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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 85 (search)
eneral Elzey drawing up his own and General Taylor's brigades in position. I at once determined to meet the enemy on the ground selected by General Elzey. On the morning of the eighth, the enemy advanced, driving in the Fifteenth Alabama, Colonel Cantey, from their post on picket. The regiment made a gallant resistance, enabling me to take position at leisure. The camp-fires left by the regiment — no tents or any thing else — were the camps from which the enemy report to have driven us. Aty state that our handsome success on the right was due to the judicious position selected, as well as to the game spirit and eagerness of the men. The flank movement to the right, totally unexpected by the enemy, and handsomely carried out by Colonel Cantey, completed our success, and although we failed to take their battery, it was not attributable to unskilful manoeuvring, but to one of those accidents which often decide the result of battles and partial engagements. To the bearing of all t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
ery severe loss in field officers, besides suffering in rank and file, was driven off the field: but the line was held by part of Trimble's brigade, consisting of a portion of the Fifteenth Alabama regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Trentler, Colonel Cantey, with the balance, having accidentally become separated from the regiment, and the Twenty-first Georgia regiment, under Major Hooper. I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of these troops, which were immediately under my observation. Thearge. During the late campaign in the Valley, Captain Brown's company was detached as scouts, and he rendered very effective service in this capacity, giving much valuable information, and proving himself a most capable and brave officer. Captain Cantey, Fifteenth Alabama regiment, accidentally separated from his regiment in the confusion, succeeded, with the assistance of Captain G. C. Brown, A. A. G., just returned from carrying orders, in rallying a number of fugitives, whom he led again
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), Chapter 16: (search)
afterward added, from Savannah, and assigned to Walker's division. Cantey's brigade was brought from Mobile to Rome. The strength of the ahe effective total present was reported at 41,434. The addition of Cantey's brigade brought in about 2,000 effectives, Mercer's brigade aboutalry and the cadets of the Georgia military institute, supported by Cantey's brigade. The cadets made reputation in this fight, which was amo43 wounded. The corps which suffered most was Hood's; the division, Cantey's. Sherman says he lost 2,747 at Resaca alone. After leaving Cassvolk's army of Mississippi with Johnston were Loring's, French's and Cantey's, with artillery. The army under Johnston thus increased, numberering's division up to 1,062. Walthall had a similar experience. Cantey's brigade on the right swept everything before it until it struck t of gallant officers. Walthall, with the divisions of Reynolds and Cantey, attacked with great vigor and persistence, and lost 152 officers a
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12: (search)
der Col. John E. Murray, the Sixth and Seventh under Col. Samuel G. Smith, and the Eighth and Nineteenth under Col. George F. Baucum. Brig.-Gen. Francis A. Shoup, Hardee's old artillery captain, was chief of artillery, which included Captain Key's battery, of Hardee's corps, and Wiggins' battery with the cavalry. McNair's brigade, which had been sent after Chickamauga to Jackson, Miss., to meet Sherman's operations in that quarter, reached Johnston's army early in May, and was attached to Cantey's division, which, after General Polk's arrival, was attached to his corps, the army of Mississippi. On March 5th, Col. D. H. Reynolds, of the First Arkansas rifles, Churchill's old regiment, and at the time in command of the brigade, had been promoted to brigadier-general. General Reynolds was a native of Iowa, who had made his home in Chicot county, Ark., where he was a lawyer in high standing when the war began. The brigade had its former gallant regiments: First rifles, Col. Lee L. Ra
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
roops fought. At 9:40 p. m., Major-General Hooker, reporting his failure at Mill creek gap (defended by Stewart, Cheatham and Bate) to General Sherman, said: General Geary failed to take it; with his force it is impossible. On the 16th General Hooker reported that his loss up to the 15th was 760 wounded. On the night of the 12th the army of Tennessee (Hardee's corps in advance) moved to Resaca, Vaughan's brigade of Cheatham's division having already been sent to the support of Brigadier-General Cantey. On the arrival of Hardee's corps it was fiercely attacked by the army of the Ohio, commanded by Major-General Schofield, and Palmer's corps, with the result that Gen. Geo. H. Thomas reported to the commanding general under date of May 14th, that the position in front of Palmer and Schofield cannot be carried, adding, Howard's corps is moving in on Schofield's left. With this force, heavy skirmishing with frequent assaults continued for three days. Failing in an attack on Cheatham
The Daily Dispatch: December 18, 1860., [Electronic resource], Camden (S. C.) Races (search)
Camden (S. C.) Races --Friday.--For the first race, mile heats, the entries were Doswell's Ninet and Cantey's horse. Ninet was victorious. For the two-mile heats, second race, Fanny Washington and Julia Cooper were entered. Fanny Washington was successful.
The Daily Dispatch: July 22, 1861.., [Electronic resource], The recent flag of truce from President Davis to Abraham Lincoln. (search)
South Carolina Volunteers. --The Second Regiment of South Carlina Volunteers arrived in this vicinity on Saturday morning last, via Petersburg Railroad. It numbers nearly one thousand men. Rev. J N. Craige, the Chaplain, is a native of Augusta county, Va. The following is a list of staff and company officers: Colonel, J D Blanding; Lieut. Colonel, D. W. Ray; Major, J M Steadman; Adjutant, J. H. Witherspoon; Quartermaster, T. D. Fraser; Commissary, W E. Dick; Surgeon, Dr. R L. Crawford; Assistant Surgeon, Dr. John I. Bossard; Chaplain, Rev J N. Craige; Sergeant Major, B. W Edwards; Quartermaster Sergeant, R C McFeddin. The Regiment--Lancaster Greys, Captain Wilie; State-Right Guards, Capt. Adams; Kershaw Troop, Captain Cantey; Blanding Blues, Capt. Walker; Sumter Greys, Capt. Harrington; Clarendon Blues, Capt. Whit- worth; Chickora Guards, Capt. Cololough; Pickens Sentinels, Captain Lee; Cowpens Guards, Capt. Foster; Hartsville Light Infantry, Capt. Coker.
The Daily Dispatch: December 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
The New Alabama member. --The successor, in the Provisional Congress, of Hon. John. G. Shorter, (now Governor of the State of Alabama) is Gen. Corneize Robinson, of Lowndes county. Gen. R. is a gentleman of the into intelligence, elevated character, and in distinguished for his devotion to the cause of the South. Of his large means he has freely to promote the separation of the South from her Yankee oppressors. Gen. E. Benson, like the eloquent Congressmen from Hen. Duncan F. Konder, is a true turfman, For some years he has acted as President of the Montgomery (Ala.) Jockey Club, and has always had a nigh reputation, among turfmen, for his knowledge of the rales, and strict impartiality. With bacon and Cantey heading regiments in the full, and Ketpor and Robinson representing their States in the Confederate Congress, the Southern turf snows itself still the arena of chivalrous gentleman.