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Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them., chapter 50 (search)
ld lady went almost out of her senses. I put the photographs in it for them, and wrote her name, with your regards, on one of the blank leaves. All sorts of inquiries were made about you, the baby, and mamma, and when I left Mrs.--wished me to kiss the baby for her and give gold love to you. The old lady said that she'd been a mind to send to me for some beef, so I told Bates just now to get a good large piece and take it up to them. They would not take any pay from the bishop, because Col. Hammond had sent more money to pay his bill than they thought right, so they squared accounts and cleared their consciences by refusing any pay from the bishop. Some artist of an illustrated paper had been there taking a sketch of the house, and left them a very good copy, which delighted them much. I gave them that copy of the President and myself which you sent them, so that I think they are now a very happy family. All of them sent very kind messages to you, which you can consider delivered
Elias Nason, The Life and Times of Charles Sumner: His Boyhood, Education and Public Career., Chapter 14: (search)
tor has said in reply to me, I may well print in an appendix to my speech as an additional illustration. That is all. Mr. Sumner commenced his speech about twelve o'clock, at noon, and continued till about four. The galleries of the Senate were filled with gentlemen and ladies from the North and South; and the most ominous silence prevailed. Mr. Wilson, Mr. King, Mr. Bingham, and Mr. Burlingame sat near the speaker, and, had any attempt at personal violence been made by Messrs. Keitt, Hammond, Toombs, Wigfall, or others who were present, smarting under the scourge of slavery, would doubtless have been ready to repel it. In commenting on this speech, the correspondent of The Chicago press and Tribune wrote, The speech of Charles Sumner yesterday was probably the most masterly argument against human bondage that has ever been made in this or any other country since man first commenced to oppress his fellowman. Frederic Douglass in his paper truly said, The network of his arg
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865, Roster of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
11 Mch 63; 20 Aug 65. Captd 18 Jly 63 Ft. Wagner; ex. 4 Mch 65 Goldsboro, N. C.; ret. 9 Jly 65. $50. Hollidaysburg, Pa. Hall, Aaron C. 33, mar.; laborer; Exeter, N. H. 29 Sep 63; 20 Aug 65. —— Hall, George Henry 20, mar.; farmer; Philadelphia. 3 Mch 63; 22 Feb 64 Beaufort, S. C; dis. Wounded —— 63 —— $50. Hall, James Henry Corpl 38, sin.; barber; Philadelphia. 27 Feb. 63; 20 Aug 65. $50. Hall, William D. 29, sin.; yeoman; Exeter, N. H. 13 Jly 63; 20 Aug 65. —— Southbridge. Hammond, Alexander Corpl. 23, mar.; farmer; Philadelphia. 14 Mch 63; 20 Aug 65. Wounded 20 Feb 64 Olustee, Fla. $50. Hardy, Charles Corpl 20, mar.; laborer; Philadelphia. 18 Feb 63; died pris. 18 Mch 65 ——. Captd 18 Jly 63 Ft. Wagner. $50. Harris, John C. 20, sin.; farmer; Sheffield. 12 Dec 63; 20 Aug 65. $325. Harrison, William Henry 36, mar.; farmer; Philadelphia. 9 Mch 63; 20 Aug 65. $50. Hazard, Austin 32, —— —— Woodstock, Vt. 24 Dec 63; 20 Aug 65. ——
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 4: (search)
T. Hilton and twenty-two others, colored citizens of Massachusetts, that the word white be stricken from the militia laws, was laid on the table. The Senate report referring the petitions of J. Sella Martin and Robert Morris and others, to the next General Court, was opposed by Mr. Slack, of Boston, who spoke in favor of striking out the word white from the militia laws. He said the colored men were anxious to serve their country, and that no law should be enacted to prevent them. Mr. Hammond, of Nahant, spoke in favor of accepting the report. On motion of Mr. Albee, of Marlborough, the question on receiving the report was taken by yeas and nays. The report was accepted,—yeas 119, nays 81. The Senate bill to enable banks to purchase Government securities was passed to be engrossed, under a supension of the rules. The Senate bill for the organization of a home guard was passed to be engrossed, without opposition. May 17. In the Senate.—Mr. Whiting, of Plymouth, mov
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Roster of chaplains, army of Northern Virginia. (search)
rth Alabama. Robt. Frazier. Fifteenth Alabama. Forty-fourth Alabama. W. G. Perry. Forty-eighth Alabama. Rev. Mr. Price. Pickett's Division Steuart's Brigade. Ninth Virginia. J. W. Walkup; G. W. Easter. Thirty-eighth Virginia. R. W. Cridlin; Rev. Mr. Cosby. Fifty-third Virginia. W. S. Penick; P. H. Fontaine; Rev. Mr. Colton Fifty-seventh Virginia. J. E. Joyner. Fourteenth Virginia. Rev. Mr. Crocker. Terry's Brigade. First Virginia. Rev. Mr. Oldrich. Third Virginia. Rev. Mr. Hammond; J. W. Ward. Seventh Virginia. John H. Bocock; F. McCarthy; Rev. Mr. Frayser. Eleventh Virginia. John C. Granberry; Thos. C. Jennings. Twenty-fourth Virginia. W. F. Gardiner Hunton's Brigade. Eighth Virginia. T. A. Ware; Geo. W. Harris. Eighteenth Virginia. J. D. Blackwell. Nineteenth Virginia. P. Slaughter. Twenty-eighth Virginia. Rev. Mr. Tinsley. Fifty-sixth Virginia. Rev. Mr. Robbins. Corse's Brigade. Fifteenth Virginia. P. F. August. Seventeenth Virginia. John L. Jo
