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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 1 1 Browse Search
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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.), Major-Generals, in Order of Rank. (search)
es of Tucker, Deas, Manigault and Walthall. 25John C. BreckinridgeKentuckyGen. BeauregardApril 18, 1862.April 14, 1862. April 18, 1862. Afterwards Secretary of War; division composed of the brigades of Helm, Daniel W. Adams and Stovall; in 1862 commanding division, Van Dorn's Army, District of Mississippi; in December, 1862, commanding cavalry division, Polk's corps, Army of Tennessee, composed of the Brigades of Hanson, Palmer and Walker; in 1863 division composed of the brigades of Helm, Preston, Brown and Adams. 26Lafayette McLawsGeorgiaGen. J. E. JohnstonMay 23, 1862.May 23, 1862. Sept. 26, 1862. Division composed of the brigades of Kershaw, Wofford, Humphreys and Bryan; in 1864 in command of the District of Georgia; at the battle of Chancellorsville, division composed of the brigades of Wofford, Kershaw, Barksdale and Semmes. 27Ambrose P. HillVirginiaGen. J. E. JohnstonMay 26, 1862.May 26, 1862. Sept. 26, 1862. Promoted Lieutenant-General May 24, 1863; commanding division in A
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.), Brigadier-Generals of the Confederate States Army, alphabetically arranged. (search)
sasGen. J. E. JohnstonDec. 20, 1862.Dec. 13, 1862.April 22, 1863. Brigade composed of the 3d and 5th Confederate, the 1st Arkansas, the 2d, 48th and 35th Tennessee regiments and Calvert's Light Battery, Cleburne's division, Army of Tennessee. 341Posey, CarnotMississippiGen. LongstreetNov. 1, 1862.Nov. 1, 1862.April 22, 1863. Killed in action; brigade composed of the 12th, 16th, 19th and 48th Mississippi regiments, Anderson's division, A. P. Hill's corps, Army of Northern Virginia. 342Preston, John S.S. Carolina June 10, 1864.June 10, 1864.June 10, 1864.Oct. 13, 1862.In charge of the Bureau of Conscription. 343Preston, WilliamKentuckyGen. BeauregardApril 18, 1862.April 14, 1862.April 18, 1862. Promoted Major-General 1865; commanded the 3d brigade in Major-General John C. Breckinridge's division, composed of the 20th Tennessee, the 60th North Carolina, the 1st, 3d and 4th Florida regiments and Mebane's Light Battery. 344Price, SterlingMissouri     In command of the Missouri State
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Monument to General Robert E. Lee. (search)
Taliaferro, William Smith, W. N. Pendleton, Fitz. Lee, M. Ransom, William Terry, Benjamin Huger, Robert Ransom, L. L. Lomax, George H. Steuart, C. W. Field, W. S. Walker, B. T. Johnson, J. D. Imboden, R. L. Walker, Harry Heth, Samuel Jones, John S. Preston, Henry A. Wise, George E. Pickett, D. H. Maury, M. D. Corse, J. H. Lane, James L. Kemper, J. A. Walker, and others; Colonels Thomas H. Carter, Hilary P. Jones, Thomas L. Preston, Robert S. Preston, William Allan, William Preston Johnston, Chhen the monument we build shall have crumbled into dust, his virtues will live, a high model for the imitation of generations yet unborn. Other addresses. Mr. Davis was followed in eloquent addresses by Colonel Charles S. Venable, General John S. Preston, General John B. Gordon, Colonel Charles Marshall, General Henry A. Wise, Colonel William Preston Johnston, and Colonel Robert E. Withers. Resolutions were then passed organizing an association to erect a monument in Richmond. The fo
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.14 (search)
pt law for assignment. This was a large duty, and well executed. An additional camp was also established for some months under command of Major James B. Dorman, at Dublin, Pulaski county, reporting directly to Colonel Shields as commandant for the State. The law was well executed in Virginia through the enrolling officers of counties and congressional districts. Not a solitary jar occurred between the authorities of the State, Governor Letcher, and the Confederate authorities of General John S. Preston, Chief of the Confederate Bureau of Conscription, and the commandant for the State. Shortly before the war ended, the Confederate Bureau was dispensed with, and General James L. Kemper became the intermediate officer between those of the conscript armies and the War Department. This arrangement continued until the end, in April, 1865. A fine spectacle. It should have been previously mentioned that in December, 1861, Colonel Shields at one time had eight batteries ready for
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
flemen, of Greenville, have tendered their services to the Governor, and have been accepted. Four companies have been raised in Abbeville. Benjamin C. Rawley, of Spotsylvania, Va., aged 16 years, was on a visit to Petersburg, Va., when he heard of the occupation of Fort Sumter, and the probability of war against South Carolina. He immediately sent his horse home, and set out for Charleston, walking a great part of the way. On his arrival here, and the report of his intention, Colonel John S. Preston generously undertook to equip him, and he is now awaiting response from him to be enrolled as a recruit under Lieut. W. Hampton Gibbes. Columbus Daniel, 18 years of age, has reached the city from Nashville, on a similar mission, and has been enrolled by Lieut. Gibbes. The anniversary of the battle of Cowpens was celebrated by the military at Morris' Island Saturday. While the festivities were at the height, three guns were fired by Maj. Anderson: but whether as a compliment t
The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], The South Carolina Commissioner to Virginia. (search)
The South Carolina Commissioner to Virginia. --The Columbia, S. C., papers announce that Col. John S. Preston has received from Gen. Jamison, President of the South Carolina Convention, the appointment of Commissioner to the Virginia Convention.
