: Skirmish, Fort GastonCALIFORNIA--1st Battalion Mountaineers (Cos. "B," "C").
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Florida, 1863 (search)
Capture of JacksonvilleSOUTH CAROLINA--1st and 2d Colored Infantry. March 20: Affair, St. Andrew's BayU. S. Navy (Detachment). March 21-31: Operations near JacksonvilleCONNECTICUT--6th Infantry. MAINE--8th Infantry. SOUTH CAROLINA--1st and 2d Colored Infantry. March 24: Affair, Ocklockonnee BayU. S. Navy (Detachment). March 25: Action at jacksonvilleMAINE--8th Infantry. March 27: Skirmish, PalatkaAttack on Transport "Ben de Ford." March 29: Skirmish, JacksonvilleSOUTH CAROLINA--1st Colored Infantry. Union loss, 2 killed, 3 wounded. Total, 5. June 14-15: Exp. from Pensacola to MiltonNEW YORK--6th Infantry (Cos. "B," "C," "E," "H"). Aug. 19: Affair, St. John's MillCapture of Confederate Signal Station. Oct. 16: Engagement, Fort BrookeU. S. Navy. Oct. 17: Action, Tampa BayU. S. Gunboats "Tahoma" and "Adele" destroy 2 Blockade Runners. Dec. 25: Engagement, Fort BrookeU. S. Navy. Dec. 30: Skirmish, St. AugustineMASSACHUSETTS--24th Infantry (Detachment). Union loss, 4 killed.
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