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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 2 0 Browse Search
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 2 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: June 13, 1863., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War 1 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Smith, Morgan Lewis 1822-1874 (search)
nd engaged in the steamboat business. At the outbreak of the Civil War he re-entered the service; raised the 8th Missouri Regiment, whose members were bound by an oath never to surrender, and was chosen its colonel in 1861; brevetted brigadiergeneral, United States volunteers, in 1862. He fought at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson (where he made his famous charge up the hill in face of the enemy's fire), Shiloh, Corinth, Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta campaign, etc. Was dangerously wounded at Chickasaw Bayou. During his disability Gen. W. T. Sherman wrote him, under date of May 25, 1863: No man would prefer more than I to send you first into Vicksburg, but as things now stand you must be content to have the honor in your family, and I hope Giles Smith will be the first to lead his brigade across that cursed ditch and parapet. Was temporarily in command of the 15th Army Corps. After the war he became United States consul at Honolulu, having declined the governorship of Colorado Territory.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vicksburg, siege of (search)
nd captured Jackson, the capital of Mississippi. Then the victorious army turned westward towards Vicksburg, and, after two successful battles, swept on and closely invested the strongly fortified city in the rear (May 19), receiving their supplies from a base on the Yazoo established by Porter. For a fortnight the army had subsisted off the country through which it passed. After a brief rest Grant began the siege of Vicksburg. Sherman had taken possession of the Walnut Hills, near Chickasaw Bayou, cutting off a Confederate force at Haines's Bluff; while McClernand, advancing to the left, took position at Mount Albans, so as to cover the roads leading out of that city. Porter, with his fleet of gunboats, was lying in the Mississippi, above Vicksburg and was preparing the way for a successful siege, which Grant began with Sherman on the right, McPherson in the centre, and Mcclernand on the left. Grant was holding a line about 20 miles in extent—from the Yazoo to the Mississipp
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Warmoth, Henry Clay 1842- (search)
Warmoth, Henry Clay 1842- Lawyer; born in McLeansboro, Ill., May 9, 1842; was admitted to the bar in Lebanon, Mo., in 1861; entered the National army as lieutenant-colonel of the 32d Missouri Infantry in 1862; served later on the staffs of Gen. John A. McClernand and Gen. E. O. C. Ord; participated in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, etc.; was appointed military judge in the Department of the Gulf, where he served till the close of hostilities, having jurisdiction over civil, criminal, and military cases; was with President Johnson during his swing around the circle through the Northern and Eastern States; governor of Louisiana in 1868-73; and collector of customs in New Orleans in 1889-93. In 1890 he built the New Orleans, Fort Jackson, and Grand Isle Railroad, of which he became president.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Woods, William Burnham 1824-1887 (search)
Woods, William Burnham 1824-1887 Jurist; born in Newark, O., Aug. 3, 1824; graduated at Yale College in 1845; studied law and practised in his native place. After the outbreak of the Civil War he entered the army as lieutenant-colonel of the 76th Ohio Volunteers; participated in the actions at Shiloh, Chickasaw Bayou, Dallas, Atlanta, Jonesboro, etc., and in the sieges of Vicksburg and Jackson; was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, and brevetted major-general March 13, 1865. After the war he resumed the practice of law; was United States judge of the 5th circuit in 1869-80, and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1880-87. He died in Washington, D. C., May 14, 1887.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Mississippi, 1862 (search)
t Arty. INDIANA--25th Infantry (Co's "A," "C," "D," "F," "H," "I"). OHIO--5th Cavalry (Co's "B," "M"). Union loss, 3 wounded. Dec. 21: Skirmish, Holly SpringsOHIO--20th Infantry. Dec. 23: Skirmish, RipleyILLINOIS--2d, 4th, 6th and 7th Cavalry; Battery "K" 1st Light Arty. IOWA--2d Cavalry. MICHIGAN--3d Cavalry. TENNESSEE--6th Cavalry. Dec. 25: Skirmish, RipleyIOWA--2d Cavalry (Co's "C," "F," "G," "H," "K"). Dec. 27: Affair, Snyder's Mill, Yazoo River(No Details). Dec. 27-28: Action, Chickasaw Bayou, Sherman's operations against VicksburgILLINOIS--3d Cavalry, Thielman's Battalion Cavalry; Batteries "A" and "B" 1st Light Arty.; Mercantile Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 13th, 55th, 77th, 97th, 108th, 113th, 116th, 118th, 127th and 131st Infantry. INDIANA--16th, 49th, 54th, 60th, 67th, 69th and 83d Infantry. IOWA--1st Battery Light Arty.; 4th, 9th, 25th, 26th, 31st and 34th Infantry. KENTUCKY--7th, 19th and 22d Infantry. MICHIGAN--Battery "G" 1st Light Arty. MISSOURI--Landgraeber's Batte
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Illinois Volunteers. (search)
December 22, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff Decembion December 22, 1862-January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff DecembDecember 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff DecembDecember 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff DecembDecember 20, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff DecembDecember 20, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff DecembDecember 20, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff Decembion December 20, 1862-January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluff ion December 20, 1862-January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff DecembDecember 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluffs Decem[6 more...]
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Indiana Volunteers. (search)
o Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou and Bluff December 26-29. Expedition to Arkansas Poition to Texas and Shreveport R. R. December 25-26. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. d, La., to Dallas Station and Delhi December 25-26. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Exp's Bend to Dallas Station and Delhi December 25-26. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Exp
ition December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluffs Decemition December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluffs December 29 authorized to inscribe upon its banners 1st at Chickasaw Bayou. ) Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3ition December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluffs Decemition December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluff Decembition December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluffs Decemition December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluffs Decemition December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluffs Decemition December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluffs Decem
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Kentucky Volunteers. (search)
-15. At Memphis, Tenn., till December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault., November 10; duty there till December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assaultmber 10-15, and duty there till December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assaultmber 10-15, and duty there till December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Michigan Volunteers. (search)
4. District of Southern Alabama, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1866. Service. Cumberland Gap Campaign March 28-June 18, 1862. Occupation of Cumberland Gap June 18 to September 16. Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to the Ohio River June 17-October 3. Expedition to Charleston, Gauley River, W. Va., October 21-November 10. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 20, and duty there till December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 17, and duty there till March 8. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., March 8. Operations from Milliken's Bend to New Carthage March 31-April 17. James' Plantation, near New Carthage, April 8. Expedition from Perkins' Plantation to Hard Times Landing April 25-29.