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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 154 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 137 7 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 105 5 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 25 1 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 25 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 22 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 20 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 25. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 13 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 8 0 Browse Search
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 8 0 Browse Search
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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
and take personal command, as the gallant and noble Cobb had been mortally wounded, and General Cooke, who sund discharges into Hazel run. The brigade of General Cobb had held the position behind the stone wall agaiy in the order named. In making his heroic defense, Cobb was supported by the artillery fire from the hill ine hills, and the steady stream from the Georgians of Cobb and the Carolinians of Kershaw at the stone wall, brd the stone wall and in the sunken road, his own and Cobb's brigades, and a brigade from General Ransom's divit behind the wall. If this was the case, then only Cobb's and Kershaw's brigades defended the Wall against twas a hopeless task. The name and death of Gen. Thomas R. R. Cobb will forever be associated with this heroicplete, and the whole Federal squadron captured. The Cobb legion, sent up the White Ridge road, took the pickethe First North Carolina, Second South Carolina, and Cobb legion; Martin the First South Carolina and Davis l
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
on. While in the act of rallying them, that brave soldier and true patriot, Brig.-Gen. Maxcy Gregg, fell mortally wounded. Again, In Brigadier-Generals Gregg and Cobb the Confederacy has lost two of its noblest citizens and the army two of its bravest and most distinguished officers. The country consents to the loss of such as the enemy from his front, but fell painfully wounded in the first charge. At Fredericksburg he was sent with his own and the Eighth regiment to the support of General Cobb at Marye's hill, the focus of the hottest fighting of that memorable battle, and aided materially in the defeat of the Federal attacks; and at Chancellorsvillend had a gallant part in the fighting at Sharpsburg. At Fredericksburg his brigade was sent into the fight at Marye's hill, where Kershaw was in command after General Cobb was wounded; at Chancellorsville he was an active participant, and at Gettysburg he and his brigade were conspicuous in the defeat of Sickles at the peach orch
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
ade on many bloody fields. He participated in all the engagements of his brigade, including the first battle of Manassas, until he fell mortally wounded at Chickamauga. In memory of this heroic young soldier Richard Kirkland camp, U. C. V., at Camden, received its name. The incident which gave him lasting fame, and is the subject of one of the most thrilling ballads of the war, occurred at Fredericksburg, where, it will be remembered, his brigade was sent down to the sunken road to support Cobb's Georgians. The curving road was dashed with gore, And every upturned clod Was stained with blood whose living flood Soaked all the grassy sod. The shrieks and groans of dying men Rang through the tumult's roar Till one whose ear was forced to hear Their cries could bear no more. Then it was that young Kirkland begged permission of his general to carry water from the spring near by to the wounded, and finally obtained it, though it was impossible for him to carry any colors to indicate