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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 491 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 313 7 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 290 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 285 3 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 II. 271 3 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 224 4 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 187 1 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 165 1 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 146 6 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 101 3 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoir of Jane Claudia Johnson. (search)
re absent. （3 Great Civil War, 601.) Sheridan's orders and conduct. But whilst no one wihat this policy of devastation on the part of Sheridan was directly inspired and ordered by General And, says Mr. Horace Greeley: This order Sheridan, in returning down the Valley, executed to th, in uniform, and with their arms, got within Sheridan's lines, and encountered Lieutenant Meigs, wio the conduct of the armies under Sherman and Sheridan, some of which we have herein set forth. Hows B. Gordon was in his rear at Brook Church. Sheridan was met by our forces of cavalry and infantrynd the river there was otherwise unpassable. Sheridan says some fords were discovered by scouts, but bridge, as my references will show he did? Sheridan's rear occupied a strong position of his own s. It fired once Immediately, one or more of Sheridan's guns were turned on it—canister for the firon of a great soldier Stuart threw himself on Sheridan's rear, and thus drew him away from Richmond [15 more...]<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The trials and trial of Jefferson Davis. (search)
ally between them and Judge Advocate-General Holt, and it gives pleasure and speaks well for human nature to note that whenever a gallant Union soldier had to deal with the matter of the treatment of a Confederate soldier or citizen, his tone was one of mercy, of justice, and of respect, without insult or harsh expressions, and with the utmost consideration for the defenceless, the weak, and the unfortunate. Every one knows this was characteristic of Grant, but the same may be well said of Sheridan, of Sherman, of Thomas, and of many others. The young Major-General who acted as jailor at Fortress Monroe is pehaps the most notable of the exceptions which prove this rule. Even in the case of General Miles it is fair to say his conduct resulted more perhaps from an intense desire to win the applause of his superiors—President Johnson, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Dana, and General Holt—than from the cruel nature which one might infer from his acts and correspondence. Many schemes of relief for
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The life and character of Robert Edward Lee. (search)
stifiable. He must fight until the verdict of fate was plainly beyond his power to affect it. He must not anticipate that juncture, nor must he protract the struggle one hour beyond it. When the time arrived for the rendering of that decision, General Lee was equal to it. Through no fault of his the retreat, begun, as he knew, too late, was interrupted by the fatal miscarriage of provisions ordered to meet the army en route. The delay so caused brought Meade upon his rear, and enabled Sheridan's hard riders to reach his flank. The disaster at Sailor's Creek, conclusive in its dimensions, brought the army, two days later, face to face with annihilation or surrender. That to decree the latter was the acceptance of a bitterness worse than death to the brave spirit upon whom the responsibility rested, is only to say that he was a soldier and a Lee. But he met the crisis as he met all other demands upon his conscience —simply, promptly, and with a mien as calm as his soul was lofty.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of the history Committee (search)
re absent. （3 Great Civil War, 601.) Sheridan's orders and conduct. But whilst no one wi time, the work of his close second, General Philip H. Sheridan. This officer is reputed to have saer would have to carry his own rations. In Sheridan's letter to Grant, dated Woodstock, October 7hat this policy of devastation on the part of Sheridan was directly inspired and ordered by General ) wrote to General David Hunter, who preceded Sheridan in command of the Valley, as follows, viz: And, says Mr. Horace Greeley: This order Sheridan, in returning down the Valley, executed to thalleged murder of Lieutenant Meigs, for which Sheridan says he burned all the houses in an area of f, in uniform, and with their arms, got within Sheridan's lines, and encountered Lieutenant Meigs, wihis perfectly justifiable conduct in war that Sheridan says he ordered all the houses of private cito the conduct of the armies under Sherman and Sheridan, some of which we have herein set forth. How
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Brook Church fight, and something about the Fifth North Carolina cavalry. (search)
