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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The battle of New Market, Va., May 15th, 1864. (search)
ach. General Sigel's advance was so slow and cautious that on Saturday morning, the 14th, information from the front indicated that he would not attempt to pass Meem's bottoms or Rude's Hill that day. Learning about 10 o'clock that Breckinridge and his staff would reach Lacy Springs, ten miles from New Market, by noon, I mounte rapidly down the turnpike. As soon as Sigel discovered this general forward movement on our side his troops disappeared over Rude's Hill and were lost to view in Meem's Bottoms. McClanahan's battery, under Lieutenant Carter Berkeley, charging like cavalry, on the hard road, reached the hill first and was unsupported for some tirg, and even beyond, On the 21st General Hunter had superseded Sigel, and at the close of May his advance appeared at Mount Jackson just beyond the burnt bridge at Meem's Bottoms. The enemy placed a picket at the river. On the 1st of June Hunter, with his army reenforced to at least eleven thousand The official records say
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 1 (search)
ite whenever your convenience will permit, and give me fully both information and suggestions. Twenty-five hundred militia, called out in Frederick and the surrounding counties, were assembling at Winchester under Brigadier-Generals Carson and Meem; and, especially to increase their value, Major Whiting was directed to have a few light defensive works constructed on the most commanding positions on the northeast side of the town, and to have some very ineffective heavy guns, on ship-carriage were available for the purpose but those that had been procured for the troops, and were absolutely necessary for the march. Therefore they were provided for in Winchester, comfortably and quickly. The brigades (militia) of Generals Carson and Meem were left to defend the place and district, for which their strength was quite sufficient; for it could scarcely be doubted that General Patterson would follow the movement to Manassas Junction with his main force, at least, as soon as he discover
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 4 (search)
Jackson moved from Winchester with four brigades of infantry and a regiment of cavalry, to drive the Federal troops, then in the northern part of his district, across the Potomac. Their number being inconsiderable, he succeeded in ten days, without serious fighting. His men suffered very much, however, from cold, and hard marches. In the distribution of the troops of the district, agreed upon by General Jackson and myself, General Loring's three brigades were stationed near Romney, General Meem's brigade of militia at Martinsburg, General Carson's at Bath, and the militia regiments of Colonels Monroe, McDonald, Harness, and Johnson, occupied Moorfield, and different points on a curved line thence, in advance of Romney, to Bath. A week or two after these dispositions were completed, General Jackson received the following order from Mr. Benjamin, acting Secretary of War: Our news indicates that a movement is being made to cut off General Loring's command. Order him back to W
Col. Robert White, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.2, West Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
tor of the Virginia commonwealth: Should you ever have occasion to ask for a brigade from this army for the Northwest, I hope mine will be the one selected. This is, of course, confidential, as it is my duty to serve wherever I may be placed, and I desire to be always where most needed. But it is natural for one's affections to turn to the home of his boyhood and family. When General Jackson arrived at Winchester, he had at his disposal only the militia brigades of Boggs, Carson and Meem, McDonald's cavalry and Henderson's mounted company. Jackson began upon his arrival the important work of organizing, recruiting and drilling these troops, and was soon reinforced by his Stonewall brigade. The disasters which had occurred in the western counties were so dispiriting to the desolate people of that section, and their numerous and urgent appeals for relief and protection were so great that he felt the necessity of a vigorous campaign even in the midst of winter. His spirit was
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Very complete roll [from the Richmond, A., Dispatch, September 16th, 1900.] (search)
. Hollenback, Samuel—Teamster, from Romney. Hoffman, Andrew J.—Transferred from Company C, 10th Virginia Infantry, and subsequently to 7th Virginia Cavalry. Died at Edinburg since the war. Henson, Thomas J.—Transferred from Company C, 10th Virginia Infantry. Resides near Edinburg, Va. Kneisley, Luther B.—Surrendered near Woodstock, October, 1863. Prisoner at Camp Chase and Fort Delaware twenty-two months. Died in Kansas City, Mo., March, 1890. Kibler, James A.—Surrendered at Meem's Bottoms, near Mount Jackson, February, 1865. Prisoner at Fort McHenry and Fort Delaware four months. Severely wounded at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. Resides at Cavalry, Shenandoah county, Va. Kendrick, Edward—Killed at Cedar Run, August 9, 1862. Lewis, John P.—From Rockingham county. Slightly wounded near Lebanon church, June 1, 1862—the Muhlenburg Rifles, supported by the 3d Brigade and a Battery of Artillery, checking Fremont's advance until Jackson's army and trains
