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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 10 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 8 0 Browse Search
James Parton, Horace Greeley, T. W. Higginson, J. S. C. Abbott, E. M. Hoppin, William Winter, Theodore Tilton, Fanny Fern, Grace Greenwood, Mrs. E. C. Stanton, Women of the age; being natives of the lives and deeds of the most prominent women of the present gentlemen 6 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: October 16, 1861., [Electronic resource] 6 0 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 6 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 4 0 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 4 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 2 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
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Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee, Chapter 15: evacuation of Richmond and the Petersburg lines.--retreat and surrender. (search)
ree stars on each side of the turned-down collar, fine top boots with handsome spurs, elegant gauntlets, and at his side a splendid sword. The handle of this sword is white, with a lion's head at the top and wrapped with gilt wire (not studded with jewels, as has been pub-lished), with gilt guard, the scabbard of blue steel with gilt trimmings. Where the rings are attached, on one side of the blade, are the words, General Robert E. Lee, from a Marylander, 1863 ; on the other, Aide toi et Dieu t'aidera. This sword is in the possession of Gen-eral G. W. C. Lee, son of General Lee, and the President of Washing-ton and Lee University at Lexington, Va. With a magnificent physique, not a pound of superfluous flesh, ruddy cheeks bronzed by exposure, grave and dignified, he was the focus for all eyes. His demeanor was that of a thoroughly possessed gentleman who had a disagreeable duty to perform, but was determined to get through it as well and as soon as he could without the exhibitio
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 15 (search)
in the morning, was not brought off till after dark, when his wound was alive with maggots. This was also the condition of many others. He lay between two rows of an old cotton-field, on his back, and he said if he attempted to cover his face with his cap, a shower of balls would fall around him. His wound is now doing well, and it is hoped his leg may be saved. He is cared for most tenderly by his wife, who is fortunately here, and by the Sisters of Charity, in whose hospital, the Hotel Dieu, he is treated. Just across the hall from him is Gen. Sherman, wounded on the twenty-seventh, who has just had his leg amputated to save his life, and who is now doing very well. Our forces remained in the position I have described till after dark Sunday night, when they were withdrawn, and occupy the same places they did for the eighteen days previous. Our whole loss, killed, wounded, and missing, was about seven hundred and fifty. But a very small proportion were killed, and many ar
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 12.91 (search)
list of ships built by the Lairds. According to the volume, Our Cruise in the Confederate States' War Stealer Alabama, she was a bark-rigged wooden propeller, of 1040 tons register; length of keel, 210 feet; length over all, 220; beam, 32; depth, 17. She carried two horizontal engines, each of 300 horse-power; she had stowage for 350 tons of coal. All her standing rigging was of wire. She had a double wheel placed just before the mizzen-mast, and on it was inscribed the motto, Aide toi et Dieu t'aidera. The bridge was in the center, just before the funnel. She carried five boats: cutter and launch amidships, gig and whale-boat between the main and mizzen mast, and dingey astern. The main deck was pierced for twelve guns. She had an elliptic stern, billet head, and high bulwarks. Her cabin accommodations were first-class; and her ward-room was furnished with a handsome suite of state-rooms. The starboard steerage was for midshipmen, the port for engineers. Next came the eng
Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz), I. First months (search)
her slow, received an encouraging prod from a bayonet. Which events put us in great good humor, and we rode merrily home. Headquarters Army of Potomac November 25, 1863 I write a line, merely to say that the entire army is under marching orders, for daylight to-morrow; the men in high spirits. As to the officers, you would suppose they were all going on a merrymaking, to hear them when the order was issued. Our object is to fight the enemy, which I pray we may do, and with success, but Dieu dispose. Our stopper has been the weather, which to-night promises to be set fair, and the roads are passable, though not good. I wish some critics, who complain of our inactivity, could be compelled to take a soldier's load and march twenty miles through this mud. Their next article would, I think, clearly set forth the necessity of doing nothing till the driest of weather. Headquarters Army of Potomac November 27, 1863 Here we are, camped south of the Rapid Ann, and I find a leisure
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 114 (search)
ngs, John, Some morning, before yees know what to do. But, suddenly, came a fierce growl And a rustle beneath the old table Where Louis and John, cheek by jowl, Sat plotting fast as they were able. 'Twas the bear from the North had broke loose, Having heard of their wicked designings, Says he, Boys, don't crow now so crouse, I'll spoil all your secret combinings. Oh! Ill have a hand in the pie, For Jonathan is an old friend of mine You are flying a little too high, On his bones you never need hope to dine. With a “sacre,” “mon Dieu,” and a fling, The Frenchman leaped back with affright, While John's face, like a “shoat” in spring, From crimson became a bad white. “Pardonnez moi,” Crapeau did cry; “Oh, the devil!” cries John in a huff; While the Russian looked on mighty sly, “Hooch!” says Pat, “my boys, you'll get enough.” Singing: It's better be honest and true, And spake out, like men, what you mane; “Ould dad,” you are not “the true blue,” A
