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John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 19. (search)
eventeen heavy and forty-eight field guns. If Grant could have marched immediately to an attack ofrcements, and these arrived in time to restore Grant's advantage in numbers. Serious disagreemers to agree on terms of capitulation. To this Grant responded with a characteristic spirit of deteck: You have Fort Donelson safe, unless Grant shall be overwhelmed from outside; to prevent ah on the Tennessee River under the command of Grant; and, now that he had superior command, directch, and through the unexplained inattention of Grant, the Union armies narrowly escaped a serious donfederate commander General Johnston. General Grant was therefore greatly surprised on the morncertainty of Buell's successful junction with Grant, Halleck must have received tidings of the finmmand of the whole himself, and nominally made Grant second in command. Practically, however, he ls totally unfit for a commander in the field. Grant had undoubtedly been careless in not providing[17 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoir of Jane Claudia Johnson. (search)
ce of such prominent officials necessarily attracted attention, and the public soon ascertained that an important movement was on foot. Mr. Stephens at that time was Vice-President; Mr. Hunter was President, pro tempore, of the Senate, and Judge Campbell was Assistant Secretary of War. On January 29th, the commissioners went from Richmond to Petersburg, and on the following day addressed the-following communication to General Grant: Petersburg, Va., Jan. 30, 1865. Lieutenant-General U S. Grant, Commanding Armies of the United States. Sir,—We desire to pass your lines under safe conduct and to proceed to Washington, to hold a conference with President Lincoln upon the subject of the existing war, and with a view of ascertaining upon what terms it may be terminated, in pursuance of the course indicated by him in his letter to Mr. Blair, of January 18, 1865, of which we presume you have a copy, and if not we wish to see you in person, if convenient, and to confer with you on the
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.18 (search)
ce of such prominent officials necessarily attracted attention, and the public soon ascertained that an important movement was on foot. Mr. Stephens at that time was Vice-President; Mr. Hunter was President, pro tempore, of the Senate, and Judge Campbell was Assistant Secretary of War. On January 29th, the commissioners went from Richmond to Petersburg, and on the following day addressed the-following communication to General Grant: Petersburg, Va., Jan. 30, 1865. Lieutenant-General U S. Grant, Commanding Armies of the United States. Sir,—We desire to pass your lines under safe conduct and to proceed to Washington, to hold a conference with President Lincoln upon the subject of the existing war, and with a view of ascertaining upon what terms it may be terminated, in pursuance of the course indicated by him in his letter to Mr. Blair, of January 18, 1865, of which we presume you have a copy, and if not we wish to see you in person, if convenient, and to confer with you on the
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Treatment and exchange of prisoners. (search)
s and deaths which came to the prisoners on both sides during the war. That we have shown that the Federal Government, with Edwin M. Stanton, H. W. Halleck and U S. Grant as its representatives, is solely responsible, we think cannot be denied, and that history will so attest. Mr. Charles A. Dana, the Federal Assistant Secretarate military prisons. The fact is unquestionable, that while the Confederates desired to exchange prisoners, to send our men home, and to get back their own, General Grant steadily and strenuously resisted such an exchange. * * * It is hard on our men held in Southern prisons, said Grant, in an official communication, not to Grant, in an official communication, not to exchange them; but it is humane to those left in the ranks to fight our battles. If we commence a system of exchanges which liberates all prisoners taken, we will have to fight on until the whole South is exterminated. If we hold those caught they are no more than dead men. * * * This evidence [says Dana] must be taken as conc
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19th, 1864. (search)
and taught that the North only triumphed by force of numbers, and not prowess, as they would have you believe. Even Horace Greeley, in his American Conflict, admits that we were always outnumbered from four to five to one! Early, with an army of 10,000 in the Valley, kept fully 40,000 of the enemy from Lee's front. Pond's Valley Campaign admits the Federal loss at Cedar Creek in killed, wounded and missing 5,764. Besides this, Wright's Corps was recalled from Ashby's Gap, on its way to Grant, and but for this (for us) unfortunate reinforcement to Sheridan, we would have driven him across the Potomac River. Early killed 1,938, wounded 11,893, and captured 3,121—total 16,952. This is the Federal report. See Pond's Valley Campaign, pages 267 and 269. Sheridan's army, on September 30th, 1864, numbered 56,764, and the Army of West Virginia, 21,275. Pond states, page 267, that Early's force numbered 10,015, which is about correct. But Early contended that he had less than tha
