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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 130 (search)
A rebel Bible Inscription.--A traitor named Cunningham was, last year, pastor of the Taylor-Street Methodist Church. Before leaving he wrote the following in the Sunday-school Bible: Uncle Sam--born July 4, 1776. Died July 4, 1861, aged 85 years. Peace to his ashes. And the bar strangled muslin, no more shall it wave, O'er the land of the Phree nor the home of the slave — or any other man. On the opposite page was written: Confederate States of America--born, 1861--died, never. --Cincinnati Commercial.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), 12. the Ravages of bushwhackers. (search)
12. the Ravages of bushwhackers. Murfreesboro, Feb. 15, 1864. Bushwhackers continue to keep the country in a high state of excitement. They are going about with their hand raised against every body, and every body's hand raised against them. As usual, murder, robbery, and spoils is their ambition. These bandits are to be heard of on every side. On the tenth instant, a band of thirty bushwhackers, under command of Cunningham and Davis, two notorious villains, attacked a supply train belonging to the sutler of the Fourth Michigan, between Fayetteville, in this State, and Huntsville, Alabama, and robbed him of his entire stock, which is said to have been worth two or three thousand dollars. A short time afterward, Lieutenant Robinson, with a squad of the Chicago Board of Trade battery, (on their way to Nashville,) came up, and an exciting chase commenced. The bushwhackers, who were mounted on fleet horses and well armed, escaped, and brought with them most of their booty.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 2 (search)
deserving of special mention. No braver man ever trod the field of battle. Captain Cuthbert's company had been deployed to the right of the creek early in the morning, and remained until after dark, doing execution in the ranks of the enemy. The exalted courage, enthusiasm, and chivalric daring of its commanding officer are always guarantees of its good success. Lieutenants Elliott and Fishburn, of this company, were wounded, gallantly discharging their duty. Captains Pulliam, Moore, Cunningham, Graham, and Lieutenants Maxwell, Brown, Perry, and Wallace, commanding companies, and their lieutenants, all acted with conspicuous bravery, and deserve my thanks for their hearty cooperation. It is useless to mention individual instances of courage; they are too numerous: suffice it to say, the regiment never acted with more coolness. Adjutant Sill was of every assistance to me, and exhibited great gallantry. Mr. B. Moses, of Company D, acting as orderly to me, bore himself well, but
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 41 (search)
here I saw the United States flag now floating, the position having been reoccupied by the enemy. Here I learned that Major-General Hood had been wounded. Colonel Cunningham, of his staff, informed me that Brigadier-General Kershaw's brigade was much needed to attack the position in its front, and I consequently had to seek furt wounded were Colonels John H. Anderson and D. M. Donnell; Lieutenant-Colonel J. G. Hall, and Major T. G. Randle; Captains Puryear, Callum, and Bonds, and Lieutenants Cunningham, Leonard, Flynn, and Shaw, Eighth Tennessee regiment; Lieutenants Potter, Owen, and Worthington, Sixteenth Tennessee regiment; Captain McDonald, and Lieuttion of the two brigades of that division on my right. General Bushrod Johnson was present and called for a comparison of rank, which seemed to satisfy him. Major Cunningham, Assistant Inspector-General, General Hood's staff, who had been sent by the General to conduct me, made the opportune suggestion that the Lieutenant-General
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 42 (search)
, Nineteenth Illinois volunteers; Corporal Rufus Rice, Company K, First Wisconsin volunteers; Private James A. Sangston, Company C, Seventy-ninth Pennsylvania volunteers, and Sergeant Charles Rambour, Company K, Seventy-fourth Ohio volunteers; Wm. Longwell, Orderly, Seventh Pennsylvania cavalry. Escort--Sergeant George C. Lee, Corporal E. H. Daugherty, Privates Henry Schwenk, Henry B. Zimmerman, John Higgins, Leon Starr, Daniel Walker, John McCorkle, Abraham Keppuly, George Gillem, John Cunningham. The following is an approximate report of the casualties in my command, during the battles before Murfreesboro, December thirtieth and thirty-first, 1862, and January second and third 1863: command.went into action.lost in action. Second Division--Centre--Fourteenth Army Corps.Officers.Men.Horses.Cannon.Killed.Wounded.Missing.Horses.Guns. Officers.Men.Officers.Men.Officers.Men.Killed.Wounded.Missing.Lost.Disabled. First Tennessee Brigade,667348  3122   1    Twenty-ninth Brigade
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 45 (search)
