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Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death., Chapter 8: New Orleans, the Crescent city. (search)
e with the grim destroyer, when he had once fairly clutched his hold. And in the crowded quarters, where the air was poison without the malaria, his footing was too sure for mortal to prevail against him. New Orleans was, at this time, divided into two distinct towns in one corporation — the French and American. In the one, the French language was spoken altogether for social and business purposes, and even in the courts. The theaters were French, the cafes innocent of English, and, as Hood says, the very children speak it. Many persons grow up in this quarter-or did in years back — who never, to their old age, crossed to the American town or spoke one word of English. In the society of the old town, one found a miniatureexact to the photograph — of Paris. It was jealously exclusive, and even the most petted beaux of the American quarter deemed it privilege to enter it. A stranger must come with letters of the most urgent kind before he could cross its threshold. All the eti<
Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death., Chapter 23: around Richmond. (search)
ver Richmond. Half the gentle forms gliding noiselessly among the suffering were draped in black; and many a pale face was saddened with an anguish deeper than furrowed those resting on the coarse pillows around. The fight was won. The enemy that had for months flaunted his victorious flag in full sight of the Capitol was baffled and beaten. New glories had clustered round the flag of the South; new quarrels and doubts had been sent to the North. Lee, Jackson, Longstreet, the Hills and Hood had added fresh laurels to brows believed to have room for no leaf more. Almost every officer had proved himself worthy of the prayers of such women as the South owned — of that even higher glory of leading such troops as fought to defend them. But at what awful cost had all this been bought! The slaughter of their nearest and dearest had been terrific: women, the highest and lowliest, met by the cot of the sufferer; and, in the free masonry of love, tended the living and comforted eac
Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death., Chapter 28: across the Potomac and back. (search)
ching crescent that pours its ceaseless rain of fire through them; while the great guns behind its center thunder and roll In the very glee of war, sending death-winged bolts tearing and crushing through them. Through the carnival of death Hood has sent his Texans and Georgians at a run-their wild yells rending the dull roar of the fight; their bayonets flashing in a jagged line of light like hungry teeth! Jackson has swung gradually round the enemy's right; and Stephen Lee's artillery the gong-sounder, and the complete destruction of the new Onto-Richmond; the capture of over 7,000 prisoners-paroled on the field-and his admitted total loss of 28,000 men. New glories, too, shone around the names of Lee, Jackson, Longstreet, Hood, Kemper and Jenkins; and the efficient aid and splendid fighting of the cavalry of Stuart, Hampton and Bev Robinson, here proved that arm to have reached its point of highest efficiency. The heart of the South, still throbbing with triumph aft
Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death., Chapter 34: the beginning of the end. (search)
out-generaled him and then laid himself open to destruction, while Bragg took no advantage of the situation. However this may be, we know that on the morning of the 19th September, 1863, the battle of Chickamauga was commenced by the enemy in a series of obstinate division engagements, rather than in a general battle; Bragg's object being to gain the Chattanooga road in the enemy's rear, and his to prevent it. The fighting was heavy, stubborn and fierce, and its brunt was borne by Walker, Hood and Cleburne. Night fell on an undecided field, where neither had advantage; and the enemy perhaps had suffered more heavily than we. All that night he worked hard to strengthen his position; and our attack — which was to have commenced just at dawn — was delayed from some misapprehension of orders. At length Breckinridge and Cleburne opened the fight,, and then it raged with desperate, bloody obstinacy, until late afternoon. At that time the Confederate right had been repulsed; but L
Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death., chapter 37 (search)
southern view public confidence in Johnston Hood relieves him how received by the people the athe back door opened at last! Mr. Davis visits Hood's army the truce and the chances on the rackransferred from his command and replaced by General Hood, on the 18th of July. People could not rable to their objection to his successor. General Hood had forced their highest admiration, and boous battle on the 28th day of July. In this Hood was less successful, losing heavily and gainingts of the fights at Atlanta were briefly these: Hood had broken the long and sagacious defensive could have expected. After the fights at Atlanta, Hood feared the cutting of his communications. He wch had in fact resulted from his threatening of Hood's flank-forced his superior numbers wedge-like There may have been causes operating on General Hood that were not known to the people; for the he had given up that city. Even later-when General Hood published his report of the Atlanta campaig[1 more...]
Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death., Chapter 37: dies irae-dies illa. (search)
tude Mr. Stephens' failure at Fortress Monroe Hood's fatal move results of Franklin strange gayehe fall wore into winter; and the news from General Hood's lines only added to the gloom. After theuce of ten days, following the fall of Atlanta, Hood had moved around and gotten almost in Sherman'sastonishment and great the disappointment, when Hood moved rapidly to Dalton and thence into Alabamaagacity was to bear its fruits; he had been in Hood's camp and had of course planned this campaign-essed down, Marching throa Georgia. Meantime Hood, with no more serious opposition than an occasie, until it seemed as if his intent was to draw Hood further and further away from the real point of losses of Franklin; ill-supplied and half-fed, Hood's army was compelled to rely upon the enemy's we, so furiously as to break it at every point. Hood's defeat was complete; he lost his whole artillrought them once more into temporary safety-General Hood issued a farewell order, stating that he wa
Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, April, 1863. (search)
t missions, and the Louisiana purchase, &c.; and he alarmed me by doubting whether I should be able to cross the Mississippi if Banks had taken Alexandria. I also made the acquaintance of Major Minter, another Virginian, who told me he had served in the 2d cavalry in the old United States army. The following officers in the Confederate army were in the same regiment-viz., General A. S. Johnson (killed at Shiloh), General Lee, General Van Dorn, General Hardee, General Kirby Smith, and General Hood. Also the Federal Generals Thomas and Stoneman. By the advice of McCarthy, I sent my portmanteau and some of my heavy things to be sold by auction, as I could not possibly carry them with me. I took my place by the stage for Alleyton (Houston): it cost $40; in old times it was $13. I dined with McCarthy and young Duff at 3 P. M. The latter would not hear of my paying my share of the expenses of the journey from Brownsville. Mrs. McCarthy was thrown into a great state of ag
Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, June, 1863. (search)
e of them say, Look at Pharaoh's army going to the Red sea. Others were pointing and laughing at Hood's ragged Jacks, who were passing at the time. This division, well known for its fighting qualitil are ragged and dirty, but full of good-humor and confidence in themselves and in their general, Hood. They answered the numerous taunts of the Chambersburg ladies with cheers and laughter. One femssed her without taking any notice; but at length a Texan gravely remarked, Take care, madam, for Hood's boys are great at storming breastworks when the Yankee colors is on them. After this speech th These rations he is to seize by force, if not voluntarily supplied. I was introduced to General Hood this morning; he is a tall, thin, wiry-looking man, with a grave face and a light-colored bea his uniform. General Pickett commands one of the divisions in Longstreet's corps. McLaws, Hood, and Pickett, are the three divisional com-manders or major-generals in Longstreet's corps d'arme
Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, July, 1863. (search)
army. Just below us were seated Generals Lee, Hill, Longstreet, and Hood, in consultation — the two latter assisting their deliberations by tly two divisions of Longstreet were present today-viz., McLaws's and Hood's-Pickett being still in the rear. As the whole morning was evidentd Semmes mortally wounded; but the most serious loss was that of General Hood, who was badly wounded in the arm early in the day. I heard thatisk musketry on our right, which I afterwards learned proceeded from Hood's Texans, who had managed to surround some enterprising Yankee cavaleen awkward; but in that case he had given orders for the advance of Hood's division and McLaws's on the right. I think, after all, that Geneing their passions, and then allowing them free scope. I saw General Hood in his carriage; he looked rather bad, and has been suffering a had got them. Heaven help those Pennsylvanian braves if a score of Hood's Texans had caught sight of them! Left Johnstown by train at 7.
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Sherman's campaign in Georgia-siege of Atlanta --death of General McPherson-attempt to capture Andersonville-capture of Atlanta (search)
nd until the 17th, when Sherman's old tactics prevailed again and the final movement toward Atlanta began. Johnston was now relieved of the command, and [John B.] Hood superseded him. Johnston's tactics in this campaign do not seem to have met with much favor, either in the eyes of the administration at Richmond, or of the ped abandoned his outer lines, and our troops were advanced. The investment had not been relinquished for a moment during the day. During the night of the 21st Hood moved out again, passing by our left flank, which was then in motion to get a position farther in rear of him, and a desperate battle ensued [Battle of Atlanta], wattle ensued [August 31], but he was unable to drive Hardee away before night set in. Under cover of the night, however, Hardee left of his own accord. That night Hood blew up his military works, such as he thought would be valuable in our hands, and decamped. The next morning at daylight [September 2] General H. W. Slocum, w
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