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Wood (search for this): chapter 4
ion of the Mississippi—the necessary outlet for all Western produce—should be for ever free from all obstructions. But these precautionary measures had no effect; those States declared against them with a degree of unanimity and energy which foreshadowed from that moment the immense sacrifices they would make for the Federal cause. Nor were the efforts of the seceders more successful in shaking the loyalty of those States where the Democrats were in the majority. The mayor of New York, Mr. Wood—who was indebted for his position to intrigues but little creditable to that great city-tried in vain to seduce her from her allegiance to the Union, by holding out the flattering prospect of making her a free city. The legislature of that State—the most powerful in the Republic—although in favor of an attempt at impossible conciliation, declared, on the 11th of January, its unalterable attachment to the Union. That of Pennsylvania having followed its example on the 24th, all danger o
Wolfe (search for this): chapter 3
as never been found opposed to that of France on the field of battle, but also as a remembrance constituting an additional tie between them and us. For, during the unequal struggle which decided the ownership of the new continent, those militia-men received some useful lessons while contending with the handful of heroic men who defended our empire beyond the seas in spite of a forgetful country. The soldiers of the war of independence were formed in that school. Montcalm, even more than Wolfe, was the instructor of those adversaries who very soon undertook to avenge him. It was while endeavoring to supplant the French on the borders of the Ohio, by long and frequently disastrous expeditions, that the founder of the American nation gave the first indications of that indefatigable energy which in the end triumphed over every obstacle. It was the example of the defenders of Fort Carillon, in holding an English army in check from behind a miserable breastwork, which inspired at a la
Withers (search for this): chapter 7
rought them successively into action, where he sees that Hardee needs support. Three of these brigades, composing the division of Ruggles, have crossed the ravine which covers Sherman's front, and press upon the whole of his line. On the left, Withers, with the remainder of the second corps, resumes the fight against the remnants of the two brigades of Prentiss, and thus enables Hardee to re-form his troops. The latter takes advantage of this to penetrate into the interval which has remaineded a kind of second line, became engaged in their turn. The first of these two generals had sent the brigade of McArthur to Stewart's assistance, but it had not reached this general, and, while looking for him, it had met the enemy's brigade of Withers, near the positions where Prentiss was endeavoring to rally the remnant of his troops. It was joined by Hurlbut's division, before which the Confederates halted a while. Unfortunately for him, Prentiss persisted in defending a clearing situate
Wise (search for this): chapter 6
e followed the movements of the Confederate general Wise, who had gone into that country for the purn it, and despatched a few troops in pursuit of Wise. This general had hastened to cross the Gauleyt from Richmond with a few troops, to reinforce Wise and assume command in the valley of the Kanawha. Unfortunately for their cause, Floyd and Wise were two characters not very well calculated to ha his administration of the War Department, made Wise feel the weight of his authority, while the latong. The Federals had, in front of Floyd and Wise, the independent brigade of Cox, from two to thy, on the right bank of the Gauley, waiting for Wise to join him, in order to penetrate still fartheve them a chance: he had been wounded himself. Wise had formally refused to respond to his summons,f Sewell's Mountain, called Meadow Bluff, while Wise, unwilling to join him there, remained inactiveLee was recalled and sent into South Carolina. Wise, who could not agree with Floyd, was deprived o[8 more...]
