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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1862, June (search)
ck. 2. The Mountain Department is extended eastward to the road running from Williamsport to Martinsburgh, Winchester, Strasburgh, Harrisonburgh, and Staunton, including that place — thence in the same direction southward until it reaches the Blue Ridge chain of mountains; thence with the line of the Blue Ridge to the southern boundary of the State of Virginia. 3. The Department of the Shenandoah is extended eastward to include the Piedmont District and the Bull Mountain range. General Prim, commanding the Spanish forces recently sent to Mexico, together with his suite, visited the army of the Potomac to-day. General Fremont attacked (Stonewall) Jackson seven miles beyond Harrisonburgh, Va., near Union Church or Cross Keys, at half-past 8 this morning, and drove him from a strong position with considerable loss.--(Doc. 18.) The obsequies of General Turner Ashby of the rebel cavalry, were celebrated at Charlottesville, Va. The services were performed by the Rev. Mr.
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 2: Lee's invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania. (search)
lfishly in the matter, and in the spring of 1862 the British and Spanish troops left Mexico and returned home. The real designs of Louis Napoleon were now made apparent. His political design was to arrest the march of empire southward on the part of the United States. His religious design was to assist the Church party in Mexico, which had been defeated in 1857, in a recovery of its power, that the Roman Catholic Church might. have undisputed sway in Central America. In a letter to General Prim, the Spanish commander, dated July 3, 1862, the Emperor, after saying that the United States fed the factories of Europe with cotton, and asserting that it was not the interest of European Governments to have it hold dominion over the Gulf of Mexico, the Antilles, and the adjacent continent, he declared that if, with the assistance of France, Mexico should have a stable Government, that is, a monarchy, we, shall have restored to the Latin race upon the opposite side of the ocean its stren
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 42 (search)
862, I put the right wing of the Fourteenth army corps in motion toward Nolensville, Tennessee. The First division, Brigadier-General Jeff. C. Davis commanding, marched at six A. M., upon the Edmonson pike, with orders to move upon that road to Prim's blacksmith's shop, whence it was to march direct, by a country road, to Nolensville. The Third division, Brigadier-General Philip H. Sheridan commanding, also marched at six A. M., and upon the direct road to Nolensville. The Second divisio: On the morning of the twenty-sixth ult., in compliance with instructions received from the General commanding the right wing, I broke up camp at St. James' Chapel, on Mill Creek, and advanced upon Nolensville via the Edmonson pike, as far as Prim's blacksmith shop; from thence my advance was over a rugged country road, rendered almost impassable by the incessant rain which had been falling in torrents during the entire morning. The enemy's pickets were discovered by my cavalry escort (c
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, part 2.13, chapter 2.16 (search)
summons: to Athens, to witness a Royal Baptism, and describe the temples and ruins, with which he was enraptured; to Smyrna, Rhodes, Beyrout, and Alexandria; thence to Spain, where great events seemed impending. But he has barely inter-viewed General Prim, when he is ordered to London; there the Herald's agent, Colonel Finlay Anderson, gives him a surprising commission. It is vaguely reported that Dr. Livingstone is on his way home-ward from Africa. On the chance of meeting him, and getting that, by June, he was able to make a speech in Spanish, and became occasional correspondent to a Spanish newspaper. The insurrection of September, 1868, which drove Isabella from the Throne, led to a provisional Government under a Regency, General Prim acting as Minister of War. On June 15, 1869, Stanley was present in the Plaza de Los Cortes when the Constitution was read to twenty thousand people, who roared their vivas. Stanley was in the prime of his powers, and these powers were n
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), L. (search)
in its floor than a launch. It is carvel built. Long-bow. （Weapon.) A bow the hight of the archer, formerly used in England. See bow. Long-cloth. （Fabric.) A peculiar kind of fine cotton cloth, made milled or plain. Long-flax. Flax to be spun its natural length without cutting. Long-plane. （Joinery.) A joiner's plane used when a piece of stuff is to be planed up very straight. It is 2 feet 3 inches long. Long-poil. （Fabric.) A shaggy velvet. Long Prim′er. （Printing.) A size of type between Small Pica and Bourgeois. Small Pica, 83 ems to a foot. Long Primer, 89 ems to a foot. Bourgeois, 102 ems to a foot. Long-range barometer. Long-range Ba-rom′e-ter. A barometer, the upper portion of whose tube is in spiral form, and of diminished diameter, the distance between the coils being usually 12 base to 1 perpendicular, so that each inch rise of mercury in the tube is indicated by an advance of 12 inches in the spir
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), P. (search)
