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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 24 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 18 6 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) 16 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 16 0 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 10 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 8 0 Browse Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2 8 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 6 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 6 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 II. 5 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: may 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 16 (search)
, though special mention is made of Capt. Fulkerson, of the Van-Dorn. The St. Louis was seriously damaged, and was run on a bar opposite Plumb Point. --Yesterday, at noon, she was still on the bar, with a transport alongside, supposed to be in a sinking condition. The fight was brought to a close by the Federal gunboats withdrawing into shoal water, where ours could not go. They then opened broadside after broadside at us, throwing some three hundred shot, but with no damage. The Benton gunboat, Com. Foote's flagship, did not leave the shore, but all the time poured a most destructive fire upon our boats. The Federals made an attempt to board the Sumter, but the boarding party were all dispersed by a shower of balls and hot water.--Several of the Federals were killed at their guns, and others at the forecastle. We fired from our big gun not exceeding twenty shots, mostly from the Jeff. Thompson. Our loss in the engagement is two--the cook on the Bragg and the stew
The Daily Dispatch: may 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], $10 reward. (search)
ontas, which is on the Memphis and Charleston railroad. Federal prisoners say that the enemy our falling back more than they do a as they cannot stand the climate fur South. They expect to starve us long siege, and thus compel us to sur There was a skirmish at 1 o'clock su ing. A number of Federals were killed wounded. Also, a skirmish this after of Bridge Creek, a mile and a half from lines. Several Federals were killed on our side. Forrest's cavalry, Ke Louisiana and Benton's Mississippi displayed great gallantry. Butler's villainous order of the dressed the ladies of New Orlesand published to the army to-day, by Gen. B gard, with address to the men of the S to avenge the insult to their mothers, and daughters, and si who are threa the ruffianly barbarlans to be treated mon harlots. The New Orleans Croscent has been supplied, because of Mr. J. C. Nixon, one of editors, being in the Confederate Army Lieutenant Colonel of Scott's cavalry.