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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Lane's Corps of sharpshooters. (search)
morning, followed by a crowd of laughing, ragged Rebels, he marched seven prisoners to headquarters, and with a merry good morning, reported: I couldn't get that promised Yankee for General Lee, but I caught seven Dutchmen. They were sent at once to division headquarters with a note from the brigadier, giving the credit of the capture to Wooten, and stating that if General Lee could make anything out of their foreign gibberish. it was more than he could. After our line had been broken by Grant in the spring of 1865, and the brigade driven from the works, this corps very materially helped to retake the same works as far as the Jones Farm road, where it was confronted by two long lines of battle and a strong skirmish line. To escape death or capture, the brigade was ordered back to Battery Gregg and Howard's Dam, near Battery 45. In the retreat to Appomattox Courthouse this corps was kept very busy, and it was often engaged when not a shot was fired by any of the regiments. F
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Personal reminiscences of the last days of Lee and his Paladins. (search)
y warrior hands, and of a coming morning of unspeakable sorrow, when slowly and sullenly it was furled forever. When, in the memorable campaign of 1864, Lee and Grant, on the 18th of June, confronted each other in the trenches at Petersburg, I was in the city, assigned to duty as senior surgeon, or executive officer, in charge ortillery halted, or parked, as I afterwards learned, and it was here (we know now, that which few knew then), that General Lee opened his first correspondence with Grant in reference to the surrender of the army; and it was a short distance further on that they seemed to be lightening the load of head-quarter's wagons by destroyingfolk. Well, our sergeant carried us back to the picket lines, and delivered us to General Devens, who was afterwards attorney general of the United States under Grant. He received us courteously, and finding out who we were, called up his surgeon, and we were offered coffee and requested to make ourselves comfortable. The gene
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Glowing tribute to General R. E. Lee. (search)
orsville with 120,000 men confronted by Hooker with 40,000. Suppose, for one moment, that at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Lee, with 125,000 had moved against Grant with 45,000 men—where would Grant's place in history be to-day? The journey to Richmond was interrupted at Gordonsville, and there I saw Colonel Lee uncheck hisGrant's place in history be to-day? The journey to Richmond was interrupted at Gordonsville, and there I saw Colonel Lee uncheck his trunk, as we had to do in those days, and have it transferred to the Richmond train. I can remember distinctly as I stood at his elbow, that I said to myself—here is a man who is destined to high command, and as I am going to follow him, I will take a good look at him. I studied every feature of his face, and though his countenaWashington, without his reward! Other heroes, having won great fame, sullied it by some selfish folly or unworthy act. Marlborough was a great gift-taker—so was Grant. Sherman fought for plunder, and malicious, fiendish revenge—so, did Hannibal. Yea, even now it seems good unto the modern warriors, by land and sea, to tarni
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Official report of the history Committee of the Grand Camp C. V., Department of Virginia. (search)
e war had ended, it would have resulted in the freedom of slave, and as surely with the success of the South as with that of the North, although perhaps not so promptly. We are warranted in this conclusion, from several considerations —（1) It was conclusively shown in our last Report, that we did not fight for the continuation of slavery, and that a large majority of our soldiers were non-slaveholders; (2) That our great leader, General Lee, had freed his slaves before the war, whilst General Grant held on to his until they were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation; and (3) Whilst Mr. Lincoln issued that proclamation, he said in his first inaugural: I have no purpose directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. Emancipation of slaves. With the success of the South, we believe emancipation would have followed by some method of compensati
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.31 (search)
eir muskets in the air, which action led the Confederates on our left to believe that we were being given no quarter, and they began shelling poor and gallant Fort Gregg. After an hour's hard fighting the garrison of 160 Mississippians and 80 artillerists serving as infantry and two guns, assailed by one or two divisions of Ord's corps, inflicted a loss of about 1000 in killed and wounded. The loss in the fort was about 50 or 60 men. After being removed from the fort we were taken near Grant's observatory, where each man's name and command was taken by a federal officer, seated in an open buggy, who, to say the least, was the biggest ruffian it was the writer's misfortune to meet. From there we were taken to City Point, and from there to Point Lookout, Md., and remained until the end of July, 1865, when we were paroled. It is pleasant to say that after all these long years the four members of the Donaldsonville Artillery who were engaged in this desperate struggle are still
