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t  ·tt  a  bargain  a  conlrahancl  \V"o  stron!!:ly  811  ·1ierted  tho  oonlt1:a  alu.<  k~'tl 
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'l'O  wom  ON  Tim  nn,TO "  1rnrn  1"()\  'l' ll<H'\l'J<)::\~. 

'I hll  m<1mi11g  dduil  of  a  rngim1•11 t  gni lJg  t<i  work  on  tho  rort,ifications  was  rather  u.  merry  a.ad  1•  pecu lirtr  sight. 
ii.fl  tronbfo11 ,  rav11gea  l\rnl  ~11n~t1  or  11  camp;tign  l'ORO 

tlielr  tralu  1,f  nrtill1·ry  .VUB  11  hatt<·r.v  11f  wl1<•1•lli11rrnws.  Al1ov<•  11\1 

I 11ate1ul  of  ri !IPs  a11<l  c:•n non,  t hu  hPro  "  \I t•rn  arnwcl  ,d th  i;hn' t•lt1 .  hot•  •  p11.fp  •  pi1~k11 
t.Jrnt  indo111it1d1l11  t'lwe1·ful 1H'Bt1  1md  willi11gnt•~11  Nil  1•h11mrlt•ri  tit'  ,,r  tht•  , \1111•1· 11·rn. 

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REVIEW  OF 

'l'HE  ULINOH 

llll"i'LES  BY  OAP'L'AIN  0.  A.  J'LA'l"l'  ON  •nrn  l'AHAIH1  CHWUNl> 

l 

FllO  ·r  OF 

'.!'Im  AHH1•1NA1.,  Al ltHlH'l'A,  0\. 

'lho  pa.rll.(Je  ground  of  tho  Augusta  ~rsonal  is  one  of  tho  finest  in  America,  being  11oarly  a  niilo  sg 1111rn. 

f.ain()u•  for  ~heir  cfficioncy,  1uHl  woro  co11sHlorod  one  of  the  liPHL  roni pa11 ieR  in  tho  StaLo,  holcli11g  t.ho  right,  of  tho  lmt.tnlio11  vol 1111 Leer  eo11q11111 i1•A. 
S.  0. Wil1100,  1.1.  veteran  of  tho  Florida.  Wa". 

"IL 

it1  wnll  111id  ont.,  n1Hl  1wrrlookR  tho  C'itv  niHl  1-1nno1111 clinp:  <'n11 11 tn. 

'l'hoy  ~"Ni•  1111111 ,'<1 

11 rt•'I'  ( li>i111rn 1 · ('] i1wh. 

'l'h11  Yi1'''  i~  ~plt1111lid .. 'l'lw. ~'liiuh  hill, 

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'l'h11~  1111n•  1ll').\'t1l11  1•11  n1  I~\ l  b,  t' ~l'  n 

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1 

t  11it, 1 lllll"  11 11  ;,.  '· 
I  bril'f 
111J  1(1!.. 

CAPTrJitE 

(Jl' 

'l'ffB 

l'HOPELLBR  " l?AKNY"  IN  PAMLICO  SOUND  BY  THREE  CONFEDERATE  BTEAl\illRS  WHILE  CONVEYING 

l\1EN  AND  STORES 

'l'O  Tlm  'rnF'\'I'lETll 

• <Jn  tho  1  t  <>f 
L1lu  th<y  WPrc  l11wlirisr  th,.ir  11t,m·s  inlo  boiilH  th<1y  were  attackfld,  about  five  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  by  the  Confederate  steamer  J.Yortha111pton  and  lwo  t11gti,  which  n.rno  frnm  tlio  dirl'ction  nf  J\11;111t1l.t• 

()ct<1lir.~r,  J 81lJ,  Colmwl  II a wk ins  c1iapfitche<l  the  pro pell el'  fi'rtnn!f.  with  two  cannon,  amm n nition.  supplies  anrl  provisions.  to  the  co.mp  of  tlin  'rwen t ict.h  1 llll i:mn  Ut'"i mon t.  tl11•11 

tm w  v1·rri,·11t  t\11•  Ponti,,  W(lij  8t1rrrm1l1irr:r1  l0  the  PtlelllV. 

t 11 t i11111•d  u 
l  l:wd. 

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THE  BQ)IBARD:\IE.-T  OF  FORT  WALKER,  PORT  ROYAL  HARBOR,  s.  C.-VIEW  OF  THE  INTERIOR 

i.>URING  THE  BOl\J  'ARDl\IENT  BY  THE  VESSELS  OF 

'rJIE  FEDERAJ_,  FLEET.  xon::11mm  7rn,  lStil. 

Fort  'ralker  was  an  irregular  bastioned  and  curtained  work,  constructed  on  a  b'.uff  e~glit  feet  abo~e- high-water  mark,  and  ~n  a  I ositio11  commanding  importaut  points  aml  channels  in  p 01  t  Hoyal  Ii arbor. 
It  was  for  the  ships  t<'  describe  a  circle  following  one  imothor,  each  giving  its  fire  011  tho  fort.  n 

of  a  tnck  had  been  a<lmirablv arranged  by Commodore  Dupont,  and  was  a~  once  darrng,  s11nple  and  or1gmal. 
1'ne  uring  on  both  side~  was  lnce~~ant, and  aboi~t  ~oon th:  Wnlmsh,  Bie11v1lle  and  Susquehanna  approached  wi.thin  six  hnndred  yar?s .of  the  forL!  and  clelivored  I.heir  bi·oaclsidcs  with  11  deliberation  1iml  otkct ,~J11ch  '1 
'this  de~pf'lmto  cnmhat  lastN]  for  three  hours,  pnnc1pally  with  10-second  and  then  5-second  shells,  when  the  finng  ceaserl.  the  guns  111  1he  fort  being  completely silenced. 

. 'l'he  \1  holu  pl  n 
t.. 
1.t  st  nmcd  p1 
t  rrih1L1. 

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THE  DOn:EE  ZO"C..!TE.:-.  C.IB.R~G  THE  BODY  OF  LIEuTL--;-~T  GP.EBLE  FROlC  THE  FIELD 

.. H  G:REA.T  B.ETHEL. 

The [eneral  troop-,  afrer  ba•ing  burnt  Liule  Bethel,  arri>ed  at  Great  Bethel  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning.  Here  the'I"  found  the  Confederates 
It  was  here  that  µentenan;  Gr,.ble  was 

. 
m  great  ;arce.  under  the  command  of  Colonel  )fagrnder,  and  .strongly  posted  behind  batteries  of  hea'l"y  gnns. 
kit ed.  Tue  young  hero  fell  deaJ  by  the  5ide  of  his  gun.  His  body  was  placed  on  a  gun carriage  and  carried  off  the  field  by  bis  sorro  ing  men. 

'1 HB  JJEA'J H  <Jl 

cg,'EHAT-'  NATHANIEL  LYON,  A'f 

'J'HE  BA'l'TLE  OF  WILSON'S  OREEK,  NEAn  SPRINGFIELD,  MO. 

(}llneral  Ly<m  fell  at  tho  hr~ritl  of 

.eivling  a  chargrJ  again  t 
iii  ry  A.civlcmy  at  W".t  J'r1111t,  wlicro  }JC  was  !,'l'Q  uatli  WI 

thl"J.  ConfN1eratiJ  forces  dn  or d  e~~h  dietinctio~  in  1841. 

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18  1 

l'ttle  army  of  c;  500  men,  in  a  desperate  fight  at Wilson's  Oreak,  Mo.,  on  tho  10th  of  August,  1831  while 
d  B  '  McOullocli  numbering  23,000  men.  General  Lyon  was  educated  at  tho  United  Sta.tee 

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llETUR'  OT  W()UXDED  SOLDIEHH  OF  THE  FEDERAL  ARMY  CAPTUUED  AT  BULL  RUN-SCENE  IN  HAJ\fPTO~  ROADS  ON  BOARD  THE  UNITED  STA'rE8  S'l'EAl\IEH 

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'J'he  Unit.<·rl  8talr:s  11tr;arnc~r  B.rprrxH  met  by  agreement  the  Oonfec1eralo  steamer  .Norfhumberlancl  with  n.  tfag  of  Lrnco,  n.bout  twelve  miles  a.bovo  N  wport  Nows,  n.nd  bro11g-hl  down  fifl_r-i;l'YOll  \Hltll\dt'd  pri  011t'I 

<:apt11rn1l  at  Bull  H 11n  :nirl  tu.kc.a  l<i  Jtiehmoncl. 

'J'heir  release  was  not.  cl uo  to  the  mt\gnani mi Ly  o[  Lho  Oonfodornto au thol'itiea,  but  rnthor  to  thl•i r  i111Lbili Ly  Lo  supply  tlwi r  wan tti. 

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1 

WEH.E  TH.ANSFEH.RED,  UNDER  A  FLAG  OF 

'rRUCE,  OCTOBEit  7·m,  1861. 

GE::\'ER . .\L  FREl\IONT'S  AHl\IY  ON 

ITS 

l\IARCH  FROl\I  TIPTON  TO  WARSAW,  OVER  THI!:  P.RATR.IES 

'l'O  HAW  CHEEK. 

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l"ORDL"\G  OF  THE  OSAGE  HIVEI  AT  w ARSA w,  MO.,  BY  THE  FHE:UONT  HUSS \HS,  OCTO mm  18Tll, 

]H(il. 

'l'hP.  f'onft.tlc·rn.to  gcnrral  Price,  when.  r<:>lrcaLi ng  bcforr  Cenernl  Fremont,  rightly  bel ie"ed  that  if  he  coulcl  pn t  the  Osage  River  betweo11  him  and 

,,,·lay  pur  nit  ns  t"  niakP  an  <'118Y  cs<·apo  111Lo  Arkansas.  But  h<'  <li,~  n?t  ri.ghtly  jud ge  the  res.ources  or  vigor  of  r.cnoral  Fremont.  Wh.en  Fr<'mcrnt.  npproach<:><l 
tw1J11t.y-fiv1  rnil<·P,  vic,w<'<l 

the·  i;tr<'nm  and  gave  prompt  order~  for  bnclg111g  1t;  wl11ch  were  earned  out  so  rapidly  that  within  four  clnys  hi s  entire  forr<'  11·ns  able  to  cross  1111tl 

fol1011  up  tlw  p11r1rnit. 

the  Fl'tleral  commntHlrr.  nml  1le  trov  t hr  hridgP  :11•ro 

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the  rh·<'l'  at\\ unmw  lw  rotli•  fM\\11nl  thn,ngh  11111<1  tm<l  rniu 

,. 1111'! 

