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United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 11
, at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Captain Green, U. S.N., in command of the ship, gave permission to tter to the Provost-Marshal-General of the United States, permission was given to Major Clarke, U. ustered into any regiments of the State or United States, as the case may be, and credited to MassaHon. Edward Bates, Attorney-General of the United States, in which he refers to the portraits of thection was to be held for President of the United States. On the 7th of September, the Governor ght be written her by the President of the United States, taking notice of a noble mother of five d telegram to the Secretary of State of the United States, of which the following is a copy, I wouldommander of the Kearsarge was John A. Winslow, U. S.N., a citizen of Roxbury, Mass. The Kearsarge rnated for re-election for President of the United States, and Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, was nomn, for President and Vice-President of the United States, and in equally strong terms opposed the R[5 more...]
Illinois (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 11
on our coast Presentof a turtle Brigadier-General Bartlett letter to Governor Seymour, ofNew York–letter to the Secretary of War letter to the Attorney-General letter to Andrew Ellison Colonel N. A. M. Dudley letter of Governor Yates, of Illinois case of Otis Newhall, of Lynn case of Mrs.Bixby, of Boston letter to the President plan to burn the Northerncities speech of Mr. Everett destruction of the Alabama Honorspaid to Commodore Winslow donations for our soldiers letter of Mr.g, he is in command of the military forces at Vicksburg, Miss. This was a year in which an election was to be held for President of the United States. On the 7th of September, the Governor wrote to His Excellency Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois, as follows:— I propose to visit Washington, arriving there by next Tuesday morning, spending a day or two in New York, on the way, in order to have some conversation with the President on the present attitude of our public affairs. I wis
Jamestown (Virginia) (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 11
tate-room a dollar and a half. The Express was a poor boat, and it has been taken off the line, and another, with good sleeping accommodations, put on in its place. A steamer leaves Washington every afternoon for City Point, stopping at Alexandria, Point Lookout, and Fortress Monroe. The scenery on the James is monotonous in the extreme. The banks are densely wooded, and there is not a village worthy of the name to be seen from the steamer. We passed the ruins of the ancient city of Jamestown in the afternoon: one or two chimneys, and the remains of brick walls, are all that is left to mark the first settlement of Virginia. Thoughts of Captain Smith, Rolfe, Pocahontas, and Powhatan naturally well up in the memory, on gazing at the ruins of this ancient town, near by which, and on its site, is a camp of colored soldiers, which the captain of the boat informed me was commanded by Brigadier-General Wild, of Massachusetts. Their white tents made a pleasant contrast to the dark fo
New England (United States) (search for this): chapter 11
g the approaching winter. I do not doubt the importance of such measures, nor the existence of dangers which render them needful. We are not aware that the plan of the incendiaries, if seriously entertained was ever carried into effect in New England, although there were abortive attempts to destroy the city of New York. On the 19th of October, Edward Everett, in Faneuil Hall, made one of his most brilliant Union speeches, which was published in pamphlet form: a copy of which Mr. Everetf the official duties which then pressed upon him; besides, if it were possible for him to visit New York during the month of December, he was under obligations, having been honored with frequent invitations, to speak at the anniversary of the New-England Society, on the 22d of December. In the course of the letter, the Governor said,— I congratulate the gentlemen whom you represent, on the auspicious aspect with which the year seems about to open. Should our military situation continue
Newtown (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 11
culties, so soon as he perceives what the point of the case is. It would appear that Secretary Stanton, upon considering the case, agreed with the Governor; for Sergeant Stephen A. Swailes was commissioned second lieutenant of the Fifty-fourth Regiment, March 11, 1864, and subsequently was commissioned first lieutenant, April 28, 1865; and was discharged with the regiment, August 20, 1865, when the regiment was mustered out of service, at the end of the war. This officer belonged in Elmira, N. Y. Among the many gentlemen living in other States, who entertained for Governor Andrew a high respect, was James A. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton, the friend and confidant of Washington, who was living at Dobbs' Ferry, N. Y. On the 16th of December, Governor Andrew wrote to this gentleman,— I received your most valued letter of the 10th inst. yesterday, and read it carefully last evening, and am glad to have the opportunity, not only of hearing from you, but of renewing my g
