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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.54 (search)
special reserve of three brigades under Brigadier-General Breckinridge, about 6,000 bayonets, constituted a rethough the corps of Hardee, Bragg and Polk, with Breckinridge not far off, were in their immediate front, therut the time of this calamity the reserves, under Breckinridge, were thrown vigorously into action. Bragg had ressing his front and keeping his men at bay. Breckinridge's Brigades were drawn up on the gentler part of e Wither's Division of Bragg's Corps, as well as Breckinridge's reserves, mingled with portions of Hardee's memander, and soon coming upon Generals Hardee and Breckinridge, made known what his scouts had announced. He ads in their front, when portions of Ruggles' and Breckinridge's Divisions stood in wait. The Federals reeled ng, until about 11 o'clock he was ordered by General Breckinridge, in whose vicinity he happened to be, to plaat line was abandoned with no enemy in sight. Breckinridge, assigned to the duty of covering the retreat wi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Eleventh Kentucky Cavalry, C. S. A. From the Lexington, Ky. Herald, April 21, 1907. (search)
ed commission as brigadier-general; and, on December 18, 1862, his forces were organized into two brigades, which he commanded as acting major-general. The 11th Kentucky Cavalry was assigned to the 2nd Brigade, which was commanded by Colonel W. C. P. Breckinridge, of the 9th Kentucky Cavalry, as acting brigadier-general. On December 22, General Morgan started on what is known as his Christmas Raid into Kentucky—the greatest of all his numerous forays into the enemy's country, except the oneMorgan's forces were mobilized in preparation for the Ohio raid. Here the regiments were re-brigaded, the light being again assigned to the 2nd Brigade, which was to be commanded (at least during the raid) by Colonel Adam R. Johnson. Colonel W. C. P. Breckinridge, who had commanded the 2nd Brigade up to this time, was not ordered with his regiment (the 9th Kentucky Cavalry) to go on the Ohio raid, having been assigned to other important duty with Bragg's Army. On June 11 Morgan's command st