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tlw  urli  "'  11i.:ht  ii .. ini;:  11n•n•lv  to  tilll'<l  :\glory  11pon  tho  <:n•c•i1111 

t1r1111'. 

:11111 

11\,\11•n-1  l111111J.!llli!. 

'\1•11.  h•ig1 l,.  n('C'll\1icd  l\1·a1tf01·t.  !".  (' . . nn  lhe  C\"CllillJ:(  o[  nl'('l'tnbl'I"  ;>th.  1Slil.  H  was:\  lllP~t  hrili1ant  :\ll1l  5Ug!!l'8tiH'  ~<"Ill'. 

'l'lw  lll<)lHl --j nst.  at th\'  h·1lf 
,\ t  the  l'llll  of  till'  strel't  tho  nn•r  tlt>wed  in  sill'lll'l'  :\lid  lii:ht. 

-h•>Ht  with  plenu1>r.  1 •111i111i11 
lTl'rt'  :111.! 

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c;F\ETl.\T,  STEYE:N8'.  BmG .\llE  E'XTETII'XG  RE.\ lTFOTIT.  s.  ('.,  O"\" 

·.nrn  EYE'\J"\"U  OF  DECE".\mEr  OTll, 

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'l'Jt()()J>H,  ON 

'l'lll•:JH  WAY 

'I'()  "'l'JH !  1"H01''J', "  mm  02- HC'E  B  A'l' 
f:>Kl':'J'CJI  11¥  OUlt  HPECJ AL  Alt'J'D;'l',  F.  B.  HOB.ELL. 

'J'IIE  UNION  YOLUN'l'EEB  HEFHEHlil\lE:\'l'  H.\LllO:'.'i ,  J'Jlll..\lll :J.1'111 .\ ,  I'.\ . 

l'Htr\l  A 

AL  tli•l  1;11r11 mN1<:<: rn<•11 

tli•·  Htalo;  •iq.(a1Jizi·tl 
l't•llt1Kylva1111.  h1 · 111g 
lhou  an•hi, 
u ..  "lll.clllJ•1>riz"tl 

11 11 0  n·grrrwrtfK  a11d 

t  , f  f Jw  w11r  for  Llw  U riiim,  LIH·1·1:  1111H  Ll1 ro11ghrrnL  the  Jli orLh  Llw  grnaLPHL  onL1111aias111. 
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IL 

i\I c· n  vol u 11 Leered  by  hu111l reel s,  thousand s  111111  Lens  of  thoust\nili;. 

riat.rWLI C  ~l!tlCH  111  Lho 

lJ uio11,  anrl  C:IHl l'l'l.Y  VOii]  of,. H~ll L11111111La  of  BCCCHH ion. 
ri g_i  niya  Y·  Our  BkeLeh  shnwH L re  greao  union  mrrnckH,  wrLh  a 

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JHISR i 11g  [ hro11irh  Phi Jiuh•ljlh111.  :ii ll't\.l'H 

, .. ~1.1\lllllllt.,  iwd  tlw  81u r11  and  8tnpet1  llrmL111 g  pr<J11cl ly  over  the  lmrrnc;kH.  AhouL  0110  hnridred  Lhon su rnl  loareH o(  IJrc•aJ  wero  supp lied  Lo  lho  troops  from  f ho  hn1-ra1•kH  tlatly. 

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Jll  t  1 I  1111.  r 

fiolcl. 

'l'hcv  Wl'l'l'  clt'!.:1ilP1l  i 11111  1 ari1111 

]'hilaclclphia  wa~  1•111•  nf  t  ll'  gr,•a!t•  L  11 

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Recruiting  for  the  ~ew York  Zouaves  attracted  a  large  body  of  athletic  men  to  its  ranks,  'lrhich  in  1  61  numbered  eight  hundred  g:.llant  fellows 
tripes  the  glory  of  their  French  prototypes.  They  were  nearly  of  one  Ileight,  and  all 

who  were  desirous  of  emulating  in  the  sernce  of  the  'tars  and 
under  thirty  years  of  age. 

RECRUITIXG  F OR  HA \\JilXS'S 

::--r:W  YORE.  ZODA \ES. 

The>  \ilaC'k.-111ith'l'  i;hops.  uu1  t  '>. 

fixtures  uec"  "arr  to  the  work  carried  on  Ill  the  a1--enal. 
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:lfoGL"\'NL':l, 

IlE8TilW, 

'IRE  DAY  AFTER  THE  BA'ITL.E  OF  RO:'.!fXEY. 

AJ~lfOl~Y.  <;H.Al~LE.f;'JrJ.',  H.  0.-'J HJ:  V<>LU  ''J'LLH 

'J Jt()<)J'R 

'J'ltYINO 

'J'JH!  AH  18. 

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t  '~  Arrn(1ry  at.  Ghar],'!itJn  S.  0.,  (;.(mtain<lil  a  111ondid  <:(,JJ,i,:ti,,n  ,,(  anns,  :unt1ng  wl1ich  were  BpP,cimeuR  (1!  all  tho  , rrne 
JI~r~  Wtrfj  ft,  f;tl  thf:  ,,J{ni,.,  Wumn  a11tl  C:1,li'11  riffos,  111u11k1ih1  <A  Hv1;ry  fl<ll!Bil1lo  111akr,-l,re<·ell,  111uzzl1J  and  r;har11li  r-J,,n,1-
iu  thu 

i ire  kr.i·  a1  d  t  -.h-e-1Jl1tJ.t1tf:T11  kn•1w11  wi  Liud  'iJ'•  rl.lp<;;~tr.m1. 

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tli1J  otlk  r 

GE  'ERAL  ROBERT  E .  LEE. 

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rorn  1•  on  gomery  o  . llC 1mout, 

In  1855  he wa  appointed r e: '  ices  at  the 

General  Lee,  born  in  Stratford,  Westm.oreland  County,  Ya.,  J~m~ary 19th,  1807;  cl~ed  in  Lexington,  Ya.,  Octouer  p 

~ 
from  the  Uuite_d  States  :llilitary  A_caclem~  111  1829,  and  was  com'.111ss10 11 ~cl  as,  a  sec?ncl  heute1~ant  in  the  Engineer  .  A  ,t t ,  18,_0 .
.  lie  wn- grudni_llt'tl 
~  t_h_e  _be~rnnrng of_  the  )Iexica_n 
war  he  was  ass1g1~ed  to  duty as  chief  cng~ne~r of  the  army  1!,ncle1  Gene1al  .'' ool,  l11s  ra n k  berng  that  of  captain.  Hi 
k"lls  abiht~e  .1s  an  e~gmeer <llld  ]11.;; 
conduct  as  a  soldier  won  the  special  aclnurnt1011  ~f  General  l:lco~t,  who  att11buted  the  fall  of  \ era  Cruz  to  1i·-
1~  .. ·  1 
for  commendation.  Lee  was  thrice  breve~ted  llunng  the  war,  hrn  last  breret  to  the  rank  of  colonel  beino- fo 
'  and  1epeatetlly  s111g-h>d  him  onr 
Ju  185~ he  was assigned  to  the command  of  the  Mi litary  Academy at \Yest  Point. 
torming  of 'chapnltcpec. 
days  after'theYirginia  ConYention  adoplctl  an  ordinance  of  secession,  he  resigned  his  commiRsion  in"'obediele  t 1 .  \ ar. 
of  Cavalry  and  assigned  to  duty  on  the  Texan  frontier,  where  he  remainell  until  near  the  be"innino- of  ti  ie{;-e_1'.]11\t- colonel  of  the  ~ecoiid  Ht>''imeut 
~u-':\..pril  :20th.  18(jl~thret' 
was  bound  by  the  act  of  his  Stale.  Repairing  to  Richmond,  he  was  matle  commander  in  chief  of  the  , - ..  ~ce  ~  his  consc1ention  couiietiun  tli·H  he• 
· 
,, h  ,11 
the  Confederate  O\'ern men  was  remove 
1
his  remarkable  abilities  do  not  seem  to  hare  been  prompt.ly  recognized  by  the  Confetlerate  anthoritie~  1
)a  __ ulll er  t  lat  gorernmenr.  For' "O~Jc•  · 1,., \
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ni iurr  a  hro-e  11·11·• 
t  •  ·' 
iu  \\"est '  ngin1a;  was  r~p11 se(  1n one  engagcmeu  a 
l:>Ul  he  was  c•inplcned 
lie  was  recalled  by  President  Davi s.  Up  to  June.  1801,  1t  was  not  suspected  at  the  North  that  Genei··il  I 
' 
nent  of  the  D mon. 
tunity  Uc  was  appo111ted  Ill  Johnston s  pince  to  the  command  of  the  Army  of  Korthern  Yircrini 1 
ccutroi  of  the  defense  of  Hichrnoml  was  imrncLliately  perceptible.  The  same  Confeder·iles  wh;  h·~ i  b 
to  tli"'  t'l'I'< r(cid:173)
ie bL'  ect  of  hi- pron1ori,,n 
·n 't  cl  >ll l  \" 11 )c' 
~t  ck  \lc<..:Jcllan's  army  at  Mechanicsville  on  June  2Gth,  and,  afl  r  11  series  of  tle  per\te  b·ittle- ·\ . . ~en  eatC'n  at  Fair  Oak$  {:;\l:n-
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Johnston  sornewher~ south  of  l_he 
the  upper  James  lliver,  capturrng  n  nrge  portion  of  l11s  force,  nm!  lhc  sm:1ll  remnant,  iu  a  stat•l  ,,f 
at  Appomatox  Oonrt  Rouse. 

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.JEJ~FERHON  DAVIS . 

. Jefferso11  Davis  born  in  'I'odd  County,  Ky.,  J une  3d,  1808;  died  at  Beaurnir,  Milla.,  December  6th,  1880. 

