Military

Confederate States Staff Officers – P Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with P Pace, James M., capt., A. A. G. to Gen. Gordon, November 27, 1862; capt., A. G. to General Evans, January 3, 1863; to report to R. E. Lee, November 2,1863; capt., A. A. U. to Brig. Gen. B. R. Johnson’s old brigade, November 4, 1864. Pagan, James, maj., C. S. to Brig. Gen. N. G. Evans, March 1, 1862. Pagan, _____, maj., to Brig. Gen. R. G. AI. Dunovant, April 11, 1861. Page, D. N., capt., A. A. G. to Col. John S. Preston, superintendent … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – O Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with O O’Bannon, L. W., maj., Q. M., October 2, 1861 maj., chief Q. M. to maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg, October 14, 1861 same, Department No. 2; to Gen. B. Bragg (at Tupelo, Miss.) July 4,1862; lient. col., chief Q. M. to same, July 17, 1862; chief Q. M. to Gen. E. Kirby Smith, May 30, 1864; relieved June 23, 1864. O’Brien, John F., capt., A. A. G. Valley District, 1862; same to Brig. Gen. Charles S. Winder, March 28, May to July 9, 1862; same to … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – V Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with V Vacaro, Philip, capt., A. C. S. Army of Tennessee, July 10, 1863. Vaiden, Joseph C., asst. surg., at Richmond, December 10, 1863. Vanderford, Chas. F., C. O. to Gen. Cleburne, September 20, 1863 capt., C. O. to Lieut. Gen. L. Polk, June 10, 1864; same to Gen. A. P. Stewart, August 8, 1864; same to Gen. A. P. Stewart, December 9, 1864; assigned Army of Tennessee, October 21, 1864; capt., assistant to chief 0. O, to Gen. J. E. Johnston, 1865. Vanderhorst, A., capt., V. … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – K Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with K Kay, George W., maj., in charge of civil affairs, staff of Col. John B. Magruder, June 20, 1861. Kean, R. G. H., capt., A. A. G. to Gen. G. W. Randolph, February 24, 1862 resigned, April 14, 1862. Kearney, William, lieut., A. I. G. to Lieut. Gen. W. J. Hardee, April 6 and 7, 1862; lieut., C. S. Army, A. A. I. G. to Maj. Gen. J. B. Magruder, November 28, 1863. Kearny, Edmund, lieut., A. D. C. to Gen. Thomas Jordan, October 25, 1862 … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – U Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with U Underhill, S. NI., lieut., V. A. D. C. to Brig. Gen. S. D. Lee, May 16, 1863, and 1864; lieut., drill master, staff of Maj. Gen. S. D. Lee; subsequently colonel regiment Alabama reserves. Upshaw, James It., maj., com’y to Brig. Gen. Dandridge McRae, February 14, 1863; maj., C. S. to Brig. Gen. T. J. Churchill, January 18, 1864. Upshur, Thomas H. W., surg., at Richmond, December 10, 1863. Upson, C., col., V. A. D. C. to Maj. Gen. W. H. C. Whiting, 1861 and … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – L Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with L Labouisse, J. W., capt., A. I. G. to Col. R. L. Gibson, commanding Adams’ brigade, October 26, 1863; capt., A. I. G. to Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, July 3, 1864 A. A. G. to Lieut. Gen. Wheeler. Lacy, J. Horace, capt., A. D. C. to Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles; appointed April 22, 1861; relieved June 7, 1861; V. A. D. C. to Maj. Gen. G. W. Smith, June-August 30, 1862; maj., chief insp. of field transportation, staff of Gen. E. Kirby Smith, 1864; relieved March … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – W Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with W Waddell, Alfred, A. C. S. to Brig. Gen. John B. Clark, jr., 1864. Waddell, B. B., capt., V. A. D. C. to Gen. G. T. Beauregard, April 6, 1862. Waddell, John, maj., C. S. to Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Drayton, January 18, 1864; maj., C. S. to Brig. Gen. J. B. Clark, jr., August 31,1864; same to Marmaduke, September 15, 1864. Waddell, V. B., lieut. A. A. A. G. (12 Tenn. Cav.) to Col. J. J. Neely, May, 1864; also on staff