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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), How the Confederacy changed naval Warfare. (search)
ccess to the sea, and destitute of all means of naval attack or defence. When the Federals abandoned the navy-yard at Norfolk, they destroyed the dry-dock and shipping, and all other destructible means for building or equipping war vessels. Thhad resolved to abandon and destroy her, when he saw the Virginia, after her engagement with the Monitor, turning toward Norfolk to procure a new beak and repair other damages. Our noble admiral, Franklin Buchanan, of Maryland, was struck down by by the sinking Cumberland she had been leaking. There being no Federal ship to offer or accept battle, she returned to Norfolk to repair damages. Some weeks later, with a new beak and again ready for battle, the Virginia sailed out from NorfolkNorfolk to attack the reinforced Federal fleet, then bombarding our batteries at Sewell's Point. When she hove in sight, this whole fleet, consisting of the Monitor, two other ironclads, ten wooden frigates, etc., ceased firing and incontinently fled to s
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.17 (search)
f your common country, eight were located in the Northern States, and but two, Norfolk and Pensacola, were in the South. The Pensacola yard was one merely for shelter and repair. From that at Norfolk came the guns and ammunition that did service in the whole South, afloat and ashore, the first years of the war. The number ofor its people were not given to seafaring pursuits. Its only ship-yards were Norfolk and Pensacola. Norfolk, with its immense supplies of ordnance and equipments,Norfolk, with its immense supplies of ordnance and equipments, was indeed invaluable; but, though the 300 new Dahlgren guns captured in the yard were a permanent acquisition, the yard itself was lost when the war was one-fourthd in any of the Southern States, except in small quantities. That captured at Norfolk, and in some arsenals, amounted, it is said, to sixty thousand pounds. The in your labor, for you had no force of ship carpenters, you built ironclads at Norfolk, Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans, and on the M
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The prison experience of a Confederate soldier. (search)
we were again disappointed. The Illinois was then ordered to Fort Monroe, with orders, we were told, to proceed up James River to the regular place of exchange, and to exchange us there. On arriving at Fort Monroe, our vessel steamed on up to Norfolk, and anchored off the city about the middle of an afternoon, and remained there until the next morning. The people of Norfolk heard that the prisoners were aboard a vessel in the river, and not having seen a Confederate soldier since the capturNorfolk heard that the prisoners were aboard a vessel in the river, and not having seen a Confederate soldier since the capture of that city by the Federals, thousands of the citizens came down to the wharfs to see us. We were not allowed to go ashore, nor were we in speaking distance, and all that we could do was to give each other friendly greeting by the waving of hats and handkerchiefs. We arose early the next morning with light hearts and joyous expectation of being exchanged on the James, and of landing in dear old Richmond that day, but, instead, we were on the very eve of our most distressing and heart-breaki
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.26 (search)
hat a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to the family of General Early, and be spread upon the minute-book of this Association. Rev. Dr. J. William Jones moved the adoption of the resolutions, and Colonel Maury seconded the motion, and they were unanimously adopted. Zzzelection of officers. The next business was the election of officers for the ensuing year, which resulted: President, Judge George L. Christian, of Richmond; First Vice-President, Judge Theodore S. Garnett, of Norfolk; Second Vice-President, Colonel Charles S. Venable, of Charlottesville; Third Vice-President, Colonel Thomas Lewis, of Roanoke; Treasurer, Robert S. Bosher, of Richmond; Secretary, Captain Thomas Ellett, of Richmond. Executive Committee—Colonel W. E. Cutshaw, Captain John Cussons, Captain E. P. Reeve, and James T. Gray, of Richmond, and Captain W. Gordon McCabe, of Petersburg. The President announced that the Association would adjourn to the Regimental Armory, preparatory to attendin
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.27 (search)
urg, Captain R. E. Craighill and Lieutenants Connell and Lynn, had thirty-four men in line. A good showing was made by the Portsmouth Grays, commanded by Captain J. P. Wilson. His lieutenants were Messrs. A. B. Peed and R. R. Wilson. The Norfolk band, which comprised about twenty-five pieces, furnished splendid music throughout the parade. It preceded the artillery. Major Simons and his happy cannoneers attracted much admiration, and were the cause of much cheering as they moved throun E. M. Crutchfield, Captain James E. Phillips, Captain William I. Harvey, Jr., Lieutenants T. M. Wortham and R. L. Van de Venter, and Sergeants Hugh Denoon, E. S. Kellam, Leroy D. Grant, and Harry Cole. The batteries in line were: Battery D, Norfolk, Captain M. C. Keeling, forty-one men. Battery D, of Lynchburg, Lieutenant John A. Davis commanding, twenty-five men. Battery C, of Portsmouth, Captain C. R. Warren, forty-five men. Battery A, Richmond Howitzers, Captain John A. Hutches