Ile  was  graduated  from  the  unitccl 
States  }!ili tary  Academy  in  1828,  and  assigned  Lo  the  J<'irat  In fa ntry;  served  on  t he.  fro11li~r,  taking  p~rt in  the  Black  ~fawk  war  of  1831-3:.l. 
ll e wa.~ 
promoted  to  first  lieutenaut  of  .dragoons  on  March  4th,  1833.; }rnl,  :.lft~1;  more  service  aga111st  .the  lndianR,  abruptly  res1g11~1l  011  June .:JOLh,  lK~!J,  a11d 
haviug  married,  after  a  romantic  elopei;ient,  the  daughter. of  %aclu~ ry  l ay lor,  then  a  colonel  in .. the. army,  s~tLled  near  V1~k . .;burg,  Miss.,  trncl  be~·arnc 
a  cotton  planter.  H ere  he  pnrsned  a  life  of  study  ~11d re t! nm1e11t  till  1843,  when  li.e  entered  pol1t1cs  m  the  11111lst  _of  an  ~excntng guLcnmtorial  ca11rn  .;. 
Il e  was  chosen  an  elector  on  the  Polk  an•l  JJallas  ticke t  m  1844;  made  a  reputat,10n  as  a  popular  speaker,  ancl  111  184;J  was  Ae11t  to 
'() 11 gre•  ,  takinrr 
In  J une,  1846,  lrc  resigned  his  seat  i11  t he  House  to  become  colonel  of  the  Finl  ::'ll ississippi  Voluntec•r  IW\e  ,  which 
his  Eeat  in  JJece rnber  of  that  year. 
had  unani m<;usly  elected  him  to  that  office.  H aving  j?incd  h is  regiment  ~t  New  Orleans,  he  led  it  Lo  re-e11 f.orce  fleneral  'l'aylor  Oil  tire  Hio  flmnc!e. 
Ile  eerrr,d  with  disti11ction  at  Monterey  and  Bu_ena  ~IHLa,  ~'"1  waH  co~npl 11ne~1tecl  for  coolness  iinc:  ff~ll:wtr_f  Ill  the  com111a11de~  in  chief'. '.Ji  putch  .of 
March  Gth  1841.  He  was  a  member  of  thr.  United  States  Senate,  1811-5 1 ;  Secretary o(  War,  185.3  or;  cha1rrr1an  (Jf  tl10  comn11ttco  Oil  1111lrtary  a!Tu1r 
It  was  during  }fr.  Davis's  term  of  service  as  Secretary  o(  War  that  the  tronblcs,  a  vrelu<le  to  tho  Civil  War  cwcuH•rl  in  Ure 
frrm1  1857 ,to  J8Gl. 
Territory  of  Kansas,  fo]Jr;wed  by  the  invasion  oi  ~ir15inia  by  :John  Jfrown  and  l1is  ~wer.1ty  picker~  mc11,  who  lracl  Leen.  lraino<l  in  the  'K 1111  n  struggle. 
o.rth  a11d  Soullr,  until  it  became  p1 11i11  to  all  thol  the 
T he•e  ernuts  stim ulated  the  spirit  of  tho  antag<1niilt1C  '.ree-sorl  and  pro-slavery  parties  rn  both 
'J he  prol()J_iged  corrtro,·ersy. over.  !<a11s1~s  agam  hronglrt  to  tlifJ  front  th<!  nntagrmi  tic  th«<1rie  of 
c<JJttr<Jnm;y  must  be  i;etllerl  by  an  appeal  to  ar.rn~. 
<J[  t he  Crmstitution;  th<~  ~talc  r1glrts  the<Jry  wl,1icli  h~d  bec(Jrne  1<le11t1ficcJ  ~vrtl~  the. South,  .and  the  Jration:d  tlr(:ory  wlricli  wa  alw1  t 
iu  crpretati<Jll 
una1iim<JUsly  held  in  th e. ' orth . 
Ith Id 
tliat  the  founders  rA  the  Constitution  did  not  wtend  i<J  c.reate-aud  rn.  fact  did  uo~  create- a  1ww  nat1011,  but,  ouly  a  new  g1,verurnlllit;  tlrnt.  this 
it  any  sovct·e1g11  po.wcrs;  but .such  fouctic111 s  only  us  had  be••1t  d'·legul1·d  to  it 
wivernment,  tbe  f'c·deral  Gorernrnent,  was  not  the.  sorcrmgn,  11or  lracJ 
bJ  the  "tatf:  wlsich,  from  tlie  <late  of  tlie  JJeclaral1rJ1t  <if  Jnrlependence,  lrac~  br~cm  ar!rl  rema111_C!d  sovere1g11. 
'l'l1e  natioual  th1  <Jry,  cm  thi;  c·ontrnry,  h  ld 
~hat tLe  F!:deral  Gor1;rn ment  was  sr1vereign;  that  tlw  btale  lrad. eede1l 
It.  follows, 
11 • 
1~ tJie  8tate  ri~ht11  theory  J,r~  <;<Jrrcct, 
'C"UO  frri111  the 
1  1.10n  as  thr·y  l1arl  to  aec;1!de  to  it.  Betwc<:n 
Hur  vnrious 
' lute  s  c  •led.  Whc 11 
r:I  ~1~t  at.crJrnpr<m1i  e  hetwC:r:u  the  two  parti1;l!,  rreitlier  <if  w.lw1~1  hacl  e:iLher  de1Jire  or  i11~e11tion  lo  con1pro111i  o  ugaiu,  th o  UuH 
<1fflc1ally  mfor111ed 
, 
IHm1 
hE:~e  tie  fouTJf]  he  hail  lJ<:<·n  appl)int<:rl  c(Jmrni.uidi:r  in  r;}iir;f  r1f  llic  ,\J1armmpp1 
lro  li n1l  Lcc-11  d  ·1;  e1l  pr1ivi  iorml 
1:rn•dent  <Jf  thi:  ~'<>r!fe~erate  States,  !Uld  waa  iuau~uralr:cl  a~  )lo11lgom~~y,  Al:~.,  Frd1ruary  18Llr,  1861.  Mr.  fJa vie'i;  li fe  wne  a  1:an 1,r  tho  hislOJ",Y  1,r  tlr 
< r1nfe<ler~7, 8( 
l<1  H11Jl11nonrl 
to  live  untJl  utter  the  surromlor  of  I.co  at  Ap1m111nttox;  his  flighl  u1tJ 
on  t}1e  w1th•lr~ ml. r,f  \~1rgir1ia  frrm1  the 
capture  at  Irwrn  ~ Ille,  (Ja.,  and  iwprisoument  in  .!fortress  ~fo11r<1c. 

tn:a 
t11at  tlic  ~tateB,  11ot  havmg_fopually  rc11rJ1111<;ed  tlrn  right  of  SN'!~  i1m,  had  tho  same  ri '11t  [(l 

)fr.  1J~v1s car!y  arlopled  the  St}ite  r1~l1tl!  tlie(J.ry,  a11<l  ma111ta.inc<l  1t  lJy  .voice  a1u1 

tl1eorfo11 

.-.o  a11tag<m1stir;  a11Cl  so  resoluloly  lwld,  the  only  urhif<ff  wa d  the  Oniel  o  huttlc. 

im  1; l 1~ 1f1~e11.t  i1.lld  i<Jnchmg- Kpcnd1,  l1Jok  a  farew ell  11f  the  Hrn oto  nml  hasten •11 

·' lio  r;l1HJ  ~:\·cnLR  ~vcro  the  rc~ rnov1il  r,f  thrJ  Co 11fe clcrnlo (,1 <1 \•e rrt111 011t 

llrc:Jr  sovereignty  to  1.l,  im<l 

that  rebullicm  again st  it  wa 

1t  1  1r.np0~ ihl'l,  thf:refore,  to  foll<JW  it 1111L  111  c]~;tml. 

' 11 jr1n,  wh1:r1·  Mr.  JJ,  '1s  c<mlrnur:d 
81 

]HJJI  unt il  Iris  dyi 11 1r  dny. 

<JC 

the  v:r;e:sai(Jn  of  ~l isjssippi,  .\fr.  JJ1~vH1,  111 

lroc1pe. 

lrcixt  he  waa  notiliccl 

tli11t 

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()()JWMAN J>lrn  HY  CiENEltA l.H  J\frClAI,J,  A  J)  OJW, 

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'l' llE  ('ONFlWEll \ 'l'I':  Ul~.·1;1t.\I,  !"l'l~\\'\l 'I'. 

'1'h;11  hatL!o,  wliicl1 

last.r:d  nn.  hour!  . wn.a  ono  i llCOHHant  firi 11g. 

IL  oorn rnoncod  al, 

l.  nn<l 

0~1<10<1  ftL  2  J>.  M. 

'l'h o  firing  of  Lho  Uo 11 fe>dornl11H  waK vnry  wile!,  moRl  o(  Lltl'  Khol  n1ul  hul I  i;:oinl{  o\~•r  l hl  h,  <111  (lf  1~11r  Ill  ti, 

'l h 

cn<:rny  a  sudil1:11Jy  1ilmurl1111l'd  Lltoir  I>OH!lJOn  as  Llioy  had  eo1nm e11r:c•cl  Ll1u  aLLack,  allfl  f.l101r  s11pcr1or  k11owlcdgo  of  Lho  lo<'alily  aucl  Lho  <lc11Ho  wooilH  nrndl'  thl'ir  t'RC1~111•  1'1lS\'. 
tl11·  ('1111fo1l1"·1~t<!  111  Y  was  much  gl'f·aft•1'. 
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'l'h11  l•\•d11rnl  lo~ wa 

l'tghL  k1lh1\  11111  1 

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CONFEDERATES  AT  srrIPPf'W  POINT,  0  T 

·rim  VIRGINIA  8TnE  OF 

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,  "d"'l  n  owcrf.111  battery,  is  on  the.  eastern  side  of. ihe  entranc.e  to. Qnnni!<'o  or  Dum~ricR (~reek, 011  the  Pot~nrnc Pin•i'.  the  R<'l lll  of  Lieu t  nnnt  11  r 
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GENERAL  J.  K.  F.  MAN8FIELD. 

General  Mansfield  was  born  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  in  1803;  was 
graduated  from  the  United  States  .Military  ~cademy  at  West  P~int  in 
1822,  and  appointed  brevet  second  hen tenant  m  the  Corps  of  Engrneers; 
first  lieutenant  in  1832;  captain  in  18i'l8  ;  chief  engineer  of  the  army 
commanded  by  General  Taylor  in  the  ~lexican  War,  1846-'47. 
In  April, 
1861,  be  was  placed  in  command  of  the  Department  of 
·washington, 
In  1862  he 
receiving  the  appointment  of  brigadier general  of  volunteers. 
commanded  a  corps  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  at  the  head  of  which 
he  received,  at  the  battle  of  Antietam,  the  wounds  from  which  he  died 
on  September  18th, 1862. 

