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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 172 (search)
s on the retreat, prove too conclusively that only an actual pursuit would have driven them from Gauley. Our officers in command acted with care and military discretion, and the men endured hardships. All that is now asked is credit for what was done. We are here to do our duty, but not, in the performance of it, to be slighted. soldier, Of the Thirteenth Regiment O. V. I. A secession account. A correspondent of the Richmond Whig (Dec. 11) gives the following: Richmond, December 10, 1861. Sir: General Floyd's retreat from Cotton Hill, having been referred to by his friends as a proof of his masterly skill as a tactician, I invite your attention to the following letter, addressed by a reliable party to the Lynchburg Virginian, giving in brief the salient incidents of that retreat. On this letter the editor of the Virginian observes: It gives, we doubt not, an honest and truthful, as well as detailed account of the most disgraceful rout that our armies have suffered
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 232 (search)
Doc. 220. Mr. Cardwell's resolutions, offered in the Tennessee Legislature, December 10, 1861. Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, As its unanimous sense, that any and all propositions of the Congress of the (so-called) United States of America to reconstruct a Union which they have prostituted to the base purposes of annihilating the liberties, trampling upon the rights, destroying the lives, and plundering the people of the Confederate States, thus driving them to the assertion of their independence and the formation of a new Confederacy, for the maintenance of their inalienable rights and the preservation of their sovereignty, is but another form under which our enemies would subjugate the South and reduce us to the despotism of their degraded doctrines, and that we cannot view any such proposition of reconstruction in any other light than as a crowning insult to our intelligence and manhood, to thus approach us after the acts of rapine, murder, and ba
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 186 (search)
We'll never submit to Yankee rule! Fight away, etc. At first our States were only seven, But now we number stars eleven; Fight away, etc. Brave old Missouri shall be ours, Despite old Lincoln's Northern powers I Fight away, etc. We have no ships, we have no navies, But mighty faith in the great Jeff. Davis; Fight away, etc. Due honor too we will award, To gallant Bragg and Beauregard! Fight away, etc. Abe's proclamation in a twinkle, Stirred up the blood of Rip Van Winkle; Fight away, etc. Jeff Davis' answer was short and curt “Fort Sumter's taken, and nobody's hurt! ” Fight away, etc. We hear the words of this same ditty, To the right and left of the Mississippi; Fight away, etc. In the land of flowers hot and sandy, From Delaware Bay to the Rio Grande! Fight away, etc. The ladies cheer with heart and hand, The men who fight for Dixie's land; Fight away, etc. The “Stars and Bars” are waving o'er us, And Independence is before us! Fight away, etc. Martinsburg, Va., Dec. 10, 1861
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
ln's first annual message to Congress......Dec. 3, 1861 John C. Breckinridge, Kentucky, expelled from the Senate......Dec. 4, 1861 [He had remained in the Senate until the end of the previous session.] Senate resolves that a joint committee of three members from the Senate and four from the House be appointed to inquire into the conduct of the war, with power to send for persons and papers, and to sit during the session (33 yeas to 3 nays)......Dec. 9, 1861 House concurs......Dec. 10, 1861 This committee consists of Senators Benjamin F. Wade, of Ohio; Zachariah Chandler, of Michigan; and Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, Dec. 17; and Congressmen Daniel W. Gooch, of Massachusetts; John Covode, of Pennsylvania; George W. Julian, of Indiana; and Moses F. Odell, war Democrat, of New York.. Dec. 19, 1861 Committee convenes; Mr. Wade, chairman......Dec. 20, 1861 Affair at Dranesville, Va......Dec. 20, 1861 Government suspends specie payment......Jan. 1, 1862 Department
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), F. (search)
1,225E. SchoppNov. 28, 1865. 4. Swinging or rotating Laterally. (a.) On a Longitudinal Pin or Hinge. No.Name.Date. 193W. H. HubbellMar. 11, 1837. *364S. DayAug. 31, 1837. 3,649W. W. HubbellJuly 1, 1844. 6,139D. MinesingerFeb. 27, 1849. *9.701C. N. TylerMay 3, 1853. *14,017B. GroomJan. 1, 1856. *14,406F. NewburyMar. 1, 1856. 20,315C. W. AlexanderMay 25, 1858. 26,526I. H. SearsDec. 20, 1859. 30,537E. MaynardOct. 30, 1860. 33,435B. F. JoslynOct. 8, 1861. 33,907W. H. SmithDec. 10, 1861. *34,126Brady and NobleJan. 14, 1862. 34,449B. F. Skinner and A. Plummer, Jr.Feb. 18, 1862. 34,854S. W. WoodApr. 1, 1862. 35,688B. F. JoslynJune 24, 1862. *35,996J. B. DoolittleJuly 29, 1862. *36,358J. NicholsSept. 2, 1862. 37,208S. StrongDec. 16, 1862. 38,366L. AlbrightMay 5, 1863. 38,643S. StrongMay 19, 1863. 38,644S. StrongMay 19, 1863. 39,198J. DavisJuly 7, 1863. 39,407B. F. JoslynAug. 4, 1863. 41,732J. WarnerFeb. 23, 1864. 42,000B. F. JoslynMar. 22, 1864. 42,529J. Dav
