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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 472 144 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 358 8 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 215 21 Browse Search
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1 186 2 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. 124 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 108 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 103 5 Browse Search
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2 97 15 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 92 0 Browse Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 83 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Progress of the Revolution. (search)
unteer companies of the county. This is a noble and generous act, and, if necessary, it will appropriate ten or fifteen thousand more. The counties adjoining should at once organize volunteer companies, and follow in the footsteps of old Greenbrier. War is upon us — let Western Virginia respond to the call promptly, so that we may help our brethren of Eastern Virginia to defend the honor and dignity of the ancient Commonwealth, and protect the lives and property of her citizens. Fortress Monroe. The Baltimore American has the following news by the steamer Louisiana, from Norfolk: Dr. Johns, for many years a surgeon in the United States Army, came up in the boat. The Doctor was on duty at Old Point, and strongly affiliating with the South, forwarded his resignation to the commandant, but that officer did not feel at liberty under the circumstances even to notice it. Dr. Johns is determined not to serve any longer in the United States Army. Mrs. Commodore Pendergrast,
The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Neighborly. (search)
d at Leavenworth, K. T., on the 28th, destroying property to the amount of $120,000. The crops in Missouri are said to present the most encouraging prospects. So in all the Border and Southern States. John S. Carlile was nominated for Lincoln's Congress by a Tory Convention at Parkers burg, Va., on the 25th April. During a drunken frolic in Tazewell county, Va., recently. James McLean was shot and badly wounded by David W. Clark. Capt. Jimmy Barrett, a native of Ireland, 81 years old, has enlisted in a volunteer company in Tazewell county. Va. Mr. Benjamin Dawson accidentally shot himself, inflicting a painful wound, on Tuesday, in Lynchburg. Fredericksburg has five volunteer companies in the field. Business in Portsmouth is beginning to revive. Five companies from Suffolk arrived at Norfolk yesterday. On Tuesday, five steamers were at anchor off Fortress Monroe. It is stated that a military camp will be established at Staunton, Va.
The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Fortress Monroe. (search)
Fortress Monroe. The Baltimore American has the following news by the steamer Louisiana, from Norfolk: Dr. Johns, for many years a surgeon in the United States Army, came up in the boat. The Doctor was on duty at Old Point, and strongly affiliating with the South, forwarded his resignation to the commandant, but that officer did not feel at liberty under the circumstances even to notice it. Dr. Johns is determined not to serve any longer in the United States Army. Mrs. Commodore Pendergrast, whose husband is in command of the frigate Cumberland, left in the Louisiana for the fortress, and returned in the boat yesterday. All the women and children within the fortress — and the number was considerable — as well as the citizens residing outside of the works, in the houses and cottages, have also been required to remove therefrom. They were carried away in a steamer chartered for that purpose, and the most of them appeared to have retired to Virginia. Several vessels which
The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Annapolis. (search)
city: She came on in charge of the mate, Capt. Mitchell remaining in Virginia She brought a large number of passengers, and the crews of the New York steamers James town and Yorktown, which have been taken possession of by the authorities in Virginia. The City of Richmond was seized and held for five days, but owing to the vessel not being suited to the purposes for which the Virginians wanted her, said the influence of the captain, the Governor allowed her to depart. In passing Fortress Monroe she was brought to and boarded by an officer. The mate of the steamer informs us that sons but Secession flags are lying in Richmond. He says the passes now given to whites are precisely the same as those need by the negroes. In Norfolk and Richmond provisions are exceedingly scarce, and held at very high rates. Flour is selling at $16 per barrel, coffee at 23 cents per pound, butter 60 cents per pound, and other articles in proportion. One of the passengers who came up in the
The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Capitol Buildings, &c. (search)
ril, my family were aroused by a servant crying out that Norfolk was in flames. In the excitement of the moment, two of my daughters determined to go over to Fortress Monroe and demand the reason for so gross an act of vandalism being perpetrated on defenceless women and children, and to say to the officers of that Fort, and throuit a duty to mention in this communication the mistakes with regard to Mrs. Smead. --Being entirely cognizant of all the circumstances relating to her leaving Fortress Monroe, I assure you that she was most kindly cared for by Dr. Cuyler. Col. Dimmick and Capt Dyer, until she was placed on the boat on which she left Old Point. Although entirely opposed to the political sentiments of the Commander and superior officers of Fortress Monroe, and regretting the mistaken sense of duty which induces them to remain in their present position, yet I cannot close without expressing my admiration for them as gentlemen of high moral worth, and they gratitude for the
The Daily Dispatch: may 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Capitol Buildings, &c. (search)
Affairs in New York. New York, April 29. --The Baltic sailed this evening with Ellsworth's Regiment of Zouaves, recruited from New York firemen, 1,100 strong. New York, April 30.--The steamers Columbia and Star of the South sail to-morrow from this port, with the Second and Twenty-eighth Regiments. The steamer Harriet Lane is to accompany them as convoy. The steamer Chesapeake arrived here to-day from Fortress Monroe, Having landed her cargo of provisions there.