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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.13 (search)
Battle of Drewry's Bluff. [from the Richmond times, October 25, 1891.] How Butler's right flank was broken that memorable Day—The old First to the Front—Details of the engagement never before Published—Past-commander Charles T. Loehr's (Sergeant Company D, First Virginia Infantry) Address before George E. Pickett Camp, Confederate Veterans, on October 15, 1891. Drewry's Bluff is a name familiar to all of us, but of the battle which was fought there on May 16, 1864, very little has been said—much less than of any battle of its magnitude and importance which occurred throughout the war. No regular report from the Confederate side, except the brief statements of Beauregard, Ransom or Hoke, has ever reached the public, and these contain no details of how Butler's right wing was broken—the principal event in that bloody battle. One reason for this silence on our side is due to the fact that our forces were gathered as they arrived and placed in temporary organization under