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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 179 (search)
eted him with wild shouts, and characterized his feat as the crowning glory of the occasion. Here the troops captured another rebel leader, and after placing thirty men under Lieutenant Murphy, to guard the Union flag, and the thirty horses, Capt. Cole's command started on their way. At Victoria, the train stopped a moment, when another secessionist came up hurrahing for Jeff. Davis, and quick as thought the ardent rebel was surrounded by a half dozen bayonets, and marched into the cars a prisoner of war, and the train moved on. They arrived at the Arsenal about 6 1-2 o'clock, P. M., where a crowd of soldiers and visitors awaited them. The spoils were unloaded, and the prisoners marched to safe and comfortable quarters.-Gen. Lyon received them in the spirit of a true soldier, and the troops gave three cheers for Gen. Lyon, three for Col. Blair and three for the Stars and Stripes, and then caught the Secession flag and tore it into shreds in a twinkling.--St. Louis Democrat, May 17.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 270 (search)
rd of its pledged faith. The acts have latterly portended revolution and civil war so unmistakably that I resolved to make one further effort to avert these dangers from you. I therefore solicited an interview with Brigadier-General Lyon, commanding the Federal army in Missouri. It was granted on the 11th, and waiving all questions of personal and official dignity, I went to St. Louis accompanied by Brigadier-General Price. We had an interview on the 11th inst., with General Lyon and F. P. Blair, Jr., at which I submitted to them these propositions: That I would disband the State Guard, and break up its organization. That I would disarm all the companies that had been ordered out by the State. That I would pledge myself not to attempt to organize the militia under the military bill. That no arms or munitions of war should be brought into the State. That I would protect all citizens equally in all their rights, regardless of their political opinions. That I would re
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 284 (search)
-Col. Schaeffer on the right, and Gen. Lyon's company of regulars and part of Col. Blair's regiment on the left of the road, soon compelled the enemy to present an inent the shedding of innocent blood. They were met cordially by Gen. Lyon and Col. Blair, who promised, if no resistance was made to their entrance, that no harm needr men is the subject of constant remark and praise from the officers, while Colonel Blair, Lieutenant-Colonel Andrews, Adjutant Hascock, Major Conant, and many othertional flag was quickly run up on a secession pole, cheers for the Union, Lyon, Blair, and Lincoln were frequently heard, and every thing betokened the restoration o about 100 rounds of ball, shell, and canister. The following companies of Col. Blair's regiment, though actively engaged in the skirmishing, had none of their ment them about six miles below Booneville, and attacked Lyon's forces, Company B, Blair's regiment, being the party receiving the fire. About ten of said company were
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 44: (search)
at McBride's Bridge, and was marching in a northerly direction. That Federal force consisted of the 14th Corps, commanded by General Jefferson C. Davis, first on the left, according to General Sherman's map; and of the 20th Corps, coinmanded by General A. S. Williams, second on the left; both under General Slocum, and constituting the left wing of the advancing column. Then came the 15th Corps, commanded by General J. A. Logan, being third from the left, and the 17th, commanded by General F. P. Blair, being fourth from the left. These two latter corps were under General Howard, and formed, together, the right wing of this invading expedition. Each corps consisted of about fifteen thousand men, infantry and artillery, exclusive of the cavalry, under General J. Kilpatrick, reported to be about four thousand strong. On the 3d of February, having more fully ascertained the condition of affairs in South Carolina and Georgia, and knowing how insufficient would be the forces then at
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 12: (search)
lties they had to encounter. If, in performing this task, which I felt to a Massachusetts man, and to myself especially, was one of great delicacy, I should be found to have avoided all offence against good taste, and to have maintained with steadiness the scales of honest judgment, I shall be equally gratified and surprised. The Governor then regrets, that, during his visits to Washington, official business had so much absorbed his time as to prevent him from spending more hours with Mr. Blair at his pleasant home at Silver Springs, in the vicinity of the Federal City. He said,— I hope yet to find some night and day of uninterrupted quiet and repose of mind and limbs, when I may yield myself to friendship and philosophy under the shadow of its groves. On the 21st of June, a meeting was held in Faneuil Hall, to consider the question of the re-organization of the Rebel States, at which Theophilus Parsons, Professor in Cambridge Law School, presided; and speeches were m
