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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sketch of Longstreet's division — Yorktown and Williamsburg. (search)
were no operations until late in the afternoon, when an affair took place, which might have proved very serious had the Federal Commander, General Sumner, been aggressive or appreciated that he possessed great superiority in numbers. About noon General Sumner had ordered General Hancock, with five regiments and a battery The Sixth and Seventh Maine, Fifth Wisconsin, Thirty-third New York, and Forty-ninth Pennsylvania regiments, and Coner's New York battery of six guns. from his own, and Davidson's brigades of Smith's division, to make a wide detour towards the York river, and take a position upon the Confederate flank. Crossing Cub Dam Creek, General Hancock came upon the line of redans before mentioned, as extending across the Peninsula, and finding the two nearest the York unoccupied, he took possession of them and of a strong natural position on a commanding ridge between them, and having sent for reinforcements opened with his battery upon the two redans between him and Fort M
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 5.44 (search)
Gibbon, J. F. McRee, Ed. G. Higginbotham, Wesley M. Campbell, George E. Trescot. Seventh regiment. Colonels: Reuben P. Campbell, Ed. Graham Haywood, William Lee Davidson. Lieutenant-Colonels: Ed. Graham Haywood, Junius L. Hill, Wm. Lee Davidson, J. McLeod Turner. Majors: Edward D. Hall, Junius L. Hill, Robert S. Young, Wm. Lee Davidson, J. McLeod Turner. Majors: Edward D. Hall, Junius L. Hill, Robert S. Young, Robert B. McRae, Wm. Lee Davidson, J. McLeod Turner, James G. Harris. Adjutants: J. A. Cunningham, John E. Brown, Frank D. Stockton, Ives Smedes, John M. Pearson. Quartermasters; William A. Eliason, John Hughes. Commissaries: William H. Sanford, Thos. Hall McKoy. Surgeon: Wesley M. Campbell. Assistant Surgeons: WillWm. Lee Davidson, J. McLeod Turner, James G. Harris. Adjutants: J. A. Cunningham, John E. Brown, Frank D. Stockton, Ives Smedes, John M. Pearson. Quartermasters; William A. Eliason, John Hughes. Commissaries: William H. Sanford, Thos. Hall McKoy. Surgeon: Wesley M. Campbell. Assistant Surgeons: William Ed. White, Alfred W. Wiseman, J. R. Fraley. Chaplain: M. M. Marshall. Eighteenth regiment. Colonels: James D. Radcliffe, Robert H. Cowan, Thomas J. Purdie, John D. Barry. Lieutenant-Colonels: O. P. Meares, Thomas J. Purdie, Forney George, John W. McGill. Majors: George Tait, Forney George, R. M. DeVane, John D. Ba
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of the war. (search)
ollow me. Without hesitation, they jumped the the fence, and at the corner of the court-house lot on the sidewalk leading from the church to the hotel, I, without the slightest knowledge of tactics, commenced to form them into two files. I had nearly completed my work, when hearing a disturbance at the head of the column, I walked rapidly up the line to hear what was the matter. Nearing the head of the column, I heard Lieutenant-Colonel Ewell, in his impetuous way, say to one of the men (Davidson), What, sir, do you dispute my authority? To which the young man, in a very proper manner replied, I do sir, until I know you have a right to exercise it. Taking in the situation, and aware that The Rifles and this officer were strangers to each other, I at once said, Men, this is Lieutenant-Colonel Ewell, your commanding officer, a gallant soldier, in whom you may place every confidence. Of course this ended the trouble. The men might well be excused for doubting Colonel Ewell, for whe
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of the First battle of Manassas. (search)
rrative of the personal incidents of the battle of the Seven Pines, the bloodiest fight, as far as my command was concerned, in which I ever was engaged. Relative losses. Colonel Evans began the fight with the subjoined force and lost during the day as follows:  Officers killed.Men killed.Officers wounded.Men wounded.Aggregate. Fourth South Carolina, Col. Sloan11097090 First Louisiana Battalion, Maj. Wheat 853346 Company Cavalry, Capt. Terry 1 12 Artillery, two guns, Lieut. Davidson   11  11914105139 Force estimated at 1,300 men. The above command was relieved by General Bee's Brigade, consisting of  Officers killed.Men killed.Officers wounded.Men wounded.Aggregate. Seventh Georgia, Col. Barton11812122153 Eighth Georgia, Col.------3386153200 Fourth Alabama, Col. Jones4366151197 Second Mississippi, Col. Falkner421379107 Two companies, Mississippi, Maj. Liddell 7 2128  1212027526685 2,800 muskets. Colonel Hampton's Legion fought through t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 9.91 (search)
Tennessee, (Prov. Army.) 7th Tennessee. 14th Tennessee. Thomas's Brigade. Brig.-Gen. E. L. Thomas. 14th Georgia. 19th Georgia. In Archer's brigade August 9th, according to his report of Cedar Run or Slaughter Mountain, and in Thomas's brigade August 30th, according to Surgeon Guild's report of casualties. 35th Georgia. 45th Georgia. 49th Georgia. Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel R. L. Walker. Braxton's Virginia Battery, (Fredericksburg Artillery.) Crenshaw's Virginia Battery. Davidson's Virginia Battery, (Letcher Artillery.) Latham's North Carolina, (Branch Artillery.) McIntosh's South Carolina Battery, (Pee Dee Artillery.) Pegram's Virginia Battery, (Purcell Artillery.) Ewell's division. Major-General R. S. Ewell. Brigadier-General A. R. Lawton. Lawton's Brigade. Brig.-Gen. A. R. Lawton. Colonel M. Douglass. 13th Georgia. 26th Georgia. 31st Georgia. 38th Georgia. 60th Georgia. 61st Georgia. Early's Brigade. Brig.-Gen. J. A. Early. 13th Virginia. 25th