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John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 21: (search)
Chapter 21: Louisianians with Stonewall Jackson the great valley campaign Taylor's brigade at front Royal Middletown Winchester Cross Keys and Port Republic with Lee before Richmond the Seven days. From May 8, 1862, when Jackson swooped down on McDowell, defeating Milroy, to June 9th, he furnished a series of valuable lessons to a select class of Union generals. Between these dates was compressed, with its marvelous series of triumphs, the most brilliant campaign of our civil war. For the rest, the Valley campaign must have been transcendent in any war known to history. It was a campaign approached, scarcely rivaled, but in naught surpassed, by Bonaparte's dazzling Italian campaign. Taylor marched his Louisiana brigade, composed of the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth (Colonel Stafford) regiments and Wheat's battalion, with Bowyer's 4-gun battery (Virginian) into the valley with Ewell's division. The Louisianians of 1861-62 everywhere deserve a word for the
John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 25: (search)
Ewell, toward Culpepper and thence to the Shenandoah valley. Early's division was directed by Ewell to march straight to the valley. On June 14th Early trapped Milroy, capturing 4,000 prisoners, with much material. Hays' brigade was at the front from the beginning of this movement, pushing the enemy back, with skirmishing duriived on this occasion. That night, while Hays' brigade was expecting another assault on the coming day, and the Guard was training its guns upon the main fort of Milroy, the enemy decamped. But Ewell had arranged for such a sequel. Nicholls' brigade, which had been skirmishing with the Federal line during the 13th and 14th, wasailed a desperate fight resulted, turned into victory by the timely arrival of the Stonewall brigade. A Federal flanking party under the immediate command of General Milroy was gallantly met by the Second and Tenth Louisiana, who afterward led by General Johnson in person captured 1,000 prisoners and a stand of colors. The briga
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Battles of the armies in Virginia in which Alabama troops were engaged. (search)
. Siege of Suffolk, Va.. April 11 to 30. Gen. Longstreet, 20,000.— Federal, Gen. John J. Peck, 24,000; loss 41 k, 223 w, 2 m. Chancellorsville, Va., May 1 to 4. Gen. Jackson, 60,000; loss 1665 k, 9081 w, 2018 m.—Federal, Gen. J. Hooker, 130,000; loss 1606 k, 9762 w, 5919 m. Alabama troops, 3d, 5th, 6th, 8th. 9th. 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 26th, 5th Battn. Inf.; Jeff. Davis and Hurt's Battrs. Winchester, Va., June 13 to 15. Gen. R. S. Ewell; loss 47 k, 219 w, 3 m.—Federal, Gen. Milroy; loss 95 k, 348 w, 4000 m. Alabama troops, 3d, 5th, 6th, 12th, 26th Inf.; Jeff. Davis Batty. Gettysburg, Pa., July 1 to 3. Gen. R. E. Lee, 70,000; loss 2592 k, 12799 w, 5150 m.—Federal, Gen. Meade, 101,679; loss 3072 k, 14,497 w, 5434 m. Alabama troops, same as at Antietam. Funkstown, Md., July 12. Gen. R. E. Lee; loss 26 k, 130 w, 60 m. —Federal, Gen. Meade; loss 14 k, 77 w, 6 m. Alabama troops, 3d, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 26th Inf. Falling
James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter XI (search)
reated across the Rappahannock after signal defeats at Chancellorsville, Marye's hill, and Salem heights. With a conspicuous absence of modesty, under date of the 6th of May, General Hooker issued a general order in which he tenders to this army my congratulations on its achievements of the last seven days. After General Lee's decisive victory at Chancellorsville he determined to draw the Federal army from its position on the Rappahannock, and at the same time expel the Federal general, Milroy, from the valley of Virginia. In execution of this purpose, Hill's division was left in front of Hooker and the other two corps commenced the movement resulting in the victory at Winchester on the 13th of June, which was followed by the march into Pennsylvania. Hooker, seeming to become bewildered by these movements, and uncertain as to the whereabouts of Lee's army, abandoned his position on the Rappahannock. As late as the 17th of June he telegraphed the generalin-chief at Washington: I
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Beauregard's report of the battle of Drury's Bluff. (search)
of the men in grey, were the reply, which to him seemed eloquent: all else was emptier than silence But instead of leading you to a brief review of his whole career, which would perforce be trite, because hurried, I would describe to you some one of the exploits of his genius, which best illustrates it. One of these I suppose to be Port Republic. Let me, then, present it to you. To comprehend the battles of Port Republic, you must recall the events which ushered them in; the defeat of Milroy at McDowell in the early May of 1862, that of Banks at Winchester; the concentration of Generals Fremont and Shields towards Strasbourg to entrap Jackson at that place; his narrow escape, and retreat up the great Valley to Harrisonburg. He brought with him, perhaps, a force of twelve thousand men, footsore from forced marches, and decimated by their own victories. No more succours could come to Jackson from the east; the coil of the snake around Lee and the Capital was becoming too close f
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Stonewall Jackson. (search)
