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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Biographical Sketch of Lieutenant-Colonel William Frederick Niemeyer, (search)
ortment which secured the warrant as a cadet in the service of the United States, dated as promised over the hand of John B. Floyd, Secretary of War, January 22d, 1858. His course at the Academy was marked with creditable distinction; but the tocsin of war having sounded, and although within a month of graduation, he, with the heroic General James Dearing, the dashing General Thomas L. Rosser, and other noble spirits, left the Academy to give their services to their native States. On May 1st, 1861, John Letcher, Governor of Virginia, commissioned W. F. Niemeyer Second Lieutenant in the Provisional Army of the State of Virginia, and on May 9th he was ordered by the Adjutant-General of Virginia to report to Major-General Walter Gwynn, commanding Virginia Forces at Norfolk; thereupon General Gwynn, on the 10th of May, ordered him to report to Colonel R. E. Colston, under whom he served as drill master at the entrenched camp, near Norfolk. On the 19th day of July, 1861, the President
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., [from the Richmond, Va., Dispatch, March 30, April 6, 27, and May 12, 1902.] (search)
Appointed North Carolina. 18. Major-General, May 26, 1863. Commanding Division, Army Northern Virginia, at battle of Fredericksburg; in 1864 commanded Department of Richmond. Charles S. Winder. 1471. Born Maryland. Appointed Maryland. 22. Brigadier-General, March 1, 1862. Commanding brigade, Jackson's Division, Army of Northern Virginia. Killed August 9, 1862, at Cedar Run, Va. N. Bartlett Pearce. 1475. Born Kentucky. Appointed Kentucky. 26. Brigadier-General, May 1, 1861. Commanding brigade in Trans-Mississippi Department. William R. Calhoun. 1476. Born South Carolina. Appointed at Large. 27. Colonel, 1861, commanding First South Carolina (Regular) Artillery, Fort Sumter. Killed in duel, 1862 by Major Alfred Rhett, of same regiment. Robert Johnston. 1477. Born Virginia. Appointed Virginia 28. Colonel, commanding Third Virginia Cavalry, Fitzhugh Lee's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, 1862. Thomas Bingham.* 1478. Born Penn
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.11 (search)
cavalry in Virginia State forces, 1861; division composed of the brigades of Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee and W. H. F. Lee; commanding Second Corps, A. N. V., at Chancellorsville; chief of cavalry, A. N. V., January 31, 1864. William Booth Taliaferro, colonel, 1861; colonel, Twenty-third Virginia Regiment, Infantry; brigadier-general, March 4, 1862; major-general, January 1, 1865; died in Gloucester county, Va., February 27, 1898. Commands—Commanding> post and troops at Gloucester Point, May 1, 1861; commanding at Carrick's Ford, January 13, 1861, to August, 1861; brigade composed of Twenty-third, Thirty-seventh and Forty-fourth Virginia Regiments, Infantry, and Rogers's Battery of Artillery, December, 1861; colonel commanding brigade composed of Twenty-third and Thirty-seventh Virginia, Third Arkansas and First Georgia Regiments, Infantry; brigade March, 1862, composed of Tenth, Twenty-third and Thirty-seventh Virginia Regiments, Infantry, Army of the Valley, August, 1862, brigade c
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Stuart's cavalry in the Gettysburg campaign. (search)
; in 1857 and 1858 lighthouse inspector; 1859 flag lieutenant of the Brazilian squadron; in, 1860 and 1861 on the United States frigate Sabine, and of his service on this ship I will quote from a paper written by him for this camp and read to it some time before his death. (Read pages 1 and 2, lower half of page 3 and part 4, lower part 6, 8, last of page 10): Capt. Murdaugh entered the service of the Confederacy on the acceptance of his resignation from the United States navy, about May 1, 1861, shortly thereafter taking part in the defense of Fort Hatteras in an attack made by the United States fleet consisting of the Minnesota, Wabash, Susquehanna, Cumberland, Pawnee and Harriett Lane, August 29, 1861. During this engagement he had his arm badly shattered and never fully regained the use of it. He was, as far as I can ascertain, the first Confederate naval officer to be wounded. He escaped being made prisoner at that time by being carried to the Confederate gunboat Winslo
Historic leaves, volume 1, April, 1902 - January, 1903, Military Record of Captain Martin Binney (search)
0, at the age of nineteen, serving first in the old Boston Light Infantry, or Tigers, for three years, and subsequently in the Boston Independent Fusileers, in the Fifth Massachusetts Infantry. On April 15, 1861, at the first call for troops, I joined Company I, Fifth Massachusetts Volunteers. This was the old Somerville Light Infantry, Captain George O. Brastow. It was quartered in the Treasury building for some time, being mustered into the United States service at Washington, D. C., May 1, 1861. Subsequently it crossed Long Bridge into Virginia, and was camped at Shooters Hill, Virginia, until July 17, 1861, on which day we marched to Centreville Heights, near Manassas Junction. With thirty other men I was detailed under Captain Messer of the Haverhill company to march up a side road. Here we met a body of rebels on July 18, at a place called Wolf Run Shoals, and had quite an engagement. We then overtook the army two days later, encamped on Centreville Heights, and on the 2
Historic leaves, volume 1, April, 1902 - January, 1903, Somerville Soldiers in the Rebellion. (search)
ought the following day at Centreville, ten miles distant. The result was a disappointment and an awakening. The defeat has been much exaggerated by noncombatants, who followed the army, and have been truthful so far as they portrayed their own cowardice. The company was mustered out July 31, having more than served its three months term. It went under fire when discharge could have been equitably claimed, though the regiment was technically held from date of mustering in at Washington May 1, 1861. The duty rendered by the regiment was of transcendent importance because it was timely, materially aiding in saving the capital from seizure by the Confederates. This would have been a very grave disaster, affecting our prestige everywhere, and would have perhaps given the rebels the foreign alliances that would have secured their independence. The Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia had nine men killed at Bull Run, and about forty wounded. The Somerville company lost one private,
