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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 342 4 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 333 11 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 292 10 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 278 8 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 277 5 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 267 45 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 263 15 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 252 0 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 228 36 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 228 22 Browse Search
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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 1: from the U. S.A. Into the C. S.A. (search)
take in a matter of grave importance. Conversations are too often and too easily misunderstood, and exact words forgotten. In this case, it is hard to believe that Maj. Anderson could have so forgotten, not to say deliberately disobeyed, his instructions as he did, had they been given in writing. In that view of the matter, it may be said that the war was precipitated by giving important orders verbally. Another example will be found in the story of the battle of Seven Pines which Gen. Joseph E. Johnston lost by trusting to instructions given verbally. Maj. Buell's memorandum of the verbal instructions given is a paper of over 300 words, and is a fair sample of explicit language. Here is the sentence especially referring to any change of position of the garrison of Fort Moultrie: — You are to carefully avoid every act which would needlessly tend to provoke aggression, and for that reason you are not, without evident and imminent necessity, to take up any position which could
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 2: the battle of Bull Run (July, 1861） (search)
of our pickets were captured. At this moment Johnston's army should have been ready to march to Bea from Bull Run. It was an unwise scheme, and Johnston's decision to unite the two armies out of the, and he reports: With a portion of his force Johnston left Winchester by the road to Millwood on th He correctly guessed that they were bringing Johnston's army, and reported the facts and his concluwas stretched out on the circuitous road. As Johnston was Beauregard's senior, he was now in command the arrival on the field of Bee and Bartow, Johnston seemed so restless that Beauregard was moved comparison was made the same afternoon by Gen. Johnston. I was acting as his guide late in the evhole line. Both were veterans at such work. Johnston took the colors of the 4th Ala. and establishtteries shall not open. I inquired, Did Gen. Johnston send you to communicate that order? Whitil after dark, when I was sent to escort Gen. Johnston back to Manassas Junction by the Sudley-Ma[45 more...]
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 3: fall and winter of 1861 (search)
nance of Beauregard's corps, and within a few days Johnston extended my office over the whole army, which, aboeasible, but before it could be put into operation Johnston decided that it was unwise to hold our lines so clon while our comparative resources were greatest. Johnston and Beauregard recognized this, but deferred actiobout to pass, President Davis was induced to visit Johnston, Beauregard, and Smith at Manassas, and this mattee of developing a panic among the enemy. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston at this time had organized his army into foutive, against his strong protests and appeals. Johnston fully realized that his inferiority of force left awn from Manassas before the roads became good. Johnston's movement was accordingly begun on March 8, whichsible for McClellan to move his army. He followed Johnston's withdrawal slowly, for a short distance, but theen back, about 40 miles south of Winchester, when Johnston's army abandoned Manassas. Banks's Federal Corps
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 4: Yorktown and Williamsburg (search)
sburg McClellan at Fortress Monroe. Johnston goes to Yorktown. reorganization. Dam no. 1ass the position by main force. Meanwhile, Johnston had been summoned to Richmond, and had advisedvocated by Lee, and finally determined, that Johnston should risk making all the delay possible at in view of the cautiousness of McClellan. Johnston had already begun sending some reenforcementshe other batteries to be able to join in. But Johnston had never intended to risk siege operations a. the leading divisions were pushed forward. Johnston was anxious to get his troops ahead to meet t enemy would have to be held off until night, Johnston returned to the field, and the division of D. Hill approved, but referred the question to Johnston. Johnston, who had left the battle entirely Johnston, who had left the battle entirely to Longstreet's direction, referred it to the latter. Longstreet very properly refused to give perorse than any we had had before. I rode with Johnston's staff, and late in the forenoon of May 6 we
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 5: Seven Pines or fair Oaks (search)
oon of the 27th notice of his advance reached Johnston, who at once recognized that he must now attahis afternoon — prolonged by the rain-storm — Johnston gave verbal instructions to Longstreet as to admitted openly that a mistake was made. But Johnston induced G. W. Smith to change his official reer. Possibly Longstreet made some request of Johnston for authority over Huger, and Johnston in com. It must have been near eleven o'clock when Johnston learned where Longstreet was, and realized th Hampton's in reserve near by. Toward noon Johnston left his headquarters, which were on the Ninen for the day were reported as follows: — Johnston's battleSTRENGTHKILLEDWOUNDEDMISSINGtotal Hoal Federal10,0007432715416 Before sundown Johnston recognized that his attack was a failure, andn:— May 21, 1862. (Wednesday.) Gen. Joseph E. Johnston:— General: The President desires toad in front of me; at the same time I saw Gen. Johnston ride across the field from a house before [58 mor
