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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2 1,234 1,234 Browse Search
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 302 302 Browse Search
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) 282 282 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 181 181 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Heroes of the old Camden District, South Carolina, 1776-1861. an Address to the Survivors of Fairfield county, delivered at Winnsboro, S. C., September 1,1888. (search)
t lost eighteen killed, wounded and missing. Then came the great campaign of 1864, and in its first battle, the Wilderness, the Twelfth had another gallant colonewounded was Lieutenant Cadwalader Jones, of York. Then followed the winter of 1864-‘65 in the trenches around Petersburg. The engagements on the 25th and 26th Marrt Sumter, and thence it rejoined the Army of Northern Virginia in the spring of 1864 under the command of General W. S. Walker. Stephen Elliot, who had so nobly dd Federal officer in that fair and admirable history of the Virginia campaign of 1864-‘65, published in the Scribner Series, in the estimate of the important servicesnth regiment under his command on that terrible occasion. The Virginia Campaign 1864-‘65.—Humphreys, p. 256. One-half of the regiment was lost at Fort Steadman o wounded by a bayonet. Going to Virginia with Hagood's brigade in the spring of 1864, on the 14th May, preceding the battle at Drury's Bluff, he drove back a line o
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Stonewall Jackson's scabbard speech. (search)
e first tap of the drum, and some of them loaded their muskets immediately on leaving their rooms. Other cadets blindly followed their example. About thirty yards in rear of the archway, and flanked by the wings of barracks, stood the State arsenal, in which were stored many thousand stand of arms, mostly flintlock muskets of the Revolutionary model. (This building, together with the Institute buildings, was destroyed by General Hunter, in his unsuccessful expedition against Lynchburg in 1864, and was never rebuilt. On the contrary, the blackened walls and rubbish were removed and the ground leveled, so that of the old arsenal searcely a vestige remains today). The guarding of this depository of arms was one of the duties of the corps of cadets. (In fact, this arsenal was the germ of the Virginia Military Institute). About the time of Lincoln's first inauguration, it had been rumored that an attempt would be made to capture the arsenal and remove the arms. Who the attacking
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Diary of Major R. C. M. Page, Chief of Confederate States artillery, Department of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee, from October, 1864, to May, 1865. (search)
e artillery of that department. October 7th, 1864.—Reported to General Breckinridge, at Wythevillrepaired harness and the like. October 20th, 1864.—Removed to camp on Kent's farm in the neighborrter in the Shenandoah Valley. October 28th, 1864.—McClung's battery, acting with Vaughan's cavalguns sent by rail to Richmond. November 5th, 1864.—Wytheville, Virginia. In view of an early advVaughan. Transported by rail. November 8th, 1864.—Wytheville, Virginia. Started by rail today f, Tennessee, towards morning. November 14th, 1864.—Marched to camp, near Morristown, Hamblin counured guns and Burroughs four. November 15th, 1864.—Lynch, with two brass 12 pound howitzers and tff returned to Wytheville. Va. November 24th, 1864.—Arrived at a farmer's house between Blue Sprinost shot in the back by them. December 18th, 1864.—Lieutenant Burroughs with a section of one goohich, however, did not occur. December 20th, 1864.—Reached Mt. Airy by Rye Valley road and camped
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Signal Corps in the Confederate States army. (search)
Smith. He quickly learned his duties and was zealous in their performance. When not employed with his flags and spy-glass, he was incessantly playing his violin. He was once sent as lance sergeant in charge of a squad of prisoners to Mobile, and it was amusing to see the care and watchfulness he displayed in authority. It would have broken his heart had one of his prisoners escaped. To finish with Carlo: He remained with the signal corps until captured off Havanna in a blockade runner in 1864. He was bound for the Rio Grande to join General Slaughter via Havanna and Mexico, but after his capture never returned to the Confederate States. Peace to his ashes; he was not a bad sort of a fellow. On falling back from Corinth, the signal men being sufficiently instructed to go on duty were dispersed to several points in the command. Clagett with one party going to Mobile, Davidson with another to Vicksburg, and Elcan Jones with another to Kirby Smith across the river. These were
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Wee Nee volunteers of Williamsburg District, South Carolina, in the First (Hagood's) regiment. (search)
dent that the enemy's guns were of longer range than ours. December 10th, 1863, to March 10th, 1864.—Some time before the assault of Fort Sumter, of 8th of September, Colonel Rhett and his command the viands. The Colonel and Doctor pronounced the repast excellent. March 11th to April 14th, 1864.—The regiment was relieved from further duty at Secessionville and went into camp just inside thewo of each size and sent them to headquarters in the city. April 6th to 30th.—In the spring of 1864, it became the purpose of the Confederate Government to transfer a large portion of the forces coinion with him that it would be proper for him to consent to remain on detached duty. May 1st, 1864.—The regiment took up the line of march and reached Charleston in the afternoon. We went into ca distance off. Once or twice we halted and sent our guides in advance to reconnoitre. May 7th, 1864.—Reached Walthall Junction about two hours before day. Here we found General Bushrod R. Johnso
