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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Book notices. (search)
ute. By Charles D. Walker, late Assistant Professor Virginia Military Institute. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. We are indebted to the courtesy of General F. H. Smith, Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, for a copy of this book, which contains brief sketches of one hundred and seventy of the graduates and étitute who gave their lives to the Confederate cause. The volume contains also a discourse on the life and character of Lieutenant-General T. J. Jackson by General F. H. Smith, a sketch of the battle of New Market by General Smith, and a memorial poem by James Barron Hope, Esq. Mr. Walker has done his work admirably. He has caGeneral Smith, and a memorial poem by James Barron Hope, Esq. Mr. Walker has done his work admirably. He has called to his aid the pens of some of our most distinguished men, and has made a record of self-denying heroism and high military skill which reflects the highest credit upon the Institute, and should find a place in every home in the South, that our youth may study the characters and imitate the virtues of these noble men who freely
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial paragraphs. (search)
es adopted by the Convention of Virginia in secret session in April and May, 1861. Virginia: Ordinance of secession. Report of the Chief of Ordnance of Virginia (Colonel C. Dimmock), for the year ending September 30th, 1861. Message of the Governor of Virginia (Hon. John Letcher), December 7th, 1863. Letter from General C. F. Henningsen in reply to the letter of Victor Hugo on the Harper's Ferry invasion. Discourse on the life and Caracter of Lieutenant-General Thomas J. Jackson, by General F. H. Smith, Superintendent Virginia military Institute, read befor the Board of Visitors, Faculty and cadets, July 1st, 1863, together with proceedings of the Institution in honor of the illustrious deceased. from the American Colonization Society--a full set of the annual reports, addresses, &c., of the Society. Memorial of the Semi-Centennial anniversary of the American Colonization Society, celebrated at Washington, January 15th, 1867. from Judge W. S. Barton, Fredericksburg, Virginia-
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
cted state of our country, and to take such measures as the emergency requires, either in men or money. On motion of Hon. John Brooks it was voted that the selectmen be authorized to direct the treasurer to borrow such sums of money as may be deemed advisable, not exceeding three thousand dollars, to be used for the enlistment and drilling any of our citizens who may enlist into any volunteer company, and for the comfort of their families. Voted, that S. S. Hastings, A. C. Howe, and Captain F. H. Smith, chosen at an informal meeting, continue their services in encouraging citizens to enlist in the military service of the country. Voted, to pay each soldier five dollars a month while in the service, and five dollars bounty to each who shall enlist and be mustered in. 1862. March 3d, The selectmen were directed to pay State aid to the families of volunteers as provided by law. July 22d, Voted, to pay each volunteer a bounty of one hundred dollars; and the treasurer was authorized
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 14: from Malvern Hill to Harrison's Landing. (search)
Private Patrick Monnehan, head, mortally. Private George H. Stevens, leg, severe. Private Daniel Teadley, leg. Co. K.Private Robert Williams, neck. Private Robert Hendley, thigh. Private William A. McKenney, breast. Private Thomas Grieve, thigh. (Missing) Private Albert S. Lillie, lost two fingers. Private Frank B. Leach, leg. killed, July 1ST, 1862—Malvern Hill. Co. E.Corporal Timothy Callahan. Co. I.Private Phillip R. Guinan. wounded and missing, according to the Monthly return for July, 1862. F. W. Tuttle. C. C. Sewall. C. B. Knox. P. Moynehan. W. Burbank. E. Powers. G. H. Stevens. F. H. Smith. J. N. Henry. D. P. Harvey. D. Teadley. Sergeant J. Hapgood. Corporal J. P. Cushing. Edwin P. Stanley (reported for duty in May, ‘63, at Falmouth, Va.) summary wounded killedwoundedmissingand missing OFFICERSMENOFFICERSMENOFFICERSMENOFFICERSMEN June 25.1733732 June 28.2 June 29.1 June 30.219373 July 1.2 Date not known.13 3286112
................................................... 107 Shaw, Levi,................... ............................ 1, 4, 8, 103 Shelden's Island,...................................................... 17 Shenandoah River,.................................................... 156 Small, John, P.,............................................... 288 Small, John Y.,.............................................. 265 Smith, Edwin,....................................................... 332 Smith, F. H.,......................................................... 108 Smith, Francis, L.,.................................................... 107 Smith, Henry M.,..................................................... 323 Smith, H.,........................................................... 104 Smith, James,................................................ 188, 330, 348 Smith, John (H),................................................. 322, 341 Smith, John,..................................
