JULY 2d.—There has been some brilliant fighting by several brothers named Ashby, who led a mounted company near Romney. One of the brothers, Richard, was slain. Turner Ashby put half a dozen Yankees hors du combat with his own arm. He will make a name. We have accounts of an extraordinary exploit of Col. Thomas, [...]
Battery Lincoln, Erected at Santa Rosa Island, Florida, Commanding the Navy Yard at Pensacola and the Approaches to Fort Pickens Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, June 22, 1861
The Battle at Great Bethel, Between the Federal Troops Under the Command of General Pierce, Consisting of Duryea’s Zouave Regiment, Townsend’s Albany Regiment, Bendix’s Steuben Regiment, Allen’s First New York Volunteer Regiment and the Secession Troops, Strongly Entrenched, Under the Command of Colonel J. B. Magruder, on the Morning of June 10, 1861 Frank Leslie’s [...]
CAMP CHASE, July 2, 1861. DEAREST:–The comet, or the storm, or something makes it cold as blazes this morning, but pleasant. Speaking of shirts, did I leave my shirts at home? I have but two or three here now. Have they been lost here, or how? You need not make me any if they are [...]
TUESDAY 2 Everything connected with the War seems to be standing still as far as we know, excepting the arrival of troops and their movement across the River. The City is now swarming with soldiers who stay only for a day or so and then go into Camp in the suburbs of the City. The [...]
Tuesday, July 2.—Day begins clear and beautiful. At 8 a.m. struck the N. E. trades, made sail in aid of the steam, and ordered moderate steam carried. Toward noon a few trade squalls, with light showers of rain, passed over. Course since 8 last evening, S. S. E.½ E .; latitude at noon, 23° 04′; [...]
The Commonwealth Of Virginia To Richard Thomas Zarvona, Greeting: Know you that from special trust and confidence reposed in your fidelity, courage and good conduct our governot in pursuance of the authority vested in him by an ordinance of the convention of the State of Virginia doth commission you a colonel in the active volunteer [...]
Henry Adams to his brother, Charles Francis Adams, Jr. London, Tuesday, July 2,1861 My letters in the [New York] Times will give you pretty much all I have to say about politics. They are very correctly printed; at least the three first which are all that have reached me. There is no doubt in my [...]
Boston, July 2, 1861 There is little news politically, for I am no longer in the way of getting it. There is a marked improvement in the general feeling and in the tone of the press towards England and my apprehensions of trouble would have entirely subsided but that I cannot but fear future trouble [...]
The Hudson.–Military school at West Point.–Return to New York.–Altered appearance of the city.–Misery and suffering.–Altered state of public opinion, as to the Union and towards Great Britain. July 2nd.–At early dawn this morning, looking out of the sleeping car, I saw through the mist a broad, placid river on the right, and on the left [...]
–Between 3 and 7 o’clock this morning the troops which have been concentrating at Hagerstown and Williamsport, Md., for several days past, crossed the ford at the latter place. Gen. Patterson reviewed them as they filed past him. The morning was bright and beautiful, and the soldiers were in excellent spirits; the advance took place [...]
July 2, 1861 General Robert Patterson crosses the Potomac at Williamsport, Maryland and moves towards Harpers Ferry. A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1 Engagement near Martinsburg between Patterson’s (U.) and Jackson’s (R.) forces: rebels defeated. New Legislature of Virginia met and organized at Wheeling. The new government had already been recognized by [...]