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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Southern cross of honor presented to General J. A. Chalaron by the Daughters of the Confederacy. (search)
testimonial of your high esteem, and of your appreciation of my endeavors to assist your chapter in the successful career that has marked its existence. The very kind terms in which your sentiments have been expressed in the bestowal of this precious cross, will ever remain with me in grateful remembrance. Many years ago, as the Confederate army, fresh from the bloody field of Shiloh, lay in and around Corinth, hourly expecting another great engagement with the federal masses under General Halleck, an address was issued by our Beauregard announcing that medals of honor for great distinction won in the coming battle awaited officers and men of his army. Every heart in our ranks was stirred by this announcement, and thousands of the youth and manhood of Louisiana and of her sister States, to whom it applied, vowed to themselves that the decoration should be theirs. Superior authority, however, revoked this noble order, and ever has there lingered in my heart regret that it did n
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoir of Jane Claudia Johnson. (search)
noncombatant officials, Stanton, Dana, Holt, Halleck, President Johnson and others, were much exciared under the special direction of Major-General H. W. Halleck, who commanded the department of the James at Richmond. Halleck assumed his duties with some enthusiasm, and at once made several sug be Mr. Davis' jailor, and he reported to General Halleck for the purpose. (121 War of Rebellion, phildren were sent back South. Fearing that Halleck might not be harsh enough or Miles sharp enoun orders to have them placed in irons, as General Halleck seemed opposed to it, but General Miles irders to have him placed in irons because General Halleck seemed opposed. Nor were these all theo whom that function had been assigned by General Halleck. （121 War of Rebellion, p. 565.) Books, troversy. On the 18th December, 1864, General H. W. Halleck, major-general and chief-of-staff of thouses in the Valley, to be burned. Even General Halleck, writing to General Sherman on September
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The trials and trial of Jefferson Davis. (search)
orthward, the noncombatant officials, Stanton, Dana, Holt, Halleck, President Johnson and others, were much excited and very oe to be prepared under the special direction of Major-General H. W. Halleck, who commanded the department of the James at Richmond. Halleck assumed his duties with some enthusiasm, and at once made several suggestions, which he obviously thought woarp enough to be Mr. Davis' jailor, and he reported to General Halleck for the purpose. (121 War of Rebellion, p. 560.) One women and children were sent back South. Fearing that Halleck might not be harsh enough or Miles sharp enough for the ochave not given orders to have them placed in irons, as General Halleck seemed opposed to it, but General Miles is instructed d not given orders to have him placed in irons because General Halleck seemed opposed. Nor were these all the guards againcommanding, to whom that function had been assigned by General Halleck. （121 War of Rebellion, p. 565.) Books, papers and co
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of the history Committee (search)
ed by them to plunder the defenceless, and then sharing in the fruits of this plundering! We can barely allude to Sherman's burning of Columbia, the proof of which is too conclusive to admit of controversy. On the 18th December, 1864, General H. W. Halleck, major-general and chief-of-staff of the armies of the United States, wrote Sherman as follows: * * * Should you capture Charleston, I hope that by some accident the place may be destroyed, and if a little salt should be thrown upon its, only time enough having been given the ladies to get out of these houses. General Hunter had also just caused the Virginia Military Institute, the house of Governor Letcher, and numerous other houses in the Valley, to be burned. Even General Halleck, writing to General Sherman on September 28, 1864, refers thus to this conduct of Hunter. He says: I do not approve of General Hunter's course in burning private houses or uselessly destroying private property. That is barbarous. * *