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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2, Chapter 41: fall of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863. (search)
eral Johnston arrived at Jackson on May 13, 1863, and telegraphed to James A. Seddon, Secretary of War, as follows: I arrived this evening, finding the enemy in force between this place and General Pemberton, cutting off communication. I am too late. In the order assigning General Johnston to the Geographical Department of the West, he was directed to repair in person to any part of his command, whenever his presence might be deemed for the time necessary or desirable. On May 9, 1863, General Johnston was ordered to proceed at once to Mississippi and take chief command of the forces, and he telegraphed to General Pemberton from Tullahoma the same day, Disposition of troops, as far as understood, judicious. Can be readily concentrated against Grant's army. When he reached Jackson, learning that the enemy was between that place and the position occupied by General Pemberton's forces, about thirty miles distant, he halted there and opened correspondence with Pembert
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of Brigadier-General Perry of battle of Chancellorsville. (search)
Report of Brigadier-General Perry of battle of Chancellorsville. [From original Ms.] Headquarters Perry's brigade, May 9, 1863. To Major Thomas S. Mills, A. A. G.: Major: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by my command, consisting of the Second and Eighth Florida regiments, in the recent engagements in Spotsylvania county: On the evening of the 29th of April, in compliance with orders from division headquarters; I moved my comrnand to the heights in front of Falmouth, and throwing my pickets out to the river bank, remained in line of battle until about 11 o'clock on the morning of the 1st of May, when, in obedience to orders from Major-General Anderson, I moved with my command up the Plank road, and into the Old Turnpike road. I advanced up this road until I came to our line of battle, held by Major-General McLaws' on the right. I then received an order from Major-General Mc-Laws' to form my brigade on the right of Brigadier-General
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 3.27 (search)
n this letter was written on the 5th of May, 1863, there was no thought of controversy. It was intended only for the eye of the person to whom it was written, with no idea that it would be preserved. General Pleasonton's report of the operations of his command at Chancellorsville, dated May 18th, 1863, makes no mention of Keenan, but commends Huey as the commander of the regiment and indorses his report. In Major Huey's report of the operations of the 8th Pennsylvania cavalry, dated May 9th, 1863, he states that he was ordered to report, with his command, to General Howard, and no mention is made of any order from General Pleasonton to charge. This report was before Pleasonton when his own report was made, and no exception was ever taken to it. In Colonel Thomas C. Devin's report of the 2d brigade, dated May 12th, 1863, he states that the 8th Pennsylvania cavalry was sent to the support of General Howard, and Major Huey is complimented as the commander of the regiment. No menti
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 7: muster-out-rolls — Anthropological statistics. (search)
Company A:--Lorenzo Brown; kicked to death by a mule at Somerset, Ky., April 23, 1864. Sixty-fifth Ohio, Company H:--Corporal Adam Glasgow; discharged May 27, 1865, on surgeon's certificate; both feet frozen while en route from Wilmington, N. C., to Annapolis, Md.; an exchanged prisoner of war. Twenty-first Massachusetts, Company E: From rolls attached to regimental history.--Sergeant Thomas Plunkett; lost both arms while carrying regimental U. S. flag at Fredericksburg; discharged May 9, 1863. Twenty-first Massachusetts, Company C: From rolls attached to regimental history.--Sergeant Elbridge C. Barr; killed at Fredericksburg while carrying the State flag. Twenity-first Massachusetts, Company A: From rolls attached to regimental history.--Sergeant Joseph H. Collins; died Jan. 3, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg while carrying the colors. Seventh Wisconsin, Company H:--Jefferson Coates; wounded at South Mountain and Gettysburg; loss of both eyes; brevette
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 193 (search)
rsonally have not been in action, being at the time sick at Chicago, Illinois, I had to make this report according to the statements I solicited from the officers of my regiment. Their statements varied in several points, but I have endeavored to make the report as correct as possible. I am, sir, very respectfully, your most obedient servant, Edward Salomon, Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Eighty-Second Illinois Volunteers. Colonel Craig's report. camp near Potomac Creek, Va., May 9, 1863. Captain: I have the honor to submit the following report of the movements of my command since the twenty-eighth day of April, 1863, until our return to this camp: Having complied with all preparatory orders, this regiment moved with the brigade on the afternoon of Tuesday, the twenty-eighth day of April, with twenty-seven officers and three hundred and twenty men, and reached a point below Fredericksburgh, on the Rappahannock, where we bivouacked for the night. The next day, twent
