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Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, May, 1863. (search)
nt and education as soldiers who thoroughly understand the people they have to lead, as well as those they have to beat. These generals, such as Lee, Johnston, Beauregard, or Longstreet, they would follow anywhere, and obey implicitly. But, on the other hand, many of their officers, looking forward to future political advancemene Confederate loss at 10,000 men, and that of the Yankees at 19,000. With regard to the battle of Shiloh, Called Pittsburg Landing and Corinth. he said that Beauregard's order to retire was most unfortunate, as the gunboats were doing no real harm, and if they (the Confederates) had held on, nothing could have saved the Federals from capture or destruction. The misfortune of Albert Johnston's death, together with the fact of Beauregard's illness and his not being present at that particular spot, were the causes of this battle not being a more complete victory. Ever since I landed in America, I had heard of the exploits of an Englishman called Colo
Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, June, 1863. (search)
Confederate army, and is on the staff of General Beauregard's army. I remember his brother quite weests were Gen. Jordan, Chief of the Staff to Beauregard; Gen. Davis, Mr. Nutt, and Col. Rhett, of Foave returned. At 1 P. M. I called on General Beauregard, who is a man of middle height, about fo troops of Bragg or Lee. He told me that he (Beauregard) had organized both the Virginian and Tennesturday). Colonel Rice, aid-de-camp to General Beauregard, rode with me to Secessionville this morur Punch. In it the President Davis and General Beauregard were depicted shoeless and in rags, contafter Mr. Robertson's excellent dinner. General Beauregard told me he had been educated in the Nort submit to the fate of New Orleans. But General Beauregard did not at all anticipate that such an a who take the law into their own hands. General Beauregard sent his love to Sir James Fergusson, who confirm the opinion expressed to me by General Beauregard-viz., that ironclads cannot resist the p[6 more...]