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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The natal day of General Robert Edward Lee (search)
The natal day of General Robert Edward Lee Appropriately observed throughout the South, Jan. 19, 1901. The exercal celebration of the anniversary of the birth of General Robert Edward Lee was duly observed throughout the South. In eve in our national literature.—Editor. The birthday of Robert E. Lee, the immortal leader of the Confederacy, was celebrated the recent terrible onslaughts made upon the memory of Robert E. Lee by a few of the northern press, and the remarks that heual meeting of the Association and deliver a tribute to Robt. E. Lee. Mrs. Mary Ashley Townsend, one of the South's most gifn; the latter portion to the exercises commemorative of Robert E. Lee. A beautiful feature of the evening was the presentatibirthday and eulogize and memorialize our beloved hero, Robert E. Lee. There was a burst of applause. Then Mrs. Dickson c 19, 1901, the anniversary of the birthday of our hero, Robert E. Lee, brings us to the opening of a new Chapter year, and it
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.24 (search)
General Robert E. Lee as College President. [from the Richmond, Va., Dispatch, January 27, 1901.] Reminiscences of his work in Lexington, Va. Professor Edward S. Joynes, who holds the chair of Modern Languages at Columbia College, South Carolina, a similar position to that he held at Washington and Lee University, when General Robert E. Lee was President, gives some interesting reminiscences of General Lee in that capacity. Professor Joynes is an uncle of Judge J. Upshur Dennis, ofGeneral Robert E. Lee was President, gives some interesting reminiscences of General Lee in that capacity. Professor Joynes is an uncle of Judge J. Upshur Dennis, of the Baltimore bench. Mr. Joynes says in a letter written to a friend: My recollections shall be chiefly of General Lee as a College President. Is is as such that he is chiefly present to my memory—always for admiration, sometimes for contrast with later experiences. I will not enlarge upon the quiet dignity and patience with which he always presided over our often wordy and tedious meetings, his perfect impartiality, and unwearied courtesy, his manifest effort to sink his own persona
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.26 (search)
retire, with our fraction of a brigade, I heard no further firing along our lines. Winding our way over the hills, we saw our infantry quietly closing in, and soon afterwards we were overtaken by General W. H. F. Lee, who informed us that General R. E. Lee had surrendered. Last men killed. James H. Wilson, the color-bearer of our regiment, was mortally wounded while planting his colors on one of the guns that we captured. He was seen soon afterwards by his comrade, W. L. Moffett, lyinganization to Appomattox Courthouse, with special devotion to the military career and achievements of that noble gentleman and Christian soldier, General W. H. F. Lee, whom we all know was the son of our beloved chief and accomplished general, Robert E. Lee. In correspondence thereafter with Major Nash I learned that in prosecution of his labor of love, he was anxious to secure the cooperation of all officers and men of the 9th, 10th, 13th, and 14th Regiments of Cavalry, that first composed
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.31 (search)
articipant in the battle. That old veteran showed his diary to one of his comrades who was with him at the time, and the latter, with the data furnished him and the keen recollection which he has of the affair, has written the following statement of facts, which will interest all. In fact, it is a most valuable historical document: On April 2, 1864 (thirty-five years ago to-morrow), Fort Gregg, situated on a hill at an isolatated spot a little in the rear of the Confederate trenches, near Lee's dam (placed by our generals to flood the enemy in the front), about three miles to the right of Petersburg, was captured by a portion of General Ord's Corps. The original garrison of the fort numbered about seventy-five or eighty men, who had been detached from the artillery of General A. P. Hill's Third Army Corps some time after the battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864. On October 13, following, four men from the Donaldsonville Artillery, namely, C. J. Savoy, G. Charlet, O. Delmer and Jo
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Sketch of the life and career of Hunter Holmes McGuire, M. D., Ll. D. (search)
