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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Historical sketch of the Rockbridge artillery, C. S. Army, by a member of the famous battery. (search)
and left August 2d. The next pay-roll was made out near Port Royal as of December 31, 1862, and the record of the movements of the battery since its last preceding muster of October 31, 1862, near Berryville, is very brief, and as follows: November 1st, marched to Berry's Ferry; 4th, to White Post; 10th, to Winchester; 21st, started to East Virginia [no route indicated], and after fourteen successive days' marching, camped near Rappahannock Academy in Caroline county, reaching it on December 4th; 10th, went six miles below Port Royal, and was engaged with the enemy's gunboats; on the night of December 12th, went to Fredericksburg [starting last and from furthest point down the river, and getting ahead of all the intervening artillery by impressing a guide and taking a back road]; engaged in battle the 13th, losing one lieutenant [John Baxter McCorkle] killed, five privates [Joseph S. Agner, John R. Beard, Randolph Fairfax, John Fuller, William G. Montgomery] killed, and ten priv