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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 252 (search)
een hundred men. If they had fired low, with this immense superiority, they would have annihilated us. But, fortunately for us, they fired too high, and most of their shots passed over our head. Our loss was three killed, three mortally and about fifteen slightly wounded. The loss of the enemy, as far as I could ascertain, was twenty-one killed and over one hundred wounded. Forty of the wounded were left on the field and in the church. Eight of these have since died, and I was told by Dr. Brown, who was called to attend the wounded, that there would but very few of the forty recover, their wounds being nearly all mortal. Among the wounded was Major Breckinridge and Adjutant Henderson. An hour after the battle Adjutant Henderson came in with a flag of truce, and asked the privilege of burying their dead and attending to their wounded. This was granted by Gen. Prentiss. The enemy were commended by Col. Dorsey, Lieut.-Col. Kent, and Major Breckinridge. We took twenty-seven pr
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 57 (search)
ty thousand men — cavalry, artillery and infantry, in due proportions — will be immediately formed near Annapolis, Md. Major-Gen. Wool, United States Army, will command the camp, in addition to his duties as Department Commander. The ground will be selected, and the troops, which will be assembled as rapidly as possible under orders from the War Department, will be placed in position as they arrive, Brig.-General L. P. Graham is assigned to duty as Chief of Cavalry at the camp. Brevet Brig.-Gen. Harvey Brown as Chief of Artillery, according to his brevet. A Chief of the Infantry arm will hereafter be designated. The Chief of Ordnance, the Quartermaster-General, Commissary-General, Surgeon-General, and Paymaster-General, will each designate an experienced regular officer as the chief of their respective departments at the camp. These officers will be subject to the orders of Gen. Wool, and under his supervision will, without delay, establish a hospital, and depots of all the suppli
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 72 (search)
am Lincoln. Recommended. William H. Seward. Washington, Executive Mansion, April 1, 1861. all officers of the army and navy to whom this order may be exhibited will aid by every means in their power the expedition under the command of Colonel Harvey Brown, supplying him with men and material, and cooperating with him as he may desire. Abraham Lincoln. A true copy. M. C. Meigs, Captain of Engineers, Chief Engineer of said Expedition. Confidential. Washington City, April 2, 1861. sirng that you will have full confidence in the disposition of the Government toward you, I remain, etc., Abraham Lincoln. Captain S. Mercer, United States Navy. A true copy. M. C. Meigs, Captain of Engineers, Chief Engineer of Expedition of Colonel Brown. War Department, Adjutant-General's office, Wednesday, April 4, 1861. sir: By direction of the War Department, you will charter such vessels as Captain G. V. Fox, the bearer of this, may designate, for such times and with such supplies as
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)
evet) Allen, Robert, Mar. 13, 1865. Ames, Adelbert, Mar. 13, 1865. Anderson, Robert, Feb. 3, 1865. Arnold, Richard, Mar. 13, 1865. Augur, Chris. C., Mar. 13, 1865. Averell, Wm. W., Mar. 13, 1865. Ayres, R. B., Mar. 13, 1865. Baird, Absalom, Mar. 13, 1865. Barnard, John G., Mar. 13, 1865. Barnes, Joseph K., Mar. 13, 1865. Barry, Wm. F., Mar. 13, 1865. Beckwith, Amos, Mar. 13, 1865. Benham, H. W., Mar. 13, 1865. Brannan, J. M., Mar. 13, 1865. Brice, Benj. W., Mar. 13, 1865. Brown, Harvey, Aug. 2, 1866. Buchanan, R. C., Mar. 13, 1865. Butterfield, D., Mar. 13, 1865. Canby, Ed. S. R., Mar. 13, 1865. Carleton, J. H., Mar. 13, 1865. Carlin, Wm. P., Mar. 13, 1865. Carr, Eugene A., Mar. 13, 1865. Carroll, Sam. S., Mar. 13, 1865. Casey, Silas, Mar. 13, 1865. Clarke, Henry F., Mar. 13, 1865. Cook, P. St. G., Mar. 13, 1865. Cram, Thomas J., Jan. 13, 1866. Crawford, S. W., Mar. 13, 1865. Crook, George, Mar. 13, 1865. Crossman, G. H., Mar. 13, 1865. Cullum, Geo. W.,
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Index (search)
, I, 613-615. Bragg, Braxton, I, 456, 471, 477, 479, 481, 484-486, 488, 490; II, 80, 131, 146, 151. Branch, Mr., I, 87. Breckinridge, Joseph C., I, 484, 485, 488. Brewerton, Henry, I, 46, 60. Brewster, A., II, 395. Bridgham, Thomas, I, 10. Britton, Emily, II, 566. Brock, Mr., I, 496, 497. Brodhead, J. M., .1, 356. Brooke, Fort, Fla., I, 73, 77, 88. Brooke, John R., I, 187, 244, 246, 247, 300, 317. Brooks, James, II, 200. Brooks, Phillips, II, 558. Brown, Harvey, I, 85, 86. Brown, J. M., 11, 216, 267. Brown, John, I, 153; II, 170. Brown, Levi R., I, 49. Brown, Lieutenant Colonel, I, 369. Brown, Orlando, 11, 215, 217, 232, 233, 283, 284, 347. Buck, R. P., I, 125, 128; II, 545. Buckingham, Maurice, I, 313. Buell, D. II., I, 135. Buell, Don Carlos, 1,188,456; II, 169. Buell, G. P., I, 588, 603. Buford, John, I, 260, 398-401, 403, 406, 407, 412, 413, 415, 416, 418, 423. Bullfinch, John, I, 25. Bull Run, Battle of,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 16 (search)
