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Pickens Butler Watts (search for this): chapter 1.48
handsome pistol captured from a Federal officer, with a note saying that it was intended as a testimonial of his uniform gallantry and good conduct. When the surgeon informed him that the blood could not be staunched, and that he must die, he called for his pistol and had it laid beside him on his cot. The pistol with its history was carefully forwarded to his widowed mother as a memorial of her noble boy. There was slain, too, upon this field, among the non-commissioned officers, Pickens Butler Watts, First Sergeant of Alston's company, Twenty-seventh regiment, the most distinguished soldier of his rank at that time in the brigade. He had been mentioned for conspicuous gallantry in every battle in which his regiment had been engaged in this campaign, and in the pursuit of the routed Federal army into its lines at Bermuda Hundreds, when weak from sickness he had fainted on the march, he declined to use an ambulance, but recovering, pushed on and at nightfall was in the ranks of hi
Charles H. Simonton (search for this): chapter 1.48
le again remanded to the limits within which he had been consigned by the previous battle of Drewry's Bluff. It was after dark when General Hagood received his orders, and being entirely ignorant of the localities, as well as unable to learn much from the confused and contradictory accounts of the volunteer guides who accompanied him, when he reached the fork of the City Point and Prince George roads, just beyond the New Market race course, he halted the brigade, and leaving it under Colonel Simonton, rode forward, accompanied by Captain Molony and Lieutenant Martin, of the staff, to make a personal reconnoissance. He encountered the enemy's picket on the latter road at the ford, where it crosses Harrison's creek, inside of the original line of defences. The reconnoitering party had nearly ridden into it when they were warned by a wounded Confederate by the road-side. They were not fired upon. Turning across the fields toward the City Point road, General Hagood was opportunely m
James F. Izlar (search for this): chapter 1.48
ond Vice-President, A. G. Magrath, Jr.; Third Vice-President, Zimmerman Davis; Fourth VicePresi-dent, D. B. Gilliland; Secretary, J. W. Ward; Treasurer, H. F. Faber. The following ex-Confederates were admitted to membership: F. W. Wagener, James F. Izlar, F. L. Meyer, F. C. Schulz, E. T. Legare, W. W. White, F. W. Lesemann, W. H. Bartless, A. H. Prince, Joseph Riddock, James Campbell, W. H. Sutcliffe, Louis Elias, Wade H. Manning, the Rev. Robert Wilson, D. D., and T. L. Ogier, M. D. An isupper was served. At the head of the table were seated President Kelly, with General Johnson Hagood and Colonel P. C. Gaillard on either side. Among the guests were Dr. G. B. Lartigue, of Barnwell, formerly of General Hagood's staff; General James F. Izlar, of Orangeburg, and Captain W. H. Bartless, of Beaufort, ex-captain of the Yeadon Light Infantry. President W. Aiken Kelly, after a brief and eloquent introduction, proposed the first toast of the evening: The Annual Reunion of t
J. C. Minott (search for this): chapter 1.48
. L. Ogier, M. D. An invitation to attend the unveiling of the Calhoun monument was accepted, and an appropriately engraved certificate of membership was adopted. General C. I. Walker then addressed the meeting in feeling terms on the death of General Arthur M. Manigault, a member of the Association. Colonel Zimmerman Davis introduced resolutions of regret at the death of General Roswell S. Ripley. General Huguenin referred eloquently to the life and public services of the late General J. C. Minott, and Colonel John S. Fairly proposed resolutions of regret on the death of Captain Thomas M. Miller, a brother member of the Association, which were unanimously adopted. After this, the members and invited guests adjourned to the adjoining hall, where an elegant supper was served. At the head of the table were seated President Kelly, with General Johnson Hagood and Colonel P. C. Gaillard on either side. Among the guests were Dr. G. B. Lartigue, of Barnwell, formerly of General Ha
A. W. Marshall (search for this): chapter 1.48
ent: The Confederate Soldier—Poorly paid, clad and fed, with little training or rigid discipline, he endured more, accomplished more, and fought better than any soldier in any army in any age. In response, Colonel Zimmerman Davis read a letter from a distinguished officer of the English army, who also served in the Confederate army, paying a glowing tribute to the exalted heroism and indomitable valor of the individual men composing the Confederate army. Fourth toast, by Captain A. W. Marshall: The Infantry—They stood like a stone wall. Responded to by the Rev. Robert Wilson, D. D. Fifth toast, by Dr. F. L. Frost: The Artillery— A little more grape, Captain Bragg. Responded to by the Rev. C. E. Chichester. Sixth toast, by Colonel Zimmerman Davis: The Cavalry—The men who were always fighting. In response, a letter was read from General M. C. Butler, warmly commending the Soldiers' Home established at Richmond, Va. Toasts to Our Southern Women and The Press wer
