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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 36: strategic importance of the field. (search)
t place and hold it as a step towards a spring campaign. Our troops in East Tennessee are now clothed; rations are also accumulating. When Foster left most of the troops had ten days supplies, with five hundred barrels of flour and forty days meat in store, and the quantity increasing daily. I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, Major-General. Later despatches from General Grant and Commander-in-Chief Halleck were as follows: Nashville, Tenn., February 13, 1864. Major-General H. W. Halleck, General-in-Chief: Despatches just received from General Schofield and conversation with General Foster, who is now here, have determined me against moving immediately against Longstreet. I will write more fully. No danger whatever to be apprehended in East Tennessee. U. S. Grant, Major-General. Knoxville, February 15, 1864, 6.30 P. M. Major-General Thomas: In consequence of Longstreet's movement in this direction I have ordered one division of
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1864, February (search)
February 13. No entry for February 13, 1864.
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
er of war. Abraham Lincoln. Believing that this atrocity has been perpetrated without your knowledge, and that you will take prompt steps to disavow this violation of the usages of war, and to bring the offenders to justice, I shall refrain from executing a rebel soldier until I learn your action in the premises. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, John J. Peck, Major-General. [Inclosuire no. 2.] headquarters Army and district of North Carolina, New Berne, N. C., Feb. 13, 1864. Major-General Pickett, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, Confederate Army : General:--I have the honor to enclose a list of fifty-three soldiers of the U. S. Government who are supposed to have fallen into your hands on your late hasty retreat from before New Berne. They are loyal and true North Carolinians, and duly enlisted in the Second North Carolina Infantry. I ask for them the same treatment in all respects as you will mete out to other prisoners of war. I am, ver
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 9: roster of general officers both Union and Confederate (search)
John C. Moore led a brigade in the Army of the west. John R. Baylor, conspicuous in operations in Texas and New Mexico in 1861-62. Henry E. McCulloch, Texas brigade and District commander. Jerome B. Robertson led a brigade in Hood's division. Louis T. Wigfall, Bearer of a Flag of truce at Fort Sumter. Thomas N. Waul, Colonel of Waul's Texas Legion. Von Egloffstein, F. W., Mar. 13, 1865. Von Vegesack, E., Mar. 13, 1865. Vreeland, M. J., Mar. 13, 1865. Wade, Jas. F., Feb. 13, 1864. Wagner, Louis, Mar. 13, 1865. Waite, Charles, April 2, 1865. Waite, John M., Feb. 13, 1865. Wainwright, C. S., Aug. 1, 1864. Wainwright, W. P., Mar. 13, 1865. Walcutt, C. F., April 9, 1865. Walker, D. S., Mar. 13, 1865. Walker, F. A., Mar. 31, 1865. Walker, M. B., Mar. 27, 1865. Walker, Samuel, Mar. 13, 1865. Walker, Thos. M., July 5, 1865. Wallace, M. R. M., Mar. 13, 1865. Wangelin, Hugo, Mar. 13, 1865. Warner, D. B., Feb. 13, 1865. Ward. Durbin, Oct. 18, 1865. Ward, G
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial paragraphs. (search)
t Infantry of Charleston, June 16th, 1870; South Carolina in arms, arts, and the Industries, by John Peyre Thomas, Superintendent of Carolina Military Institute; Map of the Siege of Vicksburg; Map of the Seat of War in Mississippi; Marginalia, or Gleanings from an army note book, by Personne, army correspondent, &c., Columbia, S. C., 1864; The burning of Columbia, S. C., by Dr. D. H. Trezevant. From J. F. Mayer, Richmond: Messages of President Davis for January 18th, February 5th, February 13th and February 14th, 1864. Mr. Mayer is an industrious collector of Confederate material, and places us under frequent obligations for rare and valuable documents. From General Carter L. Stevenson, Fredericksburg, Va: A box of his headquarter papers, which consist of such valuable material as the following: Report of Lieutenant-General S. D. Lee of the operations of his corps from the time he succeeded General Hood in the command to the arrival of the army at Palmetto Station; General Lee's
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of General J. E. B. Stuart of cavalry operations on First Maryland campaign, from August 30th to September 18th, 1862. (search)
