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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 62 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 39 9 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 33 3 Browse Search
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A. 29 3 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 27 1 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 24 0 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 23 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 22 2 Browse Search
A. J. Bennett, private , First Massachusetts Light Battery, The story of the First Massachusetts Light Battery , attached to the Sixth Army Corps : glance at events in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah, from the summer of 1861 to the autumn of 1864. 21 5 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 21 1 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Beauregard's report of the battle of Drury's Bluff. (search)
incipal bodies being one of about 10,000 under Crook, in Southwest Virginia, and another of 8,500 uriven back from Wytheville by Jno. Morgan; but Crook's larger force met with more success. Sigel hharlottesville, and Lynchburg. Hunter ordered Crook to march on Staunton from the west, and moved lled. Hunter next day entered Staunton, where Crook joined him with 10,000 men. The Federal army nwere now withdrawn, and Hunter's forces, under Crook, were left to hold the Valley. Early quickly ancing from Strasburg, on July 24th, fell upon Crook, on the battlefield of Kernstown, where Shieldackson in 1862. Early's victory was thorough, Crook's forces being routed with heavy loss, and in more held the Potomac. Mr. Pond does not give Crook's strength in this fight, but as the returns fepartment of West Virginia, it is certain that Crook outnumbered Early, who, according to Mr. Pond,the court that hung Mrs. Surat. The defeat of Crook, and the advance on Chambersburg had caused Gr[5 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Shenandoah Valley in 1864, by George E. Pond—Campaigns of the civil war, XI. (search)
incipal bodies being one of about 10,000 under Crook, in Southwest Virginia, and another of 8,500 usly with the advance of Grant on the Rapidan. Crook was to break the Virginia and Tennessee Railroy, and threaten Staunton and Charlottesville. Crook sent his cavalry under Averell against Wythevi and doing some slight damage to the railroad, Crook promptly returned to Meadow Bluff, where he reharlottesville, and Lynchburg. Hunter ordered Crook to march on Staunton from the west, and moved lled. Hunter next day entered Staunton, where Crook joined him with 10,000 men. The Federal army nwere now withdrawn, and Hunter's forces, under Crook, were left to hold the Valley. Early quickly more held the Potomac. Mr. Pond does not give Crook's strength in this fight, but as the returns fepartment of West Virginia, it is certain that Crook outnumbered Early, who, according to Mr. Pond,to the hard blows which demolished Wallace and Crook; to the splendid game of bluff, which for six [5 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of Conner's South Carolina brigade at Cedar Creek, October 19th, 1864. (search)
l into the position previously assigned it as the rear brigade of the division, and moved noiselessly and in good order to the north side of Cedar Creek, on the road——, where, just after daybreak, it rapidly formed in line of battle, and pushed forward at once in support of the other brigades of the division, then advancing on the enemy's position. On clearing the dense and tangled woods immediately in our front, and reaching the open, elevated ground occupied by the enemy (understood to be Crook's corps), it was discovered that Bryan's brigade, by a most brilliant dash, had already succeeded in driving them out, and held possession of their first line of works. Without delay the brigade moved up on the left of Bryan's brigade, commanded by Colonel Semmes, and dashed forward across the turnpike, attacking the second line of works with such fierce vigor and determination that the enemy soon fled in the utmost confusion, leaving in our hands a number of prisoners and four pieces of a