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Virginia (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.7
nce in Washington and forwarded thence, has reached me at this place, where I am spending a short season of recreation. I take pleasure in giving the information you request touching the Home Guard of Richmond, though I must do so entirely from memory, as I have no papers here; indeed, those that I had, relating to this matter, have been lost or stolen. The Home Guard was an organization intended for local defence at Richmond, and was commanded by myself under a commission from the State of Virginia. At the beginning of the war I was President of the James River and Kanawha Company—an office which I had held for more than seven-and-a-half years. Having, previously, for several years commanded a volunteer company of artillery, called the Richmond Fayette Artillery, and being at the outbreak of the war colonel of the Fourth regiment of artillery, composed of volunteer companies in Richmond, Petersburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Norfolk, and several of the counties embraced within the b
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.7
The Richmond home guard of 1861. [Copy.] Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, August 15, 1891. Colonel Joseph dare, War Department, War Records Office, Washington, D. C.: Colonel: Your letter to the postmaster at Richmond, dated the 1st instant, with his reply of the 12th, and a note from Mr. Brock, Secretary of the Southern Historical Society, enclosed to me at my residence in Washington and forwarded thence, has reached me at this place, where I am spending a short season of recreation. I take pleasure in giving the information you request touching the Home Guard of Richmond, though I must do so entirely from memory, as I have no papers here; indeed, those that I had, relating to this matter, have been lost or stolen. The Home Guard was an organization intended for local defence at Richmond, and was commanded by myself under a commission from the State of Virginia. At the beginning of the war I was President of the James River and Kanawha Company—an office which I had
Suffolk, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.7
Richmond, and was commanded by myself under a commission from the State of Virginia. At the beginning of the war I was President of the James River and Kanawha Company—an office which I had held for more than seven-and-a-half years. Having, previously, for several years commanded a volunteer company of artillery, called the Richmond Fayette Artillery, and being at the outbreak of the war colonel of the Fourth regiment of artillery, composed of volunteer companies in Richmond, Petersburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Norfolk, and several of the counties embraced within the bounds of the regiment as a part of the Virginia militia, but having been, by the Governor of the Commonwealth, detailed to act as President of the Canal Company, after the adoption of the Ordinance of Secession in April. 186, I proposed to raise a force for the defence of the city of Richmond, to be composed of those who, like myself, were either exempt under the law for military service, or had been detailed for special
Portsmouth, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.7
and was commanded by myself under a commission from the State of Virginia. At the beginning of the war I was President of the James River and Kanawha Company—an office which I had held for more than seven-and-a-half years. Having, previously, for several years commanded a volunteer company of artillery, called the Richmond Fayette Artillery, and being at the outbreak of the war colonel of the Fourth regiment of artillery, composed of volunteer companies in Richmond, Petersburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Norfolk, and several of the counties embraced within the bounds of the regiment as a part of the Virginia militia, but having been, by the Governor of the Commonwealth, detailed to act as President of the Canal Company, after the adoption of the Ordinance of Secession in April. 186, I proposed to raise a force for the defence of the city of Richmond, to be composed of those who, like myself, were either exempt under the law for military service, or had been detailed for special duty at ho
Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.7
mmanded by myself under a commission from the State of Virginia. At the beginning of the war I was President of the James River and Kanawha Company—an office which I had held for more than seven-and-a-half years. Having, previously, for several years commanded a volunteer company of artillery, called the Richmond Fayette Artillery, and being at the outbreak of the war colonel of the Fourth regiment of artillery, composed of volunteer companies in Richmond, Petersburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Norfolk, and several of the counties embraced within the bounds of the regiment as a part of the Virginia militia, but having been, by the Governor of the Commonwealth, detailed to act as President of the Canal Company, after the adoption of the Ordinance of Secession in April. 186, I proposed to raise a force for the defence of the city of Richmond, to be composed of those who, like myself, were either exempt under the law for military service, or had been detailed for special duty at home. Upon
