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Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 11 1 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 7: Secession Conventions in six States. (search)
are greatly Incensed. We would like to see them help themselves. --Memphis Evening Argus, January 17, 1861. Measures were taken by the Convention, and by the Legislature, which had reassembled, in order to give force to the Ordinance of Secession, to increase the military power of the State. The Governor, on hearing that the Chief Magistrate of Louisiana had seized the National Arsenal at Baton Rouge, with its fifty thousand small arms, heavy cannon, and munitions of war, sent Colonel C. G. Armistead, to ask him to share his plunder with his brother of Mississippi, on such terms as he might deem just. Pettus asked for ten thousand stand of arms. He got eight thousand muskets, one thousand rifles, six 24-pound cannon and equipage, and a considerable amount of ammunition. Private munificence was exhibited to some degree. Patriotic citizens, said the Governor, in various portions of the State, have extended to me pecuniary aid in arming the State. Hon. A. G. Brown sent me a bi
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 21: beginning of the War in Southeastern Virginia. (search)
subsequent events, the historian is constrained to believe that the disaster on that day was chargeable more to a general eagerness to do, without experience in doing, than to any special shortcomings of individuals. View in the main Street of Hampton in 1864. this is a view from the main Street, looking northwest toward the old church, whose ruins are seen toward the left of the picture, in the back-ground. The three huts in front occupy the sites of the stores of Adler, Peake, and Armistead, merchants of Hampton. The one with the wood-sawyer in front was a barber's shop The writer visited the battle-ground at Great Bethel early in December, 1864, in company with the father of Lieutenant Greble and his friend (F. J. Dreer), who was with him when he bore home the lifeless body of his son. We arrived at Fortress Monroe on Sunday morning, December 11, 1864. and after breakfasting at the Hygeian Restaurant, near the Baltimore wharf, we called on General Butler, who was then
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
neral Pillow. It took part in the fight at Ten Islands, August 14, 1864. In Armistead's brigade it lost heavily at Lafayette and Rome, Ga., and was transferred to is report of the engagement at Lafayette, Ga., June 24, 1864, says: After Colonel Armistead was wounded, the command of his brigade devolved upon Colonel Ball, whose Seven killed, 18 .wounded at Lafayette, Ga., June 24, 1864. （998-999) Col. C. G. Armistead says: To Col. C. P. Ball the command is greatly indebted for the good orJune 10th, under General Pillow. （791) Commanded by Lieut.-Col. L. D. Hatch, Armistead's brigade, district of Central and Northern Alabama, August 21st. （812) Presnder Maj. W. T. Poe; Colonel Ball commanding cavalry force. Nos. 93, 94-In Armistead's brigade, district of Central Alabama, to December, 1864. No. 103—（281) Mr-General Steele, April 12, 1865. （1047) Col. Charles P. Ball commanding, in Armistead's brigade, Maury's army, March 10th. Livingston's Eighth Alabama cava