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John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 30. (search)
t occur to me that Governor Shepley or any one else would set up a claim to act independently of you. . . I now distinctly tell you that you are master of all, and that I wish you to take the case as you find it, and give us a free-State reorganization of Louisiana in the shortest possible time. Under this explicit direction of the President, and basing his action on martial law as the fundamental law of the State, the general caused a governor and State officials to be elected on February 22, 1864. To override the jealousy and quarrels of both the conservative and free-State parties, he set out in his proclamation that the officials to be chosen should- Until others are appointed by competent authority, constitute the civil government of the State, under the constitution and laws of Louisiana, except so much of the said constitution and laws as recognize, regulate, or relate to slavery; which, being inconsistent with the present condition of public affairs, and plainly inap
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 21: slavery and Emancipation.--affairs in the Southwest. (search)
to read it to them for any criticism or remarks as to its Features or details. After having done so, Seward suggested whether it would not be well to withhold its publication until after we had gained some substantial advantage in the field, as at that time we had met with many reverses, and it might be considered a cry of despair. He told me he thought the suggestion a wise one, and so held over the Proclamation until after the battle of Antietam. --Letter to William Lloyd Garrison, February 22, 1864. The President prayerfully considered the matter, and within a week after the battle of Antietam he issued Sept. 22 a preliminary proclamation of emancipation, in which he declared it to be his purpose, at the next meeting of Congress, to again recommend pecuniary aid in the work of emancipation and colonization to the inhabitants in States not in rebellion. He then declared that on the first of January next ensuing, the slaves within every State, or designated part of a State, t
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 8: Civil affairs in 1863.--military operations between the Mountains and the Mississippi River. (search)
mand of Bragg's army, heard of Sherman's advance on Meridian, and perceived that General Polk and his fifteen thousand men were not likely to impede his march to Rome, Selma, Mobile, or wheresoever he liked, he sent two divisions of Hardee's corps, under Generals Stewart and Anderson, to assist the prelate. The watchful Grant, then in command at Chattanooga, quickly discovered the movement and perceived its aim, and at once put the Fourteenth Army Corps, under General Palmer, in motion Feb. 22, 1864. to counteract it. These troops moved directly upon Dalton. The divisions of Jefferson C. Davis, Johnson, and Baird marched along the direct road to that place, passing to the left of the Chickamauga battle-ground and over Taylor's Ridge; and Stanley's division, under General Crufts, which had been in camp at Cleveland, moved down from the latter place farther to the left, and joined the other three between Ringgold and Tunnel Hill. Then the whole column pressed forward, driving the Co
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 59: (search)
5 32,581 08 510,914 07 New York Nov. 10, 1863 Magnolia.   Merchandise, cargo of Waiting for prize lists of the Coeur de Lion and Dan Smith. 250 80 82 92 167 88 Washington   Coeur de Lion, Dan Smith. Schooner Meteor 2,589 70 201 86 2,387 84 Key West Dec. 3, 1864 Sagamore. Sloop Magnolia 561 25 130 38 430 87 do June 11, 1864 San Jacinto. Schooner Maria Alberta 4,583 25 387 87 4,195 38 do Nov. 26, 1864 San Jacinto. Steamer Merrimack 202,741 16 11,702 48 191,038 68 New York Feb. 22, 1864 Iroquois. Schooner Mississippian 34,981 94 2,495 52 32,486 42 Key West Feb. 29, 1864 De Soto. Steamer Maggle Fulton $1,107 71 $377 09 $730 62 Key West Mar. 17, 1864 Gem of the Sea. Schooner Mary Jane 689 88 122 83 567 05 do Feb. 29, 1864 Tahoma. Schooner Mattie Waiting for prize list of the Annie, a tender. 1,913 59 390 29 1,523 30 do   Annie. Schooner Miriam 47,939 13 3,465 84 44,473 29 do June 9, 1864 Itasca. Sloop Minnie 4,290 56 619 67 3,670 89 do Mar. 29, 1864 H
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 50 (search)
23. Ode on the Inauguration of the Albany army relief Bazaar, on the 22d February, 1864. by Miss Margaret F. Morgan, of Albany. All hail to our country, the Land of the West! The dream of the nations, the Great and the Blest; The vision that came on the spice of the breeze, And haunted the heart of the dark Genoese-- That rose like a temple of gold to his view, That hung like a star in his distance of blue. The Sun on his journey may linger to glance On the mosque and the temple, the vine and the dance, But always returns to the haunt he loves best, And leaves his last smile with the Land of the West. O Sun! in thy beauty, untiring like thee, The heart of the Westland is glowing! And over the continent, over the sea, The light of its purpose is throwing. Behold how its broad and beneficent ray Each measure and limit is scorning! Though dark clouds of error still lurk in the way, They are edged with the light of the morning. Come, Morning Light! Come, quickly come, Break through the
