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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
all the distinction possible in the desperate struggle against Sheridan's overwhelming forces in the Shenandoah valley, and in command of Fitzhugh Lee's division saved Early's army at the battle of Cedar Creek, holding the line and checking the enemy's pursuit until 9:30 p. m., then taking position in the works at Fisher's hill, and safely conducting Early's retreat to New Market next day. He was promoted major-general in November, 1864. He conducted the successful expedition against New Creek, W. Va., taking many prisoners and great quantities of stores, and in January, 1865, with 300 men, crossed the mountains in deep snow and bitter cold, and surprised and captured two infantry regiments in their works at Beverly, W. Va. Returning to the vicinity of Petersburg in the spring of 1865, he commanded a division of cavalry during the remainder of the struggle, fighting with honor at Five Forks, and at High Bridge, April 6th, defeating and capturing the entire command of General Read,
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)
rt was to perform faithfully his duties as a Confederate officer. Among the engagements in which he participated were: Second Manassas, Boonsboro Gap, Sharpsburg, Brandy Station, Kelly's Ford, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Hawe's Shop, Trevilian Station, Catlett's Station, Reams' Station, Yellow Tavern, Jack's Shop, and Nance's Shop, Cedar Run, New Creek, and on the Petersburg lines. He was with Rosser on his famous raid upon the Baltimore & Ohio railroad shops and stores at New Creek and Piedmont; also on Hampton's great raid around Grant's army to City Point, where several thousand head of cattle were captured and driven into the Confederate lines. At Hawe's Shop his sword was shot from his side by a piece of shell, his horse and himself being slightly wounded. Since the close of the war he has resided at Charleston, mainly engaged as a bank clerk until 1878, since when he has been in the engineer service of the United States government. Lieutenant Porter is a son o
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Table of Contents. (search)
Red River Campaign, March 10-May 22, 1864. Plate 53. Red River Campaign, March 10-May 22, 1864. Florida Expedition, February 5-22, 1864. River Defenses, Louisiana. Plate 54. Texas, New Mexico, and Western Louisiana. New Creek, W. Va., August 4, 1864. Pleasant Mills, Md., August 1, 1864. Plate 55. Rapidan to the James River, Va., May 4-June 12, 1864. Atlanta Campaign, May 1-September 8, 1864. Plate 56. Petersburg, Va., June 9, 1864. Atlanta Campaihenandoah Valley, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, June 23-August 3, 1864. Lynchburg, Va., Campaign, May 26-June 29, 1864. Plate 84. Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August 7-November 28, 1864. Moorefield, W. Va., November 27-28, 1864. New Creek, W. Va., November 28, 1864. Beverly, W. Va., January 11, 1865. Lacey Spring, Va., December 21, 1864. Liberty Mills, Va., December 23 [22?], 1864. Gordonsville, Va., December 24 [23?], 1864. Camps and pickets, Army Valley District, Ja
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Maps, sketches, etc., Pertaining to the several volumes. (search)
82 Berryville, Va. 82, 84 Bridgewater, Va. 82 Brock's Gap, Va. 84 Brown's Gap, Va. 85 Cedar Creek, Va. 69, 82, 84, 85, 99 Charlestown, W. Va. 82, 84 Fisher's Hill, Va. 82, 84, 85, 99 Front Royal, Va. 85 Gordonsville, Va. 84 Gooney Run, Va. 82 Guard Hill, Va. 82 Hupp's Hill, Va. 84, 85 Kearneysville, W. Va. 82 Lacey Spring, Va. 84 Liberty Mills, Va. 84 Milford, Va. 84 Moorefield, W. Va. 84 Mount Jackson, Va. 85 New Creek, W. Va. 54, 84 New Market, Va. 85 Newtown, Va. 84, 85 Opequon, Va. 85, 99 Opequon Bridge, W. Va. 82 Rude's Hill, Va. 81, 85 Shepherdstown, W. Va. 82, 85 Smithfield, W. Va. 82, 85 Tom's Brook, Va. 69, 82, 85, 99 Waynesborough, Va. 85 Weyer's Cave, Va. 85 Williamsport, Md. 85 Winchester, Va. 84, 85, 99 Volume XLIV. Atlanta to Savannah, Ga. 69, 70, 71, 101 Augusta, Ga. 132 Boyd's Neck, S. C. 91 Deveaux's Neck, S. C. 91 Hon
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Authorities. (search)
. 25, 1864 82, 5 Lacey Spring, Va., Dec. 21, 1861 84, 6 Liberty Mills, Va., Dec. 23 (22?), 1864 84, 7 Lynchburg, Va., June 17-18, 1864 83, 7 Lynchburg Campaign, May 26-June 29, 1864 81, 6 McDowell, Va., May 8, 1862 116, 1 Manassas Station, Va., Aug. 26, 1862 111, 1 Martinsburg, W. Va., July 25, 1864 82, 2 Milford, Va., Sept. 21 (22?), 1864 84, 1 Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864 83, 9 Moorefield, W. Va., Nov. 27-28, 1864 84, 3 New Creek, W. Va., Nov. 28, 1864 84, 4 North Mountain Depot, W. Va., July 4, 1864 83, 5 Port Republic, Va., June 8-9, 1862 85, 5 Rapidan to the James River, May 4-June 12, 1864 81, 1-3, 7 Rich Mountain, July 11, 1861 2, 7 Rude's Hill, Va., Nov. 22, 1864 81, 5 Rude's Hill, Va., March 7, 1865 84, 11 Rutherford's Farm, Va., July 20, 1864 83, 6 Salem, Va., June 21, 1864 83, 8 Salem Church, Va., May 3, 1863 41, 1 Shenandoah Valley, Maryland and Penn
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Index. (search)
