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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Present: (search)
honor of the South. The Southern people meet their Northern countrymen not half way, but all the way. In the use and occupation of this realm, dedicated to freedom, we hold per my eper foul, where each is for all and all is for each. We are ready for a full and equal division of the gravest duties and the highest privileges including our part of all civil, military and naval advantages, together with a fair share of National offices, from postmaster to President. We have come back, as Senator Hill said, to our father's house, and I may be allowed to add, we are ready to break merrily into the fatted ring and kill the golden calf. V. Contributions to industrial greatness. I have reserved for conclusion a restricted glance at the industrial history of the South, and its present brightening promise of future additions to all those things which will increase our Country's greatness. True as this section has been to the original ideas of the forefathers, its record does not co
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Forty-Ninth N. C. Infantry, C. S. A. [from the Charlotte, N. C., Observer, October 20, 27, 1895.] (search)
the choirs of the ever blest the sweet, clear tenor voice, that in song brightened the troubled way and stirred the tenderest emotions of his brother soldiers around the camp-fire and on the march, will join their glad anthems, when his sacrifice for home and country was made perfect in suffering and death. Nothing occurred beyond the daily fighting, shelling and sharp-shooting on the lines occupied by our brigade, until August 21st, when we were hastily marched to our right, and under A. P. Hill, attacked the enemy on the Weldon Railroad, and after carrying two of his lines of fortifications, dislodged him from his position. Our loss was severe, the Forty-ninth suffering considerably. We then returned to our old place in the trenches. On December 14th Captain C. H. Dixon, of Company G, was killed, and Major C. Q. Petty, who had been appointed major in the place of Lieutenant-Colonel Davis, who succeeded Colonel Fleming, and eight men were wounded during a fierce mortar shelling
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.12 (search)
h they knew it was almost certain death to pick it up, the flag was never allowed to remain down, but as fast as it fell some one raised it again. I venture to say that our regiment suffered greater loss in that charge than any regiment on either side during the war. We made the charge with 986 men and muskets, and could muster only 220 the next day, which shows a loss of over 700 killed and wounded. This was the Twenty-sixth North Carolina regiment, Pettigrew's Brigade, Heth's Division, A. P. Hill's Corps. The second day we were not engaged, but were exposed to the shells from the enemy's guns. I was detailed to look after the wounded, and a sad day's work it was. In the evening we marched to the right and took our position for the third day's fight, and slept with our guns in our arms. The morning of the 3d the chaplains held services in the regiments. When the artillery opened it was appalling, and all who heard it will agree with me that it surpassed any artillery figh
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.16 (search)
arriving at Turkey Ridge, and taking position on the right of the line, under fire, on the evening of June 2d; Martin's Brigade on the extreme right, the Seventeenth on the left, Forty-second in the center, and Sixty-sixth on the right of the grand army, all digging for dear life, and by next morning completing a fair line of entrenchments. Breckinridge's Division coming up, one of his brigades, Echols', was put on the right of the Sixty-sixth, and Finnegan's in reserve. Artillery from A. P. Hill's Corps supported our line, firing over our heads. Among these was Major Charles R. Grandy's Battery, Norfolk Light Artillery Blues. Just at dawn on June 3d the enemy's line advanced. Echols' Virginia Brigade, on our right, broke and ran away. General Martin sent me to Colonel Moore with an order to protect his flank by retiring his right wing to the rear. The Sixty-sixth nobly held its ground and fired hotly upon the enemy in front and on the right. Finnegan's Florida men came gall
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Events leading up to the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
with in case it should cross by the corps of A. P. Hill, General Ewell was directed to resume his mamarch to join General Lee. In order to cover Hill's movement, Longstreet, with his corps, was dir army should be within supporting distance, and Hill, having arrived in the Valley, Longstreet was well's Corps are as stated in my former letter. Hill's First Division will reach the Potomac to-day,rched towards York. On the 24th Longstreet and Hill were put in motion to follow Ewell and on the 2next morning (the 29th) to his support. General A. P. Hill was directed to move eastward to the 15 ut 10 o'clock at night to General Ewell and General Hill, and had just returned to my tent, when I wcountermand the orders to General Ewell and General Hill, and to order the latter to move eastward och from Carlisle, so as to form a junction with Hill either at Cashtown or Gettysburg, as circumstan to prepare to move the next morning, following Hill. The army moved very slowly, and there would h[7 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.19 (search)
