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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces at Knoxville, Tenn.: November 17th-December 4th, 1863. (search)
much of the information contained in this list and in similar lists to follow, the editors are indebted (in advance of the publication of the Official Records ) to Brigadier-General Richard C. Drum, Adjutant-General of the Army. K stands for killed; w for wounded; m w for mortally wounded; m for captured or missing; c for captured. The Union army. army of the Ohio--Major-General Ambrose E. Burnside. Ninth Army Corps, Brig.-Gen. Robert B. Potter. Escort: 6th Ind. Cav. (4 co's), Col. James Biddle. Loss: k, 1; w, 1; m, 1==3. First division, Brig.-Gen. Edward Ferrero. First Brigade, Col. David Morrison: 36th Mass., Maj. William F. Draper; 8th Mich., Lieut.-Col. Ralph Ely; 79th N. Y., Capt. William S. Montgomery; 45th Pa., Lieut.-Col. Francis M. Hills. Brigade loss: k, 4; w, 19; m, 6==29. Second Brigade, Col. Benjamin C. Christ: 29th Mass., Col. Ebenezer W. Peirce; 27th Mich., Maj. William B. Wright; 46th N. Y., Capt. Alphons Serieri; 50th Pa., Maj. Edward Overton, Jr. Brigad
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces in the Atlanta campaign. May 3d-September 8th, 1864. (search)
phy, Lieut. W. W. Manning. First Brigade (joined army in the field July 27th), Col. Israel Garrard: 9th Mich., Col. George S. Acker; 7th Ohio, Lieut.-Col. George C. Miner. Second Brigade (designated as the First Brigade until July 31st), Col. James Biddle, Col. Thomnas H. Butler, Col. James Biddle: 16th Ill., Capt. Hiram S. Hanchett; 5th Ind., Col. Thomas H. Butler, Maj. Moses D. Leeson; 6th Ind., Lieut.-Col. C. C. Matson, Maj. William W. Carter; 12th Ky., Col. Eugene W. Crittenden, Maj. JamCol. James Biddle: 16th Ill., Capt. Hiram S. Hanchett; 5th Ind., Col. Thomas H. Butler, Maj. Moses D. Leeson; 6th Ind., Lieut.-Col. C. C. Matson, Maj. William W. Carter; 12th Ky., Col. Eugene W. Crittenden, Maj. James B. Harrison. Third Brigade (joined army in the field June 28th), Col. Horace Capron: 14th Ill., Lieut.-Col. David P. Jenkins; 8th Mich., Lieut.-Col. Elisha Mix, Maj. William L. Buck, Maj. Edward Coates; McLaughlin's Ohio Squadron, Maj. Richard Rice. Independent Brigade, Col. Alex. W. Holeman, Lieut.-Col. Silas Adams: 1st Ky., Lieut.-Col. Silas Adams; 11th Ky., Lieut.-Col. Archibald J. Alexander. effective strength of the Union Army. date.Infantry.Artillery. Cavalry.Total. May 1st88,1
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at Nashville, Dec. 15-16, 1864. (search)
Lieut.-Col. John Lynch; 7th Ill., Maj. John M. Graham; 9th Ill., Capt. Joseph W. Harper; 2d Iowa, Maj. Charles C. Horton; 12th Tenn., Col. George Spalding; I, 1st Ill. Art'y, Lieut. Joseph A. McCartney. Brigade loss: k, 14; w, 98; m, 1 == 113. Sixth division, Brig.-Gen. Richard W. Johnson. First Brigade, Col. Thomas J. Harrison: 16th Ill., Maj. Charles H. Beeres; 5th Iowa, Lieut.-Col. Harlon Baird; 7th Ohio,Col. Israel Garrard. Brigade loss: k, 2; w, 9; m, 9 == 20. Second Brigade, Col. James Biddle: 14th Ill., Maj. Haviland Tompkins; 6th Ind., Maj. Jacob S. Stephens; 8th Mich., Col. Elisha Mix; 3d Tenn., Maj. Benjamin Cunningham. Brigade loss: w, 7; m, 1== 8. Artillery: I, 4th U. S., Lieut. Frank G. Smith. seventh division, Brig.-Gen. Joseph F. Knipe. First Brigade, Brevet Brig.-Gen. John H. Hammond: 9th Ind., Col. George W. Jackson; 10th Ind., Lieut.-Col. B. Q. A. Gresham; 19th Pa., Lieut.-Col. Joseph C. Hess; 2d Tenn., Lieut.-Col. William R. Cook; 4th Tenn., Lieut.-Col. Ja
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 1: early recollections of California. 1846-1848. (search)