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 7 (search)
tters of routine went on as before. The chances of a successful campaign against McClellan had increased greatly when Johnston fell, wounded, as has been already told. Johnston had proposed the concentration at Richmond of a large force, to be drJohnston had proposed the concentration at Richmond of a large force, to be drawn from points farther south. Lee would be able to bring this about more effectively, occupying, as he had done, the position of Military Adviser to the President. He had, as yet, never commanded an army, and his accession to his present command donfidential order had been issued to general officers and heads of departments, which is given in part, in contrast with Johnston's method, as developed at Seven Pines. General orders no. 75. Headquarters in the field, June 24, 1862. Gen. further movement, arrived too late. Hend. II., 16. Doubtless Lee wished, now, to make a fresh start on the morrow, as Johnston had wished at Seven Pines. The enemy made slight resistance to Hill's advance, and fell back through Mechanicsville t
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 8 (search)
less time thrown away. Twelve o'clock came and the precious day was half gone. One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock followed. Even four o'clock drew near, and now, whatever was started, would be cut short by night. Our great opportunity was practically over, and we had not yet pulled a trigger. We had waited for either Huger or Jackson or both to begin, and neither had begun. As Beauregard, at Bull Run, had sent word to Ewell to begin, and then had gone to the centre and waited; as Johnston, at Seven Pines, had given orders to Hill and Longstreet about beginning, and then gone to the left and waited; so now, Lee, having given orders beforehand to both Jackson and Huger, had passed on to the right and was waiting; and in every case the opportunity passed unimproved. Briefly, this is what had happened, beginning with the extreme right column under Holmes, which, with Magruder's column, was to support Longstreet's right: — The river road from New Market to Harrison's Landin
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 9 (search)
e two extensive ones, in either of which all of these battalions could have been used — Poindexter's field, and the position on Magruder's right, to which Lee made the pioneers open a road. As matters were, our whole reserve artillery stood idle all day. Pendleton graduated at West Point in 1830, one year after Lee. He resigned in 1833, and entered the ministry in 1837. In 1861, he returned to military life, and was appointed Chief of Artillery of the Army about Oct., 1861, under Gen. Johnston. His command did little during the Seven Days, and Col. Brown, commanding his largest battalion, in his report mentions the great superabundance of artillery and the scanty use that was made of it. Col. Cutts, commanding another battalion, also reported:— My own small command (seven guns) was assigned a place near the battle-field of Tuesday, the 1st inst., and although I am sure that more artillery could have been used with advantage in this engagement, and also that my company cou
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 13: Sharpsburg or Antietam (search)
od position, and were fighting bravely when Capt. Thompson, 5th N. C., cried out, They are flanking us. This cry spread like an electric shock along the ranks, bringing up vivid recollections of the flank fire at South Mountain. In a moment they broke and fled to the rear; Col. MacRae, though wounded, remained on the field all day and succeeded in gathering up some stragglers and personally rendered much efficient service. The 23d N. C. of this brigade was brought off by the gallant Lt.-Col. Johnston and posted by my orders in the old road already described. Ripley's brigade had united with Walker's and fallen back with it behind the ridge to the left of this road and near to it. We had now lost all the ground wrested from the enemy, and were occupying the position held in the morning; but three of my brigades had been broken and much demoralized, and all of the artillery had been withdrawn from my front. Out of 10 field-officers in Colquitt's brigade, which had fought after t
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 16: Gettysburg: the first day (search)
hed from an Army of Invasion beyond them. The situation was this. Grant was investing Vicksburg with 60,000 men, and we were threatened with the loss of the Mississippi River, and of 30,000 men at Vicksburg under Pemberton. At Jackson, Miss., Johnston, with scarcely 24,000 men, was looking on and begging vainly for reenforcements. At Murfreesboro, Tenn., Bragg, with about 45,000 Confederates, confronted Rosecrans with about 84,000. Neither felt strong enough for the aggressive, and the whervice of many regiments. Nothing aggressive was probable from him for many weeks. Longstreet's veteran divisions, about 13,000 strong, could have been placed on the cars at Petersburg and hurried out to Bragg, via Lynchburg and Knoxville. Johnston's 25,000 from Jackson, and Buckner's 5000 from Knoxville, could have met them. With these accessions, and with Lee in command, Rosecrans might have been defeated, and an advance made into Ky., threatening Louisville and Cincinnati. If anything
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