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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 3 3 Browse Search
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2 1 1 Browse Search
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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2, Chapter 43: visit to New Orleans and admission to Fortress Monroe. (search)
nner on his part, and much sympathy for his miserable state on mine. Some weeks passed and Mr. Davis became gradually worse, he ate less, and slept little; he had never become accustomed to the unavoidable noise made by relieving guard during the night watches, and he had become so emaciated that the largest part of his thigh measured less than an ordinarily stout man's upper arm. I appealed to Dr. Cooper for a medical opinion, and he wrote the following letter: Fortress Monroe, Va., May 23, 1866. Madam:I am in receipt of your communication of date, in which you ask of me how the health of your husband can be recruited, as you see him growing weaker and sinking daily. I have done all in my power to keep his health up, but I must own I see him becoming more and more weak day by day. He has been well cared for in the matter of food; the tramp of the sentinels he no longer hears. He has exercise one hour in the morning, and as much as he wishes for after four in the afternoo
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, I. List of officers from Massachusetts in United States Navy, 1861 to 1865. (search)
g. Master's Mate.Constellation; Sagamon.European; East Gulf.Jan. 10, 1869.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Feb. 14, 1865.Actg. Ensign. Jones, William G.,Mass.Mass.Mass.Feb. 14, 1864.Actg. Ensign.Narcissus.West Gulf.Feb. 13, 1865.Dismissed.Actg. Ensign. Jordan, Christopher, In service prior to 1861. See Navy Register.Mass.Mass.-—--, 1861.Carpenter.North Carolina; Ohio.Recg. Ship.--- Jordan, Frank,-Mass.Mass.Oct. 27, 1862.Actg. Master's Mate.Kingfisher; New Hampshire; Bibb.Recg. Ship.May 23, 1866.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Aug. 10, 1864.Actg. Ensign. Jordan, Joseph,Canada.Mass.Mass.May 17, 1864.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.Santiago De Cuba.North Atlantic.Aug. 18, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr. Joseph, William H.,Mass.Mass.Mass.May 26, 1864.Actg. Master's Mate.Little Ada.North Atlantic.July 17, 1865.Hon. discharged.Mate. Joyce, Noah D.,New Brunswick.Mass.Mass.Jan. 27, 1865.Actg. Ensign.Estrella.Gulf.Aug. 14, 1867.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Judson, Adoniram B., East I
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 7 (search)
. Born in Massachusetts. Captain, Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 20, 1862. Major, Aug. 24, 1863. Mustered out, Sept. 14, 1864. Died, Nov. 25, 1876. Johnson, John Burgess. Born at Rochester, Mass., Nov. 29, 1847. Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Colored Infantry, Sept. 8, 1863. Mustered out (disability), Jan. 20, 1865. First Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Colored Infantry, Feb. 15, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 20, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 7th U. S. Infantry, Apr. 23, 1866; accepted, May 23, 1866. First Lieutenant, Oct. 12, 1867. Unassigned, May 19, 1869. Assigned to 3d U. S. Cavalry, Jan. 1, 1871. Regimental Adjutant, May 15, 1871, to Apr. 4, 1878. Captain, Apr. 4, 1878. Johnson, John Edgar. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 1st N. H. Artillery, Sept. 17, 1864. Regimental Quartermaster, Jan. 5, 1865. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 15, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 20, 1865. Johnson, Rufus H. Born in Massachusetts. Major, Surgeon, U.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 9 (search)
4th Mass. Infantry, June 22, 1862. Discharged, Mar. 28, 1864, for promotion. Captain, 32d U. S. Colored Infantry, Aug. 11, 1865. Mustered out, Aug. 22, 1865. Johnson, John Burgess. Born at Rochester, Mass., Nov. 29, 1847. Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Colored Infantry, Sept. 8, 1863. Mustered out (disability), Jan. 20, 1865. First Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Colored Infantry, Feb. 15, 1865. Mustered out, Sept. 20, 1865. Second Lieutenant, 7th U. S. Infantry, Apr. 23, 1866; accepted, May 23, 1866. First Lieutenant, Oct. 12, 1867. Unassigned, May 19, 1869. Assigned to 3d U. S. Cavalry, Jan. 1, 1871. Adjutant, May 15, 1871, to Apr. 4, 1878. Captain, Apr. 4, 1878. Kimball, Gardner A. Private, 1st Mass. Infantry, May 24, 1861. Discharged for promotion, Jan. 14, 1864. Second Lieutenant, 35th U. S. Colored Infantry, Jan. 26, 1864. First Lieutenant, June 17, 1865. Mustered out, June 1, 1866. Kimball, George Hartwell. Private, 13th Mass. Infantry, July 16, 1861. First Li
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 5., Lawyers of Medford. (search)
tly made to me when I have distinctly marked the processes committed to them in such a manner as to notify them that I would not be responsible for officers' fees. When the Hon. Justice John W. Pettengill was a student in Mr. Griffin's office, Mr. Griffin told him to Stop Blackstone and read the statutes regarding officers' charges. Fight them and I will back you up. He classified the sheriffs and constables as robbers and Shylocks who could out-Shylock Shylock. The Transcript of May 23, 1866, paid the following tribute to Mr. Griffin: The death of John Q. A. Griffin will create quite a void in Republican circles in this state. He had for many years been known as a fearless and uncompromising champion of the ideas which triumphed in the country by the election of President Lincoln. Spurning expediency in politics, he advocated the right under all circumstances, and could not be persuaded to give up a jot or tittle of principle for success. Always wielding considerable