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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 95 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 54 0 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 I. 49 3 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 44 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 40 0 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 38 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 36 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 35 5 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 34 6 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 22 2 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). You can also browse the collection for John Letcher or search for John Letcher in all documents.

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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Annual reunion of Pegram Battalion Association in the Hall of House of Delegates, Richmond, Va., May 21st, 1886. (search)
posted by his order. These guns consisted of the batteries of Pegram and the intrepid McIntosh, of South Carolina, with a section each from the batteries of Crenshaw, Johnson and Latham. On the left were posted twenty-one guns, among them the Letcher Artillery—the whole commanded by Captain Greenlee Davidson of that battery. As the sun came bursting through the mist on that glorious morning, the army from its position looked down upon a scene which stirred the heart of conscript and veteiment Virginia Infantry, as First Sergeant of the Battery on its organization; elected Junior Second Lieutenant March 21st, 1862; promoted Captain November, 1863; commission dated April 15th, 1863; commanded Battery at the time of surrender. Letcher—First Captain, Greenlee Davidson; Captain Greenlee Davidson organized Battery February 17th, 1862; commanded it until killed on field of battle at Chancellorsville, May 3d, 1863.Second Captain, Thomas A. Brander; Lieutenant Thomas A. Brand
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Virginia's preparation for the war. (search)
Virginia's preparation for the war. Report of the Adjutant-General of the State. [The following report, made on the very day on which Virginia passed her ordinance of secession, will show how poorly the old Commonwealth was prepared for the mighty issue forced upon her, and which she met so heroically:] Adjutant-General's office, April 17, 1861. Hon. John Letcher, Governor of Virginia : Dear Sir,—The following is a statement of the present volunteer force of the State as nearly as it can be arrived at from this office: Cavalry. Seven troops armed with sabres and cavalry percussion pistols350 Two troops armed with sabres and cavalry musketoons100 Thirty-six troops armed with sabres and revolvers1,800 Twenty-two troops armed with sabres only1,100 —— Armed3,350 Twenty-nine troops unarmed1,450 —— Total cavalry4,800 Artillery. Twelve companies armed with 6-pound field guns, with carriages and implements complete, and eleven of them with artille
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address before the Virginia division of Army of Northern Virginia, at their reunion on the evening of October 21, 1886. (search)
t Lincoln issued his proclamation for seventy-five thousand militia for three months, which Governor Letcher answered on the 17th by a proclamation ordering all armed volunteer regiments and companiedred or three thousand troops. Records War of Rebellion, Vol. 11, pp. 3-4. Prompt as Governor Letcher was to reply to Lincoln's demand for Virginia troops to be marched against her sister South Virginia troops were marching on Harper's Ferry and assembling at Norfolk. In response to Governor Letcher's proclamation to hold themselves in readiness for orders, a large part of the militia repo, some at Harper's Ferry, and some at Petersburg. Richmond Enquirer. On May the 7th, Governor Letcher directed General Lee to assume the command of all the volunteer or other forces from Virginferent regiments. This Jackson at first declined to do until he received instructions from Governor Letcher or General Lee, but upon being furnished with an indorsement on an application Referred to
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The secession of Virginia. (search)
enter my protest against the account he has given [see the Examiner of November 12th] of The Secession of Virginia. The statement that Virginia's Governor (John Letcher) was an ardent disunionist exactly contradicts the fact. Governor Letcher, up to the issuing of Mr. Lincoln's proclamation calling for seventy-five thousand tGovernor Letcher, up to the issuing of Mr. Lincoln's proclamation calling for seventy-five thousand troops to coerce the seceded States, was an ardent Union man, as were a majority of the people of Virginia. Indeed, his attachment to the Union was so strong—and his opposition to secession so emphatic and outspoken—that the secessionists distrusted him, and their chief organ, the Richmond Examiner, was filled with abuse and denunciation of our tortoise Governor, the submissionist, the betrayer of the liberties of the people, etc. Governor Letcher was in fullest accord with the Union leaders of the Virginia Convention, and refused every suggestion to call out troops to capture the navy-yard at Portsmouth, Fort Monroe, or Harper's Ferry until after the Con