ge, La. 35, 4; 36, 1; 155, D7 New Castle, Tenn. 154, A12 New Castle, Va. 16, 1; 17, 1; 21, 9; 22, 1; 74, 1; 81, 6; 94, 1; 100, 1; 117, 1; 135-A; 137, E8; 141, F13 New Castle Ferry, Va. 19, 1; 21, 4; 92, 1; 100, 2 New Creek, W. Va. 54, 2; 82, 3; 84, 4; 100, 1; 135-C, 1, 135-C, 2; 136, E3 Action, Aug. 4, 1864 54, 2 Affair, Nov. 28, 1864 84, 4 Vicinity of, Aug., 1863 135-C, 2 New England, Department of (U): Boundaries164 New Franklin, Mooop Mountain, Nov. 6, 1863 135-B, 2 Franklin, May 10-12, 1862 111, 3 Ganley Bridge, vicinity, 1861 9, 3 Gettysburg Campaign 116, 2 Harper's Ferry, Aug.-Sept., 1863 42, 1 Moorefield, Nov. 27-28, 1864 84, 3 New Creek: Aug., 1863 135-C, 2 Aug. 4, 1864 54, 2 Nov. 28, 1864 84, 4 Randolph and Pocahontas Counties, April 15-23, 1865 116, 3 Shenandoah Valley, June 23-Aug. 3, 1864 82, 1-82, 3; 83, 5; 84, 12, 84, 14, 84, 15 Shen
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 8 (search)
egiment, was conspicuous in his efforts after this charge, and was shot, a ball cutting his jugular vein. He clung to his colors as long as he had strength to hold them. We returned to camp, and soon after this Rosser went on an expedition to New Creek. I remained on picket with the brigade. On page 17, General Early's Book, he says shortly after Rosser's return from his New Creek expedition Colonel Munford was sent to Hardy and Pendleton counties to procure forage for his horses, the coldNew Creek expedition Colonel Munford was sent to Hardy and Pendleton counties to procure forage for his horses, the cold weather having now set in so as to prevent material operations in the field. The third division of the second corps was sent in succession to General Lee, Wharton's division, and most of the cavalry and most of the artillery being retained with me. （Rosser accompanied my brigade.) We returned in about a week or ten days, bringing back a considerable drove of very fine fat cattle from Vandevender's farm, six or seven miles northwest of Petersburg, in the Moorefield Valley, and a large number
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 14 (search)
h.—Falling back, continually in the saddle, night and day; reached Furrer's furnace cold and raining. 24th.—Was sent to the front with the twelve-pound brass howitzer of Timberville. 28th.—Back to the battery. December 1st.—Received a twelve-pound brass rifle gun for our detachment, captured by Lieutenant McNeal, near Moorfield. Brigade on the move under strict orders; cavalry and artillery moving quietly but rapidly. Rosser has made a splendid raid, completely surprising the enemy at New Creek, eighty miles west of our starting point, destroying a large amount of army stores, burning depot and capturing five heavy canons, six hundred prisoners, two hundred horses, some wagons; lost but very few men — some report only two killed. Boys are loaded with blankets and general supplies needed. December 4th.—Received two more brass rifle canons. On Thursday, 9th.—Moving. 10th.—Snowing heavily, six inches deep; camped on South river, near Waynesboroa; moved through Staunton,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Unveiling of the statue of General Ambrose Powell Hill at Richmond, Virginia, May 30, 1892. (search)
riving back the assailing columns for over a mile, and when night closed the pursuit bivouacked in the very front of the Confederate lines, within a pistol-shot of the enemy's position, and fully a mile in advance of the rest of the division. But, asking pardon for this digression, we return to our subject. M'Clellan's movement checked. In the spring of 1861 General Joseph E. Johnston, learning that General McClellan was organizing a force on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, about New creek, and threatening his flank, sent A. P. Hill with his own (the Tenth Virginia) and Third Tennessee regiments to Romney in Hampshire county, to observe and check the movement. The task was accomplished by Colonel Hill in a manner to call forth honorable mention, and on his return to the army it was confidently expected by his friends that he would be promoted and assigned to the command of the regiments then under him, but the government at Richmond held that Virginia had already more than
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.26 (search)
vember 11th; lo! his tattered banners flew again in front of Sheridan north of Cedar creek, near Newtown, the latter retiring to Winchester. At this time Sheridan had 60,000 and Early 14,000 men. November 27th Rosser suddenly swept down on New Creek, a fortified port on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and captured 800 prisoners, eight pieces of artillery, several hundred cattle, and many stores. In December Sheridan sent back the Sixth Corps to Grant, and Early soon sent Kershaw's Divisitzhugh Lee by his wound at Winchester. That Rosser and Lomax, McCausland, and their subordinates did so well under the circumstances is wonderful, and I wish I had time to refer more at length to their various exploits. Rosser's movements at New Creek and Beverley—where he lit up the closing scenes of disastrous war with signal victories—deserves especial mention. Many splendid deeds and names have I left out of my recital which well deserve historic praise. What a glowing page might be
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