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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
nd Mr. Rice, of Minnesota, managers. On the eighteenth, Mr. Wilson, from the Committee of Conferency Mr. Wilson on the sixth July passed on the eighteenth, and was approved by the President on the twthe Committee on Military Affairs. On the eighteenth, Mr. Wilson from the Military Committee, to committed to the Military Committee. On the eighteenth, Mr. Wilson, from the Committee, reported it back without amendment. The Senate, on the eighteenth, on motion of Mr. Wilson, took up the resolucalculated to give effect thereto. On the eighteenth, the Senate, on motion of Mr. Wilson, procee the sixteenth; debated and amended. On the eighteenth, the bill was further considered, debated, a Mr. Grimes were appointed managers. On the eighteenth, Mr. Wilson, from the committee of conferenco the Committee on Military Affairs. On the eighteenth, Mr. Wilson reported it back with amendmentshe land grant railroads. The Senate, on the eighteenth, proceeded to the consideration of the bill,[5 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 2 (search)
20, 1862. To Major G. M. Sorrel, A. A. General First Corps, A. N. V. : Major: In conformity to circular order of eighteenth instant, I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by the battalion Washington artillery, of New Ore works on the extreme left of our line, the position before occupied by Lane's battery, which I occupied until the eighteenth instant. On the eighteenth all my batteries were again concentrated in camp. The second company, Captain Richardson, was,eighteenth all my batteries were again concentrated in camp. The second company, Captain Richardson, was, during the engagements, attached to Pickett's division, in reserve, and was not engaged. It is my duty, as it is my pleasure, to say, in behalf of my officers, cannoneers, and drivers, that upon no field during this war have men behaved more gall Captain Upshur, with his squadron, being absent, I ordered Captain Tucker to assist in bringing up the rear. On the eighteenth, I camped on Mr. Brooke's farm, near where General D. H. Hill's division halted. I am happy to inform you that there w
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 36 (search)
ivision, began to ascend the mountains. The work was continued unintermittedly through the day and entire night of the seventeenth, and by ten o'clock of the eighteenth the whole was up. Wagner's brigade had advanced to Tracy City Monday morning, the seventeenth, with orders to move forward as far as the Thurman, or Anderson road, on Tuesday, the eighteenth. I allowed the First and Third brigades, Buell's and Harker's, to rest until one P. M., on the eighteenth, and then moved to Tracy City. Wagner was ordered to advance on the Thurman road to Thurman, Wednesday morning, select a good encampment, and await my arrival there with the other Second brigad the exception of an occasional firing on my pickets, the enemy left me undisturbed at Gordon's Mill till between eleven A. M. and twelve M., of Friday, the eighteenth instant. A rapid advance of his light troops, supported by troops in a solid line on my right front, drove in my pickets as far as the creek, but no effort was mad
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 41 (search)
ing the movement at six o'clock A. M. on the eighteenth, by the extreme right, at Reed's Bridge. hemilitary movements of Buckner's corps on the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth September, 1863: s after the battle. On the morning of the eighteenth, I moved from a point on Peavine Creek, midwArriving during the afternoon of Friday, the eighteenth, within a mile or less of the ford, Major-Geundred and sixty-nine. At daylight of the eighteenth, my command moved from Catlett's Gap and thaRinggold, the enemy not following. On the eighteenth, by command of General Pegram, I proceeded te by McNair's Brigade at Chickamauga, on the eighteenth, nine-teenth, and twentieth of September, 18hickamauga Creek, on the seventeenth and eighteenth instant, and at the battle of Chickamauga, on thsacks by day-light on the morning of the eighteenth instant, when we took up the line of march to Lea. At nine o'clock, on the morning of the eighteenth, the command reached a point on Chickamauga [6 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 45 (search)
Carolina volunteers. The work of repair and preparation was proceeded with during the night, and at daylight on the eighteenth, the enemy's land and sea batteries opened a feu d'enfer upon the devoted work. The practice was rapid in the extreme,sland, during the week commencing Monday, the thirteenth instant, and particularly the occurrences of Saturday, the eighteenth instant, which terminated in a most decisive and overwhelming repulse of the enemy: On Monday, the thirteenth instant, Inmasked, and were, with the exception of the first, entirely without range of our guns. On Saturday morning, the eighteenth instant, at 8.15 A. M., the enemy having disclosed his land batteries, brought up to their support his entire fleet, consisge quantity of ammunition and stores were removed from Fort Sumter to Sullivan's Island. Early on the morning of the eighteenth, the Ironsides, two monitors, and the enemy's land batteries opened upon Fort Sumter and Battery Wagner. The battery a
