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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 170 0 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 144 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 143 3 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 8: Soldier Life and Secret Service. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 143 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 127 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 113 1 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 111 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 97 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 94 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 88 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McCall, George Archibald 1802-1868 (search)
McCall, George Archibald 1802-1868 Military officer; born in Philadelphia, March 16, 1802; graduated at West Point in 1822; distinguished himself in the war in Florida, and served in the war against Mexico, in which he was assistant-adjutant-general with the rank of major, at the beginning. Late in 1847 he was promoted to major of infantry: was made inspector-general in 1850; and in April, 1S53, resigned. When the Civil War broke out, he organized the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, consisting of 15,000 men, and was made brigadier-general in May, 1861. This force was converted into three divisions of the Army of the Potomac, under his command, and they did gallant service in McClellan's campaign against Richmond in 1862. Made captive on the day before the battle of Malvern Hills, he suffered such rigorous confinement in Richmond that he returned home in broken health, and resigned in March, 1863. He died in West Chester, Pa., Feb. 26. 1868.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McClellan, George Brinton 1826-1885 (search)
w over the President, army, and people, are subjects of no less vital importance in war than in peace. Believing that the views here expressed are those of the convention, and the people you represent, I accept the nomination. I realize the weight of the responsibility to be borne should the people ratify your choice. Conscious of my own weakness, I can only seek fervently the guidance of the Ruler of the Universe, and, relying on His all-powerful aid, do my best to restore Union and peace to a suffering people, and to establish and guard their liberties and rights. Very respectfully, Geo. B. Mcclellan. Lawyer; born in Dresden, Saxony, Nov. 23, 1865; son of Gen. George B. McClellan: graduated at Princeton University in 1886, became a journalist in New York City; appointed treasurer of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge in 1889; admitted to the bar in 1892; president of the New York board of aldermen in 1893-94: and elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1895, 1897, and 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Orleans. (search)
tive gold medal to be given to him. In the Civil War. The national government resolved during the winter of 1861-62 to repossess itself of Mobile, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Galveston, and to attempt to acquire control of the lower Mississippi and Texas. The Department of the Gulf was created, which included all these points, and Gen. Benjamin F. Butler (q. v.) was placed in command of it. It was proposed to send a competent land and naval force first to capture New Orleans. General McClellan did not think the plan feasible, for it would take 50,000 men, and he was unwilling to spare a man from his army of more than 200,000 men lying around Washington. President Lincoln approved of the project, and Mr. Stanton said to General Butler, The man who takes New Orleans shall be made a lieutenant-general. Butler called for troops. New England was alive with enthusiasm, and furnished them, in addition to her thousands in the Army of the Potomac. He sailed from Fort Monroe, Feb.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Norfolk, destruction of (search)
Harper's Ferry were important acquisitions for the Confederates, preliminary to an attempt to seize Washington. While stationed at Fort Monroe, in 1862, General Wool saw the eminent advantage of the James River as a highway for supplies for McClellan's army moving up the Peninsula, and urged the government to allow him to capture Norfolk, and so secure the free navigation of that stream. After the evacuation of Yorktown, President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton visited Fort Monroe and grantments, landed in the rear of a Confederate force on the Norfolk side of the Elizabeth River, and moved towards the city. General Huger, of South Carolina, was in command there. He had already perceived his peril, with Burnside in his rear and McClellan on his flank, and immediately retreated, turning over Norfolk to the care of Mayor Lamb. Norfolk was surrendered May 10, and General Viele was appointed military governor. The Confederates fled towards Richmond, first setting fire to a slow m
