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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.38 (search)
the grandest heroes of all time we never saw again. Old soldiers, battle-scarred by many fields of blood and carnage, dropped on the ground and wept. May the patriotism, self-sacrifice, toil and blood, so nobly lavished by both sides in that fearful war, become the common heritage of a united, just, generous, and noble people. And now I hope I may be pardoned in placing upon record a few items in the history of that time. Friday, April 7, (preceding the surrender on Sunday, April 9,) Sorrel's brigade, Georgia Troops, (formerly Wright's,) under command at the time of Colonel G. E. Tayloe, formed a part of the rear guard of Lee's army. Before noon near Farmville, Va., the enemy pressed us closely, deployed into line of battle for attack, and our brigade was quickly deployed to resist it. From noon till night we maintained our line, driving back two heavy assaults, inflicting much loss upon the enemy and ourselves sustaining great damage. About dusk, in front of the Second Geogi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index (search)
ler, John Pope, Sheridan, 171; Pleasanton, Hancock, Logan, 172; Stonewall Jackson, Stuart, McClellan, Kearney, 173; Ord, Wallace, Early, Banks, Terry, 174. Scheibert, Major J on Jefferson Davis, 406. Schools, Free in Virginia, 138. Secession of Southern States, Order of the, 412. Sherwood. Grace, Trial of for witchcraft, 131. Slavery in the South, 393; Elements of in Virginia. 135. Smith, J. C., of the Stuart Horse Artillery, 181. Soldiers' Homes in the South, 336. Sorrel's Brigade, 270. Southern Historical Society, Its history, 335. South, The New, 395. Staunton River Bridge, Wilson's defeat at, 51, 201. Stedman, Hon. Charles M., 113. Stephens. Alex. H., 384. Stonewall Brigade, How named, 83, 153, 164. Stuart Horse Artillery, 281. Sutphin, Dr., 53. Tennessee, C. S. Ram, Capture of, 72. Texas Brigade, Memorial Stone to in the Wilderness, 122. Torpedoes, The first Confederate, 81. Truth of History, The Correspondence between D