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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 942 140 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 719 719 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 641 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 465 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 407 1 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 319 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 301 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 274 274 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 224 10 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. 199 1 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gen. Lee's strength and losses at Gettysburg. (search)
Gen. Lee's strength and losses at Gettysburg. By Col. William Allan. [The following is in reply commenting on Col. Allan's review of Bates' Gettysburg. As the letter of our foreign correspondenton of the Confederate cavalry was engaged at Gettysburg, and that not severely, 100 or 200 added to ained about 80,000 for his infantry force at Gettysburg. Then, 239: 163:: 80,000: 54,560=the Cons. Again, Gen. Meade in his testimony about Gettysburg before the committee on the conduct of the wRodes' return at Carlisle, a few days before Gettysburg, makes his total, strength of officers and ecoming from Gen. Longstreet, that Lee had at Gettysburg 67,000 bayonets, or above 70,000 of all armsor this officer, in a letter on the batte of Gettysburg to the New Orleans Republican, dated Februarin the London Standard, 1870; and article on Gettysburg, Southern Review, April, 1868.) 2. Gen. urnished to him in regard to his strength at Gettysburg, by two members of his staff; Col. W. H. Tay[4 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Causes of the defeat of Gen. Lee's Army at the battle of Gettysburg-opinions of leading Confederate soldiers. (search)
ges. Our failure to carry the position at Gettysburg was not due so much to the superior fightingtacks. Meade did not select the position at Gettysburg; but that position was forced on him by the essed by him who did direct it? I was at Gettysburg and participated in the first day's action —. A. L. Long, who was on Gen. Lee's staff at Gettysburg, received subsequently to the controversy beis efficiency on such an occasion as that at Gettysburg was materially impaired, by a constitutionalt in my view of the causes of our failure at Gettysburg, why it was that General Lee did not speak oeneral Lee and staff arrived on the field at Gettysburg near the close of the battle on the afternooehind to guard the trains, and did not reach Gettysburg until a late hour, and in the meantime the eLee did not consider the Federal position at Gettysburg stronger than many others that army had occuse orders were to concentrate at Cashtown or Gettysburg, heard the firing and turned towards Gettysb[28 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Major Scheibert's book. (search)
les Officiers de l'armee Allemande, par I. Scheibert, Major an corps Royal des Ingenieurs Prussieus, Traduit de l'Allemande par J. Bonnecque, Capitaine du 3rue regiment du gevie. Such is the title of the French translation of Major Scheibert's excellent work, a copy of which has been presented to the Southern Historical Society by the author. Major Scheibert is well known to many of the officers of the Army of Northern Virginia, who met him during the campaigns of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg at General Lee's headquarters. He is a thoroughly trained officer of engineers, who was sent by the Prussian government to make a study of the late war through a close observation of the operations of the Confederate army, offensive and defensive. A man of splendid military education, genial, brave and warm-hearted, Major Scheibert won the good — will and golden opinion of all with whom he came in contact during his brief sojourn with the Army of Northern Virginia. He was received by Ge
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Causes of the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg. (search)
that the concentration which was ordered at Gettysburg was intended as an offer of battle to him. Ie received to march at 2 A. M. on the 2d for Gettysburg. Pickett's division of infantry had been l design brought the two armies in contact at Gettysburg. General Stuart, in command of the cavalry,sions, lay at Cashtown, eight miles west of Gettysburg, Buford's cavalry between his command and thped at Fairfield, twelve miles southwest of Gettysburg. At 5 A. M., July 1st, Hill advanced towards Gettysburg, and at 8 A. M. the two Federal corps moved forward from Emmettsburg towards the same pnd would have pushed Buford back and reached Gettysburg before the First and Eleventh corps moved fr will be remembered that on the retreat from Gettysburg the Federal army was held in check at Willifought better at Boonesboroa, Sharpsburg and Gettysburg than they did at Gaines' Mill, Malvern Hill failure of the Confederates on the second at Gettysburg. From the nature of the country, the abs[20 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Second paper by Colonel Walter H. Taylor, of General Lee's staff. (search)
e, we deem it best to give it a place in our Gettysburg series.] From the very necessity of the ng, of the presence of the enemy in force at Gettysburg, and caused immediate preparations for battlwitnessed the flight of the Federals through Gettysburg and up the hills beyond. He then directed m enemy from their front, through the town of Gettysburg, and compelled him to seek refuge behind theowever, reached Marsh creek, four miles from Gettysburg, a little after dark, and Hood's division goLaw's brigade) encamped within four miles of Gettysburg at midnight of the 1st of July. He then reof July with a large force of the enemy near Gettysburg, General Longstreet was urged to hasten his to cause him to push his divisions on toward Gettysburg, from which point he was distant but four mird of July, there was no serious fighting at Gettysburg. The fourth passed in comparative quiet. Nt more accurate returns of the two armies at Gettysburg, we are left to form our conclusions as to t[6 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Leading Confederates on the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
