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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2 1,039 11 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 833 7 Browse Search
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1 656 14 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 580 0 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 459 3 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 435 13 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 355 1 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 352 2 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 333 7 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 330 2 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), George W. Cable in the Century Magazine. (search)
, even if we had a right, we were making a wicked use of that right. And here he advises us all not to venture on the folly of asserting the right of secession again, unless we wish all the smart people to think us as near to senility as Mr. Jefferson Davis. And every time he says his prayers he thanks God for not letting us succeed, although we were rescued from the crowning woe of success at the cost of the blood and anguish of hundreds and thousands of our noblest and best, because our Cobeen a staunch Confederate as the rest of us. Now, all this is as astonishing for its misapprehension of facts as for its confusion of reasoning. It was with peculiar pain that we saw a Southern man go out of his way to offer a gibe against Mr. Davis, a patriot, now in misfortune for having striven to defend our rights, a constitutional lawyer and statesman of masterly ability, whose history, if read, convinces every one capable of dispassionate understanding of his argument. Had Mr. Cable
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A sketch of the life of General Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States. (search)
of the United States. He removed with his wife and children to Alabama, and was invited by President Davis to accept the position of Chief of Ordnance of the Southern Confederacy. He was aware when introduction of articles of prime necessity through the blockade ports. As before stated, President Davis early saw this, and had an officer detailed to go abroad as the agent of the Department. Tm and sent a message to him in recognition of his great services to him and to the army. President Davis in his book says, The Chief of Ordnance was General J. Gorgas, a man remarkable for his scimand, the influence of his surrender might embrace the whole land-how he had conferred with President Davis, who recommended him to attend and assist in the protection of the army and of the citizens been in the field, but no man acted a more important part, or contributed more to success. Mr. Davis, in a letter to him, says, there is much to learn of the struggles which were made to maintain
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Recollections of campaign against Grant in North Mississippi in 1862-63. (search)
d so as to mask his movements, and marched directly with his infantry by way of Davis's bridge upon the enemy in Corinth. On the evening of October 2d we bivouackedby Armstrong's brigade alone, Wirt Adams's brigade having been detached towards Davis's bridge. General Van Dorn was assured that the whole force of the enemy in numbered about 1,000 effectives. Whitfield's (Texas) Legion was left to guard Davis's bridge, and numbered about 500 effectives. Wirt Adams's brigade, 1,000 effen thrown forward across the Hatchie, and guarded the approaches from Bolivar to Davis's bridge. No serious apprehension was entertained of being opposed on our returies of the division on this eminence. About two hundred yards before them lay Davis's bridge, over which Ord's forces must pass to attack us. Burnett charged his ghteen miles beyond the Hatchie river, while Ord with eight thousand men guarded Davis's bridge, and Rosecrantz with twenty thousand men watched the Tuscumbia bridge,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Republic of Republics. (search)
such flattering unction to their souls. With the progress of light the retributive justice of history becomes more certain and severe. When they seized upon Jefferson Davis and threw him into irons, and into a felon's cell, but not to meet a felon's punishment, they insulted a whole people, whom they assumed to punish thus vicari upon the numerous points that any lawyer can see in the case, I had so admirably prepared an overwhelmingly conclusive brief as the protest, my task (in defending Davis) would be slight indeed. What sort of brief Mr. O'Connor would have prepared, we know not, but, to an impartial mind, nothing more conclusive than the demonstratito be possible, even to the great intellect of Mr. O'Connor. But, it has done something more than demonstrate the legal innocence of the Confederate States and of Davis and Lee. It, together with Lunt's history of The Origin of the Late War, place Massachusetts, and the New England States, in a position such as no enlightened and
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Chickamauga. (search)
