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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 65 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 62 6 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 62 6 Browse Search
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 44 4 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 33 1 Browse Search
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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 8 4 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 5 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 5 3 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Evacuation of Richmond. (search)
on train as he did, and was therefore surprised on arriving at Sailor's Creek to find that my rear was menaced. As the troops in my front had halted, I detached Humphreys' brigade, commanded by Colonel Fitzgerald, and Gary's dismounted battalion, under Lieutenant-Colonel Barham, to take position near the house occupied as a hospit of General Anderson, and that we were to hold the enemy in check while that officer attempted to open the way. My command then consisted of only three brigades, Humphreys, Simms', Brigadier-General J. P. Simms commanding, and DuBose's brigade, Brigadier-General D. M. DuBose commanding, and the dismounted cavalry already mentioned. the left of the road, his right occupying a line in front of DuBose, his left on the same line, or nearly so. In the meantime the enemy attacked and overpowered Humphreys and the dismounted cavalry, forcing them back to my position. They were formed at once on the left of the road, and Simms was moved further to the right. The e
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Chickamauga. (search)
neral Commanding. Report of Brigadier-General B. G. Humphreys. Headquarters brigade, ney respectfully, your obedient servant, Benjamin G. Humphreys, Brigadier-General Commanding. Repowing report of the operations of my own and Humphreys's brigade in the late battle of Chickamauga: necessarily general, from the fact that General Humphreys's report did not pass through me, and be. I respectfully refer to the report of General Humphreys for more particular information of his mh, I suppose, was his centre. Forming line, Humphreys on my left, as rapidly as possible, under fiand engage the enemy in that direction until Humphreys's arrival, who was then in motion. The distued the enemy so far to the right that, when Humphreys got up, he occupied the interval between theght to direct that I should be informed when Humphreys arrived. Hearing the firing renewed on my rliberate fire, were quickly repulsed. General Humphreys reported that he could make no further a[3 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Official report of Colonel J. P. Simmes's operations from June 2d, 1864, to December, 1864. (search)
n our right or left, I thought it prudent to fall back to the captured works and await the arrival of other troops. Here the brigade captured a large number of prisoners, seven pieces of cannon which were mounted on the works, beside some other pieces which were parked in rear, the whole of the camp equipage which was upon that part of their line. While waiting for the other troops to come up, the captured artillery was turned upon the enemy; very soon the brigades of Generals Connor and Humphreys came up on the right and left, and again we advanced, encountering a second line of works, but driving them like chaff before the wind, and again came in contact with their third line, but here did not meet with as much resistance as upon the other lines; we continued to drive the enemy until about eleven o'clock, when a halt was ordered. Our position was changed by moving to the fight, and rested until about five o'clock in the afternoon, when an attack was made upon the troops to our l