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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles 7 7 Browse Search
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 4 4 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 4 4 Browse Search
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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 2 2 Browse Search
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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) 2 2 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 27 (search)
ar-shells, and the gunboats four thousand five hundred. Four thousand five hundred shots have been fired from naval guns on shore, and we have supplied over six thousand to the different army corps. I have the honor to remain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, David D. Porter, See General McClernand's Report, page 54 Docs. ante. Acting Rear-Admiral Commanding Mississippi Squadron. Major-General Sherman's report. headquarters Fifteenth army corps, Walnut hills, Miss., May 24, 1863. sir: In order to make a connected history of events preceding the final issue of this campaign I avail myself of this the first leisure hour to give substantially the operations of the Fifteenth army corps since the movement began. General Grant's orders for an advance by way of Grand Gulf were dated April twentieth, 1863, and gave McClernand's corps the right, McPherson's the centre, and mine the left; the movement being by the right flank. I had made all preparations for the m
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 22: the siege of Vicksburg. (search)
estment of Port Hudson. Grant having sent word back by Dwight that he would endeavor to spare Banks five thousand men for an effort to capture that stronghold, all the transports at hand were laden with troops, and the remainder were marched to Simm's Port. There they crossed the Atchafalaya, and moved down the west side of the Mississippi to a point opposite Bayou Sara, where they crossed on the night of the 23d, and proceeded to invest Port Hudson from the north on the following day. May 24, 1863. At the same time General C. C. Augur, marching up from Baton Rouge, invested it on the south with three thousand five hundred men. Here we will leave General Banks for a while, and follow General Grant in his campaign on the flank and rear of Vicksburg. C. C. Augur. We left Grant late in April, with troops, transports, and gun-boats, below Vicksburg, prepared to cross and open a new series of operations against that stronghold. At that time some of his cavalry which had been le
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 212 (search)
much of the fighting was within close pistol-range. The prompt services of the surgeon were rendered the suffering, and our dead and wounded were taken to the fleet. The enemy were in full retreat several miles away, mounted; so further pursuit was impossible, and we returned. It was next determined to destroy the town, which has long been known as a bitter rebel place. The following order was issued and executed: Headquarters M. brigade, flag-ship Autocrat, Austin, Miss., May 24, 1863. Special order No. 52. Whereas, The citizens of the town of Austin, Mississippi, did permit and sanction the attack upon one transport vessel yesterday, and the capturing of one trading vessel last night by a band of men acting against the authority of the United States, both these acts at or near this place, and did not only fail to give voluntarily any information concerning the whereabouts of said party, on the arrival of the United States forces here, but are known to have conve
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), Chapter 7: Confederate armies and generals (search)
gadier-General Thomas at Logan's Cross Roads, or Mill Springs, Kentucky, January 19, 1862, he was killed. Major-General Henry Heth (U. S.M. A. 1847) was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia, December 16, 1825. He rose to the rank of captain in the Tenth Infantry, from which he resigned, April 25, 1861, to enter the Confederate Army. He was made colonel of the Forty-fifth Virginia Infantry, June 17, 1861. He was commissioned brigadier-general, January 6, 1862, and major-general, May 24, 1863. After serving with his brigade in West Virginia under General Humphrey Marshall, and in the invasion of Kentucky under General Bragg, where he commanded a division of infantry and a brigade of cavalry, he came East, and commanded a division in the Gettysburg campaign. He was also in various campaigns with the Army of Northern Virginia, commanding a division in A. P. Hill's Third Army Corps. He surrendered at Appomattox, and died at Washington, D. C., September 26, 1899. Major-Gener
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)
oper, Samuel, May 16, 1861. Johnston, A. S., May 30, 1861. Johnston, J. E., July 4, 1861. Lee, Robert E., June 14, 1861. General, provisional army Smith, E. Kirby, Feb. 19, 1864. Generals, provisional army (with temporary rank) Hood, John B., July 18, 1864. Lieutenant-generals, provisional army Buckner, S. B., Sept. 20, 1864. Ewell, Richard S., May 23, 1863. Forrest, N. B., Feb. 28, 1865. Hampton, Wade, Feb. 14, 1865. Hardee, Wm. J., Oct. 10, 1862. Hill, Ambrose P., May 24, 1863. Hill, Daniel H., July 11, 1863. Holmes, T. H., Oct. 13, 1862. Jackson, T. J., Oct. 10, 1862. Lee, Stephen D., June 23, 1864. Longstreet, James, Oct. 9, 1862. Pemberton, J. C., Oct. 10, 1862. Polk, Leonidas, Oct. 10, 1862. Taylor, Richard, April 8, 1864. Lieutenant-generals, provisional army (with temporary rank) Anderson, R. H., May 31, 1864. Early, Jubal A., May 31, 1864. Stewart, A. P., June 23, 1864. Major-generals, provisional army Anderson, J. P., Feb. 17, 1864.