ss the road, while Colonel Tillman hastened to communicate the knowledge of the movement to Colonel Fulton, commanding Johnson's brigade. The movement of the enemy down the Chattanooga road was so prompt, that they penetrated our line on the left of Johnson's brigade, filed off to the left and fired a volley into its rear. This brigade now moved by one impulse to the right and fell back to the east of the road from Chattanooga to Lee & Gordon's mill, leaving eleven officers (including Major Davis, of the Seventeenth Tennessee regiment), sixty men, and the captured battery, in the hands of the enemy. In the meantime the Third and Forty-first regiments, Tennessee volunteers, which were falling to the rear, were placed in position by Captain W. T. Blackemore, my Aide-de-Camp, who was on duty in that part of the field, and discovered this movement of the enemy, and, by his instruction, charged the column which had so suddenly appeared in our rear, and drove it back. Colonel Walker n
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The affair at Frederick city. (search)
The affair at Frederick city. A correction of General Johnson's account. By Captain David Waldhauer, of the Georgia Hussars, Jeff. Davis Legion, Hampton's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. I read the interesting address of General Bradley T. Johnson in the December number of the Southern Historical Society papers, and feel it my duty to correct the total inaccuracy of his account of the little dash at Frederick City. Lieutenant William W. Gordon, myself and four other members of the Georgia Hussars, Company F, Jeff. Davis Legion, were ordered to report to headquarters. I am now informed by Mr. E. A. Silva, at that time Sergeant-Major and Acting Adjutant, that the orders from headquarters named me for the duty. We did not know what it was until we reported to Major Barker, Adjutant-General of Hampton's brigade. We there found twenty men, whom Major Barker ordered to report to me. They had been detailed from every command of Hampton's brigade, except the Second South C
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Letter from General Hagood on recapture of a flag. (search)
ld do credit to a commission. Very respectfully, (Signed) Johnson Hagood, Brigadier-General. Endorsements. near Petersburg, Va., August 23d, 1864. Respectfully forwarded through General R. E. Lee, to his Excellency, President Jefferson Davis, for his information. Such an act of gallantry as herein described, and of devotion to one's flag, reflects the highest credit on the officer who performed it, and be should held up to the army as worthy of imitation under similar ciodes of recognizing distinguished service-one by promotion, the other by announcement in orders. See recommendation for the private and note for the brigadier, who I regard as worthy of promotion, when it can be consistently made. (Signed) Jeff. Davis. 7th November, 1864. Adjutant-General. Note the President's endorsement, and if opportunity of promotion occurs, submit. (Signed) J. A. Seddon, Secretary of War. 9th November, 1864. Official: H. L. Clay, Assistant Adjutant-General. A
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Sherman's method of making war. (search)
gnificent stroke of policy if I could, without surrendering a foot of ground or of principle, arouse the latent enmity to Davis of Georgia. On October 20th he writes to General Thomas from Summerville, giving an idea of his plan of operations: Ouh delusion that inspires this ferocity of hatred, unmitigated by even a word of compassion. He may speak for himself: Jeff. Davis has succeeded perfectly in inspiring his people with the truth that liberty and government are worth fighting for. Thalry. I was supreme in command inside of Columbia during the night of the conflagration, and I allow no man, not even Jeff. Davis, to question my statement of facts as seen by myself. The fire in Columbia on the night of February 17, 1865, in my j whipped all the time now realize the truth, and have no appetite for a repetition of the same experience. To be sure Jeff. Davis has his people under pretty good discipline, but I think faith in him is much shaken in Georgia, and before we have d
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid against Richmond. (search)
teful city, and do not allow the Rebel leader, Davis, and his traitorous crew to escape. The prisos was not put up, because the messenger from Mr. Davis for the body of Dahlgren arrived while we weg their contents, I immediately took them to Mr. Davis. Admitted to his private office, I found noghing remark, when he came to the sentence, Jeff. Davis and Cabinet must be killed on the spot, That means you, Mr. Benjamin. By Mr. Davis's directions, I then carried them to General Cooper, the Aroy and burn the hateful city. and to kill Jeff. Davis and Cabinet on the spot. Richmond at that captured and destroyed Richmond and killed Jeff. Davis and Cabinet on the spot, the Presidency of taken from the papers I carried in person to Mr. Davis; and that those papers were not added to or , and always having a part well in hand. Jeff. Davis and Cabinet must be killed on the spot. to General Fitz. Lee, who carried them to President Davis. 5. Every one of these witnesses testi