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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Annual reunion of Pegram Battalion Association in the Hall of House of Delegates , Richmond, Va. , May 21st , 1886 . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of the conduct of General George H. Steuart 's brigade from the 5th to the 12th of May , 1864 , inclusive. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Stonewall brigade at Chancellorsville . (search)
The Stonewall brigade at Chancellorsville. by General William Terry.
It has recently come to my knowledge that Captain Landon, in a memorial address at Raleigh, North Carolina, made the statement that in the battle of Chancellorsville, in May, 1863, a certain famous brigade behaved in a most cowardly manner, and refused to advance when ordered to do so. I have no defence to make for that brigade, nor do I know them.
Captain Landon did not name the brigade to which he referred, but I am informed that he stated afterwards that he referred to the Stonewall Brigade.
This is a total mistake, and does the grossest injustice to as brave a body of men as ever carried a musket.
So far as the part taken by that brigade in that engagement is concerned, I am entirely familiar with it, as I commanded the Fourth Virginia infantry, one of its regiments, and therefore know, from personal observation, what I write.
I need not go over the history of General Jackson's flank movement and i