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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Lee at Gettysburg. (search)
y judgment as to the ability of a commander, I would say with my dying breath, Let it be Robert E. Lee! During the war, Stonewall Jackson said: General Lee is a phenomenon. He is the only man I would be willing to follow blindfolded. After the war, Lord Wolsey said: I have met many of the great men of my time, but Lee alone impressed me with the feeling that I was in the presence of a man who was cast in grander mould and made of different and finer metal than all other men. President Andrews, of Brown University, said: I fail to find in the books any such masterful generalship as this hero showed, holding that slim, gray line, half starved, with no prospects of additions, and fighting when his army was too hungry to stand, and the rifles were only useful as clubs. His courage was sublime. He was as great as Gustavus Adolphus, or Napoleon, or Wellington, or Von Moltke. Was he a great commander? In the esteem of the army he led he was—in victory, in defeat, and in surr
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Twelfth Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. (search)
The regiment and brigade were certainly blessed in the presence and visits of these good and faithful men of God. They were men of ability and did noble service in their holy calling. I give the following brief sketch of Dr. Andrews. Rev. Mark S. Andrews was born February 23, 1826, in Oglethorpe county, Ga., and died May 14, 1898, in Mobile, Ala. His parents moved to Alabama and settled near Oak Bowery. He completed his college course at Oxford, Ga. In 1832 he became a member of the AlabaCome to the deep crimsoned valley of Richmond And crown the young chieftain who led his brigade. Major-General R. E. Rodes. Preaching in camp. The 12th Alabama was singularly fortunate in having two such superior Chaplains as Rev. Mark S. Andrews, D. D., of the Alabama Conference, and Rev. Henry D. Moore, D. D., of the South Carolina Conference, at Opelika. These were able men, fine preachers, and earnest and faithful in their labors. Dr. Moore was assisted in his labors, during the
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
Index. Aether as an anesthetic, 161; Alabama Brigade at Crater, 362; Infantry History of 12th, 193; officers of field and staff and company and survivors of 197, 102; company E 195 battle flag of, 197; casualties in, 198, 201, 225; at Appomattox, 211; Wealth and position of members of company F, 271; Associations of, 292; Chaplains, 234-5; depot at Richmond, 293 Amenities of warriors. 351, 357; Anderson, Col. Archer 25 Andrews, D. D., Rev. M. S., 234 Appomattox C. H.,191, 211 Arkansas C. S. Ram, achievements of, 1; officers and form of, 3; end of, 11 Army N. Va., Christion Association of, 291; reorganization of in May, 1863, 136 Artillery, importance of the, 343; 13th Va. Battalion of, 340 Bachelder Col. J. B., 145 Balloons, used in C. S. Army 32 Bartlett, hero, Gen. W. F., 385 Battine, Capt. Cecil, 79; his incorrect estimates of Confederate and Federal forces and losses 80 Baumgarten J. B., Engraver, 188 Beall, John Yates, hero and martyr,