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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 1: (search)
was limited by law to four aides-de-camp, each with the rank and title of lieutenant-colonel. Governor Andrew appointed, as his military aids, Horace Binney Sargent, of West Roxbury (senior aid); Harrison Ritchie, of Boston; John W. Wetherell, of Worcester; and Henry Lee, Jr., of Brookline. Colonel Sargent had served on the staff of Governor Banks. He remained on the staff of Governor Andrew until he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Cavalry, in August, 1861, when Colonel Ritchie became senior aid, and John Quincy Adams, of Quincy, was appointed to fill the vacancy. Massachusetts was represented in the Thirty-sixth Congress, which ended March 4, 1861, by Charles Sumner and Henry Wilson, in the Senate, and by Thomas D. Elliot, James Buffinton, Charles Francis Adams, Alexander H. Rice, Anson Burlingame, John B. Alley, Daniel W. Gooch, Charles R. Train, Eli Thayer, Charles Delano, and Henry L. Dawes, in the House of Representatives. Before
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 5: (search)
grand but solemn memories to the controversy between the Governor and Major-General Butler, which stands in Massachusetts' great record of the war as the only event in which the fulfilment of official duty grew into a protracted personal controversy. The correspondence would make nearly one hundred pages of this volume. The causes which led to it we shall state as briefly as we can. Massachusetts had forwarded to the front sixteen regiments of infantry to serve for three years; and in August, 1861, was recruiting, in the various camps in the Commonwealth, six additional regiments of infantry, one regiment of cavalry, four companies of light artillery, and one company of sharpshooters. Two other regiments, to be composed of Irishmen, were also soon to be recruited. It was the intention of the Governor to have these regiments and batteries recruited to the maximum as speedily as possible; and, until they were filled, no recruiting, except for them and for regiments already in the f
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 8: (search)
ply to an order of the House, requesting a report of the amount claimed or paid as commissions, compensation, expenses, or profits by persons who went to foreign countries to purchase arms on account of the State, the Governor submitted a brief statement, by which it appears that Mr. Crowninshield, and Mr. McFarland, who accompanied him to Europe to purchase arms and equipments, were the only persons that had been employed on that business up that time. Mr. Crowninshield returned home in August, 1861. Mr. McFarland was left in England to superintend the execution of uncompleted contracts, and to inspect the arms as manufactured. He remained on this business until the spring of 1862. For his entire services Mr. McFarland was paid the sum of $3,527.96. In the final settlement of accounts, the Governor says, the claim of two and a half per cent on all the disbursements was made by Mr. Crowninshield for compensation for himself. The disbursements were $351,347.48. This claim was not al
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 4: influence of Christian officers—concluded. (search)
; he read to me, and then we knelt down, nobody but him and me, and such a beautiful prayer as he offered I never heard in all my life. Just to think! that he should take so much interest in a poor old woman like me! He certainly must be the best man in the world. Such incidents illustrate the predominating spiritualminded-ness of the man. By such influences and energies a very large company was speedily recruited, which was mustered into service, under Mr. Coleman as captain, in August, 1861. He now devoted himself with characteristic energy and perseverance to the acquisition of the military knowledge necessary for his position. He soon learned all that the books could teach him. I visited him in camp on one occasion, by his invitation, to preach for his company, and found him drawn up in line, with a few of his brother-officers, receiving instructions in practical sword exercises. He omitted nothing that promised to promote his intelligence and efficiency as an office
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 6: Essex County. (search)
re invited to unite with them. Committees were also appointed to solicit subscriptions. Among the first work done by the society was making woollen shirts and fatigue uniforms for the two companies belonging to the town. One of these was Company D, which went out with the Fifth Regiment in the three months service. They also made a handsome gray, full-dress uniform for Captain Day's company, which was attached to the Seventeenth Regiment three-years volunteers, which left the State in August, 1861. But the principal part of the labor was in making articles of comfort, and furnishing supplies for the soldiers not generally furnished by the Government. Of these, during the four years of the war, were the following, which were properly forwarded to the army: 625 sheets, 113 quilts and blankets, 396 pillows, 15 bed-sacks, 1,998 shirts, 527 prs. drawers, 1,456 prs. socks, 112 dressing-gowns, 2,962 towels, 2,081 handkerchiefs, 45 prs. suspenders, 112 coats, 47 prs. pants, 51 vests, 142