ved with my staff in front of the heights of Gettysburg shortly after daybreak, as I have already stless acceptable to our readers as one of our Gettysburg series.] Richmond, Va., June, 1877. Rethat the cavalry did not join General Lee at Gettysburg until late in the evening of July 2.112,000 n speaking of the fight of the 3d of July at Gettysburg, General Lee said: I shall ever believe if Gy men, I directed General Pettigrew to go to Gettysburg and get these supplies. On the 30th of Jneral Pettigrew, with his brigade, went near Gettysburg, but did not enter the town, returning the sas given him. He remarked, the only force at Gettysburg is cavalry, probably a detachment of observawn of Reynolds' approach in the direction of Gettysburg twenty-four hours before this corps reached nown the enemy were in motion, have occupied Gettysburg on the 29th or 30th of June, and rendered hit the battle never would have been fought at Gettysburg; but whether there or elsewhere, the battle [22 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Official Reports of the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
Official Reports of the battle of Gettysburg. We will continue to add to our series of Reports on Gettysburg already published any others which we may be able to procure, and we beg our friends to aid us by sending on at once any which may not have been published. The following will be read with the interest which attaches to every thing connected with the great battle: Report of Brigadier-General Robertson. Headquarters Texas brigade, near Bunker's Hill, Va., July 17th, 1863. Major W. H. Sellers, A. A. Gen. Hood's Division: Major: I have the honor to submit through you my report of the action of my brigade in the Battle of Gettysburg, on the 2d and 3d of July. I have been too much occupied with the duties imposed by the marches and manoeuvres we have gone through to allow me to make this report at an earlier time. The division arrived on the ground in front of the position of the enemy that we were to attack but a few minutes before we were ordered to advance.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of Colonel White, Commanding Anderson's brigade. (search)
Report of Colonel White, Commanding Anderson's brigade. Headquarters Anderson's brigade, August 8th, 1863. Maj. W. H. Sellers, A. A. Gen. : Sir: I have the honor to report the part borne by this brigade in the engagement near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the 2d and 3d ult. As I was not present myself (my regiment-7th Georgiahaving been detached and ordered to the right and flank of the line to watch the movements of the enemy's cavalry), I have consolidated the reports of the regimental commanders. The scene of action was reached by a march of several miles under a broiling sun, and, a portion of the way, a terrific fire of the enemy's batteries. The position of the brigade was on the extreme left of Hood's division, and when ordered to advance on the enemy's position was to the rear and supporting the Texas brigade. Soon after the Texas brigade became engaged, this brigade moved forward on a line with it, when a vigorous charge was made, which dislodged the enemy from a s
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of General H. L. Benning. (search)
ch, which are perhaps called for by the order. I must, in closing, ask leave to pay a tribute to the merit of the brigade in that respect. There was no straggling to speak of, either on the advance or the return. The rolls when we arrived at Gettysburg showed almost the same number which they showed when we left Culpeper Courthouse. So they showed on our return to Culpeper Courthouse almost the same number which they showed when we left Gettysburg. I am, Major, very respectfully, Your obibute to the merit of the brigade in that respect. There was no straggling to speak of, either on the advance or the return. The rolls when we arrived at Gettysburg showed almost the same number which they showed when we left Culpeper Courthouse. So they showed on our return to Culpeper Courthouse almost the same number which they showed when we left Gettysburg. I am, Major, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, Henry L. Benning, Brigadier General. Major W. H. Sellers, A. A. G.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Notes by General Benning on battle of Gettysburg. (search)
Notes by General Benning on battle of Gettysburg. At Gettysburg the behavior of the brigade was magnificent. By deliberate and protracted fighting it ascended the mountain, took the enemy's line, about three hundred prisoners, and three of his six guns in position there, and held its ground until next afternoon late, when it was ordered to fall back by General Law, commanding the division. I was told that this was the only part of the enemy's line carried and held, and these the only one minute. Then the brigade marched back in perfect order to the place assigned to it. The loss in the operation was about twenty men, and most of these were pickets, to whom the order to retreat had not been communicated. The brigade at Gettysburg had 1,280 men and 140 officers, according to my recollection. On the last day's fight, about 2 P. M., we heard from the mountain we had taken the day before a great shouting in our rear down the Emmettsburg road. We soon distinguished it t
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