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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 122 (search)
of America ever witnessed. Our loss is fully two thousand killed and wounded. Among the killed are Gen. Bee, of South Carolina; Gen. E. K. Smith, Gen. Bartow, of Georgia; Col. Moore and all the Alabama field officers; Col. Fisher and the North Carolina field officers; Adjutant Branch of Georgia, and a host of other leading men. Thomas G. Duncan, of Nelson County, Ky., was in the fight, and shot through the left shoulder. His wound is not dangerous. Col. Barbour, of Louisville; Capt. Menifee and Shelby Coffee, of Kentucky, were in the hottest of the fight. We took thirteen hundred prisoners, sixty pieces of artillery, ten thousand stand of arms, and an immense amount of baggage. This is a sad day. The rain is pouring in torrents. The killed and wounded are being brought in by hundreds, and a gloom pervades all hearts, that even the sense of our great victory cannot relieve. Se De Kay. The retreat from Centreville. Washington, July 22, 1861. There is no us
The Daily Dispatch: October 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Kentucky. (search)
cceeded in getting nearly enough arms and ammunition to equip those now in camp but failed in getting additional troops immediately, though the hope was held out to him that it might not be long before they would be forwarded. He sent word back to this effect to Colonel Williams and Bob Woolly, who left on Friday last to make arrangements to have them shipped. We got this from a man who was in camp, knew Williams well, and had it from his own lips. A one-legged fellow by the name of Menifee, and John P. Ficklin, of Bath, are the drill Colonels. Before Williams gets back, it is understood he will have his commission as Brigadier-General of the forces — The men are represented as a motley crew, copious in blasphemy, desperate of character and fortune, recklessly brave, fond of cards and whiskey, combining men of the highest intelligence with a mass of besotted ignorance, that talk about the Abolitionists waging this war to steal "our niggers," yet one half of them couldn't buy
The Daily Dispatch: December 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], Great Uprising in Eastern Kentucky. (search)
Great Uprising in Eastern Kentucky. --From the Louisville (Bowling Green) Courier, of the 21st inst., we take the following: Northern papers report what they style "Startling News" from Eastern Kentucky. The people are rising in overwhelming numbers to join the standard of Humphrey Marshall as he approaches with his victorious army of the "Blue Grass" region. Menifee is at Owingsville, Bath county, with four hundred brave Kentuckian, who have united to expel the Yankee invaders, and have volunteered in the Confederate army. Judge Barns with the same number is at West Liberty, Morgan county. Colonel Williams with 1,600 men is at Hazel Green, in the same county. General Humphrey Marshall, with a large force, is at Prestonsburg, Floyd county. There is great excitement in all the Blue Grass region. The Yankee troops stationed at Paris, Bourbon county, expected an attack, and sent hastily for reinforcements. A number of Federal soldiers attempted
The Daily Dispatch: April 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], Murder in Wise county. (search)
berry, while attending the funeral of his mother, in Wise county, Va., was shot and killed by Col. Menifee, formerly an officer in the Virginia State Line. The Abingdon Virginian gives the following circumstances: Col. Menifee rode up to a residence at Guest's Station, where the mother of Mr. Newbery was lying a corpse. He approached Mr. N. in a friendly manner, asking him to step aside, asith him. They walked off together to the distance of about seventy yards from the house, when Col. Menifee shot him with a pistol, killing him instantly, and then mounting, made his escape. A difficuparties some months ago, growing out of certain depredations said to have been committed by Colonel Menifee upon citizens of Wise county. Mr. New berry was his Quartermaster, and charged that property had been wrongfully taken from loyal citizens. Col. Menifee defended the procedure by stating that the persons whose property he had taken were disloyal, and had fled to Kentucky; that some of them
The Daily Dispatch: June 1, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Congressional election. (search)
Wm. C. Rives elected without opposition. In the 8th District the contestants were D. C. Dejarnette, present member, and James Barbour. Returns indicate the re-election of Dejarnette. In the 9th District Col. Funsten is elected over Mr. Menifee. In the 10th District Mr. Boteler, the present member, was opposed by Col. F. W. M. Holliday, who is supposed to be elected. In the 11th District Col. Baldwin is re-elected over Gov. Letcher. In the 12th District the candidates y county: Gravely, 8; Mullins, 1; Smith, 1; Richardson, 1. Camp Seventeenth Va. Regiment.--For Governor: Smith's majority over Flournoy, 69; over Munford, 146. Lieut Governor: Price 3 maj, over Imboden. Congress: 9th district, Funsten over Menifee, 227 maj; 10th district, Holliday 3 maj over Boteler. Board of Public Works: J. E. Stewart over Beall, 140 maj; over Burnwell, 151; over Kercheval, 155. State Senate: 24th district, Dulany over Ashby 86 maj; over Taylor, 109. House of Delegates
The Daily Dispatch: June 8, 1863., [Electronic resource], The election. (search)
e lines in James City county, with the following result: Governor; Flournoy 12, Smith 6, Wise 1. Lt Governor: Imboden 16, Price 2. Attorney General: Tucker 16. Congress: Wickham 7, Lyons 10. House of Delegates: Henley 23, Meanley 4. Botetourt.--Governor: Flournoy 182, Smith 169, Munford 71. Lt-Governor: Price 353, Imboden 52. Congress: Edmondson 207, Staples 202. Warren.--Governor: Smith 87, Munford 21, Flournoy 12. Lieut-Governor: Imboden 61, Price 46. Congress: Funston 101, Menifee 14. Senate: Carson 114. House of Delegates: Thomas 109. Rappahannock.--Smith's majority 150. The following is the official vote of Rockingham county: Governor: Smith, 481; Munford, 359; Flournoy, 246. Lieutenant-Governor: Price, 516; Imboden, 447. Congress: Baldwin, 676; Letcher, 526. State Senate: Coffman, 430; Pennybacker, 122; Gray, 443; Hiner, 161. Messrs Walker, Harris, and Kenney elected to House Delegates. Hardy--Polls were held at three precincts in this county, wit