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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Confederate defense of Fort Sumter. (search)
by sand-bags in the gallery opening on the parade; one exploded near the closed copper doors of the outer chamber; another sent its smoke down the ventilator, and one set fire to some combustibles in the adjacent room used for charging shells. After that night of the 1st and 2d of September, the magazine was emptied of all but small-arms ammunition, the last of some 70,000 pounds of cannon-powder being removed from the fort under fire without accident. But on the morning of the 11th of December, 1863, this small-arms magazine was blown up with disastrous effects. There had been quite a lull in the bombardment, and no firing on the fort for several days. The cause of the explosion was never discovered. A lower casemate on the western or city front, near the south-western angle, where the magazine lay, was occupied by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Elliott (who had succeeded Colonel Rhett in command) and myself. As duty required night to be turned into day, we had not long turned d
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 10 (search)
  F   13 13   10 10 102   G 2 12 14 1 14 15 127   H 2 14 16   17 17 104   I   10 10 1 19 20 109   K 1 13 14   20 20 136 Totals 10 124 134 7 149 156 1,111 134 killed == 12 per cent. Total of killed and wounded, 516. battles. K. & M. W. battles. K. & M. W. Shiloh, Tenn. 65 Kenesaw Assault, Ga. 16 Black River, Miss. 1 Atlanta, Ga., July 22d 8 Jackson, Miss. 2 Siege of Atlanta, Ga. 10 Missionary Ridge, Tenn. 9 Jonesboro, Ga. 6 Guerrillas, Tenn., Dec. 11, 1863 1 Lovejoy's Station, Ga. 3 Resaca, Ga. 1 Cedar Bluff, Ga. 2 Dallas, Ga. 2 Sherman's March 1 Noonday Creek, Ga. 2 Bentonville, N. C. 5 Present, also, at Siege of Corinth; Vicksburg; Knoxville; Griswoldville, Ga.; Siege of Savannah; The Carolinas. notes.--Recruited at Worthington, Ohio, in September, 1861. It left Camp Chase, February 18, 1862, and proceeded to Paducah, Ky., where it was assigned to Sherman's Division. In March it embarked for Pittsburg Landing, enca
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 122 (search)
Doc. 119.-General Wirt Adams's expedition. Natchez, Miss., December 11, 1863. Mr. Editor: It has been so long since you have had any warlike news from this military division, that you and the country have probably regarded this, the garden of Dixie, as neutral ground, and but for the restless spirits that are now in command of our forces, we would in all probability have sunk into the quiet and obscurity of good old Union times. Our military commanders appear to have also, taken this view. General Crocker and his brigade were withdrawn, leaving only two regiments under Colonel Johnson, and the Second and Sixth Mississippi, of African descent, as a garrison. But hardly had the forces been disposed off by the Colonel, so as to meet any probable contingency, or the last echoes of the steamer bearing off General Crocker fairly died away, when the first mutterings of a coming storm aroused us from our fancied security. A couple of scouts, captured by Colonel Farrar, Thirti
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 68 (search)
Doc. 68.-the fight at Rogersville, Tenn. Report of Major-General Sam Jones. headquarters Department W. Virginia and E. Tennessee, Dublin, December 11, 1863. General S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector-General C. S. A., Richmond: General: I have the honor to forward, with this, the reports of Major-General R. Ransom, Jr., and his subordinate commanders, of the attack on the enemy near Rogersville, Tennessee, and the reports of Brigadier-General John Echols and subordinate commanders of the battle at Droop Mountain, in Pocahontas county, Virginia. Both of these affairs occurred on the same day, the sixth ultimo. The affair at Rogersville was a complete success, and reflects great credit on the officers and men concerned. The affair at Droop Mountain was by no means so disastrous as at first reported. Our troops seem to have contended gallantly against vastly superior numbers, and, though driven from the field, the artillery and trains were brought off and secured; and
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Captain Irving and the steamer Convoy --supplies for prisoners. (search)
s, notwithstanding the fact that the officers named receipted for them and forwarded the receipts to their government. The Confederate authorities were unwilling to allow this state of affairs to continue, and accordingly I wrote on the 11th December, 1863, the following letter to the Federal Agent of Exchange: Confederate States of America, December 11th 1863. Brigadier-General S. A. Meredith, Agent of Exchange: Sir,--As the assent of the Confederate Government to the transmission bDecember 11th 1863. Brigadier-General S. A. Meredith, Agent of Exchange: Sir,--As the assent of the Confederate Government to the transmission by your authorities and people, of food and clothing to the prisoners at Richmond and elsewhere, has been the subject of so much misconstruction and misrepresentation, and has been made the occasion of so much vilification and abuse, I am directed to inform you that no more will be allowed to be delivered at City Point. The clothing and provisions already received will be devoted to the use of your prisoners. When that supply is exhausted, they will receive the same rations as our soldiers in t
