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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 84 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 54 8 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 41 5 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 36 0 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 36 0 Browse Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 36 0 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 32 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) 24 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: June 11, 1861., [Electronic resource] 22 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 20 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 10 (search)
ts in the cause. Observe the announcements in their papers: "An alarm was felt yesterday on account of," &c.; "Great apprehension of an attack from the rebel forces;" "Fears were entertained that the rebels would surprise us;" "Our soldiers have passed several nights in continual dread," and so forth, repeatedly. Look at our men, on the contrary. How much of fear or apprehension is there in their countenances? Calm, business-like action and resolution is legibly written there. At Aquia Creek some of the Southern troops can scarcely be withheld from plunging into the water whenever a Yankee vessel approaches near enough to give them a chance to board her. "I can't get a sight of a Yankee, even with my telescope," grumbled a gentleman who had taken a morning ride of eighteen miles, hoping to join in a little amateur skirmishing. When that company of brave Tennesseeans arrived at Fredericksburg, they fully realized the errand on watch they came. "Now, I'd like to know how far
The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 23 (search)
intrigue, and called the attention of some of his friends, predicting "some fun." One can readily imagine his astonishment when the true state of affairs burst upon him, and he became familiar with the much-abused profession, privateering. The brig Monticello, I learn, may be, at a very small cost, converted into a gunboat, and probably will be when the attention of the Naval Department is called directly to the matter. Your correspondent "L. H.," from Urbanna, falls into a great many errors in regard to the engagement at Mathias' Point. He mentions one or two companies who were engaged in the fight, while there was only one, Capt. Gouldin's company, Sparta Greys. The Pawnee, as you say in a note, was not present, and the horses were taken Tuesday evening instead of Thursday. Five vessels-of-war are lying off Aquia Creek this morning, and an engagement is hourly expected. Three of them are stationary, the others moving about as though about to come within range. M.
The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], [communicated] (search)
ith 260 tons of ice; schooner Margaret, from Alexandria, bound to Staten Island, with 270 tons of coal. The three last-named having been captured on Saturday, the 29th inst. after the steamer had been taken by a detachment of the Confederate army, under Colonel Thomas, and Capt. Hollins, C. S. N., having been brought to Richmond were carried before the proper authorities at the City Hall, at two o'clock yesterday, for examination. The evidence being adduced to show that they were combatants, found with arms in their hands resisting the legal authority of the Government, an order was entered that they be transported hence this morning to Aquia Creek, and be conveyed across the Potomac into Maryland and released. No doubt the personal effects of the parties will be delivered to them. The number of prisoners here and at Fredericksburg is about 35 to 40. The articles of war do not hold men captured while serving on board merchant ships as prisoners of war, hence the above decision.
The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], Military Works. (search)
t. This morning, the ice boat, which has so long lain at the Navy-Yard wharves, went down to Alexandria, where she is to relieve the sloop-of-war Pocahontas, the latter having been ordered to take the place now occupied by the Freeborn off Aquia Creek. The armament of the ice boat is now very heavy, consisting of two 32 pounders aft, and a nine-inch shell-gun and six-inch rifle cannon forward — the latter having a range of over four miles. The Pensacola is rapidly approaching completith the Cumberland, Minnesota, and several small gun-boats. The propeller Resalute lies off Point Lookout. Yesterday the side-wheel steamer George Page, formerly of the ferry line between this city and Alexandria, was cruising up and down Aquia Creek, trying her engines, &c., with the view, probably, of attacking the Freeborn. The Pocahontas, however, will attend hereafter to any compliments the Page may offer. Everything was quiet at Mathias' Point, no troops nor batteries being vis
The Daily Dispatch: July 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], Rev. Jone C. McCare, D. D. (search)
gement There — the enemy routed--nine Yankees certainly killed, &c. Port Conway, Va., July 1. Our hitherto quiet little county, which has almost grown proverbial for the peaceable and law-abiding character of its citizens, and so free from public commotions of any sort that it has been regarded by some of our neighboring counties as comparatively insignificant, has suddenly become the theatre of important military operations. Point Mathias, fifteen miles below and in sight of Aquia Creek, has for some time past been nursed by the enemy with steam-tugs, and occasionally with ships of a larger growth; but no serious attempt was made by the vandals to land and obtain a foothold possession of the Point, until a few days ago. On Thursday last, a company of 75 Yankees landed under the guns of a steamer, and undertook the erection of a battery a few yards from the edge of a high bluff that overlooks the Potomac for many miles either way. While these men were thus engaged, the gu