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
Jefferson Davis 833 7 Browse Search
United States (United States) 442 0 Browse Search
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) 353 11 Browse Search
U. S. Grant 296 2 Browse Search
Maryland (Maryland, United States) 254 0 Browse Search
William T. Sherman 209 7 Browse Search
Robert E. Lee 160 0 Browse Search
A. Lincoln 156 0 Browse Search
Abraham Lincoln 142 0 Browse Search
C. C. Lee 140 2 Browse Search
View all entities in this document...

Browsing named entities in a specific section of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). Search the whole document.

Found 276 total hits in 98 results.

1 2 3 4 5 6 ...
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.12
North Carolina troops. [Raleigh correspondence Charlotte observer, Oct., 1901.] How they were armed during the War between the States. In a previous articlhe rifles were given to the State of Virginia, the others being used by the North Carolina troops. The ordnance book shows how the other supplies with which to startry 29th, wrote to Tryon & Co.: Do you propose to do the work of altering in North Carolina? I am not willing to send our guns out of the State at the present juncturnor wrote to Merrill, Thomas & Co., of Baltimore, asking if they would take North Carolina bonds in payment for arms; that he had been so informed, and if true he wourders from Virginia, to be paid for in cash. The firm did not care to take North Carolina bonds. The Governor in reply suspended the order for the present. He wrotor 500 navy revolvers, 7 1/2-inch barrel, which were shipped on the steamer North Carolina. A letter from Watson & Meares, March 18th, said they could get 600 more
Charlotte (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.12
North Carolina troops. [Raleigh correspondence Charlotte observer, Oct., 1901.] How they were armed during the War between the States. In a previous article, the extracts from Governor Ellis's letter books were given. Governor Ellis kept an ordnance book, in which his correspondence, directions, etc., in regard to arms and munitions of war are to be found. Many persons have asked how this State armed its troops in 1861. It has been shown that 30,000 rifles and three full batteries of cannon, besides thirty other cannon, were seized at the Fayetteville arsenal, and that 11,000 of the rifles were given to the State of Virginia, the others being used by the North Carolina troops. The ordnance book shows how the other supplies with which to start the war, the powder, the bullets, etc., were obtained. The first entry in the ordnance book is the list of stores, amounting to $242,000, recommended by C. C. Tew and D. H. Hill to be purchased, the recommendation being dated J
Wilmington, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.12
York, under date of February 1st, offered to furnish the State with arms, saying he and his associates had furnished them to Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. He offered Colt's revolvers at from $18 to $25; minie muskets, to use either cap or Maynard primer, for $13; United States rifles, with sword bayonets, $21; Sharp's breech-loading rifles, $40, and carbines, $30. February 2d, Governor Ellis ordered 50,000 pounds of lead from McKnight, of New York, at 5 1/2, to be delivered at Wilmington, N. C. He said: I wish to avoid the risk of seizure and therefore make the delivery at Wilmington one of the conditions of the contract. Direct to Brown, DeRosset & Co., Wilmington. Dancy, Hyman & Co., of New York, wrote the Governor that they would buy lead and powder, rifles, tents, knapsacks, etc.; that they were filling an order for Rocky Mount for thirty Mississippi rifles, at $19 each, and could get a few more. They said: There will be no trouble about getting the articles s
Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.12
70,000 pounds of pig lead, to be delivered at Norfolk. (It will be recalled that Governor Ellis die sent to him, and that deliveries must be at Norfolk or Wilmington. He took this precaution to avf cannon and musket powder, and deliver it at Norfolk. At Philadelphia, Horstman, Brothers & Co.es above referred to be made from New York to Norfolk, Newbern or Wilmington. Lieutenant Lee made Lee endorsed: He is not willing to deliver at Norfolk, and is rather dubious in making any contracte shipped to him, care McPheeters & Ghiselin, Norfolk. He wrote July 7th, to Merrill, Thomas & Co.ts, etc., cartridges directed to Raleigh, via Norfolk. On the same day he wrote W. B. Hitrtley, se & Co., Wilmington, or McPheeters & Ghiselin, Norfolk; the order to be filled before March 1st. Hae the risk of their delivery at Wilmington or Norfolk. They are to be paid for on delivery at one me day a letter was written Marshall Parks at Norfolk, saying Winslow would call on him and give a
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.12
H. K. Craig, of the ordnance office at Washington that these had been ordered shipped. This drew out to the last cent the State's quota of arms allowed by the United States. February 6th, the Governor ordered 200 barrels of cannon powder at 18 cents per pound, and 50 kegs musket powder at the same, to be shipped to him, care Mc ordered from him. The Governor on the same day wrote David Smith to send the cartridges as soon as he could—100,000 buck and ball, such as are used by the United States; also, 500,000 percussion caps, price and quality subject to Colonel Meare's approval. July 23, the Governor wrote Watson & Meares: Your favor of the 20th rre 58, mainly), seized in the Fayetteville arsenal; there were 2,000 in the hands of the militia, 1,648 in the depository at New Berne; 360 were drawn from the United States; three light batteries taken with the Fayetteville arsenal; 280 rifles, 500 revolvers, 150,000 pounds of lead, 300 sabres, 100,000 rifle cartridges, and 5,000,
