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D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 8 0 Browse Search
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D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
Major-General Bryan Grimes was born at Grimesland, Pitt county, N. C., November 2, 1828, the youngest son of Bryan and Nancy Grimes. He was graduated at the university of North Carolina in 1848, then made his home upon a plantation in Pitt county, aarge. At Mechanicsville the remnant of the command was again distinguished. At this time General Anderson declared, Colonel Grimes and his regiment are the keystone of my brigade. He was disabled by typhoid fever until the Maryland campaign, and aof the seven which he thus lost during his career. General Anderson was mortally wounded in this battle, and in November Grimes was assigned to temporary command of the brigade, which he led at the battle of Fredericksburg. At Chancellorsville he aserved the thanks of the country—they had saved his army. General Daniel having been mortally wounded in this fight, Colonel Grimes was put in command of his brigade. On May 19th, after he had made an effective fight in a flank movement upon the e