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Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
le under command of the brave Tom Green. Capt. Leon Smith was the naval commander. General Magrud vessels from the harbor. Meeting here Capt. Leon Smith, whom, from my acquaintance with him in Ce force (strength unknown), I direct. ed Capt. Leon Smith, without delaying preparations on the Sabhe naval attack. Nevertheless I informed Commodore Smith, in command of the naval expedition, that even superior skill, coolness and heroism. Leon Smith, ably seconded by Capt. Henry S. Lubbock, th and men of the heroic volunteer corps, Commodore Leon Smith leaped to the deck of the hostile ship Harriet Lane presented their swords to Commodore Leon Smith on the quarter-deck of the captured vesack out by the effect of our musketry. Commodore Smith then sent a flag to Commodore Renshaw, wh to be creeping off out of the harbor. Commodore Leon Smith fired a heavy gun at the retiring shipst too much credit cannot be bestowed on Commodore Leon Smith, whose professional ability, energy and
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 11: (search)
ministering Magruder pills to the enemy, and behaved with great coolness. During the engagement the works were visited by Capt. F. H. Odlum, commanding post; Col. Leon Smith, commanding marine department of Texas. Capt. W. S. Good, ordnance officer, Dr. Murray, acting assistant surgeon, behaved with great coolness and gallantry, asigned as gunner to one of the guns, and nobly did he do his duty. It was his shot struck the Sachem in her steam drum. Too much praise cannot be awarded to Col. Leon Smith for his activity and energy in saving and bringing the vessels to port. I have the honor, Captain, to remain, with great respect, your most obedient servant, R. W. Dowling, First Lieut., Commanding Co. F, Cook's Artillery, Fort Griffin, Sabine Pass. Col. Leon Smith in his report said that the enemy's fleet consisted of 20 vessels, and that they had about 1,500 men on board. The 200 Confederates at Sabine pass were composed of detachments from Griffin's and Spaight's battalions.
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), chapter 18 (search)
ho fell mortally wounded, fighting in the front rank. When the first gun was fired in defense of Southern liberty he had started on foot from Los Angeles, Cal., to join in the struggle. On the 28th Baylor's command supported Hardeman's in a successful fight at Bayou Rapides. On May 1st the brigade was ordered to Wilson's landing, on Red river, where the enemy's transports were constantly passing. Before West's battery could be brought up, Chisum's regiment, under Captain Wilson, and Lieutenant Smith's Arizona scouts chased and captured one transport. Although driven thence to Marksville, General Major's Texans continued to interfere with the transports. On May 3d, West's battery, under Lieutenant Yoist, and Hardeman's brigade captured the City Belle, with part of an Ohio regiment on board. On the 5th, attacked by two gunboats, the Texans, under Baylor, Madison, Major Saufley and Lieutenant-Colonel Mullen, burned one gunboat and captured the other and a transport. Among the wou
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
rifles, raised in Arizona and New Mexico, and largely composed of soldiers from his former commands. In the battles of Valverde, Glorieta, Los Cruces, and others, he shared the trials and sufferings of his command with heroic fortitude, and on the retreat his command won the admiration of their victorious enemies. In the defeat of the Federal land and naval forces at Galveston, January 1, 1863, he distinguished himself in command of the line troops, the ships and artillery being under Maj. Leon Smith. In April following he was in Louisiana with Gen. Richard Taylor, gained renewed commendation for his conduct at Camp Bisland, and was put in command of Sibley's brigade. On May 20, 1863, he was promoted to brigadier-general. In command of his brigade he operated brilliantly against the Federals in Louisiana, on the Lafourche in July, 1863, on the Fordoche in September, and in the Teche country in October, winning a brilliant victory at Bayou Bourbeau November 3d. General Taylor in h
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sabine Pass. (search)
