New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion: Containing Histories of the Several New Hampshire Regiments, and Biographical Notices of Many of the Prominent Actors in the Civil War of 1861-65Tracy, Chase & Company, 1870 - 608 Seiten |
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... nearly three hundred troops in and about the capital for its protection . On the retirement of the traitor Floyd from the War Department , Hon . Joseph Holt , of Kentucky , was appointed to fill the place . He coöperated with Gen- eral ...
... nearly three hundred troops in and about the capital for its protection . On the retirement of the traitor Floyd from the War Department , Hon . Joseph Holt , of Kentucky , was appointed to fill the place . He coöperated with Gen- eral ...
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... nearly the whole interior of the fort blazed like a furnace . For thirty - six hours the terrific bombardment continued with but occasional lulls . The garrison in Sumter soon became so ex- hausted that they could make but a feeble ...
... nearly the whole interior of the fort blazed like a furnace . For thirty - six hours the terrific bombardment continued with but occasional lulls . The garrison in Sumter soon became so ex- hausted that they could make but a feeble ...
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... nearly destitute of ammunition , and with no hope of succor , was regarded by the chivalry of South Carolina . as a most wonderful and glorious victory , and as establishing beyond dispute the independence of the Confederacy . Arrived ...
... nearly destitute of ammunition , and with no hope of succor , was regarded by the chivalry of South Carolina . as a most wonderful and glorious victory , and as establishing beyond dispute the independence of the Confederacy . Arrived ...
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... nearly five thousand Virginia . troops were in possession of the ruins at Harper's Ferry . On the 17th of April , a convention in Virginia secretly passed an ordinance of secession , which was for a time . kept from the knowledge of the ...
... nearly five thousand Virginia . troops were in possession of the ruins at Harper's Ferry . On the 17th of April , a convention in Virginia secretly passed an ordinance of secession , which was for a time . kept from the knowledge of the ...
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... taken an active part in nearly every political can- vass in the State for the last fifteen years , delivering many eloquent and effective speeches upon pending issues . As a citizen , a neighbor writes of him : 62 THE GREAT REBELLION .
... taken an active part in nearly every political can- vass in the State for the last fifteen years , delivering many eloquent and effective speeches upon pending issues . As a citizen , a neighbor writes of him : 62 THE GREAT REBELLION .
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advance appointed April army arrived artillery assault attack August 13 battery battle battle of Fredericksburg brevet brigade camp Capt Captain Dec captured cavalry charge Charles Claremont Colonel command commissioned Concord Cross Died of wounds Discharged for disability division Dover duty enemy enemy's engaged enlisted Exeter field fight fire Fort Wagner Fredericksburg front gallant George George W Governor guns Hampshire Honorably discharged hundred James John July 17 July 20 June 21 Keene Laconia Manchester March ment miles Milford morning Mustered out August Mustered out Dec Mustered out June Nashua night Ninth Corps o'clock officers ordered Petersburg picket Port Hudson Portsmouth position prisoners Promoted to Captain Promoted to Lieut Promoted to Major Promoted to Second re-enlisted rebel regi regiment left Resigned July Richmond river Sanbornton Second Lieut Sept skirmishers soldiers Tenth Transferred to Company troops Union Washington William Wounded severely
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Seite 3 - We, the people of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained; "That the Ordinance adopted by us in Convention, on the twenty-third day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, whereby the Constitution of the United States of America...
Seite 17 - My countrymen, one and all, think calmly and well upon this whole subject. Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time. " If there be an object to hurry any of you, in hot haste, to a step which you would never take deliberately, that object will be frustrated by taking time ; but no good object can be frustrated by it.
Seite 26 - ... and I hereby command the persons composing the combinations aforesaid to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes within twenty days from this date. " Deeming that the present condition of public affairs presents an extraordinary occasion, I do hereby, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, convene both Houses of Congress.
Seite 4 - Constitution of the United States of America was ratified, and also all acts and parts of acts of the General Assembly of this State ratifying amendments of the said Constitution, are hereby repealed; and that the union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of the "United States of America,
Seite 26 - The details for this object will be immediately communicated to the State authorities through the War Department. I appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate, and aid this effort to maintain the honor, the integrity, and the existence of our National Union and the perpetuity of popular government and to redress wrongs already long enough endured.
Seite 18 - If it were admitted that you who are dissatisfied hold the right side in the dispute, there still is no single good reason for precipitate action. Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulty.
Seite 12 - But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.
Seite 18 - We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic cords of memory, stretching from every battle-field and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Seite 18 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend
Seite 450 - May 12, 1864, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Spotsylvania, Va.; brigadier general, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in the campaign terminating with the surrender of the insurgent army under Gen. RE Lee...