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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The siege and evacuation of Savannah, Georgia, in December, 1864. (search)
with two 24-pounder rifle guns, one 8-inch columbiad, one 24, and two 12-pounder howitzers—constituted the left of the line. At the extremity of the bay in the city of Savannah a 32-pounder gun was planted. On Hutchinson's Island was an earthwork mounting three 32-pounder guns. The armament of Fort Jackson consisted of two 8-inch columbiads, two 32-pounder rifle guns and three 32-pounder naval guns. The other batteries for the defense of the Savannah river proper were Cheves, Lawton, Lee and Fort Boggs. Three 32-pounder guns and two 10-inch columbiads constituted the armament of Battery Cheves. That of Battery Lawton was stronger, consisting of one 32 pounder rifle gun, one 42-pounder smooth bore, two 8-inch and two 10-inch columbiad guns. The most powerful work on the Savannah river was Battery Lee, which mounted two 10-inch mortars, two 10-inch and three 8-inch columbiads, one 42 and one 32-pounder gun and two 24-pounder howitzers. Fort Bartow, commanding St. Au
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Life, services and character of Jefferson Davis. (search)
onroe doctrine and expel Maximilian, the usurping emperor, from his throne. But when President Lincoln and Secretary Seward appeared no proposal of any kind was made but unconditional surrender. This was reported, and of course declined. Even had compensation for slaves been proposed, the Confederate soldiers would have repudiated such terms as conditions of surrender. True, they were in dire distress. With scarce a handful, Johnston could only harass Sherman in the South, and the men of Lee could see from their trenches the mighty swarms marshalling in their front. The starvation that clutched at their throats plunged its dagger to their hearts as they thought of loved ones famishing at home. But the brave men who still clung to their tattered standards knew naught of the art or practice of surrender. They thought of Valley Forge and saw beyond it Yorktown. Had not Washington thought of the mountains of West Augusta when driven from his strongholds? Why not they? Had not J
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Twelfth Georgia Infantry. (search)
Col. Edward Willis. Confidential. Headquarters, 11th March, 1864. Col.: Your letter of the 10th rec'd this eve'g. I think well of the enterprize you propose! I am only doubtful how far your infantry could keep pace with the cav'y. At this time there is no danger from the East. Get all information & be guided by events. Rosser has halted at Gordonsville, awaiting, for the present, the developments of Kilpatrick's movements. As, already advised, I desire you to rejoin your brigade at the commencement of active operations, & hope you will be able to have completed by that time the business that has occupied you during the winter. Very resp'y, Your ob't serv't, R. E. Lee, General. Col. Edward Willis, 12. Geo. Regiment. Envelope superscribed Confidential. in left hand corner; franked R. E. Lee, General, in right hand corner, and addressed Col. Edward Willis, Command'g 12. Geo. Regiment. Letter and superscription entirely in the handwriting of General Lee.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Monument to General Robert E. Lee. (search)
ne our work, and, if approved, to receive it from our hands. Governor Lee was escorted to the corner-stone, and, after viewing the work, sarge would not have held the people anxious to be present. As Governor Lee, General Wade Hampton and General Early came into the hall they were greeted with loud cheers. Governor Lee. As Governor Lee arose he was welcomed with enthusiastic applause, and spoke as follows: Governor Lee arose he was welcomed with enthusiastic applause, and spoke as follows: The death of the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia occurred at Lexington on the 12th of October, 1870, and the people of that sectiotake the necessary steps to collect money to erect a monument to General Lee in Richmond or its vicinity. Another society was formed for theitness the unveiling, upon this spot, of an equestrian statue to General Lee. We have in our midst to-day the officer who first organized ibute to Mr. Davis was loudly applauded.] General Early said that Lee needed no monument, but that we owed it to ourselves to erect it, an
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.14 (search)
legs. Upon the front of this case another picture of Lee was displayed. No. 4 wagon contained the head and body and sword of Lee. All these boxes, and such portions of the wagons as could be thus dressed, were begirt to the already long strings, and the men who followed Lee in the dark days of the civil war took hold and helpe'clock the wagons crossed Lombardy street and entered Lee circle. Mighty cheers, and many rounds of them, gre marched to the monument to unveil the statue of General Lee. Major T. A. Brander commanding, and the followinge and silver lace; lettering of gold, Washington and Lee—near the top; 1796, date when name of Washington was en to the college in upper left corner: 870, date General Lee's name was added in upper right corner; in centreue field were the coat-of-arms of both Washington and Lee. This banner was unique, and with the large delegatioirt with white fronts, upon which in tasteful letters Lee appeared. The floral decorations of the machines wer
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Letters of R. E. Lee. (search)
