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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Personal reminiscences of the last days of Lee and his Paladins. (search)
e second charge, however, was successful; our men had no more ammunition, and were run down by the cavalry some surrendering, and some escaping into the woods. The casualties on our side were few—I do not know that any were killed. Dr. N——, of Norfolk, who was then surgeon of one of the artillery companies engaged in the fracas, got a pistol bullet in his face, I remember. But to return to our fortunes. Rising up in the morning, as soon as it was daylight, we began to cast about for our mm out and handed them up to him, and he put them in his pocket, and the pistol back in the holster. I had valued those spurs very highly. They were made, as I said, of copper taken from the old Merrimac; made in the quartermaster department in Norfolk, under care of Captain Samuel Stevens, A. Q. M., and I had removed them from my feet the night before to save them in case of my being captured, and now I had just used them to save my life. I had little idea of what would be their destination,<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Biographical Sketch of Lieutenant-Colonel William Frederick Niemeyer, (search)
if we are good. Your loving grandson, William F. Niemeyer. He received the rudiments of his education in the schools of Portsmouth and at the Academy, in Norfolk; and upon the recommendation of Surgeon-General Lawson, United States Army, was appointed a cadet at large at West Point by President James Buchanan. His conditiof the State of Virginia, and on May 9th he was ordered by the Adjutant-General of Virginia to report to Major-General Walter Gwynn, commanding Virginia Forces at Norfolk; thereupon General Gwynn, on the 10th of May, ordered him to report to Colonel R. E. Colston, under whom he served as drill master at the entrenched camp, near NoNorfolk. On the 19th day of July, 1861, the President appointed him Second Lieutenant, Corps of Artillery, in the Army of the Confederate States over the hand of L. P. Walker, Secretary of War, C. S.; and his resignation as Second Lieutenant of Provisional Army of Virginia was accepted, to take effect on the 25th of July. Samuel
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Glowing tribute to General R. E. Lee. (search)
al R. E. Lee From Lord Wolseley, commander-in-chief of the British Army. In celebration of General Lee's birthday, on January 19th, 1899, the tenth annual banquet of Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate Veterans, held at Atlantic Hotel, in Norfolk, was an interesting occasion. Among the toasts responded to was that entitled Lee and His Men; An Unequalled Leader of an Incomparable Host, to which Judge T. S. Garnett addressed himself. Judge Garnett's remarks were received with great enthuch he so well knew how to speak to a young and embarrassed visitor. This was my last view of him. I saw him no more; he visited this city not long before he died, when in feeble health, and received the hospitality and homage of the people of Norfolk. Faith perfect in love. Many weary years have passed since his death, October 12th, 1870, but the men who were with Lee have not forgotten. You who were with him cannot forget. Shall I praise you for that? Faith in him has become perfec
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Confederate States Navy and a brief history of what became of it. [from the Richmond, Va. Times December 30, 1900.] (search)
Curlew—Side-wheel river steamer. Bought at Norfolk, 1861, mounted with two guns. Sunk in battlerest. Ellis—Iron hull tug-boat. Bought at Norfolk in 1861 and mounted with one gun. Captured byy Yard, 1861, and burned at the evacuation of Norfolk. Georgia—Iron-clad floating battery at Savecember, 1864. Jackson—Tug-boat, bought at Norfolk, 1861, and mounted two guns. She was dismantNansemond—Wooden gun-boat, two guns; built at Norfolk, 1862, and burned by the Confederates at Rich navy-yard, 1861; burned at the evacuation of Norfolk, 1862. Polk—Side-wheel river steamer, mounsea-Bird—Side-wheel river steamer. Bought at Norfolk in 1861 and armed with two guns. Sunk in bat. Burned by her captain at the evacuation of Norfolk, in 1862. Virginia Second—Iron-clad, four steamer, formerly the J. E. Coffee. Bought at Norfolk in 1861 and mounted one gun. Wrecked on a sunment: Superior, Harmony, and Kankakee near Norfolk, and the Schrapnel at Richmond. In the fal
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Official report of the history Committee of the Grand Camp C. V., Department of Virginia. (search)
Now which side, according to this high authority, was the aggressor in this conflict? Which side was it that rendered the first blow necessary? What Mr. Stephens says. Says Mr. Stephens, in his War Between the States: I maintain that it (the war) was inaugurated and begun, though no blow had been struck, when the hostile fleet, styled the Relief Squadron, with eleven ships carrying two hundred and eighty-five guns and two thousand four hundred men, was sent out from New York and Norfolk, with orders from the authorities at Washington to reinforce Fort Sumter, peaceably if permitted, but forciblely if they must. He further says: The war was then and there inaugurated and begun by the authorities at Washington. General Beauregard did not open fire upon Fort Sumter until this fleet was to his knowledge, very near the Harbor of Charleston, and until he had enquired of Major Anderson, in command of the Fort, whether he would engage to take no part in the expected blow, t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Thomas R. R. Cobb. (search)
ews of the secession of Arkansas and Tennessee have kept the cannon booming all day. If we could only get rid of Lee Walker and Mallory The Secretaries of War and Navy. and the Lord would kill off Governor Letcher and his General Gwynn at Norfolk, I should feel like shouting to-night. I am satisfied that General Scott will make no attack on Virginia. May 10—Would to God that I could infuse some of my restless energy into these executive departments. They move too slowly for me. M be where it can overlook him. May 11.—There are strong anticipations of an attack on Virginia in the next ten days. This we think is one reason of Scott's concentration of troops at Washington. The points of attack will be Harper's Ferry or Norfolk. He cannot and dare not attack Richmond. Congress passed a resolution to-day to adjourn on the 20th and to meet again on July 20th in Richmond. But this was done in secret session and you must keep it closely to yourself. There was no appl