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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 1,756 1,640 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 979 67 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 457 395 Browse Search
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 420 416 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Washington on the Eve of the War. (search)
States in 1861. necessary to concentrate at Washington, in that season, a force of three thousand rho had his headquarters in New York), was in Washington. The President, at last thoroughly alarmed ad on his arrival — more cheerful than we of Washington had dared to take during the past few days. Captain Schaeffer, of the National Rifles of Washington, and I spoke to him about his company, whichtional Guard were old volunteers composed of Washington people, and were almost to a man faithful torinciples by abandoning his pleasant home in Washington, his large and valuable property, and givingntry and riflemen from among the citizens of Washington and Georgetown, the face of things in the ca the District Attorney is an old resident of Washington, and he knows all the little jealousies whicich recovered possession of the railway from Washington to Annapolis Junction and made practicable tence, to see for him the state of affairs in Washington, and report to him in person. Mr. Swett [5 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Recollections of the Twiggs surrender. (search)
e day ended without further excitement. About 2 o'clock that afternoon, Colonel Robert E. Lee arrived in his ambulance from Fort Mason, Texas, on his way to Washington, whither he had been ordered by General Scott. As he approached the Read House I went out to greet him. At the same time some of the Rangers gathered around hichange his decision. On this point Captain R. M. Potter, U. S. A., says: I saw General Lee (then Colonel Lee) when he took leave of his friends to depart for Washington some days after the surrender of Twiggs. I have seldom seen a more distressed man. He said, When I get to Virginia I think the world will have one soldier lessti, 1884): I still think that my loyalty to Virginia ought to take precedence over that which is due to the Federal Government, and I shall so report myself at Washington. If Virginia stands by the old Union, so will I. But if she secedes (though I do not believe in secession as a constitutional right, nor that there is a suffi
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., From Moultrie to Sumter. (search)
to crawl in and out. We could get no additional ammunition, but Colonel Gardner had managed to procure a six months supply of food from the North before the trouble Capt. Abner Doubleday. Major Robert Anderson. Surgeon S. W. Crawford. Capt. J. G. Foster. Anderson and his officers. Process reproduction of an imperfect photograph. Second Lieutenant Norman J. Hall, who was present at the bombardment, was absent when the photograph was taken. Lieutenant Talbot had been sent to Washington, and had returned with a message from President Lincoln announcing to Governor Pickens that the Government would attempt to provision Sumter; he was not permitted to rejoin Anderson. The picture, though dim, has the value of a fac-simile. came. The Secretary of War would not let us have a man in the way of reenforcement, the plea being that reenforcements would irritate the people. The secessionists could hardly be restrained from attacking us, but the leaders kept them back, knowing th
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Inside Sumter: in 1861. (search)
was the transport come to take them away. There was no denying that appearances favored the theory, yet there was no enthusiasm. The men were beginning to feel that they were a match for their adversaries, and they were loath to leave without proving it. And, indeed, at that time Sumter was master of the situation. Moultrie had very few guns mounted,--only one, according to report,--and that fact ought to have been known to the people on the Star of the West. It was known officially in Washington that fourteen days previously Major Anderson had spiked the guns and burned the carriages at Moultrie, and gun-carriages cannot be replaced in two weeks when they have to be fabricated. Hence Moultrie could not have been formidable, and as soon as it should have passed the battery on Morris Island, it would have been comparatively safe. When the Star of the West was seen standing in, the novelty of a steamer carrying the national flag had more attractions for the men than the breakfas
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The first step in the War. (search)
and at other places, looking to the reduction of Fort Sumter if it should become necessary; meantime leaving no stone unturned to secure from the authorities at Washington a quiet evacuation of the fort. Several arrangements to accomplish this purpose were almost reached, but failed. Two attempts were made to reinforce and supplthe fort. They did not desire or intend to take the initiative, if it could be avoided. So soon, however, as it was clearly understood that the authorities at Washington had abandoned peaceful views, and would assert the power of the United States to supply Fort Sumter, General Beauregard, the commander of the Confederate forcesajor N. G. Evans commanding; Fort Johnson (battery of 24-pounders), Captain George S. James; Mortar Battery, Lieutenants W. H. Gibbes, H. S. Farley, J. E. McP. Washington, and T. B. Hayne; Upper Battery (2 10-inch mortars), Lower Battery (2 10-inch mortars), Captain S. C. Thayer.-editors. It was conceded that he had done his duty
