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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Signal Corps in the Confederate States army. (search)
lly or from friendly parties? Colonel Norris says: Two of our agents acquire their information from personal observations, the others from friendly parties within the lines. To the question, What are the means of testing the credibility of friendly persons living in the enemy's country? it is answered: These agents were selected with great care and with an eye to their intelligence and devotion and energy. Actual experience alone, however, must prove their credibility. From the first of April to the last of September, continues Colonel Norris on another head, we placed files of Baltimore papers, published one morning, in the hands of the President next evening. New York papers, of course, a day later. Colonel Norris gives the history of the secret service branch of the Signal Corps in the following words: In the fall of 1862 the necessity of having points on the Potomac river, at which Government agents and army scouts might promptly and without delay cross to and from th
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Thirty-eighth Virginia (Steuart's brigade) at battle of five Forks. (search)
to meet Sheridan again, who was approaching from Dinwiddie Courthouse, acting as rear-guard for the division. It continued to skirmish with the enemy during the day, and bivouacked at night at Five Forks. The division moved on the 30th at 8 A. M., and engaged the enemy about 2 P. M., driving him until dark stopped operations. The regiment did not become actively engaged. The enemy bringing up a heavy force of infantry at night, the command commenced falling back at 4 1/2 A. M. on the 1st of April: halting at Five Forks, it proceeded to throw up rifle-pits. The enemy attacked in the evening, first with cavalry, but finally bringing his infantry into action. Every front attack was successfully repulsed, but with Pickett's and Johnson's divisions of infantry and Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry, to oppose thirty-five thousand infantry and all of Sheridan's cavalry, the contest was too unequal. Early in the action Colonel Griggs (with the Thirty-eighth) was ordered from his brigade, and to g