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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 2 (search)
e command under that able soldier, devoted himself to moulding into form and stamping with the qualities of his own genius that famous Stonewall brigade, whose battle-flag led the van in that series of audacious enterprises that afterwards rendered the Valley of the Shenandoah historic ground. General Johnston's other subordinates were men of scarcely inferior ability to Jackson. Colonel A. P. Hill, subsequently one of Lee's ablest lieutenants, was at the head of another of his brigades; Pendleton was chief of artillery; and his few squadrons of Virginia horsemen were under command of Colonel J. E. B. Stuart, whom even then Johnston styled the indefatigable, and who was also destined to a greater fame. Thus far, the line of the Potomac had not been crossed. The soil of Virginia, which her inhabitants loved proudly to style sacred, had felt the tread of no invading force. Popular notions hardly went beyond simply defending the capital; and not only many men who were supposed to
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 4 (search)
ces in a few minutes; one or two others shared the same fate of being beaten in detail. The firing from our batteries was of the most farcical character.—Report of General D H. Hill: Reports of the Army of Northern Virginia, vol. i., p. 186. General Lee says: The obstacles presented by the woods and swamps made it Impracticable to bring up a sufficient amount of artillery to oppose successfully the extraordinary force of that arm employed by the enemy.—Ibid., p. 12 See also report of General Pendleton, Chief of Artillery, Ibid., p. 227. Afterwards, Magruder and Huger attacked, but it was without order or ensemble, a brigade, or even a regiment, being thrown forward at a time. Each, in succession, met a like reception from the steady lines of infantry and the concentrated fire from the artillery reserve, under its able commander, Colonel Hunt. The attacks fell mainly on Porter on the left, and on Couch; and the success of the day was in a large degree due to the skill and coolness
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 13 (search)
was little likelihood that the troops could ever be rallied, while their dispersion over the country would necessarily entail unnumbered ills upon the inhabitants. To cut their way through was more easy to talk about than to do; and even if they succeeded in effecting this purpose, the army, without a train or artillery or materiel, would lose all organization, and must starve. It resulted that there seemed to be no alternative but surrender. This was the voice of the council; and General Pendleton was appointed to communicate the conclusion to General Lee. But the Confederate commander did not think such extremity was yet upon him; or, rather, he did not think he could with honor surrender until he should be compelled to surrender; and this had not yet been. Moreover, all deliberation was cut short by an ominous outburst of sound which told that the hunter was again upon the track of the hunted. When the whole of the Confederate column had filed across the Appomattox, near