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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 68 (search)
these resolutions propose, the government buys the cotton and tobacco crops, it is not to be expected that it will soon be able to pay for them. Hardships will be the consequence. Great numbers must suffer. A tax will have to be imposed. (Mrs. Gen. Gaines entered the house.) No one is more welcome to such an assembly as this than Mrs. Gen. Gaines. (Great applause.) I will suppose that half of the cotton and tobacco crop has been burned. My cotton has been burned, and I have received seven cMrs. Gen. Gaines. (Great applause.) I will suppose that half of the cotton and tobacco crop has been burned. My cotton has been burned, and I have received seven cents a pound from the government, while my neighbor's, whose crop has not been burned, has been enhanced double in value. His small crop of cotton would be a fortune, yet who among us would hesitate to apply the torch to it, sooner than it should fall into the hands of the enemy? But suppose the government were to buy the whole crop, and determine to burn it — as I want them to do — that the world may see that this little republic, as they may choose to consider us, can strike a blow that will
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 126 (search)
Flag of Truce.--The Seldon on her return from Old Point to Norfolk, Va., under a flag of truce, brought to this city the following passengers: Mrs. Gen. Gaines, Mrs. Whitley, child, and servant, Dr. Garnette, Col. M. J. Ferguson, Col. W. T. Willey, Major H. Speurlock, Lieut. W. A. Compton, Lieut. T. L. Johnson, Lieut. Julian Myers, J. N. Sample. Mrs. Gen. Gaines was serenaded last night by Keyton's celebrated Brass Band. Norfolk Day-Book, Feb. 8. Flag of Truce.--The Seldon on her return from Old Point to Norfolk, Va., under a flag of truce, brought to this city the following passengers: Mrs. Gen. Gaines, Mrs. Whitley, child, and servant, Dr. Garnette, Col. M. J. Ferguson, Col. W. T. Willey, Major H. Speurlock, Lieut. W. A. Compton, Lieut. T. L. Johnson, Lieut. Julian Myers, J. N. Sample. Mrs. Gen. Gaines was serenaded last night by Keyton's celebrated Brass Band. Norfolk Day-Book, Feb. 8.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 78 (search)
evening previous, and blame is attached to the order given to storm the work in front with an entirely inadequate force. In the mean time the grand advance en echelon again began. The troops of D. H. Hill, having all joined their proper divisions, marched by the Mechanicsville road to join Jackson. The junction was made at Bethesda Church, Jackson coming from Ashland. Both corps then proceeded to Cold Harbor, Hill in front. Longstreet proceeded by the right of Ellyson's Mills toward Dr. Gaines's farm, and A. P. Hill in the same direction, on the left of Longstreet. At this point they came upon the enemy, strongly posted upon high and advantageous ground. The line of battle formed was as follows: Longstreet on the right, resting on the Chickahominy swamp; A. P. Hill on his left; then Whiting, then Ewell, then Jackson, (the two latter under Jackson's command,) then D. H. Hill on the left of the line, the line extending in the form of a crescent beyond New Cold Harbor, south towa
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), Battle of Gaines's farm. (search)
Battle of Gaines's farm. Brigadier-General Taylor's report. headquarters First brigade New-Jersey volunteers, camp on James River, July 4, 1862. H. C. Rodgers, Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General: My command, by order, left our intrenched camp, on the right bank of the Chickahominy, on Friday afternoon, the twenty-seventh of June, and crossed the said stream by the Woodbury bridge. The battle begun the day previous, had been renewed at Gaines's Farm, where we arrived about four o'clock P. M. I immediately formed my brigade in two lines, the Third and Fourth regiments in front, and the First and Second regiments in the second line. My line was scarcely formed when the Third regiment, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Brown, was ordered to advance forward into the woods, where a fierce combat was raging. Col. Brown immediately formed his regiment in line of battle, led it into the woods and began a rapid fire upon the enemy. As this was the first of my
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 166 (search)
Incident of Gaines's Mills.--There is a little incident connected with the fierce fight in which McCall's division bore so conspicuous a part, namely, that of Gaines's Mills, which seems not to have found its way into print, although well known throughout the division. After the sun had gone down and left the contending parties both on the field, with Gen. French's reinforcing brigade drawn up in line of battle, on one side, with our broken columns of Pennsylvania Reserves, rallied for a last and desperate stand, and drawn up behind the brigade of General French--the firing ceased, and a strange quiet fell upon the scene. After a brief consultation among the Generals on the field, arrangements for the night were made, and all sought convenient spots for repose. Gen. McCall decided to seek the house which had been Gen. Porter's headquarters in the early part of the day, and, attended by an officer of his staff, Major Lewis, of the Pennsylvania artillery, started out in purs
