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Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, May, 1863. (search)
trip, I overheard General Maury soliloquizing over a Yankee flag, and saying, Well, I never should have believed that I could have lived to see the day in which I should detest that old flag. He is cousin to Lieutenant Maury, who has distinguished himself so much by his writings, on physical geography especially. The family seems to be a very military one. His brother is captain of the Confederate steamer Georgia. After landing, I partook of a hasty dinner with General Maury and Major Cummins. I was then mounted on the General's horse, and was sent to gallop round the land defences with Brigadier-general Slaughter and his Staff. By great good fortune this was the evening of General Slaughter's weekly inspection, and all the redoubts were manned by their respective garrisons, consisting half of soldiers and half of armed citizens who had been exempted from the conscription either by their age or nationality, or had purchased substitutes. One of the forts was defended by a b
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1863, March (search)
Fort McAllister, on the Great Ogeechee River, Ga., was this day bombarded by a fleet of iron-clad monitors and mortar-schooners, under the command of Captain Drayton; but, after an almost incessant fire of eight hours duration, they failed to reduce it.--(Doc. 129.) John Maginnis, late editor of the New Orleans True Delta, died this day.--A grand review of the rebel forces at Mobile, Ala., took place this day, by Major-Generals Withers and Buckner, and Brigadier-Generals Slaughter and Cummins. After the review, four pieces of artillery captured at Murfreesboro, were presented by General Withers, on behalf of the Alabamians and Tennesseeans in the army of the Tennessee, to the army of Mobile. Each piece was inscribed with the names of Alabamians who fell in that battle.--Mobile Advertiser. First Lieutenant Gilbert S. Lawrence was dismissed the service of the United States for saying in the presence of officers and civilians, I have no confidence in General Hooker. Burnsid
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 45 (search)
e detachment of sailor artillerists, to tender service in any battery. He was assigned to a most responsible position — Cummins' Point battery--but was in three days thereafter recalled by the Navy Department. The flags and trophies sent herewitctiles having been ascertained, to guard such points as might be exposed to their effect, should the attack be renewed. Cummins' Point battery and Battery Wagner were uninjured except from the accidental explosion of an ammunition chest in Battery manded by Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Simkins, and were served with great effect. Battery Wagner, under Major C. K. Huger; Cummins' Point battery, under Lieutenant Lesesne, and Battery Beauregard, under Captain Sitgreaves, all did their part accordingttention, only one--Fort Moultrie--received any damage, and that was very trivial. Fort Moultrie, Battery Wagner, and Cummins Point battery fired upon the fleet at a distance of from twelve to fifteen hundred yards; Batteries Bee and Beauregard a
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The defence of Mobile in 1865. (search)
enemy (50,000 men), who were continually opening new guns upon them and increasing their fire; still they replied not. On their right lay the great Federal fleet; ten miles to their rear was their nearest support — in Mobile — and a waste of marshes and water lay between. At last came to them the long looked for order: Open all your guns upon the enemy, keep up an active fire, and hold your position until you receive orders to retire. And so they did, until late on Tuesday night I sent Major Cummins, of my staff, to inform them the evacuation of Mobile was complete, their whole duty was performed, and they might retire. The first steamer I sent for them grounded, and I had (about 2 A. M.) to dispatch another. Every man was brought safely off, with his small arms and ammunition — they dismantled their batteries before they abandoned them — and it was nine o'clock Wednesday morning before they left the wharf of Mobile for Demopolis. These garrisons fired the last cannon in the l
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 206 (search)
er Lieutenant McDowell. I ordered Adjutant Doyle to the forts on the right of the road to receive their surrender. As soon as the regiment got inside the line of works, the entire line surrendered, finding themselves cut off from town, and Colonel Cummins, who commanded the forces (one brigade) immediately on the road, came down with about five hundred men and surrendered to me. I left two companies (G and I) in charge of prisoners, and moved on towards town with the other companies. At the ips, Company C, Seventeenth Indiana volunteers (battle flag), was got at the same time and place. The battle flag marked captured by First Lieutenant James H. McDowell, company B, Seventeenth Indiana volunteers, was surrendered to him by Colonel Cummins, in the rebel works on the Columbus road, one and a half miles from Macon, Georgia, on the surrender of said works. The rebel flag marked on the flag Worrell Greys, was captured by privates A R. Hudson and J. Davis, from a battalion of mi
