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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States. (search)
Admiral Farragut made viceadmiral.—27. Completion of the destruction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad from Corinth to below Okolona, by a raiding force sent out by General Dana. 1865.—Jan. 6. A fleet of transports and 9,000 troops, under General Terry, sailed from Fort Monroe for an attack on Fort Fisher.—10. Meeting in Philadelphia to give charitable aid to Confederates in Savannah. On the 14th two vessels left New York with supplies for the suffering citizens of Savannah.—15. Confed the white people could not carry on the war, and recommending the employment of negroes as soldiers.—21. Generals Crook and Kelly seized in their beds at Cumberland, Md., and carried away prisoners by Confederate guerillas.—22. The divisions of Terry and Cox enter Wilmington, N. C., evacuated by the Confederates. —24. John Y. Beall, of Virginia, hanged as a spy at Fort Lafayette, N. Y., He was one of the pirates who tried to seize the Michigan on Lake Erie.—25. Gen. Joseph E. Johnsto
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Crazy horse, (search)
Crazy horse, Chief of the Ogallalla Sioux and brother-in-law of Red Cloud; born about 1842. He was a leader of a large band of hostile Indians that for several years made much trouble for the national government in the Northwest Territories. The murder of a brother in 1865 induced him to leave Fort Laramie, Wyo., and gather a force to war upon the whites. In 1876, he united this force with that of Sitting Bull, and these two chiefs surprised the command under General Custer on the Little Big Horn River, June 25. 1876, and massacred almost every member of it. As soon as the fate of Custer and his comrades became known General Terry started in pursuit of the Indians, and followed then into the Black Hills region, but the wily leader escaped capture. In the spring of 1877 a larger expedition was organized under command of General Crook, which surprised Crazy Horse's force at the Red Cloud Agency, and forced him to surrender with about 900 of his men.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fisher, Fort (search)
ce, took a position where it could better affect the land front of the fort than before. Under cover of the fire of the fleet, 8,000 troops were landed (Jan. 13). Terry wisely provided against an attack in the rear by casting up intrenchments across the peninsula and securing the free use of Masonboro Inlet, where, if necessary, troops and supplies might be landed in still water. On the evening of the 14th the light guns were landed, and before morning were in battery. Wisely planned by Terry, a grand assault was made on the morning of the 15th. The war-ships opened the battle on the 14th. They kept up a bombardment all day, severely damaging the gunsxploded, killing 200 men and wounding 100. The fleet lost about 300 men during the action and by the explosion. The loss of the Confederates was reported by General Terry as over 2,000 prisoners, 169 pieces of artillery, over 2,000 small-arms, and commissary stores. The port of Wilmington was then effectively closed to blockade
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Goldsboro, Junction of National armies at. (search)
River. General Cox, with 5,000 of Palmer's troops, crossed from Newbern and established a depot of supplies at Kingston, after a moderate battle on the way with Hoke. Perceiving the Confederate force to be about equal to his own, Schofield ordered Cox to intrench and wait for expeted reinforcements. On March 10, 1865, Hoke pressed Cox and attacked hint, but was repulsed with severe loss—1,500 men. The Nationals lost about 300. The Confederates fled across the Neuse, and Schofield entered Goldsboro on the 20th. Then Terry, who had been left at Wilmington, joined Schofield (March 22), and the next day Sherman arrived there. Nearly all the National troops in North Carolina were encamped that night around Goldsboro. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, with the combined and concentrated forces of Beauregard, Hardee, Hood, the garrison from Augusta, Hoke, and the cavalry of Wheeler and Hampton, was at Smithfield, half-way between Goldsboro and Raleigh, with about 40,000 troops, mostly veteran
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hawley, Joseph Roswell 1826- (search)
, and began the practice of law in Hartford, Conn., in 1850. He was a captain in the 1st Connecticut Regiment in the battle of Bull Run; and was active under General Terry on the coasts of South Carolina and Florida. He commanded a brigade in the battle of Olustee, Fla.; joined the army of the James, under Terry, and participateTerry, and participated in the campaigns against Petersburg and Richmond; was made brigadier-general, and became Terry's chief-of-staff in Virginia. He was brevetted major-general of volunteers in 1865, and in 1866-67 was governor of Connecticut. He was president of the Centennial commission, and performed the duties with great efficiency and masterlyTerry's chief-of-staff in Virginia. He was brevetted major-general of volunteers in 1865, and in 1866-67 was governor of Connecticut. He was president of the Centennial commission, and performed the duties with great efficiency and masterly skill (see Centennial Exposition). Joseph Roswell Hawley. He was elected to Congress in 1872, and to the United States Senate in 1880, 1887, 1893, and 1899. General Hawley was actively engaged in journalism from 1857.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 166 (search)
