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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 71 71 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 40 40 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 22 22 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 19 19 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 9 9 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles 8 8 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 6 6 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 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 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 4 4 Browse Search
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion 4 4 Browse Search
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John D. Billings, Hardtack and Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life, chapter 17 (search)
ir thoughts. It was undoubtedly true that many flesh-wounds were so ugly the only safety for the patient lay in amputation. A fine fellow, both as a man and soldier, belonging to my company, lost his arm from a flesh-wound — needlessly, as he and his friends always asserted and believed. A corporal of the First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery suffered a compound fracture of the left knee-joint from a piece of shell by which he was struck at the battle of A stretcher. Hatcher's Run, Oct. 27, 1864. In the course of time he reached the Lincoln Hospitals (well do I remember them as they stood on Capitol Hill where they were erected just before the bloody repulse at Fredericksburg), where a surgeon decided that his leg must come off, and, after instructing the nurse to prepare him for the operating-room, left the ward. But the corporal talked the matter over with a wounded cavalryman (this was a year when cavalrymen were wounded quite generally) and decided that his leg must not c
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Army Life in a Black Regiment, chapter 14 (search)
Appendix a: Roster of officers. First South Carolina Volunteers, afterwards Thirty-Third United States colored troops. Colonels. T. W. Higginson, 51st Mass. Vols., Nov. 10, 1862; Resigned, Oct. 27, 1864. Wm. T. Bennett, 102d U. S. C. T., Dec. 18, 1864; Mustered out with regiment. Lieutenant-Colonels. Liberty Billings, Civil Life, Nov. 1, 1862; Dismissed by Examining Board, July 28, 1863. John D. Strong, Promotion, July 28, 1863; Resigned, Aug. 15, 1864. Chas. T. Trowbridge, Promotion, Dec. 9, 1864; Mustered out, &c. Majors. John D. Strong, Civil Life, Oct. 21, 1862; Lt.-Col., July 28, 1863. Chas. T. Trowbridge, Promotion, Aug. 11, 1863; Lt.-Col., Dec. 9, 1864. H. A. Whitney, Promotion, Dec. 9, 1864; Mustered out, &c. Surgeons. Seth Rogers, Civil Life, Dec. 2, 1862; Resigned, Dec. 21, 1863. Wm. B. Crandall, 29th Ct., June 8, 1864; Mustered out, &c. Assistant surgeons. J. M. Hawks, Civil Life, Oct. 20, 1862; Surgeon 3d S. C. Vols., Oct
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 13.95 (search)
morning I was well again in every way, with the exception of hands and feet, and had the pleasure of exchanging shots with the batteries that I had inspected the day before. I was sent in the Valley City to report to Admiral Porter at Hampton Roads, and soon after Plymouth and the whole district of the Albemarle, deprived of the iron-clad's protection, fell an easy prey to Commander Macomb and our fleet. The list of officers and men on board Picket-boat No. 1, on the expedition of October 27th, 1864, with the vessels to which they were officially attached, was as follows: Lieutenant William B. Cashing, commanding, Monticello; Acting Assistant Paymaster Francis H. Swan, Otsego; Acting Ensign William L. Howarth, Monticello; Acting Master's Mate John Woodman, Commodore Hull; Acting Master's Mate Thomas S. Gay, Otsego; Acting Third Assistant Engineer William Stotesbury, Picket-boat; Acting Third Assistant Engineer Charles L. Steever, Otsego; Samuel Higgins, first-class fireman, Picke
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 17: Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--the capture of Fort Fisher. (search)
onfederates, and very little remained to the Nationals excepting Roanoke Island and New Berne. The Albemarle was a bugbear to the blockading vessels; and finally, late in October, Lieutenant William B. Cushing, one of the most daring of the young officers of the navy, undertook to destroy it. It was then lying at a wharf at Plymouth, behind a barricade of logs thirty feet in width. A small steam launch, equipped as a torpedo boat, was placed in Cushing's charge, and on a dark night October 27, 1864. he moved, in her, toward Plymouth, with a crew of thirteen, officers and men, part of whom had volunteered for the service. The launch had a cutter of the Shamrock in tow. They passed the Southfield, and were within twenty yards of the ram, before the pickets of the latter discovered the danger, when William B. Cushing. they sprang their rattles, rang the bell, hailed, and commenced firing at the same instant. using cast off the cutter, and ordeed is charge, ander to board the Sou
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 59: (search)
65 America, Flag, Canandaigua, Flambeau. Sloop, D. Sargent 5,417 97 1,094 91 4,323 06 New York Feb. 29, 1864 Kittatinny. Schooner Dart, No. 2 3,258 22 493 10 2,765 12 Key West Feb. 29, 1864 Kanawha. Steamer Dolphin 36,544 73 8,382 88 28,161 85 do Mar. 17, 1864 Wachusett.   Dry Goods, lot of 465 45 169 51 295 94 Washington Jan. 11, 1864 Coeur de Lion. Schooner Defy 473 05 197 37 275 68 do Oct. 12, 1864 Midnight. Steamer Donegal 140,000 00 4,047 10 135,952 90 Philadelphia Oct. 27, 1864 Metacomet. Steamer Don 98,316 78 3,438 13 94,878 65 Boston Nov. 19, 1864 Pequot. Schooner Delia $5,450 45 $301 64 $5,148 41 Key West Aug. 12, 1865 Mahaska. Schooner Eugenie 29,061 42 2,765 42 26,296 00 do Oct. 16, 1862 Owasco. Schooner Emma 13,352 52 4,070 48 9,282 04 do Oct. 16, 1862 Connecticut. Schooner Eugenie Smith 2,904 36 540 36 2,364 00 do Feb. 6, 1863 Bohio. Schooner Elias Reed 21,791 53 3,401 45 18,390 08 do Oct. 9, 1863 Octorara. Sloop Ellen 235 00 161 06
