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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The end of the Arkansas. (search)
ence, and was soon after taken down with fever at Grenada, Miss. While thus disabled, he learned from his executive office, Lieut. H. K. Stevens, left in command, that peremptory orders had been sent him by Gen. Van Dorn to co-operate with Gen. Breckinridge in the attack on Baton Rouge. Commander Brown sent positive orders to Lieut. Stevens not to move his vessel until he could join it, as the Arkansas was not ready for action. * * Lieut. Stevens referred the matter for his decision to Capt.d a short distance up the river to secure some coal lying on the river bank, and had scarcely reached the place when the unfortunate engine became disabled a third time. Another night was spent in making repairs and taking coal aboard. Gen Breckinridge, having awaited our coming until long after the appointed time, attacked the enemy on the morning of the 4th, drove him from Baton Rouge to the shelter of the lower fleet. On the morning of the 5th, Engineer Brown reported the engine repaired
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Twelfth Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. (search)
f Major-Generals Robert E. Rodes, of Alabama, J. C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, late vice-president of the Unit the Dutch General Siegel's signal defeat by General Breckinridge. The men who fit mit Siegel's preferred run were less than 100 yards from my regiment. General Breckinridge is an old acquaintance of General Blair, andonsboro, halting five miles from Funkstown. General Breckinridge's command crossed at Shepherdstown. The majthrough, over the rocks and gravel, barefoot, Breckinridge's corps, consisting of his own and Wharton's smaions, passed by us and crossed the Potomac. General Breckinridge was formerly vice-president of the United Stsion of sentiments of humanity or Christianity. Breckinridge and Gordon whipped the Yankees badly to-day in sire corps was in line of battle all day, and General Breckinridge drove the enemy some distance from his frontback our small cavalry force under Fitz Lee. General Breckinridge, with Wharton's attenuated division, repulse
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.36 (search)
ed constituted the battalion. In the Official Records and elsewhere it is invariably called King's Artillery; but this is a misnomer. It was McLaughlin's Battalion of King's Division, the other battalion of the division consisting of reserves and never appearing on the returns forwarded from the army in the field. The battalion commander was Major William McLaughlin, afterwards Judge McLaughlin; the division commander, Lieutenant-Colonel J. Floyd King. This battalion was attached to Breckinridge's command [Wharton's and Gordon's Divisions], under General Early during the Valley campaign of 1864. At the close of the campaign it went into winter quarters near Fisherville, in Augusta county, but soon afterwards was ordered to deposit its guns in Lynchburg and go with the horses to the Narrows of New River, in Giles county, to winter. The reason for this was that Bryan's battery [by what authority does not matter] kept a detail of several men at that place, cultivating rice botto