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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 132 128 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 82 28 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 76 0 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 73 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 44 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 44 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 42 0 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 40 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 40 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 39 1 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.8 (search)
New Light on the great Drewry's Bluff fight. From the News leader, September 8, 1906. Judge William Ie following report of the great naval battle of Drewry's Bluff was prepared and delivered to a large audience s concerning the naval battle which occurred at Drewry's Bluff, May 15, 1862, I am aware that much controversyuty at Battery No. 19, on the turnpike, between Drewry's Bluff and the city of Richmond. After being there a have to go above for our fortifications. Then Drewry's Bluff was found to be the next best place. Thither Its, we were marched along the turnpike, down to Drewry's Bluff, on the Noble James river, about seven miles beand ordered to take command of the main fort at Drewry's Bluff by the Secretary of War, George W. Randolph, upndry in Chesterfield county, and the battery at Drewry's Bluff was constructed by Chesterfield men with their f the Federal gunboats had succeeded in passing Drewry's Bluff on that day the capital of the Confederacy woul
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Historical address of the former commander of Grimes Battery. (search)
Commanding Naval Forces at Elizabeth City, N. C. Now Mr. Graves was very much mistaken as to the damage to us. No man was injured in the affair on our side, nor was any damage done to our gun. We did retreat and return to our camp at Richardson's mill. When we returned to Portsmouth, we bivouacked for a short time on Edward's farm, and on May 8th were ordered to Bower's Hill. From there we went to Petersburg, arriving on the 14th of May. Then on the 24th of May we were sent to Drewry's Bluff. and at midnight on the 28th reached Richmond, sleeping the balance of the night on the stone steps of the custom house. Next morning, Mrs. K. Adams, who kept a bakery, generously treated the whole company to a hot breakfast, which they enjoyed and so highly appreciated that the men afterwards held a meeting and adopted resolutions of thanks, which were presented to her by a special committee. That day we turned our faces toward McClellan, who was advancing on Richmond from the Peni
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gives full record. (search)
left Petersburg with them about the last of January, 1864, and went to the vicinity of Newbern, N. C., and had quite an exciting time, capturing a good many prisoners and some fine guns and horses. We captqred one complete camp of a New York regiment about five miles out from Newbern. While in North Carolina we were at Goldsboro, where in February we re-enlisted for the remainder of the war. We were at Rocky Mount and Tarboro in May. We returned to Virginia in time for the battle of Drewry's Bluff, May 16, 1864, after which we went to Richmond, and, lying on the green grass inside the Capitol Square, heard a speech from Congressman McMillan from Tennessee, and drew some chewing tobacco, after which we took the train for Guinea Station, in Spotsylvania, just in time to make the march with Lee's army for the North Anna. Here we held Grant's vast army in check for some days, when we made the move to Cold Harbor, and there I made my last fight, being desperately wounded, and my caree
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
w a woman saved Richmond from, 353. Dahlgren, Colonel, Ulric, 181; Savage orders of, 187, 188, 356; Negro hung by, 184, 356; Murder of two boys, 185; Looting by his men, 189. Daniel, Major John W 2 195 218, 244 327. David's Island Hospital, 32. Davidson, Lieutenant, Hunter, 323. Davis, wounded Colonel, 199. Dearing, Major, James, 329. Decisive Battles of the World, 255. Devens, General, Charles, 273 Douglas, Colonel, Henry Kyd, 195. Drewry, Major Augustus H. 82. Drewry's Bluff, New Light on Battle of, 82. Early, General J. A., Strategy of, and thin gray line at Cedar Creek, 195– Valley Campaign of, 272; Ordered Chambersburg to be burned in retaliation, 214; a remarkable character, 217. Edwards, Lieutenant J. R., 211. Eggleston, Mrs., John Randolph, 191. Ellery, Captain W., killed, 185. Elzey, General, Arnold, the Blucher ot Manassas, 174. Emmerson, Captain, Arthur, 147. Farmville, Fight near, in 1865, 245. Farrand, Captain, 90. Featherston,