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General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 29 (search)
the general had a conference with Meade, and orders were given to push westward with all haste. About 9 A. M. the general rode into Petersburg. Many of the citizens, panic-stricken, had escaped with the army. Most of the whites who remained stayed indoors; a few groups of negroes gave cheers, but the scene generally was one of complete desertion. Grant rode along quietly until he came to a comfortable-looking brick house with a yard in front, No. 21 Market street, the residence of Mr. Thomas Wallace, and here he and the staff dismounted and took seats on the piazza. A number of the citizens now gathered on the sidewalk, and stood gazing with eager curiosity upon the features of the commander of the Yankee armies. Soon an officer came with a despatch from Sheridan, who had been reinforced and ordered to strike out along the Danville Railroad, saying he was already nine miles beyond Namozine Creek, and pressing the enemy's trains. The general was anxious to move westward at onc
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 53: operations of the West Gulf Squadron in the latter part of 1864, and in 1865.--joint operations in Mobile Bay by Rear-Admiral Thatcher and General Canby. (search)
ted, there was no loss of life on this expedition, and the glamour which generally attends a bloody affair was missing; but it was none the less a dangerous one, and all engaged in it deserve as much credit as if some had been shot. We have made it a rule to mention the names of the participants when good work was performed, and, this being a case in point, the following are entitled to a place: N. A. Blume, Acting-Ensign; William Stevenson, Master-at-Arms; James Webster, Gunner's Mate; Thomas Wallace, Coxswain; Jacob Bowman, Captain Forecastle; William Thompson, Captain Forecastle; Augustus Miller, Captain After-guard; Peter Miller, Seaman; Thomas K. Fenley, Landsman. On January 24th, 1865, quite as clever an affair took place off Calcasieu River, by a cutting-out expedition. under Lieutenant-Commander Richard W. Meade, which was a complete success without any casualties. A three-masted schooner, loaded with cotton, was lying at the second bend of the Calcasieu River, about two
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
s. of Joseph (18), m. Susanna Dutton 3 Dec. 1776, and hall Susanna, b. 8 Sept. 1777: Patty., b. 5 Jan. 1780; in the division of the estate, 1819, two other children are named,—James, and Anna, w. of Eben Cutter. James the f. res. on the westerly corner of North Avenue and Tannery Street. He d. 7 Aug. 1818, a. 65; his w. Susanna d. prob. 1820; administration on her estate was granted 10 Jan. 1821. 32. James, s. of James (22), m. Grace Bonner of Springfield, and had Elizabeth, who m. Thomas Wallace 10 Oct. 1800. James the f. was a tin-plate worker, res. on the southerly part of the homestead, and d. 13 Nov. 1825; his w. Grace d. 14 June 1803, a. 42. 33. David, s. of James (22), m. Elizabeth Allen 8 May 1777, and had David, b. 6 Sept. 1777, d. of dropsy 7 Mar. 1816; James, b. 13 Feb. 1780, a carpenter, d. on his passage from the West Indies 25 July 1812; John, b. 4 Feb. 1782, d. young; Betsey Roby, b. 17 Aug. 1784, m. Jonathan W. Ford 23 Oct. 1808, and d. 26; Mar. 1820; Pamela,
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, F. (search)
s. of Joseph (18), m. Susanna Dutton 3 Dec. 1776, and hall Susanna, b. 8 Sept. 1777: Patty., b. 5 Jan. 1780; in the division of the estate, 1819, two other children are named,—James, and Anna, w. of Eben Cutter. James the f. res. on the westerly corner of North Avenue and Tannery Street. He d. 7 Aug. 1818, a. 65; his w. Susanna d. prob. 1820; administration on her estate was granted 10 Jan. 1821. 32. James, s. of James (22), m. Grace Bonner of Springfield, and had Elizabeth, who m. Thomas Wallace 10 Oct. 1800. James the f. was a tin-plate worker, res. on the southerly part of the homestead, and d. 13 Nov. 1825; his w. Grace d. 14 June 1803, a. 42. 33. David, s. of James (22), m. Elizabeth Allen 8 May 1777, and had David, b. 6 Sept. 1777, d. of dropsy 7 Mar. 1816; James, b. 13 Feb. 1780, a carpenter, d. on his passage from the West Indies 25 July 1812; John, b. 4 Feb. 1782, d. young; Betsey Roby, b. 17 Aug. 1784, m. Jonathan W. Ford 23 Oct. 1808, and d. 26; Mar. 1820; Pamela,
The Daily Dispatch: June 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ff, Wm.Wagner. Foreign Mission BoardCharlottesville.--A. B. Brown, President; James Fife, 1st Vice President; Wm.P. Farish, 2d Vice President; B. W. Snead, Corresponding Secretary; James Alexander, Rec. Sec; John T. Randolph, Treasurer; John H. Bibb, Auditor Other Managers.--A. P. Abell. Lewis Sowell, J. E. Massey, Addison Manpin, W. A. Whitescarver, John Simpson, John Hart, Lewis M. Coleman, P. C. Hoge, G. W. Garrett. Domestic Mission Board.Petersburg.--T. G. Keen, President; Thomas Wallace, 1st Vice President; D. Witt, 2d Vice President; D. G. Potts, Corresponding Secretary; E. B. Branch, Recording Secretary; C. F. Fisher, Treasurer; O. Ellyson, Auditor. Other Managers.--Geo. Bailey, F. H. Robertson, Bernard Todd, Wm. Drummond, Ira C. Schoolfield. Dr. J. N. Schoolfield, J. M. Butter, A. B. Garland, E. D. Merritt, David Steel. On motion of Rev. A. M. Poindexter, it was Resolved, That it be earnestly recommended to all Baptist Churches throughout the State to meet ever
The Daily Dispatch: September 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ran away (search)
Hatton. Northampton — Geo. T. Yerby, L. B. Nottingham, M. W. Fisher. Northumberland — S. F. Rice, F. Downing, S. A. M Leland Nottoway — T. H. Eppes, T. H. Campbell, A. B. Miller. Ohio — G. A. Craycraft, Jno. B. Wilson, Isaac Burkham. Orange — Joseph Hiden, Wilson Newman, L. B. Williams, Sr. Page — Mann Almond, John McPherson, Gabriel Jordan. Patrick — S. G. Staples, John W. Shelton, D. A. Robertson. Pendleton — Wm. McCoy, Sr. James Boggs, Benjamin Biner. Petersburg — Thomas Wallace, J. M. Donnan, A. B. Garland. Pittsylvania — George Townes, James M. Whittle, Wm. H. Wooding. Pleasants — Alexander Creed, Joseph Hubbs, R. Browne. Pocahontas — James T. Lockridge, Wm. S. Keen, A. Nottingham. Portsmouth--Dr. R. A. Smith, Samuel. Watts, J. Mardaugh. Powhatan — Wm. W. Mosby, B. W. Finney, Charles Seldon. Preston — Gustavus Cresap, Buckner Fairfax, Jonathan Huddleston. Princess Anna--John H. Dey, H. B. Woodhouse, W. S. Way. Prince Edw