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Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 6: (search)
w was a place of considerable importance. Jackson's corps had taken the town completely by surpalways uncertain in his movements, was not at Jackson's headquarters, and was supposed to have goneed me with their questions. One who had seen Jackson's columns on the march, affirmed they numberece, towards Sharpsburg, had there united with Jackson's troops, which had come down during the nighevents they describe, in stating that none of Jackson's forces had effected a junction with Lee befaccomplished by forced marches. A portion of Jackson's corps had, indeed, been left by the main bo and was raging in full fury on the left with Jackson's corps at seven o'clock in the morning. Frcentrated the whole weight of his attack upon Jackson's centre, which for a time gave way, and was destructive fire into the enemy's ranks. In Jackson's front, the conflict was only moderately renne of the corpses had yet been buried, and in Jackson's front the Federal dead lay around in great [4 more...]
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 7: (search)
er of the night near the large plantation of Mr C., whose abundant supplies of corn and hay gave sufficient food for the fatigued and hungry horses of our whole command. On the beautiful clear morning of Sunday, the 21st of September, we continued our march to Martinsburg, a small town on the Baltimore and Ohio Railway and the Winchester turnpike, which we reached about noon, and around which our troops bivouacked. Here we received the earliest intelligence of a decided victory, won by Jackson's corps the previous day, over a portion of the enemy's forces. General McClellan, finding the fords of the Potomac but slightly guarded, determined upon a forward movement into Virginia, and had already crossed the river with a considerable body of his troops at Boteler's Mill. General Lee, foreseeing this, had put Jackson in charge of his rear, and old Stonewall, having allowed as many Yankees to come over as he thought convenient, suddenly broke upon them, in his rapid and vigorous way,
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 8: (search)
. B. suddenly usurped it, saying, Be off, my dear fellow; I will do your duty here. And he did, what time I was galloping through the woods in the darkness of the night. One o'clock had passed when, after a ride of fourteen miles, I reached Jackson's headquarters, where everybody was fast asleep. The lightest touch of my hand awoke old Stonewall, and, recognising my voice, he cried out, Ah! there you are, my dear Major; you must bring us important news from the Yankees. I replied that Iin his new attire; and the first wearing of a fresh robe by Louis XIV., at whose morning toilet all the world was accustomed to assemble, never created half the sensation at Versailles, that was made in the woods of Virginia by the investment of Jackson in this new regulation uniform. Reaching our camp again in the evening, I was informed by General Stuart that he was to start the next day with a portion of his cavalry on an extended military expedition, and that, much as he regretted being
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 10: (search)
towards Harper's Ferry, made a show of invading Virginia from this point, but the great bulk of the army crossed the Potomac about fifteen miles lower down, near the little town of Berlin. General Lee, having been opportunely informed by his vigilant cavalry of the enemy's operations, had commenced, in the mean time, a movement on the opposite side of the Blue Ridge, in a nearly parallel direction towards Front Royal, being about a day's march ahead. Longstreet's corps was in the advance, Jackson's troops following slowly, covering the rear, and still holding the passes of the Blue Ridge, Snicker's, Ashby's and Chester Gaps. The cavalry under Stuart had orders to cross the Ridge at Snicker's Gap, to watch closely the movements of the enemy, retard him as much as possible, and protect the left flank of our army. So we rode quietly along in the tracks of our horsemen, who, before the Staff had left The Bower, had proceeded in the direction of Berryville. Our mercurial soldiers w
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 12: (search)
Chapter 12: Night-ride to Jackson's camp. return across the Mountains. we are cut off by the enemy. fight at Barber's cross-roads. retreat towards Orleans and across the Rappahannock. fights near Waterloo Bridge and Jefferson. Crossing of the Hazel river. bivouac in the snow. scout with General Stuart. headquarters near Culpepper Court-house. reconnaissance in force, and fight near Emmetsville. 4th November. The deep sleep which succeeded to the fatigues of the prevripped from the flanks of our horses, congealed into icicles, and the legs of the animals were rough with ice. But a sharp ride, as it promoted the circulation of the blood, kept us tolerably warm, and at two o'clock in the morning we arrived at Jackson's encampment. Stuart, being unwilling in his great tenderness for Old Stonewall to disturb his slumbers, proposed that we should seek rest for the remaining hours of the night; but in our frozen condition, it being first necessary that we shoul
