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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Black Eagle Company. (search)
d county, Va., as I can now remember, after an interval of thirty-eight years. This company was mustered into the service at Richmond, April 23rd, 1861, and was known afterwards as Company E. Eighteenth regiment, Virginia Volunteers, and had the following list of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates: Harrison, Carter H., first captain, promoted major, Eleventh Virginia Regiment; killed at Bull Run, Va., 18th July, 1861. Harrison, Randolph, second captain; promoted colonel in Wise's Legion; lost his leg near Petersburg, Va., April, 1865; dead. Shields, Dr. Thomas P., third captain; wounded at Gaines' Mill, Va., 27th June, 1862; promoted surgeon. Leitch, Thomas M., second lieutenant; exempted from service 1862. Cocke, Edmund R., fourth captain; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. Weymouth, John E,, first lieutenant; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; dead. Austin, Cornelius, second lieutenant; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. Cocke, William F., third lieu
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Story of battle of five Forks. (search)
most confusion towards the west, and captured the greater part of the artillery and many prisoners. Warren then arranged his corps so as to preclude the possibility of these forces reuniting with the body of the army. It had happened that Fitz Lee, during the day, notified Lieutenant-General R. H. Anderson, who was at Burgess' Mill with Johnson's division, that the Fifth Corps was with Sheridan, and that Sheridan, now with overwhelming force, was pressing upon him. Anderson, in person, with Wise's and Gracie's brigades, moved to his relief, but as Warren had already crossed the White Oak road, the direct line of communication between the two places, and Humphreys (see his report) had sent Miles' division around on that road to confront the forces at Burgess' Mill, Anderson made a circuit around Miles and Warren, reached the neighborhood after Fitz Lee and Pickett had been routed, and without affording any assistance whatever added those brigades to the routed and disorganized, and l
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Treachery of W. H. Seward brought fire on Sumter. (search)
Treachery of W. H. Seward brought fire on Sumter. Details of his correspondence with Judge Campbell showed clear design to deceive Southern leaders By L. W. Wise. Of course, when the Confederate authorities found out how they had been treated and the bad faith which had been practiced towards them, they had no other alternative left but to open fire on the fort unless Major Anderson would agree peaceably to evacuate it. To give him a chance to do so, the Confederates opened negotiations with him. All they could get from him on April 11, was that he would evacuate it at noon on the 15th, which was then several days off. But he added this proviso: Should I not receive, prior to that time, controlling instructions from my government or additional supplies. As the additional supplies were then on the way to him, the Confederates then notified him that fire would be opened on Fort Sumter in one hour, which was done early on the morning of April 12. The Confederates were none
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
172. Stuart Gen J. E. B., 65; death of, 69, 216. Sulivane, Colonel, 318. Sumpter, J. U., 183. Swanson, Governor, 164. Swayze, T. F, 164. Talcott, Col. T. M. R., 21. Taliaferro, Major, 17. Taylor Col. W. H., 21, 22. Terrell, Col. J. B. 236. Thompson, Jimmy, 65. Tredegar Battalion, officers of, 200; Works, 6. Trezevant, Major J. T., 16. Venable, Major A. R., 61,65; Col. Charles S., 212. Virginia, Regiment, 3rd, organization of, 185; 14th, organization of, 193. Walker, Gen. R. Lindsay, 125. Warren, General, relieved of command, 174. White, Lt. Col. J. L., 16, Whitehead, Col. A. W., 164,165. Willis, Gen. Edward, 236. Wilson, Henry. 245. Wilson. Gen. James, 18. Wirz, Capt, Henry, 341. Wisdom's Famous Ride, 372. Withers, Col. R. E., 321. Wise, L. W., 361. Winchester, Incidents of battle of, 232. Wood, H. E., 52. Woollen Mills, Crenshaw, 7. Wright, Gen. A. R, 164; Address of, 165. Wright, Major M. H., 16.