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct., chapter 10 (search)
, disability. (three Months.) Name.Co.Age.Term of service. 35William H. Pattee, 3d lieut.E28May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861. 36James A. Bailey, sergt.E24May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861. 37William H. May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861. 37William H. Lawrence, sergt.E26May 1, 1861; killed July 21, 1861, Bull Run, Va. 38William B. F. EmersonE24May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861. 39Alfred M. ThorpeE28May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861. Fifth RegimeMay 1, 1861; killed July 21, 1861, Bull Run, Va. 38William B. F. EmersonE24May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861. 39Alfred M. ThorpeE28May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861. Fifth Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.) Name.Co.Age.Term of service. 40John P. GayH23Sept. 16, 1862, to July 2, 1863. Sixth Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.) Name.Co.Age.Term of service. 41Henry M. FMay 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861. 39Alfred M. ThorpeE28May 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861. Fifth Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.) Name.Co.Age.Term of service. 40John P. GayH23Sept. 16, 1862, to July 2, 1863. Sixth Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.) Name.Co.Age.Term of service. 41Henry M. FarnsworthB21Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863. 42George F. PatchB20Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863. 43William F. PatchB21Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863. Sixth Regiment Infantry. (one hundred DaMay 1, 1861, to July 31, 1861. Fifth Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.) Name.Co.Age.Term of service. 40John P. GayH23Sept. 16, 1862, to July 2, 1863. Sixth Regiment Infantry. (nine Months.) Name.Co.Age.Term of service. 41Henry M. FarnsworthB21Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863. 42George F. PatchB20Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863. 43William F. PatchB21Aug. 31, 1862, to June 3, 1863. Sixth Regiment Infantry. (one hundred Days.) Name.Co.Age.Term of service. 44Oliver WilsonA34July 16, 1864, to Oct. 27, 1864. 46Eugene WilworthA20July 16, 1864, to Oct. 27, 1864. Ninth Regiment Infantry. (three Years.) Name.Co.A
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 5., The Lawrence Light Guard. (search)
marched to the St. Nicholas Hotel. The records say We were received with cheers at every station on the route and plenty of refreshments were furnished. They left New York on the steamship DeSoto, on Monday morning, and arrived at Annapolis in the afternoon of April 24, after a rough passage. Camp was made in the woods. The next morning they proceeded to Washington, and took up their quarters in the treasury building on Saturday, April 27. They were mustered into the Federal service, May 1, 1861. The regiment remained on guard in the treasury building until May 25, the morning after Ellsworth was killed at Alexandria, when it was ordered to that town. The first month of service was hardly more than a long holiday. The Light Guard made friends among the people of Washington, had plenty to eat (the Light Guard always has appreciated that blessing, at home and abroad), and had little hard work, but the change to Alexandria brought a new experience. Coarse bread, no butter or mi
The Daily Dispatch: January 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], Slaveholding Indians. (search)
Condition of Virginia Banks. Farmers' Bank of Fincastle, Fincastle, Va., Jan. 5, 1861. To His Excellency John Letcher, Governor of Virginia: Dear Sir: I enclose herewith a comparative statement of the condition of this Bank, on the 1st instant, and on the 1st day of January, 1860. Very respectfully, your obd't serv't, Wm. McCREERY, Cashier. Comparative State of the Farmers' Bank of Fincastle, on the 1st day of Jan., 1860, and 1st day of Jan., 1861: 1860.1861. debt outstanding$88,367.81$141,223.81 Stocks160,000.00150,000.00 Specie24,719.9329,604.25 Specie funds in hands of Auditor00.0012,100.00 Notes of other Banks in Virginia1,415.004,281.00 Notes of Banks out of the State160.0070.00 property account849.66860.64 Permanent expenses381.39465.52 due by other Banks3,459.746,310.46 $279,353.53$354,915.68 capital stock$150,000.00$160,000.00 circulation86,465.00139,030.00 Deposits25,274.5330,192.57 due to other Banks1,067.128,471
The Daily Dispatch: February 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 8 (search)
the relief of the Banks of the Commonwealth was committed yesterday, reported the bill with an amendment. Resolutions of Inquiry.--The following resolutions of inquiry were adopted and appropriately referred: By Mr. Newman, of relieving the securities of Joshua H. Staats, dec'd, late Sheriff of Jackson county; by Mr French, of incorporating a Joint Stock Company to build a bridge across Walker's Creek, near Staffordsville; by Mr. Pate, of giving the securities of Ro. Chambers until 1st May, 1861, to pay the balance due the State; by Mr. French, of changing the times of holding the Courts in the 13th, 16th and 17th Circuits. Executions Stayed.--The bill staying the proceedings on executions, trust deeds, and other demands, in cases of refusal to receive Bank notes, was taken up on its passage. The bill was discussed by Messrs. Day, Coghill, Christian, Thomas of Henry, and finally passed by the following vote: Yeas.--Messrs. Brannon Carson, Carraway, jr., Christian,
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