The Daily Dispatch: January 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
or President, Vice President and Cabinet Officer of the Southern Confederacy, (that is to be:) President, F. W. Pickens, of South Carolina: Vice President, A. G. Brown, of Mississippi; Secretary of State, Howell Cobb, of Georgia; Secretary of Treasury, John Slidell, of Louisiana; Secretary of War, Jeff, Davis, of Mississippi; Secretary of Navy, Gov. Perry, of Florida; Secretary of Interior, J. L. M. Curry, of Alabama; Postmaster General, John E. Ward, of Georgia; Attorney General, John S. Preston, of South Carolina. Appropriation in Virginia: Essex county. Va., County-Court, on Monday last, decided to appropriate, from the "Glebe Fund," the sum of $5,000, to be expended in putting the county in a state of defence. The sum is to be borrowed of the Trustees of the Poor, who hold the Bank stock of the Glebe Fund. It will be appropriated as follows: To the Essex Light Dragoons, $1,800; to the Essex Sharp Shooters, $500; the balance to the militia, and for the purchase of
The Daily Dispatch: January 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], Starvation and Distress in England. (search)
South Carolina to Virginia. We have already announced that the gallant and noble State of South Carolina, through her Convention, acting by its President, has sent Hon. John S. Preston, of Columbia, brother of the late Wm. C. Preston, as Commissioner to the Convention of Virginia. The following is an extract from a letter to the editors, of a distinguished citizen of South Carolina: "In no part of the South is Virginia more honored, more looked to in the present emergency than in South Carolina, and that is evidenced in the present case by the unanimous burst of approbation which hails the appointment of one of the very first among her sons as Commissioner to Virginia. A native of Virginia, the most eloquent orator of the South, and a man in whose hands the honor of South Carolina and the South could be trusted in any crisis."
The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
he Commonwealth: Executive Department, Feb. 14, 1861. Gentlemen of the Convention: I have the honor to communicate herewith the credentials of the Hon. John S. Preston, a Commissioner duly appointed by the Convention recently held in South Carolina, and who is charged with the duty of communicating "to the people of Vir and read. Mr. Wm. B. Preston offered the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the President, to wait upon the Hon. John S. Preston, Commissioner from South Carolina, Hon. H. L. Benning, Commissioner from Georgia, and Hon. Fulton Anderson, Commissioner from Mississippi, to inform themseverally prefer, any message they may have to deliver. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and the President appointed the following Committee: Messrs. Preston, Harvie, Macfarland, R. Y. Conrad, and Montague. The President informed the Convention that he had received about 23 applications for the office of Page
The Daily Dispatch: February 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
The Convention. The ordinary business of the Convention yesterday was suspended for the purpose of giving a formal reception to the Commissioners from Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina. Able speeches were delivered by Hon. Fulton Anderson, of Mississippi, and Hon. Hemet L. Benning, of Georgia, sketches of which will be found in our report. The Convention will be addressed to-day by Hon, John S. Preston, Commissioner from South Carolina. The system of admission by tickets that was inaugurated yesterday, will be in force to-day.
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