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, Part II. (search)
f hospitals,--and pays all the expenses incurred from her private purse. Her fortune, time and strength are laid on the altar of the country in this hour of trial. Unfortunately, many of the surgeons in the hospitals do not work harmoniously with Miss Dix. They are jealous of her power, impatient of her authority, find fault with her nurses, and accuse her of being arbitrary, opinionated, severe and capricious. Many to rid themselves of her entirely, have obtained permission of Surgeon-General Hammond to employ Sisters of Charity in their hospitals, a proceeding not to Miss Dix's liking. Knowing by observation that many of the surgeons are wholly unfit for their office, that too often they fail to bring skill, morality, or humanity to their work, we could easily understand how this single-hearted, devoted, tireless friend of the sick and wounded soldier would come in collision with these laggards, and we liked her none the less for it. Though Miss Dix received no salary, dev
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, chapter 8 (search)
not very indulgent to unusual requests. The first officer of rank who gave her a kind answer was a man who never gave an unkind reply without great provocation-Dr. R. H. Coolidge, Medical Inspector. Through him a pass was obtained from Surgeon-General Hammond, and she was referred to Major Rucker, Quartermaster, for transportation. The Major listened to her story so patiently and kindly that she was overcome, and sat down and wept. It was then too late in the season to go to McClellan's arres built and the men wrapped in blankets. An old chimney was torn down, the bricks heated in the fire, and placed around them. As she believed that wounded men, exhausted and depressed by the loss of blood, required stimulants, and as Surgeon-General Hammond, with characteristic liberality had given her one hundred and thirty gallons of confiscated liquor, she gave them with warm food, enough strong hot toddy to make them all measurably drunk. The result was that they slept comfortably unti
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 7: at West Point as instructor, 1857-61; the outbreak of the Civil War (search)
there in that chair, there'll be blood, sir, blood Certainly, it was a great trial to Southern officers when the mails teemed with urgent epistles, calling upon them to resign their commissions, and no longer serve a Yankee government. Come home said the appeals, and join your fathers, your brothers, and your friends. Do not hesitate. No man of Southern blood can fight against his State I If you remain North you shall never darken our doors again. At first our assistant surgeon, Dr. Hammond, of South Carolina, was much staggered. He would vehemently argue for the right of secession. Once he became quite incensed at me, who had long been his personal friend, because I spoke disparaging words of his sovereign State. When he was relieved and sent to another post, I was confident that he would resign and join his brother, an ex-governor in South Carolina, but he did not. That brother wrote him that being a medical man, and having only benevolent functions, he thought he could
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 16: the battle of Fair Oaks (search)
if I should have to stop, he smilingly answered. Dr. Grant dressed his leg and provided him with a stretcher. I preferred to walk. En route I encountered a soldier among the wounded with his fingers broken and bleeding. He cried out with rain. Seeing me he drew near with sympathy. You are worse off than I, he said, and putting his arm around me he let me share his strength. We wounded wanderers at last found Courtney's house, a half mile or more north of the Fair Oaks Station. Dr. Hammond, my personal friend, met me near the house, saw the blood, touched my arm, and said with feeling: General, your arm is broken. The last ball had passed through the elbow joint and crushed the bones into small fragments. He led me to a negro hut, large enough only for a double bed. Here I lay down, alarming an aged negro couple who feared at first that some of us might discover and seize hidden treasure which was in that bed. My brigade surgeon, Dr. Palmer, and several others soon sto
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 9: Dana's influence in the tribune (search)
y. Its columns were filled with criticisms of the latest books by Ripley, Hildreth, George William Curtis, and other rising men, and this made it welcome to the preachers, school-masters, and professional men throughout the North. Thus the advanced thought of the day on every subject was widely disseminated. On the other hand, the leading Southern men, and the leading Democrats from both sections, were kept under constant observation and criticism. Such men as Davis, Toombs, Benjamin, Hammond, Chesnut, Hunter, Mason, Slidell, Douglas, and Breckenridge were kept constantly before the country. Their actions were questioned, their speeches were analyzed, and their motives were impugned. Nothing they did was allowed to go unchallenged. Every sentiment they uttered was tested by the Constitution as well as by the eternal principles of justice. Benjamin was unsparingly denounced for his plea in the Senate in behalf of slavery as the necessary condition of labor in the tropics as
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