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J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, XXIII. February, 1863 (search)
ast our batteries the other day, and, after an engagement, sunk her. We captured all the officers and men. February 27 No news from any quarter to-day. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston is discontented with his command in the West. The armies are too far asunder for co-operative action; and, when separated, too weak for decisive operations. There is no field there for him, and he desires to be relieved, and assigned to some other command. I was surprised to receive, to-day, the following very official letter from the Secretary of War: Richmond, Va., Feb. 27th, 1863. J. B. Jones, Esq. Sir :--The President has referred your letter of the 19th inst. to this department. In reply, you are respectfully informed that it is not deemed judicious, unless in the last extremity, to resort to the means of supply suggested. The patriotic motives that dictated the suggestion are, however, appreciated and acknowledged. Your obedient servant, James A. Seddon, Secretary of War.
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 56: commerce-destroyers.-their inception, remarkable career, and ending. (search)
ept and capture the converted Confederate. The Georgia was captured by Commodore Craven off Lisbon, was sent to Boston and condemned by the Admiralty Court, her alleged owner never receiving a penny of the £ 15,000 he had paid into the Confederate treasury as the price of the vessel. The fate of the Nashville has already been mentioned. In January and February, 1863, several attempts were made to destroy her as she lay above Fort McAllister, on the Great Ogeechee River. On the 27th of February, 1863, she was set on fire and blown up by shells from the Monitor Montauk, Commander John L. Worden. The Shenandoah, originally called the Sea King, was the last and the most dangerous of all the Confederate cruisers. She was a full-rigged ship of about eight hundred tons, with so-called auxiliary steam power, and very fast under either sail or steam, capable of making three hundred and twenty miles in twenty-four hours under favorable circumstances, which exceeded the speed of any ve
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 20 (search)
torpedoes in the river below, rendered ascent at once difficult and perilous. The steamer Nashville lay under the protection of these works; having long watched an opportunity to run out to sea laden with cotton; disappointed in this, by the vigilance of our cruisers, she was unladen, fitted up as a war vessel, and again watched her opportunity to run out — not being so easily stopped now as formerly. Com'r Worden, who was watching her, in the iron-clad Montauk, at length discovered Feb. 27, 1863. that she had got aground, just above the fort, and, at daylight next morning, went up, backed by the Seneca, Wissahickon, and Dawn, to attempt her destruction. He found her still aground; and, by disregarding torpedoes and the fire of the fort, was able to steam within 1,200 yards of her; and, by experiment, soon had her exact range, and was peppering her with 11 and 15-inch shells; while his consorts — forbidden a near approach by the narrowness of the channel — fired at her from po<
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 137 (search)
sel, inflicting, however, but little injury. I beg leave, therefore, to congratulate you, sir, upon this final disposition of a vessel which has so long been in the minds of the public as a troublesome pest. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, John L. Worden, Commanding Senior Officer present. To Rear-Admiral S. F. Du Pont, Commanding S. A. Blockading Squadron, Port Royal, S. C. Account by a participant. U. S. Steamer Montauk, Big Ogeechee River, Ga., Friday, February 27, 1863. As you are aware, the object of the blockading fleet at Ossabaw was to prevent the escape of the Nashville to sea again. Little more than two weeks ago she came from her position near the railroad bridge of the Savannah and Florida Railroad, which is about twelve miles up the river Ogeechee, and took a new position under the guns of Fort McAllister, intending to take advantage of the high spring-tides which were prevailing at that time, and seizing the first opportunity to sli
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 7: Confederate armies and generals (search)
Mississippi and East Louisiana. Van Dorn, with his cavalry, made a famous raid in northern Mississippi in December, capturing the Federal supply depot at Holly Springs. In January, 1863, the corps were changed into divisions. The title, Army of Mississippi, ceased to be used shortly after this date. The chief force under Pemberton surrendered at Vicksburg. Meanwhile, Van Dorn had been killed in Tennessee, May 8, 1863, and Price had been ordered to the TransMississippi Department, February 27, 1863. Lieutenant-General John Clifford Pemberton (U. S.M. A. 1837) was born in Philadelphia, August 10, 1814, and served in the Seminole and Mexican wars, making a noteworthy record in the artillery service. He entered the Confederate army in April, 1861, as major and chief of the Virginia artillery, being made brigadier-general in June. In November, 1861, he was transferred to South Carolina, and appointed major-general in Confederate generals—No. 11 Louisiana J
