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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: (search)
of the Federal position at Beaver Dam, while A. P. Hill, D. H. Hill and Longstreet, with their dividown the river. On Friday morning (27th), A. P. Hill was ordered forward toward Gaines' mill, thter. Longstreet attacked on the former, and A. P. Hill on the latter, D. H. Hill and Jackson attack of the Federal front and right. At 4 p. m. A. P. Hill ordered his whole division forward, and the scarried but the movements of Longstreet and A. P. Hill. We have seen how Kershaw and Semmes and Keabove described, on the morning of the 30th. A. P. Hill was closed up on his march. Finding the enes in his report, for distinguished conduct. A. P. Hill reports that Gregg was sent by General Longsided among the other regiments. Longstreet and Hill took fourteen pieces of artillery, thousands ofast 2,500. It must be remembered, too, that A. P. Hill was not put into the fight until very late, ack with Magruder, Holmes and Huger; holding A. P. Hill and Longstreet in reserve. To Magruder was [16 more...]
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
lle, and early in August reinforced him with A. P. Hill's division. With characteristic energy, JacGregg's brigade of South Carolinians was in A. P. Hill's division, with McIntosh's battery, but wast 2 p. m. the infantry battle opened against A. P. Hill on Jackson's left, and raged until 9 o'clockevery officer and man of his brigade. When General Hill sent to ask if he could hold out, says McGo when Gregg's call for help was answered by General Hill. Branch and Field were sent in, and with pt must be met. Casting about for help, says General Hill, fortunately it was here reported to me thason put his corps on right into line of battle, Hill, Lawton and Starke from right to left. Jacksons division, commanded by Lawton, supported General Hill, but the battle was mainly fought by Hill, Hill, the brigades of Branch, Gregg and Pender bearing the brunt of the fight. General Hill says that theict. In this battle Gregg's brigade, leading Hill's division, came first into line by its right, [3 more...]
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 8: (search)
Gregg had not lost a man, and remaining with A. P. Hill's division to secure the spoil of battle, hi battlefield early on the 16th. He had left A. P. Hill's division at Harper's Ferry to parole the pn raging for hours, but they came up, as did A. P. Hill, in time to reinforce Lee at critical moment My troops were not in a moment too soon, says Hill. With a yell of defiance Archer charged [with ld the crossing. In executing this command General Hill fought the battle of Shepherdstown. Geneson for his retrograde movement that the enemy (Hill) was reported as advancing in force. Reading tant with the facts would naturally suppose that Hill's division met the Pennsylvania regiment alone a falter. Alluding to this heroic advance, General Hill says: Too much praise cannot be awarded to At close quarters with General Porter's troops, Hill ordered the final charge, and the brigades of tle. In this battle the heaviest loss fell on Hill's left flank. The greatest loss of the South C[9 more...]
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
kett's and Hood's, of Longstreet's wing; and A. P. Hill's, of Jackson's wing. Ransom's division wase guns on Marye's and Willis' hills. Behind A. P. Hill were the divisions of Early, Taliaferro and D. H. Hill in columns of division. A. P. Hill's division was in two lines, the brigades of Archer, nd this gap. The woods hid the front line of A. P. Hill from its supports. Jackson had fourteen gunR. L. Walker's guns, on the extreme right of A. P. Hill; Jenkins' brigade with Pickett's division; Back of the day was made on Walker's guns and A. P. Hill's division, on the extreme right. The enemyin and from the Stafford hills, had been raking Hill's front for hours. Stuart had held the Federalsault of the position at Hamilton's, held by A. P. Hill. Meade received the fire of McIntosh's and for his advance, and being without orders from Hill, unaware of the interval between Archer and Lan3th, while Meade and, Gibbon were assaulting A. P. Hill, and Sumner and Hooker were throwing their d[2 more...]
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12: (search)
visions of Longstreet's corps present, and Early, A. P. Hill, Rodes and Colston commanded Jackson's divisions; Jackson's three divisions were commanded by Gens. A. P. Hill, R. E. Rodes and R. E. Colston. His South Carolina brigade, in Hill's light division, was now commanded by Brig.-Gen. Samuel McGowan, who was colonel of th and under artillery fire on the 1st, moved out with Hill's division early on the 2d. As soon as the First re through the forest, followed by Colston and then by Hill, the great Jackson directing the advance. It was kne. Now, late in the day, General Jackson ordered A. P. Hill's division to relieve the divisions of Rodes and he Chancellor house. It was at this juncture, while Hill's division was taking position, that General Jackson cavalry, was fired upon and mortally wounded. Gen. A. P. Hill was soon afterward wounded, and the command of taken by McGowan's brigade, General Heth, commanding Hill's division, said: I ordered Generals McGowan and
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 15: (search)
and Hood; Ewell's, Early, Rodes and Johnson; A. P. Hill's, Anderson, Heth and Pender. Still in the -Gen. D. H. Hill. In the Third army corps (A. P. Hill's), South Carolina was represented by McGowaLee's advance. General Lee now ordered up A. P. Hill's corps to join in the march for the Potomacng to Fayetteville. McGowan's brigade, with A. P. Hill, also occupied a position near Fayetteville aking a more easterly route than Longstreet and Hill, on the 27th camped at Carlisle, Early's divisiattle. Early on the morning of July 1st, General Hill pushed Heth's division forward, followed cle became severe. Pushing his battle forward, Hill was checked at the wooded ridge known as Seminairst Confederate standard raised in the town as Hill's troops were entering it. Late in the afternoo (Rodes') did not attack at all. Anderson's (of Hill's corps) was the only one of the three center dnder Trimble. All the available artillery of Hill's and Longstreet's corps was put in position by[12 more...]
