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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Wee Nee volunteers of Williamsburg District, South Carolina, in the First (Hagood's) regiment. (search)
tervals through the whole day and night. We were soon thoroughly wet. Brigadier-General Mercer, of Savannah, Georgia, a West Pointer, and once in the United States aonville. The Eutaw battalion and First regiment were detailed, by order of General Mercer, to hold the front during the night and receive the first shock of the enem well qualified for the duty assigned him. An order was sent to him by General Mercer directing that the muskets of the command be discharged, so as to be ready for maintained. The result of the conference was, that I was directed to find General Mercer and, without asking to be relieved, lay our condition before him, in the hoich had been agreed upon. Are the men supplied with bayonets? inquired General Mercer. Yes, sir, said I. Well, Major, was his reply, tell Colonel Hagoment and the Eutaws marched from Rivers House, as they had been directed by General Mercer, confident that the fight would very soon begin. Notwithstanding the fatig
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.40 (search)
he Acworth road. I continued with the army, and participated in all the fighting of all that arduous and bloody campaign, commanding my own brigade in all the battles except Jonesboro, in which I commanded the division. You remember the engagement of the 22d of July, near Cobb's mill. In that engagement, after my own brigade had been cut to pieces, having lost half its number, I discovered an opportunity to make an assault on the enemy's flank, and got permission to make the attack with Mercer's brigade and some detachments that had just been brought up from the picket line, which we had left the night before. General Maney, in command of Cheatham's division, who ranked me, had discovered the opportunity, and was forming to make the movement, and I, not knowing it, marched up to his line. I could not move on without running over his line, which my respect for him and his rank would not allow. You were present, and I know you remember how by his tardy movements the opportunity w
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
Army and Navy of, 423; in the Mexican War, 436. Massena, Marshal, 341. Maury, Com. M. F., 273, 286, 428, 439 May, Col., Chas., 425 Mazyck, Capt., 186 Meacham, Capt., 22. Meade, Gen , 30. Means, Sergeant-Maj. B. W., 17. Means, Capt. E. J., 15. Means, Col. and Gov. J. H., 22, 23. Means, Col., Ro. Stark, 22, 24 Mecklenburg Dec. of Independence, 4, 429. Mellichamp, Rev. Mr., 130, 139. Memminger, C. G., 273, 275 Memminger, Lt. C. G., 92. Menott, Gen. J. C., 376. Mercer, Gen. H. W., 137. Merrimac and Monitor, Speech of Duke of Somerset on, 218, 288. Merritt, Gen. W., 108. Mexican War, troops in from North and South, 350, 366, 435. Miles, Col., 36. Miles, Hon., W. Porcher, 273, 275. Milford, Va., 19. Military Order of America, 347. Miller, Col. J. L., 19, 20, 2 Miller, Capt., Thos. M., 396. Miller, Stephen D., 13. Miller, clerk. W., 223. Mills, Major, Julius, 22. Mills, Hon. Roger Q., 34. Mims, Lt. A. J., 163. Mining before Petersburg, 4