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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 21: (search)
d the efficiency of our fire by both artillery and riflemen, the sincerity of which was made manifest in the failure to renew the attempt. The small garrison at Fort Drewry, adequate only to the service it had performed, that of repelling an attempt by the fleet to pass up James River, was quite insufficient to prevent the enemy from landing below the fort, or to resist an attack by infantry. To guard against its sudden capture by such means, the garrison was increased by the addition of Bryan's regiment of Georgia Rifles. After the repulse of the enemy's gunboats at Drewry's Bluff, I wrote General Johnston a letter to be handed to him by my aide, Colonel G. W. C. Lee, an officer of the highest intelligence and reputation—referring to him for full information in regard to the affair at Drewry's Bluff, as well as to the positions and strength of our forces on the south side of the James River. After some speculations on the probable course of the enemy, and expressions of confi
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
37, 44, 46, 47, 48, 51, 204-05, 326, 355, 361, 441, 444, 445, 446, 447, 569, 570, 579, 581,589, 590. Brennan, Henry M., 510. Brent, Major, 202, 203. Brockenbrough, General, 93. Brodie, Dr. R. L., 60. Brooke, Commander, 164, 168, 191. Brooklyn (ship), 207-08, 212. Brooks, Governor of Arkansas, 642. Brown, Governor of Georgia, 472. Major, account of Fort Donelson's surrender, 28. Commander Isaac N., 192. Report on activities of the Arkansas, 203-05. Browne, Col. W. M., 482. Bryan, 85. Buchanan, General, 639. Admiral Franklin, 82, 165, 168, 169, 170, 173. Trial battle with Federal ships, 166-67. Buckner, Gen. Simon B., 24, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, 337, 356, 357,358, 359, 360, 462, 526. Buell, Gen. D. C., 15, 31, 35, 38, 41, 43, 46, 47, 50, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 323-4, 326, 327. Bull Run Batles of, see Manassas. Bullock, Capt. James D., 208, 210, 211, 221. Rufus,W. 632. Burnside, Gen. Ambrose E., 64, 269, 294, 295, 298, 300, 357, 358, 365, 421, 436, 438. Min
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 8: eagerness of the soldiers to hear the Gospel. (search)
, however, they never fired at this time upon any of these baptismal parties, but contented themselves with looking on in mute wonder while the solemn ordinance was administered. Upon two occasions at the same period I baptized in the Rapidan in full view of the pickets on the other side, and with no apprehension of interruption from them. On the bloody campaign from the Rapidan to Cold Harbor in 1864, when the army was constantly in the trenches or on the march, and fought almost daily, Bryan's Georgia Brigade had a season of comparative repose, while held in reserve, when they had from three to five meetings a day, which resulted in about fifty professions of conversion, most of whom Rev. W. L. Curry, the efficient chaplain of the Fiftieth Georgia Regiment, baptized in a pond which was exposed to the enemy's fire, and where several men were wounded while the ordinance was being administered. Major Robert Stiles, of Richmond, in an address delivered in 1869 before the Male Orp
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 12: progress of the work in 1864-65. (search)
gs, and thus the good work goes on. On a large part of the line, however, we have regular preaching, and a good deal of interest is manifested in the services. In Bryan's and Wofford's Georgia, Kershaw's South Carolina, and several other brigades, there are revivals of deep interest. Indeed, we might look for a very general revive, though I constantly hear as I go amongst Georgia troops, you are the only Baptist preacher I have seen in a long time. There are very interesting revivals in Bryan's, Wofford's Thomas's, and Wright's Georgia Brigades, as also in several brigades from other States. I wish that some of the good Baptist brethren of Georgia, whonected with the brigade are faithful men, but they themselves join in the general wish that there should also be a Baptist laborer among them. Brother Curry, of Bryan's Brigade, and Brother Hyman, of Thomas's Brigade, have baptized a number recently, and I expect to baptize a number in Wright's Brigade in a few days. A large
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Roster of chaplains, army of Northern Virginia. (search)
nected with the regiments, so far as I shall be able to ascertain them from lists before me, Minutes of the Chaplains' Association, and other data. I should be grateful for any corrections or additions. It ought to be added that the basis of this Roster is one that I made in February, 1865, so that while the regiments all appear, the corps, divisions, and brigades are different from their organization at an earlier period. General Longstreet's Corps (first Corps): Kershaw's Division. Bryan's Brigade. Tenth Georgia. J. C. Camp. Fiftieth Georgia. W. L. Curry. Fifty-first Georgia. C. H. Toy. Fifty-third Georgia. Wofford's Brigade. Sixteenth Georgia. Eighteenth Georgia. Twenty-fourth Georgia. Philip's Legion. Rev. Mr. Flinn. Cobbs'. Sharpshooters. Kershaw's (Old) Brigade. Brigade at large. W. P. Dubose. Second South Carolina. Third South Carolina. Seventh South Carolina. J. M. Carlisle. Eighth South Carolina. H. M. Brearley. Fifteenth South Carolina.