rtance of the event discussed. Ad. Daniel Ammen. Army and Navy Journal, vol. 21, p. 519. Pensacola Bay, Fla. Nov. 22, 23, 1861. Fort Pickens fires upon Fort McRae; rumors and telegraphic accounts. Boston Evening Journal, Nov. 26, 1861, p. 2, cols. 6, 8, p. 3, col. 6; Nov. 27, p. 4, col. 7; Nov. 29, p. 2, col. 6; Nov. 30, p. 2, col. 6, p. 4, cols. 1, 6. — – Full account; from the U. S. steamer Richmond. Boston Evening Journal, Dec. 12, 1861, p. 2, cols. 5, 6. — – Report of Col. Harvey Brown. Boston Evening Journal, Dec. 16, 1861, p. 2, col. 2. — – Rebel account of engagement; short. Boston Evening Journal, Dec. 10, 1861, p. 2, col. 2. Pequot, U. S. steamer. Account of her action at Fort Fisher, second attack, and later in Jan., 1865. Army and Navy Journal, vol. 2, p. 381. Perkins, Capt. W. E., with John C. Ropes and Gen. F. W. Palfrey, committee for Mass. Hist Soc. Peninsular campaign of McClellan, rev. of. N. Y. Nation, vol. 33, p. 200. Perry, Thos
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
Monroe and Key West, was the only fortified post held by the United States within Confederate territory. On the mainland between the navy yard and McRee, a number of batteries were placed, and preparations were on way for an attack which should bring Pickens also under the Southern flag. Between the hostile guns lay the bay of Pensacola, and on the river seven miles northward lay that city, well out of the range of fire. The Federal garrison was reinforced by several companies, and Col. Harvey Brown was put in command. Supply ships could approach without incurring the fire of the Confederate batteries, and warships were sent to blockade the port and assist in the defense of the fort. There were no offensive operations throughout the summer. The Second brigade of troops was put under command of W. H. T. Walker, promoted to brigadier-general, and he had in charge two Alabama regiments, Villepigue's Georgia battalion and two independent companies, in all about 2,300 men, with Fort
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
had become so great that the people of Georgia were at the time unwilling to send troops out of the State. Lee asked that he be assigned another general officer to take charge of troops guarding the approaches of Savannah from the Ogeechee. Governor Brown expressed confidence in Lee and heartily cooperated with him. He declared that the attack on Savannah must be repelled at any cost, and intimated that he would rather see the city burned than surrendered. He directed General Jackson to call of the governor's speech to the State troops at Savannah March 15th, to which General Wayne added, that if they, do not re-volunteer within the week, as set forth in his speech, he will replace them by an equivalent force of new volunteers. Governor Brown in a subsequent interview stated that not more than 3,500 of the State troops now in service could be counted upon at any one time within the next two or three months for the defense of Savannah. My own opinion is, said General Pemberton, af
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
act was put in effect, in accordance with the recommendation of President Davis. The constitutionality of this act was discussed in a correspondence between Governor Brown and President Davis, including seven letters, in which the measure was defended by the president and assailed by the governor. In his second letter President Davis said to Governor Brown: I take great pleasure in recognizing that the history of the past year affords the amplest justification for your assertion that if the question had been whether the conscription law was necessary to raise men in Georgia, the answer must have been in the negative. Your noble State has promptly rstion of transfer was submitted to the troops and decided in the negative almost unanimously. This was previous to the conscript act. When that became a law, Governor Brown immediately tendered the State army to Brigadier-General Lawton, commanding the military district of Georgia, Maj.-Gen. Henry R. Jackson, commander of the Sta
Col. J. J. Dickison, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.2, Florida (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2: (search)
al commander that such action seemed fully justified as a means of defense, and especially so under the threats of the new administration. On April 1st a second and more formidable Federal expedition was ordered to the Gulf coast under Colonel Harvey Brown, who was given command of Florida by the Federal government and ordered to make Fort Jefferson his main depot and base of operations. He sailed on the ship Atlantic, followed by the Illinois, carrying stores, and the ships Sabine, St. Lous well as the Powhatan under Lieut. David D. Porter, all indicating the intention of the United States to make a formidable effort to retain armed possession of its strongholds at Key West, Dry Tortugas and Santa Rosa island. The forces with Colonel Brown landed April 18th, and troops continued to arrive, it being the intention to put 3,000 men on the island. Meanwhile the government of the Confederate States was not idle. Provisional forces were called out for the defense of Pensacola har
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