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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Beauregard's report of the battle of Drury's Bluff. (search)
Jackson's division. On November 1, 1863, General Lee directed me to collect the Maryland troops r of 1863-64, charged with the duty of watching Lee's flanks, and particularly of protecting the brpersonal allusion) of the Author of the Life of Lee, who as Editor of the Southern Historical Socieered a very ingenious piece of strategy, as General Lee was much disappointed when he found that Ging the Seven Days battles around Richmond, General Lee's artillery numbered about three hundred guerful artillery concentrated by the enemy. General Lee had designed that a very heavy artillery fi change of base, the battalion marched with General Lee's army, and at Rappahannock Station engagedel having begun his movement up the Valley, General Lee had ordered Breckinridge with the mass of hrops, and the principal actors now change. General Lee, pressed by Grant's overwhelming numbers, anter. It was the 13th June that Early left General Lee's lines at Richmond, and on this day Hunter[7 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Maryland line in the Confederate Army. (search)
ping horses—I did not get my command to which I had been ordered. I was assigned to command the Second brigade of Jackson's division. On November 1, 1863, General Lee directed me to collect the Maryland troops and proceed to Hanover Junction, and ordered to report to me at once the Second Maryland Infantry, the First Marylandgencies of the service would permit. The Maryland Line, then, was established at Hanover Junction during the winter of 1863-64, charged with the duty of watching Lee's flanks, and particularly of protecting the bridges over the South Anna, which preserved his communication with Richmond. During the winter the Chesapeake Artil, I was ordered off with the cavalry to go behind Grant's army. The infantry was absorbed by Breckenridge, where it did splendid service, and was designated by General Lee in orders, the gallant battalion; and the artillery assigned to infantry or cavalry according to its equipment. I retained the Baltimore Light (Second Maryla
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Our cause in history. (search)
consign the heritage of heroism you have bequeathed the world, with confident expectation of justice, to the hands of the annalist. In seeds of laurel in the earth, The blossom of your fame is blown; And somewhere waiting for its birth, The shaft is in the stone. But, Sir, I am reminded by the presence of two guests at your banquet, that it cannot be truthfully said the South is making no literature. The presence here (if I may be pardoned personal allusion) of the Author of the Life of Lee, who as Editor of the Southern Historical Society Papers, is accumulating the material for the future historian—a work the importance of which I fear we do not duly appreciate—and the presence here of the Author of Minutiae of Soldier Life, a book which preserves for us, in all the delicious freshness of local colouring, that interior life of the soldier which is the best index of his character and the best indication of his stalwart and sturdy fortitude, confute the allegation. And yet,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of Floyd's operations in West Virginia in 1861. (search)
ins the world ever saw, and whose name will ever live upon the brightest page of the historian. After remaining at Little Sewell mountain upwards of two weeks, General Lee made preparations to attack General Rosecrans; contrary, doubtless, to General Lee's expectations, on the morning the attack was to be made, General Rosecrans hGeneral Lee's expectations, on the morning the attack was to be made, General Rosecrans had very quietly evacuated Big Sewell, and only left a few broken down horses and wagons, and a few tents pitched to make it appear that he still occupied his position. This was considered a very ingenious piece of strategy, as General Lee was much disappointed when he found that General Rosecrans had so quietly and adroitly eludeGeneral Lee was much disappointed when he found that General Rosecrans had so quietly and adroitly eluded him on the previous night. In a day or two after this occurrence General Floyd's command was ordered to Cotton Mountain, probably a hundred miles distant. Floyd's command was now reinforced, and consisted of the following troops: Twenty-first Virginia regiment, Thirty-sixth Virginia regiment, Forty-fifth Virginia regiment, Fif
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Confederate Artillery service. (search)
affect the result, until the second battle of Manassas. For instance, during the Seven Days battles around Richmond, General Lee's artillery numbered about three hundred guns (nearly four guns to every thousand men), ninety-eight of these being inthe battle of Malvern Hill, which, it is well known, was decided by the powerful artillery concentrated by the enemy. General Lee had designed that a very heavy artillery fire should precede the infantry attack, and ample time (from 10 A. M. to 5 Pnization were, however, not entirely unappreciated, even before the experience of the Seven Days. On the 22nd of June, General Lee had issued an order which would have materially improved its condition, had there been time for its operation to becomcontrol of the same, to be distributed when required according to the judgment of the Commanding General of such army. General Lee's order effecting this organization was issued on the 15th of February, 1863. It divided the artillery of each of his