Watervliet (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.12
uld only do the work to advantage in Philadelphia, but that the Governor need send only 2,000, 3,000, or 5,000 guns at a time, and when these were finished and forwarded more could be sent to Philadelphia. George W. Grice, of Portsmouth, Va., offered to alter the flint-and-steel muskets to percussion for $1.45. The Merchants' Shot-Tower Company, of Baltimore, offered to furnish soft pig lead at $5.75 per 100 pounds. A. Hitchcock, late master armorer at the United States arsenal at Watervleit, N. Y., made an estimate for gun-carriages and equipments for batteries, also infantry equipments, pistols, lead, caps, camp-kettles, 500,000 minie balls, 6,000 altered muskets, etc., the whole amounting to $125,000. Hitchcock also made proposals for doing the work of altering the State's muskets at Newbern and to make bullets and cartridges near there; shipments of articles above referred to be made from New York to Norfolk, Newbern or Wilmington. Lieutenant Lee made an adverse endorseme
Troy, N. Y. (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.12
I can furnish you 400 browned muskets. Lee endorsed: Mr. Whitney is perfectly reliable, but you see he can do nothing after the State secedes. Emerson Saylord, of Chicopee, Mass., offered to furnish cartridge-boxes, etc. Lee endorsed: He is not willing to deliver at Norfolk, and is rather dubious in making any contract at all in the face of the decision of the district judge of New York, and the refusal of the Republican members of Congress to accede to the Crittenden compromise. In Troy, N. Y., and vicinity, I find the same difficulty, and am of the opinion that our contracts, or most of them, will have to be filled South. The Ames Manufacturing Company, of Chicopee, declined to make any contract, but gave list of prices. Lee said: Mr. Ames says he does not desire to be understood as not wishing to do your work, but that he feels that it would be next to impossible to get them away from here, and under the present state of affairs, he would not like to be thought to be seekin
Fort Caswell (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.12
were directed April 4th to deliver to Captain Robert H. Cowan, Wilmington Horse Artillery, two revolvers and thirty-two sabres, and to M. M. Hawkins, Captain Cape Fear Riflemen, fifty-seven rifles; to C. J. Iredell twelve sabres and seventy-five revolvers. Under date of April 23d, Anderson & Co., of Richmond, acknowledged receipt of $6,295 for 6-pounder gun carriages, four Columbiads, etc. The next letter is dated May 6th, and is from the Governor to Brigadier-General T. H. Holmes, Fort Caswell: My confidential aide, Mr. Winslow, will hand you this letter. He will report to me any suggestions you have to make regarding the public defence. I recommend him to the attention of yourself and the commandant of Fort Macon. The same day a letter was written Marshall Parks at Norfolk, saying Winslow would call on him and give a verbal reply to a letter which Parks had written the Governor. The last entry in this interesting book is to Governor Letcher, of Virginia, and says: This
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.12
and belts, etc. Anderson & Co. submitted another proposal to furnish 300,000 pounds of lead. Lieutenant Lee went to Baltimore, where Merrill, Thomas & Co. submitted proposals to furnish Merrill's breech-loading carbines at $25 each, Merrill's rith, Va., offered to alter the flint-and-steel muskets to percussion for $1.45. The Merchants' Shot-Tower Company, of Baltimore, offered to furnish soft pig lead at $5.75 per 100 pounds. A. Hitchcock, late master armorer at the United States aruilt at once, these to be of brick 36x12x7 feet, and to cost $1,254. The Governor wrote to Merrill, Thomas & Co., of Baltimore, asking if they would take North Carolina bonds in payment for arms; that he had been so informed, and if true he wouldr at the same, to be shipped to him, care McPheeters & Ghiselin, Norfolk. He wrote July 7th, to Merrill, Thomas & Co., Baltimore, to ship him 500 Merrill rifles, 100,000 percussion caps and 100,000 rifle, 500 each cartridge boxes, belts, etc., cart
New Bern (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.12
ts for batteries, also infantry equipments, pistols, lead, caps, camp-kettles, 500,000 minie balls, 6,000 altered muskets, etc., the whole amounting to $125,000. Hitchcock also made proposals for doing the work of altering the State's muskets at Newbern and to make bullets and cartridges near there; shipments of articles above referred to be made from New York to Norfolk, Newbern or Wilmington. Lieutenant Lee made an adverse endorsement on Hitchcock's proposal, saying the latter had not signedNewbern or Wilmington. Lieutenant Lee made an adverse endorsement on Hitchcock's proposal, saying the latter had not signed it, was a drinking man, and his bids were generally too high. Thomas McKnight, of New York, under date of February 1st, offered to furnish the State with arms, saying he and his associates had furnished them to Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. He offered Colt's revolvers at from $18 to $25; minie muskets, to use either cap or Maynard primer, for $13; United States rifles, with sword bayonets, $21; Sharp's breech-loading rifles, $40, and carbines, $30. February 2d, Governor Ellis ordere
1 2 3 4 5 6 ...