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January (search for this): chapter 3.25
icles that had been published. General Lee acknowledged the receipt of my letter with enclosures, and thanked me specially for the copy of my report. Again, on the 19th September, 1867, in an article which appeared in the Richmond Dispatch and Petersburg Index in response to a piece claiming that the infantry garrison of Fort Gregg was composed entirely of the Mississippi brigade of Harris, Mahone's division, I made the same statement that I did to Generals Lee and Wilcox. Lastly, in the January No., 1877, of the Southern Historical Society Papers I reiterate my statement, and give copies of the letters of Lieutenants Snow, Craige, Howard and Rigler--all gallant and meritorious young officers. From this it will be readily seen that I did not wait fifteen years in utter silence, and that I and my Lieutenants do not claim for our brigade all the honors of the defence of Fort Gregg. So far from it, we admit that Chew's battery, Walker's supernumerary artillerists, some of Harris's b
April 1st (search for this): chapter 3.25
was attacked in force. After putting Lieutenant Snow in command of that part of my brigade which was in Fort Gregg, Captain Hale and Lieutenant Meade, of my staff, Lieutenant Thomas M. Wiggins, of the Thirty-seventh North Carolina, and I, started for the Dam at a dignified quick-step, but the enemy's infantry fire soon made us double-quick, and then forced us to run. We reached the Dam in saftey, but were driven to the interior line, as stated in my official report. From the night of April 1st, to the evacuation of Petersburg, I was in a position to know something about the fighting on that part of the line, and I am satisfied that had General Lee lived to complete his work, he would have done justice to every brigade in Mahone's division, and would not have given to Harris's brigade either the exclusive or chief honor in the defence of Fort Gregg. My North Carolina brigade, of its own accord, petitioned that I, a Virginian, should be promoted and assigned as its brigade comm
April 2nd (search for this): chapter 3.25
ould have remained silent, and would not claim now, as I justly do, that the largest part of that infantry garrison was composed of brave North Carolinians. As my winter quarters were a short distance in front of Fort Gregg, and I rode by that fort almost daily, I think I have the right to claim some knowledge of the positions of the detached forts, the interior and exterior lines, the dams, ponds, winter quarters, &c., in that locality. When my line was broken, on the morning of the 2nd April, I sent Lieutenant Snow, as my staff were absent on duty, to division headquarters, to let General Wilcox know of the disaster, and to inform him that I was gradually falling back. I was opposed to a forward movement, and wanted to abandon the detached forts and fall back at once to the interior lines, because I knew, from personal observation, that the works, where my line had been broken, were held by an overwhelming force. I so informed General Wilcox on his arrival at Fort Gregg. He
April 10th, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 3.25
yself most reluctantly upon the public, as General Harris, in the last No., 1880, of the Southern Historical Society Papers, does my old brigade and myself great injustice. General Harris charges me with having remained utterly silent for fifteen years before coming forward to claim all the honors of the defence of Fort Gregg for my brigade of North Carolinians, to the exclusion of his Mississippians and the gallant Louisiana artillerists. The facts are these: I, as early as the 10th day of April, 1865, at Appomattox Court-house, in my last official report, stated that a part of my command retreated to Battery Gregg, which was subsequently attacked by an immense force, and fell after the most gallant and desperate defence. On the 20th May, 1867, I furnished information about my command to General Lee, at his request, through General Wilcox, and called attention to the fact that Harris's brigade had been given in print all the credit of that gallant affair, when the honor really be
May 20th, 1867 AD (search for this): chapter 3.25
rs before coming forward to claim all the honors of the defence of Fort Gregg for my brigade of North Carolinians, to the exclusion of his Mississippians and the gallant Louisiana artillerists. The facts are these: I, as early as the 10th day of April, 1865, at Appomattox Court-house, in my last official report, stated that a part of my command retreated to Battery Gregg, which was subsequently attacked by an immense force, and fell after the most gallant and desperate defence. On the 20th May, 1867, I furnished information about my command to General Lee, at his request, through General Wilcox, and called attention to the fact that Harris's brigade had been given in print all the credit of that gallant affair, when the honor really belonged to my brigade, Chew's battery, and Walker's supernumerary artillerists, and not to Harris's brigade --not meaning, of course, that none of Harris's brigade were in the fort, as a copy of Lieutenant Snow's letter accompanied my statement. I afte