GENERAL  ~.A.TTuU.lEL  LTO~ •. 

General  Lyon  was  born  at  Ashford,  Conn.,  July  14th  I;'.19;  w 

took  part  in  the  Indian  campaign 

graduated  from  the  United  States  ).filitary  Academy  at  '\re  t  Point.  and 
entered  the  army  July,  1841; 
in 
the  war.  and 
Florida;  was  sent  to  Mexico  at  the  commencement  of 
was  :woun~ed  at  the  Belen  Gate;  was  appointed  captain  in  I.  51.  and 
remame~  m  active  frontier  ~uty in  Kansas  until  in  April.  1 "Gl.  he  wa.(cid:173)
placed  m  charge  of  the  'G mted  States  Arsenal  at  :-\t.  Loni~.  )fo.,  and 
afterward  appointed  commandant  of  the  po  t. 
In  )fa>.  1  Gl.  he  en· 
roll~d  a  large  number  of  volunteers  and  urrounded  Camp  Jack  on.  com· 
pellmg  a  prompt  surrender.  He was killed at the  battle of Wilrnu's Creek. 

GEKERAL  DEN  !lfrCULLOCH. 

GEXEBAL 

0Pneral  M1.;Cnlloch  was  horn  in  Rutherford  Count  Tom 

Whei~ tl_io  \fi•xic•au  \Yar  broke out  he  took  r.ommand  of  ~ b•rnu 1" 
He  dist1u~u1sh1•1l  himself  at  tl10  battles  of  \fonterey and  B, 
the 
des.r.eradoe~  and  <'all< a thc·m  tho  Tex:in  Han 'l'r. 
, 
while  leading  his  divi11iou  at  the  llattlc  of  l~•u. ~fridge~ \\US  futally  11·om11.1ed  ~II 

· 
1~\ 1814
· 
°{,.lexans. 
\IcCnl\och  raisetl  t\ena <Y.1sta.  l~t 
re.,1ment  of 

lI 

lmmkmg  out  of 

the  Civil  War, 

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COLONEL  E.  D.  BAKER. 

l>EATH 

P 

OL0.·1~J.,  B \KEH  WHILE  LE.\1>TXI.  HT!':!  RE<1DfR~T  AT  THE  JH'l"l'LE  OF  B.\UJS  m.l~FP,  y,\,, OCTOBEH.  21.  r, 

l  'Gl 

'1J1on  I  L  D.  B11krr,  hile  commnudin:.r  tlw  Fir~t  California Vol_unteers,  whicl~  formed  part  of  Oc11ural 

'tone'!!  brigado  nt  the  baltlo  of  Ball's  Illuil, 
nd  who  Ji  d  ju  t  b  fore  lie  en  ercd  battle  been  notified  of  hi~.  appo111 tme1~t  as  br~gadier. general,  was  killeil  whilo  a~  tlic  hcacl  of  his  c?mll1.and,  picrc1:1I 
by  b  JJ 
lie  died  as  a  old1er  would  WH1h  to  drn,  auud  the  shock  of battle, by  voice  and  example  an11natmg  l11e  mo11 

fr  the  hea 1,  borl.,,  arm  nd  eitli•. 

br  'f'C  d 

ti'I' 

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RIVER,  OPPOSITE  p ADUCAH,  KY. 

JJA'1'1'LE  OF  IUCH  MOUN'l'AIN,  VA.,  JULY  12m,  18Gl- TIIE 

.\.  UU .. '. 
<l  ·ven  from  their  hrcnstworks  on  the  su mmit  tltoy  a.tt.empt.ccl  to  run  olt  0110  or  their  cnnnon.  Citptain 

l  DIANA  REGIME  ·r  CAl''l'UIUr u 

·rnut'rEEN'l'lI 

\Vhen  the  enemy  ~vtlro  b ~t forty  rnen  of  Company G  of  the  Thirteenth  Indiana,  st:irt.ed  in  pursuit. 
1 ~ ~n  front  firing  from  a  log  cabin  and  from  bushes  on  the  si<le  ot  lhc  1rny. 

Lieutenant  Atkinson,  wi 
the  enemy  clrawh  up  <lcrd~iving  the  ~uemy from  their  position,  taking  several  prisouors  null  capturing  tho  caunou  without  lo~ing n  mnn. 
liayoncla  down  I.  e  roa  ' 

... ·njlC's  und 
'l'ho  Indil\niim  on  turning  tho  road,  found 
'l'hcy  lirod.  sto'rmcil  tho  houee,  mH!  ch  rg  d 

90 

EAIITHWORR  RHTERIB 

SC'RROuXDIXG  THE  CITY  OF  PA.DGCAJ:i,  KY.,  BUILT  BY  THE  FEDERAL  TROOPS  IN  OCCUPATIOX. 

111.l;TH!  ("ll<J.'  OF  (;U.'1-> 

iL 'lJ 

(j  • •  CAJUHAGEH  A'l'  nm  AHHENAL,  BEAUFORT,  s.  c.,  BY  CAPTAIN  Al\L\IO:N'  OF  THF 

UXITED  S'l'ATEH  GU.NJ30A'l'  "SENECA,"  NOVE;'l!BEH  Hm,  18G1. 

t  t  of  nfTrur·. 
11  h  came  t-0,  H ·au fort,  a  tfml"d  'iy  n  g urn!  <if  forty  h11raerne11.  A  party  from 

'ri\•nnb~r  I ~th,  1  l.il,  a  p.~ rty 1:ornm;rnrlcd  bv  UJ.ptain  Ammon,  of  th i  Unite1l  SL1Ltc~  gnnb1>,1t  Sr11r·1·rt,  lan11 .. ,1  at  Beaufort,  8.  C.,  to  oxamino 
OH~lll lier, 
tho  ,)'1•1uw1  vi~ite<I  the  ar:w11:LI  nncl  <le~troycd  the  caunon  thPy 
I ere.  Hanng  burnt.  the  g1111  carria~"e,  aurl  knocked  off  tho  trn1111ions,  they  cousitlcrccl  their  work  complete,  and  that  they  hn<l  rendered  them 

II c  l<•arne· l  from  one  ,,f  the  rrJ113t  in tell i g1rn t  crmtraband11  thut  the last visit  paid  hy  Ooueml  J) ray ton  wn~ on  the  1 ~th of 

1 

fl>  rnrl 
o  1  I 

not  t-0  be  wwtl1  tire  carrying  ofT. 

!H 

HEUC>!'<'WJHBA:\'CE 

IX  FOJWE  HY  GENEHAL  GRA  T  TOWARD  COLU1\1BU8,  KY.-GEr ERAL  GHANT'f;  BODYGUARD  PARSI  'G  OYElt 

:\lA YFH;Ll>  CHEEK  HHI IHm. 

'l'hc  scenery  of  the" Bottoms'' is  the  mosi;  intcresLi11g  in  U1is  part  of  KenLucky.  During  freshets  they. a.re  from.  two  to  twelve  feet  under  water. 

'fhe  soil  is  rxccr.Jingly  rich  and  lwu\ily  timhur 111.  nncl  11111110 

bayous  intersect  the  c<,untry  in  ovci·y  direction.  The  few  farms  in  this  section  of  the  State  occupy  the  nclges,  while  the  low  ground  is  a  primitive  forest,  uufit  for  cultirntion  un  a~·co1111t.  of  fr1·•pw11t  m  rll1• 
the  mauy &trearns  whic:11  1lrain  tliie  swamp  ie  ~1a.vfiPl.J  Creek. 

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GRAND  JtEVJEW  OJ?  GENEHAL  THOMAB'S  BRIGADE  01!'  GENERAL  BANKS'S  DIVISION,  WBSTJ~RN  MARYLAND,  HY  MA.TO Li 

(l~JN JmA 1 ,  11.\NKH 

.\ ND  H'l'\FP. 

'rh 

n.ttlerl ~ia~t ~;1~~ ~r~nc~:i  and  his  stafI,  while  the  Blue  Ridge  M ount.ains  in  the  distance  formed  a  liackgro und  at  once  massive  and  grnn!l. 

nner  in  which  General  Thomas'.s  brigade  acquit.t.ed  itself  drew  fort.h  from  General  Banks  t.he  highost.  encorniumR. 

1 

· 

lJ 

It.  was  a 

l.Jcaut.i(ul  and  striking  A<'•' ni1 

tl1t• 

th 1111 ,h1ring  tramp  , 1(  th'  nitilJ,,n 

1 

11 

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I<'EDEHAIJ  TltOOPS  LA  DING  ON  THE  KENTUCKY  SHORE,  OPPOSITE  OAIUO,  FOR  TIIE  PUHPOSE  OF  BFILDlNtl  FOHT  HOLT. 

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l'ort  IIolt  WllK siinate<l  on  tho  Konincky  side  of  tho  Ohio  ltiver,  i\.ncl  almost  opposite  Uairo. 

ddNJtirin  of  Floyd ,  n11cl<'nvnr<•11 

ti)  rrp1~i r  th()  1lanrngo  l1ono  by  11 i11  frnu<l nlent  prcclccessor. 

It  wn.s  11 arnocl 

in  honor  of  ihn.t  uoblo  Ko 11 t.u<'kian,  Josoph  !Jolt.  who,  during- till'  Limo  IH•  hl'ld  thl'  \\ ·11· 

llt•p:1rt 111t•11t.  1ft  r  h 

l 

\ 
·---:::i 

1\1< .. CEI"fTO'  nY 

'l'llE  PEOPLE  OF  NEW  YORK  OF 

'rHB  SIXTY-NINTH  REGIME  'T,  N.  Y.  S.  l\f.,  ON  THEIR  RETURN  FROM  THE  SEAT  OF  WAR,  ESCORTED 

llY  Tlm  NE\Y  YOH!\. 

:-;EH' \  I'll  HEUl:\lF  '1' 

'I'hfl  r1:turn  home  of  tlw  gallant  Sixty-ninth  :i;tegiment-.eomposed  entirely  of  Irish  citizens-on  Saturrlay.  _.July  ~7th. lSGl,  was  an  ovaLiou  a~  warm  a1_1tl  enthusi'.istie  as  their  C'll(l umrn'o  atul  hra"ery dl'~l'n l'll. 

