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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoir of Jane Claudia Johnson. (search)
had he lived he would have added increased lustre to our North Carolina cavalry. I want to identify him in closer relation in this way, and, therefore, I state that one of his sisters was the mother of Messrs. R. N. and James Gordon Hackett, of Wilkes. Wilkes, was rather famous for such cavalrymen—Colonel W. H. H. Cowles was born, and now lives there. The attack on Kennon's Landing was the most useless sacrifice of time and men and horses made during the war. The brigade was camped May 23dWilkes, was rather famous for such cavalrymen—Colonel W. H. H. Cowles was born, and now lives there. The attack on Kennon's Landing was the most useless sacrifice of time and men and horses made during the war. The brigade was camped May 23d near Hanover Junction, recuperating a little from the terrible ride and fighting of the Sheridan raid. Late that afternoon an order came to each captain of our regiment for a detail of picked men for specially dangerous work. The Fifth regiment furnished about 225 men and officers, under command of Major Mc-Neill. There were surely not over 1,000 men on the expedition from our brigade. Wilson's wharf was a fortified post of great natural and artificial strentgth on the James river, far belo
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Brook Church fight, and something about the Fifth North Carolina cavalry. (search)
had he lived he would have added increased lustre to our North Carolina cavalry. I want to identify him in closer relation in this way, and, therefore, I state that one of his sisters was the mother of Messrs. R. N. and James Gordon Hackett, of Wilkes. Wilkes, was rather famous for such cavalrymen—Colonel W. H. H. Cowles was born, and now lives there. The attack on Kennon's Landing was the most useless sacrifice of time and men and horses made during the war. The brigade was camped May 23dWilkes, was rather famous for such cavalrymen—Colonel W. H. H. Cowles was born, and now lives there. The attack on Kennon's Landing was the most useless sacrifice of time and men and horses made during the war. The brigade was camped May 23d near Hanover Junction, recuperating a little from the terrible ride and fighting of the Sheridan raid. Late that afternoon an order came to each captain of our regiment for a detail of picked men for specially dangerous work. The Fifth regiment furnished about 225 men and officers, under command of Major Mc-Neill. There were surely not over 1,000 men on the expedition from our brigade. Wilson's wharf was a fortified post of great natural and artificial strentgth on the James river, far belo