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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 6: the Army of the Potomac.--the Trent affair.--capture of Roanoke Island. (search)
all about 4,000 men. undertook the enterprise on the 20th. Dec., 1861. McCall ordered Brigadier-General Reynolds to move forward with his brigade toward Leesburg, as far as Difficult Creek, to support Ord, if required. When the force of the latter was within two miles of Drainsville, and his foragers were loading their wagons, the troops were attacked by twentyfive hundred Confederates, under E. O. C. Ord. General J. E. B. Stuart, His troops consisted of the Eleventh Virginia, Colonel Garland; Sixth South Carolina, Lieutenant-Colonel Seagrist; Tenth Alabama, Colonel Harvey; First Kentucky, Colonel T. H. Taylor; the Sumter Flying Artillery, four pieces, Captain Cutts; and detachments from two North Carolina cavalry regiments, 1,000 in number, under Major Gordon. Stuart was also on a foraging expedition, and had about 200 wagons with him. who came up the road from the direction of Centreville. A severe fight ensued. The Confederates were greatly outnumbered, and were soon s
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 17: Pope's campaign in Virginia. (search)
North Carolina--George Davis, William T. Dortch. South Carolina--*Robert W. Barnwell, *James L. Orr. Tennessee--Langdon C. Haynes, Gustavus A. Henry. Texas--William S. Oldham, *Louis T. Wigfall. Virginia--*R. M. T. Hunter, *Wm. Ballard Preston. House of Representatives. Alabama--Thomas J. Foster, *William E. Smith, John P. Ralls, *J. L. M. Curry, *Francis S. Lyon, Wm. P. Chilton, *David Clopton, *James S. Pugh, *Edward L. Dargan. Arkansas--Felix L. Batson, Grandison D. Royston, Augustus H. Garland, Thomas B. Hanly. Florida--James B. Dawkins, Robert B. Hilton. Georgia--Julian Hartridge, C. J. Munnerlyn, Hines Holt, Augustus H. Kenan, David W. Lewis, William W. Clark, *Robert P. Frippe, *Lucius J. Gartrell, Hardy Strickland, *Augustus R. Wright. Kentucky--Alfred Boyd, John W. Crockett, H. E. Read, Geo. W. Ewing, *James S. Chrisman, T. L. Burnett, H. W. Bruce, S. S. Scott, E. M. Bruce, J. W. Moore, Robert J. Breckenridge, John M. Elliott. Louisiana--Charles J. Villere, *Charles M.
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 18: Lee's invasion of Maryland, and his retreat toward Richmond. (search)
ry and Scambeck's cavalry in support. They soon ascertained that a considerable force held that part of the mountain, when Reno ordered an advance to an assault, promising the support of his whole corps. Wilcox, Rodman, and Sturgis were ordered forward, and at an early hour in the forenoon, after some skirmishing, Cox reached the borders of the Pass. Under cover of a portion of the guns of the two batteries, he pressed up the wooded and rocky acclivity. He was at first confronted by General Garland, whose division was soon so badly cut up, and so disheartened by the loss of its commander, who was killed early in the action, that it fell back in confusion, and its place was supplied by that of Anderson, supported by Rhodes and Ripley. These held the position firmly for a long time, but, Wise's House, South Mountain battle-field. this is a view of Wise's House when the writer sketched it, at the beginning of October, 1866. it is on the Sharpsburg road, about a mile and a half
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), El Molino del Rey, capture of. (search)
ield-battery, and their right wing resting on the latter. To the division of General Worth was intrusted the task of assailing the works before them. At three o'clock on the morning of Sept. 8 (1847) the assaulting columns moved to the attack, Garland's brigade forming the right wing. The battle began at dawn by Huger's 24-pounder opening on El Molino del Rey, when Major Wright, of the 8th Infantry, fell upon the centre with 500 picked men. On the left was the 2d Brigade, commanded by ColoneMajor Wright on the centre drove back infantry and artillery, and the Mexican field-battery was captured. The Mexicans soon rallied and regained their position, and a terrible struggle ensued. El Molino del Rey was soon assailed and carried by Garland's brigade, and at the same time the battle around Casa de Mata was raging fiercely. For a moment the Americans reeled, but soon recovered, when a large column of Mexicans was seen filing around the right of their intrenchments to fall upon the
States, and president of the senate. Hon.R. M. T. HunterVirginiaPresident pro tempore; at one time Secretary of State. Hon.James H. NashSouth CarolinaSecretary. Hon.Clement C. Clay, JrAlabamaFirst Congress. Hon.William L. YanceyAlabamaFirst Congress; afterwards commissioner Europe. Hon.Robert Jemison, JrAlabamaSecond Congress. Hon.Richard W. WalkerAlabamaSecond Congress. Hon.Robert W. JohnsonArkansasFirst and Second Congress. Hon.Charles B. MitchelArkansasFirst Congress. Hon.Augustus H. GarlandArkansasSecond Congress. Hon.James M. BakerFloridaFirst and Second Congress. Hon.Augustus E. MaxwellFloridaFirst and Second Congress. Hon.Benjamin H. HillGeorgiaFirst and Second Congress. Hon.John W. LewisGeorgiaFirst Congress. Hon.Herschel V. JohnsonGeorgiaSecond Congress. Hon.Henry C. BurnettKentuckyFirst and Second Congress. Hon.William E. SimmsKentuckyFirst and Second Congress. Hon.Thomas J. SemmesLouisianaFirst and Second Congress. Hon.Edward SparrowLouisianaFirst and Sec
