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Philip H. Sheridan (search for this): chapter 1.11
retreat of May 11th, from Yellow Tavern, General Sheridan took this military road at Brook Church ts B. Gordon was in his rear at Brook Church. Sheridan was met by our forces of cavalry and infantrynd the river there was otherwise unpassable. Sheridan says some fords were discovered by scouts, but bridge, as my references will show he did? Sheridan's rear occupied a strong position of his own ion of the city defences a combined attack on Sheridan's flanks. The Fifth was held in reserve in cs. It fired once Immediately, one or more of Sheridan's guns were turned on it—canister for the firttle was raging furiously at Meadow bridge on Sheridan's front, and right flank. The command of thert firing on our part the enemy disappeared. Sheridan had broken over at Meadow bridge and escaped. Sheridan himself says on page 791, volume 67, War Records. The enemy considered us completely cornolume 68, page 851. We had no force to follow Sheridan, and it was useless, as, after his passage of
Angus McDonald (search for this): chapter 1.11
ailed under our severe cross fires. Vol. 68, p. 270. For naval reports, giving names of vessels engaged and calibre of guns, see Official Records Union and Confederate Navies, series 1, vol. 10, pp. 87-91. Out of the detail of ten or twelve men from Company F, W. S. Prather and Green L. Bingham were killed outright; Worth Mc-Donald and I were wounded. I was shot through the left shoulder within thirty feet of the fort, firing at the moment, I am sure, at the very man who shot me. Worth McDonald was wounded by one of those 100-pounders. It passed at least ten feet from him and paralyzed his right arm by concussion of the air. There was no visible flesh injury to the arm, but it fell useless to his side, quickly turned black its entire length, and he never recovered use of it during his lifetime. He got an honorable discharge for the war, and I got a furlough June 5th from Chimborazo hospital in Richmond, for three months, with great joy at the thought of going home. Some Virgi
Wilkes (search for this): chapter 1.11
had he lived he would have added increased lustre to our North Carolina cavalry. I want to identify him in closer relation in this way, and, therefore, I state that one of his sisters was the mother of Messrs. R. N. and James Gordon Hackett, of Wilkes. Wilkes, was rather famous for such cavalrymen—Colonel W. H. H. Cowles was born, and now lives there. The attack on Kennon's Landing was the most useless sacrifice of time and men and horses made during the war. The brigade was camped May 23dWilkes, was rather famous for such cavalrymen—Colonel W. H. H. Cowles was born, and now lives there. The attack on Kennon's Landing was the most useless sacrifice of time and men and horses made during the war. The brigade was camped May 23d near Hanover Junction, recuperating a little from the terrible ride and fighting of the Sheridan raid. Late that afternoon an order came to each captain of our regiment for a detail of picked men for specially dangerous work. The Fifth regiment furnished about 225 men and officers, under command of Major Mc-Neill. There were surely not over 1,000 men on the expedition from our brigade. Wilson's wharf was a fortified post of great natural and artificial strentgth on the James river, far belo
James B. Gordon (search for this): chapter 1.11
t the Fifth North Carolina cavalry. Death of James B. Gordon. He was the Murat of the army of Northern hurch. Early on the morning of the 12th, Colonel James B. Gordon was in his rear at Brook Church. Sheridan t with canister constantly from several batteries. Gordon dismounted the First and Second cavalry, attacked had, going east. With our regiment, as we all knew, Gordon intended to charge those batteries up the military held. The smoke of battle had never been about it. Gordon placed it to the slight oblique right and front of flew into the ditches of those old entrenchments. Gordon was furious. He raved and begged. He called it Baked at us as if they thought we were surely crazy. Gordon became utterly disgusted and went back at a gallop s he did, near Haxall's Landing on May 14th. James B. Gordon killed. Our great loss at Brook Church was the gallant and glorious James B. Gordon. The Fifth loved him as its commander during the Gettysburg campaign,
McNeill (search for this): chapter 1.11
as always hurt me that I never knew his name. He stands in memory for Virginia. And this is stated solely to show and commemorate the courageous, absolutely unselfish, generous kindness of the private soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia, in the face of danger to themselves, too, when showing it. There were millions of such acts that will never be known. After he let me down, I walked a short distance, and, from loss of blood, lay down in some young corn. I heard some one tell Major McNeill of my condition. The Major came to me and asked me to ride out on his horse, which had just been brought to him after he had led our charge, and from which he dismounted. I refused; he insisted. I refused positively, and he sent a man on his horse for mine and stood by me until the horse came, put me on it, and sent the man with me to the surgeon, while he directed the men of the Fifth how to move out ready for the expected attack from our rear. And it was acts like this, of gentlene
