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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of the Confederate States Navy. (search)
er the batteries. Had our stern guns been loaded then we could have destroyed the ram, as his bows were entirely out of the water, and he was but a short distance from us. The ram kept backing hard, and soon got afloat. Another ram now came down, but a broadside from the Arkansas disabled him, and his consort took him in tow, and succeeded in getting him up the river out of the range. The gun-boats then withdrew from action, and the firing ceased on both sides. On the afternoon of July 24th, 1862, all of the enemy's vessels, above and below, were seen to be under way. We got ready, expecting a general attack; but were agreeably disappointed, for they all steamed away and abandoned the seige. Though a great many shell had been thrown into Vicksburg, very little damage had been done. The citizens began to return, and business to some extent was resumed. A number of Mechanics came from Jackson and Mobile and went to work repairing the injuries the Arkansas had received. The
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2, Chapter 30: foreign Relations.—Unjust discrimination against us.—Diplomatic correspondence. (search)
t high consideration and respect due to the benign purpose in which it would have its origin. I am, etc., J. M. Mason To Lord John Russell. Foreign Office, July 24, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th instant, respecting the intention expressed by Her Majesty's Government to refrs was the meaning of my declaration in Parliament on the subject. I am, etc., Russell. To James M. Mason. No. 54 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London, July 24, 1862. My Lord: In the interview I had the honor to have with your Lordship in February last, I laid before your Lordship, under instructions from the Governmentr waiting a reasonable time Mr. Mason addressed another letter to the minister: Mr. Mason to Earl Russell. No. 54 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London, July 24, 1862. Mr. Mason presents his compliments to Earl Russell, and if agreeable to his Lordship, Mr. Mason would be obliged if Earl Russell would allow him the honor
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 11: military operations. (search)
assault, and followed far up into the country. Their works were all destroyed; their bridge they had to burn behind them, and their guns were captured and brought away with a very considerable loss. Their colors were captured, and I recommended to the War Department that the regiment be allowed to retain the captured colors as a mark of its commendation of their valor, which was done, as set forth in the following General Order:-- headquarters Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, July 24, 1862. General Order No. 51. The commanding general of this department takes pleasure in publishing the following indorsement from Washington of what he has considered the useful services of Lieutenant-Colonel Kimball, of the Twelfth Regiment of Maine Volunteers, and the troops under his command: The news of the brilliant achievement of Lieutenant-Colonel Kimball of the Twelfth Maine Volunteers, and the brave men under his command, at Manchac Pass, was very gratifying to the Department,
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 13 (search)
o influence me in my determination to make Memphis a safe place of operations for an army, and all people who are unfriendly should forthwith prepare to depart in such direction as I may hereafter indicate. Surgeons are not liable to be made prisoners of war, but they should not reside within the lines of an army which they regard as hostile. The situation would be too delicate. I am, with great respect, your obedient servant, W. T. Sherman, Major-General. headquarters, Memphis, July 24, 1862. Samuel Sawyer, Esq., Editor Union Appeal, Memphis. dear sir: It is well I should come to an understanding at once with the press as well as the people of Memphis, which I am ordered to command; which means, to control for the interest, welfare, and glory of the whole Government of the United States. Personalities in a newspaper are wrong and criminal. Thus, though you meant to be complimentary in your sketch of my career, you make more than a dozen mistakes of fact, which I need
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
, is correct and true. Witness my hand and seal, this twenty-fourth day of July, 1862. R. H. Nelson, Justice of the Peace. Testimony ofdier-General. Colonel Warren's Report. camp Frescatti, July 24, 1862. Major R. L. Dabney, Assistant Adjutant-General: Major: In a headquarters Second brigade, camp near Liberty Mills, Va., July 24, 1862. Captain A. S. Pendleton, A. A. G., V. D.: Captain: In the dale. headquarters Third brigade, camp near Richmond, Va., July 24, 1862. Captain Dickinson, A. A. General: Captain: I have the honorof Colonel Brockenbrough. camp Fortieth Virginia regiment, July 24, 1862. Captain: I have the honor to submit the following as my rephe twenty First Virginia regiment. camp near Gordonsville, July 24, 1862. R. N. Wilson, A. A. General Second Brigade, V. D.: The aboport of Captain Wooding. camp near Gordonsville, Virginia, July 24, 1862. Brigadier-General Taliaferro: General: My battery marched f
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 7: Prisons and Hospitals. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Soldiers who escaped (search)
