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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Ruggles ' amended report of the battle of Shiloh . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Hampton roads --Confederate official reports. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Gettysburg campaign --full report of General J. E. B. Stuart . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Operations in Trans-Mississippi Department in June , 1863 . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Meeting at the White Sulphur Springs . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Official diary of First corps , A. N. V ., while commanded by Lieutenant-General R. H. Anderson , from May 7th to 31st , 1864 . (search)
Official diary of First corps, A. N. V., while commanded by Lieutenant-General R. H. Anderson, from May 7th to 31st, 1864.
May 7th
During the morning there is occasional skirmishing on our lines, which are rectified and connected.
At eleven o'clock P. M. we take up the line of march for Spotsylvania Courthouse, in a shady grove, where we rest an hour at dawn on the 8th, Kershaw leading.
We find Fitz. Lee hotly engaged on the Todd's Tavern and Spottsylvania Courthouse road.
We arrive in time to relieve him but not to save the Courthouse, which is, however, afterwards occupied by us, the enemy being driven out. Kershaw's and Humphreys' brigades are turned off rapidly to the left of the road, and, occupying some cover left by our cavalry, repulse the enemy with great slaughter.
Wofford's and Bryan's brigades are sent against the Courthouse by a detour, and finally occupy it. During the fight with the two first named brigades, Haskell's battalion is sharply engaged and does go