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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of the Confederate States Navy. (search)
. The place was poorly fortified, had an insufficient garrison, and was commanded by an Arkansas demagogue by the name of Gant. Jeff. Thompson, with his few Jayhawkers, galloped around the town occasionally, and once brought in a Yankee cavalryman tinually and did very good service, and the Confederate batteries annoyed the enemy's working parties considerably. I saw Gant when the Yankee shells first began to fall in our lines. He took the shell fever quicker than any man I ever saw. This man Gant, afterwards deserted the Confederate cause when it began to wane before the overwhelming legions of foreign mercenaries that flocked over the sea in 1864 to get good rations and $900 bounties! On the night of March 13th it was decided to evacered with mud and drenched with rain, crowded on our gun-boats, leaving behind provisions, camp equipments and artillery. Gant was so demoralized that he forgot to call in his pickets. Our fleet was at this time strengthened by the arrival of the
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 22 (search)
to yet more daring deeds; but Callcott, the Christian soldier, who stood unmoved amid this carnival of death, has fought his last battle; no sound shall awake him to glory again, till the summons of the great Judge, announcing to him the reward of the faithful soldier, who has fought the good fight. Patton, Otey, and Terry, who, but a moment since, stood at their respective regiments, are wounded. The brave Hunton, hero of Leesburgh, most worthy successor of the noble Garnett, Stewart, and Gant, lies wounded. Carrington, his gallant regiment shattered, stands firmly, flaunting defiantly his colors in the very face of the enemy. Allen and Ellis killed. Hodges, too, has fallen, and the modest, chivalrous Edmunds lies numbered with the noble dead; Aylett wounded, and Magruder has gone down in the shock of battle. The fight goes on — but few are left; and the shrinking columns of the enemy gain confidence from the heavy reenforcements advanced to their support. They, too, are movin
The Daily Dispatch: March 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Garson. 1st Vice President--Col. McPherson, 2d Vice President--Chas. J. Baker. Secretaries--J. Asbury Morgan,--Watts. The report was adopted. A motion was made to appoint a committee to prepare business for the Convention. Mr. Gant, of Anne Arundel county, Md., opposed this motion, and offered a resolution repudiating, in strong terms, the new chapter on slavery adopted by the late General Conference at Buffalo. Mr. Davis, of Washington city, was opposed to the resoluhe very issue. There was a difference as to the meaning. Mr. Ridgely of Baltimore county, desired to avoid mere resolutions of opinion as not the thing demanded. He wanted a committee to prepare business. On motion, the resolution of Mr. Gant was laid on the table, and a committee of two from each Presiding Elder's district appointed to report business. The committee is composed of the following gentlemen: Col. Ridgely, Baltimore county; Charles J. Baker, Baltimore; W. H. E
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], The African slave trade in the British Parliament. (search)
urg, said that the time had come for the Baltimore Conference to take action for separation. In this Convention each man ought to tell us the feeling of his people. Debate was limited to twenty minutes. R. Stocket Matthews, of Baltimore, was admitted by the report of the Committee on Credentials to represent East Fairfax Circuit. A letter, requesting a copy of certain papers that were before the Committee on Credentials, was read. The request was refused by the Convention. Mr. Gant, of Maryland, offered a paper as a substitute for both majority and minority reports. It was read. It contains several resolutions, embracing--1st. A repudiation of the New Chapter, 2d. A reprint of the Discipline, by the Baltimore Conference without the New Chapter. 3d. An extra session of the General Conference in 1862, to demand redress. Mr. Ridgely, of the Baltimore Conference, in an eloquent speech, defended the Church from the charge of regarding slavery as a sin prior to
The Daily Dispatch: January 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
Free Negro man at Auction Ser Gant Sale. --By of the General Assembly and by an order of the uing Court of of Richmond will Monday, the 14th of January, 1861 (that being court day) in front of the City Hall, at 12 o'clock N. to the highest bidder for a likely free Negro man, named was by the Court of the City of Richmond on 11th of December, 1860 conv ed of malicious bing, and ordered to be sold into also slave. Thomas U. Lud Sergeant City of Richmond. ja 14--1t
The Daily Dispatch: December 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], Successors of Messrs. Mason and Slidell. (search)
ting the Confederates, and requiring those already engaged in carrying on offensive operations against the Union to disband and desist from their purposes. A bill has been introduced in the House providing that no person aiding or assisting in the rebellion against the United States shall ever hold any office of trust or profit in the State of Kentucky. Mrs. Gen. Buckner left Bowling Green, a few days since, under a flag of truce, with the dead body of her child for burial in Louisville. Gen. McCook refused to recognize the flag, and Mrs. Buckner was compelled to return. Memphis,Dec. 11.--New Madrid is now fortified and two regiments were sent there on Monday. Speeches were made by Governor Jackson, Gens. Thompson and Gant. All of General Thompson's command has re-enlisted. There is nothing important from Columbus. The rumored attack on Cairo has been abandoned. The "Manassas," or steam battering ram, from New Orleans, reached Columbus on Sunday last.
