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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 12: operations against Richmond. (search)
reparing to force, a passage of the stream at Chesterfield bridge, where he was confronted by McLaws's division of Longstreet's corps. These troops were mostly on the south side of the river, but held a tete-du-pont, or bridge-head battery of redan form, on a tongue of land on the north side. This, after a brief cannonade by three sections of field-pieces, planted by Colonel Tidball, the chief of artillery, was stormed and carried at six o'clock in the evening by the brigades of Pierce and Eagan, of Birney's division. They lost one hundred and fifty men, and captured thirty of the garrison. That night the Confederates tried in vain to: burn the bridge; and before morning they abandoned their advanced works on the south side of the stream, and withdrew to a stronger position a little in the rear. Hancock passed over the bridge in the morning May 24, 1864. which his troops had preserved, without feeling the enemy, and at the same time Wright's corps crossed the river at Jericho Fo
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 13: invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania-operations before Petersburg and in the Shenandoah Valley. (search)
e run between his forces and Warren's main body. The latter, finding the nature of the country very different from what he supposed it to be, ordered Crawford to halt until Meade could be consulted. At the same time Gibbon's division, under General Eagan, was pushing out from Hancock's column, to form a connection with Crawford's; but so dense was the tangled wood of the swamp, that each commander was ignorant of the proximity of the other, though the distance between them was scarcely a milerge upon Pierce's brigade of Mott's division. That startled brigade gave way, and left two guns. as spoil for the assailants. The latter eagerly pursued the: fugitives over an open space along the Boydton road, when they were struck heavily by Eagan, who, on hearing the sounds of battle in his rear, had changed front and hastened to the rescue. He swept down the plank road with the brigades of Smythe and Willett of his own division, and McAllister's brigade of Mott's division,.while the bri
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 4: California. 1855-1857. (search)
d on the 9th of April, and my family moved into it at once. For some time Mrs. Sherman had been anxious to go home to Lancaster, Ohio, where we had left our daughter Minnie, with her grandparents, and we arranged that S. M. Bowman, Esq., and wife, should move into our new house and board us, viz., Lizzie, Willie with the nurse Biddy, and myself, for a fair consideration. It so happened that two of my personal friends, Messrs. Winters and Cunningham of Marysville, and a young fellow named Eagan, now a captain in the Commissary Department, were going East in the steamer of the middle of April, and that Mr. William H. Aspinwall, of New York, and Mr. Chauncey, of Philadelphia, were also going back; and they all offered to look to the personal comfort of Mrs. Sherman on the voyage. They took passage in the steamer Golden Age (Commodore Watkins), which sailed on April 17, 1855. Their passage down the coast was very pleasant till within a day's distance of Panama, when one bright moonl
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memorial services in Memphis Tenn., March 31, 1891. (search)
he life and character of General Johnston. He told in clear-cut, ringing words of the deeds which will make his name live in the annals of the world. This address concluded the regular programme of orations. Chairman Patterson then announced that during the day he had received dispatches from the following named persons expressing sympathy with the purpose and spirit of the meeting and regret at inability to attend, to-wit: General G. T. Beauregard, Governor Stone, of Mississippi; Governor Eagan, of Arkansas; Senator Walthall, of Mississippi; Hon. Albert McNeill and Hon. James D. Porter, of Tennesse. The chairman also read a letter from Mrs. W. E. Moore, chairman of the Women's Confederate Monumental Association at Helena, Ark., expressing regrets that the association could not be represented at the meeting to do honor to the memory of General Johnston. The orchestra rendered with fine expression the music of the hymn St. Cecilia, and the assemblage dispersed after benedicti
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.21 (search)
nd demand money or their lives. Few houses escaped rifling—nearly all were plundered of everything that could be carried away. Many families had the utmost difficulty to get out themselves in time. Several invalids had to be carried out as the red flames licked their couches. Saw no atrocities. Now, I was there, and I never saw anything of the kind, and I am inclined to think the author of this book was drawing a decidedly lung bow. He may not be as expert and varied at it as General Eagan in picturing General Miles, but approaches him gently. I had my eyes and ears open in the two hours the army was there, and I saw nothing and heard nothing of the atrocities said to have been committed. No doubt wrongs and atrocities were committed by some, but no such thing as deliberate, wanton burning was ever practiced by the Confederate army. The burning of Chambersburg was purely a war measure, as much so as the freeing of the slaves. Of course we all regretted that it was nece
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Appendix. (search)
poral, Pat. H. Rourke. Fourth Corp., Charles Schade. Privates. Akers, H. C. Banton, James H. Blanks, John N. Buford, William. Brown, John C. Callan, Dan. Davis, John R. Daniel, John. Donatini, G. Floyd, Alex. Floyd, Nathan D. Flowers, Joseph W. Fox, Edward. Fitzgerald, Cyrus. Gouldin, H. L. Banton, Robert. Banton, Richard. Blanks, Robert. Boland, John. Cramer, A. W. Cunningham, Felix. Davis, Thomas M. Doyle, Henry. Eagan, Gabriel. Floyd, John J. Flowers, William P. Fulks, Robert. Farrer, Robert. Fitzgerald, Peyton L. Gouldin, William. Geurtz, Peter. Hanly, John. Humphrey, M. L. Kyle, Benjamin M. Lavinder, James. McCormack, S. McCormack, William D. Micalany, Peter. Myers, Samuel W. O'Brien, Michael. Rucker, Paulus G. Reynolds, John H. Rider, William. Stanly, Joseph. Singleton, William H. Seay, Richard. Turner, Charles. Grossman, William.
