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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 57 7 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 32 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 30 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 24 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 23 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 22 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 22 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 21 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 4: The Cavalry (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 18 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 16 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States. (search)
els on Fort Sumter; five out of seven National vessels disabled. Emperor of the French intimates his abandonment of the European intervention policy in our national affairs.—8. Raid of Nationals through Loudon county, Va.— 14. Engagement at Kelly's Ford, on the Rappahannock.—20. Great mass-meeting at Union Square, New York, in commemoration of the uprising of the loyal people in 1861.—24. National forces defeated at Beverly, Va. Confederates defeated on the Iron Mountain Railroad near St. LEngagement at Manassas Gap; 300 Confederates killed or wounded, and ninety captured.—30. President Lincoln proclaims a retaliating policy in favor of negro soldiers. Defeat of Confederates at Winchester, Ky.—Aug. 1. Heavy cavalry fight at Kelly's Ford, Va., and Confederates defeated.—3. Governor Seymour, of New York, remonstrated against the enforcement of the draft, because of alleged unfair enrolment. On the 7th President Lincoln replied and intimated that the draft should be carrie
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kelly's Ford, (search)
Kelly's Ford, A locality on the Rappahannock River in Virginia, which was the scene of several engagements between the National and Confederate forces during the Civil War. The first, on Aug. 20, 1862, was with the cavalry of the Army of Virginia; the second, on March 17, 1863, in which the 1st and 5th United States, the 3d, 4th, and 16th Pennsylvania, the 1st Rhode Island, the 6th Ohio, and the 4th New York cavalry regiments, and the 6th New York battery were engaged; the third, on Aug. 1-3, 1863, being a part of the engagements at Rappahannock and Brandy stations; and the fourth, Nov. 7, 1863, in which the 1st United States Sharp-shooters, the 40th New York, 1st and 20th Indiana, 3d and 5th Michigan, and the 110th Pennsylvania regiments, supported by the remainder of the 3d Corps of the Army of the Potomac, were engaged. On Jan. 27, 1864, the cavalry division of the Army of the Ohio had an engagement at Fair Gardens, Tenn., otherwise known as French Broad or Kelly's Ford.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Logan, John Alexander 1826-1886 (search)
well known in the army and by all his acquaintances that he never used liquor in his life of any kind. This letter is as follows: Warrenton, August 27th—P. M. To General Burnside: Morell left his medicine, ammunition, and baggage at Kelly's Ford. Can you have it hauled to Fredericksburg and stored? His wagons were all sent to you for grain and ammunition. I have sent back to you every man of the 1st and 6th New York Cavalry. except what has been sent to Gainesville. I will get thh, for want of transportation, were left behind. I hear many of the sick of my corps are in houses on the road very sick. I think there is no fear of the enemy crossing the Rappahannock. The cavalry are all in the advance of the rebel army. At Kelly's and Barnett's fords much property was left, in consequence of the wagons going down for grain, etc. If you can push up the grain to-night, please do so, direct to this place. There is no grain here to-day, or anywhere, and this army is wretche
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
ent into the Confederate lines......April 13, 1863 Admiral Porter, with eight gun-boats and three steam transports, passes (down) the Confederate batteries at Vicksburg......April 16, 1863 Major-General Hooker crosses the Rappahannock at Kelly's Ford......April 28-29, 1863 General Grant crosses the Mississippi at Bruinsburg, below Vicksburg......April 30, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville, Va.......May 2-4, 1863 [ Stonewall Jackson (Confederate general) mortally wounded on the 2d, doga......Oct. 27, 1863 Battle of Wauhatchie......Oct. 27, 1863 General Longstreet, detached from the Confederate army before Chattanooga, advances towards Knoxville, E. Tenn.......Nov. 4, 1863 Engagement at Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford, Va. The Army of the Potomac succeeds in crossing the Rappahannock, Lee retiring to the line of the Rapidan......Nov. 7, 1863 Confederate forces under General Longstreet before Knoxville......Nov. 19, 1863 Battle of Lookout Mountain......N
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ward, John Henry Hobart 1823- (search)
Ward, John Henry Hobart 1823- Military officer; born in New York City, June 17, 1823; was educated at Trinity School; served in the Mexican War as sergeantmajor; was assistant commissary-general of the State of New York in 1851-55; and commissary-general in 1855-59; went into, the Civil War as colonel of the 38th New York Volunteers, and led his regiment at both battles of Bull Run, in all the battles of the Peninsular campaign, and at Chantilly; promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, and commanded a brigade in the 3d Corps, at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness. Spottsylvania. Kelly's Ford, and Wapping Heights. After the war he engaged in civil employment in New York City.