lled about fifty, wounded several, and took one hundred and fifty prisoners, without the loss or injury of any one on our side or serious damage to the fort. Your most obedient servant, F. H. Odlum, Captain, commanding Sabine Pass. Commodore Leon Smith's official report. Captain E. P. Turner, Assistant Adjutant-General. Sir,—After telegraphing the Major-General before leaving Beaumont, I took a horse and proceeded with all haste to Sabine Pass, from which direction I could distin Sachem, eighteen heavy guns, and one hundred and fifty prisoners, and the killing and wounding of fifty men, and driving outside the bar the enemy's fleet, comprising twenty-three vessels in all. I have the honor to be, your obedient servant, Leon Smith, Commanding Marine Department of Texas. (special Order.) headquarters District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, Houston, Texas, September 9, 1863. Another glorious victory has been won by the heroism of Texans. The enemy, confident of
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A sketch of Debray's Twenty-Sixth regiment of Texas cavalry. (search)
amboats, lying in Buffalo Bayou, at Houston, were travestied into rams and gunboats, armed with one gun each, and supplied with two tiers of cotton bales to give them, as the General said in confidence to his friends, an appearance of protection. A third boat was fitted out to act as tender. The two gun-boats were manned by volunteers of Green's brigade, converted for the occasion into horse marines, also by a company of artillery, the whole under the command of the brave Tom Green. Captain Leon Smith was the naval commander; Adjutant R. M. Franklin, of Debrays regiment, having volunteered to serve as his aid. At Virginia Point General Magruder was actively organizing his land forces. We had about fifteen pieces of field artillery, manned by details from Cook's regiment of heavy artillery. The infantry were told off to drag the artillery by hand and to carry ladders, to be used for storming the wharf where the Federals were quartered. Companies B and E, of Debray's regiment we
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.40 (search)
d one gun carriage, no damage was done. The prisoners, who numbered 490, were kept under guns until relief came by steamers from Orange and Beaumont. Commodore Leon Smith makes honorable mention of Captain Odlum, Lieutenant Dowling, Lieutenant Smith, and Captain Cook, who came down with the Uncle Ben, a Confederate transportLieutenant Smith, and Captain Cook, who came down with the Uncle Ben, a Confederate transport. He also makes mention of another Lieutenant Smith, of Company B, Spaight's Battalion, and Lieutenant Harrison, of Captain Daly's Company. Dr. George H. Baily, who is living out in California, volunteered his services and was in the fort during the battle, but, as no one required his attention as a surgeon, he assisted in firLieutenant Smith, of Company B, Spaight's Battalion, and Lieutenant Harrison, of Captain Daly's Company. Dr. George H. Baily, who is living out in California, volunteered his services and was in the fort during the battle, but, as no one required his attention as a surgeon, he assisted in firing the guns, and valuable assistance he rendered, too. General Magruder presented him with a sword which was taken from one of the prisoners. Mr. Jefferson Davis in his book on the Rise and fall of the Confederacy, says: There is no parallel in ancient or modern warfare to that of Dowling and his men at Sabine Pass, considerin
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.42 (search)
giment. James Snow, company I, 18th regiment. James Gough, company C, 2d regiment. R. Doughtry, company F, 2d regiment. J. C. Rogers, company D, 7th regiment. William Dunlap, company A, 41st regiment. Enos Britt, company I, 23d regiment. H. F. Roberts, company H, 54th regiment. B. F. Joiner, company H, 12th regiment. V. Carld, company F, 57th regiment. William G—B—, company A, 3d regiment. I. I. Bryant, company G, 5th regiment. R. Venable, company F, 23d regiment. L. Smith, company C, 2d regiment. Daniel Payne, company A, 7th regiment. D. R. Cadgett, company E, 18th regiment. J. M. Helly, 57th regiment. H. C. Greeson, company A, 13th regiment. J. R. Jones, company G, 14th regiment. Green B. Little, company H, 1st regiment. J. Sheffner, company K, 57th regiment. Solomon Hunt, company K, 6th regiment. L. Lechman, company F, 4th regiment. W. A. Vaughan, company F, 53d regiment. I. Dunn, company D, 1st regiment. G. Ramsey, 54th regiment. V. Car
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