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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Operations in Trans-Mississippi Department in June, 1863. (search)
w weeks satisfies me that it is necessary that I should rely upon myself not only to devise the plans, but also to execute them, in order to insure their being carried out vigorously. On my arrival here I received several reports from Brigadier-General Monton (the substance of which have been communicated to you by Major Sarget), which are exceedingly unsatisfactory, and indicate that no movements commensurate with the forces under his command have been made, and that little activity has beengreat gallantry and fair qualifications, he is, I fear, unequal to the task of handling and disposing of any large body of troops; and I shall, therefore, at the earliest practicable moment, give my personal supervision to that command. From General Monton's reports I am quite in the dark as to the condition of affairs on the lower Teche, and as to the presence or absence of the enemy's troops on this side of Berwick's bay. I have sent one of my staff officers to communicate in person with G
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), M. (search)
r. Cutting. Dan. Day-level. Jumper.Shambles. Keeve.Shearing. Kibble.Sheers. Knock-stone.Shift. Launders.Shoad. Lead.Shot. Leader.Sill. Leap.Skip. Ledge.Skip shaft. Ledger.Slicking. Level.Slimes. Lode.Slip. Lorry.Slope. Madrier.Smift. Maundril.Snoft. Measure.Sole. Meir.Sollar. Mine.Sough. Miner's lamp.Spalling. Miner's hammer.Spawl. Miner's pick.Spend. Miner's shovel.Spire. Miner's wedge.Squat. Mining-machine.Stall. Mining-pump.Stannary. Mining-tools.Stemples. Monton.Stone-channeling machine. Mother-gate.Stone-quarrying machine. Nicking-trunk.Stope. Nip.Stopping. Nitro-glycerine.Strake. Nog.Stream-work. Outcrop.Strike. Panel.String. Pick.Stull. Pick-hammer.Sump. Pillar.Sump-fuse. Pipe-veinSump-shaft. Pit.Synclinal line. Pitch.Tacklers. Pit-work.Tamping. Platt.Thirling. Polroz.Thread. Post.Thrust. Post and stall.Thurl. Prill.Tram. Pryan.Tribute. Punch.Trogue. Quarrying-machine.Trommel. Ragging.Trouble. Rib.Trunk. Riddle.Trunking.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Shiloh: refutation of the so-called lost opportunity, on the evening of April 6th, 1862. (search)
es and three of his regiments in an oblique column instead of line of battle, and the fire became so destructive that the troops recoiled under it. (Hurlbut's division, see Rebellion Records, Volume X, Part I, page 205.) The Eighteenth Louisiana (Monton's) suffered severely in this charge, also the Orleans Guards; the Sixteenth Louisiana less than either, being on the right, and consequently in what might be called the rear of the column. As my troops were advancing to this charge, we again reced that the Eighteenth Louisiana lost two hundred and seven officers and men either killed or wounded in this ill-judged charge. This brigade was not in the quarter of the field with General Bragg, and I refer to the reports of Colonel Pond, Colonel Monton, Major Gober (Sixteenth Louisiana), Colonel Marshall J. Smith and Colonel Looney, Thirty-eighth Tennessee, chiefly to show that no order reached them to retire, and that, up to the very edge of night, they were being employed on the Confedera
The Daily Dispatch: October 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], Arrival of Surgeons. (search)
Arrival of Surgeons. The following Surgeons arrived in the flag of truce boat yesterday; Surgeons Cooper, Priolean, and Whitfield, Assistant Surgeons Leverett, Carvis, Hill, McQueen, Newell, Wallace, Whitfield, and Monton. These gentlemen have been in attendance upon the wounded and sick at Sharpsburg, Boonsboro, and South Mountain.