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 130 (search)
60. the tattered flags. February 22, 1864. Stirring music thrilled the air, Brilliant banners fluttered there, Pealed the bells and rolled the drum, And the people cried “They come!” On they came with measured tramp-- Heroes proved in field and camp. Banners waved more proudly then; Cheered the children, cheered the men; Beauty, lover of the brave, Brilghtened with the smiles she gave; While the sun, in golden jots, Flowed along the bay. nets, As upon each laurel croan Hetaven had poured a blessing down. All was stirring. grand, and gay, But the pageant parssend away When, with proudly and filling eye, I saw the tattered flags go by! Fancy then might faintly hear Hosts advancing, battle chcer, Sightless bullets whiz along-- Fit refrain for battle-song; Cannon, with their sulphurous breath, Hurling messages of death; Whirring shot and screaming shell Fluttering where ill wrath they fell, Opening graves — while purple rills Scar the fields and streak the bills. See the serried colu<
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 36 (search)
rmy corps. Killed: 2 non-commissioned officers, 3 privates; total, 5. Wounded: 1 commissioned officer, 13 non-commissioned officers, 35 privates; total, 52. Colonel long's report. headquarters Second brigade, Second division cavalry, near Lee's house, Ga., February 27, 1864. General: I have the honor to submit the following report. In compliance with orders received February twenty-first, 1864, from headquarters Department of the Cumberland, I left Calhoun, Tenn., Monday, February twenty-second, 1864, in command of six hundred (600) men, (three hundred and fifty mounted infantry and two hundred and fifty cavalry) and marched out on the Spring Place road. Monday evening I encamped near the house of Mr. Waterhouse, on Connassauga River, about thirty miles south of Calhoun. I met no enemy during the day. I left my encampment near Waterhouse's Tuesday morning, February twenty-third, at seven o'clock A. M., (having communicated with General Crufts at Red Clay the night befor
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 49 (search)
rity vested in me by the President of the United States, and upon consultation with many representative men of different interests, being fully assured that more than a tenth of the population desire the earliest possible restoration of Louisiana to the Union, I invite the loyal citizens of the State, qualified to vote in public affairs, as hereinafter prescribed, to assemble in the election precincts designated by law, or at such places as may hereafter be established, on the twenty-second day of February, 1864, to cast their votes for the election of State officers herein named, namely, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Atttorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Auditor of Public Accounts, who shall, when elected, for the time being, and until others are appointed by competent authority, constitute the civil government of the State, under the constitution and laws of Louisiana, except so much of the said constitution and laws as recognize, re
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
ce. She is the first vessel destroyed by a contrivance of this character, and this fact gives to this lamentable affair a significance which it would not otherwise possess. Deserters tell us that there are other machines of this kind in the harbor, ready to come out, and that several more are in process of construction. The country cannot attend too earnestly to the dangers which threaten our blockading fleets, and the gunboats and steamers on the Southern rivers. X. off Charleston, February 22, 1864. Order by Admiral Dahlgren. flag-steamer Philadelphia, Port Royal harbor, S. C., Feb. 19, 1864. Order no. 50: The Housatonic has just been torpedoed by a rebel David, and sunk almost instantly. It was at night, and the water smooth. The success of this undertaking will, no doubt, lead to similar attempts along the whole line of blockade. If vessels on blockade are at anchor, they are not safe, particularly in smooth water, without out-riggers and hawsers, stretc
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), Battle of Olustee. (search)
e same oath and secure certificates in the office of the post commander at Hilton Head, South-Carolina. By command of Major-General Q. A. Gillmore. E. W. Smith, Assistant Adjutant-General. A national account. Jacksonville, Fla., Monday, Feb. 22, 1864. The entire column, numbering a little less than five thousand men, left Barber's at seven o'clock Saturday morning, and proceeded on the main road toward Lake City. I am confident the force did not exceed the number stated, for I am ue. He may be censurable for some things, but cowardice or excessive prudence should not be put into the list. Vide. Another account. on board Cosmopolitan, hospital ship, in Transit from Jacksonville, Fla., to Hilton head, S. C., February 22, 1864. On Thursday, February eighteenth, General Seymour and his staff left Jacksonville, and reached Baldwin, twenty-two miles distant, the same evening. Here he had established an important depot of supplies for the army he was leading into
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