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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 6. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Second battle of Manassas--a reply to General Longstreet. (search)
his official report, speaking of the 30th: During the day Colonel S. D. Lee with his reserve artillery was placed in the position occupied the day previous by Colonel Walton, and engaged the enemy in a very severe artillery combat. The result was, as the day previous, a success. Now let us see where Colonel Walton was the day prColonel Walton was the day previous (29th). His report says: Colonel Walton placed his batteries in a commanding position between my line and that of General Jackson, and engaged the enemy for several hours in a severe and successful artillery duel. It is thus shown by General Longstreet's report that Colonel Lee's artillery was to his left and between himColonel Walton placed his batteries in a commanding position between my line and that of General Jackson, and engaged the enemy for several hours in a severe and successful artillery duel. It is thus shown by General Longstreet's report that Colonel Lee's artillery was to his left and between himself and General Jackson in a commanding position. It is therefore reasonable to suppose that Colonel Lee's artillery did something to aid in crushing the column assaulting Jackson, as it was to Longstreet's left and considerably nearer than Captain Wiley's battery and the other one mentioned by General Longstreet. It must be bo
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 6. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The artillery at Second Manassas-General Longstreet's reply to General S. D. Lee. (search)
The inclosed account of the artillery combat of second Manassas from Colonel J. B. Walton, commander of the Washington artillery of New Orleans upon that field, s united and the advance to. join General Jackson was resumed. * * * * * * * Colonel Walton placed his batteries in a commanding position between my line and that of Gh his reserve artillery placed in the position occupied the day previous by Colonel Walton, engaged the enemy in a very severe artillery combat. The result was, as oobert E. Lee in his report to the Secretary of War says: August 29th, Colonel Walton placed a part of his artillery upon a commanding position between Generals ries of Colonel Stephen D. Lee took the position occupied the day before by Colonel Walton. What is contained in the foregoing is, I suppose, sufficient to establsfactory manner I accomplished your wishes and submitting to any correction, I remain, very truly yours, J. B. Walton. General James Longstreet, Gainesville, Ga.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 6. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The artillery at Second Manassas--Rejoinder of General S. D. Lee to General Longstreet. (search)
r of General Longstreet's, supplemented by one from Colonel J. B. Walton, claiming to be a reply to my article in the Augustunt of the artillery combat of second Manassas from Colonel J. B. Walton, commander of the Washington artillery of New Orleant, James Longstreet. The above letter, including Colonel Walton's, does not at all meet the issue I raised in my artical Longstreet, with his letter, sends a letter from Colonel J. B. Walton, in which he (Colonel W.) labors to prove that he ft from a less advanced position. Moreover, what has Colonel Walton's account of his artillery fight on the 29th of August August, after he had withdrawn from that position? Colonel Walton's letter establishes this fact, viz: that at 3.30 P. Mthe withdrawal of General Longstreet's artillery under Colonel Walton the day before. General Longstreet is in error in sthe matter? Would the same omission have occurred had Colonel Walton kept Longstreet's artillery in the same position it oc
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 6. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Gettysburg campaign--official reports. (search)
the Twenty-first, Twenty-fifth, Forty-second, Forty-fourth, Forty-eighth and Fiftieth Virginia regiments, commanded respectively by Captain W. P. Moseley, Colonel Higginbotham, Captain Richardson, Captain Buckner, Lieutenant-Colonel Dungan and Lieutenant-Colonel Salyer; George H. Steuart's brigade, consisting of Tenth, Twenty-third and Thirty-seventh Virginia regiments, First Maryland battalion and First and Third North Carolina regiments, commanded respectively by Colonel Warren, Lieutenant-Colonel Walton, Major Wood, Lieutenant-Colonel Brown, Major Parsley and Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert; Nicholls' brigade, Colonel J. M. Williams commanding, consisting of First, Second, Tenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Louisiana regiments, commanded respectively by Lieutenant-Colonel Nolan, Lieutenant-Colonel Burke, Major Powell, Lieutenant-Colonel Zable and Major Brady, with Andrews' battalion of artillery, Major Latimer commanding, consisting of Raines', Dement's, Brown's and Carpenter's batteries.