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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 14 0 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 17 (search)
Lexington, Mo. Lexington, Mo., Sept. 2. The following account of a recent event in Lexington, is furnished to the St. Louis Republican: A large secession force surrounded this town on both sides of the river last week and arrested a number of Union men, among them ex-Governor King, Judge Ryland, and Wm. S. Selds. On Friday last, at the instance of the gentlemen above named, a flag of truce was sent us by rebels which resulted in a conference about a mile from the town, between Col. Reed and Captain Shelby on the rebel side, and Major Breckor, Captain Graham, and Lieutenant Brown on the Federal side. The rebels demanded the unconditional surrender of the fort, which was refused. During the invasion of the town by the rebels a good deal of skirmishing took place in the streets, and in the woods on both sides of the river. The Federal troops destroyed the Ferry House on the north side of the river, where a fight occurred between a small force under Lieutenant Brown and
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 46. Fremont's Manumission deeds. (search)
the Government of the United States; now, therefore, I, John Charles Fremont, Major-General Commanding the Western Department of the Army of the United States, by authority of law.and the power vested in me, as such Commanding General, declare Hiram Reed, heretofore held to service or labor by Thomas L. Snead, to be free, and forever discharged from the bonds of servitude, giving him full right and authority to have, use, and control his own labor or service, as to him may seem proper, without ver to said Thomas L. Snead, or to any one to claim by, through, or under him. And this deed of Manumission shall be respected and treated by all persons, and in all courts of justice, as the full and complete evidence of the freedom of said Hiram Reed. In testimony whereof, this act is done at Headquarters of the Western Department of the Army of the United States, in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, on this 12th day of September, A. D. 1861, as is evidenced by the Departmental s
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 148 (search)
the head of Colonel Marshall's battalion was approaching the upper part of the mountains, the guide and Captains Gault and Reed, being considerably in advance, discovered that the foe, who were a thousand strong, were concealed behind rocks, trees an revolving rifle, opened fire upon them, discharging the contents of his gun, and about the same time both the guide and Mr. Reed discharged their muskets upon the foe, which brought them into a more precipitate action than was laid down in their pro Captain Gault was shot from under him, and the guide received two of the enemy's balls, which brought him to the ground. Reed's horse was also killed; and such was their perilous and exposed condition, that both were under the necessity of taking shelter under the cover of a shelving rock, which induced Reed to suggest to the captain, in his peculiar style, that they were both gone up, sir! Colonel Marshall urged on his column, which was between a quarter and a half mile in advance of the Sec
The Daily Dispatch: September 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], Seizure of a Southern vessel. (search)
tive part with the enemies of the United States in the present insurrectionary movement against the Government, and the military commission now in session at the Arsenal, in this city, having reported the facts to these headquarters as the result of deliberation, the Major-General Commanding has executed and ordered to be published the following deeds of manumission: Here follows two deeds declaring, by the authority of law and power invested in the commanding General, Frank Lewis and Hiram Reed, heretofore held to service or labor by the said Thos. L. Smead, to be free and forever discharged from the bond of servitude, giving them free right and authority to have, use and control their own labor or service as to them may seem proper, without any accountability whatever to said Thos. L. Smead or any one to claim by, through or under him. A party of Secessionists went to the house of Judge Birch, a member of the State Convention, a few days since, with the intention of killing