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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 6: (search)
rophe to our country and her cause,— Where thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: where thou diest will I die, and there will I be buried. The Governor the same day transmitted to the Legislature a letter from Secretary Seward, urging that expenditures be made by the State for the defence of its coast, which he had no doubt that Congress would sanction and reimburse; also, a letter, dated Dec. 20, from Brigadier-General Joseph C. Totten, Engineer Department, U. S.A., giving a detailed statement of the different surveys made in time past of the defences on the coast of Massachusetts; also, a letter addressed to His Excellency by Colonel Ritchie, of his personal staff, upon popular military instruction, in which a review was given of the different systems in Europe, and recommending that military art be encouraged and taught in some of our public schools, and higher seminaries of learning. Jan. 6. In the Hous
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 8: (search)
tary secretary, to Washington, to confer with the Secretary of War on the subject, and to obtain his opinion as to the manner in which the money could best be applied to secure the object for which it was designed. He says,— Mention to General Totten the subject of revolving turrets, mentioned by the committee of the Boston Marine Society; and, if possible, get some expression of the views of other gentlemen; also, from General Meigs, if possible, touching the whole question of the best f the Governor's suggestions, made through Senator Sumner, and promised it should have his immediate attention. It appears from a letter written by Mr. Blair, the Postmaster-General, that the President referred the letter received by him to General Totten, who made a report upon it to the President, which was read to him in the presence of Mr. Blair; the purport of which was, that big guns were too much for iron-clads, which Mr. Blair considered all stuff. Mr. Blair's advice to the Governor w
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 9: (search)
s attached to Colonel J. Jourdan's brigade, with which it remained during the remainder of its term of service. On the 26th, it moved to Camp Jourdan, near Fort Totten, one of the most important points in the defences of Newbern. On March 6, the regiment went with General Prince's division on an expedition into Jones and Onslrobably will be five guns. This is all the information I have been able to gather respecting the forts and armaments. Major Blunt made a special report to General Totten about two weeks ago, showing the condition of the Boston works as to armament; a copy of which he thinks your Excellency could obtain by application to GenerGeneral Totten. Condition of each Company of Heavy Artillery. Co. A, 1. Captain James H. Baldwin, Fort Warren, 142 men. Co. B, 2. Captain Niebuhr, Fort Warren, 146 men. Co. C, 3. Captain Lyman B. Whiton, Fort Independence, 119 men. Co. D, 4. Captain C. F. Livermore, Fort Warren, 122 men. Co. E, 5. Captain T. J. Little
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 10: (search)
t. We took no step until consulting the President, Secretary of War, Secretary of the Navy, General Totten, General Ripley, and General Meigs; and we moved with their approbation. The ordnance officthis invitation to act in the matter himself, than he proceeded to Washington to confer with General Totten, the distinguished head of the Bureau of Engineers, and General Ripley, chief of the Ordnanc done under supervision of officers to be appointed by the United States. In March, 1862, General Totten reported, that to arm the works on the coast of Massachusetts, contemplated as necessary fore absolute necessity of more powerful guns, and in much greater numbers than contemplated in General Totten's recent report. Indeed, in the night after the first irresistible attack of the Merrimack while the danger became even more imminent, and the want more pressing. In December, 1862, General Totten wrote to the Governor,— It cannot be too strongly insisted on, that guns are needed; t
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 12: (search)
olume may know, was one of the darling objects of the Governor from the beginning of the war. Through the agency of John M. Forbes and Colonel Ritchie, Massachusetts had received from England a number of heavy guns, which the Governor wished to have placed in position, with proper earthworks, on Long Island Head. On the 2d of March, the Governor wrote to John M. Forbes, who was then in Washington, inclosing him a copy of some memoranda made by Colonel Browne, of a conversation had with General Totten, in Boston, in September, 1863, which bore directly on the point of the construction of a work on Long Island Head to receive our guns. The Governor asked Mr. Forbes to consider the propriety of getting the Engineer Bureau to design an earthwork for us to erect there at our own cost, with an estimate of the necessary outlay. The Governor said,— I wish that you could get General Dyer to take our guns, and have carriages constructed for them, and mount them. The Ordnance Bureau wo