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Browsing named entities in a specific section of John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans). Search the whole document.
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Pelican (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
Louisiana (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
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Orleans, La. (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
Buras (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
Chapter 3:
Stirring events of the New year
occupation of the Baton Rouge arsenal
forts Jackson, St. Philip and Pike
a State army Created
the convention Meets
ordinance of secession
the Pelican flag
Washington's birthday.
Before the convention met, promise came of sterner work.
On the afternoon of January 9t the Rigolets.
No defense was offered against these triple movements.
Each was backed by ample force.
At each call, the arsenal at Baton Rouge, Forts Jackson, St. Philip and Pike surrendered in turn to the State troops without a blow.
Transfer of relieving troops was soon called into use The Continental Guards—gentlemen assoc the equipment of the various forts in Louisiana, Colonel Totten's last report to Congress, for 1860, emphasized more their deficiencies than their equipment: Fort St. Philip, below the city, 600 men, 124 guns; Fort Jackson, 600 men, 150 guns; Fort Pike, Rigolets, 300 men, 49 guns; Fort McComb, Chef Menteur, 300 men, 49 guns; Fort
St. Martin (search for this): chapter 3
Fort Jackson (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
Chapter 3:
Stirring events of the New year
occupation of the Baton Rouge arsenal
forts Jackson, St. Philip and Pike
a State army Created
the convention Meets
ordinance of secession
the Pelican flag
Washington's birthday.
Before the convention met, promise came of sterner work.
On the afternoon of January 9th Brig.-Gen. E. L. Tracy, commanding the First brigade, called his captains together.
At 8 p. m. Captains Walton, Dreux, and Meilleur, answering to the call, assembled their troops fully equipped.
The men were excited; what was it?
The news was soon everybody's. The Federal posts in Louisiana were to be captured.
Of these, there were the arsenal at Baton Rouge; the forts below the city; Fort Pike at the Rigolets.
Here was the first whisper of war. The convention, with secession in its mind, remained yet in the background.
The young soldiers were exhilarated.
All through the commands ran a joy to be about something.
Between ten and twelve o'clock the
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 3
Barrataria Bay (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
Lafourche (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 3
Edgefield (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 3