Point Lookout, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 11
rkift, at Annapolis, Md., for the one hundred and fifty sick and wounded Massachusetts soldiers at that place, one hundred dollars; and to Surgeon Hagar, at Point Lookout, Md., for the same purpose, one hundred and twenty-five dollars. Three hundred dollars' worth of poultry was also sent to the camp at Readville, and the same amo took off my boots and shared my friend's buffalo-robe, and slept soundly till early morning, when the boat stopped to deliver the mail and a few passengers at Point Lookout, a large depot for rebel prisoners, which is commanded at present by Brigadier-General Barnes, formerly colonel of the Massachusetts Eighteenth. We arrived line, and another, with good sleeping accommodations, put on in its place. A steamer leaves Washington every afternoon for City Point, stopping at Alexandria, Point Lookout, and Fortress Monroe. The scenery on the James is monotonous in the extreme. The banks are densely wooded, and there is not a village worthy of the name to
Spottsylvania (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 11
ain gone to the front. In the mean while, the Eleventh Regiment's original term of service had expired, and the men who did not re-enlist had returned home, and been discharged. Mr. Newhall gives the following reasons for asking the discharge of his son. He had enlisted in December, 1861, as a recruit for the Eleventh Massachusetts, expecting to be mustered out with the regiment, which expectation was not realized. From the time he was mustered into service until he was wounded at Spottsylvania, he was never absent from duty, never having spent an hour in hospital, but was, as I am informed by his captain, a good soldier throughout; taking part in most of the battles in which that grand old regiment was engaged. He is one of my five sons that went to sustain the honor of their country in the early part of the Rebellion; and I cannot but take pride in referring to them as having performed their duty nobly and well. Two of them remain at the front; one was lost at the second ba
Edgefield (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 11
nslow donations for our soldiers letter of Mr.Stebbins letter to the Union League Club, New York colored officers letter to James A. Hamilton battle before Nashville case of Jackflowers national conventions nominations Republican State Convention-proceedings Renomination of Governor Andrew Democratic Stateconvention noarolina, headquarters at Newbern; one for South Carolina and Florida, headquarters at Hilton Head; one for Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama, headquarters at Nashville, Tenn. These agents were to be styled assistant provost-marshals of Massachusetts; they were to have the sole charge of recruiting men in their several departments,m from the Secretary of War:— The great battle between the United-States forces, under Major-General Thomas, and the rebel army, under General Hood, before Nashville, resulted yesterday in a great and decisive victory for the Union army. The rebel army has been broken and routed, a large portion of its artillery, and a great
Broadway (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 11
We visited the regiment soon afterwards, and found it in good condition; both officers and men were glad to see us. The regiment was to leave New York at three o'clock; and I had the honor of marching with Colonel Follansbee and his command up Broadway as far as Barclay Street, where the regiment filed to the left, to go on board the steamer for Boston: the regiment, as it passed, paid me the honor of a marching salute. The old Sixth attracted much attention as it marched up Broadway. At theBroadway. At the request of Colonel Follansbee, I telegraphed to Major Brown to arrange with Major Clarke, U. S. A., military commander, to have the regiment furloughed upon its arrival in Boston, until such time as its rolls could be completed for mustering out: this arrangement was made. The Sixth had been on guard duty for nearly three months at Fort Delaware, in which a large number of rebel prisoners were confined. On the morning of Friday, Oct. 21, I left New York for Washington. I stopped at Baltimo
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 11
uarters should be at Washington; one for South-eastern Virginia, with headquarters at or near Fortress Monroe; one for North Carolina, headquarters at Newbern; one for South Carolina and Florida, headquarters at Hilton Head; one for Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama, headquarters at Nashville, Tenn. These agents were to be styled assistant provost-marshals of Massachusetts; they were to have the sole charge of recruiting men in their several departments, and were to report the names of the recrcamp in the afternoon, to witness dress-parade, we parted. I attended divine service in the camp. Rev. Garland White, an enlisted colored man, who had just been commissioned chaplain, led the service. He was raised by Hon. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, and often went to Washington with him. This preacher has the respect and confidence of the men. This regiment suffered greatly at the explosion of the mine, or, as it is called in the army, the crater. Just before going in, Colonel Russell req
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