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John Beatty, The Citizen-Soldier; or, Memoirs of a Volunteer, August, 1862. (search)
ons, peaches, nectarines, are abundant. Peaches thrive better in this climate than apples. I have eaten almost the whole of a watermelon to-day, and am somewhat satiated. The melon had a cross (+) on the rind. I enquired of the negro who brought it in, what the mark meant, and he replied, de patch war owned principally by a good many niggars, sah, an‘ dey dewided dem afore day got ripe, an‘ put de mark on de rine, to show dat de p'tic'lar melon belonged to a p'tic'lar niggar, sah. Governor Tod is damaging the old regiments by injudicious promotions. He does in some instances, it is true, reward faithful soldiers; but often complaining, unwilling, incompetent fellows are promoted, who get upon the sick list to avoid duty; lay upon their backs when they should be on their feet, and are carousing when they should be asleep. On the march, instead of pushing along resolutely at the head of their command, they fall back and get into an ambulance. The troops have no confidence in t
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Ancestry-birth-boyhood (search)
he family found homes in the neighborhood of Deerfield, my father in the family of Judge [George] Tod, the father of the late Governor [David] Tod, of Ohio. His industry and independence of characteTod, of Ohio. His industry and independence of character were such, that I imagine his labor compensated fully for the expense of his maintenance. There must have been a cordiality in his welcome into the Tod family, for to the day of his death he looked upon Judge Tod and his wife with all the reverence he could have felt if they had been parents instead of benefactors. I have often heard him speak of Mrs. Tod as the most admirable woman he haMrs. Tod as the most admirable woman he had ever known. He remained with the Tod family only a few years, until old enough to learn a trade. He went first, I believe, with his half-brother, Peter Grant, who, though not a tanner himself, owndvantages of an education, and to a quarter's schooling afterwards, probably while living with Judge Tod. But his thirst for education was intense. He learned rapidly, and was a constant reader up
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 3: political affairs.--Riots in New York.--Morgan's raid North of the Ohio. (search)
e to the Little Miami railway, east of Cincinnati, they obstructed the track, so that when a train came down, the locomotive was thrown from the road, wounding the engineer and killing the fireman. Then the raiders rushed from a wood near by, captured and paroled two hundred unarmed recruits, and burnt the train. struck the river at Buffington Ford, a short distance above Pomeroy, where the stream is divided by Buffington Island. His situation had been growing more critical every hour. Governor Tod, of Ohio, like Governor Morton, of Indiana, had summoned the people to arms, and the uprising of the loyal inhabitants was like that of the sister State on the west, and with like effect upon the friends and foes of the Government. The people did all they could to assist Hobson in his wearisome chase, by harassing the raiders, obstructing the roads, and removing or protecting Government property at different points. General Judah, who had arrived at Cincinnati with most of his division,
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 48 (search)
rders with promptitude and despatch. He can verbally give you every information which may be of interest to you. I have some four thousand muskets, revolvers, bowie-knives, etc., now under guard, and thousands of tents, provisions of enormous bulk, in fact, everything of war implements. Hundreds of horses and mules. Our company officers walk no more; they are supplied with secesh saddles, horses, and mules, and happiness beams from their eyes and lips. So good by, and my best regards to Gov. Tod, and others who remember me. Bausenwein, Col. Fifty-eighth Regiment, O. V. Infantry. Report of Brig.-Gen. Cullum. Cairo, February 17, 1862. To Major-General MeClellan: The Union flags floats over Fort Donelson. The Carondelet, Capt. Walke, brings the glorious intelligence. The Fort surrendered at nine o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning. Gens. Johnston (A. Sidney) and Buckner, and fifteen thousand prisoners, and a large amount of material of war are the trophies of the victo
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 380 (search)
Patriotism in Western Reserve College.--It is a noticeable fact, witnessing to the ardent patriotism of all concerned, that the entire body of students in Western Reserve College, with scarcely an exception, volunteered for three months, at the late call of the President after Banks's retreat, and have been accepted by Governor Tod. They number about seventy, and are ready for service, having been thoroughly drilled for a year past as one of the regular exercises of the College. Professors Young and Cutler go with them to Camp Chase, the former acting as captain till a company election has been held. Their term of service will close about the beginning of the new college year in September.
