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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 30 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 18 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 18 2 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 16 6 Browse Search
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army 10 0 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1 10 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 10 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 7 1 Browse Search
William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik 6 0 Browse Search
Col. J. J. Dickison, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.2, Florida (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 6 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: October 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], Later from Norfolk. (search)
There was some hard fighting late Wednesday evening at Bristow Station. We were driving the enemy back when the skirmishers fell upon McIntosh's Artillery, supported by Cook's brigade. Gen. Cook was wounded early in the action. His brigade was thrown into confusion, during which the enemy succeeded in taking five pieces of artillery. Reinforcements coming up, we were pursuing the enemy at last advices towards Dumfries. Our loss is about five hundred killed and wounded. Gens. Posey and Kirkland were wounded — the former badly in the thigh. About fifteen hundred prisoners have been gathered during the day. Heavy firing was heard Thursday in direction of Manassas. Many rumors are afloat, but nothing reliable has yet been received. [Second Dispatch.] Gordonsville, Oct. 18. --The enemy have been driven to their fortifications at Centreville and Manassas, to which they have been fleeing for several days past, pursued by our army. They have destroy
The Daily Dispatch: October 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], Secret history of the subjugation of Maryland. (search)
was fought at Bristow Station, on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, on Wednesday afternoon between two brigades of Gen. Hill's corps — Cook's and Kirkland's and a heavy force of the enemy. The enemy were posted in a railroad cut, and in advancing upon them our men were exposed to a galling fire. Our loss was quite severe — estimated by some to be not less than one thousand in killed, wounded, and missing. In addition to this we suffered a loss of seven pieces of artillery. Gens. Cook, Posey and Kirkland are reported wounded. Many of our wounded fell into the hands of the enemy; but that night they fell back, and our badly wounded were recovered, besides a number of the enemy's seriously wounded. The next morning a portion of Gen. Ewell's corps had a fight with the enemy, in which we captured about five hundred prisoners. An officer, who was wounded in the fight of Wednesday, and who came down on the Central train last night, informs us that there were about 1,000 Yan