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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 44: (search)
me of these persons had boarded, awakened much sympathy. She was spoken of by her counsel, Reverdy Johnson of Maryland, as a devout Christian, ever kind, affectionate, and charitable, which was confughter, who was quite a devoted and affectionate person, sought to obtain an audience with President Johnson to implore at least a brief suspension of the sentence of her mother. She was obstructed Lane of Kansas, who were reported to have been at the Executive Mansion to keep guard over President Johnson. Each of these senators at a later period committed suicide. The trial of Major Henry Wirz was the next in importance which came before a military commission. In April, 1865, President Johnson issued a proclamation stating that, from evidence in possession of the Bureau of Military s of war. The military commission before which he was tried was convened by an order of President Johnson of August 19th, directing the officers detailed for that purpose to meet as a special mili
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 51: (search)
eral Hampton may be a party, no corroborative evidence is necessary to substantiate his assertion of a fact coming within his personal observation, hundreds of unimpeachable witnesses have testified that the burning of Columbia was the deliberate act of the Federal soldiery, and that it was certainly permitted, if not ordered, by the commanding general. The following letter of General Hampton will to those who know him be conclusive: Wild woods, Mississippi, April 21, 1866. To Hon. Reverdy Johnson, United States Senate. Sir: A few days ago I saw in the published proceedings of Congress that a petition from Benjamin Kawles, of Columbia, South Carolina, asking for compensation for the destruction of his house by the Federal army, in February, 1865, had been presented to the Senate, accompanied by a letter from Major-General Sherman. In this letter General Sherman uses the following language: The citizens of Columbia set fire to thousands of bales of cotton rolled out into the
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
. Battery's defense, 556. Grierson, Colonel, 335. Griffith, Gen., Richard, 102, 131. Death, 121. H Habeas corpus, Writ of, suspension, 409-11. Hagerty, Thomas, 200. Hahn, Michael, 248. Hale, Christopher, 230. Halleck, Gen. Henry W., 8, 58, 499, 500. Commander of U. S. Department of the West, 15. Advance to Corinth, Miss., 58-59. Hamilton, Alexander, 4. Hampton, General, Wade, 79, 131, 270, 424, 426, 532, 534, 537, 538, 539, 540, 544, 547, 550, 582, 584-85. Letter to Reverdy Johnson concerning the burning of Columbia, S. C., 532-33. Hancock, General, 76, 77, 435, 439, 542, 545, 547, 550, 555, 639. John, 230. Handy, Judge A. H., 637. Hardee, General W. J., 29, 36, 37, 43, 44, 46, 171, 324, 469, 470, 476, 479, 481, 484, 530, 533, 534, 539, 540. Extract from report on battle of Shiloh, 51. Evacuation of Savannah, 484-85. Harmon, Colonel, 444, 445. Harold, David E., 417. Harriet Lane (gunboat), 196, 197, 198. Harris, General, 437. Isham G., 53, 54, 491.