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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.4 (search)
e supplied by the Third and Twenty-sixth Alabama regiments. He was wounded at Seven Pines and Sharpsburg. At Chancellorsville, in command of D. H. Hill's old division, he led the advance, and swept everything before him. His clarion voice shouting, Forward, men, over friend or foe, electrified his troops, and they were irresistible. They pushed on, under his gallant leadership, and completely routed the panic-stricken stricken soldiers of Fighting Joe Hooker. After Generals Jackson and A. P. Hill were wounded, General Rodes was in supreme command, but he modestly and patriotically yielded to General J. E. B. Stuart, who had been sent for by General Pendleton of the artillery. After this battle he was promoted full Major-General, and put in charge of Battle's, Ramseur's (now Cox's), Doles' (now Cook's), and Daniel's (now Lewis') brigades. General Rodes was a precise and somewhat stern military man, of resolute expression and soldierly bearing, and enjoyed the implicit confidence o
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Lee's final and full report of the Pennsylvania campaign and battle of Gettysburg. (search)
rg, apparently for the purpose of observation. Hill's corps was left to watch these troops, with into our intentions, and at the same time protect Hill's corps in its march up the Rappahannock, Longsinstructions to follow the main body as soon as Hill's corps had passed that point. On the 17th, single brigade, and returned to Cashtown. General Hill arrived with Pender's division in the eveni face of the latter, and Rodes upon his right. Hill's corps faced the west side of Cemetery Hill, ahe divisions of McLaws and Hood on the right of Hill, partially enveloping the enemy's left, which he was to drive in. General Hill was ordered to threaten the enemy's centre to prevent reinforcementsd enable them to silence those of the enemy. Hill's artillery, and part of Ewell's, was ordered tarrived on the 24th. He was followed by General A. P. Hill without serious opposition. General Eone that he could easily avoid. Longstreet and Hill were put in motion on the 3d August, leaving th[11 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General J. E. B. Stuart's report of operations after Gettysburg. (search)
he Blue Ridge chain. In the order of march (retrogade) one corps (Hill's) preceded everything through the mountain. The baggage and prisonar off towards Fairfield, where it would meet with like repulse from Hill's or Longstreet's corps, or, turning to the left before reaching Monz. Lee's brigade holding the line of Longstreet's corps, Baker's, of Hill's corps, and the remainder of Ewell's corps. A pontoon bridge hadalling Waters, some miles below Williamsport, where Longstreet's and Hill's corps were to cross and Ewell's corps was to ford the river at Wilthe rear of the army on that route — crossed over in rear of it. General Hill's troops being notified that these squadrons would follow in thewards ascertained to be a portion of the enemy's artillery firing on Hill's column marching on the Richmond road. Before the cavalry could reed to place my command with it. It is believed that had the corps of Hill and Longstreet moved on instead of halting near Chambersburg, that Y
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General R. E. Bodes' report of the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
n resumed its march, but upon arriving at Middletown, and hearing that Lieutenant-General Hill's corps was moving upon Gettysburg, by order of General Ewell the headof Gettysburg is situated, I could strike the force of the enemy, with which General Hill's troops were engaged, upon the flank, and that, besides moving under cover,nt hill on the ridge, whence the whole of that portion of the force opposing General Hill's troops could be seen. To get at these troops properly, which were still osed — only a desultory fire of artillery was going on between his troops and General Hill's-but before my dispositions were made, the enemy began to show large bodies which I held, and almost at the same time a portion of the force opposed to General Hill changed position so as to occupy the woods on the summit of the same ridge I were rapidly followed by a successful attack on my right, on the part of General A. P. Hill's troops, who renewed their attack in time to put a stop to a murderous e
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General B. E. Rodes' report of the battle of Chancellorsville. (search)
ds in rear of my command, and in continuation of Ramseur's line. A. P. Hill's division formed the third line in rear of Colston. Each brigwas unoccupied except by our artillery. When the fire ceased, General Hill's troops were brought up, and as soon as a portion were deployede on the right, and to relieve with one of mine McGowan's brigade of Hill's division, then guarding a second road from the same direction, whiGeneral Jackson was wounded, and also received a message from Major-General Hill stating that he likewise was disabled, and that the command onerals Heth and Colston, commanding respectively the divisions of A. P. Hill and Trimble, and made the necessary arrangements for a renewal ofed that he had been sent for, I inferred that General Jackson or General Hill had instructed Major Pendleton to place him in command, and for bsequently moved to the extreme right to support a portion of General A. P. Hill's troops, and ultimately got heavily and handsomely engaged o
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial paragraphs. (search)
otes taken from current newspaper accounts of battles, army movements, &c.; notes of Ms. of official reports tiled in the Adjutant-General's office, which were never published, but to which Mr. Howison was allowed access. These, added to a number of official reports, pamphlets, newspapers, &c., previously presented the Society by Mr. Howison, make one of the most valuable contributions which the Society has yet received. From General G. W. C. Lee (through Colonel Charles Marshall)--General A. P. Hill's original rough draft of his reports of Seven Days battles around Richmond, Cedar Run Mountain, Second Manassas, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Shepherdstown, and Gettysburg. These reports are a part of the collection made by General Robert E. Lee when he was preparing to write the history of his campaigns, and all of which General Custis Lee has kindly promised to donate the Society. From General Samuel Jones, Amelia County, Virginia--His own and General W. B. Taliaferro's reports o
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General A. P. Hill's report of battle of Gettysburg. (search)
General A. P. Hill's report of battle of Gettysburg. [We present the following report from General A. P. Hill's own autograph Ms., which is, so far as we know, the only copy extant, unless there is one in the archive office at Washington. Its importance and value will be appreciated.] Report.headquarters Third Army corps. Colonel — I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the Third Army Corps during and subsequent to the battle of Gettysburg: On theGeneral A. P. Hill's own autograph Ms., which is, so far as we know, the only copy extant, unless there is one in the archive office at Washington. Its importance and value will be appreciated.] Report.headquarters Third Army corps. Colonel — I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the Third Army Corps during and subsequent to the battle of Gettysburg: On the morning of the 29th of June the Third Corps, composed of the divisions of Major-Generals Anderson, Heth and Pender, and five battalions of artillery, under command of Colonel R. L. Walker, was encamped on the road from Chambersburg to Gettysburg, near the village of Fayetteville. I was directed to move on this road in the direction of York, and to cross the Susquehanna, menacing the communications of Harrisburg with Philadelphia, and to co-operate with General Ewell, acting as circumstances mi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 6.34 (search)
pden Chamberlayne, a young artillery officer of Hill's corps, who so handled these abandoned guns th military etiquette and send the orders through Hill. Shortly after, the General-in-Chief reached tant-Colonel W. H. Palmer, chief-of-staff to General Hill. and had ordered down Pegram, and even now who suffered a total loss of but 720 men. A. P. Hill's Official Report. This brilliant stroke waselivered by Heth, under the immediate eye of A. P. Hill, and was mainly due to the steadiness of theer 28, 1864. Honorable Secretary of War: General Hill reports that the attack of General Heth upo This was the case for a considerable time in Hill's corps.--remember, men and women of Richmond, ument, such epitaph, at least, is that of A. P. Hill, and the men of his old corps remember wiminiscences of General R. E. Lee, p. 451. A. P. Hill, prepare for action. --Dabney's Life of Jack more than once did he win emphatic praise from Hill, from Jackson, and from Lee. Thus, it was his l[3 more...]