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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 72 6 Browse Search
Brig.-Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.1, Maryland (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 58 6 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 54 6 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 51 3 Browse Search
George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain 42 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 34 10 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 31 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 29 5 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 28 4 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 27 3 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.7 (search)
he hill to our left and rear, where we were resting that morning when the battle began. Meant certain destruction. To remain where we were, meant certain destruction or capture. Our only hope was in retreat. General Terry placed himself at the head of our regiment, and led us out into the open fields, towards a point a short distance off, where the woods which we had just left approached nearest to the woods out of which we had driven the cavalry that morning. If I am not mistaken, Steuart's Brigade moved out at the same time from the left of our division, but we could not see for the woods. Hunton and Corse forming the centre of our line, still held the road. It was expected that they would follow us at the right time. As we were marching we had woods to our right and woods to our left. Passing through the opening between them, we emerged into a large field and saw General Pickett and staff moving out of the woods to our right. Off to our left about a thousand yards dis
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fight at front Royal. (search)
companies of the 6th and 2d Regiments were prevented from coming in time to take part on account of the difficulty in crossing the bridge, which alone prevented their taking the most active part in the fight. The officers and men engaged acted with the greatest intrepidity and courage, executing every order with promptness, and gained a complete victory over the enemy. In his report of the fight at Winchester, after referring to the absence of the cavalry under Generals Ashby and George H. Steuart, and the failure of the latter to pursue the enemy promptly when ordered to do so, on the ground that the order did not come through General Ewell, under whose immediate command he was, General Jackson says: There is good reason for believing that, had the cavalry played its part in this pursuit as well as the four companies under Colonel Flournoy two days before in the pursuit from Front Royal, but a small portion of Banks' army would have made its escape to the Potomac. The re