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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 127 5 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 122 2 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 107 1 Browse Search
John G. Nicolay, The Outbreak of Rebellion 105 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 95 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 88 4 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 55 3 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 48 6 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 38 2 Browse Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 28 2 Browse Search
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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 2 (search)
unteers are to be left at Camargo, under General Patterson, Major-General Robert Patterson, U. Sington, directing General Taylor to send General Patterson to Tampico with a large portion of his (orces party politics into everything. General Patterson and others are good Democrats; they are directed to proceed against Tampico, and General Patterson informed before his commanding general ktoria, General Quitman will be joined by General Patterson, with one thousand five hundred men, whosenior and only officer of my corps with General Patterson; the duty I am charged with is most impo thousand regulars, and at the same time General Patterson reached here with sixteen hundred men frg the war is more than I can imagine. General Patterson brought with him the President's (ours) arrived here yesterday, and reported to General Patterson, thus putting my nose out of joint. He on is beginning here. I shall go with General Patterson, in the course of a few days, as soon as[15 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
neral Sickles has been placed in command of Hooker's old division. So, also, I saw a brilliant account in Forney's Press of the battle of Antietam, in which the writer, confusing Hooker's division with his corps, speaks of the gallantry of Generals Patterson and Grover in leading the men; whereas Hooker's division was at Alexandria, when Grover was with it, and Patterson has been for some time in Philadelphia. But such is history. When Hooker placed me in command of the corps on the field, Patterson has been for some time in Philadelphia. But such is history. When Hooker placed me in command of the corps on the field, I immediately sought out Ricketts, told him I presumed there was a mistake, Hooker not knowing that he (Ricketts) outranked me, and I turned over the command to him, and only resumed it after getting the peremptory order from McClellan, which I sent you. Ricketts appreciated my course, and said there was no one he was more willing to serve under than myself, and that he only made his protest because he considered it a matter of principle. In this I think he was right, and I should have done t
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 7 (search)
f war between the two countries. On the fourth of July, 1866, on the occasion of the reception in Philadelphia of the State flags belonging to Pennsylvania regiments, General Meade, by request, made in Independence Hall the presentation address when these battle-worn colors were returned to the hands of Governor Curtin. Major-General Hancock was commanding officer of the day, and in the procession, commanding divisions, were many distinguished Pennsylvania generals of volunteers, General Robert Patterson, D. McM. Gregg, J. R. Brooke, S. W. Crawford, and others. During the——Congress the reconstruction acts for the government of the Southern States were passed and those States divided into military districts. In this way Virginia and North and South Carolina were, in August, 1866, taken from the Military Division of the Atlantic, and that division discontinued. General Meade was then assigned to the Department of the East, his Headquarters remaining in Philadelphia. During the s
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
65, 267; II, 211, 215, 256, 258, 275, 276, 346, 347. O'Rorke, Patrick H., II, 83, 84. Ortega, Gen., I, 146. P Paine, W. H., II, 41, 63. Palmer, W. R., I, 53, 220, 272, 278. Paredes, Gen., I, 44, 46-49, 61, 65, 89, 117, 118, 120, 124, 125. Parke, John G., I, 303, 329, 360; II, 281. Parker, Cortlandt, II, 146, 152, 160, 165, 167, 176, 208, 220, 233, 267, 272. Parker, Isaac B., II, 38. Parker, Wm., II, 146. Patrick, Marsena R., I, 12, 266; II, 214, 238. Patterson, Robert, I, 126, 145, 152, 153, 169, 170-178, 180, 184, 191, 315; II, 288. Paul, Gabriel R., II, 49, 53. Paulding, Gouverneur, II, 152. Paulet, Lord, George, I, 263. Pease, Chas. E., II, 382-385, 387-391. Peck, Wm. G., I, 111. Peel, Sir, Robert, I, 123. Peeples, Samuel, II, 88. Pell, Duncan, 322. Pell, Duncan A., I, 322, 323. Pemberton, Israel, I, 19, 39, 95, 141. Pemberton, John, I, 140. Pender, Wm. D., I, 294, 295; II, 26, 48, 52, 53, 69, 108, 129, 383. P