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Charlotte (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
e in such government. The Convention assembled on the 20th of May, the anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, In 1775 a Convention of the representatives of the citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, held at Charlotte, passed a series of patriotic resolutions, equivalent in words and spirit to a declaration of independence of the Government of Great Britain. There is a well-founded dispute as to the day on which that declaration was adopted, one party declaimous vote. In the mean time the Governor had issued an order for the enrollment of thirty thousand minute-men, and the forces of the State had seized, for the second time, the National forts on the sea-coast; See page 161. also the Mint at Charlotte, April 20, 2861. and the Government Arsenal at Fayetteville, April 23. in which were thirty-seven thousand stand of arms, three thousand kegs of gunpowder, and an immense amount of munitions of war. Within three weeks Arsenal at Fayettevill
Belgium (Belgium) (search for this): chapter 16
llicoffer, who had been sent by the Governor to Montgomery on a treasonable mission, at the middle of May. In a letter to the Governor, after his return, Zollicoffer gave an account of his mission, and revealed facts which throw considerable light on subsequent events. He said that President Davis desired and expected to furnish Tennessee with fifty thousand muskets, but there were difficulties in the way. An attempt to procure arms from Havana had failed, but they expected muskets from Belgium in British bottoms. General Pillow, it seems, had no idea of respecting Kentucky neutrality [see Chapter XIX.], but had, so early as the middle of May, proposed to occupy Columbus, in that State, as a Confederate military post. Davis thought such a movement at that time was premature. He said he had once proposed the same thing to Governor Magoffin, but he would not then consent. Davis was also doubtful about the propriety of throwing the military forces of Tennessee upon the Ohio and M
Reading, Pa. (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
he Capital in the hour of its greatest peril. These composed five companies from the interior of the State, namely, the Washington Artillery, and National Light Infantry, of Pottsville, Schuylkill County; the Ringgold Light Artillery, of Reading, Berks County; the Logan Guards, of Lewistown, Mifflin County, and the Allen Infantry, of Allentown, Lehigh County. At the call of the President, the commanders of these companies telegraphed to Governor Curtin that they were full, and ready for servien, and children joined in the acclamation. The spirit of the women is well illustrated by the following letter from the wife of a private of the Ringgold Light Artillery, written to her husband, who was in Washington City at the time:-- Reading, April 16, 1861. my dear husband:--The Ringgolds have been ordered to march. It is pouring down rain, and the men are flocking to the army. O I do wish you were home to go with them. Such a time I have never seen in all my life. The peopl
Pawnee City (Nebraska, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
--that fatal error, as he called it — he dispatched Paulding in the Pawnee with orders to relieve McCauley, and, with such officers and marineps useless to the insurgents. He also perceived that with only the Pawnee and Cumberland, and the very small land force at his command, he co, marines, sailors, and others at the yard, were taken on board the Pawnee and Cumberland, leaving on shore only as many as were required to sin tow; and twenty minutes later Paulding sent up a rocket from the Pawnee, which was the signal for the incendiaries to apply the match. In eft is seen the bow of the United States. in the center is seen the Pawnee steam-frigate, and the Cumberland with the Yankee at her side. Thided heavy guns. When the conflagration was fairly under way, the Pawnee and the Cumberland, towed by the Yankee, went down the river, and an safety, followed by the light of the great fire, and overtook the Pawnee off Craney Island, where the two vessels broke through the obstruct
Marblehead (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
from the Capital responded to by the Governor, that before sunset of the same day, orders were in the hands of Colonel Wardrop, of the Third Regiment, at New Bedford; of Colonel Packard, of the Fourth, at Quincy; of Colonel Jones, of the Sixth, at Lowell; and of Colonel Munroe, of the Eighth, at Lynn, to muster forthwith on Boston Common. As in 1775, so now, the first companies that appeared, in response to the call of authority for the protection of the liberties of the people, came from Marblehead. These appeared on the evening of the 15th, and early the following day the four regiments called for were on Boston Common, mustered in regular order, with banners flying and bayonets gleaming, and each company with full ranks. These companies had arrived by different railways. They had left their homes with the blessings of neighbors and friends, who assured them that their families should be taken care of during their absence, as adopted children. They were cheered on the way by the
