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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
entucky cavalry, Lieutenant-Colonel King; Second Kentucky cavalry, Captain Foreman; and Tenth Wisconsin light artillery, Captain Beebe commanding, amounting to two thousand eight hundred (2800) men. The Second brigade, Colonel Smith D. Atkins, Ninety-second Illinois mounted infantry, commanding, was composed of the following regiments, namely, Ninety-second Illinois mounted infantry, Lieutenant-Colonel Van Buskirk; Tenth Ohio cavalry, Lieutenant-Colonel Sanderson; Ninth Ohio cavalry, Colonel Hamilton; Eighth Ohio cavalry, Colonel Heath; squadron First Ohio cavalry, Captain Dazel; and Ninth Michigan cavalry, Colonel Acker, amounting to two thousand seven hundred (2700) men. I left my encampment at Marietta on the morning of November fourteenth, with five thousand five hundred (5500) men and six (6) pieces of artillery; reached Atlanta same day, and bivouacked for the night. Was informed by the General-in-Chief that Milledgeville was our first objective point; that my command woul
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 84 (search)
Carolina, of that brigade, repulsed the column that had broken Lane's line, and drove it back to the railroad. In the mean time, a large force had penetrated the wood as far as Hill's reserve, and encountered Gregg's brigade. The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Orr's rifles, mistaking the enemy for our own troops retiring, were thrown into confusion. While in the act of rallying them, that brave soldier and true patriot, Brigadier-General Maxcy Gregg fell, mortally wounded. Colonel Hamilton, upon whom the command devolved, with the four remaining regiments of the brigade and one company of the rifles, met the enemy firmly and checked his further progress. The second line was advancing to the support of the first. Lawton's brigade, of Early's division, under Colonel Atkinson, first encountered the enemy, quickly followed on the right and left by the brigades of Trimble, under Colonel Hoke, and Early, under Colonel Walker. Taliaferro's division moved forward at the same t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 85 (search)
xth Louisiana, and Major Wheat, of the battalion, on the left; Colonel Stafford, of the Ninth, in the centre, and Colonel Kelley, of the Eighth, on the right — all acted with the most determined gallantry, and were as gallantly supported by their officers and men. Members of each of the regiments engaged in the charge were found dead under the guns of the captured battery Captain Surget, A. A. General, distinguished himself greatly and rendered the most important service on the left. Lieutenant Hamilton, aidde-camp, gave me valuable assistance in rallying and re-forming the men, when driven back to the edge of the wood, as did Lieutenant Killmartin, of the Seventh Louisiana regiment, temporarily attached to my staff. Circumstances unfortunately detained the Seventh regiment, under the gallant Colonel Hays, in another part of the field. Its record of one hundred and fifty-six killed and wounded--fifty per cent of the number carried into action — shows the service it performed. Re
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
e, Mallory, McGowan, Thomas, Riddick, Barnes, Hamilton, Hoke, J. H. Lane, Cowan; Lieutenant-Colonels Hoke, Colonel, commanding. Report of Colonel Hamilton. headquarters First regiment South Cy respectfully, Your obedient servant, D. H. Hamilton, Colonel First Regiment South Carolina Voing been somewhat accidentally mentioned, Colonel Hamilton expressed the opinion that Major McCrady sick leave. Upon which you remarked that Colonel Hamilton had better have him ordered back, and thaf War assented. I differ entirely with Colonel Hamilton in the view which he takes of Major McCra do so. By the power of his constitution, Colonel Hamilton was able to overcome disease in a remarkagade was soon formed into line of battle, Colonel Hamilton on the right, supported by Colonel Edward was now formed into line of battle, with Colonel Hamilton on the right, Colonel Marshall in the cenhe enemy, and the other three regiments (Colonels Hamilton, Barnes, and my own) were advanced to th[5 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
. M., Captain Read and Captain Carleton, under the direction of Major Hamilton, chief of artillery, had two pieces from each of their batterieeen advantageously placed in position by my Chief of Artillery, Major Hamilton, along the line formed across the valley. My Aid-de-camp, Lias not actively engaged. The First South Carolina volunteers, Colonel Hamilton, the Twelfth, Colonel Barnes, and Thirteenth, Colonel Edwards,up the hill beyond, with great slaughter. In the mean time, Colonel Hamilton, feeling a heavy pressure upon his right, obliqued his regimen of Colonel Barnes. A heavy body now appeared on the right of Colonel Hamilton, and Captain Perrin, commanding Orr's rifles, was sent out to s blown to pieces by a shell; and among the wounded was Lieutenant D. H. Hamilton, Jr., Adjutant of the First South Carolina volunteers. Onenant-Colonel Young. New Market Church, August 8, 1862. Lieutenant Hamilton, A. and A. A. A. General: Lieutenant: I have the honor to