'l'ht'ir  ·enH', 
0~  thrl·e  1111,nthd  had  h••en  of  infinite  value  to  their  country  and  honor  to  themselves  and  then·  SLaLe.  The  S1xty-n111th  had  renderC'd  good  service  at  Arlington  Heights.  :incl  t'SpC'cinllr  distingnishl'd  itself  :1t  tlH'  h:ittlt'  of  Hull 
Hun.  <Jn  11 ..  morning  of  th<•ir  arrival  the  streets  were  crowclcrl  with  people.  and  the  gallant  fellows  were  greeted  with  shonts  of  applause  along  the  whole  line  or  mareh . 

· 

TJJo!Aflf)IJAH'l'l•;HH 

()}•' 

\'J\'CJ·;  "I'  COLJ,\f.;!t,  HU f'BIUNTBNl>l•;N'J'  01•' 

'1'111•; 

l'()()J t 

\']'  NMW 

111•; llNl•i,  N.  Cl. 

lllH'l' l!lllll'l' ION  w 

('\1'1'\  HFn 

( '0 \Fl•' lllmi\'n:  ('l,111'111 

llH!11l  111ny  WO  Hoi  roi111·11,"  ha<l  1~  JllO]'(l  1it.t.i11 µ-

illw1t.rnliot1  lhllll  lhr  pint.urn  WO  gi vo  nr  lhn  rli11 t.riht1lio11  of  th11  clnlhPH  ur  t.h1•  1•1111t1111•d  I  011r1t1P10lo 

Nuv11r  hue  Hhulrn11pr·11rn'H  Ji11c•.  "'l'o  wl11ii  httliO 

~r;;<.:..J,"",,~0~·-·  1,1111  fJ,,1·'1"';"  c;hivnlr,r  H1t1d,  '"l'hi!! 

intt.Hirli·d;  it  wn  1l1rnpTJ  tho  llH  v1t11 hln  l'l'~t1lt.  of  war. 

i11  adding  i11auJL  Lo 

i11j11ry.  You  fi nd,  ont.ico  011r  p1·o pmly  tn  1•1111 

iLway,  1111d 

t.lt u11  you  nlnthn  lh11111 

in  l.1111 

•lol'1n11 M  1111ifurn1 

.. r  th1•  ."l11111h," 

It  l 

''"II 

th 

, ... ,,,  t 

' 

lift 

REF"L'ClEEB  FHOi\1  SOUTREH~  1\IIS.'O"GTII,  DRTYEN  FR01\I  THEIR  no::\l"ESTEADS  BY  THE  co:.TEDERATES,  ENCAl\fPED 

,"R\.R  GE'.'\ER\L  f'Il.EL'S  Jll\"l~JO.'  .\'I 

1~nr,1  \. 

'Iris EKPWh  or  thP  8nnthern  ~fi~~o111·1ans  driven  from 

ag•"I,  ftom  thr•  wnitP-huiri·d  pionPf'T  to  the  infant. 

their  homes  by  the  relentless  barbarity  of  the  Confe<lerates  is  an  apprnling  pictnre  of  thP  horror~ of  war-the  mi<pn·  nnd  iJ,.  t1t 11  inn  1)f 
In  OllP,  'ltnrt  sea~nn  men  of  substance  ha1·e  bePn  <tripped  of  all  their  hari1  earnrngs,  thei1·  hou~r>holil  !!Ootl"  trnrnp)l'<l  in  thn  rln  t.  tlll'ir  homi•  t<'a l 

111 r 11 

, 

tlu•  r 

than  that  of  n  1  11  111 

,/"'''1  th'"l'iT  rlnnl!n'11rs  ontra::rrrl. 

'rh"  trnrk. of  Southe~n  chivalry  was  not  tolrl  by  its  victoriPs,  but  111·  it~  df'1·a~tation.  No  Juggernaut  ever  rnlleil  thro11!!h  a  1:11111  "ith  11  111nr1•  pitil1•-s  tr1'nd 

"'l"•n  1tA5  l'ltnll  h1tniir·r  th"l  tlrny  wPrr.  fi!rh!lllg'  fnr  thr1r  altar~  an<1  thrir  homes. 

THE  UNITED  B'rATES  TRANSPORT  "TERRY"  PUSHING  HER  WAY  THROUGH  THE 

\\'AMI\'  .A}.j)  Rn:or ... .  lUCK  OF 

·ro  THE  ASSISTANCE  OF  GENERAL  POPE  AT  NEW  M.illmn. 

J.n  .... A~'D • 

10 

The  taak  of  forcing _vesself1  through  the  bayous  to  General  Po~e,  at  ~ew Madrid,  proYed  ono  of  unu  unl  diftienlti~s. 

'rlw 
76rr  ,  in  advance,  drawmg  less  water  than  MlJ  other,  liucceeded  m  forcmg  her  way  through  to  New  Madrid,  aud  opeueJ.  , 
llenfra.1  Pope's  command  Lelow  Ishmd  No.  10. 

98 

n ' t1.: 
• ·  g ' 

1

OOL-03D,  LEWI  W.U.LAC'E,  OP  TliE  ELF.Vl::."TR  L"JJJA.-.\.  YOI.l."."TD:I:s 

7,(Jt"AYE  J:EC;Dr  ,,"f).  A.  J>  Jlll-i 

f'.TAlJI,  o.·  8ERY101:: 

Th"'  WE!"TEH..  n1mL'\I \ . 

.!  ·'  •.t  oflircr,  wl.ose  portrait,  with  those  of  his  stafI  we  pn:  ·nt  to  011r  rcadcre,  was  the  cm11m1u1dcr  of  the  F.1cvc11th  l wlinnn  \Tol1111t1  · 
e<l  him 

f  b~ hi  m  rch  n.j{)n  TtomLey.  where  he' snrpri  ed  nnd  d~foate<l, a 

large  .hody  of  ('oufodernte. 

I  mos  noblY:  nn.d-:~  th_e  gall  nt,  darin~,  yet  prudent  leader;;l11p  o~  (;olonel  \\ ollace. 

,  nd  mamta mng  1 

lf,  against  1l  the  etJorts  of  the  enemy,  m  a  difficult  and  dangerous  country. 

It  reudered  good  serncc,  nct1JJg  01Tena1vely 

,  and 
'l'lic  l~lnc11tl~  luc1i1111a .Ul•gim~11t 
·1th 

Ci9 

l:;\!BAHl\[XC  TJl()()J'S  AND  GENERAL  ]3UELL'S  AR'l'ILLERY  A'r  BIRD'S  POINT,  J'IIO.,  )ff  ORDER  OT<'  GENERATJ  FTIEl\IONT.  TO  RE-P.~FOIWl-:  'l' l·rn  FElmH \J. 

l' 'iflE){  n F\YB \1, 

l'HF 1"!'ll'" 

.\Inn 
:;l[ississ ippi.  asst1n1ed.  after  tho  lmtdo  o(  \\'i lso n'"  ~pri11gs.  h11nml 

tire 

'l'ho  llirrmt"nirw  attituilr•  which  General  J[ard cc,  who  com111a11clccl 
lrn 11 t011 ,  1!11• 
I'""  ,\l<Jnulai 1:' Hailroa1l,  ren<lcro<l  some  movement  n eccsRitry.  Oei1Nal  J<'remont,  hari11g  no  for <'o  Lo  spare  from  St.  ] ;ot1ix,  ortlorc<l_  fn11r  r~gi111c11ts  :ind  :L  x11flkie11t  for<'P  of  :i r tilkn  fn>111  llinl'.<  J'.1i111. 
1mrl 
11i~  spirit,.,\  sk"t"li  with  thiB  ?r:qrlrir:  account  o(  Lhc  c111l~ar~alio11:  " '!'h e  order  was  rccei1·ecl 
l1<mr•I. 
<111 
,  "''"  atlar, 

tpr111i1111'  nr  1!11•  :'I.  l .,i11i11 
011r  arti,1  '"""'"'"·  llll'd 
'11110  inght  five  large  Rlca mhoat s  mon•cl  np  I ht•  ,\li•si~si°ppi  "it Ir  r.111r  r1•gi1m•11t.<  :111d  1!11 .. ll's  :rnrl 'n 
ll1<•  lwp,•s  of  U1•111•rnl  11.rr.J""·  11  ho1  dnrl'tl 

i11111101li:itely  eo 111·cycil  by  railrn1id  to  Pilot  J<...1101.J,  a 11 cl  oect1p1c1l 

tire  Uonfe<lcrntcs  near  Uapo  C:irnrd ca11 ,  on 

'\'l11·v  \i.n<lr:tl 
l\, .. , ...  Ion\  f"\l  1mck  to  <:rcenvill<•.  "  tow11  a.bout  thirty-five  nri!.•s  lo  the  "011Llrwest  o(  I ro 11 to11." 

11m:t  f'V<'tiing  at  Sulphur  Sprmg~,  a11<1  were 

llH• 

l ro11to11.  h:1 lf  :L  11iilo  tlista111, 

tl11 1H  <h-stn11  i11g 

i11  the  111orni11g  at  U_airo,_ )L1111  lhl' 

· 

GEJ\"'ERAL  SAl\IUEL  D.  STURGI. '. 

General 

tnrgis,  bo.rn  in  hippe~~burg,  Pa.,  January  11th,  1822,  was 
graduated  from  the  Umted 
tates  Military  Acadenw  1846 ·  sen-eJ  in  the 
)fexican  War;  at  the  o~enin~ of t~ie Civil ·war  was  appoint~t1 major  of  the 
Fourth  9avalry;  served 111  M.1ssoun  under  General  Lyon,  whom  Stnrgis suc(cid:173)
ceeded  lll  command  after  In  death  at  the  battle  of  Wilson's  Creek;  was 
made  brigadier general  of  volunteers,  August  10th,  1861 ·  was  at the  battles 
of  . outh  ~fountain, Antietam  and  Fredericksburg;  breve'tted  major general, 
Umted  ,  tates  Army,  March 13th,  1  65. 

GENERAL  GEORGE  F.  SHEPLEY. 

