hide Sorting

You can sort these results in two ways:

By entity
Chronological order for dates, alphabetical order for places and people.
By position (current method)
As the entities appear in the document.

You are currently sorting in ascending order. Sort in descending order.

hide Most Frequent Entities

The entities that appear most frequently in this document are shown below.

Entity Max. Freq Min. Freq
U. S. Grant 194 0 Browse Search
R. E. Lee 130 0 Browse Search
Robert E. Lee 115 11 Browse Search
J. Longstreet 114 0 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee 111 13 Browse Search
A. P. Hill 110 6 Browse Search
United States (United States) 104 0 Browse Search
W. H. F. Lee 100 2 Browse Search
S. D. Ramseur 95 1 Browse Search
George G. Meade 88 0 Browse Search
View all entities in this document...

Browsing named entities in a specific section of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). Search the whole document.

Found 377 total hits in 129 results.

1 2 3 4 5 6 ...
Dixon, Ill. (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 4.23
econd Georgia regiment, with several companies of his regiment, to feel the enemy, and endeavor to ascertain his strength; and, if practicable, to force him back beyond the causeway. This duty was very handsomely performed by this gallant officer and his capital command. The enemy gave back before them, and our original picket lines were re-established. I deemed it inadvisable to press beyond the causeways, as the enemy on the peninsula were observed to be considerably reinforced from Dixon's island, and as the enemy's gunboats and land batteries controlled the peninsula, and it was of little consequence to us to hold it. On the 4th the enemy continued shelling our pickets, and bombarded Pringle and the lines all day, and made several attacks at night upon our picket lines near Grimball's causeway, which were repulsed with loss. Captain Lewis, Thirty-second Georgia, commanded our pickets at the point of assault, and deserves much credit for his stout and successful resistan
Pringle (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4.23
to be considerably reinforced from Dixon's island, and as the enemy's gunboats and land batteries controlled the peninsula, and it was of little consequence to us to hold it. On the 4th the enemy continued shelling our pickets, and bombarded Pringle and the lines all day, and made several attacks at night upon our picket lines near Grimball's causeway, which were repulsed with loss. Captain Lewis, Thirty-second Georgia, commanded our pickets at the point of assault, and deserves much credibe necessary to place at that battery the most experienced artillerist, I directed Colonel Rhett, First South Carolina artillery, who had been assigned by me as senior officer to the command of the western sub-district, to relieve the command at Pringle, already much exhausted, with companies of experienced artillerists of his command. Major Blanding, South Carolina artillery, with two companies of his regiment, was ordered to that duty. On this day the enemy's boats directed their attention
Fort Lamar (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4.23
ps in the district and along the lines. On the 2d instant, the first sub-district embracing the several batteries of Fort Johnston, under Lieutenant-Colonel Yates, Haskell, Tatum, Ryanse, under Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, Secessionville and Fort Lamar, under Lieutenant-Colonel Brown, and the First South Carolina artillery, Major Walker, was commanded by Colonel Black, First South Carolina cavalry. The 2d sub-district, embracing the Stono batteries, Major Lucas, the several batteries of thhett and King, First South Carolina artillery; Lieutenants Ogier, Martin, Reverley, Lucas and Ford, Lucas' battalion, and Stewart, First South Carolina artillery. Lieutenant Ogier is particularly mentioned for his gallantry. The batteries at Fort Lamar, under Lieutenant-Colonel Brown, and those on.the southern lines, under Captain Legan, did good service during the continuance of these operations, as did the light batteries under the command of Captain Wheaton. I desire to record my apprec
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 4.23
ching the approaches to the harbor, he placed at my diposal a naval battalion armed as infantry (Lieutenant Dozier, Confederate States Navy, commanding), which served well and faithfully in the works on James' island, and he also reinforced Fort Johnnt garrison of the 3d instant, with the addition of Captain Le Gardem's section of light artilery, and a company of Confederate States marines, and promptly repulsed. On the morning of the 11th, after shelling our troops all night, the enemy's ves; the Forty-seventh Georgia volunteers, Colonel Edwards; the Naval battalion, Lieutenant Commanding (Major) Dozier, Confederate States navy; the Bureau battalion, Major Echols, Chief Engineer of the Department, and Kirk's and Peeble's squadrons, Thirve is a true copy of the original report made by me, and addressed to Major Stringfellow, Adjutant-General to Major-General Samuel Jones, Confederate States Army, commanding the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Wm. B. Talliaferro.
Stone River (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4.23
t of the city than any they have yet established. The movement on John's island was to be covered and aided by a demonstration in force on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad in the vicinity of Adam's Run. Accordingly, at daydawn on the 2d July, several regiments crossed over from Morris' and Folly islands to the south end of James' island, and after a sharp skirmish drove in our pickets and captured two field-pieces. At the same tine two monitors and several gunboats steamed up the Stone river above Leganville, and opened a heavy fire on our works. Hatch's and Saxton's brigades located on Seabrook's island on the morning of the 2d, and Berney's sailed up the north Edisto and landed at White Point. All of my available force at hand was immediately concentrated on James' island, and I ordered the First regiment Georgia regulars, three hundred men of the Fourth Georgia cavalry and three companies Third South Carolina cavalry--all dismounted — from Savannah and vicinity to John
