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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 10: fighting along the Chickahominy. (search)
numbers and the two divisions. Hill was not put in until a later hour, and encountered the troops of Kearny and Slocum. Hill's orders were to hold the line gained until Jackson and Huger approached, to warrant more aggressive battle. Magruder's march had been directed to succor Holmes. In his official account, General Holmes wrote of parts of his cavalry and artillery, whose conduct was shameful in the extreme. He reported his casualties: Daniel's brigade, 2 killed, 22 wounded; Walker's brigade, 12 wounded; artillery, 15 wounded. The strength of the enemy's position and their imposing numbers were such that to attempt an attack upon them with my small force, unsupported, would have been perfect madness; for to have done this would have required a march of over three-quarters of a mile up a steep hill destitute of cover. I accordingly withdrew about nine P. M. to a position somewhat in advance of that occupied in the morning. Rebellion Record, vol. XI. part II. p. 1
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 15: the Maryland campaign. (search)
orning possess himself of the Maryland Heights, and endeavor to capture the enemy at Harper's Ferry and vicinity. General Walker, with his division, after accomplishing the object in which he is now engaged, will cross the Potomac at Cheek's Fordof the army and bring up all stragglers that may have been left behind. The commands of Generals Jackson, McLaws, and Walker, after accomplishing the objects for which they have been detached, will join the main body of the army at Boonsborough oonor to be, with great respect, Your obedient servant, R. E. Lee, General. And now I return to my narrative. General Walker's division was on detached service at the time of the order, trying to cut the canal. He marched, however, at the app against the enemy at Harper's Ferry. Up to this hour General McLaws had heard nothing direct from Generals Jackson and Walker, though from the direction of the former sounds of artillery reached him, and later a courier told that Jackson thought h
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 16: the lost order --South Mountain. (search)
e of the plans of the enemy, and shows most conclusively that the main rebel army is now before us, including Longstreet's, Jackson's, the two Hills's, McLaws's, Walker's, R. H. Anderson's, and Hood's commands. That army was ordered to march on the 10th, and to attack and capture our forces at Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg yest with his fight and dropping back as the troops on his left were gradually forced from point to point. As the brigades under Generals Kemper, Garnett, and Colonel Walker (Jenkins's brigade) approached the mountain, a report reached general Headquarters that the enemy was forcing his way down the mountain by the old Sharpsburg division, which pushed off the feeble effort, and Rodes lost his first position. It was near night when the brigades under Generals Kemper and Garnett and Colonel Walker returned from their march down the foot of the mountain and reached the top. They were put in as they arrived to try to cover the right of Rodes and Evans and
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 17: preliminaries of the great battle. (search)
The Potomac River was between his and Jackson's and Walker's forces, and the Shenandoah divided Jackson's and Walker's commands. Walker posted his division to defend against the escape from Harper's Ferry, and planted tWalker posted his division to defend against the escape from Harper's Ferry, and planted three Parrott guns of Captain French's battery and two rifle pieces of Captain Branch's on Loudoun Heights, havar Heights. General Jackson sent word to McLaws and Walker that the batteries were not to open till all were rer all the batteries, including those of McLaws and Walker. The signal ordered for the storming columns was tected the commands of Generals Jackson, McLaws, and Walker, after accomplishing the objects for which they had to be possible that Jackson would order McLaws and Walker up the Rohrersville road, and move with his own cor the surrender and captured property), then ordered Walker's and McLaws's troops to follow his march. With hire on my right, Kemper, Drayton, Jenkins (under Colonel Walker), Washington Artillery, on the ridge near the t
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 18: battle of Sharpsburg, or Antietam. (search)
among the fallen early in the day McLaws and Walker in time to meet Sumner's advance under SedgwicG. Walker coming up took place on Hood's left, Walker leaving two regiments to fill a vacant place boops engaged suffered proportionally. Hood's, Walker's, and G. T. Anderson's, though longer engagede. Early's regiments were in the wood between Walker and the cavalry, and the detachments under Colesh supply of ammunition, leaving the guard to Walker's two brigades, G. T. Anderson's brigade on WaWalker's right, part of Early's brigade on Walker's left, and the regiments under Colonels Grigsby andWalker's left, and the regiments under Colonels Grigsby and Stafford off the left front. McLaws's division was called for, and on the march under conduct of Mfollowed by the other brigades. McLaws and Walker, pushing their success, were joined by G. T. A guns; McLaws's division and the other part of Walker's were in front of threatenings of parts of Fr. During the lull, after the rencounter of Walker's, Hill's, and Hood's divisions against Mansfi[4 more...]
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 19: battle of Sharpsburg, or Antietam (continued). (search)
s near our centre were dead angles into which I rode from time to time for closer observation of the enemy when his active aggression was suspended. General Burnside was busy at his crossing, but no report of progress had been sent me. One of my rides towards the Dunker chapel revealed efforts of the enemy to renew his work on that part of the field. Our troops were ordered to be ready to receive it. Its non-aggression suggested an opportunity for the Confederates, and I ordered McLaws and Walker to prepare to assault. Hood was back in position with his brigades, and Jackson was reported on his way, all in full supply of ammunition. It seemed probable that by concealing our movements under cover of the wood from the massed batteries of Doubleday's artillery on the north, and the batteries of position on the east, we could draw our columns so near to the enemy in front before our move could be known that we would have but a few rods to march before we could mingle our ranks with tho