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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 15 11 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 14 10 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 14 2 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 13 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 12 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: March 11, 1862., [Electronic resource] 11 1 Browse Search
Wendell Phillips, Theodore C. Pease, Speeches, Lectures and Letters of Wendell Phillips: Volume 2 10 0 Browse Search
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks) 10 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 10 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 9 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: February 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], The sad accident at Wilmington. (search)
accident in Wilmington, N. C., to which allusion has already been made in our columns: Last Tuesday night about 8½ o'clock, whilst a crank car containing Capt. S. Mercer Keith, Mr. David DeCoppett, Stephen Rhapp, and two negroes, Peter and Alexander, was coming round the curve near the depot of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, it came in collision with a train consisting of one locomotive and six cars, which was backing out to go on the turnout just beyond the curve. The whole of td the curve near the depot of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, it came in collision with a train consisting of one locomotive and six cars, which was backing out to go on the turnout just beyond the curve. The whole of the cars went over the creak car, which resulted in immediately killing Messrs. Keith, DeCoppett and Rhapp. The negro Peter died soon after, and Alexander submitted to apparition of the leg, and has since died. The bodies were mangled considerably,-- Charleston Henry.
The Daily Dispatch: February 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], Action of the C. S-- (search)
The Yankee Idols. The Yankees are hard to please. Their Generals are rarely successful, and if unsuccessful, they pay dearly for their stupidity. At first, the Yankee Generals are heralded by the newspapers as the greatest ever known in history. Alexander was a respectable military genius, and so was Julius Cæsar, but not to be compared to the new Yankee Doodle. Scott was the greatest Captain of the age till the battle of Manassas. Fremont was a magnificent soldier, till they found out that he was a thief. Gen. Patterson was a mighty man of war, till he failed to come to time on the 21st of July. The Western General Sherman was a great chieftain, till he was discovered to be crazy. The Southern Sherman was about to gobble down Carolina and Georgia, till he had an attack of dyspepsia. Another of their first Captains was Gen. Stone, who stood high with them for a time, but has just been victimized on account of their whipping at Ball's Bluff, and been actually sent to Fort