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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1,468 0 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1,286 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 656 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 566 0 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 440 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 416 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 360 0 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 298 0 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 298 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) 272 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
he Southern Commissioners. Mr. Preston, from the committee appointed to wait on the Southern Commissioners, submitted the following report: "The Committee appointed by the Convention to wait upon the Commissioners from the States of South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi, to invite them to accept seats on the floor of this Convention, and inform them that the Convention would receive any messages from them, respectively, at such time and in such form as they might choose, respectfully, stating that it was difficult to convince the people that he was not at Washington or at Harper's Ferry, in disguise.--He could have told them that if he wanted to engage in any raid he could have sent any day 20,000 barrels of gunpowder to South Carolina; and that if anything could have tempted him into the attributed acts, it would have been these aspersions cast upon himself. When he arrived in the city last night, these rumors pursued him still, and a paper was placed in his hands form wh
The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National Crisis. (search)
Government of the Confederate States of America, so help you God?" Mr. Cobb answered, "I do," and reverentially kissed the book, which he retained in his hand. The delegates from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina were then summoned, each representative in turn, to the President, and duly sworn.--The members of the delegation held on to the book in the same manner that juries are commonly sworn, and the oath was administered by the President in the sam the relations we both now hold to the men of our Mother Church of England. Seizure of Ammunition for Charleston. The Metropolitan Police distinguished themselves again, yesterday, by seizing a lot of cartridges destined for Charleston, S. C.--Sergeant Geist, it appears, received information that an attempt would be made to ship 50,000 cartridges on board the Huntsville, and made extensive preparations to seize the property as soon as it arrived on the pier. Upon investigation, howev
The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
The Convention The organization of this body was completed yesterday. Mr. W. J. Leake, of Goochland, was elected second Doorkeeper after an animated contest, and Capt. W. M. Elliott, of the Richmond Whig, Printer, without opposition. The Convention resolved to give a formal reception to the Commissioners from South Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi, on Monday next. A Committee on Elections and another on Federal Relations were provided for by resolutions, and some other preliminary business was transacted. A resolution, calling on the Commissioners to the Peace Conference for information as to the prospect of an acceptable adjustment of difficulties, lies over until to-day. A personal explanation between Messrs, Wise and Stuart, which will be found in the report, terminated the proceedings of the day.
The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], Battle with Indians. (search)
Wreck and loss of life. --The loss of the brig Jas. Madison, of Baltimore, off Charleston harbor, and the drowning of Capt. W. H. Travers and five of the crew, has been noticed. She was laden with sugar and molasses, and left Attakapas on the 2d inst. for Baltimore. She was discovered ashore by some South Carolina soldiers, and a pilot boat being sent out, Chas. Morton, her first male, was discovered floating on a spar. His account of the disaster is as follows: On the 6th, off the Capes of Florida, sprung a leak, which, continuing to increase, she made forCharleston. About 9 o'clock, on Sunday night, the brig having about four feet water in her hold, struck on Stone Breakers, and immediately cut away her foremast to case her. The sea commencing to break over her, the captain and crew took to the rigging, where they spent the night. About 7 o'clock, Monday morning, the captain in attempting to lash himself to the mast which had been cut away, but was still attached to
The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], The wife of Gov. Pickens. (search)
The wife of Gov. Pickens. --We learn from a gentleman acquainted with the facts, that the wife of Gov. Pickens, of South Carolina, is a native Virginian. Her maiden name was Lucy Holcombe, and she was born in Lynchburg. The family subsequently removed to La Grange, Tenn., fifty miles from Memphis, and afterwards to Marshall, Texas, at which place she was married to Gov. Pickens immediately before his departure to St. Petersburg. Mrs. Pickens is related as first cousin to Professor Holcombe, of the University of Virginia, and also to the Holcombes of this town.--Dunville (Va.) Register.