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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 28. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Thomas R. R. Cobb. (search)
much in favor of slavery. These people are incomprehensible to me. April 30.—The reorganization of the regiments under the conscription act is working better than we feared, but the men have defeated almost every good officer, and elected privates and corporals to their places. If McClellan opens by land and water on Yorktown that place is obliged to fall. But don't tell this as coming from me. May 1.—Poor Frank Cone was killed in the trenches to-day by a sharpshooter. He and Oscar Dawson came to see me last night. I mourn the loss of such men. On the Chickahominy, May 10, 1862.—We have been drawn up in line of battle all night, expecting an attack. May 12.—To every argument to reunite my legion, the President and General Lee replied with State reason of military necessity, and now the cavalry is at Guinea depot, forty-five miles from Richmond, the artillery away, and the infantry with me. May 13.—Everybody is running away from Richmond. The destruction of th
The Daily Dispatch: July 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Winchester, July 9th. (search)
inadvertently omitted to mention Gen. Paul J. Semines, of McLaws's division, who was struck in the thigh, a little above the knee, the missile severing the femoral artery. I am pleased to state, however, that his condition is not considered critical. He is at a private house in Martinsburg, and most attentively nursed.--Among other field officers wounded, in addition to those already sent you, are Col. John B. Weems, 10th Georgia, in arm (the third wound received at different times;) Major Oscar Dawson, 8th Ga.; Col, Little. --Ga.; Col. Wadsworth, 28th Ga.; Col. Gibson, 48th Ga., mortally wounded and in the hands of the enemy; Major G. W. Ross, 2d Georgia battalion, wounded and in the enemy's hands. --Complete lists will be sent you hereafter. A large hotel on Main street — Taylor's — is filled with Melroy's wounded ragsmeilise captured in the late storming of the works commanding the city. Near ten thousand prisoners are on their way here from the late battle field. It is und