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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 12 2 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 3 1 Browse Search
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lled and 8 wounded. These figures show that the fighting by Beauregard's men was principally done by Bonham's, D. R. Jones', Cocke's, Early's, Evans' and Kelly's commands. Considering only numbers engaged in each Confederate command, the best fighting, judging by losses, was done by Kelly's Eighth Louisiana and the half brigade of Evans, in which were the First Louisiana battalion, Maj. R. C. Wheat; the Fourth South Carolina, Col. J. B. E. Sloan; Capt. W. R. Terry's cavalry, and Capt. Geo. S. Davidson's section of Latham's Virginia battery. In the Federal army, the losses were well distributed through the three divisions that did the fighting, under Brigadier-General Tyler, Colonel Hunter and Colonel Heintzelman. Measured by the gauge of losses, the main fighting was done, in Tyler's division, by the brigades under Col. E. D. Keyes, Brig.-Gen. R. C. Schenck and Col. W. T. Sherman; in Hunter's division, by the brigades under Col. Andrew Porter and Col. A. E. Burn. side; and in
ttle until late in the day. A. P. Hill and Longstreet were held in reserve, and it was useless for Holmes to attack the intrenched bluff before him bristling with heavy guns and well guarded by numerous nearby gunboats. There were but few available positions for Lee's artillery, but these Jackson availed himself of; on the left with the batteries of Balthis, Poague and Carpenter, while on the right those of Grimes and Moorman, first put in, were soon driven back and their places taken by Davidson and Pegram. None of these could long withstand the fury of the concentrated fire of the seventy guns that swept the slope in front of the Federal position. Forming his men in the edge of the forest and on the borders of the swamp, Lee ordered his front line, under Huger, Magruder, D. H. Hill and Whiting, to move against the enemy. Armistead's brigade, on the right, was to take the initiative, with a yell and a rush. The assault was not simultaneous. D. H. Hill alone advanced, with his
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Appendix. (search)
Cregg, Callahan. Cox, John. Coleman, George. Castillo, Patrick. Davidson, Benjamin. Donivan, William. Eads, Thomas. Eads, Samuel. Fletcher,Third Captain, Jos. G. Blount. Fourth Capt., J. W. Dickerson. First Lieut., Geo. S. Davidson. First Lieut., Jas. W. Dickerson. First Lieut., T. F. Richardson. Camden, Samuel H. Creasy, James F. Chavers, J. L. Chenault, C. O. Davidson, F. M. Dayton, E. T. Fields, Leon. Godsey, Frank. Gilliam, James D T. Wyatt, C. N. Walden, E. H, Woolridge, Peter W. Viar, Jacob. Davidson's Battery, Company C, thirteenth Virginia Battalion. First Capt., Geo. S. DCapt., Geo. S. Davidson. Sec'd Capt., J. H. Chamberlayne. First Lieut., John A. Elliott. First Lieut., Joseph Lawson. First Lieut., St. G. R. Fitzhugh. Sec'd Lieut., W. T. oks, Custis. Bryant, John J. Childress, William T. Callahan, John. Davidson, Ellis C. Daniel, John R. Driskill, John R. Echols, Thomas. Fulks,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index (search)
to, 121; did not advise payment for slaves, 124, 332. Ludlow, General W. H., 84. Lynchburg Campaign and Battle of 251, 279; rolls of companies from, Rifle Grays, Company A, 314; Rifles, Company E, 316; Home Guard Company G, 317; Jeff. Davis Rifles, Company H (all 11th Va.), 319; Wise Troop, Company B, 2nd Va. Cavalry, 320; Lee Battery, Company A, Braxton's Battalion Artillery 322; Beauregard Rifles, afterward Moorman's Battery, 323; Latham's Battery, Company A, 38th Va. Battalion, 325; Davidson's Battery, Company C. 13th Va. Battalion, 326; Heavy Artillery, Company C, 4th Va.. 328; Lee's Body Guard. Company F, 39th Va. Battalion cavalry, 329; Kirkpatrick's Battery, Company A, 31st Battalion Artillery, 330; 2nd Regiment, Va. Cavalry, officers of. 330. Lyons, James, 99. Magruder, General J. B., 117. Mcguire, Dr., Hunter, 101; at Winchester in 1862, 226. McKinley, Major, Wm.. 110, 305. McRae, J. R., 359. Malvern Hill Battle of, 1, 50. Manassas First, skedaddle at, 269.