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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 II., II. Missouri--Arkansas. (search)
ssouri--Arkansas. Price returns to Missouri guerrilla operations Rains and Stein routed capture of Milford Price retreats to Arkansas Sigel's retreat from Bentonville battle of Pea Ridge Rebels defeated the War among the Indians fight at the Cache guerrilla operations fight at Newtonia Hindman driven into Arkansas Cooper routed at Maysville battle of Prairie Grove. Gen. Sterling Price was a good deal less indignant than any Unionist at the unaccountable desertion Nov. 2-15, 1861. See Vol. I., pages 593-4. of south-western Missouri by the new Union commander, directly on the heels of Fremont's triumphant and unresisted advance, when assured that his scouts were not mistaken in reporting the evacuation of Spring-field and retreat to Rolla, by an army which he would not have dared to attack. He gradually retraced his steps from the Arkansas border, entering Springfield in triumph, and subsequently advancing to Osceola, on the Osage, thence pushing forward h
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 130 (search)
Doc. 126. Fremont's address to his army. Headquarters Western Department, Springfield, Mo., November 2, 1861. Soldiers of the Mississippi army: Agreeably to orders received this day, I take leave of you. Although our army has been of sudden growth, we have grown up together, and I have become familiar with the brave and generous spirits which you bring to the defence of your country, and which makes me anticipate for you a brilliant career. Continue as you have begun, and give to my successor the same cordial and enthusiastic support with which you have encouraged me. Emulate the splendid example which you have already before you, and let me remain as I am, proud of the noble army which I have thus far labored to bring together. Soldiers, I regret to leave you. Most sincerely I thank you for the regard and confidence you have invariably shown me. I deeply regret that I shall not have the honor to lead you to the victory which you are just about to win; but I shall claim
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 131 (search)
Doc. 127. the Coast defences. Gov. Curtin's reply to Secretary Seward. The following is a copy of the letter addressed by Gov. Curtin to Secretary Seward, in reply to his circular on coast defences: Pennsylvania Executive Chamber, Harrisburg, November 2, 1861. Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.: sir: I received, a few days since, an envelope, apparently from the Department of State, at Washington, enclosing a slip from a newspaper, purporting to be a copy of a letter from you to the Governor of New York. This mode of communicating advice by the Government of the United States to the State authorities is so unusual, that I am, perhaps, not quite justified in assuming, as I do, that the communication is authentic. I am glad to learn that the prospect of a disturbance of our amicable relations with foreign countries is now less serious than it has been at any period during the course of the insurrection. The duty of taking precaution against
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 132 (search)
Doc. 128. Zagonyi's letter to the ladies of Springfield, Missouri. Headquarters, Fremont Body Guard, Springfield, Nov. 2, 1861. To Mrs. Worrell and others, ladies of Spring-field: Ladies: Your flattering offer to present a flag to the Fremont Body Guard is appreciated and gratefully acknowledged. Some intimation of such a gift reached me late yesterday afternoon, and I much regret the mistake or misunderstanding which prevented a proper recognition of your kindness at that time. But it is with far more profound sorrow that I find myself compelled to decline the proffered presentation. It would be idle to affect ignorance of the fact that the same distinction has been conferred upon a body of men who, though placed under my command upon the occasion to which your partiality obliges me to refer, deserted me at the very moment of conflict, and exposed the officers and men of the Body Guard to a fate which the hand of Providence alone could avert. The honor of the sol
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 136. siege of Cotton Hill, Va., October 30 to November 7, 1861. (search)
f the enemy firing on our hospitals and upon red flags, but did not believe they were so depraved. I have now witnessed it--can testify to it — and consequently know what kind of enemies we have to deal with, and shall govern myself and command accordingly. With many thanks for your kindness, I am, with much respect, yours, &c., T. Sedgewick, Commanding Second Kentucky Regiment, U. S. A. Cincinnati Commercial account. camp at Tompkins farm Va., Second Kentucky regiment, Saturday, Nov. 2, 1861. Since I last wrote to you, every thing has passed off quietly here until yesterday, although the secesh have been in sight of us for the last four or five days, on the opposite side of the river. They have now a force, as near as we can ascertain, of from fourteen to fifteen thousand, and six or eight four and six-pounders. Yesterday morning they opened the fire on our trains from the opposite side, and kept up a constant fire from rifles and musketry. I was the first one th
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 152 (search)