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 46 (search)
once that this dispatch had been forwarded by courier. On the eighteenth, I addressed a second communication, through the same medium, as e former place. A gunboat and one transport passed Austin on the eighteenth, having in tow fifteen flat-boats or pontoons, with twenty-five sBrigadier-General Hebert's brigade arrived before daylight on the eighteenth, bringing with it all the light pieces, and, in addition, two tweto corn, and all disposable wagons applied to this end. On the eighteenth, Colonel Wirt Adams, who had been previously directed to cross toge; the troops and artillery were, therefore, on the night of the eighteenth, silently and safely withdrawn, and General Smith's division occu steamer T. D. Hine. Lieutenant Cammack left Alexandria on the eighteenth inst., one day later than the communication for Colonel Broadwell. ssee), and that I considered saving Vicksburg hopeless. On the eighteenth, I said: Grant's position, naturally very strong, is intrenched a
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 57 (search)
nant-Colonel Ed. Higgins. Headquaribr Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April 27, 1862. Lieutenant W. M. Bridges, A. A. Adjutant-General, Second Brigade, Department No. 1, New Orleans: Sir: I have the honor to report that on Friday, the eighteenth instant, the naval force of the United States, which has been for some weeks in the river, making preparation for an attack on these forts, commenced the bombardment of Fort Jackson. Fire from their mortar-fleet was opened at nine o'clock A. M. of Captain M. T. Squires. Fort St. Philip, April 27, 1862. Lieutenant Charles N. Morse, Post-Adjutant Fort Jackson, Louisiana: Sir: I have the honor respectfully to submit the following report: Early on the morning of Friday, the eighteenth instant, perceiving by the movements of the enemy that they were about taking up their position, the heavy guns were ordered to open upon them, to annoy them in the execution of their purpose as much as possible; but the distance being great, and t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 58 (search)
the regulations of the War Department do not leave such preparations to commanders of troops, but to officers who receive their orders from Richmond. On the eighteenth, a letter was received from General Bragg, sketching a plan of offensive operations, and enumerating the troops to be used in them under me. I was invited to exthe seventeenth, Polk's cavalry, under Brigaadier-General Jackson, met the army, and Hardee, after severe skirmishing, checked the enemy. At this point, on the eighteenth, Polk's and Hood's corps took the direct road to Cassville — Hardee's that by Kingston. About half the Federal army took each road. French's division having joined Polk's corps on the eighteenth, on the morning of the nineteenth, when half the Federal army was near Kingston, the two corps at Cassville were ordered to advance against the troops that had followed them from Adairsville — Hood's leading on the right. When this corps had advanced some two miles, one of his staff officers
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 59 (search)
to the mouth of the East River, and found the enemy had abandoned tents and camp-equipage, both there and at French's, where he had been fortifying. The General passed on until he came within four or five miles of Princeton, on the evening of the seventeenth, when, hearing in the country from somebody that I had been repulsed and was retreating, he fell back in the night to the mouth of East River. His courier arrived at my position (one mile from the courthouse) about nine A. M., on the eighteenth, conveying to me the information that General Heth's force was now so required in another direction as to forbid further pursuit of the enemy, with a request to return Colonel Wharton to a post in the district of New River, indicated by the General commanding said district. The enemy had, during the night, vacated Princeton, taking the Raleigh road, his rear passing Blue Stone River about sunrise. I ordered my battalion of mounted-rifles to follow him. I ascertained that on the night of
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 61 (search)
ucted under their eyes. From the twentieth of May to the middle of June the firing was kept up at intervals, and more or less heavy the latter part of the time. directed mainly at the town, and at localities where they apparently thought troops were encamped. From the fourteenth to the eighteenth of June there was an entire cessation of the attack, the mortar-fleet that had bombarded Fort Jackson and Fort Philip being on the way here to join in the attack. They began to arrive on the eighteenth, and to the number of eighteen or nineteen were in position on the twentieth, on the afternoon of which day the bombardment again opened. Prior to this a new source of anxiety arose. Fort Pillow and Memphis had fallen, and in addition to the attack we were enduring, Vicksburg was threatened by a combined land and naval force from above. From the twentieth to the twenty-seventh the bombardment was pretty constant during the daytime, at times very heavy, but generally ceasing at ten or el
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