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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 46 0 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 38 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 36 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 34 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 28 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 24 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers 20 0 Browse Search
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 14 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 14 0 Browse Search
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 14 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: February 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Confederate force at Roanoke. (search)
The Confederate force at Roanoke. After the immense parade of fifteen Federal regiments, and thirty-one steamers and gunboats, mounting ninety-four guns, in the columns of the Herald, Bennett is compelled to admit the unequal Confederate force opposed to them in the publication of the following list of the Rebel Garrison at Roanoke. Major General Commanding...R. O. Hill. Brigadier General...H. A. Wise. Garrison. Romer's Light Artillery, Captain Romer. Richmond BRoanoke. Major General Commanding...R. O. Hill. Brigadier General...H. A. Wise. Garrison. Romer's Light Artillery, Captain Romer. Richmond Blues, Captain O. Jennings Wise. Wise's Legion.first regiment. Colonel...R. S. Ewall. Lieutenant Colonel...J. H. Richardson. Major...Thomas E. Goode. Companies. Chesterfield Guard, Captain William B. Ball. Governor's Guard, (Richmond,) Captain J. S. Cabell. Hanover Volunteers, Captain Williams C. Wickham. Henrico Volunteers, Captain Z. S. Magruder. Amelia Volunteers, Captain S. S. Welseger. Goochland Guard, Captain Julian Harrison. Mecklenb
The Daily Dispatch: February 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], Late Northern News. (search)
The crisis. The crisis of the war is at last upon us, and reverse upon reverse comes in quick succession. We have scarcely recovered from the depression consequent upon our defeat at Fort Henry and Roanoke, ere we are called upon to meet a still heavier calamity in the fall of Fort Donelson and the surrender of our brave troops holding that important post. It is true, the facts concerning this last disaster have not yet reached us from sources entitled to our belief; but enough is known to convince us that we have sustained another staggering blow. We have not been of those who entertained the belief that our arms would always be successful, or that it was within the bounds of possibility our small army could meet and drive back the overwhelming hordes of the enemy at every point at which they could penetrate, and are not, therefore, taken by surprise, nor greatly discouraged, by the untoward events which have taken place in the West, and on the Atlantic coast. We have not k