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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 116 6 Browse Search
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as assigned to the command of the powder division, an important and complicated duty, which could not have been better performed. Surgeon Phillips and Assistant Surgeon Garnett were prompt and attentive in the discharge of their duties ; their kind and considerate care of the wounded, and the skill and ability displayed in the t came under their charge, and justly entitled them to the confidence of officers and crew. I beg leave to call the attention of the department to the case of Doctor Garnett. He stands deservedly high in his profession, is at the head of the list of assistant surgeons, and there being a vacancy, in consequence of the recent death of Surgeon Blacknall, I should be much gratified if Doctor Garnett could be promoted to it. The engines and machinery, upon which so much depended, performed much better than was expected. This is due to the intelligence, experience, and coolness of Acting Chief-Engineer Ramsey. His efforts were ably seconded by his assistan
Hays, the latter under Colonel Forno, diverging to the right, took position on the western slope of Slaughter's Mountain. Jackson's own division, under Brigadier-General Wilder, was placed on the left of the road — Campbell's brigade, Lieutenant-Colonel Garnett commanding, being on the left; Taliaferro's parallel to the road, supporting the batteries; and Winder's own brigade, under Colonel Roland, in reserve. Lawton's brigade, having been detached by General Jackson to guard the train, was pscene of action between three and four P. M. His troops, much exhausted by a long, rapid march and the heat of the day, were disposed on both sides of the turnpike. General D. R. Jones, with three of his brigades, those of Pickett, (under General Garnett,) Kemper, and Jenkins, (under Colonel Walker,) together with Evans's brigade, was posted along the mountain on the left; General Hood, with his own and Whiting's brigade, under Colonel Law, Drayton's, and D. R. Jones's, under Colonel G. T. A
n a temporary foot-bridge being constructed. I sent Lieutenant Garnett to recall Colonel Neff's regiment from picket, and teces in front, and in a commanding position. I sent Lieutenant Garnett, and afterward Captain Poague, to look for a positioue to move with a Parrott gun to the right, and sent Lieutenant Garnett to Carpenter to endeavor to place his section so as eir arms to the right, under the woods, I despatched Lieutenant Garnett to order them forward rapidly to press the enemy's rm, and was told he had ordered up other troops. Lieutenant-Colonel Garnett, Forty-eighth regiment, came up, reporting for onts. To my staff, Captain O'Brien, Lieutenants Howard and Garnett, I tender my sincere thanks for their assistance in transmrise, on the morning of the ninth, I was directed by Lieutenant Garnett to draw in my pickets and join my brigade at once. g to Colonel Walker, the Major accidentally met with Lieutenant Garnett, and soon after with General Winder and General Jack
ty-third regiment, and Lieutenants Howard and Garnett, of my staff, particularly attracted my admire's batteries were brought into action near Mr. Garnett's overseer's house, and, after a quarter ofss and gallantry. In one of the actions, (at Garnett's farm,) he had his horse shot under him. nt was in line of battle along the fence near Garnett's spring. Accordingly, I immediately orderedhis regiment was relieved from picket duty at Garnett's farm on the night of the twenty-sixth ultimd to occupy and hold the trenches in front of Garnett's farm, where we remained until about two o'co proceed to a skirt of woods, on the left of Garnett's farm, in command of the Fifteenth Georgia rt. Reports of Captain Dawson of battle of Garnett's farm. bivouac, Eighth Georgia regiment, Garnett's farm, July 28, 1862. Lieutenant C. C. Hardwick, A. A. G., Third Brigade, First Divisionthe terrible fire of the enemy's batteries at Garnett's farm and at the railroad; they showed that [31 more...]
tion of Kemper's brigade, Pickett's brigade, commanded by Brigadier-General Garnett, and Jenkins's brigade, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel W top, and, under orders from General Longstreet, placed Kemper and Garnett, supported by Jenkins's brigade, in position on the ridge to the ls. My command had been further reduced on the right, by detaching Garnett's brigade to the front of the town, leaving me, for the defence ofto support, with my brigade, the batteries under the command of Major Garnett, who was attacking the enemy at Rappahannock Station, with furtboroa and crossing a branch, this brigade, in conjunction with General Garnett's, marched by the right flank to a church, some mile and a halght, and formed in line of battle midway up the mountain, with General Garnett's brigade on my left. Having thrown out skirmishers preparatolate in the evening, across a ravine, to the right, with Kemper's, Garnett's, and Drayton's brigades, where it remained, under a heavy fire o