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 7: Prisons and Hospitals. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Exchange of prisoners (search)
abandoned the men and left them to shift for themselves. The consequences can be easily imagined. The soldiers became lousy and ragged, despairing and totally demoralized. Secretary Stanton, in an interesting telegraphic correspondence with Governor Tod, of Ohio, on September 9, 1862, stated he believed there is reason to fear that many voluntarily surrender for the sake of getting home. I have sent fifteen hundred to Camp Chase and wish to have them kept in close quarters and drilled diligently every day, with no leave of absence. Governor Tod, the same day, suggested that these paroled prisoners awaiting a declaration of exchange, be sent to Minnesota to fight the Indians, and Secretary Stanton immediately approved the suggestion. General Wallace says, however, that very few were willing to go. In order to bring some sort of order out of chaos, he determined to organize new regiments and refused to pay or to provide clothes for any man who had not enrolled himself in one of t
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 9: (search)
what is called Winter Island, and commands the harbor of Salem. It had no guns, and was precisely in the position named by the Governor. He asked of General Dix authority to station the companies then being raised for coast defence, as the latter might think best. Shortly afterwards, a fortification of earthworks was erected at this place, and guns placed therein; and one company was stationed there, and remained until the end of the war. On the 11th of August, the Governor wrote to Governor Tod, of Ohio,— I have had the honor to receive from you a copy of the warrant for the commitment of John Morgan, and the principal officers of his command, to the Ohio Penitentiary; and I beg to express to you my congratulations on the energy and success with which the pursuit of them was conducted, and their capture effected. This letter has reference to the defeat and capture of the wellknown rebel chief, who entered Ohio with his command, and made a raid upon the peaceable inhabi
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion, Chapter 3: (search)
he Convention. * * * In the present circumstances, I deem it a duty of self-respect, and I deem it still more a duty to this Convention, as at present organized, * * * to resign my seat as President of this Convention, in order to take my place on the floor as a member of the delegation from Massachusetts. * * * I deem this above all a duty which I owe to the members of this Convention, as to whom no longer would my action represent the will of a majority of the Convention. Page. 226 Governor Tod, of Ohio, one of the Vice-Presidents, then took the vacant chair, and was greeted with hearty and long-continued cheers and applause from members of the Convention. Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, now announced that a portion of the Massachusetts delegation desired to retire, but was interrupted by cries of No, No, Call the roll. The indefatigable Mr. Cessna called for the original question, to wit, that the Convention now proceed to a nomination for President and Vice-President. The
The Daily Dispatch: January 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Southern news. (search)
mon to such weather. Efficacy of prayer. The most remarkable instance of the power of prayer, says the Cincinnati Commercial, happened in the case of Governor Tod, as related by himself in an address he made lately to the Briar Hill miners, on the occasion of leaving Briar Hill to prepare for assuming the chair of State. Governor Tod said: In the spring of 1817, when about to leave home in the service of our National Government, you met on this and gave me your prayers and good wishes for the safe return of myself and family; and I have felt that to those prayers and good wishes, in part, am I indebted for that safe return; for not only did Mrs. Tod, myself, and all the children we took away with us (five in number) return safely to you, but we brought back two more. A Yankee account of Gen. Polk's Bravery. There is no falsehood so monstrous or absurd that the journals of the North do not attempt to make its readers swallow. The following appeared in the
The Daily Dispatch: April 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], An Assumption of power. (search)
An Assumption of power. --The following orders have been issued by the usurping authorities at Nashville: Executive Office,Nashville,March 20, 1862. Having been officially notified by Gov. Tod, of Ohio, that many of my fellow-citizens of Tennessee are now confined as prisoners of war at Camp Chase, I have appointed Counally T. Trigg, Esq., as a commissioner to interpose in their behalf. I have instructed him, should he be entrusted by their friends with letters or money, or other articles of value or comfort, not inconsistent with their conditions as prisoners of war, to see the same promptly and carefully delivered. Andrew Johnson. Military Governor. I shall leave this city on Saturday, the 22d inst., for Camp Chase, and in obedience to the instructions above referred to, will take charge of, and deliver to any of the prisoners there confined, letters and such articles of value or comfort, not inconsistent with their condition as prisoners of war, as t
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