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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 59 59 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 56 56 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 36 34 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 29 29 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 27 27 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 25 25 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 24 24 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 24 24 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: May 25, 1863., [Electronic resource] 22 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 22 22 Browse Search
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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—the American army. (search)
e hands of the rebels the depots of provisions and ammunition of his own soldiers, in order to take away from the latter every means of resistance. Abandoned by a portion of their officers, destitute of resources, finding only enemies among the ungrateful population they had protected during so many years, these brave soldiers were further obliged to resist the flattering representations of those who promised them a brilliant future in the ranks of the insurgents. One of their old chiefs, Van Dorn, had the sad hardihood to reappear among them, to support these propositions with the influence which his rare military qualities had given him. He made no converts; and the remnants of his regiment, obliged to enter into an agreement for evacuating the place with the enemies who surrounded them on every side, returned to the cities of the North, where they met the comrades so long separated from them, who were flocking to the defence of the national cause. New dangers had in fact sough
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—secession. (search)
nia; they crowned this act of violence by ordering a levy of fifty-five thousand men. In Texas, Van Dorn continued to pursue the remnants of the regular army with all the eagerness of a man who had dederal troops which happened to be on their territory must be considered as prisoners of war. Van Dorn was charged with the execution of this order, which was a violation of a sacred pledge. Sibleyhe Star of the West he saw several Confederate steamers loaded with troops under the command of Van Dorn. He was obliged to disembark; and being without means of defence, he had to submit to the conds in possession of all the depots upon which they were to subsist; and being soon surrounded by Van Dorn, who had come to meet them with fifteen hundred men, they were obliged to lay down their arms aal Floyd had not confined his operations to Texas, where we have seen the treason of Twiggs and Van Dorn fully successful. He had sent Colonel Loring to Santa Fe to take command of the regular forces
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—the first winter. (search)
their old enemies, in destroying each other. Van Dorn, that captain of cavalry whom we saw in Texasr colors and making them prisoners afterwards—Van Dorn, who had become one of the important personagints of his line. It was by this line that Van Dorn desired to attack and take the Federal positie. The Federals were thus taken in rear, and Van Dorn had already obtained an important advantage bns of McIntosh and McCulloch had been left by Van Dorn near the place where they had bivouacked duriying still farther to the left, would prevent Van Dorn from renewing the attack on the side of Leetoons situated on both sides of the post-road. Van Dorn defended himself with great obstinacy, and reonfounded with his namesake, made prisoner by Van Dorn the year previous, who had remained loyal to ola. Finally, after the battle of Pea Ridge, Van Dorn had taken advantage of Curtis's retreat to abait before attacking Grant for the arrival of Van Dorn, who was expected to join him on the 5th or 6[9 more...]