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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Operations against Newbern in 1864 . (search)
Operations against Newbern in 1864.
Report of General Pickett.
Headquarters Department North Carolina, February 15, 1864.
General,--I have the honor to report that, in accordance with instructions received from General Lee, under date of January 20, 1864, the expedition left Kingston as follows:
General Barton with his own brigade and that of Kemper, and three regiments of Ranson's, eight rifle-pieces, six Napoleons, and six hundred cavalry on the morning of the 30th ultimo to cross the Trent and take the works in front of Newbern, in reverse, and prevent the enemy being reinforced by land or water.
Later in the day I sent off the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Virginia to report to Colonel Dearing on the north side of the Neuse river — with this three pieces of artillery,--Whitford's regiment, and three hundred cavalry.
He was to have attacked, if practicable, Fort Anderson --Barrington's. Commander Wood, of the navy, with his boat party, left on the 31st ultimo, and I, w
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), An official paper which was never sent. (search)
An official paper which was never sent.
The following letter explains itself.
We should be glad to learn something more concerning the lieutenants who wrote the document quoted:
Council bluffs, Iowa, February 11, 1881. Dr. J. W. Jones, Secretary Southern Historical Society:
Dear Sir,--In the winter of 1864 and the spring of 1865 I served in the Army of the Potomac, in front of Petersburg, and was present during the last gallant efforts of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Upon reaching the inside of the Confederate works in the vicinity of the point where the Weldon railroad crossed the trenches I saw a bunch of papers, the one corner of which lay in a pool of blood.
Near by was also the shattered carriage of a gun, indicating that one of our shells had dismounted it. Everywhere were the signs of a desperate struggle, though the dead and wounded had been removed.
I picked up the package of papers, supposing that some poor fellow had dropped them as he fell, and they might lea
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Lee 's offensive policy in the campaign of 1864 . (search)
General Lee's offensive policy in the campaign of 1864.
It is a very popular error to speak of General Lee as acting on the defensive in the campaign of 1864, and of his retreating before General Grant.
The truth is that from the day Grant crossed the Rapidan until (after losing nearly twice as many men as Lee had) he sat down to the siege of Petersburg — a position which he could have occupied at first without firing a gun or losing a man — Lee never made a move except to meet and fight 1864, and of his retreating before General Grant.
The truth is that from the day Grant crossed the Rapidan until (after losing nearly twice as many men as Lee had) he sat down to the siege of Petersburg — a position which he could have occupied at first without firing a gun or losing a man — Lee never made a move except to meet and fight the enemy, and that on the whole campaign he craved nothing so much as an open field and a fair fight.
He again and again expressed himself to that effect, and always said that if the enemy were allowed to besiege Richmond the result would be a mere question of time.
The following letter to one of his corps commanders brings out clearly his views and purposes.
If General Grant had not crossed the James and advanced on Petersburg, Lee would have attacked him in his works, and have tried on
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Stuart 's last dispatch. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), History of Lane 's North Carolina brigade . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), [from the Wilmington journal , 1864 .] (search)
[from the Wilmington journal, 1864.]
Tribute to North Carolina.--letter from General Lee.
We have been permitted to make the following extract of a letter from General Lee to Governor Vance, complimenting the North Carolina troops for their glorious victory achieved at Reames's Station.
This tribute from the great hero of this revolution is the highest honor that could be paid to North Carolina.
Let every soldier treasure it up as a memento of inestimable value:
Headquarters army of Northern Virginia, August 29th, 1864. His Excellency Z. B. Vance, Governor of North Carolina:
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I have been frequently called upon to mention the services of North Carolina soldiers in this army, but their gallantry and conduct were never more deserving the admiration than in the engagement at Reames's Station on the 25th instant.
The brigades of Generals Cook, McRae and Lane, the last under the temporary command of General Conner, advanced through a thick abattis of fel
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The advance on Washington in 1864 . (search)
The advance on Washington in 1864.
Letter from General J. A. Early.To the Editor of the Republican:
That writers on the Federal or Union side in the late war between the States, should continue to magnify the numbers in the Confederate ar ly did have the iron works of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens burned in 1863, and the town of Chambersburg was burned by my orders in 1864 as an act of retaliation, after a refusal to comply with a demand upon the town for compensation for some burning that Gen within the limits of my command.
I also levied contributions on the towns of York, Pa., in 1863, and Frederick, Md., in 1864.
All these acts were in accordance with the laws of war, and if I had ordered the burning of Blair's house I would not no med.
It is as follows: Return of Middle Military Department, General P. H. Sheridan commanding: The latest August return, 1864, shows in the field--
General Crook's command, present for duty21,006
General Wright's command, present for duty11,956
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sherman 's campaign in Mississippi in winter of 1864 . (search)
Sherman's campaign in Mississippi in winter of 1864.
Report of General Ross.
Headquarters Texas brigade, I. C. D., Benton, Miss., March 13th, 1864.
Captain,--In compliance with your call for a report of the operations of this brigade, on the Yazoo river, during the recent advance of the enemy, under General Sherman, I have the honor to submit the following — to wit:
Immediately upon the return of my command from the Mississippi river, about the 20th January, I received an order from the Division Commander to take position near Benton, Miss., and was charged with guarding the country west of Big Black river.
A few days subsequently, Colonel Mabry, of the Third Regiment Texas Cavalry, commanding the brigade in my absence, received orders to move to the vicinity of Mechanicsburg, at which place the command arrived on the evening of the 26th.
Being informed by the scouts in front that a large foraging party was moving upon the Ridge road from Vicksburg, Col. Mabry attem
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), History of Lane 's North Carolina brigade . (search)
History of Lane's North Carolina brigade. By General James H. Lane.
Campaign of 1864--anecdotes about Captain G. G. Holland, Twenty-Eighth North Carolina troops.
Captain Gold G. Holland, of North Carolina, though a postmaster, a magistrate and over the conscript age, would avail himself of none of these excuses to keep out of the army, but voluntarily entered the Twenty-eighth North Carolina regiment as a private, and rendered himself so conspicuous by his gallantry that he soon won the knapsack on his shoulders, and sometimes he would carry a fying-pan and a camp-stool with him. He was blessed with good health, and though he was in most of the battles of the Army of Northern Virginia, he never was wounded.
During the summer of 1864, he was thrown in command of his regiment, and when it was advancing under fire, on the north side of the James, he rushed in front of it, and extending both hands — sword in right and fryingpan in left — exclaimed, I command the Twenty-eighth Nor
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), History of Lane 's North Carolina brigade (search)
History of Lane's North Carolina brigade by General James H. Lane.
Campaign 1865.
March to Jarratt's Station and back.
During the winter of 1864-5, about the time General Early returned from his Valley campaign, the Federal cavalry made a raid on the Petersburg and Weldon railroad, and our brigade formed a part of the force sent to Jarratt's Station.
On our march to that point we suffered intensely from the hail and the snow, and a high and bitter cold wind.
When we reached the station the enemy had retired, and we had to return to our winter quarters over the hard frozen ground.
On our return one of our brigade, seeing a barefooted Floridian slowly picking his way over the frozen ground, left ranks, and approaching him, said: Look here, mister, I don't know who you are, but I can't stand that.
Taking off his knapsack, he took out a pair of new shoes, put them on, and handed his old ones, a very good pair, to the poor fellow, with the remark: Here, take these, and I wil