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Washington Artillery. (search)
Meanwhile the fifth company had sprung into existence in New Orleans, and at Shiloh the praise and admiration of the whole South was theirs for gallant fighting. Their guns were heard, too, at Monterey, Yorktown, Farmington and Corinth. And our batteries in Virginia were not idle, as Mechanicsville, Seven Pines, Gaines's Mill, Savage Station, Frazier's Farm, and Malvern Hill, will attest. Leaving McClellan upon the James, after his famous change of base, the battalion marched with General Lee's army, and at Rappahannock Station engaged the batteries of General Pope, and then moved forward through Thoroughfare Gap. Manassas's great battle, of two days duration, followed, resulting in the defeat and flight of Pope's army, notwithstanding his vain glorious proclamation from headquarters in the saddle. The greatest compliment the Washington Artillery ever received was from the great Stonewall, who, on this occasion, turned to General Longstreet and said: General, your artillery
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Shenandoah Valley in 1864, by George E. Pond—Campaigns of the civil war, XI. (search)
t Crook's larger force met with more success. Sigel having begun his movement up the Valley, General Lee had ordered Breckinridge with the mass of his forces, to go to meet him. This left an entirelbly under 4,600, and not over it. The curtain drops, and the principal actors now change. General Lee, pressed by Grant's overwhelming numbers, as soon as he learns that Sigel is disposed of, ord country), and thence (June 14) by Buchanan and the Peaks of Otter towards Lynchburg. Meantime Lee was taking as vigorous steps as his resources permitted, to checkmate this movement in his rear. ynchburg to hold it as long as he might against Hunter. It was the 13th June that Early left General Lee's lines at Richmond, and on this day Hunter threw forward his advance from Lexington to Bucha the Potomac open. Early, determined to seize the opportunity and try to relieve the pressure on Lee by a rapid advance to the Potomac and demonstrations against Washington and Baltimore. Leaving
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Literary notices. (search)
ging of Wirtz, but attributes the responsibility of murdering thousands of Union soldiers to the hellish malice of the representative men of the Southern Confederacy, two of the most prominent of whom were Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, displays on his own part a blind malice, only equalled by his profound ignorance of the facts, We shall hereafter pay our respects to some of these remarkable utterances— remarkable for one writing in 1882 instead of 1865—and show up their utter absurdity. Meantime, if Mr. Gerrish can produce a single one of the orders from General Lee or President Davis, or any other prominent Confederate leader which, either directly or indirectly, approved of cruelty to prisoners, he will make a contribution to history, which Holt and his infamous band of Perjurers, in the days when the Bureau of Military Justice was flourishing, sought for in vain. But despite of these very serious blots, it is a well written book, which we advise our friends to read.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Confederate Artillery at Second Manassas and Sharpsburg. (search)
(D. R. Jones's Division). Brown's (Wise Artillery）—（1). Attached to Evans's Brigade.—Boyce's South Carolina Battery (Macbeth Artillery）—（1). Attached to Anderson's Division, (Major Saunders, Chief of Artillery).—Huger's Battery; Moorman's; Grimes's—（3). There were also present, not assigned to special infantry commands: Washington Artillery, Colonel J: B. Walton.—Squire's (First Company); Richardson's (Second Company); Miller's (Third Company); Eshleman's (Fourth Company）—（4). Lee's Battalion, Colonel S. D. Lee.—Eubank's Battery; Jordan's; Parker's; Rhett's; Taylor's—（5). With the Cavalry under J. E. B. Stuart.—Pelham's Battery; Hart's (?)—（2). The following may have been present, but their assignments are not known to me: Leake's; Rogers' (Loudoun Artillery); Stribling's (Fauquier Artillery）—（3). There came up, after Second Manassas, from Richmond— Of the Reserve Artillery, five or six companies of Brown's First Vir
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Unveiling of Valentine's Recumbent figure of Lee at Lexington, Va., June 28th, 1883. (search)
which it was placed there should fail. General Lee thus answered: Mr. President and Gentle I pause not here to defend the course of General Lee, as that defence may be drawn from the Cons place to utter it. And to my mind there is for Lee and his compatriots a loftier and truer vindicaizes that he meets an equal and a generous foe. Lee had penetrated the year before to the heart of livar Christian of Staunton, suggested that General Lee be invited to accept the Presidency of the ctor of the board, was appointed to apprise General Lee of the fact. At first General Lee hesitateGeneral Lee hesitated. He modestly distrusted his own competency to fulfill the trust, and he feared that the hostilits were, and how great were his attractions, General Lee accepted the position tendered him, and on ildren's children hold that debt sacred. General Lee's administration as College President. G term. Amongst other changes introduced by General Lee was the substitution of the elective system[6 more...]
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