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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 132 2 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 46 2 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 44 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 44 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 30 2 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 21 1 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 18 0 Browse Search
William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik 12 0 Browse Search
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History 5 3 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: November 18, 1861., [Electronic resource] 5 1 Browse Search
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William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik, Chapter 8. (search)
erence protected his friend E. D. Baker from the anger of an infuriated crowd. Baker was a brilliant and effective speaker, and quite as full too of courage as invelooking down through the door at the speaker. I was in the body of the crowd. Baker was hot-headed and implusive, but brave as a lion. Growing warm in his arraign, at the same time advancing from the crowd as if to perform the task himself. Baker, his face pale with excitement, squared himself for resistance. A shuffling ofar by, threatening to break it over the head of the first man who laid hands on Baker. Hold on, gentlemen, he shouted, this is the land of free speech. Mr. Baker hMr. Baker has a right to speak and ought to be heard. I am here to protect him, and no man shall take him from this stand if I can prevent it. His interference had the desireo proceed. I was in the back part of the crowd that night, and an enthusiastic Baker man myself. I knew he was a brave man, and even if Lincoln had not interposed
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 6. (search)
he incoming administration of persons suitable to be appointed to fill the various Federal offices in Illinois, as Colonel E. D. Baker and himself were the only Whigs elected to Congress from that State. In performing this duty, one of his leading ed in Washington but a few days thereafter. Before leaving, he wrote to the new Secretary of the Treasury: Colonel E. D. Baker and myself are the only Whig members of Congress from Illinois--I of the Thirtieth, and he of the Thirty-first. Wm expressing any opinion of his own for or against the policy of political removals. He also expressly explains that Colonel Baker, the other Whig representative, claims no voice in the appointment. Dear Sir: I recommend that Walter Davis be apest. A number of the Western members of Congress had joined in a recommendation to President-elect Taylor to give Colonel E. D. Baker a place in his cabinet, a reward he richly deserved for his talents, his party service, and the military honor he
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861, October (search)
ty muskets, left Albany, N. Y., for Washington. There was a perfect ovation at the departure of this regiment. Prior to their departure a handsome regimental banner was presented to the troops, with appropriate ceremonies, by the wife of Erastus Corning.--N. Y. Herald, Oct. 22. A large body of rebels, under Jeff. Thompson and Lowe, were defeated at Fredericktown, Missouri, by Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana troops, about two thousand in number, under Colonel Carlin, Colonel Ross, Colonel Baker, Major Plummer, and Major Scofield. The engagement lasted two hours, when the rebels fled from the field in disorder, and took to the woods. Major Gavitt and Captain Hingham were killed in making a charge. Colonel Lowe, the rebel leader, was killed and four heavy guns were captured. The rebels were pursued for twenty-two miles, when the chase was given over. Two hundred rebels were left in the field. Union loss, six killed and forty wounded.--(Doc. 100.) Capt. J. H. Barnes, wi
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861, October (search)
in-General would not do any thing in the matter beyond reporting the case to the Home Government. Other consuls, though the Madrid Government may not have granted the exequatur, are at once admitted to the free exercise of their office before that formality, but this will not be the case in the present instance.--N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, Oct. 30. Fifty men of the Sixth Indiana regiment, under Lieutenant Grayson, were attacked on the road near Hodgeville, Kentucky, by about double their number of rebels, whom they repulsed. Three rebels were left on the field dead, and five wounded. Three of the Union men were severely wounded, Lieutenant Grayson being of the number.--(Doc. 104.) General Fred. W. Lander was ordered to the command of the brigade recently commanded by Colonel Baker. Only a few hours subsequent to his assumption of the command, and while engaged in a reconnoissance, he received a musket ball in the calf of the leg. It was extracted.--N. Y. Times, Oct. 24.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Ball's Bluff and the arrest of General Stone. (search)
comprising the brigades of Gorman, Lander, and Baker, Afterward Sedgwick's division, Second Corp, from Gorman's front, concentrated it against Baker, and about 3 o'clock attacked with vigor. Eac in advance of the infantry on the right. Colonel Baker allowed this cavalry to return without sco as the latter order had been received Colonel Baker immediately sent for three regiments and a force in the face of the enemy.--Editors. Colonel Baker immediately crossed with me and as many meon was apparently paid to this advice, and Colonel Baker ordered me to take charge of the artilleryleft in the open ground, in front of a part of Baker's regiment, exposed to a hot fire. It was not, and the pieces were worked for a time by Colonel Baker in person, his assistant adjutant-general r the enemy. About half an hour afterward Colonel Baker came from the right of the line and passedtant adjutant-general, reported to me that Colonel Baker having been killed, I was in command of th[11 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Operations of 1861 about Fort Monroe. (search)