September 19th, 1867 AD (search for this): chapter 3.25
rwards wrote direct to General Lee, enclosed a copy of my last official report and copies of the letters of Lieutenants Snow, Craige, Howard and Rigler (in all of which it is admitted that some of Harris's brigade took part in the defence), and called his attention to the injustice that had been done my command in the articles that had been published. General Lee acknowledged the receipt of my letter with enclosures, and thanked me specially for the copy of my report. Again, on the 19th September, 1867, in an article which appeared in the Richmond Dispatch and Petersburg Index in response to a piece claiming that the infantry garrison of Fort Gregg was composed entirely of the Mississippi brigade of Harris, Mahone's division, I made the same statement that I did to Generals Lee and Wilcox. Lastly, in the January No., 1877, of the Southern Historical Society Papers I reiterate my statement, and give copies of the letters of Lieutenants Snow, Craige, Howard and Rigler--all gallant an
1877 AD (search for this): chapter 3.25
had been published. General Lee acknowledged the receipt of my letter with enclosures, and thanked me specially for the copy of my report. Again, on the 19th September, 1867, in an article which appeared in the Richmond Dispatch and Petersburg Index in response to a piece claiming that the infantry garrison of Fort Gregg was composed entirely of the Mississippi brigade of Harris, Mahone's division, I made the same statement that I did to Generals Lee and Wilcox. Lastly, in the January No., 1877, of the Southern Historical Society Papers I reiterate my statement, and give copies of the letters of Lieutenants Snow, Craige, Howard and Rigler--all gallant and meritorious young officers. From this it will be readily seen that I did not wait fifteen years in utter silence, and that I and my Lieutenants do not claim for our brigade all the honors of the defence of Fort Gregg. So far from it, we admit that Chew's battery, Walker's supernumerary artillerists, some of Harris's brigade, of M
1880 AD (search for this): chapter 3.25
rris. During the war I had no newspaper correspondent at my Headquarters, nor did I write anything about my brigade for publication. Since I have put aside the harness of war and become a quiet and plodding citizen I have, by request and for the sake of truth and justice, written a few articles, in which I endeavored to give only such facts as came under my own observation. Now, unasked, I must again obtrude myself most reluctantly upon the public, as General Harris, in the last No., 1880, of the Southern Historical Society Papers, does my old brigade and myself great injustice. General Harris charges me with having remained utterly silent for fifteen years before coming forward to claim all the honors of the defence of Fort Gregg for my brigade of North Carolinians, to the exclusion of his Mississippians and the gallant Louisiana artillerists. The facts are these: I, as early as the 10th day of April, 1865, at Appomattox Court-house, in my last official report, stated tha
Robert H. Anderson (search for this): chapter 3.25
ent commands were so mixed up he could not execute my order without calling my men from the banquette, which would endanger too many valuable lives. While inside of the palisade Captain Hale saw several men wounded by splinters from the palisade, and two of the gallant artillerists shot down in quick succession while attempting to fire one of the two pieces. Before I left, I saw the artillery withdrawn from the fort in rear of and above Fort Gregg, called by some, Whitworth, and others, Anderson. It was this that caused me to state in my letter to General Wilcox, that Harris's brigade abandoned that fort before Fort Gregg was attacked in force. After putting Lieutenant Snow in command of that part of my brigade which was in Fort Gregg, Captain Hale and Lieutenant Meade, of my staff, Lieutenant Thomas M. Wiggins, of the Thirty-seventh North Carolina, and I, started for the Dam at a dignified quick-step, but the enemy's infantry fire soon made us double-quick, and then forced us
Banks (search for this): chapter 3.25
nd fall back at once to the interior lines, because I knew, from personal observation, that the works, where my line had been broken, were held by an overwhelming force. I so informed General Wilcox on his arrival at Fort Gregg. He, however, ordered Thomas and myself forward, with instructions to me to occupy Fort Gregg, when I was forced to retire. I formed immediately in front of Fort Gregg, and Thomas formed on my left. We drove the enemy beyond the branch, near the house occupied by Mrs. Banks. Harris's brigade came up afterwards on my right. When the enemy developed his two long, compact lines of battle, and a heavy line of skirmishers, and commenced advancing, I withdrew, and sent an officer at once to Fort Gregg with instructions to let a sufficient number of my men enter the fort to man it, and to order the others to the Dam between Fort Gregg and Battery 45. General Thomas authorizes me to state that he advanced with me; that he was on my left next to the outer line of
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