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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Two specimen cases of desertion. (search)
of your court. Every officer of that court-martial felt the force of the prisoner's words. Before them stood, in beatific vision, the eloquent pleader for a husband's and a father's wrongs; but they had been trained by their great leader, Robert E. Lee, to tread the path of duty though the lightning's flash scorched the ground beneath their feet, and each in his turn pronounced the verdict: Guilty. Fortunately for humanity, fortunately for the Confederacy, the proceedings of the court were reviewed by the Commanding-General, and upon the record was written: headquarters army of Northern Virginia. The finding of the court is approved. The prisoner is pardoned, and will report to his company. R. E. Lee, General. During a subsequent battle, when shot and shell were falling like torrents from the mountain cloud, my attention was directed to the fact that one of our batteries was being silenced by the concentrated fire of the enemy. When I reached the battery every gun
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.6 (search)
henticated; but Miss Emily Mason, in her biography, gives a correspondence between Hon. John Thompson Mason and General Lee, in which the fomer details the incident as it occurred with Gregg's Texas brigade, and asks the General about it. The reply is characteristic, and is as follows: Lexington, Va., December 7, 1865. Hon. John Thompson Mason: My Dear Sir — I regret that my occupations are such as to prevent me from writing at present a narrative of the event which you request in your letter of the 4th instant. The account you give is substantially correct. General Gordon was the officer. It occurred in the battles around Spotsylvania Courthouse. With great respect, your friend and servant, R. E. Lee. The world's history can produce no more splendid battle pictures than these, and yet so unconscious was General Lee of their bearing that he mingles two into one, and seems to have forgotten the other altogether. J. William Jones. Richmond, Va., December 10, 1879
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Literary notices. (search)
Bonds; Stevenson's Southern side of Andersonville; Brevier's First and Second Confederate Missouri brigades; Hodge's First Kentucky brigade; Wilkinson's Blockade Runner; Alfriend's Life of Jefferson Davis; Miss Emily Mason's Popular life of General R. E. Lee; Hotchkiss and Allan's Chancellorsville with their superb maps; General J. A. Early's Memoirs of the last year of the War; Miss Mary Magill's Women, or Chronicles of the War, and her History of Virginia; and a number of other similar books.rginia; and a number of other similar books. If another had written them we should have added to the list, Jones' Reminiscences, anecdotes and letters of General R. E. Lee, and the Army of Northern Virginia Memorial volume, but we, of course, would not violate good taste by mentioning them in such illustrious company. We thank the writer for kindly mention of the Southern Historical Society, and we trust that its seven volumes of back numbers may find a place in many libraries this year.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Lee to the rear --the incident with Harris' Mississippi brigade. (search)
would go back, The men responded with a hearty we will! The brigade moved forward to the point of attack, drove the enemy from the captured works and held the position until 4 A. M. of the 13th, resisting effectually the repeated efforts of Grant's massed forces to dislodge them. With this statement of facts, which I have no doubt will readily recur to you, I beg to call your attention to an entirely different version of this affair given by Major John Esten Cooke in his life of General R. E. Lee, pages 397 and 398, in which he gives the credit to troops from another State. Now, as you were an eye-witness of what did take place, and personally knew what troops were thus engaged, and occupying the position you did upon the staff of General Lee, I feel that I am warranted in calling upon you for a correction of what may become an error of history. Publications of this kind, often made upon newspaper reports and rumors not always reliable, work a grave injustice. I have no
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Literary notices. (search)
is in the main an able, candid, remarkably fair, and very valuable contribution to the history of the campaign of which it treats. General Gordon has diligently studied both the Federal and the Cenfederate official reports, and all other means of information accessible to him; has made skillful use of his material, and has produced, in many respects, a model book. His tribute to Stonewall Jackson, who was his classmate at West Point, is very beautiful. His acknowledgment of the ability of Lee, and others of his subordinates, and his tribute to the splendid fighting qualities of the Army of Northern Virginia, are very handsomely done, and we take off our hat to the gallant soldier who could see these qualities in Rebels, and has had the moral courage to publish his convictions. His criticisms of our especial pets--General John Pope, General Halleck, and General Milroy--are as scathingly severe as they are fully sustained by the facts. He very ably defends General McClellan fr
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Confederate flag. (search)