Col. Robert White, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.2, West Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2: (search)
evious to this fight. On June 26, 1861, Richard Ashby, a brother of the celebrated Gen. Turner Ashby, lost his life in a skirmish in Hampshire county. The two Ashbys were in charge of a body of Virginia cavalry, scouting toward Cumberland, Md., when Richard was mortally wounded by a bayonet thrust. His body lies beside that of his brother Turner in the Confederate cemetery at Winchester, Va. On July 12, 1861, a Federal force under Colonel Kain entered Romney. In the same month Colonel Cummins with some Confederate troops retook it. The loyal Virginians in other parts of the State were active in expeditions to repress hostile organization. One of these was made by Capt. A. G. Jenkins, afterward famous as a cavalry general, in the latter part of June. He advanced from Charleston to Point Pleasant with a mounted party, and secured the persons of several prominent Union men. Colonel Norton, of the First Ohio, at Gallipolis, crossed the river with 100 men and made a vain att
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Roster of the companies. (search)
Baxter. Teamster—Joe R. Ackerson. Privates—Richard Ackerson, Thos. Baber, died of camp fever, October 10, 1862; Pleasant Baber, Stanley Baber, Allen Brock, Wm. Brock, Clifton Busch, John W. Baldwin, W. W. Baldwin, Sr., Samuel Baldwin, Henry Brown, Hardin Brown, Luke Baxter, Thomas Callicutt, died in Camp Douglas, November 15, 1863, of smallpox; E. Waller Combs, John Cooper, died in Camp Douglas, March 6, 1864, of smallpox; Wm. Chisholm, Edward Collins, McGowan Cooper, John Collins, Dr. Cummins, Wm. Dixon (or Dickson), Thomas Eads, Wm. Eads, James Freeman, died in Camp Douglas, February 25, 1864, of smallpox; John Glover, David N. Gordon, Ezekiel Hampton, Jesse Hampton, died in Camp Douglas, December 19, 1864, of smallpox; Joseph Hampton, wounded November 17, and died November 30, 1862; W. L. Haggard, Edward Haggard (Hunker), James P. Haggard, Sanford Haggard,——Haybrook, John Henry Jackson, promoted to sergeant major; James Johnson, Robt. D. King, Jeff C. King, James Kelley, wo
The Daily Dispatch: August 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway Negro. (search)
command of that important post for a short time. Young Lee continued at his post until Virginia severed her connection with the late Union, and then, as becoming one of her sons, he resigned his commission in the U. S. Army, and linked his fortunes with those of our infant Republic. He received an appointment in the regular Confederate Army, with the rank of Captain, and entered into the recruiting service. At the time he received his death wound, he was acting Lieut. Colonel of Col Cummins' Regiment of Virginia Volunteers By his self-sacrificing devotion to a cause in which was enlisted his all; by his eagerness and intrepidity on the field of action — his destitute daring and gallantry — he lost his life Willingly did he immolate himself on the alter of his country in defence of Southern rights and independence. It was in a desperate and dangerous charge, which he led without awaiting orders, that he won his death! And to die thus — at his post — is to die like a hero; to
The Daily Dispatch: November 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], Departure of troops. (search)
rrived here soon after one o'clock, yesterday, (says the Memphis Appeal, of the 12th,) with a considerable number of the soldiers wounded at the battle opposite Columbus. The following is a list of their names and condition, as near as could be obtained; Badsher P S, shot in the leg; Brown G. A, shot in the leg; Berre John, shot in the foot; Butler P C C, shot in the leg; Burke Lawrence, shot in the leg; Bowles G C, wounded in the shoulder; Carroll Robinson, shot in the arm, and sick; Cummins J A, shot through the hip; Carroll Wm, shot in lungs Didton Pet, shot in the thigh; Dakin George, shot in the leg; Doyle Wiley, shot 1 the leg — dead; Dougherty Pet, shot in the foot; Frazier M G, Somerville, shot in the hand; Fritz John, shot in the groin; Gillon John, shot in the thigh and hip; Green Chas. E, wounded in the hand, hip and shoulder; Hyde F P, shot in the face; Hall Joe., shot in the thigh; Hows J S, shot in the leg; Herron G W. shot in the neck; Hogan John, shot in the arm
The Daily Dispatch: January 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 14 (search)
ohn Reynolds, 5.00; Wm. Lithgo, 5.00; James Shenan, 5.00. Camp Wise, December, 1861. To James Burns, Tiger Rifles, New Orleans: Sir --We, the undersigned, members of the Ben McCulloch Rangers, do hereby sympathize with you in your misfortune, and, as a token of our respect, subscribe to your benefit, as follows: George Metyler, $1.00; Andy McCrumb, 1.00; J. F. Fitzsimonds, 1.00; A. F. Allison, 1.00; G. W. Brown, 1.00; J. Brinker, 1.00; G. R. Blake, 1.00; Wm. Canagay, 3.00; Cummins, 1.00; Calleen, 1.00; Christison, 3.00; Desmond, 1.00; Dotson, 1.35; Gallager, 4.00; Harmman, 1.70; Hutchinson, 70; Johnson, 3.00; Herndon, 1.00; Hislop, 3.00; Holley, 5.00; Higgs, 2.20; Irick, 1.35; Jenkins, 3.00; John Lewis, 8.00; McMullin, 1.00; Brobeck, 1.00; Morrison, 5.00; James McNoon, 10.00; Henry Maguire, 10.00; Ed. Thompson, 5.00; Frank Rea, 3.00; Chas. Reed, 5.00; Wm. Craford, 10.00; Swaney, 3.00; Stanley, 1.00; A. Sharp, 10.00; Roberts, 1.65; Scott; 3.00; Henry Smith, 3.00; Chas
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