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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 6: (search)
n to this matter appears in the Governor's correspondence. On the ninth day of April, the Governor writes to Colonel Frank E. Howe, New York, that Surgeon-General Dale had made arrangements by which to have an ambulance kept at the city stables, and that city horses would be furnished, without expense, to be used for our wounded soldiers, whenever required. An ambulance, therefore, was purchased; and Colonel Howe was authorized to purchase one, to be used for our wounded in New York. April 8.—The Governor writes to the President of the United States:— I have the honor, by the hand of Hon. Francis W. Bird, who is specially deputed therefor, to place in your hands an engrossed copy of the resolves of the General Court of Massachusetts, in approval of your recent message to the Congress of the United States, in favor of national co-operation with any State of this Union, in the abolishment of slavery. I deem it due to the solemnity, interest, and importance of the occasion
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 8: (search)
mpany in the beginning of the war, and went with it as captain, in the First Regiment of three years men from Massachusetts. He was in the first Bull-Run fight, and in all the battles before Richmond, in one of which he was severely wounded. As colonel of the Thirty-fifth Regiment, he fought at South Mountain and Antietam, where he lost his left arm. The letter of the Governor appears to have been satisfactory to Mr. Stanton, as Colonel Wilde was commissioned brigadier-general April 24, eight days after it was written. The defenceless condition of Boston Harbor had from the first attracted the serious attention of the Governor and of the community generally. The seizure of our merchant vessels upon the high seas by rebel cruisers, and the frequent reports of the approach of the Alabama upon our coast, contributed immensely to the question of defence. Hardly a month had elapsed since the war begun that the Governor had not pressed the subject upon the attention of the Governm
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 9: (search)
s, occupying five days, during which it was detailed with other troops twice for important detached service. On the 8th of April, it joined a column under General Spinola, and made a forced march to Blount's Creek; had a slight engagement with theroops, embarked on transports for Washington, N. C., for the relief of General Foster and the garrison of that place. April 8.—The regiment joined an expedition to Washington, by land, under command of General Spinola; after a short engagement, tred men were on detached service; but not one of them ever deserted, or was court-martialled for dereliction of duty. April 8.—The regiment was ordered to be ready to leave Suffolk, and preparations were made, when the order was countermanded, asdeportment. Nothing of importance occurring during the month of March, the regiment formed a part of an expedition on April 8, under command of Brigadier-General Spinola, to reinforce General Foster, at Washington, N. C.; met and engaged the enem