Nine Months in the Quartermaster's Department: Or, The Chances for Making a MillionMoore, Wilstach, Keys & Company, Printers, 1862 - 194 halaman |
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... taken by all the Federal troops in Western Virginia , leveled his rifle at the Lieutenant , but fortunately it snapped , when he ordered his men to fire , and in a moment Roberts was a corpse . Thus fell the first rebel in Western ...
... taken by all the Federal troops in Western Virginia , leveled his rifle at the Lieutenant , but fortunately it snapped , when he ordered his men to fire , and in a moment Roberts was a corpse . Thus fell the first rebel in Western ...
Halaman 13
... taken possession of for quarters . So limited were they in number that the men were literally packed to- gether while sleeping . Sickness was engendered , and was the cause of the large return of sick , in the army of Western Virginia ...
... taken possession of for quarters . So limited were they in number that the men were literally packed to- gether while sleeping . Sickness was engendered , and was the cause of the large return of sick , in the army of Western Virginia ...
Halaman 22
... taken possession of , and was occupied by us , in conjunc- tion with Lieutenant Charles Allen , Acting Com- missary of Subsistence , ( a capital officer , ) but was not of sufficient capacity to store the one - hun- dredth part of ...
... taken possession of , and was occupied by us , in conjunc- tion with Lieutenant Charles Allen , Acting Com- missary of Subsistence , ( a capital officer , ) but was not of sufficient capacity to store the one - hun- dredth part of ...
Halaman 28
... taken with them had given out , and the arrival of the train was hailed with delight . They at once surrounded it , and in spite of the Wagon- master , who insisted on being permitted to de- liver the stores to the Quartermaster , they ...
... taken with them had given out , and the arrival of the train was hailed with delight . They at once surrounded it , and in spite of the Wagon- master , who insisted on being permitted to de- liver the stores to the Quartermaster , they ...
Halaman 29
... taken ; and finally , after begging and coaxing , succeeded in obtaining lead - pencil receipts , on slips of paper , not two inches in width ; in two instances on the margin of a newspaper : such vouchers would be scouted at at the ...
... taken ; and finally , after begging and coaxing , succeeded in obtaining lead - pencil receipts , on slips of paper , not two inches in width ; in two instances on the margin of a newspaper : such vouchers would be scouted at at the ...
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anxious appointed arrived Assistant Quartermaster battle of Phillipi became Beyland Brigadier-General Buckhannon bushwhack camp CAPT Captain Charles Leib Captain Leib charge Cheat Mountain Chief Quartermaster Cincinnati citizens Clarksburg Colonel Runnion command declared discharged dollars duty ernment F. H. PIERPONT forage Fourth Artillery friends furnish Gauley Bridge give Government Governor Grafton Harrison County Headquarters HENRY WILSON Hogg horses and wagons hundred Hurst HUTTONVILLE Infantry Kanawha knew large number Lieutenant First Virginia McClellan ment miles Military Committee missary months morning mules obliged officers Ohio paid Parkersburg party pickets possession Quarter Quartermaster's Department rebels received reply Rosecrans Secession Secessionists Second Lieutenant Senate sent soldiers supplies take the oath teams teamsters telegraphed thousand tion took town train transportation troops U. S. Army Union Virginia Cavalry Wagonmaster Washington Western Virginia Wheeling William Craig
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Halaman 61 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee ; for whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest, I will lodge ; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God ; where thou diest I will die, and there will I be buried ; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Halaman 154 - I will support, protect, and defend the constitution and government of the United States, and the constitution and government of the State of Nevada, against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, allegiance, and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution or law of any state convention or legislature to the contrary notwithstanding...
Halaman 154 - ... States against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, allegiance and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution, or law of any state convention or legislature to the contrary notwithstanding; and, further, that I do this with a full determination, pledge and purpose, without any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever; and further, that I will well and faithfully perform all the duties which may be required of me by law. So help me God.
Halaman 96 - Virginia bushwhacker. Thus equipped, he sallies forth with the stealth of the panther, and lies in wait for a straggling soldier, courier, or loyal citizen, to whom the only warning given of his presence, is the sharp click of his deadly rifle. He kills for the sake of killing, and plunders for the love of gain.
Halaman 140 - QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. 959. . . .This department provides the quarters and transportation of the army ; storage and transportation for all army supplies ; army clothing ; camp and garrison equipage ; cavalry and artillery horses ; fuel ; forage ; straw, and stationery.
Halaman 96 - Imagine a stolid, vicious-looking countenance, an ungainly figure, and an awkward, if not ungraceful, spinal curve in the dorsal region, acquired by laziness m and indifference to maintaining an erect posture; a garb of the coarsest texture of home-spun linen, or 'linsey-woolsey,' tattered and torn, and so covered with dirt as not to enable one to guess its original color; a dilapidated, rimless hat, or cap of some wild animal's skin, covering his head, the hair on which had not been combed for months;...
Halaman 99 - ... presence is the sharp click of his deadly rifle. He kills for the sake of killing, and plunders for the sake of gain. Parties of these ferocious beasts, under cover of darkness, frequently steal into a neighborhood, burn the residences of loyal citizens, rob stores, tanyards and farm-houses of everything they can put to use, especially arms, ammunition, leather, clothing, bedding, and salt.
Halaman 96 - The bushwhackers are composed of a class of men who are noted for their ignorance, indolence, duplicity and dishonesty; whose vices and passions peculiarly fit them for the warfare in which they are engaged, and upon which the civilized world looks with horror. Imagine a stolid, vicious-looking countenance, an ungainly figure, and an awkward, if not ungraceful, spinal curve in the dorsal region, acquired by laziness m and indifference to maintaining an erect posture; a garb of the coarsest texture...
Halaman 101 - Beverly, also drew upon us largely. It was sent to these posts at an enormous cost, but that was of no importance, when there was danger of the public animals suffering. Michael Eagan was the only Superintendent of the Express Line who was really efficient. He was the first Courier sent forward, and in the discharge of duty stopped at nothing ; swam streams swollen by the heavy rains of that country ; crossed the mountains when he knew the bushwhacking...
Halaman 96 - ... most contemptible person on the face of God's earth. He is unbearably ignorant and does not know it. He has generally been brought up on the mountains, hog fashion ... He is a small, ferrety-eyed fellow, with hollow lanky cheeks, a thin pointed nose with about seventeen hairs on his chin . . ." "... a class of men who are noted for their ignorance, indolence, duplicity and dishonesty ... a stolid, vicious-looking countenance, an ungainly figure, and an awkward, if not ungraceful, spinal curve...