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 6: the Colored troops — history of their organization — their losses in battle and by disease. (search)
the mortally wounded. Missing. Total. 6th U. S. Colored Infantry 41 160 8 209 5th U. S. Colored Infantry 28 185 23 236 4th U. S. Colored Infantry 27 137 14 178 36th U. S. Colored Infantry 21 87   108 38th U. S. Colored Infantry 17 94   111 The Sixth had only 367 officers and men engaged, its loss being over 57 per cent. The troops in Paine's Division were the same ones which carried the works at Petersburg, June 15, 1864. In the action on the Darbytown Road, Va., October 27, 1864, the Twenty-ninth Connecticut (colored) distinguished itself by the efficiency with which it held a skirmish line for several hours, under a strong pressure. Loss, 11 killed and 69 wounded. Two brigades of colored troops participated in the victory at Nashville, December 15, 1864. The heaviest loss in any regiment on that field occurred in the Thirteenth U. S. Colored Infantry, which, in its assault on Overton Hill, lost 55 killed (including 4 officers), and 166 wounded; Include
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 8: Corps organizations. (search)
t Ream's Station, on August 25th, a disastrous and unfortunate affair, in which it lost a large number of men captured. At the battle of the Boydton Road, October 27, 1864, the division commanders were Generals Egan and Mott, the First Division (Miles'), being retained in the trenches. In November, 1864, General Hancock was asober 18, 1864, and was succeeded by General Terry, who was in command of the corps during the fighting on the Darbytown Road, and at the battle of Fair Oaks, October 27, 1864. On December 3, 1864, the corps was discontinued, and its regiments were assigned to the newly formed Twenty-fourth Corps, which was composed of the whiteting as chief of staff to General Butler, succeeded Ord in command of the corps. The Eighteenth, under Weitzel, was also engaged at the battle of Fair Oaks, October 27, 1864, which was fought on the old battle field of 1862. On December 3, 1864, the corps was ordered discontinued. The white troops of the Tenth and Eighteenth
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)
s, Va., Oct. 15, 1863 1 Boydton Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1864 16 Dahlgren Raid, Va., March--, 1864 10ter Station, Va. 1 Charles City Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1864 8 Drewry's Bluff, Va. 66 Fort Fisher, Narm, Va. 9 50   59 Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1864   3   3 Picket, and Skirmishes 4 26 1 3., Oct. 7, 1864 1 7   8 Fair Oaks, Va., Oct. 27, 1864 1 13 3 17 Fort Gregg, Va., April 2, 186r fire at the battle on the Boydton Road, October 27, 1864, with a slight loss in wounded and missinack's Island, S. C. 1 Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1864 11 Fort Wagner, S. C. 2 Hatcher's Run, half of its number present in action; on October 27, 1864, it joined in the advance on Richmond on Cold Harbor, Va. 4 Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1864 11 Petersburg, Va. (assault 1864） 8 Formuda Hundred, Va. 20 Darbytown Road, Va., October 27, 1864 22 Cold Harbor, Va. 5 Fort Fisher, N. S. C., April, 1863 1 Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1864 2 Picket, Va., August 25, 1864 1 Fort F[7 more...
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 11: list of battles, with the regiments sustaining the greatest losses in each. (search)
46 2 54 91st Pennsylvania Griffin's Fifth 6 45 2 53 8th New York H. A. Egan's Second 5 32 11 48 43d U. S. Colored Ferrero's Ninth 18 17 2 37 1st Maine Cavalry Gregg's Cavalry A. P. 9 56 12 77 21st Penn. Cavalry Gregg's Cavalry A. P. 3 35 19 57 16th Penn. Cavalry Gregg's Cavalry A. P. 5 22 2 29 6th Ohio Cavalry Gregg's Cavalry A. P. 6 18 13 37 10th New York Cavalry Gregg's Cavalry A. P. 6 11 -- 17 Fair Oaks, Va. Also known as Darbytown Road.             Oct. 27, 1864.             1st U. S. Colored Holman's Eighteenth 12 96 16 124 29th Conn. Colored Birney's (Wm.) Tenth 11 69 -- 80 22d U. S. Colored Holman's Eighteenth 5 45 -- 50 142d New York Foster's Tenth 8 90 5 103 117th New York Foster's Tenth 6 42 4 52 9th Maine Foster's Tenth 3 43 3 49 89th New York Heckman's Eighteenth 4 37 98 139 19th Wisconsin Heckman's Eighteenth 6 22 113 141 5th Maryland Marston's Eighteenth 4 30 36 70 112th New York Foster's Tenth 4 28 3
Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz), chapter 7 (search)
moke or pocket them! The Staff and bystanders asked no questions, but puffed away at Grant's prime Havanas. Arrived at Hancock's and supper done, the General said to Porter: I think now is the moment to enjoy those good cigars! Out comes Shaw, the faithful servitor. Oh, if you please, Major, the Gen'ral sends his compliments, sir: and would like that bunch of cigars, sir. Biddle immediately assumed the attitude indicated in the accompanying drawing! and the curtain dropped. . . . October 27, 1864 I won't write at length till I get a decent chance. I caught the greatest pelting with all sorts of artillery projectiles to-day, you ever saw, but no hurt therefrom. I could not help being amused, despite the uncomfortable situation, by the distinguished queue of gentlemen, behind a big oak! There was a civilian friend of Grant's, and an aide-de-camp of General Barnard (a safe place to hold), and sundry other personages, all trying to giggle and all wishing themselves at City Poi
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