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Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 73 19 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 62 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 61 1 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 47 5 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 35 9 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 34 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 32 4 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 29 1 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 26 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 25 3 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], England and the United States. (search)
inister a ticket of leave to enter a Mexican port. "English merchants," says the Times, "cannot go as suppliants to foreign Ministers to transact business." Mr. Adams, Yankee like, while he was very anxious to help along the Mexicans by giving safe conduct to their arms and ammunition to fight the French, wished to do it cover of his letter." No doubt of it. Opportunely, however, the way for an amiable adjustment is at hand. Great Britain, through her Ministers, will require of Mr. Adams an explanation and back out from the "pass;" but Mr. Adams will be saved from any humiliation from the fact by the contemporaneous act of seizing the Alexandria Mr. Adams will be saved from any humiliation from the fact by the contemporaneous act of seizing the Alexandria in compliance with his impudent demand that the British Government should allow no vessel suspected to be destined for the rebel service to leave her ports. Could there be a more amicable and mutual settlement of threatening difficulties? As Mr. Laird said in Parliament, there is no difference in principle in furnishing one b
The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], What of the odds?--"Twenty Millions against Eight" (search)
Grierson ambuscaded by Col Wirt Adams. Jackson, May 4 --Colonel Wirt Adams ambuscaded Grierson at Amite Bridge. He let three companies cross, when he opened fire, killing and wounding several. Col. Prince ordered the regiment to charge; but the men refined, when Prince charged at the head of some men and was mortally wounded. He is since dead, and his body in our possession.--Three companies escaped to Baton Rouge; the remainder are hemmed in, and will probably be captured. Grierson ambuscaded by Col Wirt Adams. Jackson, May 4 --Colonel Wirt Adams ambuscaded Grierson at Amite Bridge. He let three companies cross, when he opened fire, killing and wounding several. Col. Prince ordered the regiment to charge; but the men refined, when Prince charged at the head of some men and was mortally wounded. He is since dead, and his body in our possession.--Three companies escaped to Baton Rouge; the remainder are hemmed in, and will probably be captured.