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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 33: (search)
la., Charleston, S. C., August 27th, 1863. Brigadier-General R. S. Ripley, etc., etc.: General,—The Commanding General instructs me to direct the reduction of the garrison of Fort Sumter to a force of one company of artillery and two full companies of infantry—that is, the command not to exceed three hundred or fall below two hundred men. One hundred and fifty men and four officers of Colquitt's brigade, of Georgians, were the first detail of infantry introduced into Sumter, under Captain Worthen. Of course you will select the companies, which must be of the best in your command of both arms; but it has been suggested that Captain Harleston's company of the First Regiment of Artillery would be suitable. The infantry should be carefully selected, and might be relieved once a week. As the garrison will thus be so much reduced, it may be that Colonel Rhett will prefer to remove the headquarters of his regiment; in which event he will be assigned to the important command of
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 37 (search)
ached the point of the mountain overlooking Chattanooga, the remainder of my brigade, with the first brigade, General Cruft's, and General Wood's division, were entering the city. I may here notice Captain Isaac N. Dryden, of the Twenty-fourth Ohio, and his company, for daring bravery in the advance, in ascending the mountain, and driving and punishing the enemy. With light but successful skirmishing near Graysville, Ringgold, and Chickamauga Creek, and a reconnoissance from the latter to Worthen's farm, to a pass in Pigeon Mountain, I was directed, on the morning of the nineteenth instant, to make a reconnoissance below Lee and Gordon's Mills, on the Chickamauga Creek, in the State of Georgia, which I did, and found the enemy in force, and on receiving orders I withdrew the brigade, joined the column, and with it moved upon the enemy, into an open woodland to the right of the road leading towards Chattanooga. My position happened to be on a small elevation, General Cruft's brigade
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The siege and evacuation of Savannah, Georgia, in December, 1864. (search)
ront, forming the centre of the line, commenced about one hundred feet to the right of the Central railroad crossing and terminated at the swamp to the left of the Daly farm. Measured along the entrenchments, its length was about three miles and three-quarters. His right was commanded by Brigadier-General Baker, and his left by Brigadier-General Lewis. General Baker's forces consisted of North Carolina troops and Georgia and South Carolina artillerists. Those under General Lewis embraced Worthen's North Carolina battalion, detachments of the 4th Tennessee and the 12th South Carolina cavalry, the 2d, 4th and 9th Kentucky mounted infantry, the 3d battalion Georgia reserves, Major Cook's Athens battalion, the 5th regiment Georgia reserves and the 1st regiment Georgia regulars. Daniel's light battery, Abell's light battery, and sections of the light batteries of Captains Barnwell and Wagner supported this portion of the line. The troops on General McLaws' front numbered about 3,750
Historic leaves, volume 1, April, 1902 - January, 1903, Somerville Directory (search)
wagon, h. Medford turnpike. Wilson, Nathan, carpenter, h. Cottage place. Wood, Edward D., parcel business, h. Mt. Vernon. Woodbury, Thomas, painter, h. Broadway. Woodbury, Thomas S., b. painter, h. Broadway. Woodbury, William C., paperhanger, h. Broadway. Woodbury, Sullivan, painter, at T. Woodbury's, Broadway. Woodward, Elisha G., b. grocer, h. near Milk. Woodward, Benjamin, b. upholsterer, h. Leland. Woodworth, Charles, grocer, East Cambridge, h. near asylum. Worthen, Daniel, b. distiller, h. Mt. Pleasant. Wyatt, George W., brickmaker, h. Beacon. Wyeth, Noah, sash maker, h. leads from Beacon. Wright, Thomas, b. tin-plate worker, h. Cross. Young, Thomas, gardener, h. Garden court. Young, Levi, carpenter, h. Joy. Names omitted. Bryant, William T., carpenter, h. Broadway. Hanson, John B., b. merchant, h. Snow hill. Hawkins, C. C., employed on railroad, h. Garden court. Mitchell, widow of Nathaniel, h. Broadway. Sanborn, Dan