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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.4 (search)
ly mentioned in Mrs. Lee's history. Indeed, Colonel (afterward General) Edward Johnson paid the men the compliment to say, They were as immobile under fire as a parcel of tarrapins on a sandbar. At Cheat mountain. Soon after this General Robert E. Lee, then in command in West Virginia, when he planned an attack on Cheat mountain from the west, called for 2,500 volunteers from this force to storm the entrenchments from the east. He got them, and they marched to position at midnight, awaiting all day for the signal guns from the west side —that never came. General Lee could not have deemed them suffering much from demoralization. Late in the fall our forces fell back to the top of the Alleghany for winter quarters, Colonel Edward Johnson in command. On the night of the 25th of December, the enemy, 5,000 strong, under Millroy, made a night march in a snowstorm to surprise us. Our pickets, on the turnpike road up the mountain, were bayoneted, rolled up in their blankets, a
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.6 (search)
te, Washington and Lee University. At what hour on the morning of July 2, 1863, did General Longstreet's troops present themselves, in readiness for battle, on the Seminary Ridge in front of Gettysburg? Strange to relate, it has required a period of thirty-three years to question, and yet this question bears upon the point that is most essential, perhaps, in the entire discussion of Longstreet's part in that great struggle. The chief facts in the case are as follows: So long as General R. E. Lee remained alive, no utterance in public fell from any Confederate officer's lips concerning the loss of the field of Gettysburg. On January 11, 1872, at the Washington and Lee University, General J. A. Early felt impelled to make reply to William Swinton's published criticism of General Lee's management of the battle. Swinton's strictures were based upon alleged private statements by Longstreet. Early's reply involved the charge that Longstreet himself was responsible for the repulse
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.7 (search)
the manufacturing States think that a fight would be awful. Without a little blood-letting, this Union will not, in my estimation, be worth a rush. Lee's Declaration. It may not be amiss to quote at this point from the declarations of Robert E. Lee, made in January, 1861, as the sentiment of the leading Virginian of his time. Referring to Washington, he wrote: How his spirit would be grieved, could he see the wreck of his mighty labors. I will not, however, permit myself to believence of such a host of slaves suddenly released from the restraints and care with which they were formerly surrounded. The sentiment of a large, if not the dominant element of the people of Virginia, was doubtless expressed in the words of Robert E. Lee, who, writing in December, 1856, declared: Slavery an evil. There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil. I think it is a greater evil to th
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Exercises at the Park. (search)
Exercises at the Park. The assemblage was called to order by Hon. Noble A. Hull, commanding R. E. Lee Camp, No. 58, U. C. V. Prayer. Commander Hull introduced the Right Reverend Edwin G. Weed, S. T. D., Bishop of Florida, and Chaplain of R. E. Lee Camp, No. 58, U. C. V., who made the following prayer: O Almighty Lord, who fashionest the hearts of men and considerest all their works, grant, we beseech Thee, to us and all the people of this land, the spirit of obedience to Thy commaR. E. Lee Camp, No. 58, U. C. V., who made the following prayer: O Almighty Lord, who fashionest the hearts of men and considerest all their works, grant, we beseech Thee, to us and all the people of this land, the spirit of obedience to Thy commandments; that, walking humbly in Thy fear, we may, under Thy almighty protection, continue to dwell in righteousness and peace. Defend our liberties, save us from lawlessness, dishonesty and violence; from discord and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Continue Thy goodness to us that the heritage which we commemorate this day may be preserved in our time and transmitted, unimpaired, to the generations to come. Grant this, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our L
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address of welcome (search)
Address of welcome by ex-Governor Francis P. Fleming, Chairman of the Committee of arrangements. Ladies and Gentlemen, my Friends, and Comrades: In behalf of R. E. Lee Camp, United Confederate Veterans, and the committee of arrangements, it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to an occasion which will ever be memorable in the annals of our city and State, and to bid you join us in dedicating a monument to heroes and patriots. As we look upon this beautiful shaft, surmounted by the figure of a Confederate soldier, what memories of the past crowd upon us! In the retrospect of thirty-seven years we may recall the States of the South, not by rebellion or revolution, but each in solemn convention, in the exercise of its sovereignty, withdrawing from a union that had ceased to be fraternal. We see another compact formed, another republic created, upon the plan of that which the South had helped to build, another nation born and baptized The Confederate States of Americ
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Oration and tender of the monument. (search)
