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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address before the Virginia division of Army of Northern Virginia, at their reunion on the evening of October 21, 1886. (search)
nd of Colonel Gilham, who had with him the Lexington cadets, under Major Colston, to assist in drilling the raw troops. The South Carolina brigade, under General Bonham, was encamped near the reservoir. There were volunteers from Georgia also, arriving as early as the 26th April, but I have not been able to ascertain, though I have made considerable enquiry, more particularly in regard to them except that two of the companies were from Macon, the Macon Volunteers and Floyd Rifles. On the 26th, Major-General Joseph E. Johnston, of the Virginia volunteers, was assigned to the command of all the State forces in and about Richmond, and charged with the organization of the volunteers assembling at the call of the Governor. Records War of Rebellion, Volume II, page 783. On the 27th, the First Virginia regiment, with the exception of Company A (Richmond Grays), which had been sent to Norfolk, Companies E (Richmond Light Infantry Blues) and F, which had been sent to Fredericksburg
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoranda of Thirty-Eighth Virginia infantry. (search)
laced in command while on the line. Lieutenant-Colonel Griggs had been promoted to Colonel—date from 16th May—and continued on the lines until the night of the 4th of March, 1865, when it left with the division by railroad to Farmville; reached there on the 10th, to intercept forces of General Sheridan, but that General changing his course the division returned to Richmond. On the 14th, proceeded to Atlee's Station, and continued to follow after Sheridan until he left for Petersburg On the 26th, the regiment proceeded to Battery 45, south of Petersburg, and proceeded to throw up fortifications. Left on the 30th March to meet Sheridan, who was approaching from Dinwiddie Courthouse; arriving and bivouacking at night at Five Forks. The regiment was rear guard, and skirmished most of the day with the enemy. The division moved at 8 A. M. toward the Courthouse; engaged the enemy about 2 P. M., and drove them until dark. The regiment did not become actively engaged. The enemy bringing
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fortification and siege of Port Hudson—Compiled by the Association of defenders of Port Hudson; M. J. Smith, President; James Freret, Secretary. (search)
the mill. On Monday, the 25th of May, he advanced in heavy force through the plantations of Captain Chambers, Mr. Flowers, and Mrs. Houston, halting at Sandy creek, where they began the construction of a pontoon bridge. By Tuesday night, the 26th, it was completed, and everything ready for an advance in that direction. We had, at that time, learned that the enemy's extreme right was composed of negro troops. The total casualties on the left wing, up to this time, amounted to about fort prisoners, and brought them safely within our works with their guns and a number of sand bags, out of which they had emptied the earth. Running the gauntlet. An event of great note among the besieged was the arrival, during the night of the 26th, of Captain R. S. Pruyn, of the Fourth Louisiana regiment, with dispatches from General Johnston to General Gardner, and full news from the outer world for the garrison, the latter being immediately published in newspaper form and circulated amon