floats which he had prepared. As he could swim but imperfectly, he was unwilling to venture into the bay without some support. Desperate prisoners constantly attempted to escape from the old penitentiary at Alton, Illinois, and were sometimes successful. Once they set the prison on fire, and in the confusion several got over the wall. The most remarkable escape from this prison, however, was that of Colonel Ebenezer Magoffin, of Missouri, and thirty-five companions, on the night of July 24, 1862. The investigations of the court of inquiry showed that the prisoners had climbed to the top of some unused brick ovens under a shed in the yard, had cut through the top, and then down through eight feet of masonry. The tunnel was excavated three feet below the surface for a distance of fifty feet, cutting through on the way the solid limestone foundation of the outer wall of the prison, at that point three feet thick. Only eight of the industrious burrowers were recaptured. The to
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
4, 1862 Congress authorizes the enrolment of the militia between eighteen and forty-five; the appointment of a judge-advocate-general; the President to organize army corps at his discretion; persons of African descent to be admitted to the army; act approved......July 17, 1862 Congress authorizes the seizure and confiscation of rebel property......July 17, 1862 Second session adjourns......July 17, 1862 Ex-President Martin Van Buren dies at Lindenwold, N. Y., aged eighty......July 24, 1862 President Lincoln calls for 300,000 ninemonths' militia......Aug. 4, 1862 [A special draft ordered in States whose quotas are not filled by Aug. 15.] Battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.......Aug. 9, 1862 Property in Louisiana belonging to John Slidell, Confederate commissioner to France, confiscated by order of General Butler......Aug. 11, 1862 Army of the Potomac evacuates Harrison's Landing......Aug. 16, 1862 Sioux Indians attack the frontier settlements of Minnesota......A
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Buren, Martin 1782-1862 (search)
wer to make a slave than to make a king, and that it was the duty of the national government to relieve itself of all responsibility for the existence or continuance of slavery wherever the government possessed constitutional authority to legislate on that subject. General Taylor, candidate of the Whigs, was elected. Mr. Van Buren made a tour in Europe (1853-55). On the outbreak of the Civil War he took de cided ground in favor of the national government. He died in Kinderhook, N. Y., July 24, 1862. The Treasury and the panic. The following is the text of President Van Buren's message to the Congress on the grave financial situation of the country: Washington, Sept. 4, 1837. Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives,—The act of June 23, 1836, regulating the deposits of the public money and directing the employment of State, District, and Territorial banks for that purpose, made it the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to discontinue the use of suc
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Alabama, 1862 (search)
Union loss, 2 killed, 5 wounded. Total, 7. July 12: Skirmish near Davis GapOHIO--1st Cavalry (Detachment). Union loss, 5 wounded, 2 missing. Total, 7. July 12-16: Expedition from DecaturINDIANA--51st Infantry. OHIO--1st Cavalry (Detachment). July 24: Skirmish, TrinityOHIO--31st Infantry (Co. "E"). Union loss, 2 killed, 11 wounded. Total, 13. July 24: Skirmish, Pond SpringsOHIO--1st Cavalry. July 25: Operations near Courtland and TrinityKENTUCKY--10th Infantry. OHIO--1st Cavalry (DetachmenJuly 24: Skirmish, Pond SpringsOHIO--1st Cavalry. July 25: Operations near Courtland and TrinityKENTUCKY--10th Infantry. OHIO--1st Cavalry (Detachment); 31st Infantry. Union loss, 3 killed, 21 wounded, 80 missing. Total, 104. July 25: Action, Courtland BridgeKENTUCKY--10th Infantry (Cos. "A" and "H"). OHIO--1st Cavalry (Detachment). July 26: Skirmish, Spangler's MillsMICHIGAN--3d Cavalry (Cos. "H," "L" and "M"). July 26: Skirmish, near JonesboroughMICHIGAN--3d Cavalry (Cos. "H," "L" and "M"). July 27-30: Expedition from Woodville to GuntersvilleKENTUCKY--15th Infantry. MICHIGAN--Battery "A," 1st Light Arty. (Section). OHIO--3d Cavalry (
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Louisiana, 1862 (search)
Infantry. June 22: Skirmish, Bayou des AllemandsVERMONT--8th Infantry. June 22: Skirmish, Raceland, near AlgiersVERMONT--8th Infantry. Union loss, 3 killed, 8 wounded. Total, 11. June 27-29: Reconn. to Amite RiverMASSACHUSETTS--2d Company Unattached Cavalry. Union loss, 2 killed, 4 wounded. Total, 6. June 28: Skirmish, Williams' Bridge, Amite RiverMASSACHUSETTS--2d Company Unattached Cavalry. Union loss, 2 killed, 4 wounded. Total, 6. July 5-7: Exp. to PonchatoulaConfederate Reports. July 24: Skirmish, Amite RiverConfederate Reports. July 25-Aug. 2: Exp. to Lake Pontchartrain, Pass Manchac and up Tchefuncta and Pearl RiversCONNECTICUT--12th Infantry. VERMONT--2d Battery Light Arty. (Section). July 27: Skirmishes, Madisonville and near CovingtonCONNECTICUT--12th Infantry; U. S. Gunboat "Grey Cloud." Aug. 5: Engagement, Baton RougeCONNECTICUT--9th Infantry. MAINE--14th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS--2d Company Unattached Cavalry; 2d, 4th and 6th Batteries Light Arty.; 30th Infantry.
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