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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
unction, 85; general order to move on February 22d, 86; general war order rescinded, and Lower Chesapeake route adopted, 87; order on defence of Washington, 89; and the administration-policy and errorn his absence, 79; Peninsular campaign—see also Peninsula; plan of attacking Richmond by Lower Chesapeake disapproved by the President, 85; declined to explain his plans to the President's meeting unless ordered, 85; report of merits of Chesapeake and Manassas advances-Lower Chesapeake advance approved by eight of twelve generals, 87; relegated to Army of Potomac instead of all the army, 93; hostiChesapeake advance approved by eight of twelve generals, 87; relegated to Army of Potomac instead of all the army, 93; hostility to of Washington influential men, 95; his faults of inactivity, etc., considered, 97; opinion on assaulting Yorktown, 110; objects on arrival at the Chickahominy, 121; passivity on reaching the Ction, between the President, members of cabinet, and Generals McDowell and Franklin, 79; Lower Chesapeake advance approved by eight of twelve division commanders, 88; decided upon under certain condi
James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Index. (search)
48 et seq., 61; name changed to Virginia, 61, 62; in Hampton Roads, 63 et seq.; fight with the Monitor, 68 et seq.; repaired, 76; destroyed, 78 Mervine, Commodore, Wm., 84; commands Gulf Squadron, 121 Miami, the, 98 Minnesota, the, 60, 62, 65 et seq., 82, 85 Mississippi River blockaded, 122; passes of, 126 et seq. Mississippi, the, 11, 84, 121 et seq. Mobile, Ala., blockaded, 35, 122 et seq., 132 et seq. Monitor, the, built, 55; its construction, 56 et seq.; voyage to Chesapeake, 58 et seq.; at Hampton Roads, 67; fight with the Merrimac, 68 et seq., 78 et seq.; sinks, 81 Monroe, Fortress, 47 et seq., 52 Montauk, the, 216 et seq.; destroys the Nashville, 217 et seq. Morgan, Fort, 133, 139 Morris, Captain, 187 Morris, Lieutenant, 62 Nahant, the, 117 et seq. Nashville, the, fitted up, 215 et seq.; destroyed, 217 et seq. Nassau, port for blockaderun-ners, 36 et seq., 155 et seq. Navy, Confederate organization, etc., 21 Navy, Union organization
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Beauregard's report of the battle of Drury's Bluff. (search)
over the South Anna, which preserved his communication with Richmond. During the winter the Chesapeake Artillery, Captain W. Scott Chene, and the First Maryland Artillery, Captain W. F. Dement, reported to me and became part of the Maryland Line. The batteries were designated: First Maryland Artillery, formerly Maryland Light; Second Maryland Artillery, formerly Baltimore Light; Third Maryland Artillery, Captain Latrobe, serving in the Western army; Fourth Maryland Artillery, formerly Chesapeake. It was decided by President Davis that, under the law, an election must be held for commanding officer of the whole. Accordingly, I received this letter: Adjutant and Inspector General's office, Richmond, February 4, 1864. Sir,—You are hereby required to cause an early election for the Colonelcy of your present command in the Maryland Line; the election to be full and complete. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. Cooper, A. and I. G. Colonel Bradley Johnson. The
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Maryland line in the Confederate Army. (search)
over the South Anna, which preserved his communication with Richmond. During the winter the Chesapeake Artillery, Captain W. Scott Chene, and the First Maryland Artillery, Captain W. F. Dement, reported to me and became part of the Maryland Line. The batteries were designated: First Maryland Artillery, formerly Maryland Light; Second Maryland Artillery, formerly Baltimore Light; Third Maryland Artillery, Captain Latrobe, serving in the Western army; Fourth Maryland Artillery, formerly Chesapeake. It was decided by President Davis that, under the law, an election must be held for commanding officer of the whole. Accordingly, I received this letter: Adjutant and Inspector General's office, Richmond, February 4, 1864. Sir,—You are hereby required to cause an early election for the Colonelcy of your present command in the Maryland Line; the election to be full and complete. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. Cooper, A. and I. G. Colonel Bradley Johnson. The
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.36 (search)
er liberality, are natives of the Southern States than of Maryland—unselfish, generous Maryland! Her people are an honor to our race! And when I pay tribute to Maryland as a State, and to her people as unexampled in liberality and sacrifice of self—when I hold up to your admiration the gallant deeds of her generals and admirals in the army and navy of the Confederate States—what shall be said of the Maryland private in the ranks? Of him who went forth at the clarion call of Potomac to Chesapeake? Of him who had everything to lose and nothing to gain! Old Virginia needs assistance. That, in the words of his old camp song, that was the cry that moved him to lay down the pen and the pruning hook and the quiet arts of peace and prosperity and rally to the aid of the old Mother State whose green hillsides were bristling with the spears of the foe, whose fair fields and valleys were to be plowed and harrowed with sorrow and drenched with the red blood of her martyr sons! The men of<
