JULY 11th.—The colonel tried his hand to-day at dictating answers to certain letters. Together we pitched upon the proper replies, which, after being marked with his pencil, I elaborated with the pen. These were first approved by the Secretary, then signed by the Chief of the Bureau, and copied by Mr. Scott. To-day the colonel [...]
July 11, 1861 Battle of Rich Mountain Sterling Price, Confederate governor Claiborne Jackson, Nathaniel Lyon, and Francis Blair meet at Planters’ House in St. Louis to discuss a truce. Lyon was quoted as saying “This means war” after the talks end abruptly A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1 Battle at Rich Mountain, [...]
OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. Camp Mary, Banks of the Anacostia, July 10, 1861. On Sunday last five slaves made their way to the camp of the Thirty-seventh regiment, selling fruit, and two of them stated that they wished to escape from the tyranny of their masters. These two were young women, who had an infant with [...]
JULY 10th.—There are indications of military operations on a large scale on the Potomac. We have intelligence that McDowell is making preparations to advance against our forces at Manassas. Gen. Johnston is expected to be there in time; and for that purpose is manœuvring Gen. Patterson out of the way. Our men have caps now–and [...]
July 10, 1861 A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1 Battle at Laurel Hill (McClellan v. Johnson): rebels routed. Skirmish at Monroe Station, Mo. A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863
July 9th.–Our battle summer. May it be our first and our last, so called. After all we have not had any of the horrors of war. Could there have been a gayer, or pleasanter, life than we led in Charleston. And Montgomery, how exciting it all was there! So many clever men and women congregated [...]
CAMP HILL, N. C., July 9, 1861. Dear Mother: We arrived here about night, the day we left Wilson, and having raised our tents prepared to get supper, which we got about 9 o’clock. We are encamped in an old pine field, which is very hot, but the other companies that were here before have [...]
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. Cleveland Morning Leader, July 9, 1861 From a private letter received in this city on Saturday, we are permitted to make the following extract: WESTON, Lewis Co., Va., July 2, 1861. DEAR PARENTS:—I wrote to you a few days ago, but as I have nothing to do this afternoon I thought I would [...]
JULY 9th.—Mr. Toombs is to be a brigadier-general. That is what I looked for. The two brothers Cobb are to be colonels; and Orr is to have a regiment. Mr. Hunter succeeds Toombs in the State Department—and that disposes of him, if he will stay there. It is to be an obscure place; and if [...]
Boston, July 9, 1861 Yesterday we [the Battalion] went out to escort Gordon’s regiment off – the one raised by the subscription of the Boston gentlemen. There were, as I have told you, lots of my friends in it, and I should have been, sorry not to have bid them good-bye; but not till they [...]
July 9, 1861 A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1 Major-General Fremont placed in command of the Western Department. Legislature of Virginia (Wheeling) elected John S. Carlile and Waitman T. Willey to the U. S. Senate in place of Hunter and Mason. A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard [...]
JULY 8th.—There is a stout gray-haired old man here from Maryland applying to be made a general. It is Major J. H. Winder, a graduate of West Point, I believe; and I think he will be successful. He is the son, I believe, of the Gen. Winder whose command in the last war with England [...]
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 [...]
July 7th.–This water is making us young again. How these men enjoy the baths. They say Beauregard can stop the way with sixty thousand; that many are coming. An antique female, with every hair curled and frizzed, said to be a Yankee spy, sits opposite us. Brewster solemnly wondered “with eternity and the judgment to [...]
JULY 7th.—Major Tyler’s health has improved, but I do not perceive a resumption of his old intimate relations with the Secretary. Yet he is doing the heavy epistolary work, being a lawyer; and the correspondence sometimes embracing diverse legal points. My intimacy with the colonel continues. It seems he would do anything in the world [...]
The Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Regiment (Zouves), Colonel Lewis Wallis Commanding, Under Arms, at Night, Awaiting the Enemy, at Cumberland, Md. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 6, 1861
JULY 6th.—Col. Bledsoe complains that the Secretary still has quite as little intercourse with him, personal and official, as possible. The consequence is that the Chief of the Bureau is drawing a fine salary and performing no service. Still, it is not without the sweat of his brow, and many groans.
FAUQUIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Va., July 6, 1861.–Mr. Brewster came here with us. The cars were jammed with soldiers to the muzzle. They were very polite and considerate, and we had an agreeable journey, in spite of heat, dust, and crowd. Rev. Robert Barnwell was with us. He means to organize a hospital for sick [...]
July 6, 1861 A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1 Fight at Middle York Bridge, near Buckhannon, Va.: 45 Union troops cut through an ambuscade of 200 or 300 rebels. A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863
JULY 5th.—We have news of a fight at Gainesville between Gen. Patterson and Col. Jackson; the latter, being opposed by overwhelming numbers, fell back after punishing the Philadelphia general so severely that he will not be likely to have any more stomach for fighting during the remainder of the campaign.
July 5, 1861 A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1 President’s Message read in Congress: he called for 400,000 men and $400,000,000 to aid in putting down the rebellion. Battle at Carthage, Mo. (Sigel 1,100 v. Jackson 4,000): rebels routed. A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, [...]
July 4th.–Russell abuses us in his letters. People here care a great deal for what Russell says, because he represents the London Times, and the Times reflects the sentiment of the English people. How we do cling to the idea of an alliance with England or France! Without France even Washington could not have done [...]
JULY 4th.—These simple things provoked some remarks from the young gentlemen in the department, and gave rise to predictions that he would soon supplant us all in the affections of the Secretary. And he is nimble of foot too, and enters the Secretary’s room twice to Col. B.’s or Major T.’s once. I go not [...]
July 4, 1861 The Kansas Flag is introduced Leonidas Polk is put in charge of the Confederate Department Number 2. A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1 The anniversary of the Independence of the United States celebrated with greater feelings of patriotism than ever before throughout the Northern States. The XXXVIIth Congress assembled [...]
JULY 3d.—The Secretary said to me to-day that he desired my young friend, the classical teacher, to assist me in writing letters. I told him I needed assistance, and Mr. Jacques was qualified. Major Tyler’s ill health keeps him absent half the time. There was abundance of work for both of us. Mr. J. is [...]