Bearing Arms in the Twenty-Seventh Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteer Infantry During the Civil War, 1861-1865Wright & Potter Company, 1883 - 607 pages |
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... tion which means that , although the North was right in its determined opposition to slavery , the South was in a meas- ure justified in recourse to arms , from the methods by which their pet institution was antagonized . Such a ...
... tion which means that , although the North was right in its determined opposition to slavery , the South was in a meas- ure justified in recourse to arms , from the methods by which their pet institution was antagonized . Such a ...
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... tion of five and a half million whites and three and one - half million blacks , with a territory of five hundred and sixty- four thousand square miles . Cotton had been king , yielding to these States upward of two hundred millions ...
... tion of five and a half million whites and three and one - half million blacks , with a territory of five hundred and sixty- four thousand square miles . Cotton had been king , yielding to these States upward of two hundred millions ...
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... tion ; but with all the despatch possible , it was unable to perfect the regiment in season for the Sherman Expedition , which left Fortress Monroe October 29 , 1861. October 14th and 22d , the regiment paraded through the city , receiv ...
... tion ; but with all the despatch possible , it was unable to perfect the regiment in season for the Sherman Expedition , which left Fortress Monroe October 29 , 1861. October 14th and 22d , the regiment paraded through the city , receiv ...
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... tion , when receiving the intoxicating applause of a grateful people , he nobly and magnanimously , as at Cincinnati , re- minded them , " It is not to me , but to the grand army of J. J. Poster MAJOR - GENERAL FOSTER . 29 noble 28 ...
... tion , when receiving the intoxicating applause of a grateful people , he nobly and magnanimously , as at Cincinnati , re- minded them , " It is not to me , but to the grand army of J. J. Poster MAJOR - GENERAL FOSTER . 29 noble 28 ...
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... tion , the success of which was due in no small degree to his prudence and skill . After the capture of New Berne , N. C. , he was appointed military governor of that State , and , upon the departure of General Burnside with most of his ...
... tion , the success of which was due in no small degree to his prudence and skill . After the capture of New Berne , N. C. , he was appointed military governor of that State , and , upon the departure of General Burnside with most of his ...
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Adams advance Amherst Annapolis April arms army arrived artillery Athol Bartholomew Battery battle CALIFORNIA LIBRARY camp Capt captured cavalry Charles Chicopee Cold Harbor command Company F comrades Corps Creek D'd Andersonville D'd New Berne D'd w'ds Drewry's Bluff duty Easthampton enemy enemy's enlisted field fire flag force front Gen'l Foster George George W guard guns Hadley Henry hospital hundred Insc James John July July 23 June 15 June 26 killed Lieut Lyman March Massachusetts ment miles Millen morning night Ninth New Jersey North Carolina Northampton O. W. D. June o'clock officers Petersburg pickets Pittsfield position prisoners railroad rear rebel regiment Regt returned Richmond river road Roanoke Island Sept Sergt Springfield Star Brigade steamer Surgeon Surgeon Fish tion troops Twenty-Fifth Mass Twenty-Seventh Mass Twenty-Seventh Regiment Union UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA V. R. C. Aug Washington Westfield William wounded
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Page 307 - Theirs but to do and die, Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volleyed and thundered...
Page 307 - Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of death Rode the six hundred.
Page 308 - Came thro' the jaws of Death Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred.
Page 258 - You will collect all the forces from your command that can be spared from garrison duty — I should say not less than twenty thousand effective men — to operate on the south side of James River, Richmond being your objective point.
Page 22 - What though her heart be rent asunder, Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear The bolts of death around him rattle, Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er Was poured upon the field of battle ! The mother who conceals her grief While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one but her secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Received on Freedom's field of honor ! THOMAS BUCHANAN READ.
Page 75 - Thej- impose upon your credulity by telling you of wicked, and even diabolical intentions on our part; of our desire to destroy your freedom, demolish your property, liberate your slaves, injure your women, and such like enormities ; all of which, we assure you, is not only ridiculous, but utterly and wilfully false.
Page 402 - Forever float that standard sheet! Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us.
Page 258 - The fact that has already been stated — that is, that Richmond is to be your objective point, and that there is to be co-operation between your force and the " Army of the Potomac
Page 75 - Those men are your worst enemies. They in truth have drawn you into your present condition, and are the real disturbers of your peace and the happiness of your firesides. We invite you in the name of the Constitution and in that of virtuous loyalty and civilization to separate yourselves at once from...
Page 22 - The wife who girds her husband's sword, "Mid little ones who weep and wonder, And bravely speaks the cheering word, What though her heart be rent asunder, Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear The bolts of death around him rattle, Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er Was poured upon the field of battle.