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General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War 180 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial Department (search)
neral orders of the Adjutant-General's department, and a large collection of reports of the several State governments. We have in Mss. a full set of reports of Longstreet's corps; all of Ewell's reports from the opening of the campaign of ‘63 to the close of the war; all of the papers of General J. E. B. Stuart; a full set of themaps illustrating the movements of the armies, and for the courteous promise of adding other maps to those sent. We have in Ms. a full sketch of the history of Longstreet's corps, by General E. P. Alexander, and a number of Ms. narratives of other commands, campaigns, and movements, written by those whose position anil reliabilitBaltimore. All communications for the Society should, therefore, be addressed to the Secretary at Richmond, Virginia. General E. P. Alexander's history of Longstreet's corps. In response to numerous inquiries, we will state that we propose to resume and to complete the publication of General Alexander's narrative, which w
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Records of Longstreet's corps, A. N. V. (search)
Records of Longstreet's corps, A. N. V. By General E. P. Alexander, Chief of Artillery. The Sevmove across to the Darbytown road and follow Longstreet. At Savage station a large hospital, withat Frazier's farm or Riddle's shop fell upon Longstreet's command, of which A. P. Hill's division noribed. Line of battle was at once formed by Longstreet's division, under command of General R. H. Ager's announcement of his being in position, Longstreet at once replied by ordering his artillery ops of the hour admitting no longer delay, General Longstreet assumed the offensive. As no one can goy is the reason assigned by Generals Lee and Longstreet in their reports, and an insufficient staff illed and wounded can only be approximated. Longstreet and A. P. Hill lost probably 2,000 each, andirected to relieve the divisions of Hill and Longstreet, to feel the enemy during the night, and to f the Confederates. The total casualties of Longstreet's brigades are given in the following table.[6 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Letter from General J. E. Johnston. (search)
em out. In the statement of the strength of Holmes' division, at least 4,000 brought by him to the army from Petersburg, June 1st, are omitted; only those brought at the end of the month are referred to — they may have been 6,500. In that of Longstreet's, the strength was near 14,000 June 1st. The six brigades that then joined it had been reduced to 9,000 when they marched, late in August, to Northern Virginia. The cavalry could not have exceeded 3,000, nor the reserve artillery 1,000, June troops are also omitted. He reported to the Adjutant-General of the army, the afternoon of May 31st, his arrival in Richmond with 5,000 men to join it. The author gives our loss at Seven Pines, on the Williamsburg road, at above 4,800. General Longstreet, in his official report dated June 11th, when, if ever, the number of killed and wounded must have been known, gives it roughly at 3,000. General D. H. Hill, whose division did all the fighting on that road from three o'clock (when it began
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Letter from General Wilcox in reference to Seven Pines. (search)
ragraph of the letter referred to our losses at Seven Pines, as follows: The author gives our loss at Seven Pines, on the Williamsburg road, at about 4,800. General Longstreet, in his official report, dated June 11th--when, if ever, the number of killed and wounded must have been known — gives it roughly at 3,000. General D. H. Hiin two hours lost about as heavily as four brigades in four hours of hard fighting. The two brigades and a half mentioned by General Johnston were not all of Longstreet's division that fought on the 31st of May and June 1st. After the capture of the enemy's entrenchments and artillery on the right of the road in a field, and n he dying about one month subsequently. The fraction of his regiment under him at the time lost heavily. Nor were Pickett's brigade and part of Pryor's all of Longstreet's command that were engaged on the 31st of May. It was on Wilcox's front that the firing began early on the morning of the 31st of May, and soon extended to th
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Review of Bates' battle of Gettysburg. (search)
umes as true, Dr. Bates, on the authority of Swinton, reports General Longstreet as saying that there were at Gettysburg 67,000 bayonets, or ave accurate information, is thus a second-hand statement from General Longstreet, which conflicts (as will be shown) with all the other Confede the estimate of Hooker and Meade, with the alleged statement of Longstreet, leads to an amusing calculation. Having ciphered the Federal arcavalry. The army was divided into these three corps in May, and Longstreet, Ewell and Hill commanded them. They did not differ much in stret out on the campaign fifteen thousand and a few hundred muskets. Longstreet's was somewhat stronger, but the difference was slight. This wou have fuller data than as to their strength. The reports of Generals Longstreet and Ewell have both been published (though Dr. Bates seems uouthern Magazine, August, 1872). The official report of losses by Longstreet (Southern Magazine, April, 1874) is — total killed, wounded and m
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Diary of Robert E. Park, Macon, Georgia, late Captain Twelfth Alabama regiment, Confederate States army. (search)