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., War preparations in the North. (search)
Committee, was the recognized leader of the Democratic party in the Senate, and at an early hour moved an adjournment to the following Tuesday, in order, as he said, that the senators might have the opportunity to go home and consult their constituents in the perilous crisis of public affairs. No objection was made to the adjournment, and the representatives took a similar recess. All were in a state of most anxious suspense,--the Republicans to know what initiative the Administration at Washington would take, and the Democrats to determine what course they should follow if the President should call for troops to put down the insurrection. Before we met again, Mr. Lincoln's proclamation and call for 75,000 men for three months service had been issued, and the great mass of the people of the North, forgetting all party distinctions, answered with an enthusiasm that swept politicians off their feet. When we met again on Tuesday morning, Judge Key, taking my arm and pacing the floor
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The Confederate Government at Montgomery. (search)
y. Of the debates of that body there is no record, and the proceedings in secret session have never been published. In Washington the proceedings of the Congress of the United States were open, and at the North there was an intelligent, well-inforll them together. Mr. Barnwell, however, was an active supporter of Mr. Davis, and it was afterward said that while in Washington in December, as a commissioner to treat for the evacuation of Fort Sumter, he had committed himself to Mr. Davis. At aed afterward in command of the Florida, may be mentioned. In May, after the reduction of Fort Sumter, Maffit came from Washington to offer his services, and when he met the Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate Attorney-General until Sept. 17th, 1861; Seon and disgust. He said that after having been caressed and offered a command in the Pacific, he had sneaked away from Washington to join the Confederacy, and that he had been received by the Secretary of the Navy as if he (Maffit) had designs upon
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Jackson at Harper's Ferry in 1861. (search)
our dispatches, to deceive the Government at Washington in case there should be a leak in the telegrr Wise from his son-in-law Doctor Garnett of Washington, to the effect that a Massachusetts regiment a force of United States marines, sent from Washington under Colonel Robert E. Lee and Lieutenants red Barbour. He reached Harper's Ferry, via Washington, on the 17th about noon, and, collecting the night, transporting troops from the West to Washington, and that he had decided to prevent them atted States army, on his way from the West to Washington, to resign his commission and go to Europe rd courtesy, and in a day or two proceeded to Washington. In a few days our forces began to increhad no telegraph line to Richmond except via Washington, and the time of communication by mail was tin William Maynadier of the Ordnance Bureau, Washington, in part as follows: I have reason to appreh. I further charged this gentleman to go to Washington that night, and not delay until the next mor
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., McClellan in West Virginia. (search)
two western branches of the railroad unite, viz., the line from Wheeling and that from Parkersburg. [See map, p. 129.] The great line of communication between Washington and the west had thus been cut, and action on our part was made necessary. Governor Dennison had anticipated the need of more troops than the thirteen regiment the first was commanded by Colonel (afterward General) B. F. Kelley. West Virginia was in McClellan's department, and the formal authority to act had come from Washington on the 24th, in the shape of an inquiry from General Scott whether the enemy's force at Grafton could be counteracted. The dispatch directed McClellan to act rease this army to a force sufficient to resume aggressive operations. On McClellan's part nothing further was attempted, till, on the 22d, he was summoned to Washington to assume command of the army, which had retreated to the capital after the panic of the first Bull Run battle. The affair at Rich Mountain and the subseque
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Going to the front: recollections of a private — I. (search)
at Annapolis, April 20, 1861, on the way to Washington. From a sketch made at the time. the war hego to Annapolis by water and march thence to Washington.-editors. And yet when I read Governor Johner and milk. The next day we started for Washington, by rail. We marched through New York's croending the departure of the New York 7th for Washington, on the day the 6th Massachusetts was mobbederted streets unmolested. On our arrival at Washington the next morning, we were marched to barrackconstituted our breakfast. Our first day in Washington was spent in shaving, washing, polishing ourthey approached the suburbs. The climate of Washington was genial, but in the winter months the mud have drilled in it, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington. From a sketch made in 1861. marched in it,their positions by political wire-pulling at Washington, we privates thought the great bane of the wof the different camps he had visited around Washington, including Brightwood and Camp Cameron; the[7 more...]
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