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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 185 15 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 179 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 139 13 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 120 0 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 94 4 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 80 6 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 79 5 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 75 7 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. 75 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 62 4 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: May 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], From General Lee's army. (search)
natural strength, but we are well fortified, and whenever the enemy comes he will find us prepared for him. The hospitals seem to be as well arranged as the nature of the case will admit, and I think our men are being very well cared for. The cavalry have been quite active during this fight, and especially Rosser's brigade. I would speak of them more particularly, but I lack information. During the march from the Wilderness to this point, a headquarter wagon belonging to Gen. E. Johnson, broke down, and it is supposed fell into the enemy's hands. They will doubtless make a great hurrah over it. For the last four or five days the weather has been intensely hot, and the dust exceedingly oppressive; a rain is now falling, however, which will doubtless cool the air and refresh the troops. There has been no general engagement to-day, and so I must close for the present. The raiders, however, are in our rear and there is no telling when you will receive this. Ou
The Daily Dispatch: May 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], The battle of the Wilderness. (search)
pecially on our right, which he showed a disposition to turn, and thus place himself between Lee's army and Richmond, but in every instance he was repulsed with heavy loss. He was persistent, however, in his efforts to break our lines, and continued his assaults until night. His last advance against Hill's front was made just before dark, and was handsomely repulsed by Wilena's and Heth's divisions. His final attack upon Ewell was made after night against that part of the line held by Edward Johnson's division. Here, too, he was beaten back, leaving many dead and wounded on the ground. During these operations Ewell captured 2,000 prisoners, nearly all of whom were taken by Gordon's Georgia brigade and Hays's Louisiana, both of whom behaved with distinguished gallantly. Longstreet had not yet reached the ground.--Leaving Gordonsville at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, he marched fifteen miles that night. The next day he marched down the Catharpin road (so called from a run whi