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 10: camping in Washington; in command of a brigade (search)
t was believed that he would soon command all our movable forces on the Potomac. Many voices around Mr. Lincoln made themselves heard, but all were not in his support. His cabinet, however, gave pretty general satisfaction. Chase, of the Treasury, with practical brain, could make and distribute the money, provided he had the handsome, sanguine, able banker, Jay Cooke, to help him. Montgomery Blair, the postmaster-general, with his political acumen, could cooperate with his brother, General F. P. Blair, in Missouri. The Blairs were watched with confident interest. Simon Cameron, in the War Department, a secretary, wealthy, experienced, and wise-how could the President have a better adviser than he Most venerable of the Cabinet was Secretary Wells, in charge of the navy portfolio. It did us young men good to look upon him and upon General Scott because of their imperturbable faces. We needed solid men of age rather than ardent leaders. The first great excitement was from the o
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Index (search)
562. Beecher, James C., II, 385. Belknap, W. W., II, 10, 65, 267, 268, 449, 450. Bendix, John E., I, 140. Benham, Henry W., I, 352. Bennett, E. R., II, 156. Benton, Alexander, II, 142. Bentonville, Battle of, II, 143-159. Berdan, Hiram, I, 368. Bernsdorff. Count, II, 534. Berry, Hiram G., I, 143, 373, 374. Birney, David B., I, 234, 244, 269, 336, 368, 425, 426. Bismarck, von, O. E. L., I, 34. Blaine, James G., 1, 68-70, 106, 112-116, 118, 141, 537. Blair, F. P., I, 139, 557, 579; II, 4-8, 11, 17, 19, 21, 23-26, 32, 34, 37, 40, 46, 78, 79, 96, 98, 99, 104, 109, 111, 140, 142, 144, 145, 148, 150, 206. Blair, Montgomery, I, 139. Blake, John W., I, 584. 613, 615. Blanding, J. B., II, 289. Blavatsky, Madame,II,524,536,537. Blenker, Iouis, I, 172, 196. Bliss, J. S., I, 522. Blodgett, Andrew T., II, 38. Blucher, von, G. L., II, 24. Blumenbach, Friedrich, II, 535, 536. Bodemeyer, von, Adelheid, II, 532, 544. Bodemeyer, v
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 18: Prescott and Motley (search)
acitating suffering, though with favourable conditions he might exert himself to good effect. Thus it was, in 1821, that he decided to take up his pen as an occupation. Very deliberately he proceeded to examine the tools of expression that were ready to his hand. He found them very defective. He had no well-based accurate knowledge of English, let alone modern languages. Accordingly, on 30 October, 1821, he planned a preliminary course to lay accurate foundations for a literary career. Blair's Rhetoric, Lindley Murray, the introductory chapter of Johnson's Dictionary were studied as though the student were a small schoolboy instead of a Harvard graduate of seven years standing. At the same time he ploughed through a long course of English literature. Ascham, Bacon, Browne, Raleigh, and Milton, besides the sermons of eminent divines, were read to him in chronological series, while he used his own sight for an hour of Latin daily. At the end of the year he felt he had broken gr
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 6: (search)
r. Sherman's plan was by a prompt and concentrated movement to break the Confederate center near Chickasaw bayou. On the 29th of December the assault was made with the division commanded by Gen. George W. Morgan, together with the brigades of Blair and Thayer of Steele's division; but, according to Sherman's report, his forces met so withering a fire from the rifle-pits, and cross-fire of grape and canister, that the column faltered and finally fell back, leaving many dead, wounded and priommanded by Brig.-Gen. John C. Vaughn, the heavy abatis prevented the approach of the enemy except with sharpshooters, who advanced continuously, but were met firmly by his East Tennesseeans; and referring to the assault made by the brigade of F. P. Blair, he said: The Third, Thirtieth and Sixtieth Tennessee regiments occupied the rifle-pits in front and behaved with distinguished coolness and courage. It was here that the gallant Maj. F. M. Tucker and Lieut. James P. Bass, Third Tennessee, we
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoir of Jane Claudia Johnson. (search)
After a private interview with Mr. Davis, Mr. Blair returned to Washington and in a few days camonsultation was held, in the course of which Mr. Blair suggested to Mr. Davis that a suspension of Union. On January 12th Mr. Davis handed to Mr. Blair the following letter: Richmond, Va., Jan On January 18th, Mr. Lincoln delivered to Mr. Blair the following communication, with the unders letter of the 18th of January, addressed to Mr. Blair. It was intended that the affair should be the course indicated by him in his letter to Mr. Blair, of January 18, 1865, of which we presume yooper to state at the beginning that whatever Mr. Blair had said was of his own accord, and without the least authority from him; that when Mr. Blair applied for a passport to go to Richmond and desithority whatever to speak for him; that when Mr. Blair returned from Richmond bringing with him Mr. adoption of the line of policy indicated by Mr. Blair, and claimed that it would most probably res[1 more...]
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