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
that, though it gave me permission to go, clearly intimated that my presence was not desired, so far as he was concerned. I have in consequence not gone, and now shall not go unless they send for me. I see the Herald is constantly harping on the assertion that Gettysburg was fought by the corps commanders and the common soldiers, and that no generalship was displayed. I suppose after awhile it will be discovered I was not at Gettysburg at all. Headquarters army of the Potomac, December 11, 1863. I have not heard a word from Washington, but from what I see in the papers, and what I hear from officers returning from Washington, I take it my supersedure is decided upon, and the only question is who is to succeed me. I understand the President and Secretary Chase are very anxious to bring Hooker back; but Halleck and Stanton will undoubtedly oppose this. A compromise may perhaps be made by bringing Thomas Major-General George H. Thomas, commanding the Army of the Cumberla
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, West Virginia, 1863 (search)
h Infantry. Dec. 10-24: Demonstration (Wells') from Harper's FerryINDIANA--17th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. MASSACHUSETTS--34th Infantry. NEW YORK--1st Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--21st Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA--Battery "A," Light Arty.; 12th Infantry. Dec. 11: Skirmishes, Big Sewell and Meadow BluffOHIO--12th and 91st Infantry. Dec. 11: Skirmish, Marling's Bottom BridgePENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry. Dec. 12: Skirmish, GatewoodsPENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA--2d, 3d and 8th Infantry. Dec. 1Dec. 11: Skirmish, Marling's Bottom BridgePENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry. Dec. 12: Skirmish, GatewoodsPENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA--2d, 3d and 8th Infantry. Dec. 12: Skirmishes, Lewisburg and Greenbrier RiverOHIO--1st Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 12th and 91st Infantry. Dec. 13: Skirmish, Hurricane BridgeWEST VIRGINIA--11th Infantry (Detachment). Union loss, 2 missing. Dec. 14: Skirmish, Blue Sulphur Road, near Meadow BluffOHIO--12th Infantry (Co. "A"). Dec. 28: Skirmish, MoorefieldWEST VIRGINIA--3d Infantry. Dec. 31-Jan. 5, '64: Operations in Hampshire and Hardy CountiesILLINOIS--Battery "L," 1st Light Arty.; 23d Infantry. MARYLAND--2d P. H. B. Infan
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, James H. Ledlie (search)
James H. Ledlie Brigadier GeneralDec. 11, 1863, to Feb. 16, 1864. District of the Currituck., District of Virginia., Eighteenth Army Corps, Department of Virginia and North Carolina Brigadier GeneralJan., 1863, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, Eighteenth Army Corps., Department of North Carolina Brigadier GeneralJune 9, 1864, to Aug. 6, 1864. 1st Division, Ninth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralMay 12, 1864, to June 9, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Ninth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Col. 3d N. Y. ArtilleryDec. 4, 1862, to Jan. 2, 1863. Artillery Brigade, Department of North Carol
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, Peter Lyle (search)
Peter Lyle Col. 90th Penn. InfantryJuly 3, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Col. 90th Penn. InfantryJuly 5, 1863, to Dec. 11, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Col. 90th Penn. InfantryJune 6, 1864, to Aug. 27, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3d Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Col. 90th Penn. InfantryMay 6, 1864, to June 5, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Col. 90th Penn. InfantrySept. 18, 1862, to April 21, 1863. 2d Brigade, 2d Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Poto
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, T. F. McCoy (search)
T. F. McCoy Col. 107th Penn. InfantryAug. 27, 1864, to Sept. 13, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3d Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Col. 107th Penn. InfantryDec. 11, 1863, to January 31, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Col. 107th Penn. InfantryMay 11, 1863, to May 21, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Col. 107th Penn. InfantryOct. 5, 1862, to Nov. 15, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2d Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potom
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