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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 95 95 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 67 57 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 47 23 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 46 14 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 27 23 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 26 16 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 7: Prisons and Hospitals. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 16 8 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 16 2 Browse Search
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A. 16 0 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 14 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: may 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], War matters. (search)
ence overland to Tennessee and further South. He is determined to put a stop to this illegal traffic. He is now advising as to the best means of doing this effectively, and will issue stringent orders at the earliest possible moment. A dispatch from Chambersburg, Pa, is of such a peculiarly interesting character that we lay it before our readers. The "small-pox" report is a weak invention of the enemy : Seven hundred Virginia troops have arrived opposite Williamsport, on the Potomac river, twenty-six miles south of this point. It is believed here that they intend to make an irruption into the southern borders of this State.--Affairs grow interesting here. A gentleman who passed them on their way from Martinsburg, says there were Indians in the ranks, believed to be Cherokees, from North Carolina. Williamsport is twenty-eight miles from this place. The people of the whole Cumberland Valley, particularly at this point, are very much excited, fearing an invasion
The Daily Dispatch: may 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], The battle of Buena Vista. (search)
ho were violating the blockade. One of them, a small craft of forty tons, had stowed away in her hold some fifty suspicious-looking characters, who explained that they were a fishing party, which had been out since March, and were now returning home. They had on board as the fruits of their labors only two barrels of salt shad as provisions. Their craft is now anchored at the Navy-Yard at Washington, where they will have an opportunity to explain their views to the authorities. On the way up, the Thomas Freeborn, at daylight on Sunday fell in with the steamship Baltimore, belonging to and bound from Baltimore to Havana, out of her course in the Potomac river, near the mouth. The Freeborn mistook her for an enemy, and brought the guns to bear on her. She finally showed the American flag. She was boarded and found to be aground. Efforts were made to pull her off, resulting in parting both hawsers, and the Freeborn was obliged to leave her, to reach Washington with dispatch.