[421] his report of the operations of his brigade during the Seven Days, General Wright said: ‘I am again called upon to acknowledge the valuable services of my assistant adjutant-general, Capt. V. J. B. Girardey, during the protracted movements of my brigade.’ During the Chancellorsville campaign Wright again complimented his adjutant-general. After Gettysburg, when the army had returned to Virginia, a spirited affair occurred at Manassas gap, and in the first skirmishing Colonel Walker, commanding the brigade, was wounded. Captain Girardey commanded the movements on the left, while Capt. C. H. Andrews, the ranking officer on the field, commanded the right. Captain Andrews, in reporting the engagement, said: ‘Great credit is due Capt. V. J. B. Girardey, assistant adjutant-general, who superintended the movements of the left of the brigade. His gallant behavior nerved the weakest soldier to the full discharge of his duty.’ On July 30, 1864, Girardey was appointed brigadier-general with temporary rank, and during the brief remainder of his service he led Wright's brigade. In August he was killed in battle near Petersburg. No more valiant soldier that Victor Girardey laid down his life for the Southern cause.
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[421] his report of the operations of his brigade during the Seven Days, General Wright said: ‘I am again called upon to acknowledge the valuable services of my assistant adjutant-general, Capt. V. J. B. Girardey, during the protracted movements of my brigade.’ During the Chancellorsville campaign Wright again complimented his adjutant-general. After Gettysburg, when the army had returned to Virginia, a spirited affair occurred at Manassas gap, and in the first skirmishing Colonel Walker, commanding the brigade, was wounded. Captain Girardey commanded the movements on the left, while Capt. C. H. Andrews, the ranking officer on the field, commanded the right. Captain Andrews, in reporting the engagement, said: ‘Great credit is due Capt. V. J. B. Girardey, assistant adjutant-general, who superintended the movements of the left of the brigade. His gallant behavior nerved the weakest soldier to the full discharge of his duty.’ On July 30, 1864, Girardey was appointed brigadier-general with temporary rank, and during the brief remainder of his service he led Wright's brigade. In August he was killed in battle near Petersburg. No more valiant soldier that Victor Girardey laid down his life for the Southern cause.
Atlanta, Ga. 1899.
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