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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 30 (search)
Charge of Kemper's brigade at Frazier's Farm. [from the State.] The following graphic description of one of the most brilliant feats of the war is from a little book entitled Four Years a Soldier, by Hon. David E. Johnston (judge of a judicial circuit of West Virginia), member of Company D, Seventh Virginia infantry, and afterwards sergeant-major of the regiment, and a splendid example of that noblest type of consummate manhood, the volunteer private Confederate soldier: When our brigade had cleared the woods, it entered, in a most confused state, an open field, at the farther side of which, some four hundred yards in front of us, was a Federal battery with heavy infantry supports. The shots from this battery had been ploughing and ploughing through the woods from which we advanced to the attack. So rapid had been our advance, that the men were not only badly scattered and disorganized, but we had far outstripped in distance the supports on our wings, and were rushing w
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.13 (search)
20th of that month, when each of the regiments in Kemper's brigade carried one of those beautiful flags by the side of their tattered Confederate battle-colors. General Heckman's capture. The capture of General Heckman is described by David E. Johnston in his book, Four Years a Soldier, as follows: In our headlong rush we ran past General Heckman, standing in rear of his brigade. He wore a heavy overcoat, somewhat of the color of the overcoats worn by our own officers, and believing that in a fog. He calls Gracie's brigade a Georgia brigade, and after walking into this brigade he was made a prisoner by General Gracie, who recognized him. He does not say who he surrendered his sword to. The facts are just as stated by Sergeant-Major Johnston. I talked with Colonel C. C. Flowerree myself that morning, and know he received General Heckman's sword. Others of our regiment were present when he was turned over to Colonel Flowerree, who sent him under guard to the rear, where, no
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.36 (search)
t wished to ask him what he had seen of those people that was worth reporting; but he was woefully mistaken. This was all the General had to say: Major Dearing, I do not approve of young officers needlessly exposing themselves; your place is with your batteries. While we were talking an order came to move up nearer the artillery. This was done, and the final preparations made for the advance. Here let me say that General Kemper's memory was at fault when he said in his letter to Judge David E. Johnston, dated February 4, 1886, that he and General Garnett were the only officers of Pickett's Division who went into that battle mounted. He himself gave Col. Lewis B. Williams, of the First, permission to keep his horse, as he was too unwell to walk, and after the General was shot down I saw two of his staff, Captain William O. Fry and Orderly Walker, still on horseback. The tempest at 1 O'Clock. Meantime the blazing sun has reached and passed the meridian, and the long, painful