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United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 10
federacy by foreign powers and embroil the United States with England and France, he suggested the t of conference with the Government of the United States. The seizure of Mason and Slidell, which thirty-two-pounders and smaller guns, the United States were supposed to possess a sufficient suppunder the resolve of the Legislature. The United States could spare no ordnance officer to superineir town against the public enemies of the United States. Under this act, fortifications were erult in a war with England; either from the United States determining to consider this act of the Brhin six weeks, and at once shipped for the United States. Of the twenty-two guns contracted to be hie was upon the point of returning to the United States, it was brought to his knowledge that a cenorably discharged from the service of the United States, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars the Governor wrote to the President of the United States,— I desire permission earnestly to rec[16 more...]
Missionary Ridge, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
I have strictly observed the regulations which govern the recruiting service. Then follows a description of the person recruited. Only last week, a roll was presented at this office of sixty-four men in the navy, with a request that they be credited to a certain town in this vicinity, sworn to by the chairman of the selectmen, that the men were legal citizens of said town, and liable to do military duty therein. And yet thirty-six of these men were rebel prisoners, taken at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., sent to the military prison at Rock Island, Ill., where they took an oath of allegiance, and afterwards sent to Massachusetts, where they were enlisted as sailors, and were put on board the receiving ship Ohio. Not a man of them had ever been in Massachusetts before. I do not state these facts to find fault with town or city authorities: I have daily evidence of their arduous, patriotic, and ofttimes ill-requited labors. And if they have trusted bad men, and paid their money u
Great Harbour (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
apers in the State, and especially in a paper called the Vineyard Gazette, published in Edgartown, Dukes County. A convention of delegates, representing the discontented towns, was held in Bostone discussions in the newspapers, or of a circular signed by Richard L. Pease and others, dated Edgartown, June 13. But at the request of the Governor, he wrote the following letter:— Adjutant-Gen of this date, calling my attention to a circular signed by Richard L. Pease and others, dated Edgartown, June 13. I had seen this circular before; and I have read also articles in the Vineyard Gazerecruit for a certain ward in Boston, when he originally enlisted, it may be, for the quota of Edgartown. The Vineyard Gazette says that Edgartown paid local bounties to the men who enlisted for tEdgartown paid local bounties to the men who enlisted for the quota of that town, and were not credited to it, the sum of $10,375, and lays the blame upon this office. I have already shown that this office had nothing to do with making out the rolls, or w
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
ton Head, S. C., under command of Major David B. Keith, on the 20th of March, and arrived at Hilton Head April 1. The Third Battalion of Cavalry, under command of Major Louis Cabot, sailed from Boston on the 23d of April, and arrived at Hilton Head on the 27th. These two battalions were immediately transferred to the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, with orders to report to Major-General Butler, at Fortress Monroe. The First Battalion, which had been for a long time in South Carolina, was also sent to Virginia, to report to General Butler. The First and Second Battalions of the Fifth Cavalry left Readville Camp, for Washington, on the 5th of May; Major Horace N. Weld, having command of the First, and Major Charles Francis Adams, Jr., of the Second; left Boston, May 6. The Third Battalion, under command of Major Henry P. Bowditch, left Readville, for Washington, on the 8th of May. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Henry S. Russell. The Eleventh Company of
Blakely (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
ies into the possibility of our obtaining any such guns in Europe. The result of these inquiries was, that there were only three parties known in all Europe in a position to manufacture such guns. Of these it was understood that Sir William Armstrong was not at liberty to manufacture for any foreign power, while Mr. Knapp, the famous steel-founder of Essen, in Prussia, was fully employed by the Prussian and Russian Governments. There remained, therefore, only Captain Blakely. The real Blakely gun consists of a steel spindle or gun proper, over which another steel gun or jacket is shrunk on, inclosing the whole breech, and extending forward to the trunnions for longitudinal strength, and reinforced by one or more layers of steel rings shrunk on over the jacket. Captain Blakely had received large contracts for his guns from the Russian Government, but was only beginning to manufacture those of large calibre. He was dependent upon Knapp for his steel spindle, Knapp's being the on