William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 25: spring of 1865. (search)
ugh the cook is at work, with extra help, all day? The supply of prepared food must be kept up, and every needy case must receive attention. And thus has it been at Sunshine since November, and thus must it be until another route for travel is opened. Such scenes were daily repeated in thousands of Southern homes. The truly devout spirit that pervaded the armies of the South in the last days of the war could not be more fully shown than in the following resolutions adopted by Benning's, Bryan's, Wofford's, Anderson's, and Evans', brigades of Georgia troops: Resolved, 1st. That we hereby acknowledge the sinfulness of our past conduct as a just and sufficient ground for the displeasure of Almighty God; and that, earnestly repenting of our sins, we are determined, by his grace, to amend our lives for the future; and, in earnest supplication to God, through the mediation of his Son, Jesus Christ, we implore the forgiveness of our sins and seek the Divine favor and protection.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Book and heart: essays on literature and life, Chapter 19: the problem of drudgery (search)
laborers of the world content with their lot. But how many a man of wealth in this country works willingly on a scale which would appall any day-laborer, and this simply from love of the exertion; and is only glad when a portion of it may come in the form of actual manual labor, even as Charles V. was glad to turn away from the task of governing half Europe to devote himself to clock-making. One looks round in vain to find a pursuit without drudgery. Which is the more exhausting, for Mr. Bryan to travel day and night over the land to meet his admirers, or for Mr. McKinley to stay at home and receive delegations of his by the thousand? As a matter of personal happiness, is the Presidency, or the ghost of a chance of the Presidency, worth either? Three promising and successful members of the Lower House of Congress from a single State, within my knowledge, have recently declined renomination because they found the drudgery so overwhelming, two of them returning to the practice o
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, Bibliography (search)
ly printed. 4. Women and the Alphabet. Chiefly articles printed in Harper's Bazar. 5. Studies in Romance. Includes Malbone.—The Monarch of Dreams.—Oldport Days [part of]. 6. Outdoor Studies. Mostly previously printed essays and poems. 7. Studies in History and Letters. Most of these essays previously printed. The Alliance between Pilgrim and Puritan in Massachusetts: An Address delivered before the Old Planters' Society, Salem, June 9, 1900. Pph. Reasons for Voting for Bryan. Leaflet. Reprinted from the Springfield Daily Republican, Sept., 1900. （With W. L. Garrison and G. S. Boutwell.) How Should a Colored Man Vote in 1900? Leaflet. Reprinted from the Boston Herald, Oct. 11, 1900. The Reoccupation of Jacksonville in 1893. (In Mass. Commandery of the Loyal Legion. Civil War Papers, vol. 2.) Addresses and Remarks. (In Free Religious Association. Proceedings, 1867-1900.) Octavius Brooks Frothingham. (In Prophets of Liberalism: Six Addresses bef<
Bliss Perry, The American spirit in lierature: a chronicle of great interpreters, Chapter 9: Union and Liberty (search)
it, courage, and by his appeal to the instinct of fair play. Beecher's oratory, in and out of the pulpit, was temperamental, sentimental in the better sense, and admirably human in all its instincts. He had an immense following, not only in political and humanitarian fields, but as a lovable type of the everyday American who can say undisputed things not only solemnly, if need be, but by preference with an infectious smile. The people who loved Mr. Beecher are the people who understand Mr. Bryan. Foremost among the journalists of the great debate were William Lloyd Garrison and Horace Greeley. Garrison was a perfect example of the successful journalist as described by Zola — the man who keeps on pounding at a single idea until he has driven it into the head of the public. Everyone knows at least the sentence from his salutatory editorial in The liberator on January 1, 1831: I am in earnest — I will not retreat a single inch-And I will be heard. He kept this vow, and he also
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, 1859. (search)
y, 1862, he was detailed as Divisionary Judge Advocate, and performed the duties of his office to the entire satisfaction of his commanding general until his regiment was transferred to Major-General McDowell's division. On the 11th of March, 1862, he was sent to Boston to recruit for the regiment, and returned in the latter part of April. But as he enlisted the first in his regiment, so was he the first to fall. The sad circumstances of his death are best given in letters from Lieutenant-Colonel Bryan, at the time in command of the regiment, and from Lieutenant J. Otis Williams, of the same company:— On the night of Saturday, the 9th instant (August, 1862), the Third Brigade, General Hartsuff commanding, was ordered to take a position on the extreme right of General McDowell's corps. Whilst the Twelfth (the left regiment of the brigade) was crossing an open field but a few yards distant from some woods, which Generals Pope, McDowell, and Banks, with their escort, were on t
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