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Narrative of events and observations connected with the wounding of General T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson. (search)
rd, Colonel Palmer and General Lane—I visited the, field and spent the night at Talley's, which is on the road down which Major Moorman's battery moved and which marked the headquarters at the extreme right wing of Hooker's Army—General Devens having that as his headquarters. A year or two ago, with one of my sons, I visited Mr. String-fellow, who lives on the northwesterly side of the Rapidan River. With him we drove across the Rapidan (the Germanna) ford, then over the road followed by Grant in his 1864 campaign to Wilderness tavern and store, and thence over the road across which General Jackson formed his three divisions when he made the attack of the evening of 2nd May, 1863. We went over that road all the way by Chancellorsville to Fredericksburg. The details given by Major Moorman correspond exactly with my general understanding of all that happened at and about the time of General Jackson's being wounded and unhorsed. I was under the very severe artillery fire which oc
The Daily Dispatch: July 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Floyd Brigade, (search)
and John L. Cowardin Lee RidosLeeJ. Richmond, Jr. J. E. Glinger, Jr.John c. Johnson and M. V. Olinger Vanderganter's Compacy AmherstA. S. VanderventerJ. D. Barnett S. M. Whitebeard and C. S. Jayas Pedlar Mills GuardAmherst Ro. W. Snead R. N. FeshinJ. Cighill and R. S. Elite Kelly's CompanyTasswellF. W. KellyVincent ThomasJ. Balley and J. C. Dodley Smyth GraysSmyth G. F. McDonaldA. H. KingJ. B. White and R. G. Haislet Yankee CatchersWise L. H. N. SalyerJ. A. LippsS. Salyer and S. R. Davis Floyd BluesWashingtonD. C. DaunJas. R. DeadmoreWm. J. Rufford and Edwin J. Smith Lee GraysLeeD. L. DickinsonS. GrantJ. Wyen and J. A. Larmer Horse Companies Smyth DegoonsSmythJohn D. ThompsonWm. E. PetersS. P. Shetrey and A. P. Coperhaver Horse Companies Nelson RangersNelsonThos. P. Fitzpatrick J. A. Pugh M. A. Brown and Saml H. Batleyse Horse Companies Eight additional companies have been adjusted, and will be in camp in four or five days. The Brigade will march by the 14th inst.
The Daily Dispatch: December 23, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
ed, pithy, and to the purpose. Next came the report of General Grant --equally brief, equally decided, quite as clear, and erophilism. The Senate was electrified by the report of General Grant. It was spread to all quarters of the United States as er" His usual arrogance failed him entirely. He abused General Grant, but had to back out; he abused the President, but handscrap-book in hand, the honor and the veracity of Ulysses S. Grant ! "General Grant has seen the South. Mr. Charles SuGeneral Grant has seen the South. Mr. Charles Sumner never has ventured beyond the line of our national bayonets arrayed for war. General Grant defeated the gallant armies wGeneral Grant defeated the gallant armies which, for four long years, held at bay the whole power or the Union. Mr. Charles Sumner was ignominiously thrashed with a cae fanatic more sharply brought face to face than here. General Grant fought to save the Union and the Constitution. Did the heroic Americans who fought under General Grant, and with him, fight to salve the welts and scars scored upon the broad back
The Daily Dispatch: December 23, 1865., [Electronic resource], Periodicals. (search)
The Freedmen's Bureau — Reform. Washington, December 22. --General Grant said in his recent report that the Freedmen's Bureau was a present necessity, but seemed to be operated by the different agents of the Bureau according to their individual notions. General Howard, the Commissioner of the Bureau, in view of this assertion, has issued a stringent order that the most thorough inspection shall be at once made, and the errors complained of corrected. Any agent or officer who presumes to act contrary to such instructions will be forthwith removed or reported to the Department Commander for trial by court martial.
The Daily Dispatch: December 23, 1865., [Electronic resource], Periodicals. (search)
misrepresentation upon President Johnson in the message sent to the Senate respecting the condition and feeling of the South. If he had it in his power to show that the President had been misinformed, the country would have been obliged to him for the correction. But when he charges the President with a deliberate intention to white-wash and deceive, he affronts the good sense and the decent sentiments of the people. President Johnson was sustained in all he said by the report of Lieutenant-General Grant; but his bare representation ought to be enough of itself to shield him from all such aspersions as this Senator has vented upon him. Mr. Sumner is fond of alluding to his long Senatorial experience. Well, there are two kinds of lessons which may be learnt by experience. The one is most commonly expressed by the proverb that experience makes fools wise. But experience has also another teaching. It has its evil as well as its good side; it tends not only to eradicate errors,