Plymouth (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 10
y Stanton refuses to pay them bounties correspondence in regard to it letters from General Butler Governor toMiss Upham complaints about soldiers at Long Island re-enlistedVeterans order of War Department returns of veteran regiments their reception letter to General Hancock General Burnside reviewsthe troops at Readville letter to the Christian Watchman General Andrews Surgeon-General Dale Confederate money letter from Generalgordon battle of Olustee letter to selectmen of Plymouth a Secondvolume of scrap-book letter from Mr. Lovejoy Lieutenant-Colonelwhittemore correspondence the Heavy Artillery condition of Fortwarren misunderstanding Secretary Stanton and the Governor Colonelwilliam F. Bartlett his promotion earnest letter to Mr. Sumner Troubles about recruiting complaints made a Convention held Letterof the Adjutant-General the recruiting of New regiments Forwardedto the front the advance of General Grant. On the 1st of January, 1864, there we
France (France) (search for this): chapter 10
the States on the seaboard and on the lakes; in which, while referring to the energetic efforts being made by rebel emissaries to secure the recognition of the Southern Confederacy by foreign powers and embroil the United States with England and France, he suggested the necessity of taking every precaution to provide against the dangers to which a foreign war would expose us, and urged that our ports and harbors on the sea-coast and the lakes should be put in a condition of complete defence. Onerally understood that such an event would result in a war with England; either from the United States determining to consider this act of the British Government a casus belli, or from the recognition of the Confederate Government by England and France, which would follow upon the breaking — up of our blockade of the Southern ports, which it was deemed certain that those Laird rams would accomplish. It became, therefore, imperative that an agent from this State should proceed to England to loo
Callao (Peru) (search for this): chapter 10
ssengers, one of the Bremen line of steamers came in, and took them quickly on board. Colonel Ritchie was also closely watched, and had, for the first ten days, devoted himself to putting the detectives who followed him on a wrong scent. Fortunately, we were never called upon to use these guns, for which the carriages had been, meanwhile, designed by General William Raymond Lee, chief engineer on the Governor's staff; but the reception given by a few of them to the Spanish iron-clads off Callao is a sufficient testimony of the good service they would have rendered in time of need. The Legislature for 1864 met at the State House on the 6th of January. The Senate, which was unanimously Republican, made choice of Jonathan E. Field, of Stockbridge, for President, and Stephen N. Gifford, clerk; each gentleman receiving every vote cast. Mr. Field, on assuming the duties of the chair, said,— It is our privilege and pride to represent a Commonwealth for whose course no apology h
Deer Island (Canada) (search for this): chapter 10
, even if you are obliged to use two kinds of shot and shell to do it with, than it is to be destroyed or captured by an armed fleet, notwithstanding the pleasure it might give the Ordnance Bureau to use but one kind of ammunition. The Governor illustrated these points at considerable length, and closed with this paragraph:— I hope you will not at all be discouraged by the ordnance officers. If they object, please go to the Secretary of War. At a time when Long Island Head and Deer Island Spit cannot have an earthwork nor a gun for the want of power by the United States to supply ordnance, it is a gross and miserable absurdity for our people at Washington to turn up their noses at guns, the production of which the English and Russian Governments have now completely monopolized, so that, after filling our antecedent contracts, we could get no more of them of foreign manufacture, if we would. The reader will have noticed, that, from the outbreak of the war, the Governor'
Amory (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
letter the Governor forwarded the next day to Senator Sumner, with a request that he would present the book to Miss Anna Lowell, for the use of the patriots of the Amory-square Hospital. I am sure, he said, that you will be interested, as a philanthropist, in this labor of love for the soldiers, and, as a man of letters, in th the pleasant reminiscences of our great, active war. We have also given the letter of the Governor to Senator Sumner, requesting him to give the scrap-book to the Amory-square Hospital, to be first read by Miss Anna Lowell. We find on the Governor's files a letter of Jan. 9, to Miss Upham, in which he says,— I trust that youe forwarded it, through the Hon. Charles Sumner, to Miss Anna Lowell (a sister of Colonel Charles R. Lowell, Second Massachusetts Cavalry), who is in charge of the Amory-square Hospital, in Washington; a lady whose intelligence will insure for your gift the warmest appreciation, and who will put it to the best uses. Gratefully a
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