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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Diary of Major R. C. M. Page, Chief of Confederate States artillery, Department of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee, from October, 1864, to May, 1865. (search)
neral John Echols. J. Stoddard Johnston, A. A. G. Lieutenant Cochran and myself went to the house of Mr. Tebbs, in Christiansburg, and got something to eat. We gave him as pay our mess-chest and cooking utensils, consisting of one skillet and a few iron knives and forks, tin plates, etc. When we got back to camp, General Echols and most of his command had already departed, with the purpose of joining General Joseph E. Johnston. We then determined to return to Northern Virginia and join Mosby, but learning on the way that Johnston had also surrendered, we went to our respective homes, he to Loudoun county, Virginia, and I to Albemarle. Neither of us had a cent of money, but at Christiansburg, just before the break-up, Lieutenant Branham lent me five dollars in gold, which we found was a perfect Godsend. I returned the amount afterwards, as soon as Lieutenant Branham sent me his address. I had drawn no pay for some time, so that the Confederate States owed me, for back pay, abo
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Field Telegrams from around Petersburg, Virginia. (search)
ay whether the force of enemy is infantry or cavalry. You must call reinforcements from Richmond. There are none here. Give hour of dispatch. R. E. Lee, General. Headquarters, 14th August, 1864—6:15 P. M. General R. S. Ewell, Richmond. I wish Hampton to return to Richmond, as soon as practicable, with his whole command. You must reinforce Field from Richmond. Where do you expect them from this side? R. E. Lee, General. 15th August, 1864. General R. E. Lee, Chaffin's Bluff: Mosby telegraphs, Upperville 13th, attacked enemy's supply train, near Berryville, that morning. Dispersed guard, treble his number; captured and destroyed seventy-five (75) loaded wagons; brought off over two hundred prisoners, including several officers; between five and six hundred horses and mules; upwards of two hundred head of fine beef cattle, and many valuable stores. Considerable number of enemy killed and wounded. His loss two killed and three wounded. W. H. Taylor, A. A. G. 15th
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
apt. G. H., 135, 188. Moloney, Capt. P. K., 119, 123, 181, 398. Montgomery, Jr., Lt. Henry, 116, 132, 161. Montgomery, Sergeant S., 191. Moodie, J. P., 104. Moody, Capt. J. M., 20 Moore, John, 9 Moore, Capt. W. S., 107. Moore, Col. John C, 299. Moreau, Gen., 341. Moorman, Capt., 88. Morgan, Col., 349. Morgan, Gen., Daniel, 12. Morgan, Gen. John H., 59; death of, 63. Morris Creek Bridge. N. C., 433. Morris, Gen., 87. Morris Island, 15, 26, 104, 151, 154; evacuated, 170. Mosby, Col. John S., 264. Morton, Capt. T. C., 47, 50. Moultrie, Fort, 12, 156. Mount Pleasant, 131. Mount Zion Schools, 12, 13. Mouton, Col., 302. Muller. Musician, 178. Mulvaney, Capt., 404. Munford, Gen. T. T., 296, 354. Munson's Hill, 95. Murfreesboroa, Battle of, 351, 368. Myer, Gen. A. J., 94, 103. Myer, F. L., 395. Myers, Col. A. C., 273. Nance, Capt., 388. Nance, Col. J. D., report of, 379, 390. Napoleon I, Army of, 69,341. Nashville, Fall of, 128 Naval Engage
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.14 (search)
the guests in carriages reached the monument grounds a few minutes before 2 o'clock, and a quarter of an hour later the Wickham brigade, heading the long division of veteran cavalry, rode up. There were a large number of commands represented in the several hundred old cavalrymen, among them the Tenth cavalry and the Ninth, which was to the left, and the survivors from several counties. Veterans. The veteran organizations were under the command of General Harry Heth. The survivors of Mosby's command came close behind the horseback veterans, but there was a very long gap before any other body could be seen marching westward. When those who started down reached Belvidere street the veterans could be seen coming in the dim distance. The South Carolina veterans came first, and were followed by those from North Carolina. Next came J. C. Stancill Camp, then the Rowan County (N. C.) Veteran Association of 120 men, carrying the flag which the Thirteenth North Carolina regiment
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 3 (search)
rfield Ball, John Ball, Joseph Nelson, James Nelson, W. Moore, John Terrett, J. H. Saunders, John C. Sewall, Roger Williams, Michael Crow, Augustus C. Williams, Mosby's Cavalry: Lieut. Frank Fox, D. French Dulany, John Underwood, E. F. Davis, Fenton Beavers, Thomas Simpson, Addison Davis, John B. Davis, W. D. Gooding, John T. ArSewall, Williams, Terrett, and others, Company I, Eleventh Virginia Cavalry; of Lieutenants Fox, Dulany, Underwood, Davis, Simpson, Gooding, Mayhugh, and others of Mosby's command; of Major Charles E. Ford, Posey, and Wells, of the artillery; of Major Alfred Moss, Captains James W. Jackson, Washington Stuart, and others; of Commodor soil has been consecrated. That modest gentleman here (pointing to General Hunton) gave those fellows a trip across the Potomac near Leesburg. That night-hawk, Mosby, swept around, startling whole regiments with his little band of gallant followers. Near here fell John Q. Marr, among the first who bit the dust. Terrible, inde
