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Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee, Chapter 1: ancestry. (search)
e apart, where the recollections of their brave deeds and the grateful songs of the true lovers of liberty are caught up by the billows of a common ocean. Two months after the sick soldier landed he was dead. Every token of respect was shown by the United States Navy vessels in Cumberland Sound; their colors were put at half-mast, as well as the flags at the military headquarters of the army on Amelia Island. Citizens from the adjoining islands united in paying their respects. Commodore Henley, of the navy, superintended the last details. A full army band was in attendance, and Captains Elton, Finch, and Madison, and Lieutenants Fitzhugh and Ritchie, of the navy, and Mr. Lyman, of the army, acted as pall-bearers. Upon the stone marking his grave is this inscription: Sacred to the Memory of General Henry Lee, of Virginia. Obiit March 25, 1818, Aetat. 63. Not long before the war of 1861-65 the Legislature of Virginia passed resolutions for the appointment of a committee who, w
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 44 (search)
ll relieve us of the vast armies precipitated on our soil. Many of the faint-hearted croakers are anxious for peace and reconstruction. Gen. Butler, called the Beast by the press, has certainly performed a generous action. Messrs. McRae and Henley, two government clerks in the local battalion, wandered into the enemy's lines, and were put to work in the canal by Gen. Butler, who had been informed that we made some prisoners taken from him work on the fortifications. This was done but a sh the capture of forty-three guns! It is also stated that a party of Copperheads (Democrats), who had taken refuge in Canada, have made a raid into Vermont, and robbed some of the banks of their specie. The fact that Mr. McRae, who, with Mr. Henley (local forces), fell into the hands of the enemy a few miles below the city, was permitted to return within our own lines with a passport (without restrictions, etc.) from Gen. Butler, has not been mentioned by any of the newspapers, gives ris
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 21 (search)
d in ten minutes he was again moving along our lines, encouraging his men by his presence and his voice. At a latter stage of the fight a Minie ball tore through the lapel of his coat and another through the cantel of his saddle. Indeed, it is the wonder of all of us how he escaped death. None but his staff and surgeon knew he was wounded until the close of the fight. He is now suffering much pain. I do not know the names of all our wounded, but Jno. Stone and Thomas W. Martin, of Captain Henley's company, Amherst, were the most severely hurt. None other of this company was hurt, and only one in Captain Snead's company — Bryant. At the close of the fight a council of war was held, and, upon our knowledge of the enemy's strength, together with the information we received from our prisoners, it was determined to retire all our forces to the south side of Gauley, and not hazard an attack the next morning. We learn from the prisoners that the enemy was nine regiments strong,
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 145 (search)
Yankees under Dahlgren took on their route two prisoners, Captain Demont and Mr. Mountcastle, who accompanied the force from Goochland to the debut at Walkerton. From these gentlemen and other sources of information we gather some interesting accounts of Dahlgren's excursion. Dahlgren came down the Westham plank-road, with eight hundred or a thousand men. The Armory battalion was on the enemy's flank, and appears to have been completely surprised. But when the enemy came in contact with Henley's battalion the cavalry broke at the first fire. The first volley of musketry seems to have done all the disaster that occurred. There were eleven Yankees killed and some thirty or forty wounded. After the affair Dahlgren seemed to be anxious for his retreat, and divided his forces so as to increase the chances of escape. The force under his immediate command moved down the south bank of the Pamunkey, and crossed the river at Dabney's Ferry. Their exact number was not at first easil
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 21: military History. (search)
in and around Cambridge, vexatious collisions were of frequent occurrence; and two, of a more serious character, produced painful excitement. In January, 1778, Col. Henley, who had the immediate command at Cambridge, being treated insolently by a British soldier, pricked him with a sword or bayonet. Gen. Burgoyne immediately presented a complaint against Col. Henley, charging him with barbarous and wanton conduct and intentional murder. Ibid., pp. 149, 150. A spicy correspondence ensued between Generals Burgoyne and Heath. The case was duly examined by a court martial, and Col. Henley was acquitted. Ibid., p. 155. June 17, 1778. A British officer waCol. Henley was acquitted. Ibid., p. 155. June 17, 1778. A British officer was shot by an American sentinel on Prospect Hill, the officer attempting to pass contrary to the standing orders. A jury of inquest, consisting of William Howe, Benjamin Locke, John Brown, Ebenezer Stedman, Samuel Manning, Nathaniel Austin, Joseph Read, jr., James Hill, Thomas Barrett, Benjamin Baker, Aaron Hill, Isaac Bradish, Ja