of Gen. (Col.) … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – M Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with M Mackall, T. B., lieut., A. D. C. to Gen. Mackall, April 1, 1862; on Gen. Bragg’s staff June 10, August 31, 1863. Mackall, Wm. W., maj., A. A. G. to Gen. A. S. Johnston, September 21, 1861; lieut. col., A. A. G. to same November 9, and December, 1861; brig. gen., C. S. to Gen. J. E. Johnston, May-July, 1864. Mackey, Thos. J., capt., Engr. Corps, February 15,1862; E. O. to Gen. Pike, March, 1862; maj. and chief engr. to Gen. Price, August 29, 1864. … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – E Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with E Eads, B. F., asst. surg. (8th Mississippi Cavalry), District of the Gulf, October 23, 1864. Eakin, James H., maj., A. C. S. to Gen. Marmaduke. November, 1862. Eakins, J. J., maj., C. S. to Gen. R. M. Gano, 1864. Earle, , lieut., E. 0. to Gen. G. T. Beauregard, April, 1861. Earle, George W., lieut., A. 0. 0. at Richmond, Va., February 13, 1863; capt., O. O.; resigned March 18, 1863. Earle, Isham H., maj., C. S. to Brig. Gen. H. E. MeCulloch, October, 1861; … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – F Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with F Fackler, Calvin M., maj., C. S. to Brig. Gen. G. J. Pillow, August 16, 1891. Fackler, Wiley B., lieut., pro. mar. to J. S. Marmaduke, September 15, 1864. Fain, R. G., com. gen. State of Tennessee, June, 1861; staff of Gen. Zollicoffer, September 27, 1861; A. C. S. at Knoxville, Tenn., November 9, 1861. Fairbanks, George R., maj., Q. M. at hospital at Atlanta, Ga., 1863. Faircloth, W. T., capt., A. Q. M. to Brig. Gen. William R. Cox; from 2d North Carolina Regiment. Fairfax, … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – G Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with G Gaenslen, J. J., M. D., to Gen. Benj. McCulloch, August 28, 1861; chief surgeon staff Maj. Gen. T. C. Hindman, March 4, 1863. Gage, Robert S., maj., com’y to Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Clingman, July, 1862; maj., C. S. to Gen. Ripley, July 22, August, 1863. Gaillard, E. S., surg., M. D. to Maj. Gen. G. W. Smith, May 14, June and August, 1862 at Richmond December 10, 1863. Gailor, Frank P., maj., Q. M. to Gen. S. A. M. Wood, October, 1862. Gaines, James … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – I Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with I Inson, W. H., maj. and Q. M. to Gen. J. B. Grayson, September 11, 1861; maj., P. M. and Q. M.; staff of Brig. Gen. Joseph Finegan, October 11, 1861-November, 1862; maj., P. M. and Q. M.; staff of Brig. Gen. J. H. Trapier, February 1, 1862; maj., Q. M. at Quincy, Fla., June 30, 1864. Inge, William M., capt., A. A. G. to Brig. Gen. Richard Griffith, November-December 10, 1861; maj., A. A. A. G. to Brig. Gen. Charles Clark, April 6 and 7, … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – D Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with D Dabney, Ed. H., capt., A. C. S. to Brig. Gen. Lewis Hebert, Maury’s division, Army of the West, Feb. 8, 1863. Dabney, Chiswell, lieut., A. D. C. to Brig. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart Dec. 20, 1861; capt., A. A. G. to Brig. Gen. J. B. Gordon 1S63 same, to report to R. E. Lee Nov. 2, 1863; capt., A. I. G. to Brig. Gen. Rufus Barringer 1863 to Nov. 4, 1864. Dabney, Frederick Y., lieut., Eng. Corps., Feb. 15, 1862 lieut. engrs., staff of … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – C Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with C Cabell, E. C., maj., P. M. to Maj. Gen. S. Price, July 13, 1863. Maj., Q. M. to same, March 8, 1864. Cabell, Henry C., col., C. A. to Maj. Gen. L. McLaws, October to December, 1862. Cabell, J. G., surg., at Richmond, December 10, 1863. Cabell, W. L., maj., Q. M. in Department of Richmond, March 16, 1861. Chief Q. M. Army of the Potomac. Maj., chief Q. M. to Gen. G. T. Beauregard, July 8, 1861. On duty with General Van Dorn at … Read more

