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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.15 (search)
e left of the Confederate line, whilst others had been firing from a position slightly to the right and rear of McRae's brigade previous to the final assault. As soon as notified that the advance was about to be made, he did what he, Haskell and Pelham had often done on other fields, but which hitherto in war had been seldom done, and never except by artillerists of rare courage and self-reliance. He ordered all his guns to the right and rear of McRae to advance to the front line of battle hel's brigade, the infantry recognized them in advance of the guns, and riding side by side, those two unequalled and fearless artillery officers, Colonel Pegram, of Virginia, and Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Haskell, of South Carolina—always excepting Pelham, who deserved to rank fully with them. McRae's brigade greeted them with loud cheers, for they knew that their presence meant that they would have the aid of the artillery to the end of the conflict. Haskell had volunteered for this conflict, a
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.33 (search)
ted in a road before going into action. I looked to the right, and there, a few yards from the road, seated on the ground, was Old Hines with his pack close by. He had made up a fire, taken off his shoes, turned his back to the panorama, and was slicing off huge hunks of corn dodger, which were disappearing in his capacious jaws. A notable artillery duel. Just then there was a commotion on our right. Stuart, the Prince of Cavalrymen, his black plume dancing in the air, dashed up with Pelham closely followed by the staff. Then was executed a novel manoeuvre to us—a charge of artillery upon artillery. Cannoneers scrambled on guns and caissons, and under lash and spur the whole battalion thundered across that field and took position in pistol range of the enemy's batteries. Then commenced the fiercest and longest sustained artillery duel of the war, prolonged as it was away into the night. The great guns of the enemy posted on the Stafford heights across the river, began a ter
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index (search)
st and the Battle of Bethel, 212; organization of the Regiment, 212, 217; Lines addressed to by Luola, 230. O'Ferrall, Hon. C. T., His address at Atlanta, Ga., 401. O'Hara, Colonel, Theodore, Sketch of, 275. One who was with Jackson, 370. Opie. Major J. N., How he led a Federal charge, 251 Owen, Fort, 68. Owen, Colonel, Wm. Miller, 35. Page, Thomas Nelson, on The Social Life of Old Virginia, 126. Pastimes in Federal Prisons, 35. Peacock, Lieutenant G J., 270. Pelham, Major, John, 281. Peninsula Campaign 60. Perkins, Captain G. H., 81. Peterkin. D. D., Rev. Joshua, 188. Philosophical Society of Virginia, 125. Pickett Camp Confederate Veterans, Geo. E, 100 Pleasants, John, 129. Porter, John L., Naval Constructor, 3. Prisons, North and South, Mortality in, 47, 190. Prison Times, issued in Fort Delaware, 35. Pulliam, Samuel H., 406. Quakers in Virginia, First to influence Religious freedom, 129. Randolph Thomas Mann and his daughters, 32