s to a foot. English, 64 ems to a foot. Great Primer, 51 ems to a foot. Prim′ing. 1. (Painting.) The first layer of paint, size, or other material laid 4. (Steam.) The carrying over of water with the steam into the cylinder. Prim′ing-horn. （Blasting.) The powder-horn of the miner of quarryman. Prim′inPrim′ing-powder. 1. Detonating powder. 2. The train of powder connecting a fuse with a charge. Prim′ing-tube. （Ordnance.) A tube to contain an inflammable compPrim′ing-tube. （Ordnance.) A tube to contain an inflammable composition, which occupies the vent of a gun whose charge is fired when the composition is ignited. There are several kinds of priming-tubes, fired by port-fire, lockf the tube. The rough bar is jerked out by a lanyard. See friction-Primer. Prim′ing-valve. A spring valve fitted to the end of a cylinder, to permit the escaler, either as priming or in a state of mechanical suspension with the steam. Prim′ing-wire. （Ordnance.) A pointed wire to prick a cartridge
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 54: President Grant's cabinet.—A. T. Stewart's disability.—Mr. Fish, Secretary of State.—Motley, minister to England.—the Alabama claims.—the Johnson-Clarendon convention.— the senator's speech: its reception in this country and in England.—the British proclamation of belligerency.— national claims.—instructions to Motley.—consultations with Fish.—political address in the autumn.— lecture on caste.—1869. (search)
n the withdrawal of England from this hemisphere; (2) In remodelling maritime international law. Such a consummation would place our republic at the head of the civilized world. Again, June 20— The late statements from Washington that there was no difference between Fish and myself have had a tranquillizing effect. With more experience at Washington, our front would have been more perfect. P. S. Paul Forbes arrived here three days ago, directly from Madrid, with overtures from Prim about Cuba. The language of the latter was, When a family is in distress, it sells its jewels. The idea seemed to be that the United States should mediate between Spain and the insurgents, the latter paying for their independence. The President is disposed to undertake the mediation if any representative of the insurgents can give assurances that the idea can be carried through. The President told me that he was entirely satisfied that England made the concession of belligerency to injure
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 26: (search)
Forbes, a man prominent in the business and social circles of his time, made known to the Government his intimacy with General Prim, then Premier of Spain. He also communicated certain intimations that the Spanish potentate might not be averse to nee two countries should not be compromised. The Spanish temper was known to be hot and suspicious as well as arrogant, and Prim must manage his part of the affair with consummate delicacy. Forbes started for Europe, but was unable to restrain his he reached Madrid the story of the proposed sale of Cuba was noised abroad. This at first almost balked the enterprise. Prim was frightened for his hold on power; he had not yet prepared the minds of his countrymen for the abandonment of the FaithCuba, the United States to guarantee the purchase bonds, and the matter was under consideration by the United States when Prim was assassinated. I was repeatedly assured in Cuba that he had been shot because he contemplated the sale. Be that as it
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 45: (search)
ith England should have precedence. Nevertheless, a negotiation was begun under Sickles at Madrid that promised to accomplish the peaceful purchase of Cuba while Prim was Prime Minister of Spain. A document was forwarded by Sickles to the State Department—not as a part of the public archives, but for the confidential knowledge of the Government, in which Prim declared himself ready to treat for the sale of the Island to the Cubans, the United States to become security for the purchase bonds, and to take a mortgage on the Island in return. This, it was supposed by all concerned, would result in the transfer of Cuba to this country. Prim especially stipPrim especially stipulated with Sickles that his part in the agreement should not be made known during his lifetime; the proposition must seem to proceed from other sources; for he declared that not only his political position and influence, but his very life, would be endangered if the jealous Spaniards discovered prematurely that he was arranging f
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Terry's Brigade, formerly John M. Jones's. (search)
Lt. Co. A, 2d N. C. Battalion. D. S. Brown, Co. G, 2d N. C. Batt. E. W. Thompson, Chaplain 43d N. C. T. [34] Second North Carolina Battalion. Co. A. Private Joel Bundront, Private W. H. Slaughter, A. C. Crover, Joshua Smith, Joseph George, John B. Sulavin, A. R. Jones, James Forrest, div. teamster, John E. Right, Ambulance Driver, Joseph Hudson. Co. B. Private Anderson Creed, Private William Mitchel, John R. Badget, T. W. Norman, Private Reuben Cave, Prim Raleigh Davis, John H. Edmons, George M. Gervis, Private Enoch Ring, R. T. Sartin, Henry Smith. Co. F. Com'sy Sergeant Allen Richardson, Sergeant T. H. Dungan, M. H. Moffitt, Private George Cagle, G. W. Cox, Private J. H. Elberson, L. D. Gordon, J. M. Kinly, Gideon Macon, Daniel Rich. Co. G. Sergeant Moses Welch, Private Josiah Cook, W. A. Hayworth, John W. Hodge, E. T. Hedgecock, Private John Williams, Ambulance Driver, Joseph Payne, A. H. Wel
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