The Battle of White Bird Canon

The Wallowa Valley is fifteen or twenty miles east of the Grande Ronde Valley in eastern Oregon, and had long been a bone of contention between the whites and a band of non-treaty Nez Percé Indians under Chief Joseph. The whites claimed the right of settlement under the United States Land Acts, and while no determined effort on their part was made to take up homestead, preemption or other claims, yet they kept it as a grazing ground for their cattle, while the Indians denied them the right to such privileges, claiming to themselves the entire control of the valley … Read more

Washington Pioneers and Solders in the Indian War

David Shelton, son of Lewis Shelton and Nancy Gladdin, his wife, and grandson of Roderick Shelton and Usley Willard, his wife, of Virginia, was born in Buncombe County, Virginia, Sept. 15, 1812, migrating with his parents to Missouri territory in 1819. He married Frances Willson, born in Kentucky, May 30, 1837, and removed in 1838 to the Platte Purchase, settling near St Joseph, where he lived until 1847, when he emigrated to Oregon, taking up a claim on Sauvé Island, which he sold in 1848, and went to the California gold mines, returning to Portland in 1849, where he remained … Read more

Second Regiment of Washington Volunteers

The 2d regiment of Washington volunteers was officered, so far as the official correspondence shows, as follows: Company A, Capt. Edward Lander; 1st Lieut A. A. Denny. Vice H. H. Peixotto resigned; 2d Lieut D. A. Neely; H. A. Smith surgeon; Strength 33 rank and file. Non-com officers, John Henning, C. D. Biven, J. Ross, Jacob Wibbens, James Fielding, Walter Graham, David Manner, Asa Fowler. Company B, Capt. Gilmore Hays, promoted to major by election; 1st Lieut A. B. Rabbeson, elected Capt. Vice Hays; 1st Lieut Van Ogle, vice Rabbeson, and John Brady, vice Van Ogle, commanded lastly by Captain … Read more

Southern Battalion of Washington

The southern battalion consisted of the Washington Mounted Rifles, Capt. H. J. G. Maxon, Company D, Capt. Achilles, who was succeeded by Lieut Powell, and two Oregon companies, one Company, K, under Francis M. P. Goff, of Marion County, and another, Company J, under Bluford Miller of Polk County. Oregon Statesman, March 11 and May 20, 1856. For convenience of reference, they are named here: Company A, organized and commanded by Lieut-Col Edward Lander Walla Walla County, organized out of friendly Chehalis and Cowlitz Indians by Sidney S. Ford, Capt. Clarke County Rangers, organized by Capt. William Kelly Company E, … Read more

An Account of the McGillivray Family, The Revolutionary War

History of Alabama and incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi, from the earliest period

War had now raged between the mother country and her colonies of North America for more than three years. It had become fierce and sanguinary along the Atlantic. But the people of West Florida, whose government was composed chiefly of military dependencies, had hitherto enjoyed peace. They were mostly loyal subjects of the King. But now, even in this remote region, the contest began to be felt. The Creek Indians were relied upon, mainly, by the British authorities, to harass the Whig inhabitants of Georgia and Carolina. They had stationed at Hickory Ground, the site of the lower suburbs of … Read more

The Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery

In the Defences. Guard mount

It was in November, 1863, that the War Department orders were issued changing the Nineteenth Infantry to a regiment of heavy artillery, which Governor Buckingham denominated the Second Connecticut. Artillery drill had for some time been part of its work, and the general efficiency and good record of the regiment in all particulars was responsible for the change, which was a welcome one, as the artillery was considered a very desirable branch of the service, and the increase in size gave prospects of speedier promotions. Recruiting had been necessary almost all the time to keep the regiment up to the … Read more