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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 485 (search)
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the bones of Washington. A year ago, and by the maples brown, O'erhanging swift Potomac's broadened wave, Bareheaded stood the heir of England's crown, By the poor stone that shuts an ill-kept grave, Giving meet reverence to the dead that lay Beneath the stripes and stars carved on that stone, Which nothing of inscription doth display, To mar the majesty that broods upon The ten plain letters spelling Washington. England's crown-prince at this arch-rebel's tomb, First Magistrate, twice-chosen, of the States That rose impatient for more elbow-room, And flung the English crown out of their gates. The contrast of those times and these so shows, In this respect of Prince for President, That e'en the trite prize-poem-maker flows Into some lines of grave and deep intent, Describing that young head in solemn reverence bent. Passed there a stir from wasting bone to bone,-- Ran there a thrill through the great chief's gray dust, That the old king's great-grandson by his stone Shoul
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 55 (search)
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53.-fight at Occoquan, Va.
New-York Herald account.
United States steamer Stepping Stones, Occoquan Bay, Potomac River, Feb. 20, 1862.
quite a brisk little action has just taken place in Occoquan Bay, between the Stepping Stones and a rebel field-battery of five guns.
This morning we ran alongside the Yankee, now the flag-ship, when a rifled twelve-pounder, belonging to that vessel, was put on board of us. The gun, which, while on board the Yankee, had been mounted on a slide, was placed on a field-carriage, in view of our high bulwarks.
Lieut. Commanding Eastman came on board, with the gig's crew, to take temporary command.
We then cast off, towing the launch Decatur, with a full crew from the Yankee, commanded by Master's Mate Lawrence, a young gentleman that Capt. Eastman generally intrusts with special duties, such as that of to-day.
It was evident that something was up, and it soon became certain that Occoquan Bay was to be reconnoitred.
We ran up thre
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 85 (search)
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83.-occupation of Cockpit Point, Va.
New-York Herald account.
United States steamer Stepping Stones, Mattawoman Creek, Potomac River, March 11, 1862.
on Sunday, at noon, Lieut. Commanding Badger, of the Anacostia, observing the absence of the usual sentries at Cockpit Point, and the familiar sights incident thereto, concluded that the rebels had evacuated.
Acting on this supposition, Capt. Badger ran alongside the Yankee and inquired of Commodore Wyman what he should do. The Commodore told him to take the Piedmontesa and reconnoitre.
He did so, and the result was he was satisfied that the rebels had really left.
Capt. Badger then went back to the Yankee and reported to this effect, and asked permission to test the matter by shelling the battery, when the Commodore gave him permission to do so at long range — not without reason — apprehending some diabolical trick.
This was done.
Shell after shell was thrown into the Point.
Soldiers of General Hooker's division
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 40 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 187 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 402 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 126 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 50 (search)
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them., Chapter 14 : (search)
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), part 1.2, Antietam — the invasion of the North (search)