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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 2 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 2 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 2 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: August 23, 1862., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
Wendell Phillips, Theodore C. Pease, Speeches, Lectures and Letters of Wendell Phillips: Volume 2 2 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 2 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 2 2 Browse Search
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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 2 0 Browse Search
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., Chapter 24: (search)
est and south-west of the city. Of these the most effective was commanded by Tidcomb, whose readiness to engage in hazardous enterprises was justly applauded. As it was necessary, for the purposes of attack, to drag the cannon over boggy morasses, impassable for wheels, Meserve, Belknap. a New Hampshire colonel, who was a carpenter, constructed sledges; and on these the men, with straps over their shoulders, sinking to their knees in mud, drew them safely over. Thus the siege proceeded Douglass. in a random manner. The men knew little of strict discipline; they had no fixed encampment; destitute of tents to keep off the fogs and dews, their lodgings Pomroy Ms. Journal were turf and brush houses; their bed was the earth—dangerous resting-place for those of the people unacquainted with lying in the woods. Yet the weather was fair; and the atmosphere, usually thick with palpable fogs, was, during the whole siege, singularly dry. All day long, the men, if not on duty, were busy wit
The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
of inquiry, &c., were adopted and referred: By Mr. Pate, of reporting a bill incorporating the Ambler Oil and Coal Company; by the same, of reporting a bill incorporating the Hughes Creek Oil and Coal Company; by the same, of reporting a bill incorporating the Fayette Oil and Coal Company; by Mr. Gatewood, petition of Fanny Mathews, for leave to enslave herself and child to Gabriel Jordan, of Page county; by Mr. Nash, of amending the 47th section of chapter 58 of the Code of Virginia; by Mr. Douglass, of compensating John Critcher for services in prosecuting one Samuel Hubbard, charged with murder, in the Circuit Court of Westmoreland county; by Mr. McKenny, of reporting a bill providing for the payment of 2 1-2 per centum upon the invoice value of all goods imported by steamers from Europe to any port of Virginia; by Mr. Dickinson, of Grayson, of reporting House bill No. 456, for making railroad companies liable for damages in certain cases; by Mr. Isbell, of amending the 20th sectio
The Daily Dispatch: January 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], An incident of the last war. (search)
l narrate the anecdote correctly, as just told you by my friend. The two ships were the Cyane and Levant sent to take the Constitution. They were both commanded by captains who had won distinction at Trafalgar and the Nile, Captains Falcon and Douglass. After the Constitution had taken both ships, and their captains were on board the Constitution, a coolness existed between them, in consequence of the capture. Each accused the other of bearing out of the action and leaving the brunt to his associate. This question they agreed to leave to me, and I settled it in a moment. "It was you, Captain Douglass," said I, to the senior officer, "who first bore out of action." They were satisfied, and shook hands together. While they were further discussing the matter, and deploring their defeat, said I, "gentlemen, did you expect to take the Constitution with those two ships? Why, you went on board of them this morning, and said they were in as good order as before the action. Now, if you
The Daily Dispatch: February 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 13 (search)
Allen, &c., for repeal of so much of act of 24th March, 1848, as authorizes the Common Council of Lynchburg to tax property of persons living within half a mile of Lynchburg, as applies to the county of Amherst. Hour of Meeting Changed.--Mr. Douglass moved that the Senate hereafter meet at 10 o'clock A. M., instead of 12, in order to give persons who were members of both bodies an opportunity to perform their duties in each. It was moved to amend by substituting 11 instead of 10 o'clock. Lost. The resolution of Mr. Douglass was then adopted. Resolutions of Inquiry.--The following resolutions of inquiry were adopted: By Mr. Newman, of incorporating the Laurel Coal and Oil Company, in the county of Wirt; by Mr. Dickinson, of Prince Edward, of providing by law some mode of taking care of deranged free negroes; by Mr. Critcher, of amending the act incorporating the Northern Neck Bank of Virginia; by Mr. Quisenbury, of reporting a bill to incorporate the Baltimore and F
The Daily Dispatch: February 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