attended to until his turn came. By judicious treatment the finger was saved, and in the end the deformity was very trifling. Surgeon McGuire remained as brigade surgeon from July to October, when General Jackson took command of the Army of the Valley District, of which McGuire became Medical Director. In the Valley campaign. The Valley campaign commenced January 1st, 1862, and included the battles of McDowell, Winchester, Cross Keys and Port Republic, after which the army joined General Lee during the celebrated Seven Days fight against General McClellan. After this came the fight at Cedar Run against Pope, followed by the Second Battle of Manassas against Generals Pope and McClellan. During the battle, General Ewell received a wound which caused the amputation of his leg by Dr. McGuire. Then followed the campaign in Maryland and battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam), and the battle of Fredericksburg, closing that campaign. At all these engagements Surgeon McGuire was prese
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Dr. McGuire in the Army. (search)
all care was given to the great General on the day of his passing away by his faithful friend. Perhaps there was no man to whom Jackson gave as much of the opening of his thought and of his love as he gave to Dr. McGuire. As long as Stonewall Jackson's name shall live among men, the name of Hunter McGuire will be linked with his in unfading honor. After the death of Jackson, Dr. McGuire served with the same loyalty and the same success under General Ewell and under General Early. By General Lee he was known and trusted in the highest degree. Throughout the Army of Northern Virginia he was known with a rising fame, and admired and trusted by a great company of officers of all grades, and by a greater company of those noble men, the private soldiers of the Confederacy. To many he had given relief by his skill, and many by his care had been removed to health again. To the end of the war, and since the end, he was the same large-hearted friend of all Confederate soldiers, and the
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Confederate airship. (search)
ns is not of very remote date. The first successful experiments in this line were made in France, about 1783, when the balloon sailed across the Seine and a part of Paris, remaining in the air twenty-five minutes. A balloon was used for military observation at the battle of Fleurus, fought in 1794. A great deal concerning aerostation can be found in books and newspapers, but there is one experiment that seems to have escaped the notice of the curious In the winter of 1864-‘65, General Robert E. Lee and his army were defending Petersburg, Va. The troops were stretched out along the lines perhaps at the rate of one to every one hundred yards. McGowan's Brigade held the works not far from battery forty-five (or the Star Fort), and near where the great dam was built. One cold, raw day the brigade was called out, without arms, to hear a speech from a scientific personage, who was introduced as Professor Blank. The old soldiers crowded around and took their seats on the ground a
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard. (search)
e interior line, Beauregard's plan was that General Lee should fall back upon the defence of the Caffect upon the people of an apparent retreat by Lee, and the impairment of the prestige of his herod to the issue of direct assault. To reinforce Lee, Beauregard was depleted until he had, includins forces, and take command of the right wing of Lee's army, but he unselfishly preferred to remain ch had dominated his advance from the Rapidan. Lee followed upon his right flank, interposing agaiant's strategy to be the move against which General Lee was now guarding (or preferably operations fore Petersburg. At 1:15 P. M. on the 16th General Lee asked in a telegram of Beauregard: Have youDivision could all get up, and the main body of Lee's army was miles away. In this emergency Beaurexpedient of imperilling his communication with Lee by the withdrawal of the troops along the Bermuance, but with the arrival of the main body of Lee's army, he was without much trouble, remanded t[13 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Crenshaw Battery, Pegram's Battalion, Confederate States Artillery. (search)
he order of President Davis, was commanded to the end by General Lee. We started on the march with three days rations in ooperly man them. Just before we reached the field I saw General Lee. What a picture he was! I heard the command, fix bayond supreme effort to repel the combined forces of Jackson and Lee, and here the two mighty giants locked arms in a deadly embas at that time falling back, pushed by the main army of General Lee, Longstreet having arrived from below Richmond, where heuns. The army of Pope was then falling back, pushed by Generals Lee and Longstreet, and it seemed to me Jackson delayed giv. McClellan had by some means come into possession of General Lee's plans, possibly by capturing the courier who was sent gwick had crossed the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg to hold Lee in check, and Jackson had drawn up his corps there to meet hal effort to drive him out, withdrew to await the arrival of Lee. Here these two master minds in the art of war were to ho
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