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter V (search)
Chapter V In command of the Department of the Missouri troops sent to General Grant satisfaction of the President conditions on which Governor Gamble would continue in office anti slavery views Lincoln on emancipation in Missouri trouble following the Lawrence massacre a visit to Kansas, and the party quarrel there mutiny in the State militia Repressive measures a Revolutionary plot. on May 24, 1863, I relieved General Curtis in command of the Department of the Missouri. In his instructions of May 22, General Halleck said: You owe your present appointment entirely to the choice of the President himself. I have not, directly or indirectly, interfered in the matter. But I fully concur in the choice, and will give you all possible support and assistance in the performance of the arduous duties imposed upon you. A few days later I received the following significant letter from the President: executive Mansion, Washington, May 27, 1863. General J.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Port Hudson, capture of (search)
udson, with a determination to run by the batteries there and recover the control of the river between that place and Vicksburg. To make this movement, Banks sent towards Port Hudson (March 13) 12,000 men, who drove in the pickets, while two gunboats and some mortar-boats bombarded the works. That night Farragut attempted to pass, but failed, and Banks returned to Baton Rouge. After more operations in Louisiana, Banks returned to the Mississippi and began the investment of Port Hudson, May 24, 1863. His troops were commanded by Generals Weitzel, Auger, Grover, Dwight, and T. W. Sherman, and the beleaguered garrison was under the command of Gen. Frank K. Gardner. Farragut, with his flag-ship (Hartford) and one or two other vessels, was now above Port Hudson, holding the river, while four other gunboats and some mortar-boats, under Commander C. H. B. Caldwell, held it below. On May 27 Banks opened his cannon on the works in connection with those on the Farragut passing the ba
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 30: (search)
-Colonel J. C. Simkins, and were served with great effect. Battery Wagner, under Major C. K. Huger; Cummings's Point Battery, under Lieutenant Lesesne; and Battery Beauregard, under Captain Sitgreaves, all did their duty with devotion and zeal. From Brigadier-General R. S. Ripley's official report, dated April 13th, 1863, to be found in Record of the Rebellion, vol. x. (Doc.), pp. 520-522. General Beauregard, in his official communication to the War Department, dated Charleston, May 24th, 1863, recapitulates as follows the salient features of Admiral Dupont's attack: The action lasted two hours and twenty-five minutes; but the chief damage is reported by the enemy to have been done in thirty minutes. The Keokuk did not come nearer than nine hundred yards of Fort Sumter. She was destroyed. The New Ironsides could not stand the fire at the range of a mile. Four of her consorts, monitors, were disabled at the distance of not less than thirteen hundred yards. They had only
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
may then be able to try upon them the efficiency of Lee's spar-torpedoes, in which, I am free to confess, I have the utmost confidence. I would respectfully suggest that those officers and men should be retained here until the further wishes of the Navy Department can be obtained. Respectfully, your obedient servant, G. T. Beauregard, Genl. Comdg. General Beauregard's report of the action of 7th of April, 1863. Headquarters, Department S. C., Ga., and Fla., Charleston, S. C., May 24th, 1863. Genl. S. Cooper, Adjt. and Insp.-Genl., Richmond, Va.: General,—I have the honor to transmit with this the report of Brigadier-General Ripley, commanding the First Military District, South Carolina, of the battle of the 7th ultimo, together with the reports of his subordinate officers, and of Majors D. B. Harris and W. H. Echols, Provisional Engineer Corps. The accumulation of the enemy's troops, transports, and ironclad vessels at Port Royal during the months of February and Marc
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Louisiana, 1863 (search)
erations on Teche Road, between Barre's Landing and Berwick CityCONNECTICUT--13th Infantry (1 Co.). MAINE--22d (1 Co.) and 26th (1 Co.) Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS--2d Battery (Section); 41st and 52d Infantry. NEW YORK--90th, 110th, 114th and 165th Infantry. May 22: Skirmish, Barre Landing, Bayou TecheMASSACHUSETTS--4th Infantry (Co. "B"), on Steamer "Louisiana Belle." May 22: Skirmish, Bayou Courtableau(No Reports). May 23: Skirmishes, Springfield and Plain's Store RoadsConfederate Reports. May 24: Skirmish, Mound Plantation, near Lake Providence(No Reports). May 24-July 9: Siege of Port HudsonCONNECTICUT--12th, 13th, 24th, 25th and 28th Infantry. ILLINOIS--6th and 7th Cavalry. INDIANA--1st Heavy Arty. LOUISIANA--1st Cavalry; 1st and 2d Infantry; 1st and 3d Native Guard Colored Infantry. MAINE--1st Battery Light Arty.; 12th, 14th, 21st, 22d, 24th, 26th and 28th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS--3d Cavalry; 2d, 4th, 6th and 13th Batteries Light Arty.; 4th, 30th, 31st, 38th, 42d, 48th, 49th, 50
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