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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. 292 2 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 152 0 Browse Search
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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 40 2 Browse Search
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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 9 1 Browse Search
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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 6 (search)
into four corps, to be commanded by Gens. McDowell, Sumner, Heintzelman, and Keyes respectively, beside the fo00 men for the defense of the city would suffice. （Sumner.) This decision, being communicated to the War him to recoil and await the arrival of infantry. Gen. Sumner, with Smith's division, came up at 5:30 P. M. A hthis day been superseded by an order which placed Gen. Sumner in command at the front. To Sumner, accordingly,Sumner, accordingly, Hooker had sent, at different times throughout the afternoon, pressing applications for aid, but had receivedms in their hands. Nevertheless, it is true. Gen. Sumner explains that, before these applications reached nd 4,000 men to Manassas and Warrenton to relieve Gen. Sumner, so as to enable him to embark for Yorktown. Upot gave orders April 3. that either McDowell's or Sumner's corps should remain in front of Washington until This presented (or would present, when McDowell and Sumner should be gone) a great temptation to the enemy to
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Vii. McClellan before Richmond. (search)
ajor-General, was in command on the left until Sumner appeared. The enemy being seen in force bart, McClellan, still at New Bridge, had ordered Sumner, who bad Sedgwick's and Richardson's divisionseir left farther and farther; but in vain. Gens. Sumner, Sedgwick, Dana, whose horse was killed undg the enemy's fire for a considerable time, Gen. Sumner ordered five regiments (the 34th New York, ch he says was made at 6 A. M., on the left of Sumner's corps, by Gen. Pickett, supported by Gen. Ro Heintzelman's corps, with part of Keyes's and Sumner's, were pushed forward, But Brig.-Gen. A. Rduring the ensuing night, Of June 28. while Sumner's and Heintzelman's corps and Smith's divisionleave a gap of three-fourths of a mile between Sumner and Franklin, Magruder's attack was gallantly ivision of his own corps, and Richardson's, of Sumner's, and Naglee's brigade, by which all his effowe had lost it, had any daylight remained. Gen. Sumner, speaking from hear-say, thus mistakenly re[10 more...]
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 8 (search)
resisting a Rebel attack. But none was attempted. Sumner, as well as Franklin, from McClellan's army, joinedresh attempt to flank his right, and had directed Gen. Sumner to push forward two brigades toward the turnpike,at campaign. By the time the corps of Franklin and Sumner, 19,000 strong, joined me at Centerville, the origiIn view of these facts, will it not be well to push Sumner's corps here by water as rapidly as possible, to ma Your dispatch received. Neither Franklin's nor Sumner's corps is now in condition to move and fight a battion. Would it meet your views to post the rest of Sumner's corps between Arlington and Fort Corcoran, where nly arrested Franklin's march at Anandale, but sent Sumner's corps northward toward Arlington and Chain Bridge At 11 A. M., McClellan responded: Have ordered Sumner to leave one brigade in the vicinity of Chain Bridg Let me know when Couch arrives. Franklin's and Sumner's corps were now actually pushed forward, and found
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., IX. my Maryland --Lee's invasion. (search)
rely. At midnight, it was relieved by Gorman's brigade of Sumner's corps, which, with Williams's, had reached the foot of tring 250 prisoners and 2 gains. Richardson's division, of Sumner's corps, followed; pressing eagerly on that afternoon; ing directed to flank and beat the enemy's left, backed by Sumner, Franklin, and Mansfield, who were to come into action sucders fully and deliberately, to leave the field at 9 A. M. Sumner, arriving at this moment, assumed command, sending forwardgwick's division, was unable to restore its formation, and Sumner himself had no better success. Again the center of our rinot again lost. Nearer the center, French's division of Sumner's corps had attempted to carry the line of heights whereonut having carried the heights. Richardson's division of Sumner's corps advanced on the left of French, crossing the Antieeights, which he did Sept. 20. without opposition; as Gen. Sumner, two days later, occupied Harper's Ferry. Lee soon re
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 12 (search)
f Mass., Harlan, of Iowa, Wilkinson, of Minn., Sumner, of Mass., Fessenden, of Maine, Browning, of I, Lane, of Kansas, Morrill, Pomeroy, Sherman. Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilmot, orted by Messrs. Trumbull, of 111., Wilson and Sumner, of Mass., Howard, of Mich., Wade and Sherman,ed, being presented as Minister from Hayti. Mr. Sumner rejoined; and Mr. Davis's substitute, provid reported June 12, 1862. to the Senate by Mr. Sumner, considered, and passed: June 16. Yeas 34e table: Yeas 82; Nays 73. In the Senate, Mr. Sumner next introduced Feb. 8, 1864. a bill sweee bill passed under it: Yeas 83; Nays 57. Mr. Sumner demanded June 21. the consideration of thy. A bill reported March 23, 1864. by Mr. Sumner, from the Select Committee on Slavery and Frdent's signature on the 21 of July, 1864. Mr. Sumner proposed June 25. another Amendment to thin the issue tried. This was agreed to; and Mr. Sumner's amendment, thus amended, was adopted: Yeas[3 more...]