of the men in grey, were the reply, which to him seemed eloquent: all else was emptier than silence But instead of leading you to a brief review of his whole career, which would perforce be trite, because hurried, I would describe to you some one of the exploits of his genius, which best illustrates it. One of these I suppose to be Port Republic. Let me, then, present it to you. To comprehend the battles of Port Republic, you must recall the events which ushered them in; the defeat of Milroy at McDowell in the early May of 1862, that of Banks at Winchester; the concentration of Generals Fremont and Shields towards Strasbourg to entrap Jackson at that place; his narrow escape, and retreat up the great Valley to Harrisonburg. He brought with him, perhaps, a force of twelve thousand men, footsore from forced marches, and decimated by their own victories. No more succours could come to Jackson from the east; the coil of the snake around Lee and the Capital was becoming too close f
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)
scertain the whereabouts of his adversary, the next scence unfolds: General Early has planned and executed a flank march around Winchester, worthy of Stonewall Jackson,—the men of his division are mounting the parapets on June 14th, and capturing Milroy's guns. General Edward Johnston's division is pursuing Milroy's fugitives down the Valley pike. General Rodes has captured Martinsburg with 100 prisoners, and five cannon,—Ewell's corps is master of the Valley,—and by June 24th, the Army of NortMilroy's fugitives down the Valley pike. General Rodes has captured Martinsburg with 100 prisoners, and five cannon,—Ewell's corps is master of the Valley,—and by June 24th, the Army of Northern Virginia is in Pennsylvania, while for the third time the Army of the Potomac is glad if it can interpose to prevent the fall of Washington—and a sixth commander has come to its head—General George C. Meade. Then follows the boldest and grandest assault of modern war— the charge upon the Federal centre entrenched on the heights of Gettysburg—a charge that well-nigh ended the war with a clap of thunder, and was so characterized by brave design and dauntless execution that frie
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gregg's brigade of South Carolinians in the Second. Battle of Manassas. (search)
on parallel with the Sudley Springs road. General Milroy, with his brigade and one battery, was dirncerned at the time with Schurz's division and Milroy's independent brigade. So we need not follow as little less than three thousand strong, and Milroy's two regiments, which during the fight, as itposition of the Manassas Gap railroad. General Milroy seems to have been everywhere, dashing abo up to this time with either General Schurz or Milroy. Indeed, the Confederates claim to have resisrstand, General Thomas disposes of the rest of Milroy's brigade and of Schenck's division of Sigel'sances at this time, so elaborately reported by Milroy. General Branch, you recollect, was in our vigor of the Thirteenth and Rifles in meeting Milroy, seem to have disconcerted the enemy and checkommand on the right, Hooker in the centre, and Milroy rampant generally on the left. These were ed to know that it was on the same ground that Milroy had defied the whole Confederate army together[1 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of field ordnance service with the Army of Northern Virginia—1863-1863. (search)
hrough Colonel Baldwin, from the field park of the army, four or five gunsmiths and a good harness maker, with a small equipment, including a large tent, and attached this to our corps reserve ordnance train. These men were worthy and excellent mechanics, and they did a great deal of useful work. Several thousand stand of arms in the course of the campaign were rendered serviceable, which, otherwise, would have had to go to Richmond, and a good deal of artillery harness was repaired. When Milroy ran away from Winchester, in 1863, he left over twenty pieces of artillery, all of them spiked. Our workmen rendered them all fit for service within a day. My principal workmen were Mr. Gwaltmey, of Norfolk, Mr. Custard, of Maryland, and Mr. McNulty, of Highland county, Virginia. This repair-shop, as well as the special ordnance reports, I placed under charge of Lieutenant I. T. Walke, of Norfolk, who subsequently fell, October 9, 1864, while gallantly fighting with General Fitz. Lee, whos
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Twelfth Georgia Infantry. (search)
d enough force to rout us and then return to their strongholds. We have reliable information that at Beverley there is Colonel Ford's 32d Ohio regiment, numbering 700—no artillery. At Huttonsville, Colonel Jones' 25th Ohio regiment, 800 men—two pieces of artillery. At Crouch's, 2d Virginia regiment, Colonel Moss, six companies, 400 men—one piece of artillery. The other companies of the regiment are on an expedition having in view the rout of guerrilla parties. At Cheat, 9th Indiana, General Milroy, 700 men—two or three pieces of artillery. There is no account of the return of the Yankees at Elk since the recent raid. Scouts have returned who were as far as Marshall's Store, five miles beyond Valley Mountain. On the retreat of the Yankees they burned the houses in the region of Big Springs. This position cannot be sustained successfully with a small force unless there is a force at the bridge, seven miles from here. There is a necessity for a force here to protect the stores
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