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 14: (search)
still maintained their good-humour, and were ever ready for any sort of sport or fun that offered itself to them. On the morning of the 5th, General Stuart and myself, with several other members of the Staff, again set out for Port Royal, where some of the Federal gunboats were renewing their demonstrations. The day was bitterly cold, and the road exceedingly slippery from the frost, so that the ride was anything but pleasant. All along our route we found our troops, chiefly those of Jackson's corps-Old Stonewall having established his headquarters midway between Fredericksburg and Port Royal, at the plantation of James Parke Corbin, Esq., known as Moss neck --busily employed in throwing up fortifications, rendering our position as impregnable as it afterwards proved itself to be. They had greatly improved the highway also, erected lines of telegraphic communication to the headquarters of the different corps of the army, and cut military roads through the woods to various poin
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 16: (search)
obliquely, had glanced, passing between cuticle and skull all around the head, emerging at last from the very place it had first entered! The fury and tumult of the battle lasted all the forenoon and until two o'clock in the afternoon along Jackson's lines. A comparative quietude then succeeded, the infantry firing died away, and only a regular intermittent cannonade was kept up in our immediate front; but from the left opposite Fredericksburg there came to us the heavy boom of artillery , we conducted our retrograde movement in safety, and reached our old position on the Port Royal road with but slight loss. The division of D. H. Hill had now arrived at Hamilton's Crossing, and had been placed at once in the open field upon Jackson's right, where might be seen the glare of their hundreds of camp-fires, and where they were busily engaged in throwing up intrenchments. On our left wing the assault of the enemy had been renewed at dark, and had been attended with the same fa
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 18: (search)
xing of which even Lord Hartington and Colonel Leslie lent their inexperienced hands in beating up the eggs — a part of the preparation, by the way, which requires no little skill, and is, moreover, intensely laborious; and when, after several hours of merriment, we separated at a late hour, both of them agreed that camp life was, after all, not so unendurable. On the morning of the 30th our guests paid a visit to General Lee, where I joined them, and we rode off together to Moss-Neck, Jackson's headquarters, a distance, as has been mentioned, of twelve miles. We arrived about midday, and were received in a small pavilion attached to the main building, where the General had been prevailed upon, at the urgent request of the owner, to take up his abode. Old Stonewall so fascinated his English visitors by his kind and pleasant manners and the resources of his conversation, that, quite against their previous intentions, they accepted his invitation to dinner, and-instead of a visit
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 20: (search)
advancedguard of a much larger force sent by the Federals to destroy our railway communications — an enterprise which, after this partial defeat, they abandoned altogether. The main body of the Federal army, numbering about 100,000 men, had in the meanwhile centred in the neighbourhood of Chancellorsville, the three corps coming from the Rapidan having united with those which had crossed the Rappahannock at United States and Banks Ford. A strong force still remained opposite Fredericksburg, watched on our side by Early's division. The bulk of our army confronted the enemy in line of battle, almost perpendicularly to the Rappahannock-Anderson's and McLaws's divisions of Longstreet's corps forming the right, Jackson's corps the left wing, our whole numbers amounting to about 50,000 men. General Longstreet himself, with Picket's and Hood's divisions, had some time since been detailed to North Carolina, where he was operating against a Federal army in the neighbourhood of Suffolk
Heros von Borcke, Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence, Chapter 21: (search)
rnace. narrow escape of Jackson and Stuart. Jackson's flank march. first battle of the Wildernesur cavalry there, and take up our position on Jackson's left. Towards eight o'clock, our entire armain stationary, awaiting reinforcements from Jackson's infantry. A Georgia brigade soon came up, xtended over the space previously occupied by Jackson's corps, that they might cover its movements.the enemy's attention, while the divisions of Jackson's corps, A. P. Hill's, Colston's, and Rodes'st victory for our arms. Towards five o'clock Jackson's adjutant, Major Pendleton, galloped up to ued a charge, burst forth along our lines, and Jackson's veterans, who had been with difficulty held it was with difficulty we could keep up with Jackson's Foot-cavalry, as this famous infantry was ouart had been sent for to take the command of Jackson's corps; but meantime the golden opportunity ief command, naturally imperfect, and most of Jackson's Staff were disabled, or were in attendance
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