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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 291 3 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 52 2 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 46 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 21 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: July 3, 1861., [Electronic resource] 19 1 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 18 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 18 0 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 13 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 12 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 9 1 Browse Search
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s left, and that of A. P. Hill extending from Magruder's left beyond Meadow Bridge. The command of nearest the river and in the rear. Huger and Magruder were ordered to hold their positions against intrenchments abandoned. Generals Huger and Magruder were immediately ordered in pursuit, the formithdrawn, it being apparent that the force in Magruder's front was covering the retreat of the main ing Grapevine bridge. Late in the afternoon, Magruder attacked the enemy with one of his divisions James River, guarded this part of the line. Magruder, who had reached the Darbytown road, was ordesastrous to the enemy. After the engagement, Magruder was recalled to relieve the troops of LongstrJackson's own division were held in reserve. Magruder was directed to take position on Jackson's riigades came up and were placed next to Hill. Magruder subsequently formed on the right of these bri the attack was gallantly made by Huger's and Magruder's commands. Two brigades of the former comme[7 more...]
Headquarters division, July 20, 1862. To General Magruder's Adjutant-General: The following is aegiments. Upon hearing this, and meeting General Magruder, I reported it to him, who, in consequencs of his command near Richmond. 1. General Magruder is under a misapprehension as to the sepated, to move by the Williamsburg road, as General Magruder seems to have understood me to say, on Sumoved to the Williamsburg road to support General Magruder. They were subsequently ordered to rether duty, originated in some mistake, and General Magruder was advised of the error as soon as it cafield. One of the objects in bringing up General Magruder was to have fresh troops to discover the aptain Latrobe delivered an order from Major-General Magruder to me, to move to the support of Brigak P. M., when a messenger reached me from General Magruder, asking that I would go to his support. In about half an hour another order from General Magruder arrived. General Huger was present, and,[115 more...]
on, and Lieutenant James Hamilton, had their horses shot during the battle of Sharpsburg, whilst most gallantly pushing forward the troops and transmitting orders. Major Blanton, Lieutenant Hamilton, Lieutenant Joseph Phillips, C. S. A., of General Magruder's staff, and Captain C. S. Mills, A. Q. M., First Texas regiment, rendered most invaluable service, during the battle of Manassas, in bringing forward and placing in position additional brigades upon the long to be remembered heights around d take reenforcements to the hill, and would let me have some artillery, I would attack the enemy in the rear near Crew's house. This was agreed on; and proceeding with the Cobb legion and Moody's artillery, I gained the position from which General Magruder had attacked the enemy on the first July ultimo. On reaching this point, I found the enemy on the same ground occupied by him in the battle of the first of last month, whilst the troops which had been stationed on Malvern Hill were retreati
orks at the mouth of Brazos River and on the Island of Galveston, which were formidable and defended by all the forces of the enemy in Texas. The command of General Magruder had been withdrawn from different parts of the state, and concentrated on the coast between Houston, Galveston, and Indianola, in consequence of our movementn was concerned, were at an end. The disposition of the enemy's forces at that time, according to the best information that could be obtained, was as follows: Magruder had about twenty thousand men of all arms, of which fifteen thousand were serviceable. The main body covered Galveston and Houston from an anticipated movement usand, and a large cavalry force, estimated at from seven thousand to ten thousand, held the country from Monroe to Camden and Archidelphia, confronting Steele. Magruder could spare ten thousand of his force to resist an attack from the east, leaving his fortifications well garrisoned on the coast, while Price could furnish at le