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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 5: Bible and colportage work. (search)
rests. He had no hope of success in establishing a free government unless Christian principle permeates all classes. There must be in high and low station a Christian conscience. We need a conservative element. This point was elaborated with power, and with that high order of eloquence so characteristic of this distinguished gentleman. Mr. Curry narrated some thrilling incidents in illustration of the good that may be done by circulating Testaments and tracts among the soldiers. Judge Chilton, representative of the Montgomery District (Alabama) in Congress, said it was too late for him to enter upon any lengthy remarks, but that with all his heart he endorsed the cause. He believed it one of the holiest and most glorious to which a good man can aspire. He had given to it the previous Sabbath, but was willing to give again, and to continue to give as long as he had a dollar and as any soldier's soul needed to be cared for. While the devil's colporters are going from camp to
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 31: (search)
ets. At the appointed hour the cortege appeared in front of the church, and the metallic coffin, containing the remains of the noble soldier, whose now silent voice had so often startled the enemy with his stirring battle-cry, was carried down the centre-aisle, and placed before the altar. Wreaths and a cross of evergreens, interwoven with delicate lilies of the valley, laurel, and other flowers of purest white, decked the coffin. The pall-bearers were Gen. Bragg, Maj.-Gen. McCown, Gen. Chilton, Brig.-Gen. Lawton, Commodore Forrest, Capt. Lee, of the navy, and Gen. George W. Randolph, formerly Secretary of War. The scene was sad and impressive. President Davis sat near the front, with a look of grief upon his careworn face; his cabinet officers were gathered around, while on either side were the Senators and Representatives of the Confederate Congress. Scattered through the church were a number of generals and other officers of less rank, among the former Gen. Ransom, comma
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Lee's Lieutenants. (search)
t that all of our Confederate leaders, from our chivalric, heroic President, down to the subordinates, were accustomed to say to their men not Go on! but Come on! Thus it came to pass that the list of our dead Generals were fearfully large, and that of those who survive, the large majority of them carry badges of honor in wounds received during the war. In peace. And since the war numbers of them have crossed the river— Lee, Cooper, Bragg, D. H. Hill, Forrest, Cheatham, Pendleton, Chilton, Hood, Wise, William Smith—and scores of others went before, and but a few months ago our grand old Chief and only President followed after. Thank God! many of them yet survive, and scores of them come to-day to pay tribute to their loved and honored old Chief, while many others though absent in body are present in spirit. We have been at some pains to compile an accurate list of surviving Confederate generals with their present residence, and we give it below. There may be a few om
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.24 (search)
April 30, ‘64, 39th Alabama Regiment. child, Duff, Assistant Surgeon, passed Board at Charleston as Surgeon, Dec. 1, ‘63. Sept. 30, ‘63, 32d Alabama Regiment, Headquarters A. T., Nov. 15, ‘63, ordered to report to General Hindman, as Surgeon, 7th Florida Regiment, April 30, ‘64, 7th Florida Regiment. China, A. J., Assistant Surgeon, appointed by Secretary War, Sept. 26, ‘62, to rank from June 30, ‘62. Dec. 31, ‘62, on duty at Newsome Hospital, Chattanooga, May 31, ‘63, no change. Chilton, L. B., Assistant Surgeon, April 30, ‘63, 1st Kentucky Cavalry. Passed Board at Chattanooga, July 24, ‘63, Headquarters A. T., July 27, ‘63. Ordered to report to General Forrest for duty in 2d Kentucky Regiment Cavalry, A. & I. G. O., Richmond, Headquarters A. T., Dalton, March 28, ‘64. Appointed by Secretary War, Feb. 2d, ‘64, to rank from July 25, ‘63. Clifton, J. B., Assistant Surgeon, Sept. 30, ‘63, 16th Georgia Regiment. Crocket, Samuel O. B., Assistan
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Historical address of the former commander of Grimes Battery. (search)
There were seventy-two batteries in the army and eighteen were consolidated, leaving fifty-four organizations. This order was promulgated to our company at Winchester, and aroused great indignation among the men, and almost insubordination was manifested; but I advised them to consider the matter soberly and not to disgrace themselves; that I would seek a personal interview with General Lee to see if he would revoke it. I immediately rode to his headquarters, and after dismounting, met Colonel Chilton, and asked him if General Lee was in? He said yes, and just at that time General Lee came out of his tent. I walked up to him with his order in my hand, saluted him which he returned, then introduced myself as Captain Thompson, of the Portsmouth Light Artillery Company. Presenting the order, I said: General, I have come to ask for a reconsideration of this order. He replied: Captain, that order was from the best information of the condition of the artillery of the Army of Northern
