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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 54: (search)
I am fully empowered to arrange with you any terms for the suspension of hostilities between the armies commanded by you and those commanded by myself, and will be willing to confer with you to that end. . . . Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Vol. II, pp. 346, 347. In the same volume, at page 327, General Sherman describes an interview with Lincoln, held at City Point on the 27th and 28th of March preceding, in which he says: Mr. Lincoln distinctly authorized me to assure Governor Vance and the people of North Carolina that, as soon as the rebel armies laid down their arms, and resumed their civil pursuits, they would at once be guaranteed all their rights as citizens of a common country; and that, to avoid anarchy, the State governments then in existence, with their civil functionaries, would be recognized by him as the government de facto till Congress could provide others. In a letter of D. D. Porter, vice-admiral, written in 1866, giving his recollections of tha
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 23: the fall of 1864 (search)
lace, said I, to stand the chances. If we surrender this army, every other army will have to follow suit. All will go like a row of bricks, and if the rumors of help from France have any foundation, the news of our surrender will put an end to them. But the one thing which may be possible in our present situation is to get some sort of terms. None of our armies are likely to be able to get them, and that is why we should try with the different States. Already it has been said that Vance can make terms for N. C., and Jo Brown for Ga. Let the Governor of each State make some sort of a show of force and then surrender on terms which may save us from trials for treason and confiscations. As I talked, it all looked to me so reasonable that I hoped he was convinced, for he listened in silence. So I went on more confidently:— But, General, apart from all that — if all fails and there is no hope— the men who have fought under you for four years have got the right this morn<
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 292 (search)
Horsfall; Surgeon, Dr. James L. Van Ingen; Asst.-Surgeon, Dr. A. A. Edmestor; Chaplain, A. A. Farr. line officers.--Co. A--Capt., W. P. Gridley; Lieut., Daly; Ensign, E. W. Groote. Co. B--Capt., John Hastings; Lieut., Vands; Ensign, L. M. Norton. Co. C--Capt., A. Wiltsie; Lieut., A. B. Mitchell; Ensign, Sam. Leith. Co. D--Capt., J. C. McGuinniss; Lieut., Barry; Ensign, R. M. Sayres. Co. E--Capt., S. Truax; Lieut., W. Horsfall; Ensign, John Vedder. Co. F--Capt., M. H. Donovan; Lieut., Ed. Fisher; Ensign, John Mooney. Co. G--Capt. Stephen Farriot; Lieut., J. H. Morgan; Ensign, W. H. Ellis. Co. H--Capt., Peter Hogan; Lieut., T. C. Rogers; Ensign, J. M. Carmichael. Co. I--Capt., Thomas Radcliff; Lieut., Fisher; Ensign, C. W. Heald. Co. K--Capt., D. L. Bartlett; Lieut., A. Seeley; Ensign, H. G. Goodnow. non-commissioned Staff.--Sergeant-Major, T. M. Holden; Quartermaster-Sergeant, Vance; Color-Sergeant, H. Roger; Drum-Major, Griffin; Fife-Major, T. S. Green.--N. Y. Express, June 19.
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), A. (search)
l farther appear when considering some of the varieties of artificial arms, though it will not be possible to afford space for an exhaustive description even of the sixteen patents which have been selected and are now before the writer. One class of arms does not receive motion from the stump, but retains the position at which it is set by the other hand, or assumes and retains it by swinging it in one direction or the other till it is engaged by a spring latch. Drake's, also Lindsay and Vance's, are illustrations of the former; Lincoln's of the latter. To secure the requisite lightness and afford room for the operative devices, artificial arms are made hollow. The material is various, and some patents have been issued for the use of specific materials, such as rawhide, which has a toughness and strength hardly to be excelled. Vulcanite, papier-mache, layers of fabric alternating with glue, veneers, cardboard, and hollow wooden blocks shaped to the natural contour, have all b
William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 17: spring of 1863. (search)
ision, to which he was attached as chaplain of the 2d Georgia battalion. For ten weeks they encamped on the same spot freed from all the toil of war except guard duty. In the midst of their ease, the long roll late one afternoon called them to arms. In a few moments the whole command was pressing to the front. While riding on, says Mr. Cherry, I met with Rev. Dr. Bunting, chaplain of the Texas Rangers, who kindly consented to preach for us. We found General Ector's Texas brigade, and Colonel Vance's brigade, of North Carolina and Georgia troops, concentrated in a glade of rough rocks and gloomy cedars. Both commanders are official Church-members, and never object to preaching even on the outpost. Soon one thousand of our soldiers were grouped about the spot selected for Sabbath morning service. It was a grand sight to behold such a vast assemblage, seated upon the rugged rocks, to listen eagerly to the words of life. These were the heroic soldiers, once led in the far West by
