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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Red River campaign. (search)
On the 23d Emory Franklin having been wounded on the 8th. sent Birge with his own brigade and Fessenden's, supported by Cameron's division, to ford the river three miles above the ferry, turn Bee's left flank, while Emory engaged his attention in front, and drive him away. Birge performed this service handsomely, overcoming many difficulties with great skill, and finally leading the brilliant assault of Fessenden's brigade that dislodged Bee from his strong position, and sent him off to Beasley's, thirty miles away. The Union losses in this affair were about 200, of which 153 were in Fessenden's brigade. Colonel Fessenden was severely wounded.--R. B. I. The way being thus cleared, the army marched into Alexandria on the 25th and 26th, without further serious molestation. Here General Hunter was met, bearing fresh, and this time very positive, orders from Lieutenant-General Grant to bring the expedition to an end. The records show that General Grant wished Hunter to be sent
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
f this regiment, were greatly distinguished for their courage. Private J. B. Stinson, of same regiment, acting as courier to General Anderson, was wounded in three places at Sharpsburg, and there, as on every other battlefield, behaved most nobly. Colonel Bennet, of the Fourteenth North Carolina, commends Captains Jones, Freeman, Bell, Debun, and Weir, Lieutenants Liles, Mitchell, Harney, Shankle, Bevers, Threadgill, Meachem, Sergeants Jenkins, McLester, Corporal Crump, privates McGregor, Beasley, Odell, and Morgan. The Second North Carolina, after the death of the gallant and accomplished Tew, was commanded by Captain Roberts, since resigned. The Thirtieth North Carolina, after the fall of its gallant Colonel, was commanded by Major Sillers, a brave and meritorious officer. I much regret that the officers of these two regiments have declined to present the names of those specially distinguished for coolness and courage. The Thirteenth North Carolina, under Lieutenant-Colonel
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Operations of the artillery of the army of Western Louisiana, after the battle of Pleasant Hill. (search)
batteries were withdrawn, Mosely's covering the rear. Lieutenant Fontaiue, commanding a section of McMahon's artillery, posted on our extreme left, distinguished himself by remarkable coolness and bravery to which we are indebted for the safety of his two guns, which, placed in a very critical position, would have been lost but for the exhibition of these qualities. These batteries fired on that day 533 rounds ammunition. The artillery, being withdrawn, marched all night, and reached Beasley's, 30 miles distant, at 1 A. M., 24th instant, and at 12 M., same day, were ordered to march to Carroll Jones's, 20 miles distant, which was accomplished by sun-down. The batteries were here halted, by order of General Bee, and did not reach McNutt's hill until the enemy's train had passed, but Major Semmes took McMahon's and West's batteries into the plain and skirmished with the enemy. The endurance exhibited by Major Semmes and his command of artillery has not been surpassed in thi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mims, Fort, massacre at (search)
ts. Several other buildings were enclosed within the acre of ground stockaded, and the whole was known as Fort Mims. Major Beasley was placed in command and authorized to receive any citizens who would assist in defence of the station, and issue soending storm, and a new enclosure was built. At the close of August Indians were seen prowling around Fort Mims; but Major Beasley was confident that he could maintain the post against any number of Indians. Aug. 30 was a beautiful day, and no sr presence was a horrid yell, that filled the air as they came streaming over a field towards an open gate of the fort. Beasley flew to close it, and the soldiers rushed with their arms to the portholes. The unarmed men and the women and children, pale with terror, huddled within the houses and cabins of the enclosure. Beasley was too late. He was felled by clubs and tomahawks, and over his dead body the terrible torrent rushed into the new enclosure. The soldiers made a gallant fight
William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 1, Chapter 6: White conquerors. (search)
I go home some day, and tell him what his scapegrace son has been doing for the last twelve years. Ha! ha! the dear old dad will stare when I tell him he sent me out with sixpence, and I ask him to come and see what I have bought with his sixpence-a little place in California, about the size of County Linlithgow! The lands all round Salinas are in English and American hands. Jackson, one of the first arrivals in San Francisco; Hebbron, lately a detective, practising his art in London; Beasley, one of three brothers living in the place; Spence, the first English colonist in Monterey; Johnson, a sheepherder, who has given his name to a high peak; Leese, the gentleman who wedded Vallejo's sister; Beveridge, a young and thriving Scot; these are the chief owners of land around Salinas. They are all of British birth. On taking possession of the land, such strangers fence the fields, and drive intruders from the cattleruns. Worse still, they go into the female market and raise th
