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Doc. 82.-battle of the Cache, Ark., fought July 7, 1862. Colonel Hovey's official report. headquarters Second brigade, General Steele's division, A. S. W., July 7, 1862. Captain: Pursuant to orders, I directed Col. Harris, with parts of four companies of his regiment, the Eleventh Wisconsin infantry, and parts of fouad had been cut through this blockade on the evening of the sixth, and early next morning Colonel Hovey, of the Thirty-third Illinois regiment, was ordered by General Steele to open the road on the opposite side of the Cache, make a reconnoissance in front down to the Clarendon road, along which the army were to march, and also to displayed by Colonel Hovey has won the admiration of all. He is cool and brave in the trying hour of danger. I was present on the evening of the fight, when General Steele congratulated the Colonel on the successful issue of the day. Among the heroes of the day who behaved with distinguished gallantry, the names of Colonel Harri
Doc. 141.-battle of village Creek, Ark. Colonel Brackett's report. headquarters Ninth regiment Illinois cavalry, camp on village Creek, Jackson County, Ark., June 28, 1862. Captain: Yesterday afternoon I received orders from General Steele to send a force down White River to reinforce the Third battalion of my regiment, which I had sent out under Major Wallis on a foraging expedition, the train of the Post Quartermaster having been attacked by the enemy. Accordingly I started withders. My wounded men were well cared for by Surgeon James W. Brackett and Assistant Surgeon Charles Brackett, for which they have my thanks. My loss was thirty-three officers and men killed and wounded. Seven horses killed and twenty-four wounded. The loss to the enemy, under Colonel Matlock, was severe. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient serv ant, Albert G. Brackett, Colonel Ninth Illinois Cavalry To Capt. J. W. Paddock, Ass't Adjt.-General, Steele's Division, Curtis's Army.
officers, and all the privates except four. Captain Moody, Lieuts. Toms, Branden, and Nichols, took guns and fought like soldiers in the ranks. Major Hart, commanding the forces, behaved with coolness and gallantry. Capt. McConnell handled his men excellently, and behaved himself with marked bravery. Capts. Carlin and Le Blond were at their posts and bore themselves like true soldiers as they are. Sergt.-Major McConnell, acting Adjutant, seized a musket and fought nobly. The sutler, George Steele, fired nine rounds. Mr. Pelton, his clerk, was in manfully. W. G. Nichols, Quartermaster's Sergeant, and William S. Wilson, Quartermaster's Clerk, with Enfield rifles in hand, did excellent service. And so did Geo. B. Frye, regimental post-master, and Ben. Hamilton, Adjutant's Clerk, using their Enfields with steadiness and accuracy. I name these gentlemen because they are regarded in the army as non-combatants, and yet in the hour of need were not found wanting. Our entire number i
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Key to the plan of Cambridge in 1635 . (search)
. Vacant lot. 8John White.Thomas Danforth. 9John Hopkins. Vacant lot.Mark Pierce. 10John White. Vacant lot.Edward Collins. 11William Goodwin.Samuel Shepard. 12John Steele.Robert Bradish. 13William Wadsworth.Richard Champney. 14Widow Esther Muzzey.Henry Dunster. House, but apparently not a homestead. 15Daniel Abbott.Francis Moore. 16Daniel Abbott.John Russell. 17Thomas Heate.Thomas Marrett. 18Christopher Cane.William Towne. 19Nathaniel Hancock.Nathaniel Hancock. 20George Steele.Edward Goffe. House, but apparently not a homestead. 21Edward Stebbins.Nathan Aldus. 22Timothy Stanley.William French. 23Jonas Austin.Katherine Haddon. 24John Hopkins.Edmund Angier. 25Thomas Beale.Thomas Beale. 26Rev. Samuel Stone.Nathaniel Sparhawk. 27Simon Bradstreet, Esq.Herbert Pelham, Esq. House, but apparently not a homestead. 28Abraham Morrill.Thomas Skidmore. 29Samuel Greenhill.— Turges. 30John Pratt.Widow Elizabeth Isaac. 31William Spencer.John Stedman. 32Thoma
charge he hath been at, or else to have liberty to sell it to whom he can. In the list which follows, evidently according to the preceding order, though not immediately succeeding it on the record, I preserve the original orthography, together with the number of rods, indicating the relative shares in the impaled ground. Common pales divided as follows:— John Haynes, Esq.70 rods.Steven Hart8 rods. Thomas Dudly, Esq.40 rods.William Wadsworth7 rods. Mr. Symon Bradstreet20 rods.George Steele6 rods. John Benjamin50 rods.Richard Goodman6 rods. John Talcott36 rods.John Bridg.6 rods. Mathew Allen45 rods.Symon Sackett6 rods. William Westwood30 rods.Richard Butler6 rods. James Omstead25 rods.Capt. Patrike5 rods. Daniell Denison25 rods.Richard Web5 rods. Samuell Dudly25 rods.John Masters4 rods. Andrew Warner20 rods.Antho. Colby4 rods. William Goodwine16 rods.John Clark3 rods. John White15 rods.Nath. Richards3 rods. John Steele14 rods.Richard Lord3 rods. Edward Stebinge
d. William Lewis. Removed to Hartford. Richard Lord. Removed to Hartford. John Masters. Remained here. Abraham Morrill. Hester Mussey. Removed to Hartford. James Olmstead. Removed to Hartford. William Pantry. Removed to Hartford. John Pratt. Remained here. Joseph Reading. Removed to Ipswich. Nathaniel Richards. Removed to Hartford. Thomas Spencer. Removed to Hartford. Edward Stebbins. Removed to Hartford. George Steele. Removed to Hartford. John Steele. Removed to Hartford. Rev. Samuel Stone. Removed to Hartford. John Talcott. Removed to Hartford. Wm. Wadsworth. Removed to Hartford. Andrew Warner. Remained here. Richard Webb. Removed to Hartford. William Westwood. Removed to Hartford. John White. Removed to Hartford. 1634. Daniel Abbott. Removed to Providence. William Andrews. Removed to Hartford. John Arnold. Removed to Har
. The fighting commenced at sunrise, and soon became warm and bloody. A little before 8 o'clock, said Colonel Garrott in his report, our brave and gallant commander, General Tracy, fell near the front line, pierced through the breast, and instantly died without uttering a word. His remains were sent to Macon, Ga., and there interred. Both Georgia and Alabama cherish his memory with pride. He was the type of an accomplished, knightly, Southern gentleman. His wife was a daughter of Capt. George Steele, of Madison county. Major-General Jones M. Withers was born in Madison county, Ala., January 12, 1814. His father, John Withers, a native of Dinwiddie county, Va., was a planter and gentleman of culture. His mother was also a Virginia lady-Miss Jones, of Brunswick county. He attended the Greene academy in Huntsville, and at the age of seventeen was appointed, by President Jackson, a cadet at West Point. There he graduated, in 1835, as brevet second lieutenant, and served at For
Sentences of Court-Martial. --The following sentences were passed on the 16th instant: Private C. H., Palmer, company C, 19th Virginia battalion, for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline, to forfeit pay for twelve months and close confinement for twenty-eight days, in two periods — an interval of a fortnight between each — and five months hard labor; George Steele, company L, 59th Virginia regiment, for desertion, forfeiture of pay during the war, and fifty lashes on his bare back. Colonel Ebett was appointed to see Daniel Kennedy shot for desertio