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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 I. 58 0 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 56 0 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). You can also browse the collection for George Washington or search for George Washington in all documents.

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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), First shot of the war was fired in the air. (search)
. While residing in Columbia I frequently met Major Gibbes and heard his account of that memorable firing, and from what I learned from other reputable men there is no doubt existing in my mind about the matter. It was not a subject of discussion at the clubs, but whenever there was any talk about it credit was given Major Gibbes for his performance. Major Gibbes graduated from West Point in 1860, and while at home his State (South Carolina) seceded and he sent his resignation to Washington. He was a lieutenant in Captain James' company when General Beauregard ordered the captain to open fire on the fort. When the order was given Lieutenant Gibbes took the corporal's place and fired the gun that sounded the note of war. General Beauregard in military parlance reported that Captain James had performed this act, but it was given to his lieutenant to carry out the order. Major Gibbes did not attain high rank in the Confederate army. [From the New York Herald, November 11
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Robert Edward Lee. (search)
beyond the mere mechanical act involved. The statue of Washington is already one of the places allotted to Virginia, and at was at once placed vis-avis with Gilbert's portrait of Washington, in its most conspicuous corridor, and it remains in thaif Lee was a traitor, so also, and indisputably, were George Washington, Oliver Cromwell, John Hampden and William of Orange,ralleled. To every one must occur promptly the names of Washington, Jefferson, Marshall and Madison. But the heart of Virgthe two of this continent incomparable and unrivalled—George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Both of them were rebels. If fference between them except that the rebellion in which Washington figured was successful, while that led by Lee was not. shed and eloquent Georgian, says: Deny Lee a place by Washington! Ah, is it sure, if in the awful hour when the invading wishes to commemorate. If she honors Lee above all but Washington let her place his statue in the Capitol. He was a great
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.28 (search)
eagle which is at her left side. At the lower left corner is Commerce, seated on bales. The $20 bears a full-rigged ship. The $50 has a medallion portrait of Washington; in the lower left hand corner being a female in whose left hand is a spear, and in whose right hand is a globe, upon which stands a dove. The $100 bill bears a picture of Ceres and Pomona, flying through the air, carrying fruits, etc., in their hands, while in the lower left corner is a portrait of Washington. These $5 bills were all engraved by Hoyer & Ludwig, of Richmond, and are very unattractive, all being in black and white on poor paper with backs plain. A big issue. The st appearance. It is a very handsome one; in fact one of the handsomest of all issues. On the left is the great seal of the Confederacy, which was a statue of Washington, being the one in the Capitol Square at Richmond, this being encircled by a belt bearing the words: Deo Vindice, while below are various implements of war; to t