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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 326 10 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 302 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 245 1 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 239 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 233 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 210 2 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 200 18 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 195 7 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 193 5 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 190 2 Browse Search
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John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 29. (search)
ne hundred yards ahead. However skilful and meritorious may have been the retreat into which Johnston had been forced, it was so unwelcome to the Richmond authorities, and damaging to the Confederate cause, that about the middle of July, Jefferson Davis relieved him, and appointed one of his corps commanders, General J. B. Hood, in his place; whose personal qualities and free criticism of his superior led them to expect a change from a defensive to an aggressive campaign. Responding to thif some weeks both sides grew weary of the mere waste of time and military strength consumed in attacking and defending railroad stations, and interrupting and reestablishing the regularities of provision trains. Toward the end of September, Jefferson Davis visited Hood, and in rearranging some army assignments, united Hood's and an adjoining Confederate department under the command of Beauregard; partly with a view to adding the counsels of the latter to the always energetic and bold, but some
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 32. (search)
r 32. The bogus proclamation the Wade Davis manifesto resignation of Mr. Chase Fessen of malice, as the President. Henry Winter Davis at once moved that that part of the message beready excited increased. The indignation of Mr. Davis and of Mr. Wade, who had called the bill up arrival in Canada of two ambassadors from Jefferson Davis with full powers to negotiate a peace. Me, professing to have any proposition of Jefferson Davis in writing, for peace, embracing the restnt, or on any condition whatever . . . If Jefferson Davis wishes for himself, or for the benefit ofRichmond, and had an extended interview with Mr. Davis, during which they proposed to him a plan ofed in nothing but a renewed declaration from Mr. Davis that he would fight for separation to the bission in due form to make proffers of peace to Davis on the sole condition of acknowledging the supraging circumstances the manifesto of Wade and Davis had appeared to add its depressing influence t
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 33. (search)
Grant's camp he forwarded two letters to Jefferson Davis: one, a brief request to be allowed to gsuggestions he wished to submit in person to Mr. Davis to any one in authority at Washington. Ahe memorandum of the same interview which Jefferson Davis wrote at the time. In this conversation,lowing note: Sir: You having shown me Mr. Davis's letter to you of the twelfth instant, you this, Mr. Blair returned to Richmond, giving Mr. Davis such excuses as he could hastily frame why this plan for a joint invasion of Mexico. Jefferson Davis therefore had only two alternatives befor to fever heat. Impelled to take action, Mr. Davis had not the courage to be frank. After consmunicated the failure of their efforts to Jefferson Davis, whose chagrin was equal to their own. Th the dilemmas and dangers of their situation. Davis took the only course open to him after refusinse as the bitterest Confederate could desire. Davis particularly is represented to have excelled h[3 more...]
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 35. (search)
ns with Grant Lincoln's directions Lee and Davis agree upon line of retreat assault on Fort king Lee general-in-chief of the army. This Mr. Davis might have borne with patience, although itond, black or white, got for his work. Even Mr. Davis had at last become — docile to the stern tea to address a letter to Grant, sanctioned by Mr. Davis, saying he had been informed that General Orral Lee visited Richmond for conference with Mr. Davis on the measures to be adopted in the crisis rces. There is direct contradiction between Mr. Davis and General Lee as to how Davis received thiDavis received this statement of the necessities of the situation. Mr. Davis says he suggested immediate withdrawal Mr. Davis says he suggested immediate withdrawal from Richmond, but that Lee said his horses were too weak for the roads in their present condition,from Richmond. On Sunday night, April 2, Jefferson Davis, with his cabinet and their more importandquarters in the house lately occupied by Jefferson Davis, promptly set about the work of relief; o[3 more...]
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 36. (search)
eeting of Virginia legislature conference of Davis and Johnston at Greensboro Johnston asks forrces end of the rebel Navy capture of Jefferson Davis surrender of E. Kirby Smith number ofdently kept on the train at the depot. Here Mr. Davis sent for Generals Johnston and Beauregard, aerence not unmixed with embarrassment, since Mr. Davis still willed the success of the Confederacy h Sherman; and on the following day, April 14, Davis and his party left Greensboro to continue theinegotiations with Sherman, he disregarded Jefferson Davis's instructions to disband the infantry ancabinet dropped off on various pretexts, and Mr. Davis, abandoning the attempt to reach the Mississpt to escape, has only this foundation, that Mrs. Davis threw a cloak over her husband's shoulders, 25, 1868. General E. Kirby Smith, on whom Davis's last hopes of success had centered, kept up aylor or Smith had surrendered, and while Jefferson Davis was still at large. The army of a millio[3 more...]
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 37. (search)
the building, was shot by Boston Corbett, a sergeant of cavalry. He was hit in the back of the neck, not far from the place where he had shot the President, lingered about three hours in great pain, and died at seven in the morning. The surviving conspirators, with the exception of John H. Surratt, were tried by military commission sitting in Washington in the months of May and June. The charges against them specified that they were incited and encouraged to treason and murder by Jefferson Davis and the Confederate emissaries in Canada. This was not proved on the trial; though the evidence bearing on the case showed frequent communications between Canada and Richmond and the Booth coterie in Washington, and some transactions in drafts at the Montreal Bank, where Jacob Thompson and Booth both kept accounts. Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Herold, and Atzerodt were hanged on July 7; Mudd, Arnold, and O'Laughlin were imprisoned for life at the Tortugas, the term being afterward shortened;
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