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 16 (search)
Fredericksburg was summoned Nov. 21. by Gen. Sumner: the authorities replying that, while it woksburg, were the grand divisions of Hooker and Sumner, numbering at least 60,000. But, while 300 Remn, of a division or more, to be moved from Gen. Sumner's command up the plank road to its intersec Franklin's grand division3382,4301,5314,679 Sumner's grand division4804,1598555,494 Engineers743o fire upon us to any great extent. I left Gen. Sumner with that understanding, and directed him tust before the column was to have started. Gen. Sumner came to me and said: General. I hope you wrous to the army. Advice of that kind from Gen. Sumner, who has always been in favor of an advance timely and forcible remonstrance of stern old Sumner — who never kept out of a fight when there wasto the public weal. Thus ended Jan. 28. Gen. Sumner, at his own request. and Gen. Franklin. wlence. were relieved by the same order. Gen, Sumner died soon afterward, at Syracuse, N. Y. his co[2 more...]
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xxx. Political Mutations and results.—the Presidential canvass of 1864.< (search)
ose who began it. The event of this session was the passage, by the required two-thirds vote, of the Constitutional Amendment abolishing and forever prohibiting Slavery throughout the United States. This measure had been first submitted Jan. 11. 1864. to the Senate by Mr. Henderson of Mo., and adopted April 8. in that branch by the strong vote of 38 to 6; as follows: Yeas--[Democrats in Italics.] Maine--Fessenden, Morrill. New Hampshire--Clark, Hale. Massachusetts--Sumner, Wilson. Rhode Island--Anthony, Sprague. Connecticut--Dixon, Foster. Vermont--Collamer, Foot. New York — Harris, Morgan. New Jersey--Ten Eyck. Pennsylvania--Cowan. Maryland--Reverly Johnson. West Virginia--Van Winkle, Willey. Ohio — Sherman, Wade. Indiana--Henry S. Lane. Illinois--Trumbull. Missouri--Brown. Henderson. Michigan--Chandler, Howard. Iowa — Grimes, Harlan. Wisconsin--Doolittle, Howe. Minnesota--Ramsey, Wilkinson. Kansas--J. H. Lane<
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Appended notes. (search)
t conduct at 2d Bull Run, 189; at Antietam, 205; 206; receives a severe wound in the foot, and his command assigned to Gen. Sumner, 207; at Fredericksburg, 345; succeeds. Burnside in command of the army, 352; Lee concentrates his forces on his fronhing prohibited, 257-8; Slavery excluded from the Territories, 261; Mr. Trumbull on, 263; Slave-Trade suppression, 267; Mr. Sumner on, 269; the law of evidence, 269; Mr. Lincoln's last message — Slavery abolished, 673. slaves, Rebel attempt to armPope, 179; at Alexandria, 179; is routed at Guntown, 621-2. Sullivan, Gen. J. C., at Iuka, 224; routs Forrest, 282. Sumner, Hon. Chas., on holding slaves in national vessels, and on excluding witnesses because of color, 269. Sumner, Gen. EdwSumner, Gen. Edwin V., 108; at Williamsburg, Va., 122-5; at Fair Oaks, 144-7; on the battle of Glendale, 168; at Malvern Hill, 165: reenforces Pope, 187-190; at Antietam, 207; at Fredericksburg, 344. Sumter, bombardment of Fort, 467-9; Dahlgren's attack on, 481: