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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 12: the inauguration of President Lincoln, and the Ideas and policy of the Government. (search)
s to hold Sumter would be useless, and perhaps mischievous — coincided with the views of the President and of General Scott. Those members were Messrs. Chase and Blair. Finding himself alone in support of the idea that the fort must be held at all hazards, Mr. Blair sent March 12. for his kinsman by marriage, Gustavus V. Fox, whMr. Blair sent March 12. for his kinsman by marriage, Gustavus V. Fox, who had resigned his commission of lieutenant in the Navy several years before. Mr. Fox had already, through Secretary Holt, presented January 7. to Mr. Buchanan a plan for provisioning and re-enforcing the garrison of Sumter, january which was highly approved by General Scott. This plan, which Mr. Blair now wished to lay beforeMr. Blair now wished to lay before President Lincoln, proposed the preparation of necessary supplies in packages of portable form; to, appear off Charleston bar with them and the troops in a large ocean steamer; to have three or four men-of-war as a protecting force; to have the steamer accompanied by three fast New York tug-boats, and, during the night, to, send i
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 17: events in and near the National Capital. (search)
the Belgians, two and a half inches above that of English recruits, and one and a half inches above that of the Scotch Highlanders. as they were preparing to pass over the Beautiful River into the Virginia border. They had heard the war-notes of Blair, and Morton, and Yates, and Randall, and Kirkwood, and Ramsay, all loyal Governors of the populous and puissant States of that great Northwest, and were satisfied that the people would respond as promptly as had those of New England; so they hastnt of ammunition, he directed him to send a judicious officer, with four or five companies, to take possession of the Arsenal at St. Louis, which he believed to be in danger of seizure by the secessionists of Missouri. He also telegraphed to Frank P. Blair, of St. Louis (afterward a major-general in the National Army), to assist in the matter. By judicious management, twenty-one thousand stand of small arms, two field-pieces, and one hundred and ten thousand rounds of ammunition were transferr
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 19: events in the Mississippi Valley.--the Indians. (search)
ive regiments ready for the field, and nine more were forming. Governor Blair called the Legislature together on the 7th of May, when that boe meetings were James S. Thomas, now (1865) Mayor of St. Louis; Frank P. Blair, Oliver D. Filley, James D. Broadhead, Samuel J. Glover, Benjamhrough the instrumentality of Colonel (afterward Major-General) Frank P. Blair, who, within ten days after the call of the President for troop with excitement, and, after consultation with Captain Lyon and Colonel Blair, it was thought best to remove a large portion of the arms secrder Colonels Boernstein, Franz Sigel (afterward Major-General), and Blair, were drawn up on the north and west sides of the camp; the regimenard sunset they were marched out of the camp between two regiments (Blair's and Boernstein's), followed by the excited crowd, who yelled and d not be subjugated Finally, on the 11th of June, General Lyon, Colonel Blair, and Major H. A. Conant held a four hours interview with Govern
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 23: the War in Missouri.-doings of the Confederate Congress. --Affairs in Baltimore.--Piracies. (search)
d their first business to drive Jackson and Price, with their Leonidas Polk. followers, out of it. These troops were composed of Missouri volunteers, under Colonels Blair and Boernstein; regulars, under Captain Lathrop; and artillery, under Captain James Totten. The expedition reached the capital on the afternoon of the 15th. roops up a gently rolling slope for half a mile, and when within three hundred yards of his foe, he made dispositions for battle. He posted the regulars, with Colonel Blair's troops, on the left, and some German volunteers of Boernstein's regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Shaeffer, on the right. Totten's artillery occupied the cee-labor States. Act approved May 21, 1861. By an order of John H. Reagan, the so-called Postmaster-General of the Confederates, caused by an order of Postmaster-General Blair for the arrest of the United States postal service in States wherein rebellion existed, after the 31st of May, the postmasters in those States were order
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 24: the called session of Congress.--foreign relations.--benevolent organizations.--the opposing armies. (search)
engaged in a conspiracy for the destruction of the Union and the Government. The resolution for expulsion received the required vote of two-thirds of the Senate (thirty-two against ten); and, on the 13th, the places of Hunter and Mason were filled by John S. Carlile and Waitman T. Willey, They had been appointed by the Legislature of reorganized Virginia. See page 491. who appeared with proper credentials. On the same day July 13, 1861. John B. Clark, of Missouri, was, on motion of F. P. Blair, expelled from the House of Representatives as a traitor. When a bill providing for the calling out half a million of men for the war was under consideration, on the 13th, July. Vallandigham offered a proviso that the President, before he should have the right to summon any more troops to the field, should appoint seven commissioners, who should accompany the army in its marches, with authority to receive from Jefferson Davis proposals looking to an armistice, or obedience to the Nati
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 21: slavery and Emancipation.--affairs in the Southwest. (search)
eveport) when Sherman was ready to advance, General Frank P. Blair, of Steele's division, was placed in comman7th, Dec. 1862. and the center divisions, including Blair's, marched s lowly toward the bluffs, driving the Cooe on the bluffs, and when Morgan was ready to move, Blair had come up with his brigade and was ready to go int with Thayer, of Steele's division, as a support. Blair had moved forward between the divisions of Smith andith a snarl of felled trees. Over this they passed, Blair leaving his horse floundering in the shallow water wGrant's retrograde movement, and he defied Sherman. Blair and his companions were compelled to retreat. He harg. He had ordered another attack on the left after Blair was repulsed, but Battle-ground at Chickasaw Bayouee map on page 578), on the slope of the bluff which Blair attempted to carry. The Chickasaw Bayou is seen win they soon resumed their advance with the support of Blair's brigade, and pushed up to some ravines fringed wit
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Chapter 11: (search)
should be employed; and no man could have been found who could have executed this policy with greater skill, ability and vigor than General Hood. With many thanks for your kind expressions towards me personally, I remain, your friend, Frank P. Blair. To Colonel J. E. Austin, New Orleans. General Blair was mistaken in pronouncing the attack disastrous, since, as I have stated, it greatly improved the morale of the Army, and arrested desertion. In connection with the battle of the 20General Blair was mistaken in pronouncing the attack disastrous, since, as I have stated, it greatly improved the morale of the Army, and arrested desertion. In connection with the battle of the 20th, it also enabled us to hold possession of Atlanta a prolonged period. He erred likewise in attributing the lack of spirit in Hardee's troops to fatigue from the march of the night previous. Decatur is but six miles from Atlanta, and the detour required to be made was but slight. Beside, those troops had been allowed almost absolute rest the entire day of the 2 Ist. Stonewall Jackson made a hard march, in order to turn Pope at Second Manassas, and again to come up in time at Antietam, o
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., chapter 30 (search)
Shameful surrender of the Norfolk Navy Yard Secession of Virginia Tennessee North Carolina Arkansas Missouri Blair and Lyon rally a Union force at St. Louis Kentucky. the Convention of Virginia, whereof a great majority had been eleovernor had so promptly and abusively repelled President Lincoln's requisition, a full regiment had been raised by Col. Frank P. Blair, while four others were in process of formation in St. Louis, within ten days from the issue of the President's capefully awaiting the right moment to secure these arms. Having thus sent away all that were not needed, Capt. Lyon and Col. Blair, on the morning of May 10th, suddenly surrounded the State Guard at Camp Jackson, at the head of 6,000 armed Unionists oon, June 11th. an interview was had, at St. Louis, between Gen. Price, on behalf of the Governor, and Gen. Lyon and Col. Blair, on the side of the Union; whereat Gen. Price demanded, as a vital condition of peace, that no Federal troops should be
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 II., chapter 32 (search)
eler Blair at Millen Hazen at Statesboroa fight at the Ogeechee Blair crosses at Fort Argyle Slocum crosses at Louisville Sherman approdisto horrible roads fight near Branchville Kilpatrick at Aiken Blair fights and wins near Orangeburg fight at the Congaree Hood's remnmprising the 15th corps, Gen. P. J. Osterhaus, and the 17th, Gen. Frank P. Blair; the left, led by Gen. H. W. Slocum, comprising the 14th coroad, and encountering no serious resistance. Sherman was here with Blair; Howard with Osterhaus. Slocum had moved out of Milledgeville sind covered its flank when it again advanced. Sherman, still with Blair, crossed Nov. 30. the Ogeechee near Barton, advancing to Millen;both banks of the river; Osterhaus crossing Cannouchee creek; while Blair encountered Dec. 9. a Rebel force holding an intrenched line, wied in our front here save the garrison of Fort McAllister. And now Blair's pontoons were laid across the Ogeechee, near Fort Argyle, and the
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 1: the casualties of war — maximum of killed in Union regiments — maximum of percentages. (search)
ridan's Fourth 1376 204 14.8 40th Illinois C. R. Woods' Fifteenth 1017 125 12.2 41st Illinois Lauman's Sixteenth 1029 115 11.1 42d Illinois Sheridan's Fourth 1622 181 11.1 44th Illinois Sheridan's Fourth 1344 135 10.0 55th Illinois Blair's Fifteenth 1099 157 14.2 73d Illinois Sheridan's Fourth 994 114 11.4 82d Illinois Schurz's Eleventh 956 102 10.6 84th Illinois Stanley's Fourth 987 124 12.5 88th Illinois Sheridan's Fourth 926 103 11.1 89th Illinois T. J. Wood's F1 10.4 7th Ohio Geary's Twelfth 1365 184 13.4 8th Ohio Gibbon's Second 1032 132 12.7 14th Ohio Brannan's Fourteenth 1404 146 10.3 15th Ohio T. J. Wood's Fourth 1654 179 10.8 21st Ohio Johnson's Fourteenth 1398 172 12.3 30th Ohio Blair's Fifteenth 1115 128 11.4 33d Ohio Baird's Fourteenth 1284 137 10.6 41st Ohio T. J. Wood's Fourth 1423 176 12.3 46th Ohio Hazen's Fifteenth 1111 134 12.0 49th Ohio T. J. Wood's Fourth 1468 202 13.7 55th Ohio Steinwehr's Eleventh 13
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