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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Historical sketch of the Rockbridge artillery, C. S. Army, by a member of the famous battery. (search)
imand him and point out his blunders. When his attention was called to the fact that the wrong countersign was given, the gay sentinel, in the broadest Irish accents, exclaimed, Indade! ah, well, I knew it was one of them demn'd foreign countries. Whilst we were here, General Jackson was made a major-general, and ordered to Winchester to take charge of the troops in the upper Valley of Virginia. At his request, his old brigade was afterwards transferred to his division, but on the 4th of November we were called out to give him an opportunity of taking formal leave of us, which he did in a few well-chosen words and in a most tender and hearty manner. He referred to us as the First brigade in the Army of the Shenandoah, and assured us that we were the first brigade of the army in his affections. He spoke from horseback, very rapidly, and at the end of his short address wheeled his horse and rode so rapidly away that his men had scarcely time to choke back their tears and greet h
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The plan to rescue the Johnson's Island prisoners. (search)
d and family in Montreal, and whose husband did all in his power to aid us in every way. She brought a letter from Baltimore, which General (J. J.) Archer, who with Major-General (I. R.) Trimble, was a prisoner at Johnson's Island, had sent there to Beverly Saunders, Esq., telling us to communicate with him through the personal columns of the New York Herald, which Wilkinson very promptly did, telling A. J. L. W. that his solicitude was fully appreciated, and that a few nights after the 4th of November a carriage would be at the door, when all seeming obstacles would be removed, and to be ready. The obstacles alluded to were the United States steamship Michigan and the prison guard. Our original plan was to go aboard one of the lake steamers at Windsor, opposite Detroit, as passengers, and when fairly out on the lake to play the old St. Nicholas game, and, by rising on the officers and crew, take possession and run her to Johnson's Island, trusting to the prisoners to overpower the