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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 85 1 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 39 1 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 23 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 22 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 14 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 9 1 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) 8 0 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Eleventh Corps at Chancellorsville. (search)
ore, were about two miles distant toward Fredericksburg, and thus between us and Sedgwick. Lee had immediately with him the divisions of McLaws, Anderson, Rodes, Colston, and A. P. Hill, besides some cavalry under Stuart. He The old Chancellor house, burned during the battle. From a photograph. held, for his line of battle, s plan was intrusted to Lieutenant-General Jackson with his three divisions. Jackson's movement, with a stronger indication of battle, began at sunrise, Rodes, Colston, and A. P. Hill, in the order named, following the old road by the Catherine Furnace, there shoving off farther south to get beyond the sight of our men; then swecame Iverson's in the same line. On the right of the pike was Doles's brigade, and to his right Colquitt's. One hundred yards to the rear was Trimble's division (Colston Major-General Carl Schurz. From a photograph. commanding), with Ramseur on the right following Colquitt. After another interval followed the division of A. P
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Stonewall Jackson's last battle. (search)
d Jackson's corps, consisting of four divisions, A. P. Hill's, D. H. Hill's, commanded by Rodes, Trimble's, commanded by Colston, and Early's; Lee and Jackson in council on the night of May 1. and about 170 pieces of field-artillery. The divisiition of his forces to attack Howard. Rodes's division, at the head of the column, was thrown into line of battle, with Colston's forming the second line and A. P. Hill's the third, while the artillery under Colonel Stapleton Crutchfield moved in creverse from the west. Flying battalions are not Brigadier-General E. F. Paxton, commanding the Stonewall Brigade of Colston's division, killed May 3. from a Tintype. flying buttresses for an army's stability. Across Talley's fields the rout d to hold their broken brigades in hand. Regretting the necessity of relieving the troops in front, General Major-General R. E. Colston, C. S. A. From a photograph. Jackson had ordered A. P. Hill's division, his third and reserve line, to be
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Lee's knowledge of Hooker's movements. (search)
Lee's knowledge of Hooker's movements. by R. E. Colston, Major-General, C. S. A. The assertion that Hooker's move upon Chancellorsville was a surprise to General Lee is a great mistake. Every day Lee had information of Hooker's movements. The following letter, sent by Lee to Jackson, and by the latter to me, has never been is my letter to him to which Lee refers: headquarters, A. N. Va., April 23, 1863. Lieut.-General T. J. Jackson, Com'g Corps. General: I have received General Colston's letter of 8 1/2 o'clock to-day which you forwarded to me. I think from the account given me by L't-Col. Smith of the Engineers, who was at Port Royal yester to cross the river it will be above Fredericksburg. Very respectfully, R. E. Lee, General The letter was indorsed by Jackson, Respectfully referred to General Colston for his guidance. It was also marked confidential, and both the front and the back of the envelope were marked private, so that not even my adjutant-general
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Confederate army. (search)
9th La.,----. Brigade loss: k, 63; w, 306 = 369. Artillery, Lieut.-Col. R. S. Andrews: Md. Battery (Brown's); Va. Battery (Carpenter's); Md. Battery (Dement's); Va. Battery (Raine's). Artillery loss (not reported). Trimble's division, Brig.-Gen. R. E. Colston. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. E. F. Paxton (k), Col. J. H. S. Funk: 2d Va., Col. J. Q. A. Nadenbousch; 4th Va., Maj. William Terry; 5th Va., Col. J. H. S. Funk, Lieut.-Col. H. J. Williams; 27th Va., Col. J. K. Edmondson (w), Lieut.-Col. .-Col. R. W. Withers; 44th Va., Maj. N. Cobb, Capt. Thomas R. Buckner; 48th Va., Col. T. S. Garnett, Maj. Oscar White; 50th Va., Col. A. S. Vandeventer, Maj. L. J. Perkins, Capt. Frank W. Kelly. Brigade loss: k, 52; w, 420 = 472. Third Brigade (Colston's), Col. E. T. H. Warren (w), Col. T. V. Williams (w), Lieut.-Col. S. D. Thruston (w), Lieut.-Col. H. A. Brown: 1st N. C., Col. J. A. McDowell (w); 3d N. C., Lieut.-Col. S. D. Thruston; 10th Va., Col. E. T. H. Warren, Lieut.-Col. S. T. Walker (k