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Gary (search for this): chapter 46
o include a small brigade of cavalry, under Brigadier General Gary, as a part of the permanent force on the no the enemy dashed at this point, Fussell's mill, but Gary quickly dismounting two of his three regiments threw two guns opened upon the enemy's left flank, whilst Gary poured in a galling fire in front; the enemy waveredd fell back out of range for the day. The conduct of Gary on this occasion was very judicious and gallant. Ony road, being hard pressed, I sent to his assistance Gary's cavalry brigade, and the Texas infantry brigade, ad them. Having previously detached Perry, who, with Gary's cavalry, was to turn the enemy's right and come into the Williamsburg road, and relieved a regiment of Gary's cavalry which I found there skirmishing with the eision should remain at the Williamsburg road, whilst Gary's cavalry should move to and hold the Nine-Mile roas leaving their dead upon the field. I may add that Gary was quite as successful in repulsing the enemy's cav
Kautz (search for this): chapter 46
rning found us massed on the Darby-town road. The enemy's right, consisting of Kautz's division of cavalry, rested on this road. My division having the advance, upon approaching our old exterior line of works, found Kautz with his division dismounted and with twelve or sixteen pieces of artillery behind them. Having previousl(Bratton leading), I assaulted in front. After a sharp fight of twenty minutes Kautz was routed, ten guns and caissons complete, and more than one hundred artilleryorce and intentions, massed about two miles to the rear of the point from which Kautz had been routed a large force of infantry and artillery behind breastworks, pros to make a show in our front, whilst Weitzel with his division of infantry and Kautz's of cavalry should, under cover of the forest, move some distance to our left,is game, directed me to move with my division to the left to resist Weitzel and Kautz. I was still the extreme left of the army, and leaving my strong skirmish line
Robert E. Lee (search for this): chapter 46
olonel Jack Brown, of Georgia, my aide-de-camp, Lieutenant W. Roy Mason, badly wounded, falling into the hands of the enemy, and General Gregg's aide de-camp killed. Brigadier-General Girardy was killed early in the action, at the time his brigade broke. He had only a few days before been raised from the rank of Major and assigned to that brigade, and fell in his first action with his new rank. He was said to be a gallant, meritorious officer. Previous to this battle being fought General R. E. Lee had arrived from Petersburg; but he did not take command, and was simply a looker-on. I should have stated that on the day previous (August 15th), General W. H. F. Lee's cavalry, on the Charles City road, being hard pressed, I sent to his assistance Gary's cavalry brigade, and the Texas infantry brigade, and, with their assistance, he drove the enemy back and re-established his position. Hampton, who some days before had started for the Valley to join Early, returned and took posit
Harry Heth (search for this): chapter 46
of the field and moving down the plank road. As the musketeers' fire increased, so did the numbers going to the rear from Heth's and Wilcox's divisions, which had just been assaulted by the enemy. The numbers, manner, and words of these troops all shed forward as soon as it formed, without waiting for those in its rear to get ready. By this time the enemy had swept Heth's and Wilcox's divisions entirely to our rear, and ignorant that there was anything to oppose them, the view being obstrucnd received no orders from him. When I first went over to the north side, Lieutenant-General Anderson, with Kershaw's and Heth's divisions, were there, but, the enemy withdrawing the most of his force to the south side during the night, on the follosly named, my own division, now immediately commanded by Brigadier-General Gregg, and a brigade or two each, I think, from Heth's, Wilcox's, Mahone's, and Pickett's divisions. I regret that I cannot recall just now precisely whose brigades they were
McLaws (search for this): chapter 46
ssee, about March 13th, 1864; remained there for some weeks, then fell back to Zollicoffer, and, finally, about the middle of April, took the cars for Gordonsville, Virginia. A few days after our arrival there, General Lee came over and reviewed McLaws's division and mine and aroused great enthusiasm among the troops. This, with the fact of our rejoining the Army of Northern Virginia, and getting back to Old Virginia, where we wished to serve, operated very beneficially upon the troops, and elderness battleground. The opposing armies had been engaged during the day, the cavalry fighting in my immediate front. At midnight I received orders to move immediately to the scene of action by striking across the country to the plank road. McLaws's division, commanded by Kershaw, had encamped a few miles from me, and as the head of his column reached the plank road point, and as it was already broad day, and thinking the emergency might be great, instead of halting until the rear of his c
Little (search for this): chapter 46
the North Carolina fighting well, its Colonel commanding being badly wounded) and that portion of the army which had been cut off—Colonel Conner, afterwards General Conner, being the senior, and in command of it, attacking at the same time in flank. This ended the fighting for that day. Our losses, as might be inferred from such open, hard fighting, were heavy—the enemy's, though, much more so. Among the casualties in my division which now, at this distance of time, recur to me were: Colonel Little, commanding Eleventh Georgia, wounded; Colonel Jack Brown, of Georgia, my aide-de-camp, Lieutenant W. Roy Mason, badly wounded, falling into the hands of the enemy, and General Gregg's aide de-camp killed. Brigadier-General Girardy was killed early in the action, at the time his brigade broke. He had only a few days before been raised from the rank of Major and assigned to that brigade, and fell in his first action with his new rank. He was said to be a gallant, meritorious officer.
