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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) 283 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 274 14 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 168 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 147 55 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 94 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 82 8 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 76 0 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 76 0 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 70 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 66 0 Browse Search
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D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
nce that the enemy were between himself and Field. A regiment of Federals, moving across his front and exposing a flank, was scattered by a volley. Pender continued to move forward, driving off a battery of rifled pieces. It was the charge of Field and Pender that finally broke the obstinate line of McCall, to whose hard fighting that day Longstreet pays this tribute: He was more tenacious of his battle than any one who came within my experience during the war, if I except D. H. Hill at Sharpsburg. The failure of all his officers to join Longstreet in this battle, in which it had been hoped to deliver a crushing blow to McClellan, was a great disappointment to General Lee. A united attack at Frayser's Farm would have saved the costly effusion of blood at Malvern Hill. The last battle of the Great Retreat, Malvern Hill, was, like later Gettysburg, one of those terrific shocks of conflict in which, without apparent strategy, without apparent remembrance of man's vulnerability,
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 7: (search)
late to aid Miles, they were to turn toward Sharpsburg to prevent the retreat of Longstreet and D. s, remained on their line till withdrawn for Sharpsburg. On the left, Rodes' gallant brigade of 1,2ed to withdraw his troops and concentrate on Sharpsburg. Maj. J. W. Ratchford, of General Hill's st the orders in a whisper. The retirement to Sharpsburg was made in good order and covered by the carrender of Harper's Ferry, and then to reach Sharpsburg early enough to participate in that great bander. By a severe night march, they reached Sharpsburg about noon on the 16th. General Walker says:hrough the long hours of the night's march. Sharpsburg, Battles and Leaders, II, 675. A. P. Hill anm river, and just in front of the village of Sharpsburg. General Jackson was assigned to the extremey-depleted ranks that Lee faced McClellan at Sharpsburg. The Federals, on the other hand, had movede and accurate service at Crampton's gap. At Sharpsburg, Major Frobel, chief of artillery, highly ap
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
rigade through the campaigns of Manassas and Sharpsburg, Colonel Baker was gallantly identified. Heof the fray. He was wounded seven times, at Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Bristoe Station, and in thew. Upon the death of the gallant colonel at Sharpsburg, Judge W. P. Bynum became colonel and Cox lissary; but nevertheless he took the field at Sharpsburg, and another horse was killed under him, thepart in the campaigns of Second Manassas and Sharpsburg. On the return of Colonel Avery to his regiy leading his men, and at South Mountain and Sharpsburg fought with conspicuous bravery in Garland'sd near the center of the Confederate line at Sharpsburg, Gen. D. H. Hill reported the fact that the battery, but refused to leave the field. At Sharpsburg, when the brigade under Branch was hasteningcommand of Magruder and later of McLaws. At Sharpsburg he commanded the brigade, reduced to 250 men of Harper's Ferry, and was distinguished at Sharpsburg. In his report of the latter battle General[3 more...]