Doc. 144 1/2. Gov. Harris' proclamation, calling for fire-arms. Executive Department, Nashville, Nov. 2, 1861. The State must, and to the full extent of its resources shall, be defended. Threatened with invasion, all good citizens will regard it as a patriotic duty to make any reasonable sacrifices to repel the invaders. Regiments are now in camp and organized, while others are ready to organize, but, for want of arms, are not prepared to take the field. Prompted by the noblest impulses of patriotism, these men are ready to take the field to defend your homes and to prevent the theatre of this cruel and vindictive war being brought within our borders. They appeal to you, who quietly remain at home, to place arms in their hands, that they may give you protection and security. If you fail to respond to this appeal, I shall be compelled by the sternest convictions of duty, charged as I am with the responsibility of seeing that the State is defended, to disband these re
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 7: Prisons and Hospitals. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Northern and Southern prisons (search)
sing scarcity of food were the only indications to the prisoners of the fortunes of the armies. been praised by some of his charges, and the adjutant, Lieutenant Cheatham, was also liked by the prisoners. The medical staff seems to have been unusually efficient, though as the prisoners sent to this place had been long in captivity, the mortality rate was heavy. An abandoned cotton-factory at Salisbury, North Carolina, was purchased for prison purposes by the Confederate Government, November 2, 1861. From the beginning it was designed to contain Confederates under sentence of court martial, disloyal citizens, and deserters suspected of being spies, as well as prisoners of war. The first prisoners of war reached the town on December 12, 1861, and were the object of much curiosity to the people from the town and country around, many of whom had never seen a real live Yankee before. Other prisoners of war soon arrived, and during the month of March, 1862, they numbered nearly f
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), General officers of the Confederate Army: a full roster compiled from the official records (search)
e's adjutant-general. Seth M. Barton led a brigade in Lee's Army. George W. Randolph, Secretary of War in 1862. William C. Wickham fought Sheridan before Richmond. Eppa Hunton led a brigade in Pickett's division. Gracie, Arch., Jr. , Nov. 4, 1863. Gray, Henry, Mar. 17, 1865. Grayson, John B., Aug. 15, 1861. Green, Martin E., July 21, 1862. Green, Thomas, May 20, 1863. Greer, Elkanah, Oct. 8, 1862. Gregg, John, Aug. 29, 1862 Gregg, Maxcy, Dec. 14, 1861. Griffith, Rich., Nov. 2, 1861. Hagood, Johnson, July 21, 1862. Hanson, Roger W., Dec. 13, 1862. Hardeman, W. P., Mar. 17, 1865. Harris, Nat. H., Jan. 20, 1864. Harrison, J. E., Dec. 22, 1864. Hays, Harry T., July 25, 1862. Hatton, Robert, May 23, 1862. Hawes, James M., Mar. 5, 1862. Hawthorne, A. T., Feb. 18, 1864. Helm, Ben. H., Mar. 14, 1862. Hebert, Louis, May 26, 1862. Hebert, Paul O., Aug. 17, 1861. Higgins, Edward, Oct. 29, 1863. Hodge, Geo. B., Nov. 20, 1863. Hogg, Joseph L., Feb. 14, 1862. Hoke
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
tchel organizes an expedition for the occupation of east Tennessee......Oct. 10, 1861 James M. Mason, of Virginia, John Slidell, of Louisiana, Confederate envoys to Great Britain and France, run the blockade of Charleston Harbor, S. C., in the steamship Theodora, on the night of......Oct. 12, 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff, Va.......Oct. 21, 1861 General Scott retires, aged seventy-five......Nov. 1, 1861 Gen. David Hunter, U. S. A., relieves General Fremont at St. Louis, Mo.......Nov. 2, 1861 Battle of Belmont, Mo.......Nov. 7, 1861 British royal mail-contract packet Trent leaves Havana, Cuba, for England, Nov. 7, with Mason and Slidell on board; she is stopped by the United States war steamer San Jacinto, Captain Wilkes, and the envoys taken from her......Nov. 8, 1861 Department of Missouri constituted......Nov. 9, 1861 Department of the Ohio reorganized to include Kentucky and Tennessee, Nov. 9; Gen. Don Carlos Buell assumes command......Nov. 15, 1861 General
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Missouri, (search)
.Oct. 26, 1861 Governor Jackson issues (Sept. 26) a proclamation from Lexington, convening the legislature in extra session at Masonic Hall in Neosho, Newton county......Oct. 21, 1861 General Fremont is relieved by Gen. David Hunter......Nov. 2, 1861 Legislature at Neosho passes an act of secession, Oct. 28, and resolution requesting all members to sign it......Nov. 2, 1861 Indecisive battle at Belmont between Generals Grant and Polk, Nov. 7; Warsaw destroyed by Confederates......NovNov. 2, 1861 Indecisive battle at Belmont between Generals Grant and Polk, Nov. 7; Warsaw destroyed by Confederates......Nov. 19, 1861 Major-General Halleck, who succeeded General Hunter, Nov. 7, declares martial law in St. Louis, Dec. 23; and, some men returning from General Price's army having destroyed about 100 miles of the Missouri Railroad, he extends the order to all the railroads in the State......Dec. 25, 1861 Battles at Shawnee Mound and Milford, Dec. 18, 1861, and at Mount Zion......Dec. 28, 1861 New Madrid captured by General Pope......March 14, 1862 Independence captured by the Confederates..
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