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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 5: Forts and Artillery. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engineer corps of the Federal army (search)
nder them, the volunteers who received training from these officers proved their worth. Their labors at Chattanooga, Tennessee, under Captain (afterward Colonel) Merrill, rendered that important position impregnable. Knoxville, Tennessee, likewise withstood terrific onslaughts, having been fortified with great skill. The army field, with two corps of Thomas' army, was not strong enough to hold it. At Nashville the skill of the engineers, under Captain (afterward General) Morton and Captain Merrill, had enabled General Thomas to take his stand and hold on until he was ready to move against Hood. A tripod for surveying the battlefield: map-making fromy and Donelson and Vicksburg are names that are held in memory as demonstrating the high achievements of the Engineer Corps. Its labors at Chattanooga, under Colonel Merrill, rendered that important position impregnable. The work at Knoxville likewise withstood terrific onslaught. At Nashville the skill of the engineers enabled
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 9: (search)
7. General Sherman. How far is Fulton from the crossing of Olley's Creek? Will we have to cross any other streams of much size? When do you wish to start? Geo. H. Thomas, Major-General And yet with these telegrams in the record, showing prompt approval of his move, and a disposition to cooperate in it immediately, General Sherman ventures the above fling at General Thomas. These last dispatches were answered as follows, Sherman to Thomas, June 27th, 9:30 P. M.: According to Merrill's map it is about ten miles. Nickajack the only stream to cross. Time for starting day after to-morrow. Sherman to Thomas, June 27, 9:45 P. M.: If we move on Fulton, we must move with the whole army, leaving our railroad on the chance of success. Go where we may, we will find the breastworks and abattis, unless we move more rapidly than we have heretofore. The dispatches thus far quoted, have been at all times accessible to General Sherman, and they are quite sufficient to show that
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 11: (search)
usand infantry and two thousand cavalry, a great portion of which should be made up from the local militia of Tennessee, or troops organized especially for the preservation of order in the State. I believe if I can commence the campaign with the Fourteenth and Fourth Corps in front, with Howard's corps in reserve, that I can move along the line of the railroad and overcome all opposition as far, at least, as Atlanta. I should want a strong division of cavalry in advance. As soon as Captain Merrill returns from his reconnoissance along the railroad lines, I can give you a definite estimate of the number of troops required to guard the bridges along the road Geo. H. Thomas, Major-General U. S. Volunteers. General Grant having been made Lieutenant General, and ordered to Washington, summoned General Sherman, who had returned from Meridian, to Nashville, which latter point he reached on the 17th of March, 1864. On that day he was assigned to the command of the Military Divis
John G. B. Adams, Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment, Chapter 7: battle of Fredericksburg and Marye's Heights. (search)
lors did not touch the ground before they were up and going forward. Captain Weymouth fell, shot in the leg, which was afterwards amputated. Captain Mahoney took command of the regiment, and he was also seen to fall, shot in the arm and side. Down went the color bearers again. Lieutenant Newcomb grasped one, a color corporal another. Newcomb fell, shot through both legs, and as he went down he handed the color to me. Next fell the color corporal, and the flag he held was grasped by Sergeant Merrill, who was soon wounded. Another seized the color, but he was shot immediately, and as it fell from his hands the officer who already had one caught it. By obliquing to the left, followed by the regiment, we got out of the line of fire for a time, and lay down. I do not mention this fact to show that I was braver than other men, for every man of the old regiment on the field would have done the same had opportunity offered, but my services were recognized by promotion to first lieute
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 31: (search)
irginia. An expedition of Federal cavalry, commanded by Gen. Sheridan, was directed to make a bold dash around Lee's flank towards Richmond. It passed around the right flank of the Confederates to the North Anna River; committed some damage at Beaver Dam; moved thence to the South Anna and Ashland Station, where the railroad was destroyed; and finally found its way to the James River, where it joined the forces of Butler. On the 10th May, a portion of Sheridan's command, under Custer and Merrill, were encountered by a body of Stuart's cavalry near Ashland, at a place called Yellow Tavern, on the road to Richmond. An engagement took place here. In a desperate charge, at the head of a column, Gen. Stuart fell, terribly wounded. He was immediately taken to Richmond, and every effort made to save his valuable life; but in vain. He died the next day. From some memoirs of Gen. Stuart, collected from his staff officers, we extract some incidents indicative of the character of the m