Doc. 157.-the First Connecticut Regiment. List of officers. Staff.--Colonel, Alfred H. Terry, of New Haven; Lieut. Colonel, David Young, of Norwich; Major, Robert O. Tyler, of Hartford; Surgeon, Archibald T. Douglass, M. D., of New London; Surgeon's Mate, Francis Bacon, of New Haven. Infantry Company A, Hartford, Capt., John C. Comstock, 80 men; Infantry Company B, Hartford, Capt., Ira Wright, 77 men; Infantry Company C, Windsor Locks, Capt., Levi L. Hilman, 77 men; Infantry Company D, Waterbury, Capt., John L. Chatfield, 84 men; Infantry Company E, Danbury, Capt., E. E. Wildman, 77 men; Infantry Company F, West Meriden, Capt., Byxbee, 77 men; Infantry Company G, New Britain, Capt., Frederick W. Hart, 89 men; Infantry Company H, Bridgeport, Capt., Richard Fitzgibbons, 77 men; Rifle Company A, Hartford, Capt., Joseph R. Hawley, 84 men; Rifle Company B, Bridgeport, Capt., John Spiedal, 77 men.--National Intelligencer, May 15.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 283 (search)
ay feel sure that when these men and the men of South Carolina meet, the reckoning will be no light one. A rebel account. A gentleman who arrived in Richmond, direct from the scene of action, furnishes the following account of the Vienna fight: On Sunday morning, Col. Gregg received orders to go out on a reconnoitring expedition. He took with him 600 South Carolinians, a company of Kemper's artillery, and two companies of cavalry, including 45 of Capt. Ball's Chester company and Capt. Terry's company, of Bedford. He started at 8 o'clock A. M. They remained Sunday night at a place called Dranesville. On Monday morning, Col. Gregg, with a detachment of cavalry, went forty-five miles down to the Potomac River to make observations. They remained in the vicinity about an hour, and distinctly saw tents and men on the Maryland side. They judged they were about 300 men encamped at that point. Col. Gregg afterwards returned to Dranesville, formed his command into column and ma
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, Joseph C. Abbott (search)
Joseph C. Abbott Bvt. Brigadier GeneralApr. 1, 1865, to July 1, 1865. Abbott's detached Brigade, Tenth Army Corps, Department of North Carolina. Bvt. Brigadier GeneralMarch 27, 1865, to Apr. 1, 1865. 2d Brigade, 1st Division, Tenth Army Corps, Department of North Carolina. Col. 7th N. H. InfantryJan. 1, 1865, to Jan. 6, 1865. 2d Brigade, 1st Division, Twenty-Fourth Army Corps, Army of the James Col. 7th N. H. InfantryJan. 6, 1865, to March 27, 1865. 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Corps., Terry's Provisional Corps, Department of North Carolina. Col. 7th N. H. InfantryNov. 4, 1864, to Nov. 18, 1864. 2d Brigade, 1st Division, Tenth Army Corps, Army of the James Col. 7th N. H. InfantryOct. 20, 1864, to Oct. 29, 1864. 2d Brigade, 1st Division, Tenth Army Corps, Army of the James Col. 7th N. H. InfantrySept. 12, 1864, to Oct. 12, 1864. 2d Brigade, 1st Division, Tenth Army Corps, Army of the
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, Alonzo Alden (search)
Alonzo Alden Col. 169th N. Y. InfantryJan. 15, 1865. 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 24th Corps, Terry's Provisional Corps, Department of North Carolina. Col. 169th N. Y. InfantryJune 12, 1865, to July 18, 1865. 3d Brigade, 2d Division, Tenth Army Corps, Department of North Carolina.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, Adelbert Ames (search)
' 1st Division, Department of the South Brigadier GeneralJan. 15, 1864, to Jan. 23, 1864. United States Forces Folly Island., Northern District, Department of the South Brigadier GeneralJan. 23, 1864, to Jan. 28, 1864. 2d Brigade, 1st Brigade, Gordon's Division, Northern District, Department of the South Brigadier GeneralJan. 28, 1864, to Feb. 25, 1864. Gordon's Division, Northern District, Department of the South Brigadier GeneralJan. 6, 1865, to March 27, 1865. 2d Division, 24th Corps, Terry's Provisional Corps, Department of North Carolina. Brigadier GeneralJuly 1, 1863, to July 14, 1863. 1st Division, Eleventh Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralJuly 10, 1864, to Sept. 17, 1864. 2d Division, Eighteenth Army Corps, Army of the James Brigadier GeneralJuly 17, 1863, to Aug. 6, 1863. 2d Brigade, 1st Division, Eleventh Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralJune 16, 1864, to June 22, 1864. 2d Division, Tenth Army Corps, Army of the James Brigadier Gener
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