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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1,788 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 514 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. 260 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 194 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 168 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 166 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 152 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. 150 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 132 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 122 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Progress of the Revolution. (search)
speeches were made by the "exiles" from Baltimore at the Continental Hotel, J. B. Shoemaker, Edward Rawlings and T. Joseph Rogers. Hessians Committing suicide. A letter from Annapolis, dated April 27, says: To day a recruit from Pennsylvania was punished for some misdemeanor on board one of the steamers, and after being released jumped overboard and was drowned. Another from the same State, and said to be a recruit from Norristown, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throafrescoed wall of the Capitol nails are driven for the hanging of accoutrements, sides of bacon, &c, and the places occupied by some of the troops are said to appear not only very dirty, but to smell so. The latest arrivals of recruits from Pennsylvania were from the vicinity of Pittsburgh, and it is stated they presented a most sorry appearance, many half shod, half dressed and decidedly unclean. All our Northern friends on the march through Maryland complain that they find the climate very
The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Philadelphia. (search)
traordinary briskness with which recruiting for the regular army has been going on CL. late. On the Federal side it is calculated that 75,000 men can be readily mustered. This is a small number when we consider the militia, which is registered as follows:" Army Register. probablyavailable. Maine86,0008,000 New Hampshire27,0006,260 Virginia 30,0007,500 Massachusetts161,00028,000 Rhode Island13,0003,400 Connecticut61,6309,000 New York418,54650,000 New Jersey81,98410,000 Pennsylvania350,00075,000 Ohio280,00046,000 other States846,86425,600 Total2,301,264261,100 "We have carefully estimated the number of these men that would be available for services outside these several States. It is, as stated, 261,100. Although all the figures given are the latest officially received by the war Department, some of them record the strength of the militia twenty years ago Vermont, for instance, is put down in the Army Register for 1861 as recorded in 1843, and it is nearly
The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Philadelphia. (search)
War movements in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, April 29. --Full preparations are making here to rebuild the bridges destroyed on the line of the Northern Central Railroad. The Pennsylvania. Railroad Company has loaned the Government a number of iron bridge frames, A gang of carpenters, 250 strong, and other workmen of approved skill, have been quietly concentrated at York since Saturday. They will be protected by troops as they advance, Sills and heavy beams of timber have been forwarded, to be used whenever necessary, with any amount of lumber, from this point. The five regiments now here will move tomorrow for York. The intention is to guard every bridge with troops all the way to Baltimore. When the troops reach that point, they will pass around to the Relay House, at the Junction of the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which will be permanently occupied. Gov. Curtin sent a message to the Legislature to-day, embracing the recommendations alre
The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Hessians Committing suicide. (search)
Hessians Committing suicide. A letter from Annapolis, dated April 27, says: To day a recruit from Pennsylvania was punished for some misdemeanor on board one of the steamers, and after being released jumped overboard and was drowned. Another from the same State, and said to be a recruit from Norristown, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat. The effort, however, was unsuccessful, and his wounds were properly dressed by one of the surgeons at the hospital, where he now lies in a dangerous condition.
The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Capitol Buildings, &c. (search)
The Capitol Buildings, &c. Alluding to the present condition of the Federal Capitol, a writer says: Its costly and elaborately finished apartments were already so greatly defaced and abused that the arrival of a Southern army for its destruction will be scarcely necessary. It seems probable that Mr. Lincoln will have sufficiently done the work before he gets through. In the frescoed wall of the Capitol nails are driven for the hanging of accoutrements, sides of bacon, &c, and the places occupied by some of the troops are said to appear not only very dirty, but to smell so. The latest arrivals of recruits from Pennsylvania were from the vicinity of Pittsburgh, and it is stated they presented a most sorry appearance, many half shod, half dressed and decidedly unclean. All our Northern friends on the march through Maryland complain that they find the climate very hot.. If this be the case thus early in the season, what will be the effect in July?