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An English Combatant, Lieutenant of Artillery of the Field Staff., Battlefields of the South from Bull Run to Fredericksburgh; with sketches of Confederate commanders, and gossip of the camps., Chapter 14: (search)
he boys were hard pressed, and had been fighting a long time against odds, and were only recovering from the confusion in which they had been thrown. As we marched out into open ground we gave loud yells, and commenced firing. Many of our men falling every moment, the thought continually occurred to me that my turn would come next, yet inspired by the example of our officers, we rushed to close quarters, determined to bring matters to a conclusion. But enough; I shall not attempt to describe further this battle-field to you, but conclude, humbly thanking God for the victory. I have to-day received late Northern papers; it is unnecessary to say that Belmont is put down as Another national victory, etc., in very large capitals, with full accounts of the Rebel loss. To believe these scribbling fools, the back-bone of the rebellion is well-nigh broken; yet, between ourselves, I think the job will prove too big, and break their hearts and pockets over it first . Yours, as ever,
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, XX. November, 1862 (search)
s line up the river some twenty miles, intending to find a passage. He might have come over last week but for a ruse of Gen. Lee, who appeared near Fredericksburg twenty-four hours in advance of the army. His presence deceived Burnside, who took it for granted that our general was at the head of his army! M. Paul carried the day yesterday, in the Confederate Court, in the matter of $2,000,000 worth of tobacco, which, under pretense of its belonging to French citizens (though bought by Belmont, of New York, an alien enemy), is rescued from sequestration. In other words, the recognition of M. Paul as Consul, and the validity of his demands, deprives the Confederate Government of two millions; and really acknowledges the exequatur of the United States, as M. Paul is not Consul to the Confederate States but to the United States. This looks like submission; and a great fee has been realized by somebody. If the enemy were to take Richmond, this tobacco would be destroyed by the mi
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 137 (search)
to notice here the underhanded antagonism evident in many of our prominent journals to the Union cause, in pronouncing — even in the face of positive evidence to the contrary — every action in which our troops are engaged, and, as must necessarily be, a few of our numbers are slain, to be positive defeats and repulses. We have a notable instance of this determination to embarrass and disparage our army in the recent editorials of the Chicago Tribune, and other journals, in relation to this Belmont fight. It has been pronounced a defeat, and some have gone so far as to proclaim it a rout; and thus has been reiterated one of the most wanton and damaging falsehoods that ever blistered a tongue. But so far from this being a repulse, from the evidences now accumulated, it proves to have been one of the most signal and brilliant victories that have graced the pages of our history since the record of Buena Vista. It will be seen from the official report of General Grant, that the object
William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 1, Chapter 15: Bay of San Francisco. (search)
planing deals, then a cook on board a steamer, afterwards a digger at the mines, now the president of a bank, and one of the princes of finance. Come to Belmont; give you a rest, and do you good, cries the magnate. We accept, for not to see Belmont is not to see the Bay of San Francisco. Ten years since, Belmont was a rocky cafion, cleaving a mountain side, so choked with spectral oaks and cedars that the mixed bloods called it the Devil's Glen. Coyotes and foxes hung about the woods, and Indian hunters, following elk and antelope, lit their fires around the springs. No track led up the ravine, for no civilised man yet dreamt of making it his home. To-day Belmont is like a valley on Lake Zurich. A road sweeps up the glen as smooth as any road in Kent. The forests have been tamed to parks. A pretty chalet peeps out here and there, with lawns and gardens trimmed in English taste. Five or six villas crown the knolls and nestle in the tress. Geraniums are in flower, and r
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 1: (search)
ent of Oglesby was entirely protected. The enemy also remained concentrated thereafter at Columbus, lest another and more serious attack should follow. This battle confirmed Grant in the belief on which he always afterwards acted, that when neither party is well disciplined, there is nothing to gain in the matter of discipline, by delay. The enemy organizes and improves as rapidly as yourself, and all the advantages of prompt movement are lost. The strategic results accomplished by Belmont might perhaps have been attained, had the original design been carried out, and only a demonstration made; but the troops, who had volunteered with the idea of active campaigning, were getting restive during the long delay at Cairo. When they found that they were really starting out, the blood of officers and men was up; had they been taken back then without a fight, their confidence in themselves and in their commander, would have been impaired. Grant noticed this, and even if he had not
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Beauregard's report of the battle of Drury's Bluff. (search)
two miles before sunrise. Solicited by members of Company H, Carroll's Tennessee regiment, to run for Lieutenant in their company. Received a box of good things from home, also a cot, two pillows, and a pair of spurs. November 22d.—The Yankee gunboats came down this morning and fired a few rounds, but hastily retired on the appearance of the little Grampus. Great excitement was caused in camp by a report that the enemy had landed in force, and were marching upon us, but it seems that Belmont is yet too fresh in their memory for such reports to be true. November 23d.—Was agreeably surprised, while riding through Columbus to-day, to meet my mother. Dined with her on board the Yazoo. She brought me two comforts. She returns to Memphis to-night. Sunday, November 24th.—Our military authorities seem to act on the principle, the better the day, the better the deed, as Sunday is generally the day selected for moving. Moved our quarters into the house formerly occupied by Gene<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Diary of Rev. J. G. Law. (search)
two miles before sunrise. Solicited by members of Company H, Carroll's Tennessee regiment, to run for Lieutenant in their company. Received a box of good things from home, also a cot, two pillows, and a pair of spurs. November 22d.—The Yankee gunboats came down this morning and fired a few rounds, but hastily retired on the appearance of the little Grampus. Great excitement was caused in camp by a report that the enemy had landed in force, and were marching upon us, but it seems that Belmont is yet too fresh in their memory for such reports to be true. November 23d.—Was agreeably surprised, while riding through Columbus to-day, to meet my mother. Dined with her on board the Yazoo. She brought me two comforts. She returns to Memphis to-night. Sunday, November 24th.—Our military authorities seem to act on the principle, the better the day, the better the deed, as Sunday is generally the day selected for moving. Moved our quarters into the house formerly occupied by Gene<
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
d; on one hand, Grant, with a view of putting an end to the pillage, orders the camp to be fired, and the flames drive back towards him the men who had turned a deaf ear to his commands; on the other hand, the cannoneers of Columbus, seeing that Belmont is entirely occupied by the assailants, direct upon them the fire of their heavy guns, which had remained silent as long as friends and foes were mingled in the fight. Those heavy projectiles, although not sufficient in numbers to inflict seriothe south of Belmont, would seem to justify that assumption. Such an intention, however, should not be attributed to him, as it would imply that he was ignorant of the strength of Polk's army and of the configuration of the ground, which placed Belmont at the mercy of the guns of Columbus. It appears in reality that Grant's project was to make a simple demonstration, without carrying the attack to a conclusion, but he was afraid of discouraging his troops by stopping them before they had been
The Daily Dispatch: October 26, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
te of themselves and their readiness for any movement promising a wholesome change. What is to be done?--the perplexed Democracy may well inquire. The short interval of sixteen days remains between us and the Presidential election. The late election results, especially in Indiana and Ohio, disclose the fatal weakness in the Democratic programme. It lies in its peace-at-any-price Chicago platform and its affiliations. How is this evil now to be remedied? This is a question which Mr. Belmont is the man to answer. Rightly and promptly considered and acted upon, he may yet accomplish wonderful things in strengthening and uniting the masses of the Democracy and other conservatives, east and west, upon General McClellan. But there is no time to be lost; for the tide is evidently setting in the opposite direction, though still it may be turned. A summary of Burbridge's expedition to the salt Works. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, in a letter from James riv