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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. 100 0 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 90 0 Browse Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 84 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. 82 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 82 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 74 0 Browse Search
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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 5: (search)
ity arms surrendered city in possession of United States troops remonstrances of the city to the passage of troops disregarded citizens arrested; also, members of the Legislature accumulation of Northern forces at Washington invasion of West Virginia by a force under McClellan attack at Philippi; at Laurel Hill death of General Garnett. The border state of Maryland was an outpost of the South on the frontier first to be approached by Northern invasion. The first demonstration againshe army, he resigned his commission when the state withdrew from the Union, and earnestly and usefully served as aide-de-camp to General R. E. Lee, the commander in chief of the army of Virginia, until she acceded to the Confederacy. When Western Virginia was invaded he offered his services to go to her defense, and relying confidently on the sentiment, so strong in his own heart, of devotion to the state by all Virginians, he believed it was only needful for him to have a nucleus around whic
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 7: (search)
from memory by Colonel Chesnut, on the supposition of drawing a force of about twenty-five thousand men from the command of General Johnston. The letters of General Johnston show his effective force to have been only eleven thousand, with an enemy thirty thousand strong in his front, ready to take possession of the Valley of Virginia on his withdrawal. 2. It proposed to continue operations by effecting a junction of a part of the victorious forces with the army of General Garnett in Western Virginia. General Garnett's forces amounted only to three or four thousand men, then known to be in rapid retreat before vastly superior forces under McClellan, and the news that he was himself killed and his army scattered arrived within forty-eight hours of Colonel Chesnut's arrival in Richmond. 3. The plan was based on the improbable and inadmissible supposition that the enemy was to await everywhere, isolated and motionless, until our forces could effect junctions to attack them in detail
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 8: (search)
and the Cumberland at Nashville; so that it can not be abandoned without exposing Tennessee, and giving vastly the vantage-ground to the enemy. It is manifest that the Northern generals appreciate this; and, by withdrawing their forces from western Virginia and east Kentucky, they have managed to add them to the new levies from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and to concentrate a force in front of me variously estimated at from sixty to one hundred thousand men, and which I believe will number sevnnessee to the enemy. General Zollicoffer can not join me, as he guards the Cumberland, and prevents the invasion and possible revolt of East Tennessee. On June 5th General Johnston was reenforced by the brigades of Floyd and Maney from western Virginia. He also sent a messenger to Richmond to ask that a few regiments might be detached from the several armies in the field, and sent to him to be replaced by new levies. He said: I do not ask that my force shall be made equal to that of the
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 10: (search)
Chapter 10: Brigadier General Henry A. Wise takes command in Western Virginia his movements advance of General John B. Floyd Defeats the enemy attacked by Rosecrans controversy between Wise and Floyd General R. E. Lee takes the command in West Virginia movement on Cheat Mountain its failure further operations winter quarters Lee sent to South Carolina. In June, 1861, Brigadier General Henry A. Wise, who was well and favorably known to the people of the Kanawha valley,n duty at Richmond, aiding the President in the general direction of military affairs, was now ordered to proceed to western Virginia. It was hoped that, by his military skill and deserved influence over men, he would be able to retrieve the disaster we had suffered at Laurel Hill, and by combining all our forces in western Virginia on one plan of operations, give protection to that portion of our country. Such reenforcement as could be furnished had been sent to Valley Mountain, the headquart
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 11: (search)
n, it was hoped, would be important in relieving our friends and securing recruits from those who wished to join us. Previously, General Johnston's attention had been called to possibilities in the valley of the Shenandoah, and that these and other like things were not done, was surely due to other causes than the policy of the Administration, as will appear by the letters hereto annexed: Richmond, Virginia, August 1, 1861. General J. E. Johnston: . . . General Lee has gone to western Virginia, and I hope may be able to strike a decisive blow in that quarter, or, failing in that, will be able to organize and post our troops so as to check the enemy, after which he will return to this place. The movement of Banks will require your attention. It may be a ruse, but, if a real movement, when your army has the requisite strength and mobility, you will probably find an opportunity, by a rapid movement through the passes, to strike him in rear or flank, and thus add another to
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
ct from speech on right of secession, 216-17. Laurel Hill, Battle of, July 12, 1861, 293-94, 372. Lay, Colonel, 329. Col. John F., 305. Extracts from reminiscences of Bull Run, 329. Lecompton constitution of Kansas, 465. Lee, Henry (Light-Horse Harry), 147. Richard Henry, 104. Gen. Robert Edward, 294, 295, 320, 382, 389, 443. Resignation from U. S. Army, 267. Attachment to Confederate army, 267-68. Lee Commander-in-chief of Virginia army, 284. Campaign in western Virginia, 374-76. Commander of Confederate army, 434. Capt. Stephen D., 246, 247, 248. Letcher, Gov. of Virginia, 260, 293. Reply to U. S. call for troops, 354. Lexington (Mo.) Battle of, 369-70. Lincoln, Abraham, pres. U. S., 45, 178, 212, 216, 229, 230, 234, 237, 242, 244, 253-54, 263, 278, 341, 360, 413. Nominated, 42-43, 44. Elected president, 46. Extracts from inaugural address, 221-22, 226. Message to Congress concerning surrender of Fort Sumter, 253. Army called forth,