C. W. Field (search for this): chapter 46
Campaign of 1864 and 1865. Narrative of Major-General C. W. Field. [It is due to the gallant author of the following paper to say that it was not written for publication, but for the private use of General E. P. Alexander, who was at that time—several years after the war —contemplating a history of Longstreet's corps. of Benning, but fortunately the enemy's course had been somewhat checked, and the losses in this brigade were not so great at that time. The remaining brigade in Field's division—Jenkins's South Carolina—was brought up as soon as it could form, and held for a while in reserve. Meanwhile Anderson's Georgia brigade, which had beenthese pages were written from memory alone, there may be some slight inaccuracies in dates, but the incidents and the part assigned to each are set forth just as they appeared to me and those about me, and are, I believe, in every particular correct. C. W. field, Late Major-General, Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Vi
Bratton (search for this): chapter 46
es, the gallant South Carolina—now led by Colonel Bratton, since Jenkins's death—rushed up to the e commencing on the extreme right of the line, Bratton's South Carolina, and extending to the left te present. Meanwhile the two other brigades (Bratton's and Anderson's) had come up. It was now sunes which could be withdrawn for that purpose (Bratton's, Anderson's, and Perry's), I started for Fogade being in for it, necessitated my pushing Bratton and Perry to its assistance. Hoke, though aw in behind him with the rest of the division (Bratton leading), I assaulted in front. After a sharade, shot through the neck dead, and Brigadier-General Bratton, commanding South Carolina brigade, ccasion I gave him an order to deliver to General Bratton, of South Carolina. Scorning to dismounts were already on foot, he galloped up to General Bratton, in the face of a severe fire, was shot t a little depression of ground. A portion of Bratton's South Carolina brigade, led by his Adjutant[2 more...]<
R. H. Anderson (search for this): chapter 46
road, and check the enemy's advance. I threw Anderson's brigade, which was leading to the right, atpied the extreme right of the army, Major-General R. H. Anderson's division joining it at the plank night of the 7th, our corps, commanded now by Anderson, was marching to Spotsylvania Courthouse, neaeen met by any instructions from Lieutenant General R. H. Anderson (who had just returned from the anwhile the two other brigades (Bratton's and Anderson's) had come up. It was now sunset. A littl Fort Harrison that night, but that Lieutenant-General Anderson wished to see me for a moment beforll being ready, I went to report to Lieutenant-General Anderson, in pursuance of what I had been tohe assault had nearly arrived, I directed General Anderson, commanding my leading brigade, to move u after awhile, it was then too late. Had General Anderson sufficiently instructed his men to wait ft on my flank and rear, I requested Lieutenant-General Anderson to cause Hoke to extend a little to[8 more...]
Girardy (search for this): chapter 46
ier-General Gregg, and a brigade or two each, I think, from Heth's, Wilcox's, Mahone's, and Pickett's divisions. I regret that I cannot recall just now precisely whose brigades they were, but one I know was Harris's Mississippi brigade, one was Girardy's Georgia, one was Virginia, two were North Carolina, one commanded by General Conner, one Wright's, and the other I do not recollect. I should add that W. H. F. Lee's division of cavalry had also reported to me, and covered my left on the Charur to me were: Colonel Little, commanding Eleventh Georgia, wounded; Colonel Jack Brown, of Georgia, my aide-de-camp, Lieutenant W. Roy Mason, badly wounded, falling into the hands of the enemy, and General Gregg's aide de-camp killed. Brigadier-General Girardy was killed early in the action, at the time his brigade broke. He had only a few days before been raised from the rank of Major and assigned to that brigade, and fell in his first action with his new rank. He was said to be a gallant,
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