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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
d Ruffin. The latter was wounded three times at South Mountain, and exhibited the highest qualities of the officer and soldier. Captains Garret, Robinson, Brookfield, Adjutant J. M. Taylor, and Lieutenant Peirce, of the Fifth; Captain Atwell, (killed,) and Lieutenant Caldwell, of the Twentieth, conducted themselves with soldier-like gallantry. Lieutenants King, Ray, Malone, Duguid, Felton, and Sutten, Sergeants Riddick, Ingram, Pearce, Johnson, and Dennis, privates Hays, Ellis, Campbell, Hillard, and Rinsart, of the same regiment, are highly commended by their regimental commanders. Sergeant A. W. Fullenwider, John W. Glenn, C. W. Bennet, and privates E. F. Howell, and W. C. Watkins, of the Twenty-third North Carolina, exhibited extraordinary coolness and daring. Sergeant Fullen wider has been six times wounded during the war, but still lives to perform more heroic deeds. Private David Jones, Twentieth North Carolina, was specially distinguished as a bold and intelligent scout a
George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition., Chapter 4: (search)
r the establishment of a colony, Ebmund Howes' Continuation of Stowe, 1018—a prime authority on Virginia. See Stith, 229. and at last prevailed with Edward Maria Wingfield, a groveling merchant of the west of England, Robert Hunt, a clergyman of persevering fortitude and modest worth. and John Smith, the adventurer of rare genius and undying fame, to consent to risk their own lives and their hope of fortune in an expedition. Smith, i. 149, or Purchas, IV. 1705. Stith, 35. Compare Hillard's Life of Smith, in Sparks's American Biography, II. 177—407; also Belknap, i. 239, 252. For more Chap IV.} 1606 than a year, this little company revolved the project of a plantation. At the same time, Sir Ferdinand Gorges was gathering information of the native Americans, whom he had received from Weymouth, and whose descriptions of the country, joined to the favorable views which he had already imbibed, filled him with the strongest desire of becoming a proprietary of domains beyond the
The Daily Dispatch: December 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Georgian in Source of Salt-he visited the Lincolnites in East Tennessee. (search)
ns Just about that time there were two men brought in--one dead and the other nearly so — both shot by bushwhackers right on the route I was to travel.--Well, I did not say much, but I tell you I did not fancy that road; no, sir, I did not. But as there were several other wagons just in the act of starting I concluded to risk it, and started with twelve other wagons about sunrise. We went about three rules and met three men, who informed us the gentlemen whackers had just shot and killed Dr. Hillard and wounded three others. I told the boys, as we were at a good place for water, we had better stop and feed. We did so, and kept feeding all day and night, and fad late the next morning — that is, until about twelve o'clock. We then got two bottles of old peach, and after handing the aforesaid bottles around until the juice disappeared, we felt courageous, and thought we could face any number of bushwhackers or any other whackers. So we put off and went about three miles; met an old m
The Daily Dispatch: August 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], Ran away (search)
Ran away --On the 30th of July, my negro man Hillard. He is black, about 5 feet 6 inches high, has a small moustache, it at the present time broke out with camp Rich, and has a pass from J. C. Maynard, major and quartermaster, signed by B. E. Lipscomb. I will pay $200 if caught in the State, or $500 if caught out, and delivered to Mr. S. N. Davis & Co's jail, in Richmond, Va. R. E. Turner. au 2--10t
The Daily Dispatch: August 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], A bleached man. (search)
Ran away --On the 30th of July, by negro man Hillard. He is black, about 5 feet 6 inches high, has a small moustache, is at the present time broke out with camp itch, and has pass from S. C Reynard, major and quartermaster, signed by B. R. Lipscomb. I will pay $200 If caught in the State, or $500 if caught act, and delivered to Mr. S. A Davis & Co's jail, in Richmond, Va. R. R. Turner. au 2--10t*