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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 90 2 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 40 6 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 21 1 Browse Search
Col. J. J. Dickison, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.2, Florida (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 12 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: may 7, 1861., [Electronic resource] 11 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 9 5 Browse Search
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865 7 1 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 6 0 Browse Search
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 5 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 4 2 Browse Search
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rns to Charleston. his instructions left with General Anderson. he demands leave of absence. telegram from he War Department of the assignment of Major-General J. Patton Anderson to the command of the forces in the Stuary, eight days after the battle; and Major-General J. Patton Anderson was sent to Florida, but did not reachng two days and nights, with hardly any rest. General Anderson had not yet assumed command. Immediately afo transfer the command to next officer in rank—General Anderson—who will attack under the orders of the Departston, after leaving definite instructions with General Anderson as to his future conduct to meet impending eved, Camp Milton, Fla., March 20th, 1864. Major-Genl. J. Patton Anderson, Comdg. Dist. of Florida, etc., etc.: front. General Beauregard verbally advised General Anderson, should the enemy advance, to give him battle; week later the following telegram was sent to General Anderson: Charleston, S. C., March 30th, 1864.
Cannot strip north bank of James River. Have you not force sufficient? R. E. Lee, General. Kershaw's division of Anderson's corps, the first of General Lee's forces that arrived at Petersburg, only reached that place on the morning of the 18t We again quote from page 508 of his book: General Lee had ordered General Beauregard not to evacuate his line until Anderson's corps, then moving from Richmond, should relieve him; but, as the demand for troops at Petersburg was so urgent, and there was no prospect that Anderson would get up in time, General Beauregard assumed the responsibility of withdrawing his command to Petersburg. It has already been shown that General Lee never gave—and, in fact, could not have given—such an ordethe City Reservoir, from whence a very good view was had of the whole field, proposed to him that, as soon as Hill's and Anderson's corps should arrive, an attack should be made upon General Grant's left flank and rear. General Lee refused his assen
st of all. The President, without directly assenting to General Beauregard's suggestions as to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, adopted most of them; and Lieutenant-General W. J. Hardee was accordingly assigned to that command, vice Major-General Sam. Jones, who took charge of the Military District of South Carolina; while Major-General Howell Cobb was placed over the Military District of Georgia. Florida had also been put under the command of a major-general (J. Patton Anderson), immediately after the battle of Olustee, or Ocean Pond. Having gone over and concluded these different matters with General Beauregard, the President entered into an interesting and minute account of his recent visit to General Hood's headquarters, at Palmetto, Ga. He praised highly the new Commander of the Army of Tennessee, predicting that he would carry out a different policy from that of General Joseph E. Johnston, who would have retreated ere long—said Mr. Davis—to the very
d Insp.-Genl., Richmond, Va.: Telegram from General Anderson just received from Tallahassee. He is en rout. Charleston, S. C., Feb. 26th, 1864. Major-Genl. J. Patton Anderson, Lake City, Fla.: Assume command of as sent to command the troops in Florida Major-General J. P. Anderson, and transfer the command to him. He wileven miles of Jacksonville. On the 3d Major-General J. Patton Anderson also arrived at Camp Milton, and assumhave for the present organized the force under General Anderson into three brigades, commanded, respectively, lost your lines in front of Bermuda Hundreds. General Anderson thinks they are occupied. He was pushing backk that night, having first procured a guide at General Anderson's headquarters, then established at the very s way to General Lee's headquarters I called at General Anderson's headquarters, at the Hancock house, to tell auregard's assistance. On my return called at General Anderson's again, and joined Kershaw's division of his