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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore)	148	0	Browse	Search
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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington	19	1	Browse	Search
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volunteers, completed June 1, 1861, was as follows: Col. Paul J. Semmes; Lieut.-Col. Skidmore Harris; Maj. Edgar M. Butt; Adg this time various changes in organization occurred. Colonel Semmes, being appointed brigadier-general, was succeeded by Eled); Wiggins by John T. Maddox; Ball by J. B. Newell. General Semmes was killed at Gettysburg. The organization of the Tst volunteers, Col. J. N. Ramsey; Second volunteers, Col. Paul J. Semmes; Third volunteers, Col. H. R. Wright; Fourth volunteof brigadier-general was tendered to and accepted by Col. Paul J. Semmes for the Second brigade, and Col. William Phillips fovice under the Confederate government, Generals Walker and Semmes resigned before they had organized their respective commanms, and the Second regiment of volunteers commanded by Colonel Semmes, both excellent regiments, well drilled and armed. Thto replace the two regiments suddenly ordered to Virginia (Semmes' and Williams' regiments), and these are but enough to man

ded Captain Parker, and that C. D. Phillips became colonel. The Fifty-third regiment Georgia volunteers had at organization the following officers: Col. L. T. Doyal, Lieut.-Col. Thomas Sloan, Maj. J. P. Simms, Adjt. John F. Hanson; Capts. (A) T. W. Atkins, (B) Thomas W. Simms, (C) Samuel W. Marshbone, (D) J. W. Hance (killed), (E) S. W. Glass, (F) Thomas Sloan, (G) R. P. Taylor, (H) W. B. Baker, (I) J. M. D. Bonds, (K) J. M. Ponder. The Fifty-third was part of the splendid brigade of General Semmes, in Virginia, serving under that gallant officer until his death at Gettysburg; then under General Bryan during the Chattanooga and Knoxville campaign of Longstreet, with whom, returning to Virginia, it served through the Overland campaign and around Richmond. During its long and honorable career its losses in officers and men were severe. Maj. James P. Simms became colonel; was promoted to brigadier-general, and during the Appomattox campaign commanded the brigade. The records are in

stinction, and later, says Magruder, Brigadier-General Toombs, commanding the division which included Anderson's brigade, advanced with his own brigade under Gen. P. J. Semmes, and supported Cobb and Anderson at the close of the fight, which ended at nightfall. This action brought credit to some of Georgia's most brilliant commandments, and the second, under Col. George T. Anderson, made up of the First regulars, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Georgia, the old Manassas brigade. Gen. Paul J. Semmes' brigade of Mc-Laws' division included the Tenth and Fifty-third, and Gen. Howell Cobb's brigade had for its main strength the Sixteenth and Twenty-fourth re to find the enemy, traversing his deserted camps and works. The First Georgia regulars, in advance, had a brisk engagement. The Tenth, Col. Alfred Cumming, of Semmes' brigade, was particularly distinguished in the Savage Station fight, and suffered a loss of 10 killed and 47 wounded, out of 345. The bloody encounter of Frays

he fight here, and Col. W. C. Holt was among the wounded. General Cobb was in command of all the Confederate forces engaged, about 2,200, and was assisted by General Semmes, who exposed himself, as did General Cobb, with great intrepidity. Col. John B. Lamar, a volunteer aide on the staff of General Cobb, while rallying the men d not discriminate by mention of cases of individual bravery. The list of casualties showed 894 killed, wounded and missing out of about 2,200. The Georgians of Semmes' and Cobb's brigades fought with McLaws. Col. C. C. Sanders, Twenty-fourth Georgia, who commanded Cobb's brigade during the first part of the engagement, carriedd in good order, and the brigade maintained its position and drove the enemy for some distance, retiring only after losing 43 per cent. of its strength. General Semmes supported General Stuart and drove the Federals from his front. The Nineteenth Georgia, Archer's brigade, Major Neal commanding, lost the gallant Capt. T. W. Fly

(infantry), Phillips' legion (infantry); and the brigade of Gen. Paul J. Semmes—Tenth regiment, Lieut.-Col. W. C. Holt; Fiftieth, Lieut.-Colericksburg, also menaced by the enemy, McLaws marched with Wofford, Semmes and Kershaw to reinforce Anderson, followed by Jackson. The part tws: A strong attack upon General McLaws was repulsed with spirit by Semmes' brigade, and General Wright, by direction of General Anderson dived, and Capts. W. N. Kendrick and William A. Spier, Forty-eighth. Semmes' brigade, as has been noted, fought on the line confronting the forth, were hard pressed but held their ground without flinching. General Semmes said: This battle was one of the most severely contested of the the most credit for their capture, although the Tenth Georgia, General Semmes, and General Wright of Anderson's division, claimed their share2d while McLaws and Anderson, with the Georgia brigades of Wofford, Semmes and Wright, held the attention of the enemy in front, .Jackson made

j. W. H. Willis, Fourth; Maj. W. H. Peebles, Forty-fourth, and the company officers in command of sharpshooters; Capt. S. G. Pryor, Twelfth; Capt. J. B. Reese, Forty-fourth; Lieut. J. G. Stephens, Fourth, and Lieut. J. S. Wilder, Twenty-first. One flag was captured by the Twelfth. When Longstreet's corps took position on the field to the south of A. P. Hill, on the second day of the battle, four more Georgia brigades were brought into action. In McLaws' division were the brigade of Gen. P. J. Semmes—Tenth regiment, Col. John B. Weems; Fiftieth, Col. W. R. Manning; Fifty-first, Col. E. Ball; and the brigade of Gen. W. T. Wofford—Sixteenth regiment, Col. Goode Bryan; Eighteenth, Lieut.-Col. S. Z. Ruff; Twenty-fourth, Col. Robert McMillan; Cobb's legion, Lieut.-Col. Luther J. Glenn; Phillips' legion. Lieut. E. S. Barclay. In Hood's division were the brigade of Gen. George T. Anderson—Seventh Georgia, Col. W. W. White; Eighth, Col. John R. Towers; Ninth, Lieut.-Col. John C. Mounger;<

ille and Gettysburg. At the latter battle the gallant General Semmes lost his life, and Colonel Bryan was commissioned brigFiftieth, Fifty-first and Fifty-third Georgia, formerly of Semmes' brigade. When Longstreet came west in September, 1863, B, and died there on the 9th of June, 1877. Brigadier-General Paul J. Semmes Brigadier-General Paul J. Semmes was beforBrigadier-General Paul J. Semmes was before the war a prominent citizen of Columbus, Ga., and captain of one of the best drilled companies of that city. When the Secion of Longstreet's corps. At the battle of Williamsburg, Semmes was in Magruder's command, as he was also at Seven Pines, n had left the vicinity of Richmond, the division to which Semmes was then attached (McLaws') was hurried northward to join htly valor. To P. W. A., the noted war correspondent, Paul J. Semmes, in the agony of his death wound, his bright blue eyesChancellorsville the rank of colonel of his regiment. General Semmes, his brigade commander, in accordance with a request o

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