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Appendix no. 2: the work of grace in other armies of the Confederacy. (search)
r glade near the home of Mrs. Burrus. We were exposed to a fearful fire. Never did I see men fall so rapidly. General James E. Rains, of our brigade, fell dead while cheering on our command. His last reported words were, Forward, my brave boys, forward. He was a gallant man and had treated me with special courtesy for nearly a year and a half of our army association. His father a venerable Methodist minister of Nashville, Tennessee. Our wounded called to me for help. I took up Lieutenant Beasley and rode out, when the order to retire came. Went back and brought off three more of our boys; got an ambulance for Lieutenant Pryor, who could not sit on my horse—spent awhile with the Federal wounded. Saw Lieutenant Whitecotton, Third Georgia Battalion, wounded in the head. The three named are of our battalion. Two Federals, wounded in the back, asked me to have them carried to our quarters rather than the Federal. Another begged to be carried off. I was struck with the bright h
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), chapter 18 (search)
t my headquarters, a brilliant soldier of Prussia, and an irreparable loss to our cause and his adopted country. After the fall of General Green, General Bee assumed command of the cavalry corps until Gen. John A. Wharton was assigned to that duty. At Monett's Ferry, April 23d, with his division and General Major's division (including Bagby's and Debray's brigades), in all about 2,000 men, he was assailed by nearly the entire army of General Banks, and after a stubborn fight fell back to Beasley's. The report of Col. George W. Baylor, Second Arizona cavalry, commanding Major's brigade (Major commanding division), gives details of great interest. He described the gallant service of his brigade, under Colonel Lane—Madison's, Lane's and Chisum's regiments and his own—on April 7th, when Lieuts. W. T. Brown and F. B. Chilton, of his regiment, were wounded, the former mortally. In the first action of the brigade on the 8th, when they fought dismounted, they captured a battery, but l
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.37 (search)
omas B. Smith, third sergeant, wounded at Gettysburg. Peyton R. Lawson, fourth sergeant, killed at South Mountain. Robert A. Holt, fifth sergeant, wounded. William T. Guill, first corporal, a color guard, and killed at Gettysburg. Stanard Booker, second corporal. Jacob W. Morton, third corporal, wounded at Gettysburg, and captured. W. W. Berkeley, fourth corporal. Privates. Allen, Joseph, dead; Baker, Elijah, killed at Gettysburg; Baker, John E., died during the war; Beasley, W. D., wounded at Gettysburg; Blankenship, Joel, died during the war; Blankenship, Dick, died during the war; Booker, Horace, discharged early in the war; Brightwell, William, dead; Brightwell, Charles; Breedlove, John W., wounded at Gettysburg; Clark, Charles J., promoted to captain, wounded at Gettysburg; Clark, Elijah W., dead; Clark, E. C., transferred to cavalry; Clark, William, dead; Clark, Floyd, promoted to lieutenant; Calhoun, Adam; Calhoun, John; Creacy, John, a gallant man, pro
The Daily Dispatch: November 5, 1860., [Electronic resource], The New market Racks (search)
The New market Racks --Fourth Day.--The four-mile day attracted a very large assemblage at the New Market Course, and there being three to run for the $300 purse, considerable interest was manifested among the friends of the several entries. Oysterman, Leisure and Minnie Lehman were the contestants. The two first contested the race beautifully. Three heats were run, Minnie was distanced, and Oysterman won the race in 8:03, 8:36 and 8:33. The mile-heat race, with Hall's brown filley, Hare's Bullion, Beasley's Buck-Eye and Baltzer's Gibbons, resulted in the success of Gibbons in the first heat, Buck-Eye winning the second heat, the time not reported, however, by the judges.
The Daily Dispatch: November 24, 1860., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
M F Walker miss S J Watkins miss S E Ward miss S J Woodson miss B M Wilson miss J N Willeroy miss M A Woodfin miss Martha E Young miss L Gentlemen's List. Acree W C Anderson Mr Avey F F Aldridge S R 2 Aldworth R Auld E Anderson G N Ashby H C Abrahams H Archibald H M Adkins Jos Atkinson Jas Adams H Abrahams C Allen L S Abrahams A Archer B O Anderson W P Areny W F Armidon A O Armidon J P Anderson W (c'd) Brown H Barnes S E Beasley M 2 Bonnavant P D2 Blount L Bomser L Brown T R Butler M P Baker R A Blatchford R M Bullington R J Bass R Bourquenot H Brown W Bailey W P Baug hman W Burl W (col'd) Bruce W B Bartholomew W Bookes W H Ballard J S Barlow W H Berry J L Bell J Belknap J M Bass J Blake J Bruckley J E Burton J Brizzalarro J Brown J G Baptist Dr J G Burton J H Bowen C Booschan D Bragg B F Barrett A Booze A 2 Bowen F Baptist Geo Briggs R T
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