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), entry on-to-richmond- (search)
land and naval forces on Feb. 22 following. This order sent a thrill of joy through the heart of the loyal people, and it was heightened when an order directed McClellan to move against the inferior Confederate force at Manassas. McClellan remonstrated, and proposed to take his great army to Richmond by the circuitous route of FMcClellan remonstrated, and proposed to take his great army to Richmond by the circuitous route of Fort Monroe and the Virginia peninsula. The President finally yielded, and the movement by the longer route was begun. After the Confederates had voluntarily evacuated Manassas, the army was first moved in that direction, not, as the commander-in-chief said, to pursue them and take Richmond, but to give his troops a little active the people, and the cry was resumed, On to Richmond! The Army of the Potomac did not begin its march to Richmond until April. The President, satisfied that General McClellan's official burdens were greater than he could profitably bear, kindly relieved him of the chief care of the armies, and gave him, March 11, the command of on
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Orleans, Francois Ferdinand Louis Marie, Prince de Joinville 1818- (search)
Orleans, Francois Ferdinand Louis Marie, Prince de Joinville 1818- Son of Louis Philippe, King of the French; born in Neuilly, Aug. 14, 1818; came to the United States in 1861, and with his two nephews, the Count of Paris and the Duke of Chartres, served on the staff of General McClellan for a year, when they returned to France. His son, the Duke of Penthievre, was at the same time a cadet in the Naval Academy at Annapolis. He wrote La guerre d'amerique; Campagne du Potomac, which have been translated into English.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Orleans, Louis Philippe, Count of Paris -1894 (search)
Orleans, Louis Philippe, Count of Paris -1894 Born in Paris, Aug. 24, 1838; served on General McClellan's staff (1861-62); wrote a History of the Civil War in America, which has been translated into English and published in the United States (4 volumes). He died in London, England, Sept. 8, 1894.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Parke, John Grubb 1827- (search)
Parke, John Grubb 1827- Military officer; born in Chester county, Pa., Sept. 22, 1827; graduated at West Point in 1849. Entering the engineer corps, he became brigadiergeneral of volunteers Nov. 23, 1861. He commanded a brigade under Burnside in his operations on the North Carolina coast early in 1862, and with him joined the Army of the Potomac. He served in McClellan's campaigns, and when Burnside became its commander he was that general's chief of staff. In the campaign against Vicksburg he was a conspicuous actor. He was with Sherman, commanding the left wing of his army after the fall of Vicksburg. He was also engaged in the defence of Knoxville; and in the Richmond campaign, in 1864, he commanded the 9th Corps, and continued to do so until the surrender of Lee, in April, 1865. In 1865 he was brevetted major-general U. S. A., and in 1889 was retired.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pegram, John 1832- (search)
Pegram, John 1832- Military officer; born in Petersburg, Va., Jan. 24, 1832; graduated at West Point in 1856; left the army, and took command of a Confederate regiment, which he led when made a prisoner by General McClellan. In 1862 he was made a brigadier-general, was a noted leader in all the campaigns in Virginia, and was regarded as one of the ablest of the Confederate division commanders. Wounded in a battle at Hatcher's Run, he died there, Feb. 6, 1865.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Peninsular campaign, (search)
Peninsular campaign, The name of the campaign conducted by General McClellan in 1862 on the Virginia peninsula, between the York River andtest with batteries on Drury's Bluff or Fort DarlingMay 15, 1862 McClellan's headquarters established at the White House (belonging to Mrs. 862 [Fitz-John Porter, with a corps of 12,000 men, is ordered by McClellan to destroy the bridges over the South Anna, as instructed to do fJames on the evening ofJune 27, 1862 [Lee, failing to comprehend McClellan's plans, loses the whole of June 28 in false movements.] Battle 862 battle of Malvern Hill (q. v.)July 1, 1862 President visits McClellan at Harrison's LandingJuly 7, 1862 Hooker reoccupies Malvern HillAug. 4, 1862 McClellan ordered to withdraw to Aquia CreekAug. 4, 1862 Harrison's Landing entirely vacatedAug. 16, 1862 McClellan reaches Aug. 4, 1862 Harrison's Landing entirely vacatedAug. 16, 1862 McClellan reaches Aquia CreekAug. 24, 1862 Reports at AlexandriaAug. 26, 1862
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