and campaign, from August 30th to September 18th, 1862. [We were suprised to find the following report missing from the published reports of the campaign of 1862, and can only account for the omission by reference to the late date at which it was sent in. As it has never, we believer been printed in any other form, and is a report of importance and value, we give it from the original autograph Ms. of the great cavalryman.] headquarters cavalry corps, army of Northern Virginia, February 13th, 1864. Colonel — I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the cavalry division from the battle of Groveton Heights, August 30th, 1862, to the recrossing of the Potomac, September 18th, 1862. On the 31st of August, while following up the enemy in the direction of Centreville, Colonel Rosser was sent in the direction of Manassas, where it was understood the enemy were still in some force. He succeeded in driving them from that place with some captures, and r
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 33: (search)
that he would not stultify himself by claiming the act to be constitutional. He said, We know that it is not constitutional, but it is necessary. It now became necessary for the government of Virginia, represented by Francis H. Pierpont, to emigrate, for the new State of West Virginia embraced the territory in which he was located. He therefore departed with his carpetbag, and located at Alexandria on the Potomac, which became the seat of government of so-called East Virginia. On February 13, 1864, a convention, consisting of a representative from each of the ten counties in part or wholly under the control of the United States forces, assembled at Alexandria to amend the constitution of the state of Virginia. Some sections providing for the abolition of slavery were declared to be added to the constitution, and the so-called convention adjourned. Nothing of importance occurred until after the occupation of Richmond by the United States forces. On May 9, 1865, President Johns
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Mississippi, 1864 (search)
haliaINDIANA--72d Mounted Infantry. Feb. 12: Skirmish, Holly SpringsILLINOIS--3d Cavalry. TENNESSEE--4th Cavalry. Feb. 12: Skirmish, Wall HillIOWA--2d Cavalry. Feb. 13: Skirmish, Wyatts'ALABAMA--1st Cavalry (Detachment). ILLINOIS--114th Infantry. INDIANA--93d Infantry. OHIO--72d and 95th Infantry. Feb. 13: Skirmish, TallahatchiFeb. 13: Skirmish, Tallahatchie RiverILLINOIS--114th Infantry. Feb. 13: Skirmish, VicksburgMISSISSIPPI--2d Colored Infantry. Union loss, 3 wounded, 3 missing. Total, 6. Feb. 13-14: Skirmishes, MeridianILLINOIS--5th and 11th Cavalry; 20th, 31st, 45th and 124th Infantry. IOWA--4th Cavalry. MISSOURI--10th Cavalry. Feb. 13-14: Skirmishes, Chunky StationILLINOIS-Feb. 13: Skirmish, VicksburgMISSISSIPPI--2d Colored Infantry. Union loss, 3 wounded, 3 missing. Total, 6. Feb. 13-14: Skirmishes, MeridianILLINOIS--5th and 11th Cavalry; 20th, 31st, 45th and 124th Infantry. IOWA--4th Cavalry. MISSOURI--10th Cavalry. Feb. 13-14: Skirmishes, Chunky StationILLINOIS--4th Cavalry (2 Cos.); 20th, 31st, 45th and 124th Infantry. Union loss, 12 killed and wounded. Feb. 14: Skirmish, Wyatts'ILLINOIS--Battery "E," 1st Light Arty. Feb. 15-17: Skirmishes, MarionINDIANA--25th Infantry. IOWA--14th Infantry. NEW JERSEY--35th Infantry. WISCONSIN--32d Infantry. Feb. 15-March 6: Exp. from Vicksburg to Gra
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Tennessee, 1864 (search)
try. IOWA--2d Cavalry. KENTUCKY--5th Cavalry. MISSOURI--4th Cavalry. NEW JERSEY--2d Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--19th Cavalry. TENNESSEE--2d, 3d and 4th Cavalry. UNITED STATES--4th Cavalry. Union loss, 54 killed, 179 wounded, 155 missing. Total, 388. Feb. 13: Scout near KnoxvilleOHIO--111th Infantry (Detachment). Feb. 13: Skirmish, Fentress CountyTENNESSEE--1st Mounted Infantry. Feb. 17: Skirmish, DandridgeINDIANA--4th Cavalry. Feb. 17: Expedition from Island No. 10 to Riley's LandingNEW JERSEY--Feb. 13: Skirmish, Fentress CountyTENNESSEE--1st Mounted Infantry. Feb. 17: Skirmish, DandridgeINDIANA--4th Cavalry. Feb. 17: Expedition from Island No. 10 to Riley's LandingNEW JERSEY--34th Infantry (Detachment). Feb. 17-22: Expedition from Motley's Ford to Murphey, N. C.WISCONSIN--1st Cavalry. Feb. 18: Skirmish near MarysvilleScouting party, 1st Cavalry Division, Cumberland. Feb. 18: Skirmish, SeviersvilleTENNESSEE--6th Cavalry. Feb. 18: Skirmish, MifflinTENNESSEE--6th Cavalry. Feb. 18-19: Scout from Ooltewah to Burke and Ellidge's Mill, Ga.ILLINOIS--38th Infantry (Detachment). MICHIGAN--4th Cavalry (Detachment). Feb. 20: Skirmish, Holston RiverTENNESSEE--4th Infantry.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, Charles J. Powers (search)
Charles J. Powers Col. 108th N. Y. InfantryDec. 28, 1863, to Feb. 13, 1864. 2d Brigade, 3d Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Col. 108th N. Y. InfantryMay 3, 1863, to May 16, 1863. 2d Brigade, 3d Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
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