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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) 148 18 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 75 5 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 62 6 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 62 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 40 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 39 3 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 27 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 26 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 25 3 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 25 9 Browse Search
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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—Maryland. (search)
t noon, at the foot of this defile, which he found occupied by three brigades of McLaws' division, under the orders of Howell Cobb, formerly a member of Congress, well known in the political struggles which had preceded the civil war. Here also it w along the base of the mountains served at first as a point d'appui to the Confederate line. Dislodged from this shelter, Cobb re-formed his troops on the ridge, where he was supported by his artillery; the latter, however, could not prevent the Fedheaviest losses. The Federals ended by seizing all the positions of the enemy. Masters of the Crampton's Gap pass, which Cobb had naturally abandoned, together with the heights that commanded it, they emerged into Pleasant Valley. Proceeding rapidrmed by Lee of McClellan's march, and received orders to dispute the mountain passes with the Federals. He therefore sent Cobb with a large portion of his forces to Crampton's Gap, where we have seen him contending with Franklin on the 14th, and he
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—Kentucky (search)
mposed upon the city of St. Louis; requisitions were made upon counties where the civil war was raging as a substitute for the contingent, which could not be expected from them. Owing to these measures, Schofield was enabled to organize his army, and soon found himself in condition to take the field. The northern part of the State, situated on the left side of the Missouri, was subjected to fire and the sword in the latter half of July. Five thousand partisans, under Porter, Poindexter and Cobb, were ravaging the whole of that region. Colonel Merrill was sent to fight them, and he displayed in that difficult conjuncture those rare qualities which subsequently established his reputation as a cavalry officer. Colonel McNeil, one of Merrill's lieutenants, after chasing Porter's troops for twelve successive days, overtook them at last at Kirksville, in Adair county. Although the Confederates were three thousand strong, and McNeil had only one thousand horse, the victory rested with h
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VI:—Virginia. (search)
llowed at a short distance by two other brigades, advanced against the stone wall adjoining the road, behind which were posted the Confederate brigades of Cook and Cobb. For the space of six hundred metres, over which these troops had to pass, every step in the advance was marked by dead bodies; they closed their ranks without st their ranks were fast thinning off. The two brigades, which up to this time had alone defended the stone wall, lost their two commanders at the same moment-General Cobb killed and General Cook seriously wounded. But numerous reinforcements were at hand. Ransom's brigade This brigade, like many others, had preserved the nats former chief, although the latter commanded the whole division to which it belonged. had come to the relief of Cook's; Kershaw had been sent by McLaws to succor Cobb's soldiers. These new troops were placed in rear of those they came to support; and owing to a slight inclination in the ground they occupied on the road, they we
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VII:—politics. (search)
of the war; the limits of this work will not allow us to comment upon this interesting subject at length. At the time of the presidential election of 1860, Mr. Howell Cobb, who subsequently became a general in the Confederate service, had been Mr. Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury since 1857. He had seriously compromised theabundantly sufficient to defray all its expenses, and reduce the national debt, the amount of which was daily diminishing. But after the expiration of one year, Mr. Cobb was obliged to borrow twenty million dollars at five per cent., and in the month of June, 1860, before the civil war could have been foreseen, he found himself u-one millions on the same conditions as the first, he only succeeded in raising a little over seven millions. This issue took place in October. Two months later Mr. Cobb retired from the department, leaving its personnel disorganized, the public treasury exhausted and the national credit impaired, and thus bequeathed to his succ
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), chapter 8 (search)
1st Brigade, Hood; 2d Brigade, Laws. 4th Division, D. H. Hill. 1st Brigade, Rhodes; 2d Brigade, Colquitt; 3d Brigade, Garland; 4th Brigade, G. B. Anderson; 5th Brigade, Ripley. 3d corps, Magruder. 1st Division, Magruder. 1st Brigade, Howell Cobb; 2d Brigade, Griffith. 2d Division, D. R. Jones. 1st Brigade, Toombs; 2d Brigade, G. T. Anderson. 3d Division, McLaws. 1st Brigade, Kershaw; 2d Brigade, Semmes. Huger's Division. 1st Brigade, Armistead; 2d Brigade, Ransom; 3d Brigade, 4 regiments; 6th Brigade, Evans, 5 regiments, 1 battery. 4th Division, McLaws. 1st Brigade, Drayton, 3 regiments; 2d Brigade, Barksdale, 4 regiments; 3d Brigade, Kershaw, 4 regiments, 1 battery; 4th Brigade, Semmes, 4 regiments; 5th Brigade, Cobb, 5 regiments. 5th Division, Anderson. 1st Brigade, Wright, 4 regiments; 2d Brigade, Armistead, 4 regiments; 3d Brigade, Wilcox, 5 regiments; 4th Brigade, Pryor, 4 regiments; 5th Brigade, Featherstone, 4 regiments; 6th Brigade, Mahone, 4 regime
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), chapter 9 (search)
ral R. E. Lee. 1st corps, Longstreet. 1st Division, R. H. Anderson. Wright's brigade, Armistead's brigade, Wilcox's brigade, Perry's brigade, Featherstone's brigade, Mahone's brigade. 2d Division, Pickett. Kemper's brigade, Jenkins' brigade, Walker's brigade. 3d Division, Ransom. Brigade, ...... (formerly Ransom's); Cook's brigade. 4th Division, Hood. Law's brigade, Toombs' brigade, G. T. Anderson's brigade, Robertson's brigade, Evans' brigade. 5th Division, McLaws. Howell Cobb's brigade, Barksdale's brigade, Kershaw's brigade, Semmes' brigade, Drayton's brigade. Artillery, Walton. 2d corps, Jackson. 1st Division, A. P. Hill. Field's brigade, Gregg's brigade, Thomas' brigade, Lane's brigade, Archer's brigade, Pender's brigade. 2d Division, D. H. Hill. Rodes' brigade, Iverson's brigade, Doles' brigade (formerly Ripley's), Colquitt's brigade, Grimes' brigade (formerly Anderson's). 3d Division, Ewell. Hay's brigade, Trimble's brigade, Early's bri