enthusiastic meeting of native Virginians was held at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, last Friday night. It was called to order by Col. D. A. Wilson, who nominated the following gentlemen for officers of the meeting: President.--P. E. Bonford. Vice Presidents.--A. D. Kelly, W. H. Paxton, Chas. M. Massie, W. C. Lipscomb, Hon. Gerard Stith, Charles R. Wheat, Charles McMurdo, J. D. Denegre, T. L. Macon, Marshall Smith, George McMurdo, D. B. Bridges, Robert B. Scott, Waiter Cox, Judge Eagan, John R. McMurdo, C. D. Yancey, Col. J. B. Walton. Secretaries.--Wm. M. Semple, L. M. Montgomery. Mr. Bonford, on taking the chair, addressed the meeting for a few minutes in an eloquent and patriotic strain, congratulating those present on the proud attitude of Virginia. The following resolutions were adopted, amid vociferous cheered: Resolved, That, white, as natives of the Old Dominion, we have received the news of her secession with unbounded joy. Resolved, Th
The Daily Dispatch: August 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], List of wounded men in General Hospital, Charlottesville, Va. (search)
high, very severe. Wood J B W, 8th Georgia, H — knee, not severe. Wolf a D, 2d Mississippi, B — face, slight. woods W D, 8th Georgia, C — shoulder, not severe. Wright J L, 8th Virginia, K — arm broken, severe. Prisoners. Butterworth E, Captain, 1st Michigan, C — thigh, very severe. Baldwin H, 14th New York, F — breast, not severe. Blakeney Jno, 11th Massachusetts, F — leg broke, severe. Casey J M, Captain 1st Michigan, G — leg, very severe; died Aug. 2. Eagan H W, 1st Michigan, a — thigh, severe. Gerow Alex D, 14th New York, C — thigh broke, severe. McManus P, 14th New York, E — chest, very severe. Parks Benj a, 79th New York, I — thigh and abdomen, died. Stewart Wm, U S Marines, C — thigh and body. deaths of South Carolinians at Charlottesville. Carson J M, 2d Reg't, Butler Guards, S C V; died July 29th. Etheridge Wm, 7th Reg't, co. E, S C V; died July 29th. Falconberg W J, 2d Reg't, Flat Rock Gua
own, Mo., over a week ago, on a requisition from Gov. Gamble, charging him with forgery,. He was brought to this city on Tuesday afternoon, in custody of Detective Eagan, and committed to jail in default of ball to the amount of $25,000. Since the departure of Mr. Longuemare, over a year ago, various efforts have been made to ascertain his whereabouts. A short time ago Chief of Police Consigns in some way ascertained that the accused was stopping at Hagerstown, Md. He detailed Officer Eagan to procure his arrest. The officer proceeded to Baltimore and procured the assistance of a Baltimore detective, and the two together succeeded in arresting the accused Hagerstown. They found him at a hotel, where he had been stopping for four months under the name of E Guerier. After his arrest he frequently declared to officer Eagan that he had been a tool in the hands of designing men of this city, and that it was through their influence he was forced to commit the crime of forgery. He s
Bold operation. --Every day or two we five called upon to notice a during robbery or murder, the perpetrators being generally non residents of this State. At on early hour last Saturday night as Josiah King, a stranger, was passing along 17th street, he was asserted by James Egan and Borny McNemen, who took hold of him in a rough manner said demanded that he should treat. them. Fearing their knives, King gave them a small sum with which to get drinks, but they throw it down and demanded more. King them pulled out a $5 note, which Eagan assisted from walked off, followed by McNemen. As soon as the parties left King sought a few friends. pursued the robbers, and after a and a scuffle, captured and caged their. The Mayor remanded the prisoners to a called court on the 17th inst, and sent them to jail for safe keeping.