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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3 309 19 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2 309 19 Browse Search
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant 170 20 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 117 33 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 65 11 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 62 2 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 36 2 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 34 12 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 29 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 29 3 Browse Search
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From Norfolk and the vicinity. --From Norfolk it is stated that Butler is rigidly enforcing his order requiring all persons to take the oath of allegiance to the Lincoln Government. Large numbers have taken this oath in Norfolk, and every male citizen of Portsmouth, except three. These are Dr. Arthur R. Smith, Wm. H. Wilson, and Fisher Matthews. These gentlemen, we hear, positively refuse, and say they will suffer any consequence. In Nansemond and Princess Anne counties all citizenf these, if not all, are loyal to the Confederate Government, but they have no alternative save banishment from their homes. Bernard's Mill is the outer picket station of the Federals. Six citizens of Nansemond county have been sentenced by Butler to six months imprisonment for whipping a negro. We could learn the names of but three, viz: Wright King, Cornelius Bidgood, and John B. Wright. The reported fight near Elizabeth City turned out to be only a skirmish, and resulted in nothing of
The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1863., [Electronic resource], The capture of New Orleans — McClellan's Orders to Gen. Butler. (search)
The capture of New Orleans — McClellan's Orders to Gen. Butler. The following is from the New York Journal of Commerce: Mason Brothers, of New York, have published Mr. Parton's history of Gen. Butler in New Orleans, containing much new matter. It seems that Gen. McClellan is entitled to the credit for laying down the plan of operations in the Southwest, and if Gen. Butler had done aGen. Butler had done all that he was ordered to do we should have had a very different story from there. Gen. McClellan's genius and foresight are admirably exhibited in the orders under which Gen. Butler went to New OrlGen. Butler went to New Orleans, and whatever credit is due to military operations there clearly belongs to the young Commander in-Chief. The following are the orders: Headquarters of the Army, February 23, 1862. MajMajor-General Butler, U. S. Army: General: You are assigned to the command of the land forces destined to co-operate with the navy in the attack upon New Orleans. You will use every means to keep t