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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 4: the call for troops. (search)
t there is no cause of excitement in the mind of any good citizen because of our being driven here by an extraordinary casualty. I should at once obey, however, an order from the Secretary of War. Immediately after breakfast I detailed a company, the Salem Zouaves, Captain Devereux, the best drilled company I had, as guard on board the Constitution. I also detailed a company of Marbleheaders, who were fishermen, to help work the ship under the command of Lieutenant (afterwards Admiral) Rogers. He worked with a will, and I shall never forget my delight at his efficiency. He transferred all the upper deck guns and their carriages on board the Maryland, thus lightening the ship. We got up her anchors, which were several feet deep in the mud, and after very strenuous efforts on the part of all of us, the Constitution, attached to the Maryland, was worked around and down the bay into deep water. The Maryland on returning got hard and fast aground, and that closed the day of Sunday
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 7: recruiting in New England. (search)
volunteers600    19thdo.do.do.600    28thdo.do.do.600    6 guns, Latham's battery90    1 company cavalry60    Reinforcements added on 20th July:     7 companies 8th Virginia volunteers420    3do.49thdo.do.180    2do.cavalry120    4 guns, Rogers' battery60         2,730  Evans' Demi-Brigade:--     4th regiment South Carolina volunteers600    1 battalion Louisiana volunteers600    4 guns, 6-pounders60    2 companies cavalry120    Added on 20th:     Stuart's cavalry (Army of Shenan0  Maryland, 1st regiment (1）600600    Add 50 guns, manned by 15 men each--  Walton's battery16 guns.  Pendleton's do.8 guns.  Imboden's do.6 guns.  Shields' do.4 guns.  Latham's do.4 guns.  Alburtis' do.4 guns.  Kemper's do.4 guns.  Rogers' do.4 guns.      50 guns.15  750     15,270       Aggregate25,950           It will be seen that, whether the estimate be taken by brigades or by reg
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
Petersburg R. R. cut, 645, 648. Roanoke River expedition, 779, 780, 781, 782. Robeson, Hon. George N., appointed secretary of Navy, 823; offends Porter, 823; calls Grant's attention to Porter's abusive letter, 823. Robinson, William S., stump speaker, 106. Robinson, Gov. George D., Butler's successor, 976. Roby, governor of New Hampshire, aids Butler in recruitment, 303. Rochereau, Colonel, a New Orleans banker. 433-435. Rodman, quoted upon Porter's reports, 808. Rogers, Lieutenant, afterwards admiral at Annapolis, 195. Roman, Lieutenant, repulses enemy, 649. Rosecrans, reference to, 877. Ruce, Major, surrender at Fort Fisher, 795. Ruffin, George L., Esq., judge of Charlestown, Mass., 974. Ruggles' Brigade at Baton Rouge, 481. S Salisbury, great loss of life in prison pen at, 609-610. Salem Zouaves, 190,195. Sanford, Major-General Butler's disagreement with, 757-758. Savannah blockade runners, enter harbor, 849. Schouler, Gen., Wi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General R. E. Bodes' report of the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
during our rest here trying to destroy the aqueduct over the Conococheague. Some 5,000 pounds of leather were bought by Major Paxton at Williamsport and sent to the rear. At Hagerstown and Williamsport thirty-five kegs of powder were purchased and sent back. I may as well mention here that at Williamsport, Hagerstown, Chambersburg, &c., large quantities of such articles as were suitable for Government use were obtained by purchase, or certificate, and sent back by Quartermasters Paxton, Rogers and Harman. During the march into Pennsylvania some two or three thousand (2,000 or 3,000) head of cattle were taken, and either appropriated for the command, or sent to the rear for the other divisions. Some 1,200 or 1,500 were thus sent back. The horses were almost all seized by the cavalry of General Jenkins, and were rarely accounted for. My best efforts were made to suppress all irregularities, and being very generally and cheerfully seconded by officers and men, they succeeded satis
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Early's Valley campaign. (search)
e troops were necessarily drawn from Lynchburg and Richmond. To prevent delay, therefore, orders were sent to these places directing supplies to be forwarded to convenient points along the line of march. Staunton was reached on the 27th of June. This was the most suitable point at which to supply the army, and there Early made a short halt to make the necessary arrangements to insure the uninterrupted continuance of his march. In this he was ably assisted by Colonel Allan, Majors Harman, Rogers, Hawks, and other members of his staff. The beautiful Valley of Virginia everywhere gave evidence of the ravages of war. Throughout the march down the Valley the unsparing hand of Hunter was proclaimed by the charred ruins of the once beautiful and happy homes. At Lexington the cracked and tottering walls of the Virginia Military Institute, the pride of Virginia and the Alma Mater of many of the distinguished sons of the South, were seen, and near them appeared the blackened remains of the