General  Shepley,  born  iu  Saco,  .Me.,  January 1st,  1819,  died  in  Port(cid:173)
land,  l\Ie.,  July 20th,  1878.  He  was  commissioned  colonel  of  the Twelfth 
Maine  Volunteers,  and  participated  in  General  Butler's  expedition  agamst 
In  1862  he  was  appointed  military  governor  of  Louisiana. 
New Orleans. 
After  the  inaugura~i?n of a_  ci~il  governor  Ge°:eral  , 'heplry was  placed  m 
command  of  the  M 1htary  JJ1stnct  of  Eastern Virginia,  a11d  became  ~bief of 
staff to  General  Weitzel.  He continlled  with  the  Arn1y  of  the James  to  the 
end  of  the war,  and  was  appomted  the  first  uiilitary governor  of t.hat city. 

GE. "EHAL  J>AHll!H 

II,  COlJUII. 

Conernl  ('ou<'h,  .born, in  Sou~h.cast,  ~ ~ .. w  Yor_k, 

grarluate'.l  ut  u~ ..  Uu1~1·1.l  Htatcl:!  .\l·1·!J·tary  A~·a<len!y  Ill  l8·1fi. 
tho  \f~xwan  \\ ~~1:,  gaw111g 
duct  at  Bue11a  \I ·ta. 
fa  sacliusetts Vol1111t1·urs;  w·1~ mad"  lmgad11•r  lo(Pll<'l'lll  ,,r  voliiii'n ,1. 
'>'ust,  and  ass1gued  to a 
Williamsburg  a11<l 
•th  186~  uuu  took  part  at Aut1cta111,  I• n·1.knck~bu rir  .. 11.f  l'l 

.Jnl.v  '.l3il,  1832,  was 
Ile  served  in 
tho  IJJc  \.et  of  first  lit>u(P11ant  for  gallant  con-
l 8ti I,  .lie  l_Jl'C'ILllHI  colonel  of  thl'  Hoventl 
1 
( ' 
II 
reJ11·ra  Kt')l'H't!  corpl:!;  WllH  at  Fair Oaks 
to  wajur  g-unoml  011  Jui' 
.11  Y 

.\lalvcm1  111!1.;  was  pro1110.lPd 

In  Ju 111., 
<l"  •  . 

l\'JBJO!I  111 

·  A 

k(  8  Ill 

I  • 

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I 

' 

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"'  ..  ' 

lallCl'  uri;n  c. 

10·~ 

ll 

DE.\TII  or  THE 

ENER\L  ZOLLICOFFER,  IN  THE  BAT'rLE  OF 

l\1ILL  8PRINn,  KY.,  JA  u  RY  10-m,  1  H2, 

. 

\\ liiJC 

('0:'.\t'EDER.\.TE  G. 

; 
•tinst  the  Ferlernl  breakers  the  opposed  lines  of  battle  were  several  times  earned  so  clo  o  to  each 
the  Confulr-rale  wavca  \y!'re  snrgi~tT  rl5'  other  and  hand-to-hrtnd  enconnters  were  not  unfreqllent.  Owing  to  the  conseq~1e11t  eo11fui;io11,. t\w 
.iher  that  portr<1ns  of  each  Wl're  m1xerl  11P  "'.1  ·l.  1.e me  in' rlaiwerons  vicinity  to  foes.  At  one  time  two  mounted  officers  came  Lrottmg  iiloug  thu  right 
r.ommatHlna  <if  br1th  eirles  at  times  un.k~iowi~g .Y.  <tf' · ig  upon  C'onfederates  near  by,  shonted  to  them ,  "Don't  fire  on  your  fri011ds;  they  an·  ~l\:;sissip­
ffank  of  th"  f'our  h  Kentu~kY:, all'l  noticrng  t  181~h Jflfront  of  hi1:1  regiment,  and  with  a  glance  recognized  in  ono  of  tho  officers  Goueral  Zollicofier. 
~n 
fie  . 1  ·it  the  Confederate  chiHain  putting  a  bullet  throurrh  his  lJl'ea~t  1md  ciinsing  his  fall  from  >i1<i 
('r,}ond  Fry  at  this  JUTwture  r:arne  up 
nian  ." 
a  twinklin,  he  had  pt JlNl  ?nt  ~is ,.r)""olvcr  .:yir 
1 
t  r:p' ur~  to  hio  horse,  and  quickly 'spread  tho  news  among  U10  Uonfcdcrntos  of  tho  fnll  Qf  tl1ci1· 
•Jn;, .. 41. 
'1  he  C<J111C<  urate  a1 1  P11 
borw  and  in  tant  dcti.th. 

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BATTLE  OF  PITTSBURG 

LANDING-BURNING 

THE  DEAD  HORSES  NEAR 

THE  PEACH  ORCHARD. 

( '()~J"EJ>gJtA'J J~  OATH 

· 

•  AN 

INUIJJEN'r  IN  TITE  MARCH  OF  GE  'ERAL  PRE  TIS  ". 

UAl'l~  GJ ltAHDEAU. 

DIYISIO  T  FROM  IRO~'TO ..  '10 

. 
by  11011H:  puivH '~ 11 
.0  Llioir  flOHB08ijion  ga.vo  to  our  troops. 
uot  <lirniuiah  tho  I>  oa.sm 

I\'"' Im•  '\' ~"!! ;~, ~:,,~:;,, ,'  '""""  "'""  "l>P"'" ual y  to  the  "id  ol  tho  loyol  ho""· 

. 
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106 

11 

19 
.

ita  tragic  aid,.,  a.rul  among  lho  former  is  the  inr.idcnt  which  wo  illnstrnto.  A crop  of  oats,  y  ry  cardullv 

to11 

'l'lmt  they  worn  do I y  i>«id  fo>·  hy  tho  J;' e.lecu I  t. O, """'" ut 

LIEU'l'ENANT  TILLOTSON'S  NAVAL  BATTERY  OF  BOAT  HOWITZERS  AT  THE  BATTLE  OF  NEW  BERKE,  ~.  C. 

"A  C0.'1'£JJEKHE  THEED"-C.\.PTUHE  OP  LIB  .TENAN'l'  H.  J .  SEGAL,  OF  THE  CONFEDERATB  AH;'IIT,  ~E,\lt  F,\LT,S  CHUH  'll. 

EeTentt  I' ·~mc1 t,  ~-cw York 
th  Y bear•  the trump  <;!  hon-cs and  the  ji1wle of sabre &cabharcJe. 
In  a 
The  (<,;vff'<l,.r  tc 

On  Friday,  the  ·hh  <•i  Octr,Lcr,  18Gl,  a  scouting  party  of  eighteen  men,  unuer  Li <'ntcnant  Colond  Winslow  m11l  Captain  Shattuck,  or  the  'l'hirty. 
·uluntccrs,  were  out  in  tho  vicinity  of. Falls  Church,  Vn .  As  they  were  procce1li11g  cautiously  through  a  dense  wootl 
'J'he  ]1eutc11ant  colonel  uncl  the  cnptni 11  c,nlcring  tl1<·ir  m1·11  lo  halt,  went  to  ruc·o111111itn. 
lwrt  t.Jrrn.:  011e  of  ti.em  c-ame  up<m  ;;1  op•:n  space,  where  lie  1mw  four  Confederates  scntcd  under  i~  1large  che•l1111t  tree,  c11gagcil  in  cntiug  clu•  tnul  . 
)ly  1h('  t1mci  the  rr·n11li11~  party  li:.d  goL 
liy 
0011 

'J'he  offirer  cried,  in  a  Jou<]  voice,  "('hnrge !" 

t  ·I lT  ~ llar.t  !Jr,r  cmr·n  'K·cre  b }<ind  pursuit.  Our  men  wr•re  about  gat}1cring  up  the  spoils  of  \iclory,  when  tlu·y  Ra11·  n  h11r  o  ti('d  to  a  tri· 

'd  •  A  fartlier  v·ard  revealed  its  master,  perched  upon  the  lower  limbs  of  a  forgo  chestnut.  A  dozen  rifles  poi11te1l  nt  liie  Ln·.,  \. 

aw  l1im,  at.d  sprang  upc.n 

their  l1ones. 

,  reason,  and  he  surrendered . 

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VIEW  OF  THE  CI'l'Y  OF  NEW  BERNE, 

r.  C.,  FROl\I  THE  OPPOSITE  SIDE  OF  NEUSE  lHYER 

JliMY  Berno  WM  for  a  timo'  tho  scat  of  tl1t>  Federal  Government  in  North  Carol ina.  A  pleasant  tow.n,  beantifully  sitnn.tetl  n.t 

(>f  th 

.dtnirnlilv  pl:wc·il  for  a  grcmt  inland  w1tkr  trade,  anrl  now  over  a  centmv  old. 
bavr:  }iarl  fifl\'  thr111H11111. 

:-::r  ti. 
In  18G2  it  had  only  five  thousand  inlrnbitants.  With  ils  great  advantages,  hml  they  been  w1chlc1l  b}  ~orl lwri1  ctH•rgy.  1•apilnl  .11111  l,ill,  it  ""1t!,l 

tho  confluence  of  tho  Neuse  and  'l'ro.nt  Hivers,  rnith111y  on  tht•  ~\tlau ti,•  li 11 ,, 

--~-·.·~-~ 

CONSTHUCTION  OF  FLOATING 

l\IORTAR  BATTERIES,  ETC.,  UPPER  FERRY,  ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 

'l'hese  boatR  were  in tended  to  c~r-ry  one  very  heavy  mortar  each.  Th ey  were  flat  boats,  very  strongly  built,  and  were  moved  by  si~  oars,  two  on  each  sido  and  0110  nt  Ct\ch  cud.  Tht'Y  ht1d  hn'a~t w11rl"  or  h1iil1'r  :1-..  n  1 b iu1 
11 111 

'!'hey  were  covered  with  strong  awnmgs  to  protect  tho  men  a11c1  nnnament  from 

r.even  l'eet  high,  hravy  enough  to  w1th sta1J~  the  c11~charge o[  mu sketry  and  li ght  fi eld  artillery. 
t1Utnh<•r<id.  lLnd  ,·,ere  alLogether  a  very  cur1ou~-loolong fleet,  evidently  better  adapted  for  hard  work  than  for  comfort. 

lho  " ~'till  ?r. 