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Jefferson Davis. (search)
atest in that fortune which lifting him first to the loftiest heights, and casting him thence into the depths of disappointment, found him everywhere the erect and constant friend of truth. He conquered himself and forgave his enemies, but bent to no one but God. In these pages have been recorded the deeds of the former leaders of the so-called army of the Rebellion, and short sketches of their lives given. We refer to the biographies of R. E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J. E. B. Stuart, Mosby, Forrest, etc. We believe that the President, prominent in position and revered by all the above-named generals in spite of manifold points of difference, is well worthy to be ranked among these portraits as original as they are significant; and so much the more since rarely has a purer character been more unworthily treated and more falsely judged in history, by a generation incapable of judging. May these lines contribute to the end that history will become more just to a pilot who s
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.26 (search)
inchester. That Rosser and Lomax, McCausland, and their subordinates did so well under the circumstances is wonderful, and I wish I had time to refer more at length to their various exploits. Rosser's movements at New Creek and Beverley—where he lit up the closing scenes of disastrous war with signal victories—deserves especial mention. Many splendid deeds and names have I left out of my recital which well deserve historic praise. What a glowing page might be made of the brave partisan Mosby's remarkable movement in Sheridan's rear, where with less than 500 men, he kept many thousands occupied guarding communications of the Federal army and the approaches to Washington. But these will not be overlooked or forgotten. They would adorn but they would not vary the thread of my story. Zzzour Artillery did Wonders. Our artillery distinguished itself everywhere. At Winchester, says Early, it did wonders. It overdid itself in tenacity at Fisher's Hill; it strove desperately at
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fifteenth Virginia Infantry. (search)
ck for duty with his company. He evidently did not like the ehange, for after carrying it for two days his gun was brought to me one morning with this written on a dirty piece of paper: Major, take your d—n old rifle and go to h—l; I am going to Mosby. Which I suppose he did, for he was never any more with us, and it became a standing joke with the field officers of other regiments to ask me, most emphatically: Where is——? Answer: Gone to h—l or Mosby. The whirl of events. After crosMosby. The whirl of events. After crossing the Potomac, it was a continual whirl of events. At Crampton's Gap supporting the Manly artillery, of North Carolina, and they did some good shooting at the enemy coming through Middletown. We could not get at them. Lower down the mountain we saw the lofty and lovely fight that Cobb's men put up. About night we were outflanked and nearly surrounded. A night's march somewhere, to Harper's Ferry, I believe; then a march to Monocacy Bridge; arrived a few hours after the fight; through
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Twelfth Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. (search)
h, and deserve honor for their devotion to truth and their adopted homes. Rumors are rife that General Early will attempt to retake Winchester soon. This is very improbable, as Sheridan's forces are too numerous. Reinforcements pass by the office every day going to the front, and Early's army must be a mere handful of exhausted, illy equipped men, incapable of any offensive movement. The ladies bring us all kinds of reports, usually very cheering. They always look on the bright side. Mosby's men venture into the city quite often at night, to see relatives and friends, and gain all the information they can. They are greeted warmly, and secreted by the citizens until they are ready to leave the city. They carry outmany letters for Dixie Land. The risk they run is very great, but they are daring scouts, accustomed to danger and fond of its excitement. The Twelth's artillery Associations. This sketch would be incomplete if I did not mention the gallant batteries which were
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Chapter 27: (search)
der for such burning to set forth the particular act it is in retaliation for.—Grant to Lincoln, August 17, 1864. and if the inhabitants could convey their stock and provisions north of the Potomac, he offered no objection; Do you not think it advisable to notify all citizens living east of the Blue Ridge to move north of the Potomac all their stock, grain, and provisions of every description? There is no doubt about the necessity of clearing out that country, so that it will not support Mosby's gang, and the question is whether it is not better that the people should save what they can.—Grant to Sheridan, November 9. but so long as the war lasts, he said, they must be prevented from raising another crop. Sheridan obeyed his orders to the letter. On the 1st of October, he wrote, from Harrisonburg: What we have destroyed and can destroy in this Valley is worth millions of dollars to the rebel government; on the 7th, he said, from Woodstock: In moving back to this point, the who
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