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 8: the siege of Yorktown. (search)
anks, placed end to end, along the railroad bridge just completed. On reaching Sandy Hook on the Maryland side, the men waited in the cold until 10 P. M. before the train arrived and when it came they beheld the freight cars as friends in which they had travelled before. The officers, however, rejoiced in a passenger car. After a tedious night's ride, the regiment reached Washington on March 25 and occupied the same Soldier's Rest as was provided on its first arrival at the Capitol in August, 1861, but the lodging, this time, was inside, instead of outside the building. In the morning of Wednesday they marched to a campground in the environs and during the brief stay there were much complimented for their excellent discipline, exemplary conduct, correct drill and fine parade. On March 27, at 5.30 P. M. the regiment marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, amid clouds of dust, to the foot of Sixth Street, where it embarked upon the transport, North America for Fortress Monroe. On ac
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 14: (search)
e, Texas, he resigned his position in the United States army, and at once prepared to remove South, to espouse the cause of the Confederacy. The Federal authorities had taken measures to arrest him, or, at least, to intercept his passage by sea. But he eluded their vigilance by taking the overland route. With three or four companions, increased afterwards to one hundred, on mules, he proceeded by way of Arizona, passed through Texas, and arrived at New Orleans in safety. This was in August, 1861, and, immediately proceeding to Richmond, he was assigned to the command of the Department of the Mississippi. In the early part of the western campaign, Gen. Johnston had fallen under the censure of the newspapers. It has been said that this censure preyed upon his mind; but if it did, he thought very nobly of it, for in a private letter, dated after the retreat from Bowling Green, and the fall of Fort Donelson, he wrote: The test of merit, in my profession, with the people, is succe
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, XI: John Brown and the call to arms (search)
ly as most men,—but I always turn very easily to the thought of immortality and cannot doubt that all experiences which are really needed will be forthcoming first or last. It seems funny, to be sure, to wait for heaven to supply the place of secessionists, but I have n't a doubt of some good and exciting training being afforded, beyond this limited chance we have here. It was hard to always exercise this philosophy in the face of such experiences as the following:— Worcester, Aug. 1861. We had Col. Leonard's regiment on their way to the war also, and the John Brown War song was sounding through the streets all the evening. . . . I never heard anything more impressive and it seemed a wonderful piece of popular justice to make his name the War song. The sense of duty to his country, in distinction from the claims of home, was also aroused by such reflections as these:— It seems to me of the greatest importance that men of Anti-Slavery principle should take th<
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 6: the short story (search)
and rural life. The heroine may be introduced in this unromantic fashion: Mrs. Griswold was paring apples and Lizzie straining squash. Here for the first time we may find dialect that rings true, and, moreover, here for the first time are sprightliness and rollicking humour, varied at times with tragedy and true pathos. As one traces her work from Atlantic to Atlantic, a gradual increase in power impresses one until after her declaration of independence at the opening of Miss Lucinda (August, 1861）—I offer you no tragedy in high life, no sentimental history of fashion and wealth, but only a little story about a woman who could not be a heroine—it is felt that she has found herself and that with her later work like Odd Miss Todd, Freedom Wheeler's controversy with Providence, The Deacon's Week, and last of all and in many ways her best, The town and country mouse, the final story in her collection Huckleberries, she has passed into the new period and taken a secure place with the sm<
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Seventeenth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
06 Totals,––––––––––––––1,794 Enlisted men (included above) commissioned in regiment. Including non-commissioned staff.9––229323–312–36 Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within regiment.–––3–32–21–1––12 Totals,9––52125251322–48 Actual total of members of regiment,— Officers,1474––––––––––––88 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.9–241811541271541862052091909911191,658 Totals,––––––––––––––1,746 The 17th Mass. Infantry was recruited during July and August, 1861, and encamped at Lynnfield, Mass., until it left the State on August 23. Thomas J. C. Amory, its colonel, was a West Point graduate, and at the time of his appointment in this regiment was captain of the 7th U. S. Infantry. On reaching Baltimore, the command was stationed near the city, forming part of the forces under General Dix, and remained there until the spring of 1862, when i
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