'l'ht•y  \H'I'• 

p:11111<1l 

l I 

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f;A'J.11,J•,  Or  }'l'J~rsBUJtG  J,A~JJIN(} - ENGAGE:'tIENT  ON  THB  LEFT  WING,  OENEHAL 

liUH.LilUT'S  DIVJS!ON,  APlUL  G-m,  1862-CIIAIWE  AND  HEPULSE  OF 

'l'lrn  CO\lFl~Dlm.\'l'ES  AT 

'I'll J<j 

l'l:.\011  {)H(,H .\lm, 

f1\.merr1l 
,..  iicl1  foMOI 
-,io.n(;(J<I. 

t,1J  mtr1m.t  pr1,eipitiiLr,Jy,  a.Hor  loa1ng  b~tweon  1 

'I h•'  fight.  all  :1l1,11g  t!i1i  Ir  ft.  wing  was  tho  mol!t  !Jitter  anc  se 

tl.1:111 

Y  conteAtc<l  o[  L110  rlay. 

lftnlh11t.  <1r<fori·d 

lii11  t)'()<Jpi.  to  rc~crve  d.wir  fire  unti\,;~cm~:~enir hail  reached:~ lilt.le  ridge  near  the .middle  of  the  field,  wh en  t,hey  opoued  a  most  destrucliYo  Hro  upon  lho  Confo1h•r11tl·~  with  •1:1pt1 uml  lint  J.;  tr 

vcrcl 

t  nee  hnndred  killed  and  wounded,  which  Lhoy  left  on  the  fi eld. 

'l'he  (;011fcclcrn.tcs  then  closc<l  their  rn11lo1  111Hl  rctirotl  in  tho  s:1n11•  or1h r  :i 

th•_,'  tH: 

BATTLE  OF  PITTSBURG  LA~DING -R8TREAT  OF  DRESSER'S 

l3ATTE1W,  CAPTAIN  TihlONY,  ENTRE  OF  FEDERAL  POSITlO  ,  R 

' DAY 

l\lOH  '1 \<>.  .\Pl\11. 

t:l'll.  '""'~· 

\Ja.ptain  'l'imo11y  was  wnu.nc1cd  early  in  tho  aoLion  and  cnr.riccl  from  th o  field;  bnl  !~is  men  foul!ht  like  Ligors.  Horses  111'.d 

111 011  clrop1:od  on  all  siLlcs  11ndor  Llio  galling- firn  of  thl'  l'l~l'tuy.  who  lll'Hl'l)  $lllT<1tnt1li'1l  thl'll\ . .  rho 
''·'"""11th.  Jr,wa  Jt,.g1mo11t,  winch  11ppo rtecl  Lhcm,  fought  <l eRpcintcly;  lrnL  tl10  overwhelrnm g  masses  o(  Lhc  rnemy  prcRSC'd  close1  and  closet,  '.tud  tl~ey  kill  lo  fall  .h:wk  t.owartl  tla'  loft,  lt•11n11ir  th1,  11 nf"1'tunntl'  llt'<"'  l'r  1111  11ppo1tt'll. 
'\ h<  •1:rn\il<1  <:li:Ha<!l1·r  ··!  t\1is  light  will  be  licllor  understood  fro111 

t he  fact  that.  the  e11gagc111c11t  laslccl  onl j 

tif.tee11  m111ules.  aml  thnt  dur111g  Ll11s  time  1Jr,·~so r s  bultt'n  lo~t  JS  h ol'8L'8  and  ;l(l  llh'll  killt•d  :llltl  111•111Hl1•1l. 

General  Sheridan,  born  in  Albany,  N.  Y .,  M_arch  6th,  1831;  died  i n  Nouquitt,  Mas ..  Augnst  5th  1888  H 

. vrnestern  :JI1ssonri. 

In  this  action  Shernlan  was  part1cnlarly d1sting111shed. 

Ile  was  then  phced  hi  c  Y  e  took  part  111 

In  rewnrcl  for  his  skill  and  connwe  he  was  appointed.  July "1,t lH  b .~ch 1~a11  Caralry.  nnd  0 11 

:\Iilitary  Academy,  July  1st,  185~.  and  was  appollltecl  a  b2·eret  second  lieutenant  in  the  Third  Infantr'v.  Afte.  e  ~,~s g1:acluatecl  from  the  Cmted  States 
1.  sei' IC~  Ill. K~n tncky.  'I'.exns  :u1d Oregon, 
he  was  marle  second  lieu tena11t  Ill  the  Fourth In fan try,  ~or ember  22cl,  1854;  first  lientenan t.  March  ist,  1861
:\lay  1~th.  1861. 
In  December  of  that  year  he  was  chief  quartermaster  and  commissary  of  the  nrmy  in  8~1~ 11d ,  c.iptain  1.n  the  Thirteenth l_nf'.rn~ry'. 
In  the  :Jliss1s~1p111 
campaign,  from  April  to  I  epternlier,  1862.  he  \\"as  quartermaster  at  General  Halleck's  headquarters  duri"ncr  tl 
manifest  that  his  true  place  was  in  the  field .  On  :\fay  20th,  1862,  he  was  appointed  colonel  of  the  R:co  1f ~J.';ai.1 ce  upon  Corinth. 
It  then  became 
~ent  to  make  a  raid  on  Boone1ille.  Jlliss. 
,Tul.1·  J;;t.  w:1s 
(Jctobey  1st,  was  placed  in  commi.rnd  o_f  th~  E_lerenth  Diri~ion  of  t~ie. Arn.~y  of  the  Ohio,  in  which' ca  a~i~  1~tgadie_r  gene.ml  of  rnlnntl'1' rs.  :rnd  on 
th e  sncc•'Ssfnl  battl<:'  of 
Perrynlle  on  October  8th. 
C1~n:bcrland,  and  took  part  in  ~be  two  days  battle  of  Stone  Hi Yer,· (or  Murfree.sboro)  Dccenibcr  31st.  1s62,  a~~11J-'.~:~tl. ~~ ~ cfo· i~i.c~n  i1;  th ~  ,\r!ny  ~)f.  the 
.  1:''1.l,  3tl.  Ji:iu3.  Hh1' nda11  s  m11Itnn· 
ability  had  been  at  once  recognized  ancl  :i.cknowlcclged  by  all.  :llld  he  was  appo111ted  n  nrnjor  crencra]  of  volnnt 
He  1rns  with  the  adrnnce  on  'J'nllahonrn  from  Jnne  2±th  to  July  4th,  18G3,  takino- part  in  th~ captnre  of Winc~~Jst . .'01~1 ate frtllll  Deel'lllber  31st,  lc'li'i. 
the  army  in  the  crossing  of  the  C'umberlallll  Mountains  anti  of  the  'l'ennessee  R~·er  from  Ancrust  15th  to 
Ile was  iiith 
t.he  oc~u prtncy  of  E- J1,~111  ei  ±tb,  and. lll  the  sci· ere  bat tlt.>  of 
the  Chickamauga,  September  l ()th  anc1  20th.  After  further  operations  con nectetl  wi tit 
Grant  to  Yirginia,  where,  on  April  4th,  18G4.  he  was  placec1 
tran  fetTi' d  by 
upon  the  ov.e,rlancl  campaign,  he  took  part  in  ~he  bloody  bat~le  of  the  \\'ihlerness,  May  5th  and  6th. e  II!mi~crf t  .  ie,r  oto.m:;~·  Entt.>ri11g  with  Clr:nir 
important  am  to  the  11101ement  of  th<'  army;  Im  captnre  of  8pot.t~rlrn11ia  Co 11 rt  Honse  Mw Rth 
bnt  more  astonishing  was  h is  great  rairl  from  the  !)t,Jt  to  the  24th  of  l\[ay 
llS  repntnllOll  for  time]y th f1  ~Ill~·  ]  ':  ,\ll 
l  an11•T. 
'  gmrn 
ia  1e  c  1.Jtatiou  on  May  25th  At 'y II 
l' -:1 • 
roails,  an  ma  e  11s  appearance  Ill  goo<  cone 1t1on  11ear 
lle  n~xt 1110,:ed  on  tf  ow  t  ::'T'}1,  on  .fa\.11 th.  he  encounteretl  ~li : 11(~  ('~\-
erate  carnlry.  1111der  :I·  E.  B.  Stuart,  who  was  killed  in  the  engngemeut. 
01.1 
went  to  Bottom:s  13nrlge,  anrl  readied  Jfoxalls  on  May  J±th.  The  vio-or 
all(  ch~h o(  Hhemlan  h:id  11()\\'  marked  him  in  ti  ,How 8  Bml gt.•. 
a:>  fit  for  a  far  more  important  station.  Earlv  in  A11g11st,  1864.  he  w~s  '1ince~ i 
the  en<l  of  the  war  Sheridan  se>ems  never  to ·1iave  e11 co1111tered  a  rnilitarJ l~roblet~~  ~omi;1.~~tl ff  tho  1~rmy o~  the  ~hcnandonh, and  fr  ie  e)''  "~  Grn! it 
Sheridan  attacked  Early  .at  ihe  cros~ i.ng  of  the  Opeqnan,  fonght  him  nil  cla 
01~1,  t  mt  l l llH'  t ill 
'l'he  enemy  did  i:ot  sto1  to ~'.e  :.~'e. lnm  tl_llongh  \\ mchester.  and  e11t  him•· whf· ?frr~\ptt>mhn  lH th.: 
having  cnpturccl  5,000  pr1i;oners  am!  fll'e  gun'>. 
1 h~1,,..  np  tlH'  Y:tlh•r. 
('he~tor  Here  f:lheridan  ngain  came  up  and  dislodged  him  clriYincr  him  ltl 
' Y  mtkR  south  ,1f  W'1 n-
o(  Lhe  ·Bl 11 e  Rid gr.  For  l he~o  successes  he  was  made  a 'bricr·iLli°ei·  cren  nol n~ 1 
, 
111 
order  makrncr  8herJ<a11  a  ma.ior  genera 
11111g1  ·H'p:1 '''~ 
11 
J9th  of  Ortohei~,~~~ona  .g.a  :rntry,, mihtary  sl,ill.  and  jnst  confiill'n~e  .  10  term~  of  t ht•  Pr.,.1~h,~1t ' 
of  ]Ji~  troops'"displayec~  by  Ph_ilip  11.  Shel'iclan  on  ihe
ll\  th~  C'tllll':l \!"C  :llhl  p:1t1·1  tHn 
tJhilip fr  , Ceridan  is  appoinlerl  major gC>nernl  in  the  United  Rhtes 'l  M  llevell  O\'Cr 
•r:rnized 
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of  th<~ wi~r  Slwrirlan  Jong-ht  u n<ler  t be  d ircct command  of  (' r'.111't 
:  nl pitched  b:it t It'  11  ithin  ihirtv  1l:n "· 
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.,  !\II• 
I 
nrrn ~ tlw  J'\  11rni1:0  r 
2'itli  and  :\lar<:h  ·~+t 1. 
l.n  th~'  day,:  bt'!lr" n  Ft>bru n_ 
and  was  present  at  the  surrender  at,  Appomattox  Court  Honse '011  A 
O'  scncd  With  di::;ti1wtion  :\  F i1t  l·or·:, 

a  "'!'eat  nat1011al  d1sa~ter  arerteil.  anrl  a  brilliant.  Yicto. ,  .  •I  _Ccd.tt  hun.  "hero,  nndC'r  tho  blcs  in"'  o(  Pr  ,. l 

e  tes b1· .  enn ..  Jni:e  2;':h. 
£°1~Iie  pc,  hendan  wa 

1° fram~o until  ho  hnd  r<:'nchetl  Fi-lier's  lI'll  tl.  t 

arrison lmrg n1Hl  f-ltan ton.  n 1111  in  RC•H 1,,1'.e 1· 
l 
lhc  recrnl't'  .  . 
,11llly  on  >.:e11telllbcr  10th  Tl 

