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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 895 3 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) 706 4 Browse Search
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Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A. 414 2 Browse Search
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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 9: (search)
led by General Stuart, with select detachments from the brigades of Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee and W. H. F. Lee. Hampton's command was composed of 175 of the First North F. Lee was ordered to move on Dumfries, General Hampton on Occoquan, and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee on the Telegraph road between these points, the brigades being in supportlery defending the town were too well posted for his small cavalry brigade. Fitzhugh Lee was more fortunate. Encountering two regiments of cavalry drawn up in line acon Race church, and ordered Hampton, with the other detachments, to follow Fitzhugh Lee across the Occoquan at Selectman's ford. Crossing in Lee's rear, he turned Lee's rear, he turned up the river, met and routed a small force of the enemy, and was joined by Butler at night, when the darkness stopped his pursuit of the enemy. Colonel Butler, beents of the cavalry were acknowledged and published in orders to the army by General Lee, as follows: General orders, no. 29. Headquarters Army of Northern
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)
anded Jackson's divisions; W. H. F. Lee and Fitzhugh Lee commanded the two brigades of cavalry underfor Germanna and Ely's fords on the Rapidan, on Lee's left flank. The Second corps crossed at the s brilliant achievements, and declared that General Lee must ingloriously fly before such a combinand. Nous verrons. On the 29th of April, General Lee had decided that Hooker's main attack was es. On the evening and night of the 1st, General Lee put his troops in position across the plank logs, earthworks, etc. The forest also hid General Lee's line, and by the activity of the cavalry ngth. Hooker was so strong in front that General Lee determined to attack beyond his fortified leneral Hooker's line, and assault with vigor. Lee was to stand in Hooker's front with McLaws' andick. Jackson marched with 26,000 men, and left Lee in front of Hooker with 14,000. The wilderness with General Anderson's left, and so reuniting Lee's separated wings. The battle of Chancellorsvi[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 15: (search)
pahannock to watch the enemy. On the 17th, Fitzhugh Lee's brigade made a splendid fight at Aldie, bbarrassed by the attempt to convoy the train to Lee's army. Ewell, meanwhile, taking a more eastommand of the Federal army. On the 28th, General Lee learned from a scout that the Federal army last day of June. On that day both Meade and Lee were marching unconsciously to the point at whiuth with the Emmitsburg road in his front. General Lee thus described his position: The enemy occu south of the Federal left, as described by General Lee, was a still higher hill, known as Round Tong it out without the simultaneous battle which Lee had ordered on the left. They had carried thboth infantry and artillery. Hours passed (General Lee said two, General Longstreet four and Gen. If the problem presented to the mind of General Lee on the morning of the 2d, as he saw his arm in progress General Stuart, on the rear of General Lee's left, was fighting a great cavalry battle[6 more...]
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)
ossed the James on the 30th. On July 27th, Hampton was ordered from Drewry's to intercept Wilson's cavalry expedition, returning from Staunton river bridge to Grant's army. He attacked at Sappony church, next day, and his thin line held the enemy in check all night, 200 of the Holcombe legion infantry, under Crawley, in the center. At dawn, the whole command, including Butler's brigade, charged, drove the enemy from two lines, pursued his scattering forces two miles, and captured over 800 prisoners, while Fitzhugh Lee was fighting with like success at Reams' Station. The gallant Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley was severely wounded. This pursuit, General Hampton reported, closed the operations begun on June 8th, a period of twenty-two days, during which his command, poorly fed and without rest, had marched over 400 miles, fought six days and one night, captured over 2,000 prisoners, and many guns and small-arms, and defeated two formidable Federal expeditions, at a loss of 719 men.
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)
rps: First regiment (provisional army), Lieut.-Col. A. P. Butler; Twelfth, Capt. J. C. Bell; Thirteenth, Col. I. F. Hunt; Fourteenth, Lieut.-Col. Edward Croft; Orr's rifles, Lieut.-Col. J. T. Robertson. Brig.-Gen. William H. Wallace's brigade, of Johnson's division, Lieut.-Gen. R. H. Anderson's corps: Seventeenth, Capt. E. A. Crawford; Eighteenth, Lieut.-Col. W. B. Allison; Twenty-second, Col. William G. Burt; Twenty-third, Lieut.-Col. John M. Kinloch; Twenty-sixth, Maj. Ceth S. Land; Holcombe legion. In the cavalry under Fitzhugh Lee, were the Seventh regiment, Col. A. C. Haskell, and the Hampton legion, Lieut.-Col. R. B. Arnold, of Brig.-Gen. M. W. Gary's brigade, the last troops to leave the capital of the Confederacy. With the artillery were the South Carolina batteries of Capt. H. R. Garden, Lieut. E. L. Purse (Fickling's), and Capt. T. E. Gregg. Wallace's brigade suffered severely at the battle of Five Forks, only a remnant marching thence to Appomattox Court House.
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 21: (search)
the importance of such action as you suggest, but necessities elsewhere have prevented action in accordance with our wish. I have held several conferences with General Lee on the subject, and will have another, showing him your letter and telegram. To the governor's petition was added that of W. F. De Saussure, Andrew Crawfordy. Otherwise, however brave and determined, their efforts will amount to nothing. On the latter, President Davis indorsed: The question presented is one which General Lee can best judge. The indorsement of General Lee was: I have sent all the troops from this army that can be spared. The army of Tennessee is ordered to SouthGeneral Lee was: I have sent all the troops from this army that can be spared. The army of Tennessee is ordered to South Carolina, and a part of it arrived. If the citizens of Georgia and South Carolina will fill up its ranks, it will be able to protect the country. General Hardee, then at Charleston, on the 27th, was advised to make silently and cautiously all necessary preparations for the evacuation of Charleston, should it become necessary.
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
y occupied as a teacher at Midway, Ala., until his death at that place, November 30, 1868. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has written of him: Shanks Evans, as he was called, was a graduate of the military academyTouching his hat to me, he called out, All over, good-bye! and trotted over the bridge. Joining Lee's rear guard he was one of the heroes of Fitzhugh Lee's command, engaged in incessant fighting unFitzhugh Lee's command, engaged in incessant fighting until Appomattox Court House was reached. There he did not surrender, but cut his way through the Federal lines, and rode to Greensboro, where he took command of about 200 men of his brigade on their wrribly punished the enemy's forces, which had the temerity to pursue the lion-hearted veterans of Lee's army. His part in the battle of Fredericksburg we may best describe in the words of the immorttsmouth in the spring of 1862, he commanded a division of the army under General Johnston and General Lee, during the campaigns which included the battles of Seven Pines and the series of important a
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
d not to return without him. After much riding he found Fitzhugh Lee by a camp fire and told him what he wanted. General LeGeneral Lee informed him that Stuart was in the enemy's lines and he could not find him. Brunson insisted that he must find him, as he was ordered by General Hill not to return without him. General Lee then offered to return with him to General Hill, which he all officers and soldiers finished with victory the plans of Lee and Jackson. George Dwight Bryan, ex-mayor of Charleston,dnance officer on the staffs of Generals Longstreet and Fitzhugh Lee, and after the war for many years prominent in journalihe following November was transferred to the staff of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee as chief of ordnance. Again in the valley, this time lay in Richmond at the house of a friend at the time of General Lee's surrender. For some time subsequent he was attached teral force. of nearly 2,000 men until the arrival of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee compelled the retreat of Wilson. In this gallant aff