uct of Sergeant Williams, of Lieutenant Poore's company, and Corporal Conneway, of the Twenty-second Georgia battalion, who greatly distinguished themselves. To the officers of my personal staff I am under obligations. I lament to record the death of the gallant Captain Waring, A. A. D. C., and the wounding of Captain Twiggs, Inspector-General, and Captain Stony, A. D. C., who were stricken down, nobly discharging their duty. To Captain Taliaferro, A. A. G., Lieutenants Mazyck and Cunningham, Ordnance Officers, and Meade, A. D. C., and to Surgeon Habersham, Major Holcombe, and Captain Boote, I tender my thanks for their aid, &c., during the course of the week. I would especially mention Captain Barnwell, of the engineers. In the early part of the week, the commands of Colonel Olmstead, Lieutenant-Colonel Capers, Major Harney, and Major Bosinger, of Lieutenant-Colonel Nelson and Lieutenant-Colonel Dantzler, and the artillery under the admirable management of Lieutenant-Colo
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Resources of the Confederacy in February, 1865. (search)
ipment of corn from the Southern States: Telegrams. December 16th, 1863--Major Allen, Columbus, Georgia: Shipping slowly for want of transportation. Have received eight cars per day. Will now go forward more promptly. December 18th--Major Love, Charlotte, North Carolina: Shipped one car load corn to-day. December 19th--Captain Francis, Augusta, Georgia: Seven car loads went forward last night. Seven car loads remain. Will go forward as soon as possible. December 19th--Captain Cunningham, Macon, Georgia: Fifteen car loads corn leave here to-day by special messenger; more on the way; will be forwarded on arrival. December 23d--Captain Francis, Augusta, Georgia: Twenty-five (25) car loads corn here will be shipped to-morrow. Cause of delay reported in letter as follows: But one line of railroad from Augusta, over which two passenger trains per day are run, and no freight train on Sunday. December 24--Captain Francis: Quartermaster has promised to ship fifty-six ca
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Defence of Charleston from July 1st to July 10th, 1864. (search)
ischarge of his important duties by Colonel Frederick, commanding west lines, and to testify to the energy and ability which was manifested by Colonel Rhett, commanding reserve troops, and subsequently west lines. I have already alluded to the services rendered by that capital officer, Colonel Harrison; and the brilliant affair of Fort Johnson speaks for itself of the ability of its gallant commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Yates. To the members of my staff--Captain Page, A. A. G.; Lieutenants Cunningham, ordnance officer, and Meade, A. D. C.--I am particularly indebted for the faithful discharge of their duties, and also to Surgeon Lebby, Senior Surgeon of District, and his corps of assistants. I estimate the loss to the enemy at not less than 700, including 140 prisoners; whilst our loss was twenty-five (25) wounded and ten (10) killed and died of mortal wounds. I estimate the strength of the enemy to have been at least 8,000 in my front and on John's island, and at one time,
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), A. (search)
d, causing him to enter the inner chamber, the said detent immediately checking the further revolution of the vanes. An index on the outside of the trap indicates, by the number of vanes released, the number of animals caught. Mouse-trap. Cunningham's ankle-supporter. 10. The cage. This class includes those in which an inverted wire basket is entered between a set of converging wires which oppose a return. Sometimes this form of trap has a grated inclined door. 11. The noose. Thihe common mouse-trap is another form of the noose. A bow of spring wire is depressed at an opening, and the tampering with the bait allows the loop to spring up and strangle the animal against the top of the opening. (Fig. 238.) Anklets. Cunningham, March 20, 1866. The frame is made in three portions, reaching from a garter-band on the leg to the skate. The upper two portions are extensible on each other as the limb is flexed and extended, and the middle piece hinged to the lower one
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), F. (search)
apercha, or compounds thereof, boiled or drying oil, or other adhesive matters, strengthened, if desired, by woven fabrics, and when applied and set, the glutinous matter employed as temporary holding medium may be removed by dissolving in warm water or steam. Furl. （Nautical.) To roll a sail and confine it to the yard. The sail being gathered by the men on the yard, the leech is passed along the yard to the bunt, where the body of the sail, the foot and clews, are collected. Cunningham's patent (English) mode of setting and furling sails is, by rolling the yard by means of ropes from the deck, unwinding or winding the sail, as the case may be. The plan involves a vertical division of the sail, and has not come into general use. Furl′ing. The wrapping or rolling of a sail on a yard or boom and securing it. Fur′nace. A chamber in which fuel is burned for the production of heat, which is directed upon an object in the vicinity, such as an ore or metal under trea<
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