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 14: fall of 1862 (search)
ell, Meagher, Zook CouchHoward FrenchSully, Owen, Hall, Kimball, Palmer, Andrews8 Batteries Sumner9th Corps WillcoxSturgis GettyPoe, Christ, Leasure Nagle, Ferrero Hawkins, Harland6 Batteries Centre Grand Division3d CorpsBirneyRobinson, Ward, Berry StonemanSickles WhippleCarr, Hall, Revere Piatt, Carroll9 Batteries Hooker5th CorpsGriffinBarnes, Sweitzer, Stockton ButterfieldSykesBuchanan, Andrew, Warren8 Batteries HumphreysTyler, Allabach Left Grand Division1st CorpsDoubledayPhelps, Rogers, Gavin, Meredith ReynoldsGibbon MeadeRoot, Lyle, Taylor Sinclair, Magilton, Jackson11 Batteries Franklin6th CorpsBrooksTorbert, Cake, Russell W. F. SmithHowePratt, Whiting, Vinton11 Batteries NewtonCochrane, Devens, Rowley 6 Corps18 Divisions51 Brigades53 Batteries Burnside began his campaign with a blunder. He adopted Richmond as his objective, instead of Lee's army. The latter was within a day's march of him, and its wings were separated by two days march. Here was an opportuni
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 2 (search)
y great hurry. He said I might go down the river if I wanted to, and gave it as his opinion that there would be no trouble there (that is, in Texas), and that the Colonel would recall me as soon as it could possibly be done, as he wanted now officers for other duty. All this is of course consoling, and we must hope for the best. After this I called on the Secretary of War to offer to take despatches. He also was very polite, but had nothing to send by me, although I met in his office a Colonel Rogers from Corpus Christi, Texas, which, if you look on your map, you will find is just below the Aransas Pass. He it was who told me the place was most healthy and delightful as a residence, and gave me some letters to take to his sons there. Upon the whole, I feel better after coming here, and now I shall start with a lighter heart. Keep up your spirits; all will yet be well, and it may not be long before I will be with you again. I think now of going by the river route, going from
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
Ringgold, Lieut., I, 24. Ringgold, Samuel, I, 51, 77, 80, 84, 100, 149. Ringwalt, Capt., I, 220. Ringwalt, Sam, I, 312. Ripley, R. S., I, 280. Roberts, Benjamin S., I, 12. Roberts, R. B., I, 295, 296. Robertson, B. H., II, 22, 95, 101. Robertson, J. B., II, 81, 84. Robertson, J. M., II, 406. Robinson, John C., I, 291; II, 33, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54, 63, 89, 93, 100, 107. Roder, J. W., II, 32. Rodes, Robert E., II, 19, 24, 26, 48, 49, 50, 52, 69, 93, 99. Rogers, Col., I, 20. Root, Adrian R., II, 53. Rosecrans, W. S., II, 150, 234, 243, 244, 317. Rosser, Thos. L., II, 343. Roumfort, A. L., I, 8. Ruger, Thos. H., II, 88, 90, 93, 94, 98, 99, 101, 102, 284, 200. Rush, Richard H., I, 196, 316, 334. Russell, David A., II, 100, 107. Russell, Mr., II, 166. S Salis, Gen., I, 145, 173. Sanders, John, I, 25. Santa Anna, I, 61, 89, 116, 124—127, 131, 138, 140, 142, 145, 147, 149, 154, 158-160, 166-173, 176, 179, 182, 183, 185,
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 9: (search)
ississippi regiment. Bonham was supported by Jackson's brigade (of General Johnston's forces) placed at even distance in rear of Blackburn's and Mitchell's fords. Ten companies of infantry, two of cavalry, and a battery of four 6-pounders, under Rogers, had been added to Cocke's brigade, which covered the remaining fords—Island, Ball's and Lewis's—extending to the right of Evans's demi-brigade. The latter, which formed a part of Cocke's command, held the stone bridge, and covered a farm ford, battle, which was formed on the right by Bee's and Evans's commands; in the centre by four regiments of Jackson's brigade, with Imbodens' four 6pound-ers, Walton's five guns (two rifled), two guns (one rifled) of Stanard's, and two 6-pounders of Rogers's batteries, under Lieutenant Heaton; and on the left by Gartrell's reduced ranks and Colonel Smith's battalion, subsequently reinforced by Faulkner's 2d Mississippi, and by another regiment of the Army of the Shenandoah, just arrived upon the fi
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 27 (search)
e 8th, Hunton's, three companies of the 49th, Smith's, Virginia regiments, two companies of cavalry, and a battery, under Rogers, of four 6-pounders, occupied the line in front and rear of Bull Run, extending from the direction of Bonham's left, and Imboden's four 6-pounders, Walton's five guns— two rifled, two guns—one piece rifled—of Stanard's, and two 6-pounders of Rogers's batteries, the latter under Lieutenant Heaton; and on the left by Gartrell's reduced ranks and Colonel Smith's battalioon (Rockbridge Artillery), and Alburtis, of the Army of the Shenandoah, and five guns of Walton's and Heaton's section of Rogers's battery, of the Army of the Potomac, alternating, to some extent, with each other, and taking part as needed; all, froe position, as General Schenck admits in his report. They were driven back with severe loss, by Latham's (a section) and Rogers's four 6-pounders, and were so impressed with the strength of that line as to be held in check and inactive, even after i<
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