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Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
vasion had become so great that the people of Georgia were at the time unwilling to send troops out Olmstead, of the First volunteer regiment of Georgia, commanding at Fort Pulaski, was notified by a levy of troops, made February 2d, in which Georgia was called upon for twelve regiments. Soon assed an inquiry to Adjt.-Gen. H. C. Wayne, of Georgia, asking for an expression of the governor's vr, no delay in supplying every regiment which Georgia had been asked to contribute to the Confederaf the Savannah regiment, or First regiment of Georgia, the companies being the Montgomery Guard, Catates in Fort Pulaski and on Cockspur island, Georgia, are hereby confiscated and declared free, in9th by the following: The three States of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, comprising the mannah by the enemy. The Confederate force in Georgia was strong enough to resist an advance by anyd his total strength at 300. The people in Georgia began to feel less alarm for the safety of th[1 more...]
Bluffton (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
, thus cruelly furnishing another instance of the inhumanity of the Federal treatment of prisoners of war, and the whole garrison was sent as prisoners to the forts in New York harbor. The Federals contented themselves with occupying the fort, thereby closing the port to commerce. During these operations on the Georgia coast, Phillips' Georgia legion had been on duty in Gen. T. F. Drayton's district, next north of Savannah, and was in action with the enemy on March 20th and 22d near Bluffton, S. C. On April 13th Maj.-Gen. David Hunter, in command of the department of the South, issued the following general order No. 7: All persons of color lately held to involuntary service by enemies of the United States in Fort Pulaski and on Cockspur island, Georgia, are hereby confiscated and declared free, in conformity with law, and shall hereafter receive the fruits of their own labor. Such of said persons of color as are able-bodied and may be required shall be employed in the quar
Edgefield (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
what might be expected from the meeting in battle of the largely superior forces of the enemy and the overconfident soldiers of the Confederacy, had been furnished by the affair at Fishing creek, where General Zollicoffer was killed and the army of Crittenden practically annihilated. This was followed by a levy of troops, made February 2d, in which Georgia was called upon for twelve regiments. Soon afterward came the news of the surrender of Forts Henry and Donelson and the occupation of Nashville. In view of these conditions President Davis telegraphed General Lee at Savannah, March 2d, If circumstances will, in your judgment, warrant your leaving, I wish to see you here with the least delay. On reaching Richmond, Lee was appointed military adviser of the president, and on March 14th, Maj.-Gen. John C. Pemberton. an officer of the old army, of fine reputation as an engineer, was appointed to the command of the department of South Carolina and Georgia. Meanwhile General Lawton h
Fernandina, Fla. (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ate his resources for defense, General Lee authorized General Mercer, in command at Brunswick, to remove the batteries from St. Simon's and Jekyl islands, if he considered those positions difficult to maintain, and forward the heavy guns to Savannah. It appeared that there were now no inhabitants at Brunswick, and the planters on the island had removed their property to the interior. On February 16th General Mercer reported that he had moved the guns and was shipping them to Savannah and Fernandina. The Fourth Georgia battalion was then stationed at Brunswick, as was also Col. Cary W. Styles' command, the Twenty-sixth regiment, but both were at once withdrawn. General Mercer also urged that he be given orders to burn the town of Brunswick, for the moral effect it would produce upon the enemy, as evidencing our determination to continue the present contest with unconquerable determination and at every sacrifice. At this critical moment, while the chief seaport of the State was
Augusta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ty burned than surrendered. He directed General Jackson to call out such of the militia force of Savannah as he could arm for imperative service, in addition to the State troops already in the field. Considerable apprehension for the safety of Augusta in the contingency of the capture of Savannah was felt, and General Lee authorized the obstruction of the river below Augusta, and the erection of a battery to protect the works. On February 17th Col. Charles H. Olmstead, of the First volunteAugusta, and the erection of a battery to protect the works. On February 17th Col. Charles H. Olmstead, of the First volunteer regiment of Georgia, commanding at Fort Pulaski, was notified by General Lee that the position taken in his rear by the enemy would require him to protect himself in that direction. As far as possible, said Lee, your safety will be anxiously cared for, and for the present your communication with the city will have to be by light boats over the marsh and through Wilmington narrows to Causton's bluffs, or by any other mode by which you can better accomplish it. It was a feature of the siege