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sketch of the Third Battery of Maryland Artillery. (search)
chment, had been placed in charge. The enemy above Vicksburg had set adrift an imitation ironclad, made of a coal barge, with pine logs for guns. As it floated down near the Indianola, the Lieutenant in charge became alarmed at the approach of so formidable a craft, and decamped after setting fire to his vessel. Admiral Porter was much chagrined at the loss of this fine ironclad, of which so much had been expected, and thus announced his loss: United States Mississippi squadron, February 27th, 1863. To Secretary Gideon Wells: Sir — I regret to inform you that the Indianola has also fallen into the hands of the enemy. The rams Webb and Queen of the West, attacked her, twenty-five miles from here, and rammed her until she surrendered, etc. David D. Porter. Lieutenant Patten, on March the 1st, was ordered to Red river, to take command of the section of the 3d Maryland aboard the Queen of the West. He found her at Shreveport, Louisiana. In the April following, the Queen,
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
y's cavalry have appeared in force this side of the Rappahannock. This is only a raid, as they cannot possibly be so foolish as to attempt any advance this side of the river, at this season of the year. The first person I met at the hotel was Cram, and I am going to dine with him to-day. I next met Sykes, who is up here on a court-martial. I am now writing a few lines to give you the news, am going to see Mrs. Turnbull and then shall dine with Cram. Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, February 27, 1863. I wrote you a few lines yesterday from Major Woodruff's office, advising you of my detention in Washington. I met hundreds of people whom I knew, such as Generals Cadwalader, McCall, Hartsuff and others. I had seen Hudson (McClellan's aide) in the morning, and he asked me to come at six and dine with the general. I declined the invitation on the ground of previous engagements, but said I would drop in after dinner. As it was past eight o'clock when I got back, I went in to th
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, North Carolina, 1863 (search)
USETTS--44th Infantry. Feb. 2: Affair at Wales HeadMASSACHUSETTS--8th Infantry (Detachment). Destruction of Salt Works. Feb. 7: Skirmish near EdentonNEW YORK--7th Cavalry (1st Mounted Rifles). Feb. 10: Skirmish, Batchelder's Creek(No Reports.) Feb. 12-13: Expedition from Batchelder's CreekPENNSYLVANIA--58th Infantry. Feb. 13: Skirmish, Sandy RidgePENNSYLVANIA--58th Infantry. Feb. 13: Skirmish near WashingtonMASSACHUSETTS--27th Infantry (Detachment). NEW YORK--3d Cavalry (Detachment). Feb. 27: Skirmish, NewberneNEW YORK--3d Cavalry (Detachment). Union loss, 1 wounded, 2 missing. Total, 3. March 1-6: Expedition from Newberne to Swan QuarterNEW YORK--3d Cavalry (Co. "F"). NORTH CAROLINA--1st Infantry (Co. "G"). March 3: Skirmish near FairfieldNEW YORK--3d Cavalry (Co. "F"). March 4: Skirmishes near Fairfield and Swan QuarterNEW YORK--3d Cavalry (Co. "F"). Union loss, 3 killed, 15 wounded. Total, 18. March 6-8: Demonstration on KinstonMASSACHUSETTS--25th Infantry. NEW YORK--3d
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Tennessee, 1863 (search)
ANA--4th Cavalry. Feb. 21: Reconnoissance from Franklin, on Lewisburg, Columbia and Carter Creek RoadsPENNSYLVANIA--9th Cavalry. Feb. 22: Skirmish, Manchester PikeMICHIGAN--4th Cavalry (Detachment). TENNESSEE--1st Middle Cavalry (Detachment). Feb. 27: Skirmish near Bloomington, on Hatchie RiverILLINOIS--2d Cavalry (Detachment). Feb. 27: Expedition from Fort Pillow(No Reports.) March 1: Action, BradyvilleOHIO--3d and 4th Cavalry. TENNESSEE--1st Middle Cavalry. UNITED STATES--4th Cavalry. UnFeb. 27: Expedition from Fort Pillow(No Reports.) March 1: Action, BradyvilleOHIO--3d and 4th Cavalry. TENNESSEE--1st Middle Cavalry. UNITED STATES--4th Cavalry. Union loss, 1 killed, 6 wounded. Total, 7. March 1: Skirmish near WoodburyDetachment 2d Brig., 2-Div., 21-Corps. March 2: Skirmish, EaglevilleUNITED STATES--15th, 16th, 18th and 19th Infantry (Detachments). March 2: Skirmish, PetersburgTENNESSEE--1st Cavalry. March 2-3: Reconnoissance from La Grange to Salem, Miss.,, and Saulsbury, TennILLINOIS--7th Cavalry (1st Battalion). March 3: Skirmish, Bear CreekALABAMA--1st Cavalry. March 3-6: Expedition to Chapel Hill(No Reports.) March 3-8: Exped
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands, Solomon Meredith (search)
Solomon Meredith Brigadier GeneralFeb. 27, 1863, to March 1, 1863. 1st Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralJune 16, 1863, to July 2, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralMarch 1, 1863, to June 16, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralNov. 13, 1863. 1st Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac Brigadier GeneralNov. 26, 1862, to Dec. 13, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Poto
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