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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 17: Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--the capture of Fort Fisher. (search)
turned with many horses and cattle, and about twenty-five hundred slaves. Wild lost thirteen men. The conquests made by Burnside, in 1862, had been in some degree recovered by the Confederates, and very little remained to the Nationals excepting Roaeans of communication with Wilmington during the war; and so early as the beginning of 1864, he laid his plan before General Burnside, then recruiting men in New York and New England to fill up his (Ninth) corps. Burnside was so pleased with and intBurnside was so pleased with and interested in the plan, that he went with it to Washington, and he received from the War Department full permission to carry it out. Mr. Kidder's plan was as follows: Wilmington is thirty miles from the sea, by the Cape Fear River, but only about twe purpose, and was nearly ready to go forward, when General Grant arranged for the campaigns in Virginia and Georgia, and Burnside and the Ninth Corps were The New Ironsides the New Ironsides was a very powerful vessel, built in Philadelphia. It
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 22: prisoners.-benevolent operations during the War.--readjustment of National affairs.--conclusion. (search)
will offering. He worked among the soldiers continually. He was agent for the Young Men's Christian Association of Brooklyn, and for the Ladies of St. George's Church, New York, of which he was a member. During his term of service, he distributed over $27,000 worth of hospital stores, food, books, &c., besides being employed, on several occasions, in important services for the Government.--[See Moss's History, &c., page 101. We have noticed some of Mr. Colyer's labors at New Berne, under Burnside.--See page 309, volume II. was organized and made ready for work, on the same general plan pursued by the Sanitary Commission. Its labors were not wholly confined to spiritual and intellectual ministrations, but, also, to the distribution of a vast amount of food, hospital stores, delicacies, and clothing. It, too, followed the great armies, and was like a twin angel of mercy with the Sanitary Commission. It co-operated efficiently with the chaplains of the army and navy, by supplying th
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
ing of the Gosport Navy-Yard, 1.396. Burnside, Gen. A. E., at Bull Run, 1.595; his operations on na, 1.285. Hazard, Commander S. F., in the Burnside expedition, 2.167. Hazen, Gen., Wm. B., atthe battle of Fredericksburg, 2.493; succeeds Burnside in command of the Army of the Potomac, 2.497;ille, abandoned by Buckner on the approach of Burnside, 3.129; operations of Burnside from, 3.155; LBurnside from, 3.155; Longstreet moves on, 3.156; invested by Longstreet, 3.157; siege of, 3.171-3.175; visit of the authorempt to establish loyal government in, 2.110; Burnside's operations on the coast of, 2.166-2.175; addresses of Burnside and Goldsborough to the people of, 2.177; Burnside's operations in, 2.305-2.312;attle of, 3.580. Parke, Gen. J. G., in the Burnside expedition, 2.167. Parker's Cross-Roads, bButler at, 1.444. Reno, Gen. J. L., in the Burnside expedition, 2.167. Renshaw, Commodore, dearyville, 2.510. Rowan, Corn. S. C., in the Burnside expedition, 2.167. Ruffin, Edward, speech [6 more...]
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