-of-battle-ship Columbus had reached the coast from China with Commodore Biddle, whose rank gave him the supreme command of the navy on the coo, and on reaching Monterey you will report to the undersigned.--James Biddle. Of course, I executed my part to the letter, and these officere senior naval officer had a like control afloat. This was Commodore James Biddle, who had reached the station from China in the Columbus, ant the whart, found a boat, and went off to the Columbus to see Commodore Biddle. On reaching the ship and stating to the officer of the deck into the commodore's cabin, and soon made known to him my object. Biddle was a small-sized man, but vivacious in the extreme. He had a perfors, prepared with water and provisions for several days' absence. Biddle then asked me if I knew any of his own officers, and which one of t, where I left my prisoner on board, and went on shore to find Commodore Biddle, who had gone to dine with Frank Ward. I found him there, and
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 9: roster of general officers both Union and Confederate (search)
65. Beecher, James C., Mar. 13, 1865. Bell, John H., Nov. 30, 1865. Bell, J. W., Feb. 13, 1865. Bendix, John E., Mar. 13, 1865. Benedict, Lewis, April 9, 1864. Benjamin, W. H., Mar. 13, 1865. Bennett, John E., April 6, 1865. Bennett, T. W., Mar. 5, 1865. Bennett, Wm. T., May 25, 1865. Bentley, R. H., Mar. 13, 1865. Bentley, R. C., Mar. 13, 1865. Benton, T. H., Jr. , Dec. 15, 1864. Berdan, Hiram, Mar. 13, 1865. Bertram, Henry, Mar. 13, 1865. Beveridge, J. L., Feb. 7, 1865. Biddle, James, Mar. 13, 1865. Biggs, Herman, Mar. 8, 1865. Biggs, Jonathan, Mar. 13, 1865. Biles, E. R., Mar. 13, 1865. Bingham, H. H., April 9, 1865. Bintliff, James, April 2, 1865. Bishop, J. W., June 7, 1865. Black, J. C., Mar. 13, 1865. Blackman, A. M., Oct. 27, 1864. Blair, C. W., Feb. 13, 1865. Blair, Louis J., Mar. 13, 1865. Blair, W. H., Mar. 13, 1865. Blaisdell, W., Jan. 23, 1864. Blakeslee, E., Mar. 13, 1865. Blanchard, J. W., Mar. 13, 1865. Blanden, L., Mar. 26, 1865. Bloomf
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Biddle, James, 1783-1848 (search)
Biddle, James, 1783-1848 Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 29, 1783; was edueated at the University of Pennsylvania, and entered the navy, as midshipman, Feb. 12, 1800. He was wrecked in the frigate Philadelphia, off Tripoli, in October, 1803, and was a prisoner nineteen months. As first lieutenant of the Wasp, he led the boarders in the action with the Frolic, Oct. 18, 1812. Captured by the Poitiers. he was exchanged in March, 1813; and was made master commander in charge of a flotilla of gunboats in the Delaware River soon afterwards. In command of the Hornet he captured the Penguin. March 23, 1813. For this victory Congress voted him a gold medal. Made captain in February, 1815, he held important commands in different parts of the world. While in command of a squadron in the Mediterranean (1830-32), he was given a commission to negotiate a commercial treaty with the Turkish government. In 1845 he performed diplomatic service in China, and visited Japan.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Biddle, Nicholas, 1750- (search)
Biddle, Nicholas, 1750- Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 1750; made Medal presented to James Biddle by Congress. a voyage to Quebec before he was fourteen years of age. In a voyage to the West Indies he was cast away on an uninhabited island, where he remained two months. He entered the British navy in 1770. While a midshipman, he absconded, and became a sailor before the mast in the Carcass, in the exploring expedition of Captain Phipps in which Horatio Nelson served. Returning to Philadelphia after the commencement of the Revolution, he was appointed to the command of the brig Andrea Doria, under Commodore Hopkins. In 1776 he captured two transports from Scotland, with 400 Highland troops bound for America. In February, 1777, he sailed from Philadelphia in the frigate Randolph, and soon carried four valuable prizes into Charleston. Then he cruised in the West India waters with a small squadron; and in an action with a British 64-gun ship, March 7, 1778