M. S. O'Donnell (search for this): chapter 1.48
cle surrounded with a wreath composed of the staple vegetable productions of the Southern States—corn, wheat, cotton, tobacco and sugar—and within outer circles the legend, the Southern Historical Society, organ-Ized May I, 1869, and the motto, Deo vindice, with the further inscription, within the smaller circle and immediately above the equestrian figure, Re-organized August 15, 1873. The seal, which is excellently engraved, was generously executed, without cost to the Society, by Mr. M. S. O'Donnell, Boston, Massachusetts. It seems meet that some account of the origin of the famous prototype of the seal of the Society should be given here. Further, a recent publication in that admirable exponent and enlightened medium, the New Orleans Picayune, happily gives so many ungarnered details of the adoption of the Great Seal, that it becomes a duty to aid in their permanent preservation. The Great Seal of the Confederate States of America was engraved in 1864, by the late Joseph
G. H. Moffett (search for this): chapter 1.48
writer's observation, particular enough in supervising their brigade subordinates. The foregoing narrative has given the outline of the military events and surroundings—the naked skeleton of the history; but it is difficult to convey to one who has not had a similar experience an idea of the actual reality, of the labor and sufferings of the men, who for those long hot summer months held, without relief, the trenches of Petersburg. The following extracts from the journal (Mss.) of Lieutenant Moffett, then acting inspector on the brigade staff, and who gallantly and faithfully discharged his full share of the duties performed, presents vividly the life we led: Seldom, says he, are men called upon to endure as much as was required of the troops who occupied the trenches of Petersburg during the months of June, July and August. It was endurance without relief; sleeplessness without excitement; inactivity without rest; constant apprehension requiring ceaseless watching. The ne
F. L. Frost (search for this): chapter 1.48
hed more, and fought better than any soldier in any army in any age. In response, Colonel Zimmerman Davis read a letter from a distinguished officer of the English army, who also served in the Confederate army, paying a glowing tribute to the exalted heroism and indomitable valor of the individual men composing the Confederate army. Fourth toast, by Captain A. W. Marshall: The Infantry—They stood like a stone wall. Responded to by the Rev. Robert Wilson, D. D. Fifth toast, by Dr. F. L. Frost: The Artillery— A little more grape, Captain Bragg. Responded to by the Rev. C. E. Chichester. Sixth toast, by Colonel Zimmerman Davis: The Cavalry—The men who were always fighting. In response, a letter was read from General M. C. Butler, warmly commending the Soldiers' Home established at Richmond, Va. Toasts to Our Southern Women and The Press were proposed and fittingly responded to, and after many volunteer toasts and a social interchange of war reminiscences and adventure<
Robert Wilson (search for this): chapter 1.48
admitted to membership: F. W. Wagener, James F. Izlar, F. L. Meyer, F. C. Schulz, E. T. Legare, W. W. White, F. W. Lesemann, W. H. Bartless, A. H. Prince, Joseph Riddock, James Campbell, W. H. Sutcliffe, Louis Elias, Wade H. Manning, the Rev. Robert Wilson, D. D., and T. L. Ogier, M. D. An invitation to attend the unveiling of the Calhoun monument was accepted, and an appropriately engraved certificate of membership was adopted. General C. I. Walker then addressed the meeting in feeling army, paying a glowing tribute to the exalted heroism and indomitable valor of the individual men composing the Confederate army. Fourth toast, by Captain A. W. Marshall: The Infantry—They stood like a stone wall. Responded to by the Rev. Robert Wilson, D. D. Fifth toast, by Dr. F. L. Frost: The Artillery— A little more grape, Captain Bragg. Responded to by the Rev. C. E. Chichester. Sixth toast, by Colonel Zimmerman Davis: The Cavalry—The men who were always fighting. In response<
Stephen Elliott (search for this): chapter 1.48
, however, that there was something in the dank stillness that reigned within them which, with the ever present death aboveground, was suggestive of the grave. About the 28th of July the Federal commander was discovered transferring troops to the north side of the James, and Lee began to send over troops to meet this threat against Richmond. On the 29th, Grant suddenly brought back his troops, and on the 30th July, at daylight, sprung a mine under the salient on the Baxter road, held by Elliott's South Carolina brigade. The breach was immediately assailed and occupied, but the enemy were unable to get beyond the Crater, where he was held at bay until the arrival of reinforcements expelled him, and our original lines were re-established. This was, perhaps, the most prominent event of the siege, but it is not within the scope of this sketch to go into its details, Hagood's brigade being in no way connected with it. The fighting over the Crater was desperate, the Confederates susta
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