The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc, Volume 5Frank Moore G.P. Putnam, 1863 - United States |
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... brigade , of Hatch's division , late in the afternoon advanced upon the centre of the enemy's position on the main road . Deploying his brigade , Gibbon actively engaged a superior force of the enemy , which , though stubbornly ...
... brigade , of Hatch's division , late in the afternoon advanced upon the centre of the enemy's position on the main road . Deploying his brigade , Gibbon actively engaged a superior force of the enemy , which , though stubbornly ...
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... brigade came up with the enemy on Spannivaw Creek , four miles beyond Maysville . The attack was sudden , energetic , and successful . The rebels were defeated , four brass pieces , all they had , were taken , and numbers killed and ...
... brigade came up with the enemy on Spannivaw Creek , four miles beyond Maysville . The attack was sudden , energetic , and successful . The rebels were defeated , four brass pieces , all they had , were taken , and numbers killed and ...
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... brigade I deemed it expedient to move on Mackay's Point , forward , through the thicket to the verge of the which I did in successive lines of defence , bury- swamp , and sent a section of the First Uniteding my dead and carrying our ...
... brigade I deemed it expedient to move on Mackay's Point , forward , through the thicket to the verge of the which I did in successive lines of defence , bury- swamp , and sent a section of the First Uniteding my dead and carrying our ...
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... brigade pressed on to the woods , which they penetrated , driving the enemy before them , and closely followed by the Second brigade , under General Terry , who came up with a cheer , and were quickly in the engagement . Here the fight ...
... brigade pressed on to the woods , which they penetrated , driving the enemy before them , and closely followed by the Second brigade , under General Terry , who came up with a cheer , and were quickly in the engagement . Here the fight ...
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... Brigade . Major GEORGE C. STRONG , Ass't Adjutant - General , Department of the Gulf , New - Orleans . NEW - ORLEANS " DELTA " ACCOUNTS . HEADQUARTERS RESERVE BRIGADE , IN CAMP , NEAR THIBODEAUXVILLE , Oct. 30 , 1862 . The expedition ...
... Brigade . Major GEORGE C. STRONG , Ass't Adjutant - General , Department of the Gulf , New - Orleans . NEW - ORLEANS " DELTA " ACCOUNTS . HEADQUARTERS RESERVE BRIGADE , IN CAMP , NEAR THIBODEAUXVILLE , Oct. 30 , 1862 . The expedition ...
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Page 204 - ... and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free ; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence ; and I recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully...
Page 203 - ... that the executive will on the first day of january aforesaid by proclamation designate the states and parts of states if any in which the people thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion against the united states and the fact that any state or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the congress of the united states by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 203 - That, on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever, free...
Page 203 - Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion...
Page 203 - St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and which excepted parts are, for the present, left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.
Page 203 - ... order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof respectively are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit : Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St.
Page 204 - And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States, to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 224 - Shenandoah not more than 12,000 or 15,000 can be sent to you. The President advises the interior line between Washington and the enemy, but does not order it. He is very desirous that your army move as soon as possible. You will immediately report what line you adopt and when you intend to cross the river ; also to what point the reinforcements are to be sent.
Page 203 - That the Executive will, on the first day of January aforesaid, by proclamation, designate the states and parts of states, if any, in which the people thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion against the United States...
Page 20 - Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as Amendments to the Constitution of the United States...