retreat of May 11th, from Yellow Tavern, General Sheridan took this military road at Brook Church ts B. Gordon was in his rear at Brook Church. Sheridan was met by our forces of cavalry and infantrynd the river there was otherwise unpassable. Sheridan says some fords were discovered by scouts, but bridge, as my references will show he did? Sheridan's rear occupied a strong position of his own ion of the city defences a combined attack on Sheridan's flanks. The Fifth was held in reserve in cs. It fired once Immediately, one or more of Sheridan's guns were turned on it—canister for the firttle was raging furiously at Meadow bridge on Sheridan's front, and right flank. The command of thert firing on our part the enemy disappeared. Sheridan had broken over at Meadow bridge and escaped. Sheridan himself says on page 791, volume 67, War Records. The enemy considered us completely cornolume 68, page 851. We had no force to follow Sheridan, and it was useless, as, after his passage of
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.18 (search)
the incomparable Lee. That army during the preceding year had covered itself with imperishable glory in the Wilderness, at Spotsylvania Courthouse and at Cold Harbor. Numbering less than sixty thousand men, it had inflicted a loss of more than fifty thousand upon the enemy in the campaign, resulting in Grant's change of base. But with inadequate supplies of food and clothing, it was then suffering all the discomforts and hardships of winter in the trenches around Petersburg and Richmond. Sheridan in the Valley of Virginia with a powerful and well-equipped army, had driven back Early with his little band of Confederates, and had completely devasted that beautiful and fertile region. Sherman, after destroying Atlanta and laying waste the surrounding country, was at Savannah with an army of sixty-five thousand men, prepared to march through the Carolinas and form a junction with Grant in Virginia. Such was the military situation when in the early part of January, 1865, Mr. Francis P.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.25 (search)
is back, his head on a saddle, and so fast asleep that McClellan and I turned him over without being able to waken him. I explained to McClellan that my orders were to protect those bridges, and therefore I couldn't join him in his race after Sheridan; that I had spent the winter in horsing and harnessing my batteries, and that they were now the very finest batteries in the army in guns, horses, harness, and men, and that I wanted Stuart to be very careful of the one I sent him, which was theent. I have not yet learned whether the enemy has passed Yellow Tavern or passed near James river. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. E. B. Stuart, Major-General. With the intuition of a great soldier Stuart threw himself on Sheridan's rear, and thus drew him away from Richmond to give time for troops to get into the city to defend it. In the ensuing fight Griffin, of course, had his battery well out of the fighting line, and it was captured by the enemy. Stuart instantly c
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.38 (search)
ever intended by the Divine Hand that this nation as a nation should perish from the earth. On the contrary, cemented by the blood of its bravest and best, it was foreordained that it should continue to live, to bless and guide the nations of the earth. And I have no doubt that the time will come when this great republic as a nation will feel proud of the courage and achievements of the Southern soldier, and will revere the names of Lee and Jackson as it now reveres the names of Grant and Sheridan. I am not unmindful that there be those who would rob us of our title to courage and honor—all that remains to us as a result of the war. But of this rest assured, they are not of the soldiers who fought in that struggle. These, if they would, could not afford to disparage our courage or bravery, for on this pedestal rests their own prowess and fame. For, take notice of this fact, no nation will discredit its own deeds of heroism. All men love glory, and all men admire courage, and wi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
Kenneth, 37. Randolph, General George W., 201. Reams' Station, Battle of. 289. Rehel, a term of honor, 130. Richmond, Fall of, April 3, 1865, 152 Socially during the war, 151; Light Dragoons, Roll of, 366. Sabine Pass, Notable Battle of, 314. Salem Church as Hospital, 171. Sanders, Colonel C. C, 172. Saunders, Hon. Romulus M., 33. St. Paul's Church, 154. Secession, Right of, 150. Seward, W. H., his little bell, 122, 190. Sharpsburg, Battle of, 307. Sheridan, General P. H., Vandalism of, 117. Sherman, General W. T., made war hell, 107, 280. Sherry, Sergeant, 9. Shiloh, Battle of, 357. Slaves, General Cleburne's plan to put into the army, 173; Extension of territory for 18. Squirrel Level Fort, 289. Stephens, A. H., his fidelity and acumen, 185. Stuart, General J. E. B., 169; how killed, 227, 335. Surratt, Mrs., Execution of, 122. Taylor, Governor Robert L., 361. Toney, Marcus B., 193 Toombs, General Robert 346. Torpedo