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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 347 7 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 317 55 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 268 46 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 147 23 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 145 9 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 141 29 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 140 16 Browse Search
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson 134 58 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. 129 13 Browse Search
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain 123 5 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: June 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
burnt the railroad depot at Hanover Court- House. Large signal fires were observed on the enemy's lines on Monday night, indicating, it is supposed, some movement on their part. Contrary to the popular expectation, no general engagement took place yesterday.--The heavy firing heard in the morning gave rise to lle that a battle was in progress, but it turned out to be skirmishing on the lines, with artillery duels at intervals. A rumor was extensively circulated during the day that Ewell had on engagement with the enemy and drove him back some three miles, capturing 500 prisoners; but of this there is no confirmation. A wounded soldier, who came down last evening, states that he received his wound in a skirmish below Atlee's station. All accounts agree that the operations of yesterday were confined to skirmishing at different points along the lines. There is no doubt of the fact that Grant is endeavoring to make his way to the Peninsula, in order to connect with h
The Daily Dispatch: June 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Storh's Farm, May 31. --Bartle's and Daniel's brigades yesterday evening flacked the line of the enemy's skirmishers, capturing 136 prisoners from the 5th corps, who have been received here. Some heavy firing on our left this morning, the cause of which is not yet explained. [second Dispatch.] Battle Ground, Near Mechanicsville May 31--6 P. M. yesterday evening, about 8 o'clock, there was a considerable engagement between a portion of Early's and Rodes's divisions, of Ewell's corps, and the 5th corps of the Yankee infantry. The fight lasted about two hours. We drove the enemy back about a mile and a half, until they reached a strongly entrenched line of works, from which it was impossible to dislodge them. We attacked the enemy for the purpose of discovering his position, and found him strongly masked and entrenched on our right. The fight occurred near Bethesda Church, on the Mechanicsville road, about nine miles from Richmond. Our loss was about 300 w