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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 310 68 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 306 36 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 305 15 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 289 5 Browse Search
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 262 18 Browse Search
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A. 233 13 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 204 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 182 0 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 170 8 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 146 14 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Our army correspondence. (search)
ect accounts which we have received, they were somewhat as follows: Our army in Maryland is divided into three corps, commanded by Generals Jackson, Longstreet and Hill. Of these corps Jackson's was engaged in the siege of Harper's Ferry, and the other two covered his operations. Conceiving it to be of great importance to raise ue north from the second, and nearly southeast from the third.--At this place, on Sunday, he fell with his whole enormous force (80,000 men) upon the corps of Gen. D. H. Hill, which was the rear guard of the army. The battle was long, furious, and bloody; but Gen. Hill, although attacked by vastly superior forces, stood his groundGen. Hill, although attacked by vastly superior forces, stood his ground without yielding an inch. In the night Gen. Longstreet's corps arrived, and on Monday the two combined attacked McClellan and totally defeated him, driving his forces before them for five miles. But for the intervention of night, it is said that the rout would have been complete. At ten o'clock, while the battle was still raging
The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Our army correspondence. (search)
to particulars, but concur in the statement that the enemy was repulsed after Gen. Hill was reinforced by Longstreet. The fight is said to have occurred at or near , amounting in all to some 80,000 men. The Federal force attacked and surrounded Hill, who maintained his position with changing fortune until night when he was reinff McClellan driven three three miles from the battle-field. The troops under Gen. Hill are said to have suffered considerably, but our loss is thought to be heavierunday at Middletown, Maryland, between a very heavy force of the enemy and Gen. D. H. Hill's division. The loss was great on each side. Hill, however, held his posHill, however, held his position until the advance of Longstreet arrived, when the enemy fell back. Gen. Garnett was killed. No other officer as yet reported killed of wounded. The forces defeated by Hill were on their way to the relief of their friends at the Ferry. In addition to these statements, there were countess rumors in circulation about th
The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Camp star Martinsburg, Sept. 12th, 1862. (search)
an unconditional surrender, when the firing ceased. General Miles, the Federal commander, is reported to be wounded. The results of this surrender, according to this last account, are as follows: 12,000 Yankee 12,000 Rufield rifles, 50 cannon, 100 four horse team a number of fine artillery horses, a large quantity of ammunition, some quartermaster and commissary stores, and 1,000 "contrabands." [by telegraph.] Gordonsville, Sept. 19, --At Harper's Ferry we paroled 11,090 privates, 425 officers, took 2,000 negroes, 15,000 stand of small arms, and forty-six pieces of cannon. Col. Walker's battery took 500 horses. Our loss was three killed and forty wounded. The battle commenced Sunday morning, and opened again Monday at daylight. Their dead were covered in the ditches — we couldn't tell how many. In the fight at Sharpsburg we took 3,000 prisoners. Gen. Garland and Col. Strange were killed. Gen. D. H. Hill was roughly handed, but managed to hold the enemy in check.
The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Patriotic family. (search)
A Patriotic family. --Gen. Joseph Graham, of Lincoln county, N. C., has left a name renowned in history as a revolutionary hero. His mantle has fallen upon his descendants. His youngest son, ex-Gov. Wm A. Graham, has five sons in the army. His sister, the youngest daughter of Gen. Graham and wife of the Rev. Dr. Robert H. Morrison, has two sons and four sons in law in the service, two of the latter being. "Bethel" Hill and "Stonewall" Jackson. "This is a record hard to beat.