The Daily Dispatch: June 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], Late from Louisiana--Banks, the commissary. (search)
borhood of Cheneyville, in the lower part of Rapids parish, that quite a skirmish occurred there last week with this portion of Gen. Banks's force. He was a witness to one portion of the fight. He says Gen. Mouton, with 1500 or 2000 cavalry, made a spirited attack upon the force accompanying the train, and, after several charges, routed the Yankees, broke up their organization, took a large number of them prisoners, and captured the whole train of wagons, horses, mules, and provisions. Gen. Monton's cavalry also secured the whole four thousand negroes that the enemy had taken from the parishes through which the army had passed. When our informant left the vicinity of Cheneyville General Mouton's cavalry were hourly bringing in prisoners, who had been routed and scattered by the fight. Gen. Banks proved an excellent commissary to the Confederates in the Shenandoah Valley, and he is now sustaining his good reputation in the Gulf Department. This is the second heavy train Gen.
The Daily Dispatch: July 7, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
here, and also the garrison. The correspondent says: The force at Brashear expected an attack, but they looked for the advance from Lafourche, and were fairly surprised — literally, as well as in a military sense — when at daylight Tuesday morning two batteries, planted the night previous, opened upon them from Berwick City, opposite, and not an hour after came crashing through the woods a mixed mass of horse and footmen. There were not more than six hundred of them, and they were a p Monton's force from the west bank of tche. They crossed on rafts and flat- boats, landing on the south bank of Lake Patondre, charged into town, and came in the rear of the Federal, who were looking for an advance upon Bayon Boeuff. It was short work. There was no fighting. The Provost Marshal and a few men near the bay succeeded in getting on board the Holyhock. The rest were "gobbled." As a raid, surprise, or "gobble," it was a most important achievement for the Confederates, and a disa
The Daily Dispatch: April 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War News. (search)
The Victory in Trains-Mississippi. Mobile April 20. --Western dispatches report a battle at Mansfield, La., in which Banks was defeated with a loss of 8,000.--Gen. Smith captured 35 guns, 200 wagons, and 2,000 prisoners. The Federals admit a defeat. Gens. Monton and Polignac were severely wounded. Steele is surrounded on the Little Missouri, awaiting reinforcements.
The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1864., [Electronic resource], The News. (search)
sely chagrined when informed that he was not there. A courtier from Banks to Steele was intercepted at Shreveport, carrying orders for Steele to fall back as rapidly as possible; that Banks had advanced on Shreveport expecting to find 6,000 men there but had met 60,000. Matches and Baton Rouge are crowded to excess with wounded. The extent of our victory on Red river cannot be exaggerated. Prince Polignac was promoted on the field. His clothes were riddled with bullets. He succeeds Monton and Wharton succeeds Green. Meridian, May 8, via Mobile, May 8.--Lieut. W. R. Wron, of Wirt Adams' cavalry, went within six miles of Vicksburg recently, capturing and killing a number of Yankees and bringing away their equipments. He destroyed two Government plantation and brought off the negroes and stock. The armament of the gunboat Petral, captured by Wirt Adams, has reached Brandon. Trans-Mississippi advices state that the enemy were blowing up gunboats and transports, above
The Daily Dispatch: May 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War News — Grant Quiet — Another Reverse for Butler on the Southside — the battles in Louisiana, &c. (search)
ver of the darkness, leaving their wounded on the field. From the best information we can obtain Gen. Banks's command numbered at least thirty-five thousand, of which twenty-eight thousand were engaged at Pleasant Hill on the 9th. Our cavalry pursued to Natchitoches. Gen. Taylor commanded on the field. We captured twenty-eight pieces of artillery, over three thousand prisoners, and over two hundred wagons. Our loss as severe — over two thousand killed and wounded--Gen. Monton, Cols. Beard, Noble, Armant, Taylor, and Buchel among the casualties. Providers has given us a signal and glorious victory. Respectfully E. Kirby Smith General Commanding. The end of the Southside cavalry raid. The Petersburg Express, of Thursday, gives the following account of the conclusion of the cavalry raid on the Danville and Southside roads. After being repulsed at Amelia Court-House, they proceeded to Wilson's, which they destroyed. They then proceeded on u