: General — I understand that Major A. L. Rogers, of the artillery, though disabled for field duty, is anxious to render such service as he can perform. He was formerly attached to this army, and was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville. He is a gallant officer, and if there is any duty he can perform at the stationary batteries in or around Richmond, or in the camps of instruction, I recommend that he be assigned to it. I am, General, very respectfully, your obedient servant, R. E. Lee, General. Lexington, Va., January 6, 1864. General S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector-General, Richmond, Va.: Sir — As Major A. L. Rogers, of the artillery corps, is applying for duty, I am glad to bear testimony in behalf of so gallant an officer. In the spring of 1864 Major Rogers was ordered to report to Lieutenant-General T. J. Jackson for duty, and was assigned as assistant to his aid, Colonel S. Crutchfield, Chief of Artillery. He performed the most important and gallant servic
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Relative numbers and losses at slaughter's mountain ( Cedar Run ) (search)
d of the Third Louisiana battalion of Thomas' brigade）5    68 cavalry. Robertson's Brigade--Second, Sixth, Seventh and Twelfth Virginia cavalry4 A. P. Hill had nine batteries on July 23d, of which six seem to have been with him at Gordonsville, while the batteries in the other divisions were eleven. Total batteries, seventeen. Now the return of A. P. Hill's division for July 20th, 1862, gives his officers and men present for duty as 10,623 (see Colonel Taylor's Four Years with General Lee). He had twenty-eight infantry regiments and nine batteries then, and assuming his infantry to have been 10,000, we have the average strentgh of his regiments as 357. The only portion of his command whose strength is reported at Cedar Run is Archer's brigade, which was 1,200 strong in that fight. This would give Archer's regiments but 267 each on August 9. No return of Winder's and Ewell's divisions for this period is to be found. Colonel Taylor estimates them together at 8,000 men;
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Literary notices. (search)
son, of Virginia. This beautifully gotten up book is edited with Miss Mason's well-known literary taste, and contains many gems which should find a place in our household poetry. It should be in every library, and our children should be taught many of its soul-stirring verses. 2. Journal of a Young Lady in Virginia, 1782. This is a curious and very interesting sketch of the manners and customs of the best society in Virginia of the period of which it treats. 3. Popular Life of General R. E. Lee. The design of this book is clearly indicated by the following letter of dedication to Mrs. Lee: My Dear Mrs. Lee: With your permission I dedicate to you this life of our beloved hero. It may seem daring in one so unpracticed to attempt a theme so lofty. But I have hoped that the love and admiration I felt for General Lee would inspire me with ability to present him to others as I knew him. Other writers will exhibit his public life, his genius and magnanimity. I wish t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Mrs. Henrietta E. Lee's letter to General David Hunter on the burning of her house. (search)
se. It was my house and my home, and there has your niece (Miss Griffith) who has tarried among us all this horrid war up to the present time, met with all kindness and hospitality at my hands. Was it for this that you turned me, my young daughter and little son out upon the world without a shelter? Or was it because my husband is the grandson of the Revolutionary patriot and rebel, Richard Henry Lee, and the near kinsman of the noblest of Christian warriors, the greatest of Generals, Robert E. Lee? Heaven's blessing be upon his head forever. You and your Government have failed to conquer, subdue or match him; and disappointment, rage and malice find vent on the helpless and inoffensive. Hyena like, you have torn my heart to pieces! for all hallowed memories clustered around that homestead, and, demon-like, you have done it without even the pretext of revenge, for I never saw or harmed you. Your office is not to lead, like a brave man and soldier, your men to fight in the ran
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), History of Lane's North Carolina brigade. (search)
Pendleton's position, and his infantry support giving way, four of his guns were taken. A considerable force took position on the right bank under cover of their artillery, on the commanding hills on the opposite side. The next morning General A. P. Hill was ordered to return with his division and dislodge them. Advancing under a heavy fire of artillery, the three brigades of Gregg, Pender and Archer attacked the enemy vigorously and drove them over the river with heavy loss. * * * * * R. E. Lee, General. Casualties from Cedar Run to Shepherdstown.  7th Regiment.18th Regiment.28th Regiment.33d Regiment.37th Regiment.Total. Killed.Wounded.Missing.Killed.Wounded.Missing.Killed.Wounded.Missing.Killed.Wounded.Missing.Killed.Wounded.Missing.Killed.Wounded.Missing. Cedar Run 2 115 328 630 213 1288  Shelling on Rappahannock       3        3  Manassas Junction                   Manassas Plains761 212 737118 1367 301851 Ox Hill41612161226 
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