he State of Texas against coercion. Ordered to be laid on the table and printed. Also, a communication from Gov. Letcher, transmitting a communication received on the evening of the 18th, from Hon. John Robertson, Commissioner to visit the seceding States, accompanied by sundry documents, numbered from one to nine, inclusive. These documents embrace the correspondence between the Commissioner and the Governors of South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Douglass then proposed the following joint resolutions, (which, under the rules, lay over one day,) as a response to all the resolutions which have been sent to Virginia in favor of coercion and pledging men and money for that purpose: Resolved, That the General Assembly of Virginia does not look upon their fellow-citizens of the seceding States, whilst engaged in defending their constitutional rights against the threatened invasion of a dominant political party in the free States, as traito
The Daily Dispatch: February 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], The "Peace Conference." (search)
slature, opposed to coercion, were read and ordered to be printed. A report of Hon. John Robertson, Commissioner to seceding States, embracing correspondence with the Governor's of South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, was read, both in Senate and House, and ordered to be printed. The bill for the relief of the Banks was further debated. The Governor sent in a message urging immediate action on the Armory bill, and it was, thereupon, made the order of the day for today, at 11 o'clock. Mr. Douglass offered a joint resolution in response to all the resolutions that have been thrust on the notice of the Legislature in favor of coercion, and pledging men and money for that purpose, which lays over under the rule. The House passed a number of Senate bills. A bill was reported to provide for the voluntary enslavement of free negroes without compensation to the Commonwealth. The bill to incorporate a company to construct a railroad between Washington and Alexandria was passed. The
The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
o incorporate the Mount Vernon Insurance Company. Observance of the 22d.--On motion of Mr. Carraway, it was Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns to-day, it will adjourn to meet again on Saturday, the 23d inst., at 11 o'clock. Mr. Douglass called up his joint resolutions of yesterday, and offered a substitute. The substitute contains a preamble reciting the reasons for the adoption of the resolutions, while the tenor of the latter is the same as those published by us yesterday.by a vote of yeas 23, nays 21. Mr. Early proposed to amend the 11th section of the bill, by inserting after the word "discounts," the words "and other investments." Agreed to. The bill, as amended, was then adopted. On motion of Mr. Douglass, the Senate bill appropriating a sum of money to purchase certain ordnance and material of J. L. Archer, of Bellona Foundry, in this State, was taken up, when Mr. Paxton proposed a ryder. Mr. Armstrong proposed an amendment, which provide
The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], Capt. Pope's trial. (search)
The Senate, yesterday. We learn that B. B. Douglass, Esq., of Prince William, made a capital speech in the Senate yesterday, on the subject of coercion. It is said to have been one of his happiest efforts in matter and manner. Mr. Douglass his few equals, as a debater, in either House of the Legislature. The Senate, yesterday. We learn that B. B. Douglass, Esq., of Prince William, made a capital speech in the Senate yesterday, on the subject of coercion. It is said to have been one of his happiest efforts in matter and manner. Mr. Douglass his few equals, as a debater, in either House of the Legislature.
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
ll amending the charter of the city of Richmond, which was read and referred to the Committee on General Laws. Treasury Note Bill Passed.--When the Senate adjourned on Saturday, it had under consideration the proposition of Mr. Paxtonto lay the bill authorizing the issue of Treasury notes on the table. The Senate refusing to lay on the table, Mr. Thomas, of Fairfax, proposed to amend by inserting $100 instead of $10, as the smallest amount for which the notes should issue. Mr. Douglass proposed $50, which was accepted by Mr. Thomas. Mr. August, Mr. Logan, &c., opposed the amendment, and Mr. Thomas, Mr. Rives, &c., advocated it — the latter contending that the issue would be unconstitutional, and the former maintaining the reverse. The amendments were rejected — ayes 14, noes 27. Mr. Paxton moved that the vote by which the amendment of Mr. Brannon was ordered to its third reading, be reconsidered. Lost. The question then recurred on the passage of the
The Daily Dispatch: March 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
d. A motion was made to indefinitely postpone Mr. Isbell addressed the Senate in an able argument against the postponement, and in favor of the passage of the bill. He was followed by Mr. H. W. Thomas in opposition. At the conclusion of Mr. Thomas remarks, Mr. Carson spoke briefly in support of the measure. The vote was then taken on the indefinite postponement of the bill, with the following result: Yeas.--Messrs. Carter, Coghill, Critcher, Day, J. Dickenson, Douglass, Greever, Hubbard, Johnson, Logan, Lynch, Marshall, Massie, Nash, Neeson, Newlon, Pate, Quesenberry, Rives, Smith, Stuart, Taliaferro, H. W. Thomas, Townes, Urquhart and Wickham--26. Nays.--Messrs. Brannon, Bruce, Caldwell, Carson, Claiborne, A. D. Dickinson, Early, French, Gatewood, Isbell, Neal, Paxton and Thompson-- 13. Bills Passed.--Senate bill to provide for the voluntary enslavement of Thomas Garland and Mary Anderson, persons of color, in the county of Hanover; Senate bill
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