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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 103 5 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) 89 13 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 81 5 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 43 9 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 43 1 Browse Search
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 42 6 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 39 9 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. 37 3 Browse Search
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A. 36 2 Browse Search
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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
and into the woods the Confederate right was at the same time pushing. Only the advanced division of Hill's corps, under Heth, had yet come up, so that the opening combat which might fitly be called the battle of Willoughby's Run, was engaged between one division on each side. Heth, with his four brigades, attacked simultaneously the two brigades of Wadsworth's division under Generals Meredith and Cutler. The latter was assailed by Davis's Mississippi brigade, and with such success, that thetion of the two armies: by the First and Eleventh corps on the Union side, and on the Confederate side by the divisions of Heth and Pender of Hill's corps, and the divisions of Early and Rodes of Ewell's corps. As it has been seen that the columns e right of Pickett was one brigade of Hill's corps, under General Wilcox, formed in column by battalions; and on his left, Heth's division (also of Hill's corps), under General Pettigrew. The attacking force numbered about fifteen thousand men, and
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
nfederates, and after an hour's severe contest, the whole hostile front was carried, and Hill's divisions under Wilcox and Heth were driven for a mile and a half through the woods under heavy loss and back on the trains and artillery and the Confederand highly encouraging to the enemy. This action was regarded by the Confederates as so considerable a victory that General Heth (commanding a division of Hill's corps), who directed it, issued thereon a congratulatory order, which was indorsed bynt General Hancock remarks: Had not Barlow's fine division, then in full strength, received imperative orders to withdraw, Heth's division would have had no cause for congratulation.—Report of the Second Epoch of the Rapidan Campaign. The point ais was soon re-enforced by the three other brigades of the division, The brigades of Scales, Gordon, and Thomas. and by Heth's division. Warren's line was just about to begin intrenching itself in the position taken up, when, a little past five o
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 12 (search)
ever, resolved to carry the position, and he ordered the division of Heth to do so at all hazards. To cover this attack the Confederates conctance of a conversation had by that officer with the Confederate General Heth, who commanded a division in the battle. I extract the following: Heth would not say positively how many troops they had at Reams' Station, but acknowledges to a very heavy force of infantry and cavalry. n repulsed in the third charge upon our works, General Hill sent for Heth and told him that he must carry the position, which they certainly de action, driving the enemy into Hatcher's Run. The Confederate General Heth stated that he was greatly alarmed after he had crossed the run is left flank, and said that had Crawford made such an advance, his (Heth's) command must have been driven into the stream, and dispersed or cnded to assail Hancock at daylight of the 28th. The Confederate General Heth stated to me that they remained all night in the position they h
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 13 (search)
onfronted him on the north side of the James was little more than a mask, drew therefrom several of his brigades, and at the hour named reached Petersburg, accompanied by Benning's brigade of Field's division. This increase of his force, slight though it was, together with the protracted resistance offered by Fort Gregg, enabled Lee to establish what of force remained to him in such wise as would best avail for the defence of the city. General A. P. Hill then pushed forward the division of Heth on the Confederate left, in an effort to regain some commanding ground held by the Ninth Corps. The attack was made with such vigor and pressed so heavily on that corps, that it was with difficulty it could maintain its ground, and the garrison of the defences of City Point had to be ordered up to its support. This may be accounted the last blow struck by the Army of Northern Virginia while covering Richmond; and it is noteworthy that in its execution fell General A. P. Hill, who in all the
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
anover Junction, Porter's defeat of Branch at, 124. Harper's Ferry, United States arsenal abandoned in 1861,26; topography of, 206; the first Confederate camp at, 28; Lee's advance against, 200; Jackson's movement towards, 205; completely invested by Confederate occupation of the heights round, 206; surrendered by General Miles, 205: the surrender of and death of Miles, 207; occupied by McClellan, 226; see also South Mountain. Heintzelman, General, evidence on siege of Yorktown, 110. Heth, Confederate General, on battle of Hatcher's Run, 545. Hill, A. P., on Kearney at Manassas No. 2, 186; on the battle of Antietam, 220; marched to rejoin Longstreet at Culpepper, 317; at Mine Run, 391; death of, 603. Hill, General D. H., bombastic report of Big Bethel affair, 33; at the battle of Malvern Hill, 162; on the battle of Malvern Hill, 163; on battle of Turner's Gap, 203. Hooker, General, on McClellan's Peninsular corps commanders, 64; at battle of Williamsburg, 115; assault