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Roster of the Nineteenth regiment Massachusetts Volunteers (search)
iv., (I), July 1, ‘61; 18; killed in action July 3, ‘63, Gettysburg, Pa. Tuttle, Simeon, priv., (C), Nov., 14 ‘64; 35; disch. June 19, ‘65. Twiss, David, priv., (H), Dec. 5, ‘61; 22; M. O. Dec. 9, ‘64 expir. term. Twitchell, John, priv., (—), Apr. 12, ‘64; 21; N. F.R. Tyler, John, priv., (K), Aug. 1, ‘63; 21; sub. John H. Gallan; M. O. with Co. Aug. 1, ‘64 as of Co. K 20 Mass. Vols. to which transf. VanAmmon, Bernard, priv., (B), May 19, ‘64; 25; sub.; abs. pris. not since heard from. Vance, Matt., priv., (I), May 31, 1864; 27; sub. G. R. Armes; abs. pris. since June 22, ‘64. Varney, James, priv., (H), Nov. 1, ‘61; 18; never joined; not on pay roll. Velter, Andreas, priv., (B), Jan. 6, ‘64; 25; N. F.R. Very, John, priv., (H), Nov. 1, ‘61; 18; re-en. Dec. 21, ‘63; wounded May 7, ‘64; M. O. June 30, ‘65. Very, Joshua, priv., (H), Nov. 1, ‘61; 28; re-en. Dec. 21, ‘63; taken pris. June 22, ‘64; M. O. June 30, ‘65; abs. pris. Viall, Samue
Charles E. Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe compiled from her letters and journals by her son Charles Edward Stowe, Chapter 4: early married life, 1836-1840. (search)
ional report that he had devoted the summer to preparing; and in writing from there to his wife he says:-- To-day I have been visiting the governor and legislators. They received me with the utmost kindness, and are evidently anticipating much from my report. The governor communicated it to the legislature today, and it is concluded that I read it in Dr. Hodges' church on two evenings, to-morrow and the day after, before both houses of the legislature and the citizens. The governor (Vance) will preside at both meetings. I like him (the governor) much. He is just such a plain, simple-hearted, sturdy body as old Fritz (Kaiser Frederick), with more of natural talent than his predecessor in the gubernatorial chair. For my year's work in this matter I am to receive $500. On January 14, 1838, Mrs. Stowe's third child, Henry Ellis, was born. It was about this time that the famous reunion of the Beecher family described in Lyman Beecher's Autobiography occurred. Edward mad
Brig.-Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.1, Maryland (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
m the inroads of Federal guerrillas. Under such circumstances General Johnson was called on to take charge, and his active efforts toward restoring order and alleviating distress met with the best of results. He secured the issuing of fuel to the prisoners, and of food identical with that of his own men; through his representations to the Confederate government the Federal government was induced to send supplies by their own officers through the lines; and, through the co-operation of Governor Vance, all that was possible was done to relieve distress. Finally, in the early days of March, 1865, he was enabled to start his charge in the direction of Wilmington for delivery to their friends. Within sixty days the struggle came to an end, and then as is well remembered those who were connected with the prison posts were made the subjects of investigation by military courts. But the archives at Raleigh and Richmond, and the voluntary testimony of those he had guarded, were so eloquent
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 30: (search)
ictorious army was driving Johnston's back to the vicinity of Charlotte, Lee wrote: It is necessary to bring out all our strength, and, I fear, to unite our armies, as separately they do not seem to be able to make head against the enemy. . . . Provisions must be accumulated in Virginia, and every man in all the States must be brought off. I fear it may be necessary to abandon all our cities, and preparations should be made for this contingency. On the 25th he wrote an earnest letter to Governor Vance, of North Carolina, in reference to desertions from his army and the causes that induced them, concluding: I think our sorely tried people could be induced to make one more effort to bear their suffering a little longer, and regain some of the spirit that marked the first two years of the war. At a conference between President Davis and General Lee, early in March, 1865, it was decided that Lee should march his army to Danville, and there, joining to it the 18,000 under Johnston, give
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Index. (search)
U. S. transport, 18, 33 United States, Second Artillery of, 165 United States Navy, position of ships at opening of war, 6; compared with that of Confederacy, 9; demonstration in Wassaw Sound, 46 et seq.; force in St. Andrew's Inlet, 48 et seq.; disaster to, in Charleston Harbor, 75 et seq., 100 et seq. Upshur, Lieutenant, 43 Urann, Master, 63 V. Valley City, the, 177, 181, 183 et seq., 189, 191, 213 et seq. Van Alstine, C. J., 81 Van Brunt. Captain G. I., 165 Vance, the, 228 Vandalia, the, U. S. sloop, 15, 26 Vanderbilt, the, 228 Vera Cruz, Union vessels at, 6 et seq. Vermont, the, U. S. vessel, 71 Vidette, the, 179 Virginia, the, 82 Vixen, the, U. S. steamer, 18 et seq., 36 et seq., 39 et seq., 72 W. Wabash, the, U. S. frigate, 7, 13, 15, et seq., 21, 23, 27, 32 43, 46, 50, 52, 55, 59, 62, 72, 122, 148, 165 et seq., 228 Wagner, Fort, see Fort Wagner Walker, Fort, see Fort Walker Wallace, Ensign, 72 Wamsutt
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