<>  • • i' 

10  0 ~1  ei.  1 e  euse  of  h1ehmond.  rebuilt  :\[e·  l 

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en  rn  and  tho  Riehm 
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cl  .. oo.  c I  ic'.1  t  for  .1!1s  solution.  On  the  111nrnincr 

a 1:1  .~t  Y1gor  and  <'onsi.imnrn.tc  +·II  · 

""  O\ C'lll  lt'I'  l '-\t' {  " 
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iv,  10  con<  111.·  e<,  wit  1  10,000  carnlrv  a  eolos<~i  .  . 

in  con11na11cl  of  the  carnlry  corps  ~f  th 

fle  cnt  the•  \-:'1.•  ,'  ·  'c'~  l  tel)  O 

the  rebels  for  the  rhirtl "'time  i  0

1~  eJlt'e,  h1R  ron lt'tl  :irm 1·  w. ,.  n 

ll1  tie  army  were·  ''Fol' 

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CAPE  GIBAHDEAU.  MO ..  AN  IMI'ORTANT  S'l'RAGETIC  POSITI0:1  ON  THE  MIS3ISSIPPI  BET\VEE  CAmo  AND  Sir.  LOUIH. 

C;11pil1il  (J f 

t11c  c<inn ty,  an<\  ti)  FrP.r\l'ric:kt'>wn,  an<l  from  thonco  to  Pi1ot 

It is  nlRo  the  torniinrn~  n(  11  rPnd  "hil'l1  IC':ide  t\•  ._In  •I..  1•11.  I.ho 

Oupo  Oirurd<:an  ia  ahfJHt  4!'i  mifos  northwest  of  Oaire nnd  HiO  i;ii1osK~~1\11~Rs{  of  f::!t.  Loui,s,  1,180  miles  from  New  Orlrnns  a,l)(l  8GO  miles  from  SL  Pnul.  ?II inn. 

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an<  Iro'1ton.  H  thus  formed  the  landing  poinL  where  troops  and  imppliu~  uoul<l  bo  st•nt.  from  '':iiro  to  (\•nlrnl  .\liflso11ri. 

'£HE  NAVAL  BRIGADE,  LIEUTENANT  PERKINS  COMMANDING,  CONSTRUCTING  THE  MAIN  BATTERY  ON  SHUTTER'S  HILL  TO  GUARD  ALEXANDRIA,  VA..,  AND  001'11\IA  'D 

'l'RE  FAIRFA.  R  ·  P. 

The  New  York  Naval  Brigade  rendered  good  service  in  its  rlepartrnent  on  many  occasions. 

It was  well  organized  an~  disciplined,  and  provrd  a  rnost  valuable  arm  of  the  service. 

engaged  in  constructing  a  p<>werfnl  marine  battery  at. flhut.tor's  Ilill  for  tho  purpose  of  g1rnl'rling  Alexanrlria  nnd  commandmg  the  approaches  of  the  Fairfax  Road. 
•lron11:lr  conet.ruclcil  :md  armed  with  powerfol  and  .,Jlect1vc  a:una. 

In  n<ldition  to  its  oth<'r  dutit'~.  it  WM 
It wns  nn  important  po~ition. nn<l  th!'  work  ~a  ~ell  plimiH,J. 

BATTJ~E  OF  PITTSBURG  LANDING-REOAPTURE  OF  ARTILLERY  BY  THE  FIBST  OHIO  A'ND  OTHER  REGI!IIEN'I.'S,  UNDER  GE  'ERAL  ROUSSK\lJ, 

.\PHIL  itu. 

l~t;2. 

'rho  flight  of  tho  Fifty-thirrl  and  Fifty-scv~nth  Ohio  ~cgimen.t~ le:t  W~terhouse's battery,  1·1hich  1~as pla~ted  o~ a .hill,  to  th,c  left  of  Shiloh  Uhapcl,  uuprotoct~tl :,but  thu  ~'ort;-thinl  nnd  Fortr-uiuth  lllit.
,
to  lii  mc1,  uncl  wpportc·cl  il until  Colonel  Wrcish  of  the  l<orty-thucl  '1~s  k~lled,  when  they  felt  ba?k  m  .tole1ablc  o~tle1.  .  ~he ConfeJ~ratcs. now  charged  nn~l  look  ~\ aterhouso 1:1  hnltcry,  thus  tlaukiug  tit'Hl'ml 
1
unck  to  th••  i'unly  Honrl  in  good  orcler. 

lJrl'C  the  su<ldrn  death  of  Uaptam  Behr,  who  was  gettltlg  J11s  battery  111  p~s1t1on  on  tho  1eft  wlllg  of  the  new  lrnc,  crcalcd  n  panic  in  his  compauy.  which  lir,,;.

rJt  11omi;  11uppr1rtc<l  by  a11y  oLliPr  division,  Ge11ornl  Sherman was  forced  back  to  tho  r?trht  of  J\lcClernand,  where  he  again  formed  nnd  shared  tho  f1>rt1111es  o(  thr  day, 

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BATTLE  OF  PITTSBURG  LAXDIXG-CE~"rRE-DESPERATE  DEFEXSE  OF  GE:\'ERAL  McCLER:\,\ .. SIVS  • ECO:l\"D  LIXE  ny  TIIE  FEDERU1  TRO  I',.  l'.C'\fl\Y 

:\fl n  T  (t, 

•  l'l,lL 

i;cneral  ~k<'lf,ruand, after maintaining  his  fir.ot  pnsit!r,n  along  the  Pnr<lv  Tioa<l  fnr  a  considernule  time.  found  that  tho  eucmy  W!'ro  turnin~ hi~  ri!!ht  f1:111k.  \\hi,•h  \\:ls  ]•fl  u11prok<'  ul.  ll  l\l  ~hH\ ~ 
li:w 

until  lio  rtad1e•l  tho  lar:re  fir:ld  occupiecl  by  General  Oglesby's  liri:;ade,  while. tho  artillery  and  supporting  regiment  gnanlcd  his  rcnr . .  Ile  di:>J'Ml'<l  ·hi·  forl'<':l  :1t  ri;ht  :rn~k~.  forming-
lrc..11tin~  the  l'ur<l~·  Hoa'.l·  all'l  towarrl  tho  right,  where  the  encmv  were  cn1l<'a,·orin;  to  hnd  nn  opening.  The  bnttlo  hero  wn- fonght  with  rx  r:1ortli:1:1n·  prr·«'l"<'1·:11H'u  :ind  ~ll<'l'<''>. 

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GENERAL  JAMES  SHIELDS. 

General  Shields,  born  in  Dnngannon,  County Tyrone,  Ireland,  in  1810, 
d1ed  in  Ottumwa:  Ia., June 1st,  1879.  He emigrated  to  the United  States in 
1826  ;  studied  law,  and  began  practice  at  Kaskaskia, Ill., in  1832.  When 
the  :Mexican  War  began  he  was  appointed  a  brigadier  general  and  was 
a  signed  to  the  command  of  the  Illinois  contingent.  At  Cerro  Gordo  h e 
gained  the  brevet  of  major  general,  and  was  shot  through  the  lung.  He 
In  1861,  he  was  appointed 
was  mustered  out  on  the  20th  of  July,  1848. 
a  briD'adier  general  of  volunteers  and  assigned  to  the  command of General 
Land~r's brigade.  After  tbe  latter's  death,  and  on  March  23d,  1862,  at 
the  head  of  a  didsion  of  General  l3anks's  army in  the  Shenandoah  Val(cid:173)
ley,  be  opened  the  second  campaign  with  the  victory  at Winchester,  Va. ; 
resigning  his  commission  on  the  28th  of  March,  1863. 

COLONEL  EVER:l!;T'f  PEABODY. 

Colonel  Peabody,  born  m  Springfield,  Mass.,  in  1831,  died  near  Pm;i 
O'.lrg  Landing,  Tenn., April  6th,  1862.  Was  graduated  at  Harrnrd  in  JE>4J. 
became  a  railway  engineer.  Was  colonel  of  the  Twenty-fifth  Ht-g1men1, 
Missonri  Volunteers,  and  was  killed  at  ,  hiloh.  Upon  his 
joi11ing  the 
forces  under  General  Grant  lhe  command  of  a  brigade  nud er  lleneu· 
Prentiss  was  assigned  him,  and  on  the  field  at  Pittsbn'rg  Landin()'  he  wa::, 
acting  brigadier  on  the  exposed  right  of the  army,  nearest  the  eu~mv.  To 
his  alertness  and  bravery  is  in  great  part  dae  the  saving  of  onr  army  on 
the  field  of  Pittsburg. 

G.ElN.EHAL  JOHN  M..  SCHUJ<'IELD. 

GENBHAL  J)A  'TEL  E. 

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<l  atc<l  at  the  1J n1ted  • 'tatcs  Military  Academy  lll  1853.  At 
l831.  was.  gra  (u  tlio  Uivil  War  he  entered  the  voluntcC'r  service  as  mujor 
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oral  and  brovot  1na1or  general  m  the  rcgulnr  army. 

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('()JUX'l'TI,  J\rlSS.-CONFEDERATE  FORTTFICATIONR,  FROM  THE  NOR'T'HRRN  ANGLE,  LOOKING  SOUTIT- PUHSUIT  OF  TJIE  HE'rHEA'l'PW  ('()~' l"EDEH .\'l'E~  HY 

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