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.), Members of the First and Second Congresses of the Confederate States. (search)
ess. Hon.Edward S. DarganAlabamaMember of First Congress. Hon.J. S. DickinsonAlabamaMember of Second Congress. Hon.Thomas J. FosterAlabamaMember of First and Second Congress. Hon.Francis S. LyonAlabamaMember of First and Second Congress. Hon.James L. PughAlabamaMember of First and Second Congress. Hon.John P. RallsAlabamaMember of First Congress. Hon.William R. SmithAlabamaMember of First and Second Congress. Hon.Felix J. BatsonArkansasMember of First and Second Congress. Hon.Augustus H. GarlandArkansasMember of First Congress. Hon.Rufus K. GarlandArkansasMember of First and Second Congress. Hon.Thomas B. HanlyArkansasMember of First and Second Congress. Hon.Grandison D. RoystonArkansasMember of First Congress. Hon.James B. DawkinsFloridaMember of First Congress. Hon.Robert B. HiltonFloridaMember of First and Second Congress. Hon.John M. MartinFloridaMember of First and Second Congress. Hon.St. George RogersFloridaMember of First and Second Congress. Hon.J. P. Sanders
of Representatives, prepared and courteously furnished us by Mr. De Louis Dalton, Asst-Clerk of the House. Those members whose names are marked thus [!] were members of the last Congress: Alabama.--1st District, Thomas J. Foster;‖ 2, Wm R. Smith;‖ 3d, Williamson R. W. Cobb; 4th, Marcus H. Cruikshank; 5th, Francis S. Lyon;‖ 6th, Wm. P. Chilton; 7th, David Clopton;‖ 8th, James L. Pugh;‖ 9th, J. S. Dickinson. Arkansas.--1st District, Felix I. Batson;‖ 2d, Rufus K. Garland; 3d, Augustus H. Garland;‖ 4th, Thomas B. Hanly.‖ Florida.--1st District, St. George Rogers; 2d, Robert B. Hilton.‖ Georgia.--1st District, Julian Hurtridge;‖ 2d, Wm. E. Smith; 3d, Mark H. Blandford; 4th, Clifford Anderson; 5th, J. T. Shewmake; 6th; J. H. Echots; 7th, James M. Smith; 8th, George N. Lester; 9th, H. P. Bell, 10th, Warren Aiken. Kentucky.--1st District, Willis B. Machen;‖ 2d, George W. Triplett; 3d, Henry E. Read;‖ 4th Geo. W. Ewing;‖ 5th, James S. Chrisman;‖ 6th,
Arkansas. Hon. Augustus H. Garland has been elected to the Confederate Senate from the State of Arkansas to supply the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. Charles B. Mitchell, lately deceased. Mr. Garland received a most complimentary vote, being thirty-eight votes against fifteen for all others. In the spring of 1Mr. Garland received a most complimentary vote, being thirty-eight votes against fifteen for all others. In the spring of 1861, Mr. Garland was a member of the State convention which passed the ordinance of secession. He was then sent to the Provisional, and afterwards to the Permanent Congress, to which he was elected for the second term. ived a most complimentary vote, being thirty-eight votes against fifteen for all others. In the spring of 1861, Mr. Garland was a member of the State convention which passed the ordinance of secession. He was then sent to the Provisional, and afterwards to the Permanent Congress, to which he was elected for the second term.
Confederate Congress. The second session of the Second Permanent Congress meets to-day at 12 o'clock M. The list of members will not be complete. In the Senate there is a vacancy in the Missouri delegation, occasioned by the death, last winter, of Senator Peyton, of that State. Since the adjournment of the last Congress, Senator Mitchel, of Arkansas, has deceased, and Hon. Augustus H. Garland, a prominent member of the House of Representatives, has been elected to fill the unexpired term. In the House there will be a falling short. Hon. B. L. Hodge, of Louisiana, is dead, and the vacancy is not supplied. Hon. J. B. Helskell, of Tennessee, a prisoner in the hands of the Federals. The Texas delegation is not complete, lacking one. The State of Missouri is, for the first time, fully represented, having seven members. Messrs. Thomas L. Snead, Nimrod L. Norton, Peter S. Wilkes, and Robert A. Hatcher are the new members from Missouri. There is one new member from Tennesse
rate Congress. Senate. Wednesday, November 9, 1864. The Senate met at 12 o'clock M. Prayer by the Rev. T. V. Moore, of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Garland, of Arkansas, presented a joint resolution of his State relative to the sale or barter, under certain restrictions, by exempted farmers, of so much of their produce as necessary to purchase salt, iron, etc., for their farms or plantations. Referred to the Military Committee and ordered to be printed. Mr. Garland also introduced a bill fixing the salaries of certain civil officers in the Trans- Mississippi Department. Referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. Hill, of Georgia, offuse was opened at 12 o'clock with prayer by Rev. Dr. Duncan, of the Methodist Episcopal church. The Chair laid before the House a communication from Hon. Augustus H. Garland, of Arkansas, tendering a resignation of his seat in the House of Representatives, he having been elected to the Confederate Senate. Laid on the table.