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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 550 550 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 27 27 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 18 18 Browse Search
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 13 13 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 9 9 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 9 9 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 9 9 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 6 6 Browse Search
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) 6 6 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 6 6 Browse Search
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Morgan's men and the secessionists. In Morgan's rash but daring raid into Indiana and Ohio, in July, 1863, his band of guerrillas, after they entered Indiana, plundered right and left, sparing nothing they could render available. In their forays, however, they were more severe upon Northern men who professed to be secessionists than upon any others, despising them for their meanness and treachery. This was especially exemplified at Salem, Indiana. After Morgan entered the town, some of his men went to burn the bridges and water-tanks on the railroad. They captured on their way two men, one of whom was a Quaker. The broad-brimmed patriot urged that he as a peaceable citizen attending only to his own business, ought not to be held as a prisoner of war. But are you not hostile to the Confederacy? Thee is right. I am. Well, you voted for Abraham Lincoln, did you not? Thee is right. I did vote for Abraham. Well, what are you? Thee may naturally suppose tha
ten balls did the boats throw at them? Don't yer know? Why, dem balls dat are bad; dey're rotten, ana fly all to bits-'deed does dey-play de very debbil wid yer. No dodgina dem dere balls; kase yer dunno whare dey fly too-strike yah and fly yandqh; dat's what skeered 'em so bad! Well, what are you going to do when the war's over? Dunno; p'raps I goes Noff wid dis crowd. Pretty much so, I guess. 'Pears to me dis chile had better be movina. During the riot in New York city, in July, 1863, the negroes were in great peril from the rioters, and many of them owed their escape to the ready wit of some of their friends and employers. The following was one of numerous instances of this: While President Acton, at the police headquarters, was giving some final orders to a squad of men who were just leaving to disperse the crowd in First Avenue, a wagon containing a hogshead was driven rapidly up the the Mulberry street door by a lad, who appeared much excited and almost breathles