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The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 114 (search)
mand advanced under a heavy fire and charged the enemy's works, and when the brigade was withdrawn from the contest it was reformed behind the crest of the hill. The following officers were present with the battalion on this occasion: First Lieuts. G. W. Johnson (slightly wounded), A. B. Carpenter, and Douglas Edwards (Lieut. J. J. Wagoner being in charge of the companies on the picket-line). These officers performed their duty with credit to themselves and to the service. The battalion lost the brigade commander, not placed on the line of battle. The casualties in the battalion during the day were as follows: Commissioned officers-wounded, 1. Enlisted men-killed, 4; wounded, 11; missing, 5; total, 20. Aggregate. 21. First Lieut. G. W. Johnson (slightly wounded), First Lieut. A. B. Carpenter, and First Lieut. Douglas Edwards, acting adjutant, performed their duty with credit to themselves and to the service. The men behaved well. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley), chapter 115 (search)
s in force or developing the position of their batteries until the afternoon of the 9th, when I received orders from General Johnson to move forward with my command to the support of General Carlin, who had succeeded in gaining the side of the mountd opened upon us a destructive fire of shot and shell. It was at this time the unwelcome tidings were received that General Johnson, commanding division, was wounded, having been struck in the side by an unexploded shell. About this time Colonel N but were repulsed, no part of my line giving way. The following morning we found no enemy in our front. On the 6th General Johnson assumed command again. We now moved to the left toward Acworth, and were again in communication with the railroad. e army. The 11th and 12th were occupied with short marches, reconnoitering, and building breast-works. On the 13th General Johnson, still suffering from the effects of his bruise, relinquished command. Accompanying this I send list of casualti
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 122 (search)
roll County, H. L. Giltner; from Anderson County, J. H. D. McKee; from Muhlenburg County, W. U. Wand; from Woodford County, Sandford Lyne; from Monroe County, Z. McDaniel; from Christian County, Henry Young; from Campbell County, George B. Hodge; from Jefferson County, J. B. Bell. Colonel G. W. Johnson, of Scott County, presented a series of resolutions for the consideration of the Conference. R. McKee, of the city of Louisville, offered a substitute for the resolutions presented by Mr. Johnson. H. W. Bruce, of the city of Louisville, offered an amendment to the original resolutions. George B. Hodge, of Campbell County, offered an amendment to the substitute. The various propositions before the Conference were discussed at much length, when Mr. Bruce moved to refer all the resolutions before the Conference to a select committee of seven, of whom G. W. Johnson should be chairman, with instructions to report at three o'clock P. M. Carried. The committee was appointe
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 10: (search)
e Legislature, true to the South, had vacated their offices and left their homes. What remained of this body enacted a law of pains and penalties, denouncing death, imprisonment, forfeitures and fines, against all who should oppose the Federal Government. Among those Kentuckians who, fortunately for themselves and for the cause which they afterwards served, escaped arrest, and came within the Confederate lines, were John C. Breckinridge, late Vice-President of the United States, Col. G. W. Johnson, a prominent citizen, Thomas B. Monroe, Sr., for about thirty years District Judge of the United States, Humphrey Marshall, ex-member of Congress, and a distinguished officer in the Mexican war, and Capt. John Morgan, afterwards the Marion of Kentucky, and one of the most famous cavalry commanders in the West. Messrs. Breckinridge and Marshall proceeded to Richmond, and were appointed Brigadier-Generals in the Confederate service. On assuming his new position, Gen. Breckinridge publi
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
