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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 83 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 70 2 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 55 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: October 5, 1861., [Electronic resource] 41 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 23 1 Browse Search
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 21 1 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 11 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 4 0 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 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 3 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States. (search)
guerillas were common enemies, and that carriers could not recover at law goods stolen by such.—27. Ladies' Loyal League, New York, sent a petition for general emancipation, bearing 100,000 signatures. Confederate cavalry defeated at Sevierville, Tenn. Three hundred Confederate salt-kettles destroyed at St. Andrew's Bay, Fla.—28. Battle at Fair Garden, Tenn.; Confederates defeated.— Feb. 1. The President ordered a draft, on March 10, for 500,000 men, for three years or the war.—4. Colonel Mulligan drove Early out of Moorefield, W. Va. —13. Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky, proclaims protection to slaves from claims by Confederate owners.—22. Michael Hahn elected governor of Louisiana by the loyal vote. Moseby defeats Union cavalry at Drainesville.—23. Admiral Farragut began a six days bombardment of Fort Powell, below Mobile.—March 2. Ulysses S. Grant made lieutenant-general.—6. Confederates hung twenty-three Union prisoners of war (one a drummer-boy aged fifteen) at
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fremont, John Charles 1813-1890 (search)
torm of indignation suddenly arose in the border slave States, which alarmed the national government, and the President, wishing to placate the rebellious spirit of those States, requested Fremont to modify his proclamation on these points. He declined to do so, when the President, at Fremont's request, issued an order for such a modification. Fremont could not, for it would imply that he thought the measure wrong, which he did not. Fremont was censured for his failure to reinforce Colonel Mulligan at Lexington. The public knew very little of his embarrassments at that time. Pressing demands came for reinforcements from General Grant at Paducah. At various points in his department were heard cries for help, and a peremptory order came from General Scott for him to forward 5,000 troops immediately to Washington, D. C., notwithstanding McClellan numbered 75,000 within easy call of the capital. Fremont's force, never exceeding 56,000, was scattered over his department. Chafing
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lexington (search)
was garrisoned with less than 3,000 troops, under Col. James A. Mulligan. His troops had only forty rounds of cartridges e3 miles from Lexington. Hourly expecting reinforcements, Mulligan resolved to defy the overwhelming force of the enemy with drove in the National pickets, and opened a cannonade on Mulligan's hastily constructed works. Very soon some outworks werg down from the country northward of the Missouri River. Mulligan was hopeful, for he expected some of these troops every mrison, and began a vigorous siege. For seventy-two hours Mulligan and his little band sustained it, amid burning sun-heat bderates lost twenty-five killed and seventy-five wounded. Mulligan and his officers were held prisoners of war; the men wereworth of commissary stores. A week before the arrival of Mulligan at Lexington, Governor Jackson and his legislature had heis money and the seal behind, which fell into Battle of Lexington, Mo. Mulligan's hands. These treasures Price recovered.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mulligan, James A. 1830- (search)
Mulligan, James A. 1830- Military officer; born in Utica, N. Y., June 25, 1830; graduated at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Illinois, in 1850; admitted to the bar in November, 1855. In 1861 he became colonel of the 23d Illinois Volunteers; and in September of that year took command of the Union post at Lexington, Mo., where, after a desperate defence against an attack by General Price, he was compelled to surrender. Later he took command at Camp Douglas, Chicago; in 1864 participated in hard-fought battles in the Shenandoah Valley. He died of wounds in Winchester, Va., July 26, 1864.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
, 1884 St. John and Daniel announce their acceptance of the prohibition nomination at a temperance camp-meeting at Cuba, N. Y.......Aug. 25, 1884 International electrical exhibition opens at Philadelphia......Sept. 2, 1884 Charles J. Folger, ex-Secretary of the Treasury, born 1818, dies at Geneva, N. Y.......Sept. 4, 1884 Mrs. Belva Lockwood, of Washington, accepts the nomination of the California Women's Rights Convention for President......September, 1884 Messrs. Fisher and Mulligan publish letters of J. G. Blaine, upon which he is charged with corruption in legislation, favoring the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad in 1876......Sept. 16, 1884 International prime meridian conference opens in Washington, D. C., Oct. 1, twenty-five nations represented; the meridian of Greenwich is recommended by twenty-one nations, Santo Domingo opposing it, and France and Brazil not voting......Oct. 13, 1884 Secretary of the Treasury Gresham resigns......Oct. 28, 1884 Famous