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D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
nded. Between this movement against New Bern and the siege of Washington, only one or two skirmishes took place. A few men from the Seventeenth regiment made a demonstration against Plymouth. Col. John E. Brown, with three companies of the Forty-second regiment, attacked the post at Winfield, on the Chowan river, below Gatesville; after a brisk exchange of shots, he withdrew. At Sandy Ridge, three companies of the Forty-ninth and some of the Eighth regiment had a short skirmish on the 20th, and lost 1 killed and 6 wounded. Toward the last of March, General Hill sent General Garnett to lay siege to Washington. It had been hoped, as already seen, to surprise the town, but the rains delayed and exposed the movement. General Lee advised against an assault on the town on account of the loss it might entail. Letter to Longstreet.—Rebellion Records, XVIII, 966. In a letter to General Beauregard, then at Charleston and expecting to be reinforced from North Carolina, General Hi
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 15: (search)
ght. During the afternoon a reconnoitering force from the city was driven back by Rodes' advance guard. On the morning of the 17th, the Confederates recrossed the Shenandoah. On the 18th, the Federals, following Early's retirement, through Snicker's gap, made a dash at Parker's ford. On the 19th, Col. W. A. Owens was killed in a skirmish. Rodes' division, however, drove the Federal advance back. In this skirmish, Col. Joseph H. Wood, commanding the Fourth regiment, was killed. On the 20th, Ramseur's division, while moving, was assailed in flank by Averell, then advancing in line of battle. The division was thrown into much confusion and hastily fell back. Jackson's cavalry, however, made a vigorous charge, and Ramseur rallied his men in time to prevent Averell from reaching Winchester. General Lewis was wounded in this affair. At the battle of Kernstown, it fell to Rodes' lot to follow the enemy's flight for some miles, but most of the North Carolinians had little fightin
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
while wading a swamp, his column was suddenly met by a fire from the enemy, when he displayed his presence of mind by ordering his officers to make all the men cheer. By his coolness, what might have been a disaster to his own division was converted into a defeat of the enemy. Moving on Bragg's right flank he vigorously assailed the enemy on the 10th, and on the 19th, in the battle of Bentonville, his division sustained gallantly and hurled back the heaviest attack of the Federals. On the 20th, Sherman's whole army being up, the attacks were renewed, mainly on Hoke's division, but were repulsed on every occasion. His services and those of his men at this famous battle are among the most illustrious examples of Confederate generalship and valor in the whole course of the war. As General Hampton has said: Bragg, by reason of his rank, was in command of this division, but it was really Hoke's division, and Hoke directed the fighting. On May 1st General Hoke issued a farewell addres