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Confederate airship. (search)
A Confederate airship. The Artis Avis which was to destroy Grant's Army. A few days ago a person who had been reading an account of an experimental trip of Count Zeppelin's airship remarked that in a few more years people will travel in the air instead of on the solid earth. Iron and steel rails will lose their value, bwas introduced as Professor Blank. The old soldiers crowded around and took their seats on the ground and he unfolded his scheme for demoralizing and driving away Grant's army. He had just invented an airship. In shape it was something like a bird, and for that reason he had called it Artis Avis, or, The Bird of Art, which was up with the iron horse without pulling on the rope. The Professor concluded his remarks by saying he needed a little more money to make birds enough to destroy Grant's army, and asked the old soldiers to contribute one dollar each to the cause. Many of them did, and the Professor moved on and disappeared. No doubt many of t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Mrs. Jefferson Davis. (search)
y brother's papers were several letters from him relating to political affairs in Mississippi. On my entering Richmond, April 12, 1865, I became a guest of James H. Grant, whose house adjoined the Davis mansion, and Mrs. Grant was one of Mrs. Davis' intimate friends. At that time Mrs. Grant related to Mrs. Curtis and myself maMrs. Grant was one of Mrs. Davis' intimate friends. At that time Mrs. Grant related to Mrs. Curtis and myself many incidents of Mrs. Davis' kindness to the soldiers and afflicted people of Richmond. I came to know at the close of the war many Mississippians, every one of whom I have been able to count my friend. In my congressional service I was fortunate in having the support of the Mississippi delegation, as I did generally those of Mrs. Grant related to Mrs. Curtis and myself many incidents of Mrs. Davis' kindness to the soldiers and afflicted people of Richmond. I came to know at the close of the war many Mississippians, every one of whom I have been able to count my friend. In my congressional service I was fortunate in having the support of the Mississippi delegation, as I did generally those of the South for every measure I introduced, and I was glad to assure Mrs. Davis of my appreciation of the action of her friends, which aided me in the passage of many measures calculated to promote the interests of my district. I was also glad of the opportunity to tell her how much she has, by her influence and power, contribut
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard. (search)
o the general strategy of the Virginia campaign is here necessary. Grant, made commander-in-chief of all the armies of the United States a fnumbering about 52,000 men of all arms. The city of Richmond was Grant's objective, and he proposed to move upon it by the direct overlandmament, was entrusted to General B. F. Butler. On the 4th of May Grant crossed the Rapidan and commenced his overland march. On the same ceived on the night of the 9th, that Lee was in full retreat before Grant, he determined to turn north and assist in the capture of Richmond. a succinct account of the last engagements up to the 12th, between Grant and Lee, with the then position of those armies. Instantly devisind movement, throw his victorious force across the river, and strike Grant upon his left flank, while General Lee should attack him in front. lace himself in position for the supreme co-operative effort. With Grant along the Chickahominy, but a few hours were needed for Beauregard,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Crenshaw Battery, Pegram's Battalion, Confederate States Artillery. (search)
Ford was one of the first points seized by General Grant in his campaign against Richmond. And her series of battles which lasted for days. General Grant had consolidated the numerous divisions in was to remain in the Valley. It is said that Grant's army would fill any road in the State for mos well as privates, would not permit. Whereas Grant, after butchering his men here at Cold Harbor,field. After pontooning the James the army of Grant was now where it might have been at any time wating him in every battle, thereby causing General Grant to be more prudent in the management of hiesume the march. After it became known that Grant had crossed the larger part of his army to thehat was afterwards known as Fort Gregg. General Grant now saw the futility of an attack in frontwere not destined to remain quiet long, as General Grant was constantly endeavoring to find a weak to be quiet, doing only the camp duty, yet General Grant, drawing the net closer around the thin, l[10 more...]