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chesapeake, (search)
vessels; and as she entered Boston Harbor, in the spring of 1813, in a gale, her topmast was carried away, and with it several men who were aloft, three of whom were drowned. Among the superstitious sailors she acquired the character of an unlucky ship, and they were loath to embark in her. Evans was compelled to leave her on account of the loss of the sight of one of his eyes; and Lawrence, who had been promoted to captain for his bravery, was put in command of her, with the Hornet, Captain Biddle, as her consort. At the close of May the British frigate Shannon, thirty-eight guns, Capt. Philip The Shannon and Chesapeake entering the Harbor of Halifax. Bowes Vere Broke, appeared off Boston Harbor, in the attitude of a challenger. She then carried fifty-two guns. He wrote to Lawrence, requesting the Chesapeake to meet the Shannon, ship to ship, to try the fortunes of their respective flags. He assured Lawrence that the Chesapeake could not leave Boston without the risk of be
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hornet, (search)
an. 22, 1815), not knowing her fate, and the Hornet, Capt. James Biddle, and Tom Bowline arrived at the rendezvous together chor, when a strange sail was discovered at the windward. Biddle immediately went seaward to reconnoitre. The stranger camby the refusal of the men of the stranger to undertake it. Biddle's men, on the contrary, were eager for a hand-to-hand fighn the taffrail to inquire if she had actually surrendered, Biddle was fired upon by two British marines and wounded in the natswain. After taking from her all that was valuable, Captain Biddle scuttled her (March 25), and she went to the bottom ofuth Atlantic Ocean. Special honors were bestowed upon Captain Biddle. When he arrived in New York a public dinner was giveether, and Captain Warrington, of the latter, signalled to Biddle, of the former, that a strange vessel was seen in the distan her consort. The huge Englishman was gaining upon her. Biddle began to lighten her, and during the entire night of the 2
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Luce, Stephen Bleecker 1827- (search)
Luce, Stephen Bleecker 1827- Naval officer; born in Albany, N. Y., March 25, 1827; entered the navy as a midshipman from New York in 1841; was first attached to the Mediterranean squadron, and then to the Brazilian. With Commodore James Biddle he circumnavigated the globe in the 74-gun line-of-battle ship Columbus. He was afterwards on the Pacific station in the Vandalia, and then was attached to the home squadron in the Vixen. In September, 1855, he was commissioned lieutenant, and when the Civil War broke Stephen Bleecker luck. out in 1861 he was ordered to the Wabash, in which he participated in the attack on the forts at Hatteras Inlet. In the Wabash (then the flag-ship of Commodore Dupont) Lieutenant Luce engaged in the conflict at Port Royal. Subsequently he was employed in the blockade service in the Pontiac. In 1863, in command of the Naval Academy practice-ship Macedonian, he visited the ports of Plymouth and Portsmouth, England, and became deeply interested in t
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