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 3.-attack on the defences of Mobile. (search)
Doc. 3.-attack on the defences of Mobile. Report of rear-admiral Farragut. flag-ship Hartford, Mobile Bay, Aug. 5, 1864. sir: I have the honor to report to the Department that this morning I entered Mobile Bay, passing between Forts Morgan and Gaines, and encountering the rebel ram Tennessee and gunboats of the enemy, namely, Selma, Morgan, and Gaines. The attacking fleet was under way by forty-five minutes past five A. M., in the following order: The Brooklyn, with the Octorara on her port side; Hartford, with the Metacomet; Richmond, with the Port Royal; Lackawanna, with the Seminole; Monongahela, with the Tecumseh; Ossipee, with the Itasca, and the Oneida with the Galena. On the starboard of the fleet was the proper position of the monitors or iron-clads. The wind was light from the south-west, and the sky cloudy, with very little sun. Fort Morgan opened upon us at ten minutes past seven o'clock, and soon after this the action became lively. As we steamed up the
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), Surrender of Fort Powell. (search)
, and Colonel Myer of the U. S. army, who fully understand the views of General Granger and myself. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, D. G. Farragut, Rear-Admiral. G. Granger, Major-General U. S. Army. Colonel C. D. Anderson, Commanding Fort Gaines. Attack on the defences of Mobile — detailed report of rear-admiral D. G. Farragut. U. S. Flag-ship Hartford, Mobile Bay, Aug. 12, 1864. sir: I had the honor to forward to the Department, on the evening of the fifth instant, aeed that General Canby would send all the troops he could spare to cooperate with the fleet. Circumstances soon obliged General Canby to inform me that he could not despatch a sufficient number to invest both forts, and in reply I suggested that Gaines should be the first invested, engaging to have a force in the sound ready to protect the landing of the army on Dauphin Island in the rear of that fort, and I assigned Lieutenant Commander De Krafft, of the Conemaugh, to that duty. On the firs
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), Trophies of the field of Antietam. (search)
attle-flag captured at Antietam, similar to No. 4, with the words Seven Pines, in large letters on the lower edge. 6. A large and very splendid silk flag, with the staff shot in two in the middle. This flag is composed of silk of three colors, and when new must have been a very superb one. The field is of deep blue, with a single large straw colored star in the centre. The bars are of straw color and delicate purple. On the field at the top is inscribed Seven Pines, on the yellow bar, Gaines' farm and Eltham's Landing, and Malvern hills on the purple bar. It is much torn and stained, and is bordered with heavy but tarnished silver fringe. This is evidently a Texan standard. I regret that I could not learn its history. 7. Flag of North-Carolina. Red field with single star. Above the star is the inscription, May 20th, 1775, referring to the Mecklenburgh Declaration of Independence; below the star, May 20th, 1861, referring to the rebel declaration of independence. In other
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 84 (search)
irection. Longstreet and A. P. Hill moved nearer the Chickahominy. Many prisoners were taken in their progress, and the conflagrations of wagons and stores marked the way of the retreating army. Longstreet and Hill reached the vicinity of New-Bridge about noon. It was ascertained that the enemy had taken a position behind Powhite Creek, prepared to dispute our progress. He occupied a range of hills, with his right resting in the vicinity of McGehee's house, and his left near that of Dr. Gaines, on a wooded bluff, which rose abruptly from a deep ravine. The ravine was filled with sharp-shooters, to whom its banks gave protection. A second line of infantry was stationed on the side of the hill, behind a breastwork of trees, above the first. A third occupied the crest, strengthened with rifle-trenches, and crowned with artillery. The approach to this position was over an open plain, about a quarter of a mile wide, commanded by this triple line of fire, and swept by the heavy bat
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
ong the entire front of the woods in rear of Dr. Gaines's house, discovered to me the position in whared this forest, we arrived at the house of Dr. Gaines; beyond this house, as we approached it, was camp of the enemy. Slightly to the left of Dr. Gaines's house, the field was bounded by a small grthe open field extending beyond the house of Dr. Gaines, the enemy's skirmishers could be distinctlyorks and retreated rapidly in the direction of Gaines's farm, or Cold Harbor, down the Chickahominy. Crumpler, severely wounded, since dead; Lieutenant Gaines, Adjutant, wounded; eleven privates and ies.--Wounded, one. IV. Into the action at Gaines's farm, or Cold Harbor, my regiment went with attery moved with the brigade until we reached Gaines's farm, when we were halted to wait further orvening of the same day it was again engaged at Gaines's farm; the three howitzers being stationed onh side of the Chickahominy River and occupying Gaines's farm. Our brigade was immediately in rear o[6 more...]
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