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 25: (search)
-first of July, I July 21. cannot entertain a thought of such a measure. I flatter myself you will at least hold Old Point Comfort, if it is possible to do it without York. And four days later Clinton urged again: It ever has been, is, and ever will be, my firm and unalterable opinion that it is of the first consequence to his Majesty's affairs on the continent, that we take pos- Chap. XXV.} 1781. July. session of the Chesapeake, and that we do not afterwards relinquish it. Remain in Chesapeake, at least until the stations I have proposed are occupied and established. It never was my intention to continue a post on Elizabeth river. Now the post of Portsmouth on Elizabeth river had, as Lafayette and Washington well understood, the special value that it offered in the last resort the chance of an escape into the Carolinas. The engineers, after careful and extensive surveys, reported unanimously, that a work on Point Comfort would not secure ships at anchor in Hampton roads. T
The Daily Dispatch: June 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Camp Pickens. (search)
berty along, And give a ne Key to thy song, Maryland! My Maryland! Dear Mother! burst the tyrant a chain, Maryland! Virginians and not call in vain, Maryland! She meets her sisters on the plain-- "Sic sempre." Its the proud refrain, Tast stil minions back again, Maryland! Arise, in majesty a sin, Maryland! My Maryland! I see the blush upon thy cheek, Maryland! But thou wast ever bravely meek, Maryland! Buidel here surges forth a shriek From bill to bill, from creek to creek-- Potomac calls to Chesapeake, Maryland! My Maryland! Thou will not field the vandal toll, Maryland! Thou wi t not crook to his control, Maryland! Better the are upon thee roll. Better the blade the shot, the bowl, Thou crucifix of the soul, Maryland! My Maryland! I hear the distant thunder bum, Maryland! The Old Line's bugle, file and drum, Maryland! She is not dead, nor dear, nor dumb-- Huzza' she spurns the Northern scum! She breathe she butnel she'll come! she 'll Maryland! My Maryland! [come]
The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Attitude of England towards the United States. (search)
ritish ports. The government of his Majesty, the Emperor of the French, acting under an old ordinance of 1861, is prepared to enforce the same prohibition, and therefore both countries are unanimous in their determination to give practical effect to the declaration annexed to the treaty of Paris, that "privateering is and remains abolished." Mr. Lincoln professes his intention to adhere to the same declaration; but how he can, without the assistance of privateers, maintain a blockade from Chesapeake. Bay to the Rio Grande del Norte, is a matter which must appear more than ever doubtful. But if we revert to the question of interference, which the New York papers and Messrs. Cassius M. Clay and Burimgame so incorrectly assert is about to take place on the part of England, we are naturally led to examine the American doctrine with regard to the recognition of de facto government. We all know as a matter of history that the independence of the thirteen States was secured by the aid
The Daily Dispatch: August 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Death of Major Weightman. (search)
infused into the conduct of military matters. Troops are being forwarded in great numbers by every conveyance, and by Saturday next about seventy-five thousand men, in addition to those already there, will be in the capital from the ten States just called upon by the Secretary of War. All officers on furlough, whether holding command of regiments or companies, all soldiers, in fact, not on duty, ought to report at once to their commanders, and "Onward to Washington!" should be the cry and the answering movement. With prompt and decisive action, an overwhelming military force can be encamped on the lower Potomac and Chesapeake, prepared to prevent the rebels from crossing over from Virginia, and a well appointed and numerous army can be entrenched on the upper Potomac, ready not only to deter the rebels from making any attempt on the capital, but place us in a position to resume that advance movement which was temporarily checked at Stone Bridge. Onward ! Onward to Washington !
The Daily Dispatch: October 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Brunswick. (search)
ommanding officer at this post immediately proceeded to the beach. Rifle guns were mounted in a little while, and operations begun — the result of which we have not as yet learned, but will, doubtless, before we go to press. Later.--We are indebted to a gentleman of this city, who witnessed the engagement between our forces and the vessel above alluded to, for the following additional particulars: The forces engaged on our side were the Huger Artillery, Louisiana Guard Artillery, and Chesapeake Light Artillery; the whole under the command of Major Saunders. Firing was commenced on our side about 4 o'clock, and continued until night set in. It was not returned by the vessel; but, in a short while after we began operations, the steamer Monticello hove in sight and opened her fire upon us. At first, her shot did not reach us; but, changing her position, she threw her shot immediately among us. The vessel is full rigged, and is riding at anchor about two miles from the shore.
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