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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 18 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8 6 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 2 2 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Old South. (search)
o the discourteous phraseology, I would simply say that it is an admission that the South had marvelous success in its desire for political supremacy—one of the two objects of its ambition. Before passing to our second question: Did the Old South produce brave and successful warriors? I will allude to a few characteristic incidents of the Old South, which do not bear materially upon either of the two questions under consideration. In the year 1765, on the passage of the Stamp Act, Colonel John Ashe, Speaker of the House of Commons of North Carolina, informed Governor Tryon that the law would be resisted to every extent. On the arrival of the British sloop of war Diligence in the Cape Fear river, he and Colonel Waddell, at the head of a body of the citizens of New Hanover and Brunswick, marched down together, frightened the captain of the sloop so that he did not attempt to land the stamped paper. Then they seized the boat of the sloop, and carried it with flags flying to Wilming
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
nderson, Gen. Joseph R., 19. Anderson, Major, 263. Anderson, Major, Robert, 337. Anderson, S. W.. 175. Andrews, Lt., 403. Appomattox C. H., 21, 32. Archer, Gen. J. J., 268. Archer, Capt. James W., 107. Ard, E. G., 129. Ard, Joseph, 117. Arkansas Inf., 13th Regiment, 70. Army of Northern Virginia, 25; Annual Meeting of Society of, 281; Officers of, 296; Articles of Surrender of, 107. Artillery, C. S., 58, 67; Ordnance from England, 172. Ashby, Gen. Turner W., 112. Ashe, Col., John, 431. Asparagus, Substitute for, 107. Audubon, J. J., 428. Augusta, Ga., C. S. Arsenal at, 289; Confederate Survivors' Association of, 270. Augustin, Col., 300. Avery, Major, 25. Ayres' Battery, 94. Axson, Capt., 405. Baird, Gen. A., 349. Baker, Gen., 267. Bancroft, Geo., 429. Bane, Col., 380. Bankhead, Col., 349. Bankhead, Sergeant J., 91. Barker, Capt. W. N., 91, 102. Barnes, U. S. N. Commander, 285. Barnes, Col., Dixon, 18, 20. Barnwell county, S. C., 22. Ba