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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.14 (search)
he war with at least ninety per cent. of its guns, ammunition and equipment captured from the enemy, which fact tells its own story, and there is no page in the splendid history of the Army of Northern Virginia more luminous with glory and heroism than that which is emblazoned with the flashes of artillery which belonged to that army. Are there any more glorious names on the proud and immortal roll of fame than those of Pelham, of Pegram, of Latimer, of Coleman, of Crutchfield, of Brown, of Watson, of McCarthy, and a thousand others that I might mention? Could anything be more incomplete than the history of the Army of Northern Virginia, with the splendid parts performed by the Washington Artillery Battalion, the Howitzer Battalion, Pegram's glorious battalion, Jones's, Carter's, Andrew's, Poagne's and dozens of other battalions and batteries, the equals, in every respect, of any of those I have named? As I remarked before, I cannot begin to recount the splendid deeds of skill and
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Unveiling of the monument to the Richmond Howitzers (search)
aflame with generous and manly hopes had fallen quenched. The sword presented to him by those Howitzers who, under his orders, had fired the first, and over his memory did afterwards fire the last shot in the war, clung to him as he fell. He fell with a harness of honor on him, worthy his father's son. A face with A lasting brightness. If I wanted a picture of the intrepid calm which knows how to face unmoved a crashing world, there could be found no truer face for it than that of David Watson—a countenance which only seemed to light up in the rage of battle, but which kindled with a lasting brightness in the bloody angle at Spotsylvania Courthouse. And if I sought as a companion piece that bright, joyous valor which meets danger, not as simple duty, but clasps her as bride, whose descent into danger is like the sea-bird's toss upon the waves, I would draw it from Ned McCarthy, down to the hour when his bright day sank with the setting sun, in the fires of Cold Harbor. Peer o
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
her history, career, etc., 1. Virginia Troops in the C. S. Army, 64. Voris, Col. A. C., wounded, 182. Waddell, Hon. A. M., 212. Wagner, Col., Thos. M., 170. Wagner, The Defence of Battery, 166; garrison of, 172; Federal loss and Confederate loss at, 182; evacuation of, 183: armament of, 397. Walker, Gen. J. A., Oration of, 369; sketch of, 389. War of 1861-1865, the twelve decisive battles of, 240. War-Talks of Confederate Veterans. 68. Ward, John Shirley, 238. Watson, Captain, David, 291. Webb, C. S. Navy, Lt. W. A., 9. Weeks, Prof. S. B., 63. Weisiger, Gen. D. A., 70. 77, White, B. B., Death of, 86. White, W. L., Remarks of, 262. Wilderness, Battle of the, address on, 68. Williams, Capt., Chas. U., 316, 356. Williams, Col. Lewis B., 308. Williams, Gen., Seth, 59. Williamson, W. P., engineer C. S. Navy, 3. Wilson, U. S. A, Capt. L. C., 54. Winsor, Justin, 338. Wofford, Gen. W. T., 88 Wolseley, Lord, 325. Wood, C. S. Navy, Lt. John Tayl