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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861, August (search)
even then the men were unable to rest. To this fact alone, the officers of this regiment attribute, in a great measure, the reverse. The regiment acted as part of the reserve, and did not get into battle till late in the day.--Philadelphia Bulletin, August 5. A meeting was held this evening in Rev. Dr. Adams' Church, on Madison-square, New York city, to aid in measures taken for the prevention and suppression of intemperance in the National Army. A. R. Wetmore, Esq., presided, and Dr. De Witt offered a prayer. Resolutions were read by Dr. Marsh, which were responded to in an able speech by Rev. Mr. Willets, of Brooklyn, and Paymaster Bingham, of the Twenty-sixth Regiment.--(Doc. 162.) Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces, at Halifax, in a private letter to the British Consul at Boston, says: I see a long article in the papers and( extracts from a letter from Fort Pickens, alluding to orders I have given ; all I can say is that it is not m
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 91 (search)
d, indeed, volleys of musketry were heard in the direction of their flight. Among the slain were found the bodies of two negro captains with commissions in their pockets. The First Alabama, Lieutenant-Colonel Locke, and the Tenth Arkansas, Colonel Witt, engaged the enemy outside the works, in the thick woods, and fought most gallantly, but were compelled by the heavy odds brought against them to fall back across the creek, and within the works. In this action Colonel Witt was captured, but Colonel Witt was captured, but was not fated to remain long a prisoner, being one of the daring band who effected their escape from the Maple Leaf, while on their way to a Yankee prison. Colonel Johnson, with the Fifteenth Arkansas regiment, numbering about three hundred men, occupied a hill across Sandy Creek, which he had been fortifying for the previous week. About five thousand of the enemy came against this position, moving down a very narrow road, and many of them succeeded in gaining the breastworks, but they were
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., chapter 4 (search)
r the year 1800, be stricken out of the Ordinance; and Mr. Read of S. C. seconded the motion. The question was put in this form: Shall the words moved to be stricken out stand? and on this question the Ays and Noes were required and taken, with the following result: N. Hamp Mr. Foster ay, Ay.   Mr. Blanchard ay, Massachu Mr. Gerry ay, Ay.   Mr. Partridge ay, R. Island Mr. Ellery ay, Ay.   Mr. Howell ay, Connect Mr. Sherman ay, Ay.   Mr. Wadsworth ay, New York Mr. De Witt ay, Ay.   Mr. Paine ay, N. Jersey Mr. Dick ay, No vote. By the Articles of Confederation, two or more delegates were required to be present to cast the vote of a State. New Jersey, therefore, failed to vote. Pennsyl Mr. Mifflin ay, Ay.   Mr. Montgomery ay,   Mr. Hand ay, Maryland Mr. Henry no, No.   Mr. Stone no, Virginia Mr. Jefferson ay, No.   Mr. Hardy no,   Mr. Mercer no, N. Carolina Mr. Williamson ay, Divided.   Mr. Spaight no, S. Caroli
William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 1, Chapter 33: Texas and Texans. (search)
me up from Moulton, and were soon aware how matters stood. Brief parley led to stern resolve. Dead or alive Zete must be arrested on the spot and carried to Sheriff De Witt, in Gonzales, the county town, together with the witnesses of his guilt. They summoned Zete to yield himself a prisoner; he defied them to come in and takehinking, the citizens in Gonzales drank their whisky and went to bed, giving the criminal and his captors no further thought. Next day intelligence reached Sheriff De Witt that Zete, though sorely wounded, was still alive. A second party had appeared. A fight had taken place, another rescue had been made, and Zete, exalted in seven are long odds. The seven fell back, and Zete, though injured by a gunshot, was released and carried off by lhis Negro partisans. On Tuesday morning Sheriff De Witt rode out with half Gonzales at his side. As they approached the ranch where Zete was lying, they looked and listened for sign and sound-none came; the ranch
Charles E. Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe compiled from her letters and journals by her son Charles Edward Stowe, Chapter 3: Cincinnati, 1832-1836. (search)
hall not love and leave. Those skies shall never cease to shine, the waters of life we shall never be called upon to leave. We have here no continuing city, but we seek one to come. In such thoughts as these I desire ever to rest, and with such words as these let us comfort one another and edify one another. Harrisburg, Sunday evening. Mother, Aunt Esther, George, and the little folks have just gathered into Kate's room, and we have just been singing. Father has gone to preach for Mr. De Witt. To-morrow we expect to travel sixty-two miles, and in two more days shall reach Wheeling; there we shall take the steamboat to Cincinnati. On the same journey George Beecher writes:-- We had poor horses in crossing the mountains. Our average rate for the last four days to Wheeling was forty-four miles. The journey, which takes the mail-stage forty-eight hours, took us eight days. At Wheeling we deliberated long whether to go on board a boat for Cincinnati, but the prevalence