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), Z. (search)
30, 1855. 12,418.Wetherell, Feb. 20, 1855. 12,613.Gardner, Mar. 27, 1855. 13,332.Jones, July 24, 1855. 13,416.Burrows, Extended. Aug. 14, 1855. 13,431.Jones, Aug. 14, 1855. 13,806.Wetherill, Nov. 13, 1855. 15,448.Wharton, July 29, 1856. 15,830.Wetherill, Sept. 30, 1856. 16,594.Kent, Feb. 10, 1857. 20,655.Monnier, June 22, 1858. 20,926.Wharton et al., July 13, 1858. 27,142.Millbank, Feb. 14, 1860. 32,320.Titterton, Patented in England. May 14, 1861. 33,911.Weissenborn, Dec. 10, 1861. 36,414.Lewis, Sept. 9, 1862. 37,150.Wharton, Dec. 16, 1862. 38,493.Lewis, May 12, 1863. 43,587.Jenkins et al., July 19, 1864. 67,839.Bartlett et al., Aug. 20, 1867. 69,573.Mills, Oct. 8, 1867. 72,032.Hall, Dec. 10, 1867. 73,146.Wetherill, Jan. 7, 1868. 73,147.Wetherill, Jan. 7, 1868. 83,643.Lees, Nov. 3, 1868. 95,484.Jones, Oct. 5, 1869. 108,965.Burrows, Nov. 8, 1870. 138,684.Osgood, May 6, 1873. 136,685.Osgood, May 6, 1873. 139,701.Bartlett, June 10, 1873. 142,571.Lang,
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Illinois Volunteers. (search)
. Total 250. 23rd Illinois Regiment Infantry (Irish Brigade). Organized at Chicago, Ill., and mustered in June 15, 1861. Moved to Quincy, Ill., July 14, thence to St. Louis, Mo., and to Jefferson City July 21, and duty there till September 8. March to Lexington September 8-11. Siege of Lexington September 12-20. Captured by Price September 20 and paroled. Regiment mustered out by order of General Fremont October 8, 1861, but restored by order of General McClellan, December 10, 1861. Reassembled at Chicago and guard prisoners at Camp Douglas till June 14, 1862. Moved to Harper's Ferry, West Va., June 14. Attached to R. R. District, Mountain Department, Harper's Ferry and New Creek to July, 1862. R. R. District, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to September, 1862. R. R. District Dept. West Va. to January, 1863. New Creek, Va., Defenses Upper Potomac, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to March, 1863. 5th Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Army Corps,
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Iowa Volunteers. (search)
n Raleigh April 9-13. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June. Mustered out July 24, 1865. Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 118 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 260 Enlisted men by disease. Total 387. 16th Iowa Regiment Infantry. Organized at Davenport December 10, 1861, to March, 1862. Left State for St. Louis, Mo., March 20, 1862; thence moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Army of Tennessee, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Army of Tennessee and District of Corinth, Dept. of the Tennessee, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of Tennessee, to December, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 6th Di
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Kentucky Volunteers. (search)
vice 1 Officer and 40 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 193 Enlisted men by disease. Total 239. 13th Kentucky Regiment Infantry. Organized at Camp Hobson, near Greensburg, Ky., and mustered in at Green River December 10, 1861. Attached to 16th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, December, 1861. 11th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to March, 1862. 11th Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 11th Brigade, 5th Division, 2nd Army Co. Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 50 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Officers and 181 Enlisted men by disease. Total 245. 14th Kentucky Regiment Infantry. Organized at Camp Wallace, Lawrence County, Ky., December 10, 1861. Attached to 18th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to March, 1862. 27th Brigade, 7th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to February, 1863. District of Eastern
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Massachusetts Volunteers. (search)
f Mobile April 12, and duty there till July 1. Moved to Galveston, Tex., July 1-5, thence to Houston July 8-9, and duty there till October. Moved to Galveston, thence to New Orleans, Port Royal, S. C., and Boston, Mass., October 5-November 3. Mustered out November 10, 1865. Battery lost during service 1 Enlisted man killed in action and 50 Enlisted men by disease. Total 51. 5th Massachusetts Battery Light Artillery Organized at Lynnfield and Reedville and mustered in December 10, 1861. Moved to Washington, D. C., December 25-27. Attached to Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1865. Service. At Capital Hill, Defenses of Washington, D. C., till February 1
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