I do not know of anything that could possibly be of more absorbing interest to the Army of Northern Virginia than the deep, heartfelt, anxious solicitude of General Lee for the forces under his command; and I do not know where this is so abundantly and so beautifully portrayed as in the letters of General Lee to President DavisGeneral Lee to President Davis, to the Secretary of War, to the Quartermaster and Commissary-General, to the various Generals under him, and to every other person to whom he could by any possibility appeal. The letters will be found in full in Long's Life of Lee. I have extracted from them only such portions as related to the destitute condition of his men aLee. I have extracted from them only such portions as related to the destitute condition of his men and the agony which it occasioned him. They ought to know it. They ought to know that he witnessed it; that it wrung his heart, and that he did everything that he could do to remedy it. They ought to know, and the world ought to know, that the great master-mind of the war, that ought only to have been concerned about strategy, was e
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Lee as an educator. (search)
aw in my visits to Lexington a good deal of General Lee. I was told by citizens of Lexington that line of his college was greatly improved by General Lee; that such was the respect and love for himas both civil and military and compulsory. Lee's manners. General Grant, in his history of is spade. The man told me he was remembered by Lee, who was formerly acquainted with him. I do not children, of this I had many ocular proofs. Lee's Unselfishness. In the early part of 1867, I wrote to General Lee, inquiring whether he would permit the use of his name as a candidate for goidacy would be injurious to Virginia. I showed Lee's letter to Judge Robert Ould, excommissioner o from his desk a letter, recently received from Lee, in reply to an inquiry from him identical withan—at whose house, in Powhatan county, Va., General Lee stopped while returning from the surrender rtue. The recent installation of a monument to Lee in Richmond city gives him just now special pro[4 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.21 (search)
al Z. Taylor in front of Buena Vista. Here Captain Lee was employed in the construction of the defcame, armed with discretionary orders, and took Lee for service in the column which Scott was to co through, but the gallant and indefatigable Captain Lee, of the engineers, who has been constantly testimony before a court of inquiry, said: Captain Lee, engineers, came to me from a Contreras witwed upon it; but the highest praise belongs to Lee's inciting and sustaining motive—duty. To bear was due to it, and most usefully and nobly did Lee pay the debt both at home and abroad. No proorted, save as it was orally given to me by General Lee, with a request that I should take no offichat they were entirely ignorant of any danger. Lee returned to his own command, told them what he e Executive to be deprived of the advice of General Lee, but it was deemed necessary again to detacr mistake than that which was attributed to General Lee what General Charles Lee, in his reply to G[24 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Lee's Lieutenants. (search)
Lee's Lieutenants. Names of surviving Generals of the Confederate Army—a valuable Roster. [Richmond Dispatch, May 29, 1890.] Personand that the world's history affords no grander battle pictures than Lee at the Wilderness offering to lead Hood's Texas brigade, and at Spotgade, when, upon all three occasions, the ragged heroes shouted, General Lee to the rear! General Lee to the rear!! We will drive them back General Lee to the rear!! We will drive them back if General Lee will go to the rear! Indeed, the pleasant incident which President Davis told of how he met General Lee at the front duringGeneral Lee will go to the rear! Indeed, the pleasant incident which President Davis told of how he met General Lee at the front during the Seven Days battles, and while they were gently chiding each other for being out of place, gallant little A. P. Hill dashed up and ordereGeneral Lee at the front during the Seven Days battles, and while they were gently chiding each other for being out of place, gallant little A. P. Hill dashed up and ordered them both to the rear, but illustrates the point that all of our Confederate leaders, from our chivalric, heroic President, down to the sub peace. And since the war numbers of them have crossed the river— Lee, Cooper, Bragg, D. H. Hill, Forrest, Cheatham, Pendleton, Chilton, H
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
n, 285, 289. Farmers' Alliance, 286. Fergusson, General, 76. Field, Rev. Dr. H. M., On General Lee, 342. Fifteenth Amendment, Inadequacy of the, 21. First Va. Regiment, Casualties in the M. D. Prayer of at Laying the Corner-stone of the Lee Monument, 204; his tribute to General R. E Lee, 353. Hollywood Association, Aid of, for the Lee Monument. 194. Honey Hill, Battle of, 74. t, 438. Kautz's Raid on Petersburg, 392. Kilpatrick, General, 73. Law, General E. M., 85. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, in Charge in Moving the Lee Statue, 249; Roster of, 275. Lee, Gerson Davis, 362; In Mexican War, 362; Estimate of, by T. E. Moberley, 273; Last Order of, 373. Lee's Lieutenants, List of the Surviving Generals of the C. S. Army, 419. Leventhorpe, General, Co, 60 Schofield, General J. M., 348. Scotch-Irish, The, 5. Scott's, General W., Estimate of Lee, 319. Secession, Massachusetts the Mother of, 91; Right of 145; Opposition of the South to, 22