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 22: statistics. (search)
. Hearsey, Jonathan, Jr. Hemenway, Luke. Higginson, Stephen, Jr Hill, Benjamin. Hill, John. Hill, Joseph. Hill, Thomas. Hilliard, Abraham. Hilliard, William. Hammond, Shaw B. Holmes, Joseph. Hosmer, Josiah. Hovey, Ebenezer. Hovey, Josiah. Hovey, Phinehas B. Hovey, Samuel. Hovey, Thomas, Jr. Hovey, William. Howe, Joseph N., Jr. Hunnewell, Charles. Hunnewell, Leonard. Hunnewell, William. Hyde, Jonathan. Howe, Artemas W. Henley, Charles. Hayden, Caleb. Hastings, Thomas. Hastings, Thomas, Jr. Ireland, Nathaniel. Jackson, Jonathan. Jacobs, Bela. Jewell, Benjamin. Jarvis, Deming. Jennings, Gilbert. Jennison, Timothy L. Johnson, Jonas. Johnson, Josiah. Jennings, Joseph. Johnson, William. Johnson, Moses. Jewell, Gilman. Jordan, Sylvanus. Keating, Oliver. Keyes, Ephraim. Keyes, Joshua. Kidder, Samuel. Kidder, Samuel, Jr. Kimball, Henry. Kimball, Isaa
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Index of names (search)
75, 6, 92, 4, 6, 8, 105, 8, 200, 69, 79, 81, 4, 6, 92,305, 20, 63, 9, 407, 13, 16, 17. Hatch, 321. Hathorne, 69, 77, 115, 256, 346, 7. Haugh, 12, 27, 35, 175. Haven, 184, 6, 331. Hayden, 177, 206. Haves, 216, 253. Haynes, 11, 12, 18, 21, 3, 31, 2, 42, 52, 175, 396, 459. Hayward, 35, 336. Hazeltine, 221. Healy, 75, 216, 18, 373. Hearsey, 310. Heate, 11, 32. Heath, 410, 11, 16, 27. Hedge, 231, 369. Henbury, 76. Henchman, 393. Hendley, 320. Henley, 427. Herrick, 310. Hervey, 323. Hicks, 75, 108, 227, 92, 412– 14. Higginson, 236, 9. Hildreth, 57. Hiler, 321. Hill, 62, 180, 3, 204, 5, 7, 19, 20, 37, 93, 305, 425, 6, 8, 44. Hilliard, 45, 209, 31, 2, 97– 99, 303-5. Hinkley, 114, 338. Hoar, 274. 5, 368. Hobart, 81. Holden, 5, 97, 263. Holland, 322, 34. Holley, 355. Hollis, 76. Holman, 35, 58, 75, 324, 55– 64. Holmes, 2, 23, 54, 8, 76,176, 8, 94, 9, 220, 31-3, 6, 47, 53, 9, 60, 90, 1,6,8,30<
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Appendix. (search)
; Bond, Thomas H., major; Hood, W. H., lieutenant-colonel; Jarvis, William H., major. Third battalion Valley Reserves: McCune, Samuel, major. Third Infantry regiment (formerly Third battalion): Callcote, Alexander D., major, lieutenant-colonel; Mayo, Joseph, Jr., lieutenant-colonel, colonel; Pryor, Roger A., colonel; Pryor, William H., lieutenant-colonel: Scott, Joseph V., major, lieutenant-colonel. Third Infantry regiment Local Defense Troops (Departmental): Baker, Bolling, major; Henley, John A., major; Jamison, S. G., major; McAnerney, John, Jr., lieutenant-colonel, colonel; Sutherland, S. F., major, lieutenant-colonel. Third Militia regiment, Seventh brigade: Hottel, J. A., lieutenant-colonel; Newell, John H., major; Sibert, James H., colonel. Third regiment Reserves: Booker, Richard A., colonel; Ewers, William M., major; Leftwich, Joel B., lieutenant-colonel. Third Infantry regiment State Line: Breckenridge, P. G., major; Clarkson, John N., colonel; Swann, Thoma
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.24 (search)
y rushed to their guns which were concealed about their beds, and opened fire on them. The result was that Clark, a son of General Clark, of Caldwell county, and Henley, from the same county, were killed. The others escaped, leaving the bodies of Clark and Henley. Being encouraged by the failure to dislodge them, they began tHenley. Being encouraged by the failure to dislodge them, they began to enlarge the territory which they were to plunder. About a week previous to this Simmons with his band had crossed into Alexander county, and had made a raid on Colonel McCurdy, a well-to-do planter. About this time Mr. W. C. Green, of Alexander county, who had been a lieutenant in the Confederate army, received news from a fead for a trial according to the course and practice of the courts. They were informed that they would be disposed of as summarily as they had disposed of Clark, Henley, Brown, and Linney. Stakes were put up, and on the way to the place of execution they were given time to pray. They knelt down to pray, but the prayer was, O, m
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.28 (search)
pposite Shepherdstown, halted, and two men from each company detailed to fill our canteens. At that time General Jackson rode up and directed General McLaws to strike McClellan about Dunkards' Church and drive him back. Kershaw's Brigade rested near the church, Barksdale's next, Semmes's next, Cobb's Legion next, I think, and Fitz Lee's cavalry next on the river. I think that was about the formation of the line about where we went in the battle. I will say just here that Captain R. I,. Henley (afterwards Judge 0f James City County), as we were on the way to the field procured a musket, and, as was his custom, went in the fight with his old company, C. He was at that time commissary of the regiment. He was wounded three times before leaving the field. We went on at quick time until halted and ordered to unsling knapsacks and all baggage (except war-bags, haversacks and canteens); and then on to the field at a double-quick through fields, woods, creeks, fences and most everyth
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