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The Daily Dispatch: July 1, 1862., [Electronic resource] 15 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 6 0 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 1 1 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The defense of Fort Fisher. (search)
ing, taken by Captain R. F. Chapman, of our navy, who, following the example of General Bragg, had abandoned us to our fate. None of the guns of Fort Fisher were spiked, the men fighting them until they were destroyed or their defenders were killed, wounded, or driven out of the batteries by overwhelming numbers., The enemy threw out a heavy skirmish-line and sent their fourth brigade to Battery Buchanan, where it arrived about 10 P. M. and received the surrender of the garrison from Major James H. Hill and Lieutenant George D. Parker. Some fifteen minutes or more before the surrender, while lying on a stretcher near General Whiting in front of the battery, and witnessing the grand pyrotechnic display of the fleet over the capture of Fort Fisher, I was accosted by General A. H-. Colquitt, who had been ordered to the fort to take command. I had a few moments' hurried conversation with him, informed him of the assault, of the early loss of a portion of the work and garrison, and that
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.19 (search)
e transports could have come at night in safety to carry us off. We expected with this battery to cover the retreat of our troops, but we found the guns spiked and every means of transportion taken by Captain R. F. Chapman, of our navy, who, following the example of General Bragg, had abandoned us to our fate. The enemy threw out a heavy skirmish line and sent their Fourth Brigade to Battery Buchanan, where it arrived about 10 P. M., and received the surrender of the garrison from Major James H. Hill and Lieutenant George D. Parker. Some fifteen minutes before the surrender, while lying on a stretcher near General Whiting, outside of the battery, witnessing the grand pyrotechnic display of the fleet over the capture of Fort Fisher, I was accosted by General A. H. Colquitt, who had been ordered to the fort to take command. I had a few minutes hurried conversation with him, informed him of the assault, of the early loss of a portion of the work and garrison, and that when I fell
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), William Henry Chase Whiting, Major-General C. S. Army. (search)
are not only willing, but eager to fight the invader, and am sure they will do their utmost to the last. (Signed) W. H. C. Whiting, Brig.-Gen. Commanding. James H. Hill, Chief of Staff. The ceaseless labor went on day after day, month after month, heaping up defensive works, driving palisades, sounding the channels (for teral Whiting. His wound was most painful, yet he never murmured, never complained, and was always cheerful. His wants were attended to by his Chief of Staff, Major Hill, and one of his aides, a lieutenant, whose name I cannot recall. I attended to the wants of Colonel Lamb, and as an illustration of General Whiting's consideral (prisoner of war). hospital, Fort Columbus, Governor's Island, New York Harbor, February 9, 1865. The above is an exact copy of the dispatch dictated to Major Hill, in the hospital at Fort Fisher (and preserved in his note-book) on the 18TH January, 1865, and which I intended to have endeavored to forward at that time by f
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., [from the Richmond, Va., Dispatch, March 30, April 6, 27, and May 12, 1902.] (search)
1863. Francis R. T. Nicholls.* 1688. Born Louisiana. Appointed Louisiana. 12. Brigadier-General, October 14, 1862. Commanding brigade, Trimble's Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Francis A. Shoup. 1691. Born Indiana. Appointed Indiana. 15. Brigadier-General, September 12, 1862. Chief artillery, Army of Tennessee. Assigned July 25, 1864, as Chief of staff. Army of Tennessee. John R. Church. 1692. Born Georgia. Appointed Georgia. 16. James H. Hill. 1699. Born Maine. Appointed New York. 23. Robert C. Hill. 1709. Born North Carolina. Appointed North Carolina. 33. Colonel, commanding Forty-eighth North Carolina Infantry, Cooke's Brigade, A. P. Hill's Division, Jackson's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. 1856. Charles C. Lee. 1714. Born South Carolina. Appointed North Carolina. 4. Colonel, January, 1863. Commanding Thirty-seventh North Carolina Infantry, Lane's Brigade, Pender's Division, Third Corps, Ar
The Daily Dispatch: July 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
al magazines were exploded and an immense quantity of stores destroyed. Arms, baggage, overcoats, knapsacks, caps, and h cks, were scattered along the route in profusion. The latest accounts of yesterday represent the Yankee army cut in twain and trying to escape towards the James. After destroying the railroad and telegraph lines and driving the Yankees this side the Chickahominy, Jackson also crossed and is now pressing hard upon them. Yesterday it was said that Generals Long street and Hill were in position in Charles City, and that the last avenue of escape for the "grand army" is cut off. Gen Magruder had gone down to reinforce Gen. Longstreet to assist in checking the retreat, while Jackson and others are steadily driving them on. The only alternative is a heavy fight the James river or an unconditional surrender of McClellan's army. While Magruder was thus successfully "pushing the enemy to the wall" on the south side of the Chickabominy, the redoubtable Stuart was not
The Daily Dispatch: July 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], List of wounded. (search)
Wayland. Missing: Privates Johnson, Venable. Company C.--Killed: Capt. E Y Hill, Corpl H W Whitaker, Private J L Lide. Wounded: Privates A J Mille, mortally; J Sergt Files, do. Company H.--Killed: Private S Crabb. Wounded: Privates M Hill, mortally; H Watkins J Cline, G Dean, G Grisham, G T Graham, C P Lowell L R Bated: Lieut Edward C Gibson, severely; Corpl Albert Heaton, badly; Private Volney P Hill, badly. Company B, Capt. H C Boule — Wounded: Lieut Geo T Allen, mortally; illiford, J K McNeely. Company E.--Killed: Lieut David Rhodes, Privates J H Hill, Dan Wise, Dan Perkins, Joab Mobre, Cephas Hartzoge. Wounded: M L Heavner, Joshode, commanding, slightly wounded in thigh. Wounded: Privates W H Jones, Hugh M Hill, John Abbett, J J Lakin. Company C, Capt Shepard, commanding, wounded in heohnson's Artillery; G Shievers, dead, J J Davis, E Hull, Thos Mills, 2d Fla; J D Hill, will die, 18th Ga; J J Adams, 6th Ga; J S Cudd, E M Gabriel, Jenkins's reg't; 8
The Daily Dispatch: July 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], Death of a worthy man. (search)
Wounded. --Among those wounded in the bloody fight last Friday was Major James H. Hill, Adjutant- General of Major-General W. H. C. Whiling's division. He is wounded in the right knee. Lieut. Edwin H. Chamberlayne, Jr., A. D. C., 3d brigade, was wounded in the haunch. Friends of both the above gentlemen will find them at the residence of E. H. Chamberlayne, Esq., corner of Leigh and 6th streets, where they are comfortably quartered, and doing well under the circumstances.