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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 284 4 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 217 1 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 199 1 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 161 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 117 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 89 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 88 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 87 1 Browse Search
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 85 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 80 2 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The lost sword of Gen. Richard B. Garnett, who fell at Gettysburg, (from the Baltimore sun, of November 4, and December 3, 1905.) (search)
Confederate Army. Prior to serving under General Pickett he served under General T. J. (Stonewall) Garnett was last seen leading his brigade in Pickett's charge. He was mounted and his horse was berate charge at Gettysburg a few hours before Pickett's charge. Had both charges (Johnson's and PiPickett's divisions) been entirely successful, the two Confederate lines, moving toward each other, fe death of General Garnett, who was killed in Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. General Garnett's boighth and Fifty-sixth Virginia Regiments. In Pickett's charge Garnett's and Kemper's brigades werernett was killed while leading his brigade in Pickett's charge across the field and up the slope beenced, orders came for the general advance of Pickett's division, but it was not until we had covervolunteered as skirmishers to our regiment in Pickett's charge. This was done in the presence of Gan 5,000 strong—in the world-famous charge of Pickett's Division at Gettysburg: Garnett, killed on [2 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fifteenth Virginia Infantry. (search)
born fighters) standing on a pile of rocks, swinging his hat and cheering to beat the band. I rushed up to him. General, are they retreating? says I. No, says he. I rushed back, naming myself a fool, but that brave old man and two officers or orderlies with him kept making so much fuss, I was compelled to see what was the matter. Just here I must digress only briefly to say a word for General Paul Semmes, our gallant old brigadier. General M. D. Corse became our brigadier when General George E. Pickett's division was formed. Paul Semmes was the brother of Raphael Semmes, the Confederacy's great sea fighter. All survivors of the Old Fifteenth well remember General Paul Semmes, our first brigadier. He fell at Gettysburg, and, like Marmion— With dying hand above his head, He shook the fragments of his blade, and died like the bravest of the brave for his beloved Southland. Beautiful loading and firing and the Rebel yell. My men were behaving beautifully, loading and fi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Gettysburg-Pickett's charge. (search)
gstreet's corps, composed of the divisions of Pickett, McLaws and Hood, together with Heth's divisitacking force did not exceed 14,000, of which Pickett's division did not exceed 4,700. General Lee s, even to annihilation, than were the men of Pickett's division on that day. With undisturbed fortctancy. The waiting is short. Only time for Pickett to report to his lieutenant-general his readiness and to receive the word of command. Pickett said: General, shall I advance? Longstreet turned away his face and did not speak. Pickett repeated the question. Longstreet, without opening his lips, bowed in answer. Pickett, in a determined voice, said: Sir, I shall lead my division forwarng out upon the ear of the world the story of Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. All over this countrarms. The intrinsic merit of the charge of Pickett's men at Gettysburg, is too great, too broad,n—heroes all—who contributed to the renown of Pickett's charge, gave new lustre to the prowess of a[5 more...]<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Lee at Gettysburg. (search)
al Longstreet with two divisions, Hoods's and Pickett's, from the Southside of Virginia. With Longn the opposite sides of the fish-hook curve. Pickett's division, not yet in battle, was to be the nder, with the advanced guns, wrote a line to Pickett: If you are coming at all, you must come at once. Pickett asked Longstreet: Shall I advance? and he was silent. Then Pickett said: Sir, I shaPickett said: Sir, I shall lead my division forward! And they went. Out of the woods, across the Emmettsburg road, two lif nine howitzers, intending to take them with Pickett across the field. But when they were wanted e guns on Round Top enfiladed the line. When Pickett's men reached one hundred yards from the wall Federal line broke to the rear. The left of Pickett's division and the right of Pettigrew's and Ted prisoners. Armistead's brigade, which was Pickett's second line, also reached the wall. And foess, and failed to support the attack made by Pickett's column, when he had two divisions of his ow[3 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.33 (search)
n this neighborhood. The positions of the armies on May 18th, 1864, were as follows: Confederate Army. Longstreet's First Corps (Anderson commanding), on the extreme Confederate right, composed of: Kershaw's Division, Field's Division, Pickett's Division (absent), with the artillery of this corps. Not in action as far as known. Hill's Third Corps (Early commanding), in centre on left of Anderson, composed of: Anderson's Division, Heth's Division, Wilcox's Division, with the artmany since distinguished in both military and civil life– Lieutenant-General Miles, Major-General Brooke, Governor Hartranft, and others were there. There should be no reflection on these brave men, though in greater numbers, any more than on Pickett's men in a similar effort at Gettysburg. The recital of this engagement brings out prominently three points of great interest and especially to soldiers of an artillery organization: 1st. The repulse of the heavy assaulting columns of the
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
ral Army, Foreigners in, 240 Federal, vessels destroyed, 8, 84 Ferrero, Gen. E. 367 Fleming, Prof. W. L., 161 Flournoy, Mack, killed, 290 Federicksburg, battlefield of, 120 Freitchie, Mythical Barbara, 265 Fulkerson, Col. A., 57 Gaines, Lieut. S. M., 69 375 Garber, Maj. A. W., 341 Gardner, Gen. Frank, 83 Garnett Gen. R. B., sword of and how he died, 26 Georgia Military Institute Cadets, Roster of 306 Gettysburg causes of Lee's failure at, 81; charge of Pickett's Division, 118; disparity of forces engaged at, 124, 14; loss of Armistead's brigade at, 130; Gen. Lee at, 135, 243 Gift, C. S. Navy, Lt. G. W., 4 Godwin, Gen. A. C. killed, 284 Godwin, Col. D. J., 111 Gordon, Gen. John B. Monument to, 194; The man of the 12th of May, 296 Graves, Gen. B., 247 Grierson Col. B. H. Raid of, 85; Defeat of at Clinton, Miss., 93 Hancock, General W. S. 145 Harman, Major M. G., 233 Harper's Ferry, capture of, 268 Harris, Catain T. W.,