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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General J. E. B. Stuart. (search)
He was now in Charles City county, but still separated from the Confederate army, and there was but one road by which he could escape and that is known as the James river road which was occupied at that time by General Hooker with a large Federal force. Stuart passed rapidly through treacherous bogs and estuaries on the north side of the Chickahominy until he reached a point known as Green Oak, here he left the Chickahominy and marched with great rapidity to Brukland on James river, halting an hour or more to snatch some repose at Judge Isaac H. Christian's in this neighborhood. He resumed his march for the Confederate lines, but without his command, forWhite Oak Swamp, for this was occupied by General Hooker, who held a position on the extreme left of the Federal army, extending within a very short distance of James river, and there was but one public highway between Hooker and the river, and this was the road this fearless cavalryman was upon and the only one by which he could r
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.6 (search)
Retreat of the Cabinet. [from the Richmond, Va., times, July 2, 1896.] Described by President Davis' Confederate Secretary. The great Chief's noble conduct. He cheered his faithful Adherents with words of Encouragement— little children blessed him and brought him flowers. [This deeply interesting narrative was published on the date of the laying of the corner-stone of the monument to President Jefferson Davis, in Monroe Park, at Richmond, Va., July 2, 1896. Captain Clark has beeRichmond, Va., July 2, 1896. Captain Clark has been a constant supporter, and is a life member of the Southern Historical Society, and has been meritedly highly successful in his progressive business enterprises.—Ed.] A notable personage who comes into considerable prominence at this time is Micajah H. Clark, of Clarksville, Tenn., who served for a period as acting treasurer of the Confederate States of America, and again as confidential secretary to President Jefferson Davis. At the time of the evacuation of Richmond Mr. Clark was actin
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), William Henry Chase Whiting, Major-General C. S. Army. (search)
hat he would recover. His death was a great surprise—a shock. He was the soul of honor; none braver, none more gentle. North Carolina may well feel proud of her adopted son. In the trying hours, previous to the last battle, in the extremity of his anxiety for the fate of the fort, and with it that of Lee's army and the cause, he telegraphed the Secretary of War, and received the following dispatch, which places the responsibility of failure where it belongs: January 13, 1865, Richmond, Va. General W. H. C. Whiting. Your superior in rank, General Bragg, is charged with the command and defence of Wilmington. J. A. Seddon, Secretary of War. The following is the official report of Major-General Whiting of the operations of January 15th: Fort Fisher, January 18, 1865. General R. E. Lee, Commanding Armies Confederate States: General,—I am sorry to have to inform you, as a prisoner of war, of the taking of Fort Fisher on the night of the 15th instant, after an assau
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.14 (search)
The old Camp Lee. [from the Richmond, Va. Dispatch, May 22, 1898.] Its first commandant writes an interesting Sketch. Story of the Camp's formation. It was first used as a Camp of instruction for infantry as well as Cavalry—An Artillery and conscript Camp, finally. Colonel John C. Shields, the commandant at old Camp Lee, furnishes the Dispatch with a most valuable article, giving the history of the camp from its establishment in the earliest days of the Confederacy, until the close of the war. Colonel Shields was the editor of the Richmond Whig for a number of years, and among older newspaper men in Virginia, his name is very familiar. He was the founder of the Lynchburg Virginian, which was for many years one of the widely influential papers of the State. He stood in the front rank of Virginia journalists in his day, and some of his contributions to the historical data of early Virginia, especially the Valley, are very valuable. Colonel Shields has for seve
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.15 (search)
The ride around General McClellan. [from the Richmond, Va., times, May 22, 1898.] Colonel John S. Mosby tells about General Stuart's brilliant feat of war. The Colonel on scout duty. He brought information about McClellan's movements, which induced the General to move on the enemy. In June, 1862, the battle of Fair Os didn't even have their guns loaded. In order to return to Richmond it was necessary to make a complete circle of McClellan's army and go up the left bank of the James. Of course, it was taken for granted that a large force would be sent in pursuit. Panic reigned. As some evidence of the panic that reigned, I will mention allowing us to cross in order to entrap us in the fork of the Chickahominy and James. We got in and got out of the fork. No enemy was there. As we passed up James river that night we could see the gunboats on one side of us; McClellan's camps were a few miles off on the other. The great result of the raid was not in prisoners
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Memorial. (search)