tre, on which will be written the names of the military chieftains of the South, the name of Robert E. Lee, whose noble virtues and martial deeds gave glory and renown world-wide to his beloved countreater valor. The entire continent trembled beneath the intrepid tread of the noble followers of Lee and of Grant, who seemed to spurn the dull earth under their feet and go up to do Homeric battle f the heroes of America as they were marshalled to the marriage feast of death beneath the eye of Lee and of Grant. Grant and Lee! Lee and Grant! Had I the power, those two names would be garlanLee! Lee and Grant! Had I the power, those two names would be garlanded together on one monument, reared at the capital of our beloved country, as representatives of American soldiery. It would be Fame's most jeweled crown and Glory's grandest temple. Once more tLee and Grant! Had I the power, those two names would be garlanded together on one monument, reared at the capital of our beloved country, as representatives of American soldiery. It would be Fame's most jeweled crown and Glory's grandest temple. Once more the gates of Janus have been thrown open in America. Possibly in the fulfillment of a destiny running back through the centuries, this great liberty-loving republic had to confront upon the battlefie
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.19 (search)
uminate the field of carnage, save the luster of his chivalry and courage. Nor shall your glory be forgot, While fame her record keeps, Or honor points the hallowed spot Where valor proudly sleeps. Below this, on the block surmounted by the die stone, are the words: Confederate Memorial, 1861-1865, carved in the stone. On the south side of the monument, cross swords in an alcove over the die stone are carved. Beneath them, on the bronze plate, are the words: Tried and True, and below this the bust of General J. J. Dickison, commander of the Florida division of the United Confederate Veterans, now a resident of Ocala, and a military leader during the Civil War. Under this is the name, J. J. Dickison. On the west side are two cannon crossed in the alcove above the die stone, under which are the words, Our Heroes, and on the plate is General R. E. Lee, on horseback, with his drum corps, facing General Jackson, with his drum corps, representing the army of Northern Virginia.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Charles C. Hemming. (search)
bruary 22, 1896, he took his comrades by surprise by announcing that his plans for the erection of the monument had been matured, and that as soon as practicable he would arrange to select a site on which to erect it. This was made known to R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, of Jacksonville, by telegraph the next day. That organization at once held a meeting and formally invited Mr. and Mrs. Hemming to visit Jacksonville as the guests of the Camp. The invitation was accepted, and a reo has been a zealous helpmate in his every worthy effort and noble plan. She was formerly Miss Lucy Key, of Brenham, Texas, where they were married in 1868. From the incipiency of his plan, Mr. Hemming sought the counsel and co-operation of R. E. Lee Camp, requesting the appointment of a committee to adjust matters of detail, etc. The committee appointed were ex-Governor Francis P. Fleming, ex-Commander Chas. D. Towers, and Adjutant J. A. Erlow, Jr., who have in all things most happily acqu
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.23 (search)
Battle of Cedar Run described. [from the Richmond, Va., Times, May 21, 1899.] By an Old F Company Man Who Took Part Therein. Was hot from the beginning. Guns, bayonets, swords, pistols, rails from fences and Rocks were used with telling effect at Times all along the line. Jackson's army, after its arduous and brilliant campaign, were quietly resting in the neighborhood of Weyer's ,Cave, when it received orders to join Lee at Richmond. In a few hours they were marching, and a few days thereafter struck McClellan's army at Pole Green church, where he commenced the battles with that army and ended by the enemy being driven to Westover on the James. The second day after reaching Westover, Jackson was ordered to Richmond, and his troops immediately took up their march, going into camp at Morris Farm, on the Mechanicsville turnpike, about four miles from the city, resting here four days: then he marched into Richmond and took the cars of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potoma
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gettysburg. (search)
ton Roads. Having been exchanged, Fleming returned to his regiment to find himself without rank, the reorganization having taken place whilst he was a prisoner, and it was thought that he would not recover from his wound. He therefore took his place in the ranks of his old company, but soon after the second battle of Manassas, he was appointed Captain of company G, of the Second Florida, and participated in the investment of Harper's Ferry and the battle of Sharpsburg. Upon the return of Lee's army to Virginia the Florida regiments, the 2d, 5th and 8th were formed into a brigade and placed under the command of General Edward A. Perry. The brigade did gallant service at the battles of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; Chancellorsville, May 3-4, 1863; at Gettysburg, as detailed; at Bristow's Station, October 14, 1863, and in other engagements—Captain Fleming constantly participating. He sealed his devotion to the cause he loved so well, being killed while leading the Second Flor