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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Extracts from the diary of Lieutenant-Colonel John G. Pressley, of the Twenty-Fifth South Carolina Volunteers. (search)
pen platform cars, was very long and crowded. We had no room for our horses, and the field and staff were consequently afoot when the end of the journey was reached. October 23d.—We arrived at the station after daylight and marched at once to the scene of the conflict of yesterday, which was at a place called Old Pocataligo, about two miles from the railroad. The enemy showed no disposition to renew the fight, and had fallen back towards their gunboats, leaving their dead unburied. General Terry was in command of the Federal forces, which greatly outnumbered the Confederates, who were compelled to fall back before the enemy till Old Pocataligo was reached. The fight at this place was across a marsh, from three to four hundred yards wide. The Confederates tore up the bridge on the causeway, and took position on the edge of the marsh in a grove of live-oak trees and in some old buildings. The enemy were in the woods on the opposite side, and made desperate efforts to cross the
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fortification and siege of Port Hudson—Compiled by the Association of defenders of Port Hudson; M. J. Smith, President; James Freret, Secretary. (search)
dges for small arms. Colonel Ben. Johnson, say about 3,000 active, and 1,250 sick and wounded—total, 4.250. Federal forces. Nathaniel P. Banks, Major-General commanding (from General Banks's Campaign of Port Hudson). Right—General Weitzel and General Grover. （Banks's Report, page 146). Centre—General Augur, 3,500 men (Banks's Report). Artillery—Seventeen 3 inch rifle, Rambridge, Hebrard, &c.; four 6-inch rifle, heavy; nine naval batteries, Dahlgren-Ferry; four siege mortars, Terry; twelve 8-inch siege howitzer-mortars, &c.; six 6-pounders, Sawyer; two 9-pounders, Dahlgren; eighteen 12-pounder howitzers, Napoleons, &c.; fifteen 20-pounder Parrotts; five 24-pounder Parrotts, and seven 30-pounder Parrotts. Left—General T. W. Sherman. Effective Force—Banks's Report, pages 128 and 146—13,000 on May 27; March 14th, 12,000; J. Franklin Fitts (in June Day, &c.), about 20,000; Orville Victor, about 18,000—about three times the besieged. Federal loss. Ba
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Stonewall brigade at Chancellorsville. (search)
The Stonewall brigade at Chancellorsville. by General William Terry. It has recently come to my knowledge that Captain Landon, in a memorial address at Raleigh, North Carolina, made the statement that in the battle of Chancellorsville, in May, 1863, a certain famous brigade behaved in a most cowardly manner, and refused to adv at no time during the engagement advanced without my regiment, nor was my regiment ordered forward at any time that it did not promptly respond. May 3d, 1864. Wm. Terry, Colonel Fourth Virginia Infantry. The above is a true copy of a paper forwarded to BrigadierGen-eral Ramseur May 4th, 1864. Wm. Terry, Colonel Fourth VirWm. Terry, Colonel Fourth Virginia Infantry. Feeling deeply interested in this matter, I went to General Ramseur's headquarters. We talked it over. He told me that in riding along the breastworks, to the right of and near the plank road, he saw a line of battle lying behind the works, and a few steps in rear were men at about the intervals of skirmisher