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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies. 358 0 Browse Search
Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz) 80 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 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 66 0 Browse Search
A. J. Bennett, private , First Massachusetts Light Battery, The story of the First Massachusetts Light Battery , attached to the Sixth Army Corps : glance at events in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah, from the summer of 1861 to the autumn of 1864. 54 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 53 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 28 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 9: Poetry and Eloquence. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 6 0 Browse Search
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Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 3 1 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Signal Corps in the Confederate States army. (search)
he same liberty with the messages of the other side. Early played a ruse on Sheridan in the Valley campaigns. Finding that Sheridan was reading his signals, he caSheridan was reading his signals, he caused the following dispatch to be sent to himself by his signal flags: Lieutenant—General early, Fisher's Hill: Be ready to advance on Sheridan as soon as my foSheridan as soon as my forces get up, and we can crush him before he finds out I have joined you. (Signed) J. Longstreet. When this was communicated to Sheridan, as Early intended it to bSheridan, as Early intended it to be, Sheridan telegraphed to Washington, and Halleck telegraphed to Grant. In time, the answer came to Sheridan that Longstreet was nowhere near Early. This telegram Sheridan telegraphed to Washington, and Halleck telegraphed to Grant. In time, the answer came to Sheridan that Longstreet was nowhere near Early. This telegram was long a puzzle to the Union general. When Early was asked about it after the war, he simply laughed. The Signal Corps was nowhere more useful than where the deSheridan that Longstreet was nowhere near Early. This telegram was long a puzzle to the Union general. When Early was asked about it after the war, he simply laughed. The Signal Corps was nowhere more useful than where the defense and operations were conducted in a field in which water occupied a large place in the topography. Such were Charleston, South Carolina, and Mobile. The report
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The battle of Cedar Creek. (search)
ompletely routed and driven from the field by the other, first the army of General Sheridan by that of General Early, and afterwards the army of General Early by that of General Sheridan. There was also a singular coincidence between the battle of Cedar Creek and the battle of Winchester, fought exactly one month previously. When General Sheridan advanced on Winchester only Ramseur's division was ready to meet him. General Early and the rest of his troops were some distance off and reachein, who were killed on the field of battle. So, when General Early attacked Sheridan at Cedar Creek, the latter was at Winchester, and woke to find his army routedas heard on our left. Looking in that direction, I saw some ten or twelve men—Sheridan's dismounted cavalrymen—lying flat upon the brow of a hill about two hundred yed the capture of a large number of wagons and pieces of artillery by a few of Sheridan's cavalry who had pressed on in pursuit. General Ramseur, who was wounded,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Two cavalry Chieftains. [New Orleans Picayune, August 12th, 1888.] (search)
t is worth repeating: I always think of Sheridan in connection with a conversation I had with , the army of the Potomac was all right, said Sheridan, the trouble was the commanders never went ouu discovered about Lee's forces. That made Sheridan mad and he retorted: Damn Stuart, I can thras clean him out. I knew I could whip him, said Sheridan, if I could only get him where he could not frant sent out a strong force of cavalry under Sheridan, whose reputation as a cavalry commander was neral Stuart followed these seven brigades of Sheridan with the three brigades of his command, viz: General Stuart intercepted, at Yellow Tavern, Sheridan's line of march, and succeeded in interposingpart of the fight and died the next day. General Sheridan, repulsed and defeated, abandoned his rairt did not fall until about 4 o'clock. If General Sheridan had not been intercepted and so vigorouslt would have been extremely imprudent for General Sheridan to have attempted to ride into the city, [4 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
Martin A., 132, 134, 143, 159, 163, 169. Semat. Geo., 360. Semmes, Gen. P. J., 449. Semmes, Admiral, Raphael, 273, 439. Semmes, Hon., Thos. J., 418. Semple. Capt., 61, 63, 65, 67. Seven Days Battles, forces engaged in, 256. Seven Pines, Battle of, 17, 19, 22. Sevier, Gen., John, 12. Seward. Wm, H., 320, 321. Sharp, Lt. M. R., 20. Sharpsburg. Battle of, 20, 24, 257; notes on, 373. Shedd, Capt., John, 15. Shelby, Gen., Isaac. 12. Shepherdstown, Battle of, 20. Sheridan, Gen., Phil. H., 231, 451; his famous ride 444; raid, 452. Sherman Gen. W. T., his march, 4, 30; retaliatory order, 31. 32; army 18, 125 Shewmake, J. T., 187. Shiloh. Battle of, refutation of so-called Lost Opportunity on the evening of April 6, 1862, by Gen T: Jordan 297; losses at, 341. Shiloh Chapel, or Pittsburg Landing, 97. Shirer, W. D., 226. Shuler. Lt F. M., killed, 193. Shulz. F. C., 395. Signal Corps of the C. S. A., 93; officers of, 9; secret cipher of, 101, 163, 17