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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. 61 1 Browse Search
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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2: (search)
; the Third, from the Stono to the Ashepoo, under Gen. N. G. Evans, with headquarters at Adams' run; the Fourth, from Ashepoo to Port Royal entrance, under Gen. J. C. Pemberton, with headquarters at Coosawhatchie; the Fifth, the remainder of the line to the Savannah river, under Gen. T. F. Drayton, with headquarters at Hardeevillen. It will be noted in this connection that early in March, General Lee was called to Richmond and placed in command of the armies of the Confederacy, and General Pemberton, promoted to major-general, was assigned to the department of South Carolina and Georgia. Major-General Hunter, of the Federal army, had assumed command instd wounded in this affair, the Confederates having two slightly wounded. But for the dense fog the entire force on Little Edisto would have been captured. General Pemberton, on assuming command, executed General Lee's purpose and ordered the removal of the guns from Fort Palmetto on Cole's island, at the mouth of the Stono, and
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
olina, summer of 1862 operations under General Pemberton engagement at old Pocotaligo campaign ted after the fall of Port Royal harbor, General Pemberton gave up the defense of the sea islands aitary generally and the people, and made General Pemberton, an honest and patriotic soldier, both u Cole's or Battery island. How far Major-General Pemberton communicated his views respecting theon of the department. These views of General Pemberton were certainly known to the eminent gentr's council addressed a communication to General Pemberton, which expressed the apprehensions as we to give any assistance in his power? General Pemberton replied promptly, assuring the gentlemebe concentrated at the point of attack. General Pemberton had under his command for the defense ofn the latter part of April, 1862, rating General Pemberton's forces as follows: At Savannah, 30,000rce of the Federal army on James island. General Pemberton was active and efficient in strengthenin[2 more...]
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
was ordered to take charge in South Carolina. General Pemberton was directed to report for duty at Richmond. e amount and character of defensive work which General Pemberton had done, especially in the defense of Charleston. Having requested General Pemberton to give his views upon the situation, and particularly as to the forneral Beauregard received the following reply from Pemberton, dated September 24, 1862: I have the honor to reply, dated May 29th, containing an order to General Pemberton relating to the defense of Charleston. It streral Cooper at Richmond: Accompanied by Major-General Pemberton, Brigadier-General Jordan, my chief of stafhe 17th of September, accompanied by MajorGen-eral Pemberton, I inspected the defensive lines on James island fpounders and six small guns). I am informed by General Pemberton that all these works are sufficiently garrisonows also the activity and engineering skill of General Pemberton, under whose direction the works, for the most
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 10: (search)
ve force of all arms, in February, was about 15,500 for the defense of the State, with 10,000 near Savannah and on the coast of Georgia. It will be recalled that when General Beauregard assumed command in South Carolina, October 1, 1862, General Pemberton, at his request, estimated the troops necessary for the defense of the State against a probable force which might be sent to attack Charleston, at 30,000 infantry, cavalry and heavy artillery, and fifteen light batteries, an estimate which chor and surrendered. She lost 8 killed, 44 wounded, and surrendered 10 officers and 95 men. Private McQueen, of Alston's command, was mortally wounded, the only casualty on the Confederate side. The Isaac Smith was towed up under the guns of Pemberton, and subsequently did service in the harbor. In this affair the Stono scouts, Captain Walpole, rendered Colonel Yates valuable service. Brown, at Battery island, was only to fire in case the batteries above him had failed to arrest the boat
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 11: (search)
h utmost dispatch 8,000 or 10,000 men to General Pemberton's relief. General Beauregard replied thnce 5,000 men and two light batteries to General Pemberton's relief. He added that he would then h the 5th, General Beauregard telegraphed General Pemberton that he would send two brigades of his b distant 25 miles, so that Grant was between Pemberton and Johnston, 25 miles from the former and 8oad, both corps converging on Jackson, while Pemberton was in line of battle at Edwards, and Generaneral Grant's army was free to turn upon General Pemberton. The situation in Mississippi was so gh urged by the secretary of war to make it. Pemberton had 18,000 or 20,000 effective troops in theat the same point with a view of extricating Pemberton, and proposed that it be made north of the railroad. But General Pemberton deemed himself too weak to attack his foe, strongly intrenched, andon to attack General Grant for the relief of Pemberton, and had said: The eyes and hopes of the who[7 more...]
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
one of the Federal vessels under Admiral DuPont. He was in charge of the Fifth military district, under Gen. R. E. Lee, and the Sixth and Fourth districts under Pemberton, in the same region, with headquarters at Hardeeville. During the Second Manassas and Maryland campaigns he commanded a brigade composed of the Fifteenth South rganizing South Carolina troops for the war, until in March, 1862, he was commissioned brigadier-general in the Confederate service, and ordered to report to General Pemberton, then in command of the department. He was after this on duty on the South Carolina coast, in command east of James island in June, on that island from July in command of the troops ordered to the relief of Wilmington, until May, 1863, when he was ordered to take command of a brigade and go to the assistance of General Pemberton in Mississippi. Reaching Jackson his command formed part of the troops under J. E. Johnston, took part in the engagement of May 14th at Jackson, marched to
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
n the office of Adjutant-General Stringfellow, when the latter was connected with the department of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, and in the office of General Pemberton's adjutant-general, at Hillsboro. After the surrender of the army at Greensboro, he returned to his father's home in Darlington district, and a few months len. N. G. Evans, and ordered to duty at Jackson, Miss., where it became a part of the army of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, being marshaled to relieve the army of General Pemberton, then besieged in Vicksburg. Before reaching there Vicksburg had fallen and the army retreated to Jackson, where the scattered and depleted army of Johnstonre-elected, and Major Smith was authorized by the secretary of war to raise a regiment, or smaller body, as practicable, and take command. He was offered by General Pemberton and accepted the command of a battalion, thereafter known as Smith's sharpshooters, which he had charge of with the rank of major until disbanded in December