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 11: military operations. (search)
, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. So help me God! [Traduction.] Je, . . . . . . . . . ., jure solennellement autant qu'il sera en moi, de soutenir, de maintenir et de defendre la Constitution des Etats-Uris. Que Dieu me soit en aide! The general is sure that no foreign subject can object to this oath, as it is in the very words of the oath taken by every officer of the European Brigade, prescribed more than a year ago in Les reglements de la Legion Francai . . ., jure solennellement de remplir, autant qu'il sera en moi, les devoirs de . . . . . . . . . . . ., de la Legion Francaise, et je promets de soutenir, de maintenir, et de defendre la constitution de l'etat et celle des Etats Confederes. Que Dieu me soit en aide! Assermente et signe devant moi. By command of Major-General Butler. R. S. Davis, Capt. and A. A. A. G. On the 7th of August, it was reported that the oath prescribed to the citizens had been taken by 11,723 persons, an
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 100 (search)
cannot do without our cotton, for then she would virtually be in our power. France is unwilling to interfere, for fear of the treachery of the latter. She always remembers her as la perfide Albion. But if France concludes to take Mexico, she will require the alliance of the Southern Confederacy to protect her from Northern aggression. Nations as well — as individuals always consult their own interests in any alliance they may form. Hence, our best reliance must be in our stout hearts and strong arms. I have been very unwell for several months, but could not rest until now. I hope shortly to return to duty, with renewed health and vigor. I know not yet to what point I shall be ordered. I hope to do something shortly by taking the offensive with a wellorganized army. However, l'homme propose et Dieu dispose; hence, I shall go with alacrity wherever I am ordered. With kind regards, etc., I remain yours, sincerely, G. T. Beauregard. Gen. Wm. E. Martin, Pocotaligo, S. C.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), God save the King .(or Queen), (search)
non, and the music was by the eminent Lulli, the founder of the French opera. The following is a copy of the words: Grand Dieu sauve le Roi! Grand Dieu venge le Roi! Vive le Roi! Que toujours glorieux, Louis victorieux! Voye ses ennemis ToujoursDieu venge le Roi! Vive le Roi! Que toujours glorieux, Louis victorieux! Voye ses ennemis Toujours soumis! Grand Dieu sauve le Roi! Grand Dieu venge le Roi! Vive le Roi! This air was sung by the vine-dressers of France until kingcraft lost its hold upon the people. Other authorities credit Henry Carey with the authorship of both words and musDieu sauve le Roi! Grand Dieu venge le Roi! Vive le Roi! This air was sung by the vine-dressers of France until kingcraft lost its hold upon the people. Other authorities credit Henry Carey with the authorship of both words and music of the English hymn. The music of the American national hymn, My country, 'tis of Thee (words by the late Rev. Samuel Francis Smith, D. D.), is the same as that of God save the King (or Queen).Dieu venge le Roi! Vive le Roi! This air was sung by the vine-dressers of France until kingcraft lost its hold upon the people. Other authorities credit Henry Carey with the authorship of both words and music of the English hymn. The music of the American national hymn, My country, 'tis of Thee (words by the late Rev. Samuel Francis Smith, D. D.), is the same as that of God save the King (or Queen).
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 4: Edwards (search)
the Edwardian theology was a part of the great deistic debate which took its root in the everlasting question of the origin of evil in the world. It was a three-cornered contest. The Calvinists and the infidels both believed in a kind of determinism, but differed over the nature of the determining cause. The Calvinists found this cause in a personal Creator, omnipotent and omniscient, to whom they did not scruple to carry up all the evil as well as all the good of the universe--c'est que Dieu, as Calvin himself states categorically, non seulement a preveu la cheute du premier homme, et en celle la ruine de toute sa posterity, mais qu'il l'a ainsi voulu. The deists, who at this time formed the fighting line of the infidels, while verbally acknowledging the existence of God and theorizing on the nature of evil, virtually regarded the universe as a perfectly working machine in which there was no room for a personal governor or for real sin. To the Arminians, including the bulk of th
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 1, Chapter 6: the genius of Universal emancipation.—1829-30. (search)
m is remarkable. If he wishes to discuss the subject of slavery, or to complain of any slander of his character, I shall be happy to see him at my boarding-house, No. 135 Market Street, where I will endeavor to convince him that he is pursuing a wicked traffic; or if I fail in the argument, I will make a public apology for my strictures upon his conduct. Let me assure him, however, that I am not to be intimidated by the utterance of any threats, or the perpetration of any acts of violence. Dieu defend le droit.—W. L. G. Garrison early declared against paying any money compensation to slaveholders for emancipating their slaves; and in reply to the inquiry of a colonizationist,— Who can doubt that it might be the soundest policy to extinguish the master's claim throughout our territory at the price of six hundred millions of dollars? he said: We unhesitatingly doubt it, in a moral point of view. It Ibid., Oct. 2, 1829, p. 25. would be paying a thief for giving up stolen p
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