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 16: (search)
in that memorable conflict, omitting those troops which were not in the battle; as, for instance, the brigades of Hood's and Mc-Laws' divisions, and the artillery of those commands. Longstreet had only three brigades in battle on the 19th and five on the 20th, the artillery and other commands of his corps not having arrived. Among his absent brigades was that of Gen. Micah Jenkins, composed of South Carolina regiments. Bragg's army. Right wing, Lieutenant-General Polk commanding. Hill's corps, Lieut.-Gen. D. H. Hill: Cheatham's division, 5 brigades, 5 batteries; Cleburne's division, 3 brigades. 3 batteries; Breckinridge's division, 3 brigades, 4 batteries Walker's corps, Maj.-Gen. W. H. T. Walker: Walker's division, 3 brigades, 2 batteries; Liddell's division, 2 brigades, 2 batteries. Total of wing, 5 divisions, 16 brigades, 16 batteries. Left wing, Lieutenant-General Longstreet commanding. Buckner's corps, Major-General Buckner: Stewart's division, 4 brigade
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 18: (search)
. T. Brockman, the Fourteenth; Col. F. E. Harrison, Orr's Rifles. This brigade, with Lane's, Scales' and Thomas' formed the division of Maj.-Gen. C. M. Wilcox, A. P. Hill's corps. General Hampton, promoted to major-general, commanded a division of the cavalry corps, and his old brigade, under Brig.-Gen. M. C. Butler, included thesident Davis: The enemy crossed the Rapidan yesterday at Ely's and Germanna fords. Two corps of this army moved to oppose Him—Ewell's by the old turnpike, and Hill's by the plank road. . . . . A strong attack was made upon Ewell, who repulsed it. . . . . The enemy subsequently concentrated upon General Hill, who, with Heth's General Hill, who, with Heth's and Wilcox's divisions, successfully resisted repeated and desperate assaults. In this first fight in the Wilderness, May 5th, Mc-Gowan's brigade was hurried into action, the line being formed of the First regiment, Orr's Rifles, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth, from right to left. In this order the brigade made a charge i
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 20: (search)
d was personally distinguished in rescuing the colors of the Twenty-seventh at the enemy's works. In his report he testified to the splendid gallantry with which his devoted men carried out the part of the attack assigned to them. On the 25th A. P. Hill attacked the Federals again at Reams' Station and won a splendid victory. McGowan's brigade was present, and Pegram's artillery took a prominent part. Dunovant's cavalry brigade was held in reserve by General Hampton, protecting the rear and flank of Hill's corps. General Butler handled his division skillfully in the fight. On the morning of September 14th General Hampton moved upon his famous expedition to capture a herd of cattle which the Federal army was grazing near Coggins' point, on the James river. He took with him the division of W. H. F. Lee, Rosser's and Dearing's brigades, and 100 men from Young's and Dunovant's brigades, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Miller, Sixth South Carolina. Moving down Rowanty creek to
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
brigade he was attached to the famous light division of A. P. Hill for the Seven Days campaign before Richmond. He led theion at Cold Harbor, crossing the creek under fire made what Hill pronounced the handsomest charge in line I have seen during overwhelm Jackson's corps before Longstreet could arrive. Hill reported: The reply of the gallant Gregg to a message of mine is worthy of note: Tell General Hill that my ammunition is exhausted, but that I will hold my position with the bayonet.he meantime a large force had penetrated the wood so far as Hill's reserve, and encountered Gregg's brigade. The attack was Carolina regiments and First Rifles, Pender's division, A. P. Hill's corps, during the Gettysburg campaign. On the afternoon of July 1, 1863, said A. P. Hill, Perrin's brigade took position after position of the enemy, driving him through the towth, capturing the larger part of Johnson's division, and A. P. Hill was called on for reinforcements, that Perrin came up le
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