Delaware (Delaware, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
ls were afloat there, among which was the immense three-decker Pennsylvania, of one hundred and twenty guns, which was constructed in 1837, but had never ventured upon a long ocean voyage. The others were the ships-of-the-line Columbus, eighty; Delaware, eighty-four, and New York, eighty-four, on the stocks: the frigates United States, fifty; Columbia, fifty; and Raritan, fifty: the sloops-of-war Plymouth, twenty-two, and Germantown, twenty-two: the brig Dolphin, four; and the steam-frigate Mer her copper-line and sunk; the Germantown was also burnt and sunk; while the useless old United States, in which Decatur won glory, was not injured; and the Plymouth was not burned, but scuttled and sunk. The same fate overtook the Columbus and Delaware. The Plymouth was afterward raised; so was the Merrimack, and converted into a powerful iron-clad vessel of war. Report of the Select Committee of the United States Senate for investigating the facts in relation to the loss of the Navy Yard,
Suffolk, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
ks, and riggers, sail, and ordnance lofts. The insurgents immediately took possession of all the spared buildings and machinery, the Dry-dock, and the vast number of uninjured cannon, and proceeded at once to make use of them in the work of rebellion. Several of the heavy Dahlgren guns were mounted in battery Temporary three-gun Battery. this picture is also from a sketch by Mr. Taylor. It is a view of a three-gun Battery, placed so as to command the approach to the Navy Yard by the Suffolk road. along the river-bank, at the Navy Yard, and other places near; and soon afterward the fortifications in the Slave-labor States were supplied with heavy guns from this post. The gain to the insurgents and loss to the National Government, by this abandonment of the Gosport Navy Yard at that time, was incalculable. William H. Peter, appointed by the Governor of Virginia a commissioner to make an inventory of the property taken from the National Government at this time, said, that he
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 16
ng a government within the State without the consent of the Legislature, and in holding or executing any office in such government. The Convention assembled on the 20th of May, the anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, In 1775 a Convention of the representatives of the citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, held at Charlotte, passed a series of patriotic resolutions, equivalent in words and spirit to a declaration of independence of the Government of Great Britain. There is a well-founded dispute as to the day on which that declaration was adopted, one party declaring it to be the 20th of May, and another the 31st of May. For a minute account of that affair, see Lossing's Pictorial Field-Book of the Renolution. and on the same day an Ordinance of Secession was adopted by a unanimous vote. In the mean time the Governor had issued an order for the enrollment of thirty thousand minute-men, and the forces of the State had seized, for the second tim
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
d in the direction of Carlisle Barracks, in Pennsylvania. Captain Ashby was correctly informed. e, among which was the immense three-decker Pennsylvania, of one hundred and twenty guns, which was Washington began. Wm. A. Buckingham. Pennsylvania, like Massachusetts, had been watchful and militia system of the Commonwealth, saying: Pennsylvania offers no counsel and takes no action in thter reached Philadelphia, the chief city of Pennsylvania, the excitement of the people was intense. c meetings of their party, proposed to have Pennsylvania joined to the Southern Confederacy. That uing his call for troops, sent his son into Pennsylvania to expedite the work of recruiting; and witee millions of dollars for war purposes. Pennsylvania has the honor of having furnished the troop, for the facts concerning this movement of Pennsylvania troops, and also for the muster-roll of theo the five hundred and thirty soldiers from Pennsylvania who passed through the mob at Baltimore, an[5 more...]
Lowell (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 16
ousand men, Senator Wilson telegraphed to Governor Andrew to dispatch twenty companies to Washington City immediately. A few hours later, the formal requisition of the Secretary of War arrived; See note 1, page 337. and so promptly was the call from the Capital responded to by the Governor, that before sunset of the same day, orders were in the hands of Colonel Wardrop, of the Third Regiment, at New Bedford; of Colonel Packard, of the Fourth, at Quincy; of Colonel Jones, of the Sixth, at Lowell; and of Colonel Munroe, of the Eighth, at Lynn, to muster forthwith on Boston Common. As in 1775, so now, the first companies that appeared, in response to the call of authority for the protection of the liberties of the people, came from Marblehead. These appeared on the evening of the 15th, and early the following day the four regiments called for were on Boston Common, mustered in regular order, with banners flying and bayonets gleaming, and each company with full ranks. These companie
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