hide Matching Documents

The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.

Document Max. Freq Min. Freq
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation 568 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 440 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 166 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 114 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 72 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 62 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 54 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 48 0 Browse Search
Baron de Jomini, Summary of the Art of War, or a New Analytical Compend of the Principle Combinations of Strategy, of Grand Tactics and of Military Policy. (ed. Major O. F. Winship , Assistant Adjutant General , U. S. A., Lieut. E. E. McLean , 1st Infantry, U. S. A.) 38 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 36 0 Browse Search
View all matching documents...

Browsing named entities in Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government. You can also browse the collection for Russia (Russia) or search for Russia (Russia) in all documents.

Your search returned 10 results in 5 document sections:

Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 31: (search)
men sent to her; the recognition of the independence of the Spanish provinces of South America, and the war vessels equipped and sent from the ports of the United States to Brazil during the struggle with Spain for independence; the ships sold to Russia during her war with England, France, and Turkey; the arms and munitions of war manufactured at New Haven, Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode Island, sold and shipped to Turkey to aid her in her late struggle with Russia. The reader will observRussia. The reader will observe the promptitude with which the government of the United States not only accorded belligerent rights, but, even more, recognized the independence of nations struggling for deliverance from oppressive rulers. The instances of Greece and the South American republic are well known, and that of Texas must be familiar to everyone. One could scarcely believe, therefore, that the chief act of hostility, or rather, the great crime of the government of Great Britain in the eyes of the government of th
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 38: (search)
France to Great Britain, and Russian letter of French Minister reply of Great Britain reply of Russia letter to French Minister at Washington various offensive actions of the British government h out of place here to notice a correspondence between the cabinets of France, Great Britain, and Russia, relative to a mediation between the Confederacy and the United States. On October 30, 1862, thes of the maritime powers. He, therefore, proposed to Her Majesty, as well as to the Emperor of Russia, that the three courts should endeavor, both at Washington and in communication with the Confede hitherto received, we are inclined to believe that a combined step between France, England, and Russia, no matter how conciliatory, and how cautiously made, if it were taken with an official and collwould be given by the Cabinet at Washington to the joint officers of the good offices of France, Russia, and Great Britain. It has already been stated that, by common understanding, the initiative
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 44: (search)
ithout process of law and without any assigned cause. His trunks and drawers, wardrobe, and entire apartments were searched, and his private papers taken by the marshal and his four assistants. His office was also examined, and his books and papers taken, and within an hour he was on his way to Fort Lafayette with an armed guard. After five weeks of detention he was liberated. No reason was given for his discharge any more than for his arrest. As Cameron was about to sail as minister to Russia, in January ensuing, he was arrested for assault and battery and false imprisonment, at the suit of Butler. The case was brought to the knowledge of the President of the United States, and on April 18, 1862, the Secretary of State, Seward, replied as follows: The communication has been submitted to the President, and I am directed by him to say in reply that he avows the proceeding of Mr. Cameron referred to as one taken by him when Secretary of War, under the President's directions, a
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 55: (search)
es thanked God for their deliverance. All this time, about one hundred mounted men were looking on, refusing to raise a hand to help us; laughing at the idea that no efforts of ours could save the house from the flames. My trials, however, were not yet over. I had already suffered much in a pecuniary point of view. I had been collecting a library on natural history during a long life. The most valuable of these books had been presented by various societies in England, France, Germany, Russia, etc., who had honored me with membership, and they or the authors presented me with these works, which had never been for sale, and could not be purchased. My herbarium, the labor of myself and the ladies of my house for many years, was also among these books. I had left them as a legacy to the library of the Newbury College, and concluded to send them at once. They were detained in Columbia, and there the torch was applied, and all were burned. The stealing and burning of books appear
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
, 103, 105, 131, 282, 302, 367, 434,437,438,449. Report on battle of Seven Pines, 104. Rodgers, Colonel W. P., 329-30. Rogers, A. J., 420. Rosecrans, General, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 356,357, 358, 361., 362, 364. Rosser, General, 271, 451, 452, 453, 454-55. Rost, —, 311. Ruggles, Col. George D., 262, 263. Russell, Colonel, 28. Lord John, 319, 321, 322. Reply to U. S. demand for the Alabama crew, 217. Statements to U. S. concerning shipment of armaments, 225, 226-27. Russia. Reply to arbitration suggestion, 319-20. S Sabine Pass, Battle of, 198-99. Reports, 199-200. Sachem (gunboat), 197, 199, 200. Sailor's Creek, Battle of, 563-64. St. John, Gen. I. M., 550. Report of operations of commissariat preceding Lee's surrender, 568-70. Extracts from letters concerning shipment of supplies to Amelia Court House, 570-72. Report on commissary after Lee's surrender. 578-79. St. Lawrence (frigate), 165, 166. St. Louis (gunboat), 25. Sallie (ship)