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Captain Don P. Halsey, C. S. A. (search)
that few persons would have been able to detect from looking at him that he had lost an eye. In his official report of that great battle, General D. H. Hill, who was in command of a division that was prominently engaged says ( War of the Rebellion Records, Vol. XI, pp. 945-6): General Garland, when his brigade was not actually engaged, reported to me with his aide and adjutant to serve in my staff. In that capacity he rendered the most valuable services and was much exposed. His adjutant, Meem, was killed, and his aide, Halsey, severely wounded near me. I had frequent occasion to notice the gallant bearing of these two officers. General Garland in his report (same volume, pp. 962-966), mentions the activity he displayed in carrying orders and attending to the usual duties of a staff officer, and uses these words: My aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Don P. Halsey, having attracted universal applause throughout my entire command by his handsome behavior, was rallying a disordered regiment
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The honor roll of the University of Virginia, from the times-dispatch, December 3, 1905. (search)
, Col., Fisher's Hill, Va., 1864. Martin, G., Va., Albemarle Co., Va., 1865. Martin, T., Capt., Va., Malvern Hill, Va., 1862. Massie, J. L., Capt., Va., Fisher's Hill, Va., 1864. Massie, R. T., Va. Mastin, G. B., Ala., Seven Pines, Va. Maupin, J. R., Va., Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. Maury, J. H., Lt., D. C., Vicksburg, Miss., 1863. Meade, W. Z., Lt., Va., Resaca, Ga., 1864. Meade, H. E., Va., Petersburg, Va., 1862. Meems, A. R., Surg., Va., Mt. Jackson, Va., 1865. Meem, J. L., Capt., Va., Seven Pines, Va., 1862. Meredith, W. B., Lt., Va., Richmond, Va., 1862. Merritt, H. E., Va., Mississippi, 1863. Merritt, W. T., Va. Metcalf, C., Lt., Miss., Charlotte, C. H., Va., 1865. Middleton, A., Va., Texas, 1864. Minor, W. B., Va., Charlottesville, Va. Moore, J. W., Maj., N. C., St. John's, N. C. Moore, W., Va., Five Forks, Va., 1865. Moore, A. C., S. C., 2d Manassas, Va., 1862. Morrill, W. T., Va., Alexandria, Va., 1862. Morris, W.,
The Daily Dispatch: November 12, 1860., [Electronic resource], The Northern Press. (search)
Passengers per Steamship Roanoke, Geo. W. Couch, master, from New York, Nov. 9th: C. B. Hunt, Isaac Dozier, D. Cramer, Thomas Morgan, Chas. Lynch, Geo. W. Emmons, L. J. Carland, Miss Gill, Miss Platt, Chas T. McKenzie, Geo. Burns, Jno. Ryder, Thos. Munston, D. K. Leach, W. H. Prime, Charles L. Prime, Mrs. Driscoll, M. Hess. W. H. Mulson, J. O. Sefts, Dr. G. W. Briggs, Allan Gilmore, M. Gilmore, John Dunlop, and 12 in steerage. Passengers per Steamship Jamestown, T. Skinner, master, from New York, Nov. 10th: J. Martin, M. Gayon, W B. Osborne, Mrs. Phelps, 2 children and servant, H. Raynard, Mrs. Ashe, 2 children and servant, Miss Emerson, J. Rowe. Mrs. Meem, Geo. Tennant, Wm. Tennant, C. S. Dawson, Miss Davis, M. George, Miss Johnson and child, M. Johnson. H. G. Rodman, Mrs. Nelson, Geo. Dickinson, Sam. Shelter, and 7 in steerage.
The Daily Dispatch: November 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Poor fellow. (search)
to Winchester. We had a terrible storm of wind and rain in all this region on Saturday last. It commenced raining on Friday night, and the storm reached its climax on Saturday afternoon. The water courses all around us were filled to overflowing by the descending rains. A good deal of damage was done in several localities, near water courses, by the overflow of the creeks and rivers. The Shenandoah river, this side of Mt. Jackson, was very high, overflowing the valuable bottoms of Messrs. Meem and others, and destroying large quantities of the corn that stood in shocks on the ground. Peter H. Woodward, of Harrisonburg, has been appointed an Assistant Quartermaster, with the rank of Captain, in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States. The Rockingham militia are again called to the field. Mrs. Sarah H. Braithwaite, wife of Wm. S. Braithwaite, of this place, broke one of her legs, below the knee, on Saturday morning last. Both bones of the leg were broken.
The Daily Dispatch: March 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Representatives. (search)
of Congress at the time of his death. The rules were suspended, and the House adopted the resolution. Mr. Russell, of Va., offered the following resolution; which was agreed to: Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs inquire into the expediency of amending the law relating to the organization of the militia, when called into the service of the Confederate States. Mr. Bothler, of Va., presented two memorials, one from Brig. Gen. Carson, and the other from Brig. Gen. Meem, on the subject of the day of militia; which were referred. Mr. Baldwin of Va., offered the following resolution; which was referred to the Judiciary Committee: Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary inquire late and report to this House; 1st. As to the expediency of defining by law the extent of the power to declare martial law, and of ascertaining what is martial law when duly declared, 3d. As to the expediency of regulating by law the whole subject of arrest and i
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