Fort Johnston (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4.23
o enable them to seize the important work, Fort Johnston. At the same time a column was to move uparges, from Morris' island, made a dash at Fort Johnston. They were handsomely and thoroughly repus on James' island, and he also reinforced Fort Johnston with a small detachment. Very respectfuI had to make drafts upon the garrisons at Fort Johnston, and batteries Haskell, Tatum, &c., which, one hundred (100) men were withdrawn from Fort Johnston. It is to be observed that troops had bh the important post and harbor defence of Fort Johnston. One column landed its men near our end ofher and larger between Battery Simkins and Fort Johnston, which post was, simultaneously with Shellas not designed to draw our attention from Fort Johnston, or for some sudden attack upon our lines,made another barge attack upon Simkins and Fort Johnston, which was met by the same gallant garrisoistrict embracing the several batteries of Fort Johnston, under Lieutenant-Colonel Yates, Haskell,
Seabrook Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4.23
a sharp skirmish drove in our pickets and captured two field-pieces. At the same tine two monitors and several gunboats steamed up the Stone river above Leganville, and opened a heavy fire on our works. Hatch's and Saxton's brigades located on Seabrook's island on the morning of the 2d, and Berney's sailed up the north Edisto and landed at White Point. All of my available force at hand was immediately concentrated on James' island, and I ordered the First regiment Georgia regulars, three hueek a battery supported by a platoon of cavalry which General Robertson had placed there, and after an hour or two of skirmishing, Berney fell back to White Point, re-embarked and rejoined Hatch and Saxton, who, in the meantime, had crossed from Seabrook's to John's island, and moved up towards Charleston. Our very small force (a thin picket line) on John's island retired skirmishing, and on the 7th repulsed a vigorous effort to drive them off, inflicting on the enemy comparatively heavy loss.
Three Trees (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4.23
on or confusion produced. The troops employed on this duty, and which deserve to be particularly noticed, consisted, from time to time, of detachments of the Second South Carolina artillery, including the detachment under Captain Dixon from Fort Johnson, the First South Carolina infantry (regulars), the First South Carolina artillery, Company B siege train, the Thirty-second Georgia, First South Carolina cavalry, and Kirk's and Peeble's squadrons South Carolina cavalry, and Bonand's battalion to the energy and ability which was manifested by Colonel Rhett, commanding reserve troops, and subsequently west lines. I have already alluded to the services rendered by that capital officer, Colonel Harrison; and the brilliant affair of Fort Johnson speaks for itself of the ability of its gallant commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Yates. To the members of my staff--Captain Page, A. A. G.; Lieutenants Cunningham, ordnance officer, and Meade, A. D. C.--I am particularly indebted for the faith
Greenwood (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 4.23
other points on John's island were occupied, troops debarked, and it seemed apparent that the design of the enemy was to occupy John's island, to erect batteries to enfilade our lines, to reduce Battery Pringle, and secure the Stono for a base of operations against Charleston. This belief was strengthened by the fact that this route would be identical with that of the British under Sir Henry Clinton, in March, 1780, who occupied John's island, crossed the Stono at the present site of Fort Pemberton, and after securing the river for his line of supplies, moved from James' island to the main land. The enemy commenced the day by a severe shelling of our picket line, and by a fire upon Battery Pringle and other batteries of the southern lines; upon the latter, apparently, for the purpose of drawing their fire and ascertaining the character of our guns. Believing that the enemy had withdrawn part of his force in front to reinforce John's island, I directed Colonel Harrison, Thirty-s
Long Island City (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 4.23
ce our Stono batteries, turn our southern lines of works, and to hold the upper Stono. On the morning of the 2d, at daybreak, it being low tide, the enemy threw a considerable force upon the peninsula at the south extremity of this island, from Long and Dixon's islands. Driving in our cavalry videttes, they advanced rapidly upon the line of infantry pickets, stretching from Rivers' Causeway to the Stono. Here they were met with a stubborn resistance by Major Manigault commanding; and on tby officers and men. The lines in advance of our batteries were shelled unremittingly for eight days and nights by monitors, throwing fifteen-inch shells and grape and canister, by gunboats and mortar hulks, and by the enemy's land batteries on Long and Dixon's islands; yet there was not the slightest demoralization or confusion produced. The troops employed on this duty, and which deserve to be particularly noticed, consisted, from time to time, of detachments of the Second South Carolina
1 2 3 4 5 6 ...