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 8: early professional life.—September, 1834, to December, 1837.—Age, 23-26. (search)
gles Samuel B. Ruggles. to see the outer portions of the city, where man's work gradually fades away into the clear country fresh from God. After that I took tea and passed a pleasant evening with Gibbs and his sister; returned to my lodgings and packed up for departure Thursday morning, at seven o'clock, for Albany, at which time I was duly on board the boat, where I met S. D. Parker, and had considerable pleasant conversation. By him I was introduced to Mrs. Clinton (the widow of Governor De Witt C.), her daughter, and niece, with all of whom I had much conversation, and made myself—but I will not say it, for they had such good manners as to appear pleased even if they were not. Mrs. Clinton invited me urgently to call and see Judge Spencer,—the old patriarch of the law,— with whom she proposed to spend some time in Albany. Judge Ambrose Spencer married successively two sisters of De Witt Clinton. He died, in 1848, at the age of eighty-three. I accordingly called, and was re<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fortification and siege of Port Hudson—Compiled by the Association of defenders of Port Hudson; M. J. Smith, President; James Freret, Secretary. (search)
mile in advance of the Commissary Hill and the main line of works, and consisted of the following troops from right to left: A battalion of the Fifteenth Arkansas regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Lee commanding; Tenth regiment Arkansas volunteers, Colonel Witt; a battalion of the First regiment Alabama volunteers, Captain D. W. Ramsay, commanding; a battalion of the First Mississippi regiment, Major Johnson commanding—making a total of about five hundred men, with no artillery. At about half pasth army was permitted to remove their dead or wounded from the field. Two-thirds of the loss sustained during the siege of Port Hudson by the left wing occurred on this day. The casualties were almost entirely confined to the Tenth Arkansas, Colonel Witt—eighty (80) killed, wounded, and missing; Fifteenth Arkansas, Colonel Ben. Johnson—seventy (70); First Alabama, Lieutenant Colonel Locke—seventy-five (75). Total, two hundred and twenty-five (225). The total number of men in these regiments
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Appendix. (search)
Lawson, S. M. Leman, A. H. Lock, Daniel. Love, S. A. Lucado, William F. Mays, C. J. Mays, H. H. Meriweather, C. J. Moore, Sampson. Norvell, Charles. Palmer, C. F. Perrigo, George. Pettyjohn, S. W. Purvis, W. C. Roberts, H. T. Sale, J. E. Seabury, R. M. Seabury, W. J. Smith, John Thomas. Sneed, S. Emmitt. Stone, Frank. Sumpter, S. R. Taylor, O. P. Thurman, Alexander. Toler, W. D. Tyree, Richard. Watson, W. H. Witt, J. C. Sherrar, John C. Smith, William N. Spencer, W. R. Sullivan, Dennis. Taylor, John O. Taylor, Thomas P. Thurman, Powhatan. Tucker, Willis. Wall, Thomas. Whitlow, W. H. Woodruff, A. M. Wright, J. L. Lee Battery, Company a, Braxton's Battalion, Virginia Artillery. First Capt., Pierce B. Anderson. Second Capt., Chas. J. Raine. Third Capt., Wm. W. Hardwicke. First Lieut., C. W. Statham. Second Lieut., Chas. J. Raine. Second Lieut., John R.
Historic leaves, volume 8, April, 1909 - January, 1910, The Walnut Hill School. (search)
of Arthur and Olive H. (Foss) Caverno. Her people were of Canaan, N. H., or vicinity. While teaching here she boarded at the Gardners', next door to the schoolhouse. Other names of teachers at this school, not found upon the records, but vouched for by my informants, were: Ruth, daughter of Luke Wyman; Jason Bigelow Perry, Rindge (N. H.) Town History: John Perry (James and Lydia), baptized in West Cambridge in 1755; married (second wife) Abigail Bigelow, daughter of Jason and Abigail (Witt) Bigelow, of Marlboro. Of their children, Sarah, born June 12, 1793, died unmarried March 19, 1842. The youngest of the family was Jason Bigelow Perry, born September 27, 1801. Colonel J. B. Perry lived on the homestead in Rindge. He showed commendable interest in the welfare of the town, the schools, and all laudable public enterprises. He was an influential and useful citizen, and was much employed in public affairs. He received a commission in the Twelfth Regiment of Militia, and reti
Historic leaves, volume 8, April, 1909 - January, 1910, Index (search)
mi, 45. Baltimore, Md., 40. Bangor, Me., 82. Banks, General Nathaniel P., 64, 65, 66, 67, 81. Barbour, William S., 58. Bartlett's, 32. Baton Rouge, 65, 66. Battle of Bunker Hill, 61. Bayou Sara, 67. Bayou Teche, 66. Beacon Trotting Park, Allston, 58. Bean, George W., 32. Bedford Cemetery, 3. Bedford, Mass., 3. Bell, Dr. Luther V., 25. Bell, William Graham, 21. Belle Isle, 33, 34. Berwick City, La., 66. Bickford, Robert, 57. Bigelow, Abigail, 48. Bigelow, Abigail (Witt), 48. Bigelow, Jason, 48. Blackshire Station, 38. Blessing of the Bay, The, 49, 62. Bolles, David, 10, 12. Bolles, Lucy Stone, 11. Bond, Lieutenant-Colonel, William, 5. Bonner Avenue, 10, 14. Bonner, David, 10. Bonner, Eliza, 10. Bonner, Emily, 10. Bonner, George, 10. Bonner, George Washington, 10. Bonner, John, 10. Bonner, Jonathan, 10. Bonner, Mary, 10, 12, 13. Bonner, Philip, 9, 13. Bonner, William, 10, 14. Booker, Simeon, 43. Booth, Dr., Chauncy, 25. Boston Chamb
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