Pointe Venus (search for this): chapter 4
stribution of the brushwood and bushes in front of them. As an outpost the Federals put a hulk in Warsaw sound, which also obstructed the passage, and stationed a force upon it, from which detachments were sent out on scouting expeditions. Another Federal force, operating from Daufuskie island on the South Carolina side, removed the obstructions from Wall's cut, and with infinite caution and the most exhausting labor, planted batteries on platforms upon the swampy Bird island, and at Venus point on Jones island. One of Tattnall's boats, the steamer Ida, running past on February 13th, was fired upon by this battery, but not injured, and on the following day three of the Confederate boats paid their respects to the battery. By the first of April, 1862, the Federals had eleven batteries constructed, mounting 36 heavy mortars and cannon, mainly 10-inch columbiads and Parrott rifles. Meanwhile General Lee with his headquarters at Coosawhatchie, and later at Savannah, was making ef
Blakely (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
f the Savannah regiment, or First regiment of Georgia, the companies being the Montgomery Guard, Capt. L. J. Gilmartin; German Volunteers, Capt. John H. Steigen; Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Capt. T. W. Sims; Wise Guard, Capt. M. J. McMullen; Washington Volunteers, Capt. John McMahon. The armament of the fort was five 10-inch and nine 8-inch columbiads, three 42-pounders, three 10-inch mortars, one 12-inch mortar, one 24-pounder and two 12-pounder howitzers, twenty 32-pounders and two 4-inch Blakely rifled guns. The fight went against the fort from the first, but there was great faith in the strength of the works. Gen. David Hunter, commanding the Federal department of the South, demanded the surrender of the garrison of Colonel Olmstead, the flag being sent under Lieut. James H. Wilson. Colonel Olmstead replied briefly, declining to surrender, and stating that he was there to defend the fort, not to surrender it. The first shell was fired at 8:15 on the morning of April 10, 1862, a
Dawfuskie Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ted for the five advanced batteries, General Gillmore has written, were artificially screened from the view of the fort by almost imperceptible changes, made little by little each night, in the condition and distribution of the brushwood and bushes in front of them. As an outpost the Federals put a hulk in Warsaw sound, which also obstructed the passage, and stationed a force upon it, from which detachments were sent out on scouting expeditions. Another Federal force, operating from Daufuskie island on the South Carolina side, removed the obstructions from Wall's cut, and with infinite caution and the most exhausting labor, planted batteries on platforms upon the swampy Bird island, and at Venus point on Jones island. One of Tattnall's boats, the steamer Ida, running past on February 13th, was fired upon by this battery, but not injured, and on the following day three of the Confederate boats paid their respects to the battery. By the first of April, 1862, the Federals had eleven
Cockspur Island (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
ing the port to commerce. During these operations on the Georgia coast, Phillips' Georgia legion had been on duty in Gen. T. F. Drayton's district, next north of Savannah, and was in action with the enemy on March 20th and 22d near Bluffton, S. C. On April 13th Maj.-Gen. David Hunter, in command of the department of the South, issued the following general order No. 7: All persons of color lately held to involuntary service by enemies of the United States in Fort Pulaski and on Cockspur island, Georgia, are hereby confiscated and declared free, in conformity with law, and shall hereafter receive the fruits of their own labor. Such of said persons of color as are able-bodied and may be required shall be employed in the quartermaster's department at the rates heretofore established by Brig.-Gen. T. W. Sherman. This conduct of Hunter accorded with his reputation elsewhere. His brutality was exceeded only by Butler. The above order was followed May 9th by the following:
Fishing Creek (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
oper measures to save the artillery and munitions of war. About March 1st the works on Cumberland and Amelia island were abandoned, and Captain Blain's company was ordered to Savannah. The military situation had now become very grave through the Federal successes in Kentucky and Tennessee. An intimation of what might be expected from the meeting in battle of the largely superior forces of the enemy and the overconfident soldiers of the Confederacy, had been furnished by the affair at Fishing creek, where General Zollicoffer was killed and the army of Crittenden practically annihilated. This was followed by a levy of troops, made February 2d, in which Georgia was called upon for twelve regiments. Soon afterward came the news of the surrender of Forts Henry and Donelson and the occupation of Nashville. In view of these conditions President Davis telegraphed General Lee at Savannah, March 2d, If circumstances will, in your judgment, warrant your leaving, I wish to see you here wit
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