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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The last charge from the Danville, Va., Bee, April 20, 1907. (search)
hen he took the flags out of their care for exhibition in the Capitol. The interesting local feature about the flag is that it was Captain E. E. Bouldin's regimental flag, and he says it was not captured, but picked up after the color-bearer, James Wilson, was killed and the regiment left the field. There was no capture at all. This statement was vouched for by two letters produced by Captain Morton, one to him by Sgt., J. Scott Moore, of Lexington, Va., and the other by W. L. Moffett, of Auguame brave, daring and every inch a man. He was at the regiment as I came back with those prisoners. I came by where Sam Walker was lying wounded in charge of John Whitmore who said he was mortally wounded. He died that evening. Near him was James Wilson, our color sergeant, and he too, poor fellow, had seen his last on earth. His beautiful bay mare stood near him, and the colors of our old regiment were furled and leaning against a tree never again to be unfurled. I do not remember who was
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.11 (search)
, Virginia Infantry. A. N. Va.; commanding Early's Division, A. N. Va. John Clifford Pemberton, lieutenant-colonel corps of artillery, C. S. A., March 16, 1861; brigadier-general, June 17, 1861 major-general, January 1, 1862; lieutenant-general, October 10, 1862; died at Penllyn, Pa., July 13, 1881. Commands—Commanding> Confederate forces north of the Nansemond, east bank of the James River,—, 1861; brigade composed of Third Virginia, Thirteenth and Fourteenth North Carolina Regiments, Wilson's Battalion and Manley's North Carolina Battery of Artillery; commanding Eighth Military District, South Carolina, 1861-62; command consisting of Donelson's and Gregg's Brigades; commanding Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East and Middle Florida, 1862; assigned, October 4, 1862, to command of Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana; assigned, October 10, 1862, to the command and relieve Major-General Van Dorn of command of Army of Tennessee; resigned as lieutenant-general May
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.17 (search)
ck at Farm he was born On—Movement which broke Wilson's great Raid. Working through a swamp in ss scouts (God bless them) kept us informed of Wilson's whereabouts and movements. On the strength eld rifles into their ranks in the dark, which Wilson's men could not stand. This was kept up all nt a column on the west side of the swamp, pass Wilson's left and get in his rear. General Butler seed with one hundred picked men he would get in Wilson's rear before daylight. General Hampton rathehe firing. After getting some distance beyond Wilson's left, the guide thought the crossing throughh. With that formation we were immediately in Wilson's rear. Daylight was near at hand when we m flew. When General Hampton heard our fire in Wilson's rear he pushed forward to the main line and ar Stone Creek Station, as the Yankee general, Wilson, evidently intended, he took a long circle witthough bad enough, was not the worst of it for Wilson, for the demoralization produced by the mode o[3 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Constitution and the Constitution. (search)
. We have, she adds, a few records of worthy black servants who remind us of the faithful black house servants of old Southern families. These are the men, said Wilson, of Massachusetts, of the freedmen after the war, who have been elevated from chattelhood to manhood. Yes, but it was Massachusetts which sold them into chattelhood by the pound. Virginia and her Southern sisters had elevated them to what Wilson esteemed manhood. Not by Wilson, nor by them for whom he spoke, had the blind received sight. Property in man, you say. Well, at least it was property impressed with a trust a trust which the vendor would not perform but which the vendee did peWilson, nor by them for whom he spoke, had the blind received sight. Property in man, you say. Well, at least it was property impressed with a trust a trust which the vendor would not perform but which the vendee did perform so admirably as to raise chattelhood to manhood. The social problem is to make authority that of real highest over real lowest. To this the name of slavery may be given. The reality of slavery is government of the highest over real lowest. To this they forced upon the South in the name of liberty. Of all the crimes comm