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), chapter 6 (search)
Graham—1st Conn. Art., foot (Bats. B, M), 32d Mass. (inf. Co. C); 5th, 15th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32d independent N. Y. batteries; 1st U. S. Art. (Bat. K), 2d U. S. Art. (Bat. A), 3d U. S. Art. (Bat. C), 4th U. S. Art. (Bat. G), 5th U. S. Art. (Bat. K). Engineer brigade, Brig.-gen. Benham—15th, 50th N. Y., Battalion of U. S. engineers. Confederate army of Northern Virginia. （May 1st, 1863.) Commander-in-Chief, General Robert E. Lee. General staff. Chief of Staff, Brigadier-general Chilton. Chief Quartermaster, Lieut.-colonel Corley. Commissary—in—Chief, Lieut.-colonel Cole. Chief of Ordnance, Lieut.-colonel Baldwin. Assistant Adjutant—General, Lieut.-colonel Murray. Chief of Engineers, Lieut.-colonel Smith. Military Secretary, Colonel Long. First army corps. In the absence of Lieutenant-general Longstreet with Hood's, Pickett's, and Ransom's divisions, the remainder of the corps is under the immediate control of the general-in-chief. 1st divi
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition., Chapter 14: (search)
unpaid Hening, ii. 244. justices of the peace, commissioned by the governor during his pleasure. These justices held monthly courts, in their respective counties. Ibid. ii. 71, 72. Compare the very important tract of Hartwell, Blair, and Chilton,—The Present State of Virginia and the College, p. 43. Printed in 1727, but written near the close of the seventeenth century. Beverley, 220, 221. Thus the administration of justice, in the counties, was in the hands of persons holding their offor it included plantations which had long been cultivated. Beverley, 65. Chalmers, 330. But the prodigality of the king was not exhausted. To Lord Culpepper, one of the most cunning and most covetous men in England, Hartwell, Blair, and Chilton, 31. at the time a member of the commission for trade and plantations, Evelyn, ii. 342. and to Henry, earl of Arlington, the best bred person at the royal court, allied to the monarch as father-in-law to the king's son by Lady Castlemaine, ev
The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
emed surprised. Took them to their room, where witness searched Riddell, and Mr. Seal searched Chilton. Found on Riddell $95 in good money, but no counterfeit notes. Prisoner said he got the money, which he exchanged, of Chilton, and that he did not know he had it till he got to Richmond.--Found a pistol and an opera glass on him. Reuben T. Seal, Police Officer, testified that when he was about to search Chilton, the latter remarked that had a good deal of the money about him, and pulled out a package of the notes; also found about $200 of it in a pocket-book, making in all some $1 [The young man alluded to was sent for.] Joseph Stern deposed that one of the prisoners, Chilton, bought an opera glass of him; paid a $10 South Carolina note and borrowed a dollar of the otheice by Mr. Seal. He pronounced them counterfeit. Jas. C. Pritchett testified that he sold Chilton a vest for $8--receiving a $10 South Carolina note, which he gave to Mr. Smith, and returning $
The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], The capture of the New Orleans Barracks. (search)
s in Richmond, connecting the prisoners with the transactions in every instance. This closed the evidence for the Commonwealth. Judge Crump, counsel for Chilton, introduced but one witness, James F. Johnson, Senator from Bedford county, who testified that he had known the prisoner from childhood; that his character previo L. Taylor and Harvey Wash. The Mayor complied, and they were soon afterwards brought into Court. They made statements as to some conversations with Riddell and Chilton in jail; but as they were incompetent witnesses, their testimony was rejected. After this, at the request of Chilton, the Mayor sent for Samuel Jefford, another Chilton, the Mayor sent for Samuel Jefford, another prisoner, convicted of larceny. Jefford, however, declined to make any statement, being, as he said, a convict, and whatever he might reveal would have no weight in the case. The prisoners were then remanded to jail, to be further examined before the Hustings Court in February next.
The Daily Dispatch: February 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Inauguration of the first President of the Southern Republic. (search)
d their lovely faces in the brightest smiles.-- Dismounting from the carriage, the President, accompanied by the Committee of Reception, passed through the dense but respectful throng to the Hall of the Congress, on the arms of Messrs. Rhett and Chilton, and was introduced as follows by Mr. Rhett: "Gentlemen of the Congress, allow me to present to you the Hon. Jefferson Davis, who, in obedience to your choice, has come to assume the important trust you have confided to his care." The Hall was then cleared of all but the members, but ?n a few moments the President again appeared with Mr. Rhett, Chairman of the Congressional Committee, and Mr. Chilton, of the State Committee, on each side, next the Vice President, with Dr. Manly and Mr. Anderson, of Florida, and the rest of the Congress by twos, with the reportorial staff in the rear. A platform erected in front of the Capitol was occupied by the Congress, with several distinguished ladies, who graced the stage with their presence, wh
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