sh-Yankee Sheridan and that drunken butcher and tanner, Grant, have little comprehension of sentiments of humanity or Christianity. Breckinridge and Gordon whipped out the Yankees badly to-day in some severe skirmishing. Rodes, for a wonder, was not engaged. My good mother says Rodes' division is in every battle her papers mention, and that such expressions as Rodes bore the brunt of the battle, Rodes begun the action, Rodes' command suffered severely in killed and wounded, Rodes' division led the advance, or Rodes conducted the retreat, serving as rear guard, are constantly in the telegraphic column, and to be found in Letters from war Correspondents. It is true that our gallant and beloved Major-General is usually foremost at the post of honor and danger. He is ably seconded by his efficient adjutants, Major H. A. Whiting and Major Green Peyton. Reinforcements from Longstreet's corps have reached us, and vigorous work may be expected. Lieutenant-General Anderson is in command.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address before the Mecklenburg (N. C.) Historical Society. (search)
two in which an agricultural people have ever gained renown. The world has never seen finer fighting material than our own ragged rebels. They united the elan of the Frenchman with the dogged obstinacy of the Englishman, the careless gaiety of the Italian with the uncomplaining fortitude of the Russian. How cheerfully they bore hunger, thirst, heat, cold and all wretchedness, and how magnificently they moved forward under the storm of shot and shell! An English officer, who had been on Longstreet's staff, witnessed the battle of Sadowa, and gave it as his opinion that 70,000 of Lee's ragged, barefoot veterans could have swept the 200,000 victors off the field. I have compared, so far as I could, the losses sustained in the great battles of the world since the introduction of fire-arms, and I find only in rare cases have they been so much as a fourth of the troops engaged, and they range from that up to a twentieth. The Confederates thought that battle almost a skirmish in which t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Strength of General Lee's army in the Seven days battles around Richmond. (search)
the first place, I must say that we have General Longstreet's official report of the Battle of Seven1 Respectfully submitted, (Signed) J. Longstreet Major-General Commanding. Headquarters Rigously engaged on the second day, but whether Longstreet includes Huger's loss in his statement does 27 brigades, and they were as follows: 6 in Longstreet's division, 6 in A. P. Hill's division, 4 inn the battles around Richmond — to wit: 6 in Longstreet's division, 6 in A. P. Hill's division, 5 inwas distributed among some other brigades in Longstreet's corps. In a roster of Longstreet's corps,Longstreet's corps, published in the Banner of the South, by General Alexander, the history of the regiments composing ld after the service they had gone through? Longstreet had six brigades in division, and they had sh Jackson's and Ewell's 8,000, we will have: Longstreet, 9,051; D. H. Hill, 10,000; Magruder, 13,000lery 44. The whole loss sums up as follows: Longstreet's division, 4,429; A. P. Hill's division, 3,[5 more...]
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 30: Longstreet moves to Georgia. (search)
Chapter 30: Longstreet moves to Georgia. The author reverts to the perils and opportunities in the West Proposes to the Secretary of War to reinforce against Rosecrans from the Army of Northern Virginia makes plan known to General Lee the move finally effected difficulties of transportation a roundabout route GenGeneral Longstreet narrowly escapes capture when seeking Bragg's Headquarters General Bragg assigns Longstreet to command of the left instructions for the battle of Chickamauga the armies in position Federals in command of Generals Rosecrans, Crittenden, McCook, and George H. Thomas. While the army was lying idle on the south Longstreet to command of the left instructions for the battle of Chickamauga the armies in position Federals in command of Generals Rosecrans, Crittenden, McCook, and George H. Thomas. While the army was lying idle on the south bank of the Rapidan my mind reverted to affairs in the West, and especially to the progressive work of the Union army in Tennessee towards the northern borders of Georgia. Other armies of the South were, apparently, spectators, viewing those tremendous threatenings without thought of turning minds or forces to arrest the march of
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 33: the East Tennessee campaign. (search)
nue his work at a paper record; so I wired to remind him that he assured me before sending me away that he was safe in his position, and that he was told before my leaving that the command was not strong enough to excuse any but a careful, proper campaign; that he had since been informed that all delays of our movements were due to his inefficient staff corps, and that we were dependent upon foraging for our daily rations for men and animals. It began to look more like a campaign against Longstreet than against Burnside. As General Burnside's orders were to hold Knoxville, he decided to act on the defensive. Leaving the troops in the northern district of his department in observation of that field, he withdrew his division on the south side of Tennessee River as we marched for Loudon, took up his pontoon bridge, and broke up the railroad bridge. Orders were issued on the 12th for the general move of my cavalry by Marysville, the infantry and artillery along the railroad rout
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