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address of Colonel Edward McCrady, Jr. before Company a (Gregg's regiment), First S. C. Volunteers, at the Reunion at Williston, Barnwell county, S. C, 14th July, 1882. (search)
equal to its entire numerical strength at the commencement of the campaign; and notwithstanding its own heavy losses and the reinforcements received by the enemy, still presented an impregnable front to its opponent, and constituted an insuperable barrier to General Grant's On to Richmond. Let me use the language of a foreign writer to describe the scenes of the second great battle of Cold Harbor, which brought to an end Grant's promise to fight it out on that line: But the June of 1864, says Colonel Chesney, found Grant almost in sight of the city, upon the very ground which McClellan had held on the banks of the Chickahominy two years before. Four times he had changed the line of operation chosen in obedience to Lincoln's strong desire, on which he had declared his intention to fight it out all the summer. Four times he had recoiled from the attempt to force his way direct to the rebel capital, for his indomitable and watchful adversary ever barred the way. Once more, on
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Roll of the Rockbridge Battery of artillery, April 10, 1865. (search)
Present. Bolling,——. Absent. Brown, H. Signal Corps. Absent. Brown, John M. Present. Byers, G. Newton. Present. Chapin, . Absent. Coffee,——. Absent. Compton, Robt. Present. Conner, A. Present. Conner, F. At home sick. Absent. Conner, Henry. Present. Conner, J. Present. Cooke,——. Present. Cox,——. Absent. Craig, John B. Present. Cochran, F. J. At home sick. Absent. Dandridge, Stephen. Present. Darnall, A. M. Captured at Tighlman's Gate, 1864. Absent. Davis, C. Present. Davis, J. M. M. Present. Dixon, Henry. Present. Dold, Calvin M. Present. Estill, W. Present. Ford, James. Wounded. Absent. Friend, Benj. C. Present. Gibson, Robt. Present. Gilliam, Wm. Absent. Ginger, George. Absent. Ginger, W. Captured at Gettysburg. Absent. Gold, Alfred. Sick at home. Absent. Gooch,——. Present. Gordon, Wm. Wounded. Absent. Private Heischell,——. Present. Hide, E. P. Present.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), My comrades of the army of Northern Virginia, (search)
enious mechanic from Lynchburg, Virginia, invented and made a machine by which we were enabled in twenty-four hours to make, fill and press a million of caps. But in a short time our supply of sheet copper was exhausted, and after the occupation of Chattanooga by the Union troops and the loss of our copper mines in Tennessee, we were placed in a serious dilemma. We had no copper—no mines—and the blockade was very stringent —it was impossible to obtain it. In this emergency, in the spring of 1864, an officer was sent to North Carolina by my order and with the approval of the Chief of Ordnance, Colonel Gorgas, and directed to purchase, cut up, and ship to the Richmond arsenal all the turpentine and brandy stills he could find. He was very efficient and successful, and with the copper of these old stills we made all the caps used by the army for the last year of the war. Percussion caps were filled with fulminate of mercury, made from mercury and nitric acid. The nitric acid was m<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.40 (search)
as to do my whole duty, and advance the interest of that cause which was as dear to my heart as life. I have now given you a sketch of my course, from which you may glean whatever may tend to the answering of your purpose. I feel much more interest in my character and reputation as a Christian and a minister of the gospel than as a soldier, and that you may know my standing as such I will give you a few items. I often preached in camp. While in camp at Dalton, Georgia, in the spring of 1864, there was a general revival of religion in the army, and I participated in it, preaching very often to my command. Within two weeks I baptized over fifty of my own men in a little creek near the camp. I believe my religious character gave me influence with my men in camp, on the march and in the field. While our division was in camp at Jonesboroa, Georgia, the 16th of September, 1864, having been set apart by the President as a day of fasting and prayer, on that day I preached to a large
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Hagood's brigade: its services in the trenches of Petersburg, Virginia, 1864. (search)
Hagood's brigade: its services in the trenches of Petersburg, Virginia, 1864. [An address by General Johnson Hagood before the Survivors' Association of Charleston District, South Carolina, April 12, 1887, at Charleston, South Carolina.] The Survivors' Association of Charleston District, including the present county of Berkeley, held its annual meeting at the German Artillery Hall April 12, 1887. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, W. Aiken Kelly; First ned medium, the New Orleans Picayune, happily gives so many ungarnered details of the adoption of the Great Seal, that it becomes a duty to aid in their permanent preservation. The Great Seal of the Confederate States of America was engraved in 1864, by the late Joseph S. Wyon, of London, England, predecessor of Messrs J. S. and A. B. Wyon, chief engravers of Her British Majesty's seals, etc., and reached Richmond not long before the evacuation of the city, April 3, 1865. It was of silver, a
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