Caroline E. Whitcomb, History of the Second Massachusetts Battery of Light Artillery (Nims' Battery): 1861-1865, compiled from records of the Rebellion, official reports, diaries and rosters, Roster of Second Massachusetts Battery (search)
e, Ma.July 31, 1861Jan. 8, 1863, disability. Kane, James H., Corp.,23Boston, Ma.July 31, 1861Aug. 16, 1864, expiration of service. Knowlton, Joseph S., Corp.,25Boston, Ma.July 31, 1861Aug. 16, 1864, expiration of service. Knowles, Osgood W., Corp.,25Boston, Ma.July 31, 1861Aug. 16, 1864, expiration of service. Leavitt, Edwin L., Corp.,29Boston, Ma.Oct. 10, 1861Died Aug. 5, 1862, Baton Rouge, La. Maxwell, Charles B., Corp.,29Boston, Ma.July 31, 1861Aug. 16, 1864, expiration of service. Merrill, Charles, Corp.,28Chelsea, Ma.Mar. 4, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Oliver, Charles E., Corp.,22Lunenburg, Ma.Jan. 4, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Sherman, Charles F.,20Watertown, Ma.July 31, 1861Aug. 16, 1864, expiration of service. Short, John F., Corp.,28Lowell, Ma.Aug. 10, 1864Aug. 11, 1865, expiration of service. Smith, John R., Corp.,26Boston, Ma.July 31, 1861Aug. 16, 1864, expiration of service. Sylvester, Charles S., Corp.,18Gloucester, Ma.Dec. 7, 18
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Authorities. (search)
hon, Edward: Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, Va. 29 i, 947 McParlin, Thomas A.: Hospitals, Richmond Campaign 42 i, 190 McPherson, James B.: Chattahoochee River, Ga. 38 v, 57, 58 Shiloh, Tenn. 10 i, 183 McQuade, James: Chancellorsville, Va. 25 i, 517 Marshall, Humphrey: Carter's Raid 20 i, 97, 100 Middle Creek, Ky 7, 51 Meade, George G.: Mine Run Campaign 29 i, 19 Meister, C.: New Madrid, Mo., and Island no.10 8, 146 Merrill, Lewis: Fourche Bayou, Ark. 22 i, 493 Meysenberg, Theodore A.: Northern Virginia Campaign 12 i, 177-179 Michie, Peter S.: Dutch Gap Canal 42 i, 670 Minden, H. Von: Devil's Lake, Wis 48 II, 1139 Mitchell, Robert B.: Wheeler and Roddey's Raid 30 II, 674 Mohrhardt, Francis: Atlanta Campaign 38 i, 206-211 Moncure, Thomas J.: Fredericksburg, Va. 21, 1129 Fort Sanders, Tenn. 31 i, 507 Morgan, Charles H.: Wilderness, Va. 36 I
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Authorities. (search)
gn 44, 3; 87 1 Petersburg, Va., Sept. 13, 1864 67, 9 Meigs, John L.: New Creek Station, W. Va., Aug., 1863 135-C. 2 Western Virginia (part of), 1863 135-C, 1 White Sulphur, Springs, W. Va., Aug. 26-27, 1863 135-B, 3 Meister, C.: Stone's River Campaign, Dec. 26, 1862-Jan. 5, 1863 31, 2 Mergell, C. S.: Brown's Ferry, Tenn., Oct. 26-29, 1863 50, 1 Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863 49, 1 Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15-16, 1864 72, 2 Merrill, William E.: Bridgeport, Ala 112, 1 Chattanooga, Tenn 111, 7 Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19-20, 1863 46, 1, 2 Clarksville, Tenn., and vicinity 115, 2 Columbia, Tenn., and vicinity 115, 4 Decatur, Ala., and vicinity 115, 6 Fort Donelson, Tenn 114, 5 Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864 72, 1 Franklin, Tenn., and vicinity 115, 3 Huntsville, Ala., and vicinity 115, 9 Middle Tennessee Campaign, June 23-July 7, 1863 34, 1-5; 35, 1-3, 5-7 Nas
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The South's Museum. (search)
alternate; Mrs. Roy Mason, nee Lizzie Bacchus, Eufaula, Ala.; Mrs. James Walker, Mrs. Robert Reynolds, Mrs. W. H. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Moncure Perkins, Mrs. General Little, Mrs. Frank Nalle, Mrs. Robert B. Munford, Mrs. Frank Dean, Miss Belle Perkins, Miss Lou Adkins, Miss Willie Rogers, Miss Virgie Drewry, Miss Mary Mayo, Miss Nellie Mayo, Miss Lina Mayo, Miss Lily Wilson, Miss Daisy Wilson, Miss Kate Montague, Miss Judith Deane, Miss Ella Thomas, Miss Mary Thomas, Mrs. William A. Moncure, Miss Merrill, Miss Graham, Miss Laura Wilkinson, and Mrs. Powell, Huntsville, Ala. The room was richly decorated, and contained numerous relics of particular value and interest, including an original manuscript account of the battle of Manassas by General Beauregard, presented by Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson, the popular Southern authoress; sword, epaulets, field-glass, Bible, spur, bit, saddle, blanket, and coat belonging to General H. D. Clayton, and sent by his daughter, Miss Clayton, of Eufaula, A
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoir of Jane Claudia Johnson. (search)
300,000 pounds of lead. Lieutenant Lee went to Baltimore, where Merrill, Thomas & Co. submitted proposals to furnish Merrill's breech-loadMerrill's breech-loading carbines at $25 each, Merrill's rifles at $30, and cartridges for the same at $16 per 1,000, also cartridge-boxes, waist-belts, scabbardsMerrill's rifles at $30, and cartridges for the same at $16 per 1,000, also cartridge-boxes, waist-belts, scabbards, etc.; and offered to alter flint and steel muskets, making them percussian $3 each, and side-percussioning $3.50 each. At Wilmington, Def brick 36x12x7 feet, and to cost $1,254. The Governor wrote to Merrill, Thomas & Co., of Baltimore, asking if they would take North Carolo him, care McPheeters & Ghiselin, Norfolk. He wrote July 7th, to Merrill, Thomas & Co., Baltimore, to ship him 500 Merrill rifles, 100,000 Merrill rifles, 100,000 percussion caps and 100,000 rifle, 500 each cartridge boxes, belts, etc., cartridges directed to Raleigh, via Norfolk. On the same day he wrdvise me at once, as I am resolved to retaliate. February 11th, Merrill, Thomas & Co., wrote that they could not ship the 500 rifles in ti
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