The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc, Volume 2Frank Moore G.P. Putnam, 1862 |
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... pieces of cannon , one thousand stand of arms , and a quantity of provisions , fell into possession of the National forces . Also three prize vessels -one a brig , laden with coffee and provisions , another laden with cotton , and two ...
... pieces of cannon , one thousand stand of arms , and a quantity of provisions , fell into possession of the National forces . Also three prize vessels -one a brig , laden with coffee and provisions , another laden with cotton , and two ...
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... pieces of artillery , and kept up fire about by the sloop - of - war Vandalia . She was from one and a half hours . One man ( Federal ) had Charleston , bound to Liverpool , with a cargo his foot taken off by a cannon ball . Colo- of ...
... pieces of artillery , and kept up fire about by the sloop - of - war Vandalia . She was from one and a half hours . One man ( Federal ) had Charleston , bound to Liverpool , with a cargo his foot taken off by a cannon ball . Colo- of ...
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... pieces - intrenched in a powerful position , on the top of a mountain at Carnifex Ferry , on the west side of Gauley River . The rear and extreme of both flanks were inacessible . The front was masked with heavy forests and a close ...
... pieces - intrenched in a powerful position , on the top of a mountain at Carnifex Ferry , on the west side of Gauley River . The rear and extreme of both flanks were inacessible . The front was masked with heavy forests and a close ...
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... pieces meantime were got into the best position possible under the circumstances , and soon silenced two of the rebel guns . The fire slackened at intervals but grew more furious as night approached , when the German brigade was led ...
... pieces meantime were got into the best position possible under the circumstances , and soon silenced two of the rebel guns . The fire slackened at intervals but grew more furious as night approached , when the German brigade was led ...
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... piece of artillery , under Lieutenant - Colonel Scott , and about four thousand rebels . After a desperate struggle of an ... pieces of cannon , approached Blue Mills by another road and engaged and routed the rebels as they were about ...
... piece of artillery , under Lieutenant - Colonel Scott , and about four thousand rebels . After a desperate struggle of an ... pieces of cannon , approached Blue Mills by another road and engaged and routed the rebels as they were about ...
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advance arms army arrived artillery attack battery battle boats brigade camp cannon Capt Captain captured cavalry charge CHARLES WILKES Charleston cheers citizens Colonel command Company Confederate Creek despatched enemy enemy's engaged expedition Federal Ferry fifty fight fire five flag fleet force Fort Clark Fort Hatteras Fort Pickens Fort Walker Fortress Monroe four Government guard gunboats guns Hatteras Hatteras Inlet HEAD-QUARTERS hill Home Guards honor horses hour hundred infantry Island Kentucky killed land large number Lexington Lieut Lieutenant loss Major mand ment miles Missouri morning night North Carolina o'clock officers Ohio party passed pickets port Port Royal position Potomac prisoners rebels regiment retreat returned rifled river road schooner sent shell ship shore shot side skirmishers Slidell soldiers soon South steamer taken thousand tion to-day took troops Union United vessels Virginia Volunteers woods wounded York Zouaves
Popular passages
Page 38 - Congress, banishing all feelings of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not waged upon our part in any spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired;...
Page 2 - ART. 57. Whosoever shall be convicted of holding correspondence with, or giving intelligence to, the enemy, either directly or indirectly, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a general court-martial.
Page 263 - Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
Page 343 - A duty devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of WASHINGTON. He never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I feel that I cannot succeed without the same Divine aid whi.ch sustained him, and on the same Almighty . Being I place my reliance for support, and I hope you, my friends, will all pray that I may receive that Divine assistance, without which I cannot succeed, but...
Page 264 - As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Page 173 - It has a solution for every doubt and every perplexity. It has a word of good cheer for every hour of gloom or of despondency. Behold it ! Listen to it ! It speaks of earlier and of later struggles. It speaks of victories, and sometimes of reverses, on tho sea and on the land.
Page 35 - The property, real and personal, of all persons in the State of Missouri who shall take up arms against the United States, or who shall be directly proven to have taken an active part with their enemies in the field, is declared to be confiscated to the public use, and their slaves, if any they have, are hereby declared free men.
Page 343 - A duty devolves upon me which is perhaps greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of Washington. He never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I feel that" I cannot succeed without the same Divine aid which sustained him, and on the same Almighty Being I place my reliance for support...
Page 126 - ... and not to transcend the provisions on the same subject contained in the act of Congress entitled "An act to confiscate property used for insurrectionary purposes," approved August 6, 1861, and that said act be published at length with this order.
Page 61 - Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly Union and Concord: that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one Hope of our Calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may henceforth be all of one heart, and of one soul, united in one holy bond of Truth and Peace, of Faith and Charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.