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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
drawn up in battle array along the line of the unfinished Independent railroad track, facing the turnpike along which the enemy was moving. As Gregg's brigade took this position, brisk firing was heard upon the right, where the divisions of Taliaferro and Ewell were thrown by Jackson against the column of Pope's army coming up the Warrenton pike, expecting to find Jackson at Centreville. A severe engagement followed, the battle of Groveton, in which Ewell and Taliaferro were both wounded. Taliaferro were both wounded. About dark Gregg's brigade was hurried to the scene of action, but the firing soon after ceased. Jackson resumed his place behind the railroad and lay the night of the 28th in perfect silence, doubtless to create the impression that he had retreated. Capt. J. F. J. Caldwell, of the First South Carolina, Gregg's brigade, who has written an admirable history of his brigade, and was himself a gallant participant in all of its hardships and glories, thus describes the night of the 28th of August
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
ressed it. Longstreet's corps, five divisions, was the left, and Jackson's, four divisions, the right wing of Lee's army. From Longstreet's left, resting on the river at Taylor hill, to Jackson's right on the wooded height at Hamilton, the divisions stood as follows: Anderson's, McLaws', Pickett's and Hood's, of Longstreet's wing; and A. P. Hill's, of Jackson's wing. Ransom's division was in support of the guns on Marye's and Willis' hills. Behind A. P. Hill were the divisions of Early, Taliaferro and D. H. Hill in columns of division. A. P. Hill's division was in two lines, the brigades of Archer, Lane and Pender in front, and Gregg and Thomas behind them. There was a gap between Archer and Lane, and Gregg was some distance behind this gap. The woods hid the front line of A. P. Hill from its supports. Jackson had fourteen guns on his right and twenty-one on his left, posted in good positions to sweep his front and flank. Walton's and Alexander's battalions of artillery occupied
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 14: (search)
Sumter, Maj. John Johnson, in his valuable book on the Defense of Charleston Harbor. Gen. W. B. Taliaferro, who had commanded a division in Jackson's corps, army of Northern Virginia, and was nowhat the fleet had thrown some 300 shell and shot during the day. On the night of the 14th, General Taliaferro ordered Major Rion to make a reconnaissance of the position in front, and gave him commandrotection of the parapet and the merlons, with an heroic intrepidity never surpassed, says General Taliaferro, the Charleston battalion maintained their position without flinching during the entire daon. In the above account of the attack we have followed the report of General Seymour. General Taliaferro says: As the enemy advanced, they were met by a shower of grape and canister from our following incidents: By the explosion of a 15-inch shell and the falling of tons of sand, General Taliaferro was so completely buried that it was necessary to dig him out with spades. During the hea
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 17: (search)
Fourth districts, Gen. R. S. Ripley, 3,177; Seventh district, General Taliaferro, 3,742; Second and Sixth districts, Gen. B. H. Robertson, 1,2nded and 143 missing. His rest continued until November. Gen. W. B. Taliaferro was in command on the Secessionville line, which included Fin range of the batteries, and the enemy advanced and intrenched, Taliaferro not having force enough to attack, being compelled to weaken Fortson. Both were fiercely assaulted by the Federals, but, said General Taliaferro, the gallant garrison, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Josep Legareville and other points on John's island were occupied, and Taliaferro was led to believe that the enemy was engaged in a serious moveme ably defended by Captain Richardson, of Lucas' battalion. General Taliaferro gave his loss in the campaign at 10 killed and 25 wounded. Hecupying the elevated ground necessary to the Federals to enfilade Taliaferro's line on James island. The entire Confederate loss was 37 kill
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 21: (search)
d the forces at Honey hill and on the Tulifinny and Coosawhatchie and vicinity, then under General Taliaferro. Beauregard was at his request relieved of the general command of the department on therth Carolina brigade; another brigade of Georgia reserves, and six batteries of artillery. Taliaferro's division, composed of Brig.-Gen. Stephen Elliott's brigade—parts of First and Second artille bore the arms of South Carolina. Evidently we were fighting the Charleston chivalry. General Taliaferro, in his report of the battle of Averasboro, says: Our skirmish line, under the commande guns had been expended upon the enemy. Among South Carolinians specially mentioned by General Taliaferro were Brig.-Gen. Stephen Elliott and Colonel Butler, commanding brigades; Colonel Brown, Maattacked, but repulsed every assault. Next day there was heavy skirmishing, and Stewart's and Taliaferro's skirmishers were thrown forward, who found that Sherman, having united his two wings, was in
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Additional Sketches Illustrating the services of officers and Privates and patriotic citizens of South Carolina. (search)
ough when that city was evacuated, and finding it difficult to rejoin the Seventeenth regiment, he was permitted by General Taliaferro to attach himself temporarily to the Palmetto Guards, with which he took part in the battle of Averasboro. Immediad, and while in command of his brigade of State troops he participated in the battle of Honey Hill and then moved with Taliaferro to Fayetteville, N. C., for much of the time serving as the rear guard of the army. By order of General Johnston he fu church when his lofty post was struck by a Federal shell. When the city was evacuated he was one of the escort of General Taliaferro as far as Cheraw, where he was ordered to join the First Georgia regulars, Colonel Fizer, at Chesterfield Court Hou clasped him in his arms and exclaimed: Powe, you are the hero of Battery Wagner. In his report of the engagement, General Taliaferro, who was in command, speaks in terms of high commendation of Captain Powe, the report appearing in the official rec