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
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 171 39 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 68 4 Browse Search
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 64 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 54 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. 44 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 42 8 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 32 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 30 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 26 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 22 0 Browse Search
View all matching documents...

Browsing named entities in 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 II.. You can also browse the collection for Jefferson City (Missouri, United States) or search for Jefferson City (Missouri, United States) in all documents.

Your search returned 7 results in 3 document sections:

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 II., Xxii. Negro soldiery. (search)
ines any occupation which he shall think proper. Lord Cornwallis, during his Southern campaign, proclaimed freedom to all slaves who would join him; and his subordinates — Tarleton especially — took away all who could be induced to accompany them. Jefferson, in a letter to Dr. Gordon, Dated Paris, July 16, 1788. estimates that this policy cost Virginia no less than 30,000 slaves in one year; most of them dying soon of small-pox and camp-fever. Thirty were carried off by Tarleton from Jefferson's own homestead; and Jefferson characteristically says: Letter to Gordon aforesaid. Had this been to give them freedom, he would have done right. The War of 1812 with Great Britain was much shorter than that of the Revolution, and was not, like that, a struggle for life or death. Yet, short as it was, negro soldiers — who, at the outset, would doubtless have been rejected — were in demand before its close. New York authorized Oct. 24, 1814. the raising of two regiments of free
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 II., chapter 24 (search)
Hugh Ewing withstands him at pilot Knob retreats to Rolla Rebel uprising Price threatens St. Louis appears before Jefferson City Gen. Mower follows him from Arkansas Rebels capture Glasgow Price at Lexington fights Blunt on the little Blue f its antagonists could, but was able to mask its intentions, and threaten at once our depots at St. Louis, Rolla, and Jefferson City. But time was on our side; as Gen. Mower was on his way from Little Rock, with 5,000 veterans; five regiments of hunde near Fredericksburg and the Osage at Castle Rock, Oct. 6. burning the railroad bridge here, lie appeared before Jefferson City; which Gens. McNeil and Sanborn, with all the men they could mount, had just reached by forced marches from Rolla: anr, while the cavalry, under Col. Winslow, marched Oct. 10. by land to reenforce A. J. Smith ; reaching Oct. 16. Jefferson City-by reason of tlhe low stage of water in the river--one day in advance of the infantry. Meantime, Price had, of cou
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 II., Appended notes. (search)
nston's army out of, 317. Jaensen, Major, killed before Vicksburg, 290. James river, scene of operations and map of, 168; crossed by Grant, 583; Sheridan baffled at bridges over, 728. Jefferson, Va., Unionists routed near, 395. Jefferson City, Mo., Price threatens, 559. Jenkins, Gen., wounded at Gettysburg, 389. Jenkins's Ferry, Ark., fight at, 553. Johnson, Andrew, nominated for Vice-President, 660; his letter of acceptance, 660; succeeds to the Presidency, 750; offers rew. Sterling, 26; abandons Missouri, 27; at Pea Ridge, 28; wounded, 31; allusion to, 35; 67; attacked by Rosecrans, 223-225; unites with Van Dorn, 225; his charge at Corinth, 227-9; at Prairie d'anne, 522; his last Missouri raid, 557; threatens Jefferson City, 559; chased out of Missouri, 561. Prince, Gen., taken prisoner, 179. prisoners, exchanged, 272; retaliation, 525. Pritchard, Lt.-Col., captures Jeff. Davis, 756. Proclamation, of Lee to Maryland, 193-4; of Gen. Fremont, modified