Confederate Military History: A Library of Confederate States History, Volume 7Clement Anselm Evans Confederate publishing Company, 1899 - Confederate States of America |
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10th Conf 3d Cav 51st Cav 56th Cav 8th Conf Alabama cavalry ALABAMA INFANTRY Alabama regiment Alabama troops April army of Mississippi army of Tennessee Assignment Atlanta campaign August battalion battery battle of Chickamauga battle of Murfreesboro battle of Shiloh Battn Bragg Bragg's army brigade Capt Captain captured Casualties Colonel command of regiment commanding regiment Company G Corinth Dalton December enemy engaged eral EXTRACTS FROM OFFICIAL February Federal fight Forrest fought Fourth Alabama gade gallant gallantry Gettysburg Gracie's brigade Hood's Jackson James January John Johnston's army July June killed Lieut Lieut.-Col Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel loss 30 m.-Federal mand March Maryland campaign Maury ment Mentioned by Gen Mentioned in report Missionary Ridge Mississippi Murfreesboro Noonday Creek November October OFFICIAL WAR RECORDS Private regi report of battle report of Gen Resaca says September Sergt Shiloh siege of Vicksburg skirmish Tenn total loss Union Vicksburg Wheeler Wheeler's corps
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Page 30 - We have repeatedly said, and we once more insist, that the . great principle embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration of American Independence, that Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, is sound • and just ; and that if the slave States, the cotton States, or the gulf States only, choose to form an independent nation, THEY • HAVE A CLEAR MORAL RIGHT TO DO so.
Page 26 - Nay : we hold, with Jefferson, to the inalienable right of communities to alter or abolish forms of government that have become oppressive or injurious ; and, if the Cotton States shall decide that they can do better out of the Union than in it, we insist on letting them go in peace.
Page 42 - I have scarcely the faintest idea of an attack (general one) being made upon us, but will be prepared should such a thing take place.
Page 8 - Declaration of the immediate causes which induce and justify the secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union.
Page 23 - States to part in friendship from each other than to be held together by constraint.
Page 25 - I have not hesitated to say, and I repeat, that if the Northern states refuse wilfully and deliberately to carry into effect that part of the Constitution which respects the restoration of fugitive slaves, and Congress provide no remedy, the South would no longer be bound to observe the compact. A bargain cannot be broken on one side, and still bind the other side.
Page 155 - have been cut down to one biscuit and a small bit of bacon per day, not enough scarcely to keep soul and body together, much less to stand the hardships we are called upon to stand. ... If you can't feed us, you had better surrender us, horrible as the idea is, than suffer this noble army to disgrace themselves by desertion.
Page 58 - Elliott had cut the railroad on his line of retreat, he became frantic, and told his men to save themselves the best way they could. We have captured nine locomotives and a number of cars.
Page 140 - The object is to cut the enemy's communications and to force him to attack me, as I do not consider my force sufficient to justify an attack on the enemy in position, or to attempt to cut my way to Jackson.
Page 147 - Had McClernand come up with reasonable promptness, or had I known the ground as I did afterwards, I cannot see how Pemberton could have escaped with any organized force.