ings. We Major Theodore Winthrop. From a Portrait. could readily discern the incendiaries going about the streets setting fire to the houses. In August, 1861, General John E. Wool was appointed to succeed General Butler in command at Fort Monroe. Early in the fall of 1861 I was ordered, with my regiment, the 2d New York, to report to General Stone for duty in operations about Ball's Bluff, but Colonel E. D. Baker, with his regiment, was sent in my place. It appeared, later, that Colonel Baker had desired that he should be substituted, and when objections were made he succeeded in overruling them [see p. 123]. After the battle between the Monitor and Merrimac [see Vol. I., p. 692], General Wool, seeing the advantage of opening the blockade of the James River, prepared for an attempt to recapture Norfolk. President Lincoln, with Secretaries Stanton and Chase, came to Fort Monroe, and on May 8th, 1862, the order was given and a movement made. Rear-Admiral Goldsborough, w
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 3: military operations in Missouri and Kentucky. (search)
Informed that they were near Frederickton, he sent out a considerable force under Colonel Plummer, They consisted of the Eleventh, Seventeenth, and Twentieth Illinois, and 400 cavalry. to strike them from the East, while Captain Hawkins, with Missouri cavalry, was ordered up from Pilot Knob on the Northeast, followed by Colonel Carlin with a body of infantry as a support, These consisted of parts of the Twenty-first, Twenty-third, and Twenty-eighth Illinois, the Eighth Wisconsin, Colonel Baker's Indiana cavalry, and Major Schofield's Battery. to engage and occupy Thompson until Plummer's arrival. They formed a junction at Frederickton, with Plummer in chief command, and, starting in pursuit of the Confederates, who they supposed were in full flight, found them about one thousand strong, well posted and ready for battle, partly in an open field and partly in the woods, only a mile from the village, with four iron 18-pounders in position. Schofield opened the battle with his h
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 5: military and naval operations on the coast of South Carolina.--military operations on the line of the Potomac River. (search)
front of Colonel Lee. In the mean time Colonel Baker had been pressing forward from Conrad's Ferainesville. It was so. At the very time when Baker was preparing to pass over the reserves in for much greater for want of this support. Colonel Baker, like General Stone, was ignorant of this nt French were already there; and, just before Baker reached the Bluff, a detachment of Cogswell's s on the Bluff, numbering nineteen hundred. Baker's entire force consisted of the California Regord, and with his pistol blew out his brains. Baker had enjoined many of his California regiment tad received information from time to time that Baker was perfectly able to hold his position if not A little while afterward, the sad news of Baker's death was received, and Stone hastened forwa was reported to be large. The death of Senator Baker was felt as a national calamity. In a g dispatch from the East announced the death of Baker. Rejoicing was changed into mourning, and the[13 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
Auburn, Va., cavalry fight near; 3.100. Auger, Gen., at the siege of Port Hudson, 2.63 i. B. Bailry, Lieut.-Col., Joseph, dam constructed by across the Red River, 3.267. Baird, Gen., at the battle of Missionaries' Ridge, 3.167. Baker, Senator, speech of in New York at the Union Square meeting, 1.356. Baker, Col. E. D., energy and gallantry of, 2.141; death of at Ball's Bluff, 2.142. Balloons, use of in connection with the telegraph (note), 2.132. Ball, Mr. Lincoln's inaugBaker, Col. E. D., energy and gallantry of, 2.141; death of at Ball's Bluff, 2.142. Balloons, use of in connection with the telegraph (note), 2.132. Ball, Mr. Lincoln's inauguration, 1.294. Ball's Bluff, battle of, 2.142; sad fate of fugitives from, 2.143; Union losses at, 2.145. Baltimore, Democratic convention at in 1860, 1.25; conspiracy in, 1.281; riotous demonstrations in, 1.405; Massachusetts Sixth attacked by the mob of, 1.411; great meeting held at, 1.415; exasperation of free labor States against, 1.441; Gen. Butler's march on, 1.446; troubles with the police commissioners of, 1.551-1.553: approach of Confederates under Johnson to, 3.346; convention
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., chapter 38 (search)
to the Maryland shore, at his discretion. It seems that Col. Baker had doubts, on reaching the river, whether to reenforce belting that field on three sides, within musket-shot. Col. Baker reached it between 1 and 2 o'clock, P. M. His entire forposted as to repel aid to our side from Edwards's Ferry. Col. Baker had barely completed the formation of his men, when his s on ours, because of the uncovered position of our men. Col. Baker insisted on exposing himself with the most reckless brav Dranesville southward on the day of the fatal fight. Col. Baker has been widely blamed for rashness in this conflict, any the hand of Col. Cogswell, an hour before the death of Col. Baker, who had put it in his hat without reading it. It is as P. Stone, Brig.-General Commanding. How Stone expected Baker to push 4,000 men with 1,900, in an advanced and unsupporteesburg to a good point for covering that place? As to Col. Baker's reading or not reading this dispatch, it must be consi
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