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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 25. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.16 (search)
to the left of the 20th. Fifty skirmishers of the 5th North Carolina soon encountered the 23d Ohio, deployed as skirmishers under Lieutenant-Colonel R. B. Hayes, afterward President of the United States, and the action began at nine A. M. between Cox's division and Garland's brigade. General Hill then gives the forces, respectively, engaged, and concludes that Cox's infantry, artillery and cavalry, reached 3,000, while Garland's opposing brigade numbered scarce a thousand. Lieutenant-ColonelCox's infantry, artillery and cavalry, reached 3,000, while Garland's opposing brigade numbered scarce a thousand. Lieutenant-Colonel Ruffin, of the 13th North Carolina, later judge on the Supreme Court bench of this State, was with General Garland when the latter received his fatal wound. The effort of the enemy seemed to be to turn the 13th, and Colonel Ruffin in vain urged Gen. Garland to go to the other part of his line. With him the post of danger was the post of honor. Judge Ruffin, in a letter to General Hill, stated that he had just told General Garland to get to a safer position from which to superintend his bri
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 25. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.38 (search)
eding years have shown that Mr. Van Buren's administration was the most economical of all the Presidents, notwithstanding the gold spoons, as it was certainly one of the most brilliant. Then Mr. Semmes recalled personal experiences with all the Presidents of those succeeding days, and his reminiscences form a delightful history of themselves. After graduating at Georgetown College, in which he took first honors for three successive years, he began the study of law in the office of Clement Cox, of Georgetown. He was then about eighteen years of age. A few months afterward he entered Harvard College, whence he graduated in 1845. Harvard Law School was then presided over by Associate Justice Story, then of the United States bench, and Prof. Greenleaf, author of the well-known work on Evidence. Among my classmates, said Mr. Semmes, were Rutherford B. Hayes, afterwards President of the United States; Henry C. Semple, nephew of the then President, John Tyler, and Mr. Burlingame, wh
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 25. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.39 (search)
ents and achievements of the 44th Regiment North Carolina Troops, could not have been written except for the assistance of Captains W. P. Oldham, Robert Bingham, Abram Cox and Lieutenants Thomas B. Long and Richard G. Sneed, officers of the regiment, who participated in its career, and especially am I under obligations to Captain Jgeons—William T. Sutton, J. A. Bynum. Assistant Surgeons—J. A. Bynum, William J. Green. Quartermasters—William R. Beasley, William L. Cherry. Commissary—Abram Cox. Company A—Captains—Tazewell L. Hargrove, Elkanah E. Lyon, Robt. L. Rice. First Lieutenant—Elkanah E. Lyon, Robert L. Rice, Richard G. Sneed, A. J. Ellis. Carter, Robert C. Brown, Charles D. Mabry, Elisha C. Knight. Enlisted men, 135. Company C.———Captains—William L. Cherry, Macon G. Cherry. First Lieutenants—Abram Cox, Andrew M. Thigpen, Samuel V. Williams. Second Lieutenants—Andrew M. Thigpen, Macon G. Cherry, Samuel V. Williams, Reuben E. Mayo, Samuel T