The Daily Dispatch: May 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battles on the Peninsula. (search)
as Sims, in face; W J Southerds, in arm; W J Sheler, in hand; J T Miller, mortally in head; E. A. Wood, slightly in side. Company G. Wounded Sergts R. W. Jenkins, slightly in shoulder; P. R. Morris, severely in hand; Corporals C. C. Sparks, slightly in breasts; S. S. Henshaw, slightly in face; Private J. E. Brown severely inform. Company H. Killed — Lieut A M Ewell and Private Lewis Schmidt. Wounded--Privates Frank Carter, severely in leg; Wm. P Phillipe; slightly in breast; J Gant, slightly in face. Company I. Killed--Corporal Brown. Wounded--Lieut Jno E Wyant, slightly in hand; Lieut W. A. Brown, mortally in abdomen; Lieut W. A. Brown, mortally in abdomen; Lieut W. P Walters, mortally in abdomen; Private — Thurston, slightly in head. Company K. Wounded--Lieut J. M. Rosser, severely in leg; Sergt G H Racer, severely in hand; Sergt J. W. Levell, slightly in head; Sergt R H Weaver, slightly in head. Privates J. W. Austin, severs in head; J D Lucas, seve
The Daily Dispatch: July 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Gen. Lee's army. (search)
oors, of the 14th Virginia, killed and Lieut. Col. White wounded, Capt. Coghill wounded and missing; Col. Magruder, of the 57th Virginia, wounded; Col. Aylett, of the 53d Virginia, killed, Col. Edmands, of the 38th Virginia, killed, Col. Colquit, --Virginia, killed; Col. James Marshall, of Fauquier county, Va. (commanding a North Carolina regiment) killed, Cols Terry and Mays wounded Capt. Samuel H. Early, of Gen Early's staff, wounded. In the 19th Virginia the following losses occurred: Col. Gant, wounded in neck and arm; Lieutenant Colonel Ellis, killed; Major Charles Peyton, slightly wounded; Adjutant Jas. McIntyre, seriously wounded. Co A Capt. J. C. Callin wounded. Co B: Lt. Palma Hanner wounded, Lt. Wood missing. Co C: Capt. Irving wounded and missing. Co D: Capt. Dick Harlan wounded; privates Fortune, Drumheller, Strange, and Johnson, killed, Woody missing Co E: Capt. Wm. Gross killed; Lieut W. B. Lettellier missing; Serg't Munday killed. Co F: Capt. Bennett Taylor missi
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], The movements on Richmond — the fighting around Richmond. (search)
2d Virginia regiment, with three companies of the City Battalion, were ordered to attack the enemy on the right of the turnpike, near Brook Church. They went into the fight, and with great gallantry attempted to lodge the enemy from some breastworks of logs and rocks that he had thrown up, but found them too strongly posted. They then fell back across a field to a wood on this side within range of the enemy, and here a spirited firing was kept up until 12 o'clock, when the 19th Virginia, Col. Gant, was sent up to relieve the battalion companies. They, however, declined being relieved, and remained until their ammunition was exhausted. At 4 o'clock the whole force was ordered back, and the firing ceased. The following is a list of the killed and wounded in the battalion companies: Company B.--Killed: J S Layne. Wounded Jas Ashford, (in hands of the enemy;) Corp'l John Taylor, side; privates Geo W Mayo, thigh and shoulder; D W McCraw, thigh; C W Norris, breast; W R Patter