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 3 (search)
necessity of bringing my name into any question of difference between yourself and General Burnside. In order that you may have in your possession all the documentary evidence on the subject, I enclose herewith copies of my letter to him of May ninth 1863, and his telegraphic answer of May fourteenth. Whether or not General Burnside ever made the promised answer to your pamphlet, I know not. I have never seen any, and the enlosure is the only correspondence we ever had on the subject. Bothays expressed full confidence in, and warm regard for both the Secretary and myself. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, H. W. Halleck. General Halleck to General Burnside. [Personal.] Headquarters of the army, Washington, May 9, 1863. Major-General Burnside, Cincinnati. General: Major-General Franklin's pamphlet on the battle of Fredericksburg has been before the public for some weeks, and no doubt has attracted your attention. General Franklin states positively that
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 31 (search)
ne hundred and twenty-one missing; making an aggregate of nine hundred and nine. Respectfully, James H. Lane, Brigadier-General. Report of Brigadier-General Doles. headquarters Doles's brigade, Rodes's division, Second army corps, May 9, 1863. Captain Green Peyton, A. A. G.: Captain: On the morning of the twenty-ninth of April this brigade was ordered to march in the direction of Hamilton's Crossing. The command was in motion by eight o'clock A. M.; arrived at the Crossing at td efficient services during all the week's operations. I am, Major, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, A. R. Wright. Brigadier-General, commanding Brigade. Report of Brigadier-General Perry. headquarters Perry's brigade, May 9, 1863. To Major Thomas S. Mills, A. A. General: Major: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by my command, consisting of the Second and Eighth Florida regiments, in the recent engagements in Spottsylvania county: O
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), General officers of the Confederate Army: a full roster compiled from the official records (search)
, Mar. 4, 1863. Vaughn, A. J., Jr. , Nov. 18, 1863. Vaughn, J. C., Sept. 22, 1862. Villepigue, J. B., Mar. 13, 1862. Walker, H. H., July 1, 1863. Walker, James A., May 15, 1863. Walker, Leroy P., Sept. 17, 1861. Walker, L. M., April 11, 1862. Walker, Wm. S., Oct. 30, 1862. Waterhouse, R., Mar. 17, 1865. Watie, Stand, May 6, 1864. Waul, Thomas N., Sept. 18, 1863. Wayne, Henry C., Dec. 16, 1861. Weisiger, D. A., July 30, 1864. Wharton, G. C., July 8, 1863. Whitfield, John W., May 9, 1863. Wickham, W. C., Sept. 1, 1863. Wigfall, Louis T., Oct. 2, 1861. Williams, John S., April 16, 1862. Wilson, C. C., Nov. 16, 1863. Winder, Chas. S., Mar. 1, 1862. Winder, John H., June 21, 1861. Wise, Henry A., June 5, 1861. Woffard, Wm. T., Jan. 17, 1863. Wood, S. A. M., Jan. 7, 1862. Wright, Marcus J., Dec. 13, 1862. Zollicoffer, Felix K., July 9, 1861. Brigadier-generals of artillery, provisional army Alexander, Ed. P., Feb. 26, 1864. Long, A. L., Sept. 21, 1863. Walke
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 39: (search)
t was to be made by that army, and, supposing that General Johnston would be convinced of the fact if he repaired to that field in person, as well as to avail ourselves of the public confidence felt in his military capacity, he was ordered, on May 9, 1863, to proceed at once to Mississippi and take chief command of the forces, giving to those in the field, as far as practicable, the encouragement and benefit of your personal direction. Arrange to take, for temporary service, with you, or to beon. I am too late. In the order assigning General Johnston to the geographical Department of the West, he was directed to repair in person to any part of his command, whenever his presence might be for the time necessary or desirable. On May 9, 1863, he was ordered to proceed at once to Mississippi and take chief command of the forces in the field. When he reached Jackson, learning that the enemy was between that place and the position occupied by General Pemberton's forces, about thir
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nagle, James 1822-1866 (search)
Nagle, James 1822-1866 Military officer; born in Reading, Pa., April 5, 1822; distinguished himself in the Mexican War with the Washington Artillery; was appointed colonel of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment in 1861; was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, Sept. 10, 1862, and greatly distinguished himself at the battle of Antietam. Owing to ill-health he was forced to resign, May 9, 1863; but when the Confederates invaded Pennsylvania in June of that year he organized the 39th Pennsylvania Regiment and served as its colonel. In the following year he recruited the 149th Pennsylvania Regiment for a service of 100 days; and was commissioned its colonel. He died in Pottsville, Pa., Aug. 22, 1866.
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