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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 75 11 Browse Search
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley 67 5 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 49 1 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 34 2 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 27 9 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 26 2 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 24 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1862., [Electronic resource] 22 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 18 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 18 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Second Virginia Regiment. (search)
hey stood their ground, awaiting the approach of the infantry. Col. Cummings, on my left, met them endeavoring to turn our flank. After advancing, two of his companies fell back through my left, which was kept in position by the coolness of Captain Nelson, who gallantly maintained his position, though thus exposed to both a front fire of grape and shell and a flank fire from the enemy's musketry. At this juncture I was informed by Maj. Botts (whose coolness, energy and perseverance in rallyinn the charge. The line did not retire until after our battery was withdrawn. The list of killed and wounded having been handed in, it is unnecessary to repeat it. I cannot, however, close this report without again making honorable mention of Capt. Nelson, who gallantly fell at his post, supposed to be mortally wounded; to the gallantry of Lieutenant Colonel Lackland, who with but a handful of men charged on the enemy's battery and actually brought one of their rifled guns some distance to the
The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Programme. (search)
r against the Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States. This has now been adopted by 75,000 majority, and Tennessee thus stands square up to her brethren of the South, and all would be peace within her were it not for the disaffection of East Tennessee. Here in three Congressional Districts embraced within her limits, were candidates announced for the Congress of the United States. The election no sooner over than these three candidates (whose names you know — Maynard, Bridges and Nelson) attempt to escape to Washington. The first two succeed, the last is arrested in the attempt. Maynard had been more cunning than the others, having for more than a month before the election carried his family into Wheeling Gap, on the Kentucky line, and was then ready to make good his escape. After the June election, it was thought best by our military leaders here to pursue a conciliatory course, and thus to induce many to see that it was to their interest to unite with the State. N
The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Duel. (search)
having a hand in it. While everything was kept quiet here, and the leaders of the Union party permitted to have full play, they kept the larger portion of our citizens misinformed as to the real facts in the case. But the spell has been broken. Nelson's arrest, Bridges' arrest, and Zollicoffer's proclamation, have caused them to reflect and look before them, and many are saying that they were deceived. Nelson's release, based on his determination to abide by the decision of the State, has givNelson's release, based on his determination to abide by the decision of the State, has given general satisfaction, and it is confidently believed that his change will tend to re-unite East Tennessee with the South. In my last, I stated that Bridges had fled to Kentucky. It seems, however, that he was not so fortunate as his Yankee friend and colleague, Maynard. After dodging through the mountains and passes, he was arrested on yesterday, and is now under guard in this city. East Tennessee is a thousand times more interested in this movement, and to be a thousand fold more