Manassas, August 30th; Boonsboro, September 15th; Sharpsburg, September 17, 1862; Chancellorsville, May 1 and 4, 1863; Gettysburg, July 1 to 3, 1863; the Wilderness, May 5, 6 and 7, 1864; Spottsylvania, May 8 to 18, 1864; Second Cold Harbor, June 1 to 12, 1864; advance upon Washington, July, 1864; battle of Winchester, July 24, 1864, and the terrible conflict in the trenches around Petersburg, September, 1864, to April, 1865. Among the other officers who were killed in battle were Capt. G. W. Johnson at Cold Harbor, Capt. William T. Renfro at Chancellorsville, Capt. N. R. E. Ferguson at the Wilderness, Capt. George Reed near Winchester, Capt. J. N. Gilchrist at Second Cold Harbor, Lieut. L. D. Wiley at Seven Pines, Lieutenant Ramsey at Gaines' Mill, and Lieut. Albert J. Wilcox at Gettysburg. Extracts from official war Records. Vol. Ii—（309, 423, 433) Mention by Col. O. B. Wilcox (Union), by Col. D. S. Miles, U. S. A., Centreville, Va., by Colonel Marsh (Union) as near Fairf
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.39 (search)
Julian Branch, J. H. Bowles, * J. C. Bowden, Ed. Clough, J. H. Childress, * Luther Childress, W. M. Crouch, * George Cardwell, Robert Clements, W. E. Dennis, J. D. Drumwright, J. H. Dickerson, * William Davenport, J. E. Dugings, William Edwards, *Daniel Eads, J. L. Farmer, Dick Foster, T. M. Gathright, * M. H. Gathright, W. A. Gray, * William Gentry, *Ed. Gammon, Henry Holman, R. J. Hoye, Daniel Hughes, Sam Humphries, * Newton Hodges, * G. W. Johnson, Charlie Johnson, *Jim Jackson, * Bob Knibb, * Dabney Lane, William Lumsden, L. B. Laseur, Thomas Loyall, *Jim Loving, * George Loving, C. E. Massie, William Macbride, * Aleck McLaine, *Jim Miller, Frank Mathews, B. J. Nuckols, J. P. Nicholas, William Nunnally, J. E. Perkins, *N. Perkins, J. R. Poor, Charlie Palmer, Ed. Powers, J. N. Pleasants, Sam Pettitt, Luston Phillips, * George Radford, * Tom Rigsby, William Richardson,
The Daily Dispatch: August 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 8 (search)
A comfortable packet leaves Lynchburg on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 6 A. M., and arrives at Balcony Falls, 28 miles, in about seven hours. Gentlemen will be in waiting there to receive our guests. Mrs. Dr. Watson, P. S. A. S. Mrs. C. C. Baldwin, Sec'y. Aug. 10, 1861. Richmond Whig, Enquirer, and Examiner, and papers throughout the State, are respectfully requested to copy. The following gentlemen will please act as committees to receive guests: At Balcony Falls.--Col. Johns, C. L. Locker, C. C. Baldwin, Jno. Echols, and J. S. Baldwin. At Greenlee's Ferry.--Dr. Watson, F. T, Anderson, Wm. Paxton, and Capt. Burks. At Gilmore's Mitt.--Capt. Jo. Gilmore, F. Guggenheimer and S. Crawford. At Natural Bridge.--Dr. Houston, Thomas Wilson, S. McClintic, Jno. Luster, Dr. Chandler, Wm. Arnold, Dr. Shields, and Jas. Campbell. At Lexington.--Col. Reid, Hugh Barclay, Professor Campbell, W. C. Lewis, G. W. Johnson, and James D. Davidson.
The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ms by General Butler, and not Justin, Sained and Daniage, as printed in the telegraph reports yesterday. Accompanying official statements. The subjoined official statements, &c., accompany the report of General Butler: Official Roll of Officers and Men Surrendered at Fort Hatteras, furnished by Col. Martin, 7th North Carolina Volunteers. Commodore Samuel Barron, C. S. N., Flag Officer. Colonel William F. Martin, Seventh Regiment North Carolina Volunteers. Lieut. Col. G. W. Johnson, Seventh Regiment North Carolina Volunteers. Major H. H. Gilliam, Seventh Regiment North Carolina Volunteers. Major W. S. G. Andrews, (of Artillery,) North Carolina Volunteers. Adjutant J. M. W. Poole, Seventh Regiment North Carolina Volunteers. Capt. L. J. Johnson, Company H, Seventh Regiment North Carolina Volunteers. Lieut. Wm. Sharp, C. S. N. Lieut. Thomas H. Allen, Engineer and Ordnance. Surgeon W. M. Brown. Assistant Surgeon Wm. E. Poole; also Col.
The Daily Dispatch: November 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], Trial of Bernard (search)
f the State Legislature, and the tyranny of the Lincoln dynasty. They remained in conference for several days, with closed doors. On Wednesday, before their final adjournment, the injunction of secrecy upon their proceedings was removed, and we have had laid before us a very brief synopsis of their action: About forty counties were represented in the conference. Hon. H. C. Burnett presided, and R. McKee and T. S. Bryan acted as Secretaries. A series of resolutions, reported by Hon. G. W. Johnson, were adopted. They recite the unconstitutional and oppressive acts of the Legislature, proclaim revolution, provide for a Sovereignty Convention at Russellville on the 18th of the present month, recommend the organization of county guards, to be placed in the service of and paid by the Confederate States Government, pledge resistance to all Federal and State taxes for the prosecution of the war on the part of the U. States, and appoint a committee [heretofore published in this paper]