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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 2 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Articles of surrender of the army of Northern Virginia. (search)
fficers, will be allowed to accompany the officers, to be turned over at the end of the trip to the nearest United States quartermaster, receipts being taken for the same. Fourth. Couriers and mounted men of the artillery and cavalry, whose horses are their own private property, will be allowed to retain them. Fifth. The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia shall be construed to include all the forces operating with that army on the 8th instant, the date of the commencement of negotiations for surrender, except such bodies of cavalry as actually made their escape previous to the surrender; and except, also, such pieces of artillery as were more than twenty (20) miles from Appomattox Courthouse at the time of the surrender on the 9th instant. J. Longstreet, Lieutenant General. J. B. Gordon, Major-General. W. N. Pendleton, Brig.-General and Ch. of Artillery. John Gibbon, Major-General Vols. Charles Griffin, Bvt. Maj.-General us. Vols. W. Merritt, Bvt. Major-General.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Two cavalry Chieftains. [New Orleans Picayune, August 12th, 1888.] (search)
the 8th of May, 1864, the Federal cavalry corps was concentrated near Fredericksburg, and on the morning of the 9th marched by Hamilton's Crossing to the Telegraph road, and moving to the right of General Lee's right flank, marched to Beaver Dam station on the Newport News and Mississippi Valley railroad, and from that point by the Louisa or Old Mountain Road, via Glen Allen, a station on the Fredericksburg railroad, to the Yellow Tavern. His command consisted of three divisions under Generals Merritt, Wilson, and Gregg, numbering, according to the official returns of the Federal army, dated May 1, 1864, 9,300 men in the saddle. His brigade commanders were Custer, Devins, Gibbs, Davies. J. Irvin Gregg, McIntosh, and Chapman. General Stuart followed these seven brigades of Sheridan with the three brigades of his command, viz: Lomax's and Wickham's of Fitz Lee's division, and a North Carolina brigade under General Gordon, making a total effective force of some 3,000 troopers. On
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
273, 286, 428, 439 May, Col., Chas., 425 Mazyck, Capt., 186 Meacham, Capt., 22. Meade, Gen , 30. Means, Sergeant-Maj. B. W., 17. Means, Capt. E. J., 15. Means, Col. and Gov. J. H., 22, 23. Means, Col., Ro. Stark, 22, 24 Mecklenburg Dec. of Independence, 4, 429. Mellichamp, Rev. Mr., 130, 139. Memminger, C. G., 273, 275 Memminger, Lt. C. G., 92. Menott, Gen. J. C., 376. Mercer, Gen. H. W., 137. Merrimac and Monitor, Speech of Duke of Somerset on, 218, 288. Merritt, Gen. W., 108. Mexican War, troops in from North and South, 350, 366, 435. Miles, Col., 36. Miles, Hon., W. Porcher, 273, 275. Milford, Va., 19. Military Order of America, 347. Miller, Col. J. L., 19, 20, 2 Miller, Capt., Thos. M., 396. Miller, Stephen D., 13. Miller, clerk. W., 223. Mills, Major, Julius, 22. Mills, Hon. Roger Q., 34. Mims, Lt. A. J., 163. Mining before Petersburg, 411. Minor, Prof. J. B 58. Minor, Lt., 63. Minott, Gen J. C., 376. Missionary Ridge, Ba