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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 3 (search)
Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel E. P, Tayloe. Fortieth Virginia, Lieutenant-Colonel A. S. Cunningham. Forty-seventh Virginia, Colonel R. M. Mayo. Fifty-fifth Virginia, Colonel W. S. Christian. Second Maryland Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel James R. Herbert. Unattached. Fifth Alabama Battalion. Cavalry corps. on face of return appears to have consisted of Hampton's, Fitz. Lee's and W. H. F. Lee's divisions and Dearing's brigade. Major-General Wade Hampton, Commanding. Lee's division. reported as detached. Major-General Fitzhugh Lee. Wickham's brigade. Brigadier-General W. C. Wickham. First Virginia, Colonel R. W. Carter. Second Virginia, Colonel T. T. Munford, Third Virginia, Colonel T. H. Owen. Fourth Virginia, Colonel W. H. Payne. Lomax's brigade. Brigadier General L. L. Lomax. Fifth Virginia, Colonel H. Clay Pate. Sixth Virginia, Colonel Julian Harrison. Fifteenth Virginia, Colonel C. R. Collins. Butler's division. Major-Gener
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Northern opinion of Grant's generalship. (search)
that General Grant was at least seven times conspicuously and with enormous loss defeated by General Lee before the exhaustion of his war materials and the universal collapse of the Confederacy compe even supposed to be victories, as in the case of Hancock's magnificent attempt to break through Lee's centre at Spotsylvania Courthouse; but they were defeats nevertheless. When a commander assume for his antagonist, although it may not be a decisive one. Many things conspired to prevent General Lee's victories from being decisive: The overwhelming superiority of the Union army in numbers anside and Sheridan added to the other, it ought not to have been so difficult to get the better of Lee.. As it happened, Sheridan's brilliant victory at Cedar Run, a battle gained with equal forces anffered much in all probability. Yet this man, who happened to receive the surrendered sword of Lee, became on that account the supposed hero of the war; received the credit of having suppressed th
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Diary of Rev. J. G. Law. (search)
I sat down on a log to whiff my cares away and think of the loved ones at home. June 1st.—Marched fifteen miles. Left our bivouac at three o'clock A. M. and halted at two P. M. Here we came up with our wagons, and got our cooking utensils. Rye was issued, and I enjoyed a cup of rye coffee. June 5th.—For the past few days rumors have been afloat in camp of a great battle in Virginia. This morning the news was confirmed. We gained a great victory near Richmond. President Davis and General Lee were on the field, and greatly encouraged the troops by their presence. General Jackson routed Banks, and is said to be approaching Washington. The Marylanders are flocking to his standard by the thousands. It is also reported that General Beauregard has been advised of the intervention of France and England in American affairs. This is news enough for one day. June 7th.—Resumed our march to-day. Left camp at two o'clock P. M., and halted at sunset. Marched about ten miles. Suff<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reunion of the Virginia division army of Northern Virginia Association (search)
day to the latter. I did so at length. General Lee particularly required information as to the, in my judgment, was the real objective of General Lee in the Maryland campaign. It was not as thMaryland to the Confederation of States. General Lee knew perfectly well that a people who had bgn cannot be better stated than was done by General Lee himself in his report: The armies of Genera narrative. The victory at Manassas had left Lee with about 40,000 men. He had cooped up in the of the army was no better off; therefore, when Lee undertook the forward movement over the Potomacinia. Thus it was that the army which followed Lee into Maryland was so reduced that the statement the troop of cavalry, his customary escort. Lee disappeared from the front of Washington on thegraphing McClellan that he must be careful lest Lee should evade him and pounce down on the defencee approaches to both Baltimore and Washington. Lee's army was divided into two corps, the First un[9 more...]