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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 1,756 1,640 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 979 67 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 457 395 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 I. 449 3 Browse Search
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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. 420 416 Browse Search
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Eliza Frances Andrews, The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865, I. Across Sherman's track (December 19-24, 1864） (search)
unger sister, Metta, were usually sent to be her companions during the winter. The summers she spent with us at the old home. But in the fall of 1864, while Sherman's army was lying around Atlanta like a pent — up torrent ready to burst forth at any moment, my father was afraid to let us get out of his sight, and we all stood waiting in our defenseless homes till we could see what course the destroying flood would take. Happily for us it passed by without engulfing the little town of Washington, where our home was situated, and after it had swept over the capital of the State, reaching Milledgeville November 23d, rolled on toward Savannah, where the sound of merry Christmas bells was hushed by the roar of its angry waters. Meanwhile the people in our part of Georgia had had time to get their breath once more, and began to look about for some way of bridging the gap of ruin and desolation that stretched through the entire length of our State. The Georgia Railroad, running fr
Eliza Frances Andrews, The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865, chapter 3 (search)
't keep them here a day if the government at Washington didn't force them on us. And yet they lay alroduction to me, thinking I had gone back to Washington. He and John Garnett, one of our far-off Vi whom the tide of war has stranded in little Washington. Mrs. Gairdner's husband was an officer in h places at once. They write us that little Washington has gotten to be the great thoroughfare of to, when he spent a night with Col. Alison in Washington. It was a different thing being a rebel in news. I feel anxious to get back now, since Washington is going to be such a center of interest. Itrange all this seems for dear, quiet little Washington! It must be delightful there, with all thos Callaway and his father have just come from Washington with such glowing accounts of the excitement to be Wallace Brumby. He says that he left Washington two weeks ago, and is water-bound here, on he we want to. Communication between here and Washington is so interrupted that I don't suppose they [1 more...]
Eliza Frances Andrews, The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865, chapter 4 (search)
is separation adds to her feeling of loneliness, but she and the children will soon join us in Washington, so it won't matter so much. The ride to Albany was very unpleasant, the sun scorching hot, t had a fine time. Among the cadets we recognized Milton Reese, Tom Hill, and Davy Favor, from Washington, and as soon as the drill was over, we went into the capitol with them and saw the destructionversally. About one o'clock we reached Barnett, where I used to feel as much at home as in Washington itself, but there was such a crowd, such a rush, such a hurrying to and fro at the quiet littlductor. There is so much travel over this route now that three or four trains are run between Washington and Barnett daily, and sometimes double that number. We looked out eagerly for the first glimd always know just the right thing to say and do. Mrs. Elzey says the general is coming to Washington with the rest of his staff, to remain till something is decided, and we begin to know what is
Eliza Frances Andrews, The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865, chapter 5 (search)
Andy Johnson, and that odious Yankee crew at Washington, lording it over Southern gentlemen! I supps. The whole world seems to be moving on Washington now. An average of 2,000 rations are issued int every day in the week for his arrival in Washington with a bodyguard of 1,000 men, but I am suren my life. Thousands of people pass through Washington every day, and our house is like a free hoteeither, for that matter, are passing through Washington. Some of our friends pass on without stoppieal danger of his situation until he came to Washington, where some of his friends gave him a serioumong the stream of travelers pouring through Washington, my old friend, Dr. Cromwell, has turned up,alarm this time; the Yankees are actually in Washington. Before we were out of bed a courier came itle encouragement and had to hurry away from Washington because, since Lincoln's assassination the fheir own use, but thank Heaven, everybody in Washington can refute that slander. The treasury was p[3 more...]
Eliza Frances Andrews, The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865, V. In the dust and ashes of defeat (may 6-June 1, 1865). (search)
ne. When the first batch of Yankees entered Washington, one of them was heard to say: We have been d those other odious persons in authority at Washington. Well, as Bishop Elliot says, I don't know train on the Athens Branch has been sent to Washington, and is behaving very badly. Aunt Cornelia't is said we are to have a negro garrison in Washington, and all sorts of horrible rumors are afloaing used to the presence of the Yankees, and Washington is a great thoroughfare for Confederates oncy and vow they will kill every d d Yankee in Washington rather than suffer such a perfidious breach y, with reinforcements. They seem to regard Washington as true to its old revolutionary sobriquet od tens of thousands that have passed through Washington, the worst that can be charged is the plundem having it. They strut about the streets of Washington with negro women on their arms and sneak aros and Johnston's have already passed through Washington, and Gen. Dick Taylor's is now in transit, b[2 more...]
Eliza Frances Andrews, The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865, chapter 7 (search)
when I can help it, though they seem to be behaving better about Washington than in most other places. Capt. Schaeffer does not encourage thused of being implicated in the bank robbery, and brought them to Washington, but they have every one escaped, and I am glad of it. I would linsult to Cora and me, who made the first rebel one ever raised in Washington. And such a time as we had making it, too, for we had to work onbe found to prevent it. I loved the old Union, too — the Union of Washington and Jefferson --as much as I hate the new Union of compulsion andt a tempest was stirring outside. But I don't believe anybody in Washington would say anything bad about father; they all know him too well. rying to raise a little money by driving an express wagon between Washington and Abbeville, and Fred writes from Yazoo City that he found one joy myself at all. July 16, Sunday The Elzeys' last day in Washington, and our last pleasant evening together. They took tea with us,
Eliza Frances Andrews, The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865, chapter 8 (search)
k Herald, and ordered the white ministers of Washington to read it out from their pulpits. Mr. Tupp will probably never be known. The people of Washington wanted to entertain the ladies in their homet remain long under arrest. Those people at Washington are capable of anything, and if he should be just like the quiet antebellum days, before Washington had become such a thoroughfare, and our housht here have nearly all gone their ways, and Washington is becoming nothing but a small, dull countrrning and came back this afternoon. We left Washington immediately after breakfast, and reached Woond Lee, that star of light before which even Washington's glory pales, crouching on his knees befores very anxious to visit some of the girls in Washington, I hear, but says that he knows he would not. I understand that some of them have given Washington over to destruction, and the country people uesday Capt. Cooley is to be removed and Washington is to have a new commander. Everybody regre[3 more...]