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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.19 (search)
he American navy. I had seen the effect of eleven-inch shell, and had read about the force of the fifteen-inch shell, and believed that their penetrating power was well ascertained, and could be provided against. I obtained permission of Major-General French, who had placed me in command of Confederate Point, to commence such a fortification, although he did not altogether concur with me as to the value of elevated batteries, nor the necessity of such unprecedently heavy works. Shortly after upplemented the labor of men. Although Fort Fisher was far from completed when attacked by the Federal fleet, it was the largest seacoast fortification in the Confederate States. The plans were my own, and as the work progressed were approved by French, Raines, Longstreet, Beauregard and Whiting. It was styled by Federal engineers after the capture, the Malakoff the South. It was built solely with the view of resisting the fire of a fleet, and it stood uninjured, except as to armament, two of
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Joseph E. Johnston's campaign in Georgia. (search)
ch on the subject, and returned, reporting General French as highly wrought up about the exposure ofhnston to state the result of his visit to General French's position, and General Johnston reiterate General Polk, since the first report from General French, appeared much annoyed at this unexpected n his line, which, from the pertinacity of General French, was growing into an obstacle to the impenup to General Polk's headquarters, with Major General French, and, at his suggestion, General Johnst arrived at the rendezvous, accompanied by General French, whose division rested upon his left in thwas altogether gratuitous. Upon arriving with French, General Hood excused his action by stating thPolk had established his headquarters, and General French and the staff officers of the different gent-General Hood, the left of whose line joined French's division. General Polk had so little confby bringing one of Polk's division commanders, French, to confirm him (although Polk's other divisio[9 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
Emmett, Dan, 212 English Sympathy, 171. Ewell, Gen. R. S., his veneration for General Jackson, 26, 225. Examiner, Richmond, Va., cited, 362. Falling Waters, Battle of, 368. Five Forks, Battle of, 76. Floyd C. H Va., 345. Forrest, C. S. N., Master's Mate, 293. Forts, Fisher, gallant defence of, 257; plan of, 283: Gaines, 291; Haskell, 72; Magruder, 108; McGilvray, 72; Morgan, 291, 294. Frazier's Farm, Battle of, 160, 378. Fredericksburg, Assault of, 377. French, Gen. S. G., 315. Fry, Gen. B. D., 308. Fulmore, Judge Z. F., 283. Gaines's Mill, Battle of, 126, 378. Garland, Gen., Death of, 129. Georgia Infantry, The 44th, 165. Gettysburg, An incident of, 337; the battle of, 368, 376 Giraffe, The blockade runner, 264. Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Mo., cited, 226. Goldsborough, Major W. W., 226. Gordon, Gen, John B., Attempt of his corps at Appomattox, 84. Graham, Gen., Joseph, 115, 340. Graham, Gov., Wm. A., 115, 340. Hagerstown, Md.