Engagement at Bealington, Va., Between Ohio and Indiana Regiments and a Detachment of Georgia Troops (from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie,New York, 1895) “On July 8th, 1861, from a high hill in the neighborhood of Bealington, two large bodies of troops were [...]
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“Yesterday we left Georgetown and after two hours march arrived at our present camping ground (in Virginia).”—War Letters of William Thompson Lusk.
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Care of Lieut. S. R. Elliott, 10th Co., 79 Regiment, Virginia. Glebewood, Virginia, July 8th, 1861. My Dear Mother: You see from the above that the “sacred soil” continues to be invaded. General Scott is inexorable, so, notwithstanding the protests of the States Right supporters, Regiment after Regiment crosses the line, and the sanctity of [...]
William Howard Russell’s Diary: Arlington Heights and the Potomac.—Washington.—The Federal camp.—General M’Dowell.—Flying rumours.
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July 8th.–I hired a horse at a livery stable, and rode out to Arlington Heights, at the other side of the Potomac, where the Federal army is encamped, if not on the sacred soil of Virginia, certainly on the soil of the district of Columbia, ceded by that State to Congress for the purposes of [...]
“Just consider yourself a widow, and, in military parlance, insist upon being ‘obeyed and respected accordingly.’”–Letter from Elisha Franklin Paxton to his wife.
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Near Winchester, July 8, 1861. The last week has been one of patient waiting for a fight. On Monday, the 1st inst., I was ordered by Col. Jackson to go to Martinsburg and burn some engines, at which I was engaged until Tuesday morning, when I received an order to join my company, accompanied with [...]
Surrender of the revolting Garibaldi Guards to the U.S. Cavalry
July 8, 2026 0 commentsFrederic George D’Utassy’s Garibaldi Guards “staged a minor mutiny over being issued M1842 muskets rather than the rifles they expected.” There was also friction over pay, the diverse backgrounds of the soldiers, and inept officers. (Don Troiani’s Regiments and Uniforms of the Civil War; Stackpole Books 2002) Title: Surrender of the revolting Garibaldi Guards to [...]
Mutiny Among the Garibaldians
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The New York Times June 9, 1861 Washington, Monday, July 8 It is reported that a mutiny broke out among the Garibaldi Guard to-day. One hundred of them left the camp and came to the city. They were stopped on this side of Long Bridge by the guard, and held there. The military officers on [...]
A Diary of American Events – July 8, 1861
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–General Banks, at Baltimore, acting under the direction of authorities at Washington, this morning seized the steamers Mary Washington and George W. Weems, both owned and commanded by the Weems Brothers. These steamers have been running for a number of years between Baltimore and the ports of the Patuxent River, and it is said carried [...]
Civil War Day-By-Day
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July 8, 1861 A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1 Skirmish at Bird’s Point, Mo. Rebels routed at Bealington, Va. Rebel camp at Florida, Mo., attacked and broken up. Col. Taylor brought to the President a message from Jeff Davis concerning prisoners captured as privateers. Thomas, the “French Lady,” taken in Baltimore.2 A [...]