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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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Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2: (search)
d in 1861 in West Virginia; in December of that year was sent to Gen. R. E. Lee, then commanding at Charleston; in the spring of 1862 served on the Georgia coast with distinction on Whitemarsh island, and was sent back to Virginia with Lawton's brigade in time to take part in the Seven Days battles. From that time it served in the army of Northern Virginia until the close of the war. Upon the death of Colonel Ector early in 1862, Marcellus Douglass was appointed colonel. He was killed at Sharpsburg while gallantly leading his regiment and was succeeded by James M. Smith. John H. Baker, at that time major of the regiment, was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and afterward was commissioned colonel. Other organizations of this early period were the Georgia legion, commanded by Col. Thomas R. R. Cobb, with P. M. B. Young as lieutenant-colonel and Ben C. Yancey, major. It was composed of seven companies of infantry, four of cavalry and one of artillery. A similar legion was organized a
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 6: (search)
volunteers was mustered in with the following field officers: Col. W. M. Slaughter (died), Lieut.-Col. E. Ball, Maj. O. P. Anthony, Adjt. J. H. West; Capts. (A) H. M. Dunwoody, (B) W. C. Ware (killed), (C) A. Cumbie, (D) T. M. D. Hopkins, (E) James Dickey, (F) B. J. Kendrick, (G) John P. Crawford, (H) Edward Ball, (I) O. P. Anthony, (K) William M. Slaughter. The regiment participated in all the campaigns of the army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines and the battles around Richmond to Sharpsburg; then in the Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg campaigns, and in the continuous battles of the campaigns of 1864-65, from the Wilderness to Appomattox, suffering, like all the regiments of that army, great losses in officers and men. Officers during this term of service succeeding those already named were: Cols. E. Ball and James Dickey; Lieut.-Cols. O. P. Anthony, J. Dickey and J. P. Crawford; Majs. H. M. Dunwoody, James Dickey and J. P. Crawford; Capts. (A) S. Alexander (k
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 8: (search)
nd Manassas, South mountain, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg. Fredericksburg. Stonewall Jackson, in tand the remainder of Lee's forces marched to Sharpsburg. The army of McClellan, hesitating at firstant soldiers, who began at once the march to Sharpsburg to join Lee in the great battle pending agai In the bloody battle of September 17th, at Sharpsburg and along Antietam creek, there were forty Gon the line, standing between the village of Sharpsburg and the southernmost bridge on the Antietam,cIntosh's battery and part of the suburbs of Sharpsburg. Toombs decided instantly to attack, thoughSharpsburg. At Shepherdstown, subsequent to Sharpsburg, the regiment, with Thomas' Georgia brigade,ttalion of skirmishers at South Mountain and Sharpsburg; Capt. James W. Banning, Twenty-eighth Georg officer except one was killed or wounded at Sharpsburg, and this sole survivor was unwilling to disountain, Second Manassas, South Mountain and Sharpsburg, all within ninety days. The army of Norther[2 more...]
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
ugh the fiery ordeals of Second Manassas and Sharpsburg, conducting himself with such gallantry and . His command was engaged in the battles of Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and wa After the campaigns of Second Manassas and Sharpsburg he was commissioned colonel, November 1, 186ming commanded Wilcox's brigade most ably at Sharpsburg, and received a wound which disabled him for report of the battles of South Mountain and Sharpsburg, speaks of the gallantry of Doles and his ofcipated in the battles of South Mountain and Sharpsburg. General Garland having been killed in Mary1862, at Second Manassas, Harper's Ferry and Sharpsburg performing the duties of a major-general, sur the fall of Harper's Ferry, he marched for Sharpsburg and reached the field just as Jackson and Hoade. At Second Manassas, South Mountain and Sharpsburg, Wofford commanded Hood's brigade, that gene, was severely wounded, losing a leg, and at Sharpsburg the general himself was borne from the field[2 more...]