ibner's monthly, 256 Scudder, Horace, 169 Seaweed, Longfellow 156 Sewell, Samuel, Judge, 47-48 Shepard, Thomas, 16, 31-32 Short story, the, 261-62 Sill, E. R., 257 Simms, W. G., 245, 246 Simple Cobbler of Agawam, the, Ward 37 Sinners in the hands of an Angry God, Edwards 50 Skeleton in Armor, the, Longfellow 155 Sketch book, Irving 89, 91 Skipper Ireson's Ride, Whittier 161 Slavery, influence on literature, 207 et seq. Slavery in Massachusetts, Thoreau 137 Smith, F. H., 247 Smith, John, 8-10, 20,38 Smith, Sydney, quoted, 88-89 Snow-bound, Whittier 158, 161-162 Snow-image and other tales, the, Hawthorne 145 Songs of labor, Whittier 161 South Carolina in 1724, 44 South, The, in American literature, 245 et seq. Sparks, Jared, 176 Spofford, Harriet Prescott, 249 Spoon River Anthology, Masters 261 Spy, the, Cooper 89, 97, 98 Stamp Act (1765), 59 Star-Spangled banner, the, Key, 107, 225 Stedman, E. C., 225, 256 Stowe, Har
irginia court of appeals for a stay of execution, on pleas presented, but this was refused. After the condemnation of Brown and his associates, fearing from published threats that an attempt might be made by Northern sympathizers to rescue them, Governor Wise ordered Virginia troops to Charlestown to guard the prisoners until after their execution. Toward the last of November about 1,000 were there assembled, among them the cadets of the Virginia military institute, under command of Col. F. H. Smith, the superintendent. Maj. T. J. Jackson, the famous Stonewall Jackson of the war, was present in command of the cadet battery. He witnessed the execution of Brown about midday, December 2, 1859. In a letter to his wife he wrote of Brown, he behaved with unflinching firmness, and of the execution: My command was in front of the cadets, all facing south. One howitzer I assigned to Mr. Truehart, on the left of the cadets, and with the other I remained on the right. Other troops occupi
eer companies under his command, as organized into regiments and battalions, calling attention to the fact that all the infantry regiments had their complement of companies, except the Forty-first, which. would soon be filled up by companies ready to be mustered in. These regiments were: The Third, Roger A. Pryor, colonel, F. H. Archer, lieutenant-colonel, and Joseph Mayo, major; the Sixth, William Mahone, colonel, Thomas J. Corprew, lieutenantcol-onel, and W. P. Lundy, major; the Ninth, F. H. Smith, colonel, J. T. L. Preston, lieutenant-colonel, and Stapleton Crutchfield, major (the superintendent and two professors of the Virginia military institute); the Twelfth, D. A. Weisiger, colonel, F. L. Taylor, lieutenant-colonel, and Edgar L. Brockett, major; the Twenty-sixth, R. E. Colston, colonel, H. T. Parish, lieutenant-colonel, and John C. Page, major; the Forty-first, John R. Chambliss, Jr., colonel, George Blow, Jr., lieutenantcol-onel, and Fred W. Smith, major. The Forty-first ha
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sketch of the Lee Memorial Association. (search)
regarded a privilege to contribute to such an object. The exercises took place in the University chapel. Hon. J. R. Tucker, Rev. Dr. Weddell, General R. D. Lilly, General Joseph E. Johnston, General W. N. Pendleton, ex- Governor Letcher, General F. H. Smith, Rev. Dr. Mullally, General J. T. L. Preston, Rev. Dr. Thompson, Rev. I. W. Canter, and other distinguished gentlemen being present. Professor James J. White, of the Executive Committee, and one of the moving spirits of the Association,of South Carolina; J. A. Early, of Virginia; William Smith, (the last war Governor of Virginia); William Terry, of Wytheville, Virginia; George H. Steuart, of Maryland; M. D. Corse, R. D. Lilly, Fitzhugh Lee, G. W. Custis Lee, W. H. F. Lee and F. H. Smith, of Virginia; Judge H. W. Bruce, of Kentucky; Hon. C. R. Breckinridge, of Arkansas; Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and her daughter, Miss Julia; Mrs. J. E. B. Stuart and her daughter, Miss Virginia; Mrs. General George E. Pickett; Mrs. J. M. Carlisle,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address before the Virginia division of Army of Northern Virginia, at their reunion on the evening of October 21, 1886. (search)
e Stonewall brigade, to which the other Virginia regiments here mentioned belonged. On the 21st May, Colonel John B. Magruder was placed in command of the line to Hampton, with headquarters at Yorktown, Records War of Rebellion, Volume 11, page 865. and on the 23d, General Benjamin Huger was assigned to the command of the troops at Norfolk. Ibid, page 867. It appears in a communication from the Adjutant-General headquarters of the Virginia forces, Colonel R. S. Garnett, to Colonel F. H. Smith, of the Virginia Council, that on the 30th May, as nearly as could be ascertained, there was a total of thirty six thousand two hundred troops assembled in Virginia. Ibid, page 895. General Beauregard was called from Charleston at this time, and on the 31st May he was assigned to the command of the troops on the Alexandria line. Ibid, page 896. On the 5th June, General T. H. Holmes was sent to Fredericksburg, and directed to assume command of the troops in that vicinity, Ibid, page