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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.12 (search)
Corps, consisting of his own division, commanded by General J. R. Jones; Ewell's Division, commanded by General A. R. Lawton following order from right to left, A. P. Hill, Lawton and Jones. The attack began early on the morning of Monday, the 15arched that afternoon for Shepherdstown with his own corps (Jones' and Lawton's Divisions) and Walker's Division, and crossed be limited to the operations of Jackson's old division (J. R. Jones') on the extreme left, as the writer was a staff officered to the command of the division after the stunning of General Jones by a shell and the death of General Starke, commanding ght resting on the Hagerstown turnpike, the Second Brigade (Jones') prolonging the 3 line to the left; the Fourth Brigade (Sback to the edge of the woods, found General Starke (General J. R. Jones having been stunned by the explosion of a shell veryat Appomattox, they had been fought to a frazzle. General J. R. Jones, commanding Jackson's old division on the morning of
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.24 (search)
ecame familiar with the commands most frequently used, and it was not long before I could get my company through dress parade in a more or less creditable manner. Orders came after awhile from General Twiggs to discontinue the French language and to adopt English, and matters went along more smoothly as far as I was concerned. The company to which I was assigned was composed principally of Irishmen, who resented the change quite fiercely. One of our fellows, who enlisted under the name of Jones, but whose name was Branagan, while somewhat more than half drunk, approached the writer, and, touching his kepi, said: Leftenant, I don't know what oi'll do. You want us to drill in English, and the divil a wurd I know but French. Absurd as it may appear, he spoke the truth. He had never been a soldier before, and when he had learned to drill by French commands, they were all the military terms he knew. Right shoulder shift arms was something far beyond his comprehension and he was forc
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), New Market day at V. M. I. [from the Richmond, Va., times-dispatch, June 24, 1903. (search)
nge and the first casualties occurred, four or five men being wounded by the bursting of a shell, one of them being Captain Hill, of Company C. The line now pressed forward, the battalion being as beautifully aligned as if on dress parade. The ground here was an open field, level or rising slightly to the north. When half way across this field a sharp musketry fire opened on our left in addition to the artillery fire, and a shrapnel shot exploding killed three members of D Company-Cabell, Jones and Crockett. Just at this point the wings of the battalion became advanced beyond the center, causing a curve in the line. The cadets marked time, the line was straightened and, dressing on the center, advanced in as perfect order as if on dress parade. On the northern border of this field and to our front stood Bushong's house, beyond which was an apple orchard. The enemy had slowly fallen back and taken up a third position several hundred yards beyond this house. On reaching the hous
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.43 (search)
64. [from the Richmond, Va., News leader, November 24, 1908.] Roster of the members of the 12th Virginia Infantry, Mahone's Brigade, who were engaged. Field and staff officers. Weisiger, Colonel David A., commanding brigade; wounded. Jones, Captain Richard W., of Company I, commanding regiment. Hinton, Lieutenant Drury A., Aide-de-Camp of brigade commander. Smith, Adjutant Hugh R. Maclin, Sergeant-Major Joseph J. Company a —Petersburg city guard. Bain, Sergeant Joge, Private Joseph. Delbridge, Private William. Edwards, Private Joseph. Finn, Private D. B. Ferguson, Lieutenant Erastus. Hall, Private Jesse. Harrison, Private N. L.; wounded. Howard, Private A. W. Jean, Private J. L. Jones, Private John J. Johnson, Private Samuel. Lee, Private George W. Manson, Lieutenant J. R. Moore, Private Joseph. Newsom, Private George W. Phillips, Private Deb. M. Phillips, Private James W. Pollard, Private George W. P
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), History of Crenshaw Battery, (search)
, John, private, November 16, 1863. Johnson, J. W., quartermaster sergeant, March 14, 1862; served until surrender. Jones, William Ellis, private, March 14, 1862; wounded in foot at Spotsvlvania Courthouse, May 10, 1864; was retired to the invalid corps, February, 1865, and served as clerk in Post Quartermaster's office until fall of Richmond. Jones, W. G., private, March 14, 1862. Jones, E. M., private, March 14, 1862. Johnson, R. J., private, March 14, 1862. Johnson, G. G.,Jones, E. M., private, March 14, 1862. Johnson, R. J., private, March 14, 1862. Johnson, G. G., private, March 14, 1862. Johnson, W. R., private, March 14, 1862; served until surrender. Jackson, John A., private, March 14, 1862; served until surrender. Johnson, T. T., commissary sergeant, March 14, 1862; served until surrender. Joiner, M. J., private, November 3, 1863. Jones, Thomas M., private, December 30, 1864. Johnson, John A., private, March 14, 1862. Johnson, Austin, private, March 14, 1862; died June 5, 1862. Knowles, Marion, private, March 14, 1862; wound