Erwin (search for this): chapter 1.11
into the fire down that military road, and there he received the wound which ended his life and brilliant career six days later. The battle was raging furiously at Meadow bridge on Sheridan's front, and right flank. The command of the brigade now devolved on Colonel Andrews, of the Second, as ranking officer. The Fifth was dismounted to join in the attack on foot. Company F was in front of that column. The order was to cross the road, still swept by canister, and form on its left. Captain Erwin looked calmly around at us and said: Come on boys. He led, and over the road the regiment went and formed in line of battle. We advanced fast to a horizontal, wide, board fence, which looked literally perforated with rifle balls, and after short firing on our part the enemy disappeared. Sheridan had broken over at Meadow bridge and escaped. Sheridan himself says on page 791, volume 67, War Records. The enemy considered us completely cornered, but such was not the case. Well, of cour
R. Snowden Andrews (search for this): chapter 1.11
gh the woods by us. We laughed at them, ridiculed them, and asked them to go back and man their guns. But they looked at us as if they thought we were surely crazy. Gordon became utterly disgusted and went back at a gallop right into the fire down that military road, and there he received the wound which ended his life and brilliant career six days later. The battle was raging furiously at Meadow bridge on Sheridan's front, and right flank. The command of the brigade now devolved on Colonel Andrews, of the Second, as ranking officer. The Fifth was dismounted to join in the attack on foot. Company F was in front of that column. The order was to cross the road, still swept by canister, and form on its left. Captain Erwin looked calmly around at us and said: Come on boys. He led, and over the road the regiment went and formed in line of battle. We advanced fast to a horizontal, wide, board fence, which looked literally perforated with rifle balls, and after short firing on our
George W. Wilson (search for this): chapter 1.11
e most useless sacrifice of time and men and horses made during the war. The brigade was camped May 23d near Hanover Junction, recuperating a little from the terrible ride and fighting of the Sheridan raid. Late that afternoon an order came to each captain of our regiment for a detail of picked men for specially dangerous work. The Fifth regiment furnished about 225 men and officers, under command of Major Mc-Neill. There were surely not over 1,000 men on the expedition from our brigade. Wilson's wharf was a fortified post of great natural and artificial strentgth on the James river, far below City Point, and consequently fully in the enemy's lines. It was forty-seven miles in a straight line, by best military maps, from Hanover Junction. It consisted of a fort built in semi-circle form on a bluff of the river with each end resting on the James, with heavy parapets and a canal of water the entire front of the half circle. There was open ground for several hundred yards all aroun
W. H. H. Cowles (search for this): chapter 1.11
its commander during the Gettysburg campaign, and, as his entire brigade did, for his splendid courage and merit in all respects. He was the Murat of the Army of Northern Virginia, and had he lived he would have added increased lustre to our North Carolina cavalry. I want to identify him in closer relation in this way, and, therefore, I state that one of his sisters was the mother of Messrs. R. N. and James Gordon Hackett, of Wilkes. Wilkes, was rather famous for such cavalrymen—Colonel W. H. H. Cowles was born, and now lives there. The attack on Kennon's Landing was the most useless sacrifice of time and men and horses made during the war. The brigade was camped May 23d near Hanover Junction, recuperating a little from the terrible ride and fighting of the Sheridan raid. Late that afternoon an order came to each captain of our regiment for a detail of picked men for specially dangerous work. The Fifth regiment furnished about 225 men and officers, under command of Major Mc-N
Kerr Craige (search for this): chapter 1.11
ch we had destroyed, and the river there was otherwise unpassable. Sheridan says some fords were discovered by scouts, but if so, why on earth did he have such a desperate and deadly time repairing that bridge, as my references will show he did? Sheridan's rear occupied a strong position of his own selection on the military road, which he swept with canister constantly from several batteries. Gordon dismounted the First and Second cavalry, attacked him fiercely, and sent his aide, Lieutenant Kerr Craige, into Richmond for some artillery and to propose to the officer in charge of that portion of the city defences a combined attack on Sheridan's flanks. The Fifth was held in reserve in column, under fire, just off the right of the military road, going east. With our regiment, as we all knew, Gordon intended to charge those batteries up the military road after he got some supports from Richmond. And that charge, which he would have led in person, would have been about the last of t
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