Confederate Military History: A Library of Confederate States History, Volume 3Clement Anselm Evans Confederate publishing Company, 1899 |
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... the community , from the youngest that was able to perform any light labor to the oldest who was not helpless , had an assigned duty to per- form , under the direction of the master and the 10 CONFEDERATE MILITARY HISTORY .
... the community , from the youngest that was able to perform any light labor to the oldest who was not helpless , had an assigned duty to per- form , under the direction of the master and the 10 CONFEDERATE MILITARY HISTORY .
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... duty . The promptness with which the volunteer troops repaired to the scene of disturbance , and the alac- rity they displayed to suppress the gross outrage against law and order , I know will elicit your hearty approba- tion . " He ...
... duty . The promptness with which the volunteer troops repaired to the scene of disturbance , and the alac- rity they displayed to suppress the gross outrage against law and order , I know will elicit your hearty approba- tion . " He ...
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... duty . " At the same time he urged the promotion of the efficiency of the mili- tary organizations of the State , the enlargement of the Virginia military institute , and the purchase of munitions of war . The general assembly invited ...
... duty . " At the same time he urged the promotion of the efficiency of the mili- tary organizations of the State , the enlargement of the Virginia military institute , and the purchase of munitions of war . The general assembly invited ...
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... duty of the Federal government to protect slavery in the Territories when necessary . The convention of the Constitutional Union party met in Baltimore , May 9th , and nominated John Bell , of Tennessee , for President , and Edward ...
... duty of the Federal government to protect slavery in the Territories when necessary . The convention of the Constitutional Union party met in Baltimore , May 9th , and nominated John Bell , of Tennessee , for President , and Edward ...
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... stormy , and Porterfield's raw troops dis- charged picket duty so badly and were drawn in so near to his camp that Dumont's artillery got into position unobserved , and just after daybreak of the 3d , 44 CONFEDERATE MILITARY HISTORY .
... stormy , and Porterfield's raw troops dis- charged picket duty so badly and were drawn in so near to his camp that Dumont's artillery got into position unobserved , and just after daybreak of the 3d , 44 CONFEDERATE MILITARY HISTORY .
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A. P. Hill advance army of Northern artillery assault attack battalion batteries Beauregard Blue ridge bridge Brig.-Gen brigade brigadier-general camp campaign Captain captured cavalry Cheat mountain colonel command Confederate corps Court House creek crossed D. H. Hill defense division drove Early Early's encamped enemy enemy's engaged eral Ewell Ewell's Federal army field fight fire flank ford Fredericksburg Front Royal ginia Grant guard guns Hancock Harper's Ferry Hill's Hooker's Infantry regiment intrenchments J. E. B. Stuart Jackson James John Johnston Lee's lieutenant lieutenant-colonel line of battle Longstreet major Manassas McClellan ment miles military militia morning move movement night Northern Virginia numbers ordered pickets position Potomac promptly railroad Rappahannock reached rear reinforcements reported retreat Richmond river road rode sent Sharpsburg Shenandoah valley skirmishers South Spottsylvania Court House Staunton Stonewall brigade Stuart tion took troops turnpike vicinity Virginia Central railroad Washington William Winchester wounded
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Page 548 - GENERAL :-The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia.
Page 379 - It is with heartfelt satisfaction, that the Commanding General announces to the army, that the operations of the last three days have determined that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences, and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him.
Page 37 - I deem it proper to say that the first service assigned to the forces hereby called forth will probably be to repossess the forts, places, and property which have been seized from the Union...
Page 549 - In mine of yesterday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender...
Page 550 - I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit : Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate ; one copy to be given to an officer to be designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate.
Page 39 - An ordinance to repeal the ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America by the State of Virginia, and to resume all the rights and powers granted under said Constitution...
Page 37 - WHEREAS the laws of the United States have been for some time past and now are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Page 387 - I have just received your note, informing me that you were wounded. I cannot express my regret at the occurrence. Could I have directed events, I should have chosen, for the good of the country, to have been disabled in your stead. I congratulate you upon the victory which is due to your skill and energy.
Page 305 - I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies— from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary, and to beat him when found, whose policy has been attack and not defence.
Page 552 - After four years of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the survivors of so many hard-fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to this result from no distrust of them; but, feeling that valor and devotion could accomplish nothing that could compensate for the loss that...