or more batteries, commanded by Colonel E. P. Alexander, masked in what was virtually one battery, the shock must have been overwhelming. In addition, General Pendleton had placed at the disposal of Colonel Alexander nine howitzers, belonging to Hill's Corps, with which Alexander says he intended to precede the infantry, but when sent for they could not be found, some having been removed by order of General Pendleton, and others had changed their position to avoid the shelling. By comparing tected to do, or why they were there. However, they were soon halted and moved back. General Anderson, with the remaining brigades of his division— Wright, Posey, and Mahone—was expected to support the left wing of the column of attack. General A. P. Hill, his corps commander, says: Anderson had been directed to hold his division ready to take advantage of any success which might be gained by the assaulting column, or to support it, if necessary. General Anderson says: I received orders t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.20 (search)
nkins' Cavalry, had then crossed the river. A. P. Hill's Corps, that had been left at Fredericksburstreet would cross the river or not. On the 22d Hill arrived near Charlestown. Ewell was then orderps is in motion toward the Susquehanna. General A. P. Hill is moving toward the Potomac; his leadinn by our rear. Now at that time Longstreet and Hill were in the valley fronting east; the Point of ell's Corps are as stated in my former letter. Hill's first division will reach the Potomac to-day that in my opinion General Longstreet was not. Hill, with Heth's and Pender's Divisions, was at Casorting distance. On the evening before (30th), Hill and Heth heard that a body of the enemy had jus Gettysburg. Early on the morning of July 1st, Hill, with Heth's and Pender's Divisions, started doow been felt, and found to be in heavy force. Hill states substantially the same thing. He put inl, and hearing the firing, came to his rescue. Hill and Heth called the fight, which lasted from ab[4 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.22 (search)
by General Heth himself, is that his division, the advance of General A. P. Hill's Corps, moving from Chambersburg, along the Cashtown pike, bthe main force near Cashtown. Thereupon, with the approval of General Hill, Heth concluded to lead his entire division to Gettysburg the newas killed and Heth wounded very early in this terrific combat. General Hill ordered forward Pender's Division to the support of Heth, who hag, to join the other divisions at daylight on the 30th. On the 28th Hill's Corps, from the vicinity of Chambersburg, had stretched out on the town of Fayetteville, about eight miles east of Chambersburg. General Hill reports that he was directed to co-operate with Ewell, and, accoeports that he received orders at Chambersburg on the 29th to follow Hill and encamp at Greenwood. Meanwhile the advancing Federals, movingarmy on the east side of the mountains. Accordingly, Longstreet and Hill were directed to proceed from Chambersburg to Gettysburg, to which p
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.33 (search)
l Jackson in person, and exempted from liability of arrest. He gave his staff an order to dismount and enter the warehouse, and I gave my men the order to level their guns, and make ready. This made the thirsty General halt, and hold a consultation with his officers, who concluded to try persuasion. But they soon found that no liquor could be had. They then asked my name, and to what command I belonged, and threatened to report me for disobedience of orders to a superior officer. Just then General A. P. Hill came galloping up with his staff. I explained the position to him, and soon saw that he took in the sitution, as he ordered the thirsty squad off. Then he said: Have you orders to burn this building? On my replying that I had not, he went off. Within an hour General Jackson sent me an order to burn the building, and after it was well destroyed, to report to him. This I did. No man got a drink that day. And the foe that Stonewall Jackson most dreaded was powerless for evil.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Longstreet-Gettysburg controversy [from the Richmond (Va.) Dispatch, February 16, 1896.] (search)
ordered, with his whole corps, supported by A. P. Hill, instead of with a bare 14,000 men against Mes Stonewall Jackson as a soldier, belittles A. P. Hill, and makes light of nearly every other Confe a village at the eastern base of the mountain, Hill's Corps was in advance; he reached Cashtown June 30th. That night Hill and Heth heard that there was a force of the enemy at Gettysburg; early the next morning Hill, without orders, with Heth's and Pender's Divisions, started down the Gettysburg out what was in my front. He had now found it. Hill would have been driven back to Cashtown if Eweltarted to Cashtown when he received a note from Hill telling him he was moving to Gettysburg. The battle had then begun. Ewell, not understanding Hill's object in going to Gettysburg, hearing the sotil 4 o'clock in the evening. It is clear that Hill took the two divisions to Gettysburg just for a It would have been far better if Ewell had let Hill and Heth be beaten. They had put the Confedera[2 more...]
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