y sustained.—Ed.] The dawn of Friday, January 6th, 1899, brought with it to the people of Richmond, Va., the knowledge of an event, which in the heart of every one, was as a public calamity; and this sons became ministers of the Gospel—Dr. James Hoge, of Columbus, O.; John Blair Hoge, of Richmond, Va.; and Samuel Davies Hoge, Professor of Natural Sciences in the Ohio University, at Athens. Ton, Rev. Moses D. Hoge, 1845-1895, and on the reverse the words, Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Va. A reception was held in the Masonic Temple on Tuesday, February 26, 1895, that building onally illustrative: Brooklyn, N. Y., January 7, 1899. Dr. R. P. Kerr, 502 Grace Street, Richmond, Va.: The tribute of his Northern brethren to beloved Dr. Hoge is found in II Samuel, third chthe Second Presbyterian Church. Robert P. Kerr, Moderator. Robert T. Brooke, Stated Clerk. Richmond, Va., January 7, 1899. The colored Presbyterians. The resolutions adopted by the First (co
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Joseph Wheeler. (search)
General Joseph Wheeler. The visit of the hero to Richmond, Va., Dec. 16-17, 1899. on the occasion of the presentation of a portrait of the gallant Pelham, to R. E. Lee Camp Confederate Veterans. With addresses by Mr. E. P. Cox, General Wheeler, Gov. J. Hoge Tyler, Judge D. A. Dearmond, and Hon. W. A. Jones. Richmond, Virginia, had a visit from the virile veteran, General Joseph Wheeler, in January, 1899. The hero of two wars, at the close of the Civil War, by his skill and indoRichmond, Virginia, had a visit from the virile veteran, General Joseph Wheeler, in January, 1899. The hero of two wars, at the close of the Civil War, by his skill and indomitable courage, had won the high rank of Lieutenant-General, and been assigned to the command of a corps. In our last war, it has been urged that he was the chief propeller to successful issue, and that his coolness and courage at Santiago (although he arose from prostrating illness in an ambulance and pressed to the front), saved our army, at least, from temporary disaster. Rev. J. William Jones, D. D., who has lately examined the official reports of the war, 1861-1865, states that General
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), They honor a former foe. [from the Richmond, Va., times, Sunday, Feb'y 5, 1899.] (search)
They honor a former foe. [from the Richmond, Va., times, Sunday, Feb'y 5, 1899.] Funeral of a Confederate veteran conducted by G. A. R. Post. A touching eulogy spoken. Living Ex-Confederates walk arm in arm with the Veterans of the Blue under the old flag. [This article, as is seen, is taken from one of our home Journals. Every true Southerner hails with glistening eye, and quickened pulsation, all that comes to him truthfully of re-united tie in National bonds. No one can better estimate valour and magnanimity than the brother of the genial and productive section, who has from the beginning of the compact and league freely rendered—yea, unto life itself—in behalf of freedom's sanctuary and the Asylum of the oppressed. And, so now, is he ready, to fight, with his brethren for all of justice in Our Nation's prescience—glory—if that be the proper term. No Southerner could fail in the last sad rite to a brother! The remarks of Comrade Bartlett, of Post 113, G
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.21 (search)
Unwritten history. [from the Richmond, Va., Dispatch, February 5, 1899.1 A Southern account of the burning of Chambersburg. Northern stories Contradicted—a Virginia cavalryman tells the tale of the memorable Raid—it was bad enough, but not as bad as Pictured. The burning of Chambersburg, Pa., July 30, 1864, by General John McCausland's Confederate cavalry was a unique incident of the civil war, as it was the first time the Confederates had applied the torch in retaliation for similar offences committed by the Federal army. It created consternation and indignation throughout the entire North. They had forgotten that Colonel Montgomery, of the Federal army, committed such gross outrages on private citizens in South Carolina, on raids made into the State—acts so atrocious and unwarranted that he was summarily dismissed from the army; Kilpatrick and Sheridan were barn-burners and mill-burners by instinct, or orders; Jackson, Miss., was partially destroyed; one-third <
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The red Artillery. (search)
he machinery to Meridan, Miss. Having reported to the chief of ordnance at Richmond, Va., I was assigned to duty connected with the Ordinance Department. The Conoot of Seventh street, near the Tredegar Iron Works, between Cary street and James river. It included all the machine-shops for working wood and iron, organized intbe avoided, having available no large armory. The Tredegar Iron-Works at Richmond, Va., was the chief manufactory of seige and field-guns, all cast iron and smootits quota of nitre. With this sulphuric acid and nitre, on the banks of the James river, we manufactured the nitric acid required in the manufacture of fulminate. rchased the timber of a number of acres of woodland on the south side of the James river, and secured a detail of men to burn the charcoal for the use of our forge ddifficulty. I remember once being, early in the morning, on the island in James river, with the ice and frost everywhere, surrounded by a number of thinly-clad, s
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