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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Purcell battery from Richmond, Va. [from the Galveston, Texas, news, November, 1899.] (search)
The Purcell battery from Richmond, Va. [from the Galveston, Texas, news, November, 1899.] Its gallant conduct at the battle of Cedar Run. After helping McClellan to change his base from the Pamunkey to James river (in which operation our battery lost in killed and wounded sixty-five men out of less than one hundred), we were ordered from Malvern Hill to Richmond to refit and recruit. After several weeks' rest, we were attached to Jackson's flying column, and sent to meet the army of the Potomac, commanded by General John Pope, who, the Northern press declared, would prove more than a match for Stonewall Jackson, and had been sent to Virginia to teach him (Jackson) the art of war. Arriving at Orange Courthouse about August 8th, we took a short rest, and on the afternoon of the 9th crossed the Rapidan at Morton's Ford. A. P. Hill's division, to which we were attached, was marching in columns through a wooded country, over a very rough road. Our battery was about the cen
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.23 (search)
Battle of Cedar Run described. [from the Richmond, Va., Times, May 21, 1899.] By an Old F Company Man Who Took Part Therein. Was hot from the beginning. Guns, bayonets, swords, pistols, rails from fences and Rocks were used with telling effect at Times all along the line. Jackson's army, after its arduous and brilliant campaign, were quietly resting in the neighborhood of Weyer's ,Cave, when it received orders to join Lee at Richmond. In a few hours they were marching, and a few days thereafter struck McClellan's army at Pole Green church, where he commenced the battles with that army and ended by the enemy being driven to Westover on the James. The second day after reaching Westover, Jackson was ordered to Richmond, and his troops immediately took up their march, going into camp at Morris Farm, on the Mechanicsville turnpike, about four miles from the city, resting here four days: then he marched into Richmond and took the cars of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potoma