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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 40 24 Browse Search
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 28 6 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 28 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. 22 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 18 0 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 5: Forts and Artillery. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 16 0 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 15 3 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 14 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 14 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 14 0 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 16: career of the Anglo-Confederate pirates.--closing of the Port of Mobile — political affairs. (search)
nan), twelve captains, three provisional captains, and forty-one commanders. A large number of these were formerly in the National service. These ships were provided with the best armament known to the British marine — Armstrong, Whitworth, Blakely, and other rifled cannon of heaviest weight — which were also liberally furnished to the Confederates for land service, from British arsenals by the swift blockade-runners. By men of the same nation, every other material for destructive use by of 300 horse power each, and tonnage 1,150. the extreme length of the Kearsarge was 214 1/2 feet; length on water line, 198 1/2 feet; beam, 83; depth, 16 feet; two engines 400 horse power each, and tonnage 1,030. the Alabama carried one 7-inch Blakely rifled cannon; one 8-inch smooth-bore 58-pounder, and six 82-pounders. The Kearsarge had two 11-inch smooth-bore guns; one 30-pounder rifled cannon, and four 32-pounders. The Kearsarge used 5 guns, the Alabama 7. the Kearsarge had 162 officers
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 17: Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--the capture of Fort Fisher. (search)
magazine and battery, was exploded that it might not fall into the hands of the Nationals. The shock of that explosion nearly ruined a fine mansion opposite. The remains of the great gun were at Adger's wharf when the writer sketched them, The Union Generals> at the close of March, 1866. The dimensions of the breech (four feet three inches in diameter) are indicated by the figure of a man, standing by the side of it. The projectile of this monster rifled cannon, weighing six hundred Blakely bolt. Grains of power. pounds, is also here delineated, together with three grains of the powder employed in projecting the bolt, drawn the exact size of the original. The evacuation of Charleston was not known to the Nationals until the next morning, when Lieutenant-Colonel A. G. Bennett, commanding on Morris Island, having hints to that effect, dispatched a boat toward Fort Moultrie for information. When near Fort Sumter, it was met by another, containing some musicians, which Harde
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 19: the repossession of Alabama by the Government. (search)
Fort, on Mobile Bay, 510. fortifications at Blakely, 511. battle of Blakely, 512. evacuation of cavalry, had been marching from Pensacola to Blakely, ten miles north of Mobile, destroying, on ttion after that until he reached the front of Blakely, April 1. where he received supplies from Gety of reducing this work before passing on to Blakely; and, on the following morning, March 27. beops then formed the extreme right in front of Blakely. Thatcher's squadron had moved up the bay paof the city. The army turned its face toward Blakely, on the east bank of the Appalachee, an insigicularly Hawkins's negro division, had held Fort Blakely, as the works there were called, in a state Some of the gun-boats attempted to go up to Blakely, but were checked by a heavy fire from Forts enemy to fight. On the day after the fall of Blakely, Maury ordered the evacuation of Mobile; and he received an order from Canby to return to Blakely, he had one hundred and fifty captives. the a
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
k River, battle of the, 2.612. Big Blue Creek, battle at, 3.279. Big Tybee Island, occupation of by Dupont, 2.125. Biloxi, capture of by Major Strong, 2.327. Bird's Point, fortification of, 1.539. Birney, Gen., at the battle of Chancellorsville, 3.28. Black, Attorney-Gen., opinion of in regard to coercion,. 1.70. Blackburn's Ford, skirmish at, 1.588. Blair, F. P. efforts of to bring about peace, 3.526. Blair, Gen. F. P., at the battle of Chickasaw Bayou, 2.577. Blakely, battle of, 3.512. Blockade of Charleston declared raised, 3.196. Blockade-runners, British, in Cape Fear River, 2.315. Bloody Bridge, battle of, 3.469. Blue Springs, battle of, 3.155. Blunt, Gen. James G., activity of in Missouri, 2.532; at the battle of Boston Mountains, 2.534. Bogle's Creek, battle near, 3.5116. Bolivar, Simon Buckner, at the head of the Kentucky State Guard, 1.458; his treason, 1.459. Bolivar Heights, skirmish at, 2.137. Bombardment of Fort Su