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Tag Archives: artillery
10 April 1865: “the conviction had become established in the minds of a large majority of our best officers, + men that the army in its extremely reduced state could not be extricated from its perilous condition”
Item description: Three items from the day after the surrender at Appomattox Court House. The first is a paroled prisoner’s pass. Upon surrender, Confederate soldiers received paroles allowing them to return home without fear of arrest as long as they did … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Appomattox, Appomattox Court House, artillery, Civil War, E.P. Alexander, Paroled Prisoner's Pass, Robert E. Lee, surrender, W.D. Alexander, W.N. Pendleton
Comments Off on 10 April 1865: “the conviction had become established in the minds of a large majority of our best officers, + men that the army in its extremely reduced state could not be extricated from its perilous condition”
15 December 1864: “Would you not like to get a chance “to make the fight” on either line?”
Item Description: Letter dated 15 1864 from Lieutenant General Alexander P. Stewart serving for the Confederate army. He writes about the positioning of his lines. Item Citation: Folder 3, Stephen D. Lee Papers, #02440, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Alexander P. Stewart, Army of Tennessee, artillery, military lines
Comments Off on 15 December 1864: “Would you not like to get a chance “to make the fight” on either line?”
29 May 1864: “One colored regiment at each place to hold against great odds these important positions, which the army is fortifying.”
Item description: Sent from Acting Rear-Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee to Gideon Welles, who was U. S. Secretary of Navy, this telegram discusses military movements in the Fort Powhatan and Wilson’s Wharf region of Virginia, especially that of African American Union … Continue reading
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Tagged African American regiments, African American soldiers, artillery, Fort Monroe, Fort Powhatan, General Edward A. Wild, Gideon Welles, Gunboats, James River, naval operations, S.P. Lee, United States Navy, US Navy, Virginia, Wilson's Wharf
Comments Off on 29 May 1864: “One colored regiment at each place to hold against great odds these important positions, which the army is fortifying.”
1 April 1862: “The President does things pretty much in his own way, without consulting anyone and takes the responsibility upon himself and has give us a cabinet which is not satisfactory to the country.”
Item description: Letter, Burgess S. Gaither to Thomas Ruffin, 1 April 1862. Gaither, a Burke County, N.C., politician and member of the Confederate Congress wrote of the military disaster in which Roanoke Island was lost and the resulting investigation. He … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged artillery, Burgess S. Gaither, casualties, Col. Henry M. Shaw, Gen. Benjamin Huger, Gen. D. H. Hill, Gen. Henry A. Wise, Gen. Lawrence O. Branch, Gen. Richard C. Gatlin, Gen. Walter Gwynn, Jefferson Davis, Roanoke Island, Thomas Ruffin
Comments Off on 1 April 1862: “The President does things pretty much in his own way, without consulting anyone and takes the responsibility upon himself and has give us a cabinet which is not satisfactory to the country.”
14 January 1862: “If active operations are under taken in the spring, an Ammunition train of three times the present size (55 wagons) will be necessary…”
Item description: Letter, 14 January 1862, from Edward Porter Alexander to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard. Alexander reports on “deficiencies and defects in the Engineer and Ordnance Departments” of the Army of the Potomac (CSA). [Transcription available below images.] Item citation: From … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 1st Corps. Army of the Potomac, ammunition, artillery, Boermann fuses, Bormann fuses, bridges, Edward Porter Alexander, fuses, Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, Ordnance Department, supplies
Comments Off on 14 January 1862: “If active operations are under taken in the spring, an Ammunition train of three times the present size (55 wagons) will be necessary…”
24 October 1861: “…I wish to buy twenty-two large, young and active Horses for the above service.”
Item description: An advertisement, published in The Daily Journal of Wilmington, North Carolina, on 24 October 1861, in which Captain Samuel R. Bunting seeks to purchase horses for the use of the Wilmington Horse Artillery. Item citation: “Having been appointed … Continue reading
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Tagged advertisements, artillery, horses, Samuel R. Bunting, Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal, Wilmington Horse Artillery
Comments Off on 24 October 1861: “…I wish to buy twenty-two large, young and active Horses for the above service.”
29 September 1861: “All battery & cavalry horses when not on expeditions will be grazed as much as practicable.”
Item description: General Orders No. 58, dated 29 September 1861, conferring command to Major James B. Walton (1813–1885). The second portion of the order gives instructions for grazing military horses. Item citation: From folder 18 of the Boykin Family Papers (#78), … Continue reading
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Tagged artillery, horses, James B. Walton
Comments Off on 29 September 1861: “All battery & cavalry horses when not on expeditions will be grazed as much as practicable.”
29 June 1861: “Delay is worth ten times as much to us as to them…for delay alone can conquer them by bankrupting them nationally & individually at a rapid rate…”
Item description: Letter, 29 June 1861, from Edward Porter Alexander to his wife Bettie. In the letter Alexander describes his new role leading five artillery batteries, and discusses the effect that delays in between battles have on each side (claiming … Continue reading
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Tagged artillery, Bettie Alexander, Chimborazo, delays, Edward Porter Alexander, Richmond, Virginia, women
Comments Off on 29 June 1861: “Delay is worth ten times as much to us as to them…for delay alone can conquer them by bankrupting them nationally & individually at a rapid rate…”