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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), War Diary of Capt. Robert Emory Park, Twelfth Alabama Regiment. January 28th, 1863January 27th, 1864. (search)
Our brigade took the train for Richmond early in the morning, and reached the capitol at 2 o'clock. Formed in the city, and marched to music to the outer fortifications on York River Railroad, about four miles from the city. Feb. 8. Went to Richmond and called on some young lady friends, also visited the hall of the House of Representatives, and heard eulogies pronounced over the dead body of Col. J. J. Wilcox, of Texas. At night I saw irginia Cavalier played at Richmond Theatre, R. D'Orsay Ogden, manager. Returned at 1 o'clock A. M. to camp. Theatres are a great means of diversion to soldiers. J. W. Thorpe, our former drum-major, D'Orsay Ogden, J. Wilkes Booth, Harry McCarthy, W. H. Crisp, Theo. Hamilton, John Templeton, and Alice Vane, are the favorite actors. Soldiers are not critics, but are ever ready to be amused. (Torn out to Feb. 12.) I remained in the city all day, meeting with many officers and men at the hospitals, the Exchange Hotel and Ballard House, and Spot
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Twelfth Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. (search)
brigade preceded ours. February 7.—Our brigade took the train for Richmond early in the morning and reached the capital at 2 o'clock, formed in the city, and marched to music to the outer fortifications on York river railroad, about four miles from the city. February 8. Went to Richmond and visited the Hall of the House of Representatives and heard eulogies pronounced over the dead body of Col. J. J. Wilcox, of Texas. At night I saw Virginia Cavalier played at Richmond Theatre. R. D'Orsay Ogden, manager, J. W. Thorpe, former drum-major of the Twelfth Alabama, J. Wilkes Booth, Harry McCarthy, W. H. Crisp, Theodore Hamilton, John Templeton, and Alice Vane are the favorite actors. Soldiers are not critics, but are ever ready to be amused. I remained in the city all day, meeting with many officers and men at the hospitals, the Exchange Hotel and Ballard House, and Spotswood Hotel. At night saw Lady of the Lake acted. At its conclusion, en route to camp, stopped with Captain
Escape of R. D'Orsay Ogden. Yesterday afternoon, R. D'Orsay Ogden, manager of the Richmond Theatre, in company with Jack Hillyard, an officer in the same establishment, put into execution a plan to escape to the Yankees. Previous to the depaR. D'Orsay Ogden, manager of the Richmond Theatre, in company with Jack Hillyard, an officer in the same establishment, put into execution a plan to escape to the Yankees. Previous to the departure of the Fredericksburg train from this city, they by some means gained access to the private apartment of the ladies' car, and were not discovered till the train arrived at Bowling Green, in Caroline county, where their hiding-place was disclosed to the conductor and they were placed under arrest; but subsequently Mr. Ogden jumped from the cars while they were in motion on their way back to Richmond and succeeded in making his escape. Hillyard was brought here, however, and has been committed to Castle Thunder. Neither of them had passports to leave the city. Ogden, it will be remembered, recently failed in an application under habeas corpus before Judge Halyburton for exemption from service, and was assigned for conscript dut
Incorrect. --The report, which was circulated on the streets yesterday, that R. D'Orsay Ogden had been recaptured was incorrect. Nothing has been heard from him since his escape from the Fredericksburg train on Sunday evening, and in all probability he has already succeeded in crossing the lines.
rrested on the Fredericksburg cars last Sunday, and committed to Castle Thunder on the charge of aiding and abetting R. D'Orsay Ogden to escape from the Confederacy, had a hearing before a Confederate Commissioner yesterday, and was sent on for furthill, the proprietress of the Theatre, going his security. Mr. Hillyard denies that he was accessory to the escape of Ogden to the North. On the morning of his departure, he says that he had been imbibing a little too freely, and being in the nsequently he withdrew to the servants' car for the purpose of indulging in a smoke, when, for the first time, he met with Ogden. Hillyard also emphatically denies that Ogden had ever told him a word about his contemplated exit from the Confederacy.Ogden had ever told him a word about his contemplated exit from the Confederacy. As a part of the evidence before the Commissioner yesterday, it was shown that Hillyard's family, who resides here, had never received the slightest intimation from him that he designed leaving the city, and no provision, such as would be necessar
The Daily Dispatch: October 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], R. D'orsay Ogden Safe in Yankee Land. (search)
R. D'orsay Ogden Safe in Yankee Land. --From recent information received from the North, we learn that R. D'Orsay Ogden, the late manager of the Richmond Theatre, has arrived in the city of New York. It will be recollected that Ogden left this city about two weeks since via the Fredericksburg railroad route, and succeeded in reaching Milford depot before he was approached about a passport. It then turned out that he had none, and he was therefore placed under arrest, and the train starteOgden left this city about two weeks since via the Fredericksburg railroad route, and succeeded in reaching Milford depot before he was approached about a passport. It then turned out that he had none, and he was therefore placed under arrest, and the train started back to this city, having him on board; but a short while before reaching Bowling Green, and while the cars were under full headway, he jumped off and baffled all pursuit. As in the case of his escape from the city, no one will feel surprised at his safe arrival beyond our lines.
Arrest of R. D'orsay Ogden. --Very much to the surprise of every one present, R. D'Orsay Ogden, the late manager of the Richmond Theatre, who escaped from this city some weeks since, was brought in to the chief of police last night about half-R. D'Orsay Ogden, the late manager of the Richmond Theatre, who escaped from this city some weeks since, was brought in to the chief of police last night about half-past 8 o'clock. He was arrested in the county of King George, at the house of Mr. Fielding Lewis, where he had been invited to dine. The name of his captor is John Taylor, a young soldier from that section, under whose cert Ogden was brought to thOgden was brought to this city. It turns out that the "manager, author and actor" never succeeded in reaching the city of New York, as reported in one of the papers there; but that he has been most of the time in King George, lying low and watching his chance to go over.er intended leaving the Confederacy. When carried before Captain Thomas W. Doswen, assistant provost-marshal, last night, Ogden was very axious to give bad for his appearance; but that officer refused to grant the request and sent him to Castle .
Castle Thunder items. --Besides a large batch of Federal deserters, the following parties were committed to Castle Thunder yesterday: C. W. Youngblood, alias C. W. Lassiter, of Hood's battalion of cavalry, charged with forgery. W. T. Jones, Seventeenth Mississippi, accused of larceny. Alexander Bales, company I, Forty-second North Carolina, tried by court-martial for the offence of desertion and ordered to be shot. Bales's trial took place some time since, but three or four days after his commitment to jail he succeeded in escaping therefrom, and has just been recaptured. Among the list of prisoners at Castle Thunder who are to be sent to Salisbury, North Carolina, the first opportunity, is R. D'Orsay Ogden, late manager of the Richmond theatre.
Sentence remitted. --The sentence of three months confinement in Castle Thunder at hard labor passed upon R. D'Orsay Ogden by military court-martial, a short time since, has been remitted in consequence of the precarious state of his health. He was sent to Camp Lee on Saturday for consignment, but during the day obtained a limited leave of absence to visit the city, and was in attendance at the theatre that night. In the opinion of Mr. Ogden's physician, he was not able to conform to theonsequence of the precarious state of his health. He was sent to Camp Lee on Saturday for consignment, but during the day obtained a limited leave of absence to visit the city, and was in attendance at the theatre that night. In the opinion of Mr. Ogden's physician, he was not able to conform to the stipulations of the finding of the court martial in his case, and the authorities, therefore, thought it better that he should perform service elsewhere than remain as an inmate of the hospital.