George Bargamin (search for this): chapter 1.7
easons therefor and explaining my views, the city council made an appropriation of eleven thousand dollars, to be expended in the purchase of horses for our use; the Governor consented to issue to us, from the State armory, twelve guns, and harness for the horses; and the Confederate authorities agreed to give us forage and stabling for the horses. I enlisted three companies of nearly one hundred men each, which were commanded respectively by Captains Robert M. Nimmo, Michael Bowen and George Bargamin. The men evinced a very fine spirit, attending the drills, which I personally directed, at least twice a week at night, without arms, and sometimes each company having a separate drill under its own captain. At first, our drill-room was a large upper room of the Mechanic's Institute, situated on Ninth street, between Main and Franklin streets, which building was afterwards occupied by the Confederate government for its War Department; subsequently, our drills were in Military Hall ove
Joseph (search for this): chapter 1.7
The Richmond home guard of 1861. [Copy.] Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, August 15, 1891. Colonel Joseph dare, War Department, War Records Office, Washington, D. C.: Colonel: Your letter to the postmaster at Richmond, dated the 1st instant, with his reply of the 12th, and a note from Mr. Brock, Secretary of the Southern Historical Society, enclosed to me at my residence in Washington and forwarded thence, has reached me at this place, where I am spending a short season of recreation. I take pleasure in giving the information you request touching the Home Guard of Richmond, though I must do so entirely from memory, as I have no papers here; indeed, those that I had, relating to this matter, have been lost or stolen. The Home Guard was an organization intended for local defence at Richmond, and was commanded by myself under a commission from the State of Virginia. At the beginning of the war I was President of the James River and Kanawha Company—an office which I had
John Letcher (search for this): chapter 1.7
ard was accordingly called together; the proposition of going into the field was submitted to them, and discussed at more than one meeting; if I mistake not, Colonel Pendleton was himself present at one of the meetings; and finally it was decided by a large majority that the reasons which had originally influenced them to join this organization would prevent their volunteering to leave Richmond, or its vicinity, and go with the Army of Northern Virginia. I had several interviews with Governor Letcher, and a correspondence with him on the subject, his replies to my letters being written, presumably under his direction, by Colonel S. Bassett. French, one of his military aids; and there was quite a discussion of the affair in the newspapers, particularly in the Richmond Whig, Mr. John Graeme, one of the associate editors of the Whig, being a member of the organization. The result of it all was that with my consent (though I had throughout favored Colonel Pendleton's proposition) t
George B. McClellan (search for this): chapter 1.7
the 21st July, 1861, and about the time that our guns were nearly ready for us—a considerable delay having taken place in the delivery of them to us, by reason of the urgent demand for similar equipment in the army— Colonel William N. Pendleton, who had then, I think, been appointed Chief of Artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia, came down from Manassas with a message to the Governor from General Joseph E. Johnston, saying that General Johnston had received secret information that General McClellan was preparing very largely to increase the artillery arm of his army for the ensuing campaign, and that it was necessary that the Confederates should meet that by a corresponding force as far as practicable. He therefore desired the Governor, first, to see if he could not send him the Home Guard, of which he had heard, as a body; or, secondly, failing in that, to send him the guns, horses, and all the equipment that had been provided or was being provided for the Guard. Colonel Pen
S. Bassett (search for this): chapter 1.7
f I mistake not, Colonel Pendleton was himself present at one of the meetings; and finally it was decided by a large majority that the reasons which had originally influenced them to join this organization would prevent their volunteering to leave Richmond, or its vicinity, and go with the Army of Northern Virginia. I had several interviews with Governor Letcher, and a correspondence with him on the subject, his replies to my letters being written, presumably under his direction, by Colonel S. Bassett. French, one of his military aids; and there was quite a discussion of the affair in the newspapers, particularly in the Richmond Whig, Mr. John Graeme, one of the associate editors of the Whig, being a member of the organization. The result of it all was that with my consent (though I had throughout favored Colonel Pendleton's proposition) the Home Guard was disbanded, and its guns, horses, harness and entire equipment, completed or in preparation, was turned over to the Governor
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