Wise (search for this): chapter 7
erected on the only road that ran across this isthmus, and the three guns with which it was mounted commanded all its approaches at short range. These positions were guarded by five or six thousand men, part of whom were quartered on the island. Wise's Virginia Legion was encamped on a sand-bank which separates the inland sea from the Atlantic. A small fleet of seven gunboats, that had been merchant steamers, the armament of which had been hastily improvised, was assembled behind the stockadined that regiment, and was killed at its head, worthily sustaining the honor of his country. The Confederate forces held in reserve in the rear of the redoubt numbered about two thousand or two thousand five hundred men, including a portion of Wise's legion. Seeing that this work had been turned, they fled and ran across the woods towards the shore, in hopes of being able to get on board some vessel; but only a small number of fugitives succeeded in doing so. Although scarcely one-third of
Winthrop (search for this): chapter 4
soldiers became discouraged. Fortunately for them, a reinforcement of two small battalions arrived in time to prevent their retreat from degenerating into a rout; and Greble, remaining to the last, with his guns, on the road which had been followed in the morning by the assailants, prevented the enemy's artillery from enfilading them. He was killed while protecting his companions. The Federals had only thirty-six killed and thirty-four wounded, many of whom were officers. Greble and Major Winthrop were among the former; among the latter, there was another regular officer, Captain Kilpatrick, whose name, already mentioned, will frequently occur during the narrative of the war. While Peirce's soldiers were rapidly falling back upon Fortress Monroe, Magruder felt but little disposed to pursue them, and, having no great confidence in his own troops, determined, notwithstanding his success, to fall back upon Yorktown. Similar engagements, with as little loss of life, served everywhe
Wilson (search for this): chapter 6
es in front of the entrance of Pensacola Bay; and at the extremity of this natural breakwater stands Fort Pickens. Outside the fort the Federals occupied that portion of the island which lies nearest to it. During the summer a New York regiment, Wilson's Zouaves, had been landed there. Their unruly disposition had caused them to be designated for that mission, which had the advantage of isolating them completely. This regiment, reduced to three hundred and sixty men, of whom more than fifty wdier who fell, shot down at close quarters, could not tell whether he had been struck by friend or foe. On hearing the noise of battle, Colonel Brown, who was in command at Fort Pickens, sent Major Vogdes with two companies of regular infantry to Wilson's assistance. The major missed his way and fell into the hands of the Confederates, but the regulars sustained themselves in that difficult ordeal of a night battle, resolutely advanced in serried ranks upon the flank of their assailants, who ha
Williams (search for this): chapter 6
federates had collected in haste about one thousand men, under Colonel Williams, for the purpose of covering Piketon, and especially the defilew large supplies of salt and lead. Nelson was trying to surround Williams, so as to capture him, with all his troops, at Piketon. This verys of the movement, had the audacity to telegraph to the North that Williams had laid down his arms and surrendered with all his men. The publithe Big Sandy; he had a march of forty kilometres to perform. But Williams was on his guard; carrying all his materiel and his depots towardst they were unable to reach Piketon until the morning of the 10th; Williams, passing through that village after the fight at Ivy Creek, had ev hand with reinforcements. Mr. Moir and the English mail agent, Mr. Williams, an old retired naval captain, replied to him with much warmth, eamed in the direction of St. Thomas, where her passengers and Captain Williams took the British mail, to bear to Europe without delay the par
Williams (search for this): chapter 7
ing entirely open, Shields proceeded to Winchester with his division, to join the first division of Banks, of which General Williams had assumed the command. Spurred on by his ardor, and encouraged by his chief, who did not much relish the defensivomposed were amply sufficient for this purpose, provided they were exclusively devoted to such service. The division of Williams was to leave Winchester on the 21st for Centreville and Manassas, to replace the troops about to embark at Alexandria. through the town and made them encamp a few kilometres to the north, on the Martinsburg road. On the morning of the 22d Williams's division left Winchester, where there only remained a few companies, and took up its line of march through Berryville,ing day he reached once more the borders of Cedar Creek. On the same day Banks returned to Winchester with a portion of Williams's division, but had no idea of pursuing Jackson. The vigor displayed by the Confederates led him to believe that he had
Wilkes (search for this): chapter 6
search of the Sumter. She was commanded by Captain Wilkes, a navigator known by his discoveries in sility with which they had eluded the blockade, Wilkes thought he would make amends for the negligenc the English packet did not obey that summons, Wilkes sent after her a shell, which burst in front o the first cannon-shot had been fired Captain Wilkes set the Trent free and proceeded with his prisival flag overrode every other consideration. Wilkes, after taking his prisoners to Fort Warren, ington, written immediately after the arrival of Wilkes, in which might have been seen the sure pledgeThe point of law so irrelevantly raised by Captain Wilkes may be summed up in a few words. From the, at the beginning of the present century, Captain Wilkes endeavored to justify the arrest of the Co it should take advantage of the fact that Captain Wilkes had acted without instructions, to disavowd at length all the causes which justified Captain Wilkes, according to the traditional policy of En[2 more...]
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