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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The defence of battery Gregg-General Lane's reply to General Harris. (search)
entirely of the Mississippi brigade of Harris, Mahone's division, I made the same statement that I dary artillerists, some of Harris's brigade, of Mahone's division, and some of Thomas's brigade were defence belong exclusively to that brigade of Mahone's division. We claim that the largest part ofrt been repeatedly claimed for that brigade of Mahone's division, I would have remained silent, and General Harris, and that Harris's brigade, of Mahone's division, was subsequently on our right. . He further states that Harris's brigade, of Mahone's division, was afterwards ordered forward a lo General Harris, after he had been to see General Mahone, and had read General Mahone's letter to Gssippi brigade, under General N. H. Harris, of Mahone's division. I wonder if General Walker remembo positive orders, before Harris's brigade, of Mahone's division, had its slight skirmish and retirehe would have done justice to every brigade in Mahone's division, and would not have given to Harris[4 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Reams's Station-report of General W. C. Wickham. (search)
command in the engagement of June 29, 1864, near Reams's Station: Upon reaching Carter's house I was ordered to dismount one of my regiments and send it in to the support of General Lomax, who had been ordered to make a flank attack whilst General Mahone attacked in front; to keep two regiments in hand ready for mounted action, and to put one in rear of our trains to guard them. The Second Virginia cavalry was dismounted, and supported General Lomax in his attack. This attack was followeduard of the enemy, and scattered it in every direction, capturing and bringingoff three pieces of artillery, taking two mountain howitzers, and forcing the enemy to abandon all but one of his guns (which were afterwards taken possession of by General Mahone's men when they came up), capturing, so far as I can learn, all of the wagons and ambulances that they attempted to take with them, and capturing many prisoners, negroes and small arms; recapturing a considerable number of our own infantry wh
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), History of Lane's North Carolina brigade. (search)
ur companies, being still on the right flank. Mahone's brigade, under Colonel Weisiger, had formed short time more severe than that in front, as Mahone's brigade poured such a fire into us that Lieuto be about four hundred--notwithstanding, General Mahone said, in the presence of Lieutenant-Coloneany guard at all, and there taken charge of by Mahone's brigade and conducted to the Courthouse. As General Mahone claims for his brigade one of the flags and most of the prisoners captured by mineh an open space and a pine thicket, and as General Mahone's brigade of brave Virginians never left topportunities of witnessing the performance of Mahone's brigade than did General Mahone himself. I General Mahone himself. I was in the oak woods, I was in the open field, and I was also in the pine thicket beyond the opening, and I know that Mahone's brigade did not leave the oak woods, and that it lost a golden opportunitbrigade out of the oak woods. I never saw General Mahone after he introduced me to Colonel Weisiger
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battery Gregg-reply to General N. H. Harris. (search)
tworth had been withdrawn early in the action, and that Gregg had fallen before he withdrew from that battery. Gregg was captured before 11 A. M. There is a letter from Captain R. R. Applewhite also of the Twelfth Mississippi; both he and Captain Jones speak of other men besides those of their brigade being in the battery, but they both say they were without organization; the former says, to be exact, There may have been good and true men from other commands who aided in the defence. General Mahone was requested, though not present, to write of the defence of the battery. Not being there, he could only repeat what he had heard. Lieutenant-Colonel Owens, Washington artillery, can't see what General Lane had to do with Gregg, as he had always understood that the fort was held by Mississippians. General Gibbon, of the Union army, was invited to express an opinion as to the composition of the command. He regretted he could give no information in regard to the garrison of the fort.
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 37: (search)
e Conduct of the War: It was found impossible to get the men up to the works. The enemy's fire was too hot for them. Report of Committee on the Conduct of the War, Part I, p. 656. After the battle of Fredericksburg the Army of Northern Virginia remained encamped on the south side of the Rappahannock until the latter part of April, 1863. The Federal army occupied the north side of the river opposite Fredericksburg, extending to the Potomac. Two brigades of Anderson's division—those of Mahone and Posey—were stationed near United States Mine or Bank Mill Ford. The cavalry was distributed on both flanks—Fitzhugh Lee's brigade picketing the Rappahannock above the mouth of the Rapidan and W. H. F. Lee's near Port Royal. General Longstreet, with two divisions of his corps, was detached for service south of James River in February, and did not rejoin the army until after the battle of Chancellorsville. Excepting a cavalry engagement near Kelly's Ford, on March 17th, nothing of intere<
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 52: (search)
by a small body of cavalry under General W. H. F. Lee, and on their return near Reams's Station were met, near Sapponey Church, by a force of fifteen hundred cavalry under General Hampton. That officer at once attacked. The fighting continued fiercely throughout the night, and at dawn the enemy's cavalry retreated in confusion. Near Reams's Station, at which point they attempted to cross the Weldon Railroad, they were met by General Fitzhugh Lee's horsemen and a body of infantry under General Mahone, and this force completed their discomfiture. After a brief attempt to force their way, they broke in disorder, leaving behind them twelve pieces of artillery, more than a thousand prisoners, and many wagons and ambulances. The railroads were soon repaired, and the enemy's cavalry was for the time rendered unfit for service. Every attempt made to force General Lee's lines having proved unsuccessful, General Grant determined upon the method of slow approaches, and proceeded to confro
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
. McPherson, General, 475. McRae, Colonel, 72, 77. McRae (boat), 186. Madison, James, 4. Maffitt, Captain, 217. Escape of Florida from Mobile harbor, 218-19. Activities of the Florida, 219. Magruder, Gen. John B., 60, 71, 76, 79, 102, 111, 119, 120-21, 124, 126, 127, 131, 196-97, 199, 201, 212, 590, 591. Preparations for McClellan's advance on Richmond, 67-68, 70. Advance, the 68-69, 71-74. Report on recapture of Galveston, 197-98. Report on battle of Sabine Pass, 200. Mahone, General, 300, 544. Major, General, 350. Mallory, S. R., 75, 170, 191, 192, 193, 589. Malone, Patrick, 201. Malvern Hill, Battle of, 122-23, 125-27, 129. Manassas (boat), 186. Manassas, Battle of, 14. Junction, Capture of, 271. Plains, Battle of, 269-75. Maney, Colonel, 48. Mann, —, 311. Mansfield, General, 286. Battle of, 456-57. Marcy, William L., extract from letter concerning private property, 139. Maritime war, Laws of, 235-36, 315. Marshall, Col. Charles, 132-33
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 5: Seven Pines or fair Oaks (search)
the battle, with Whiting and other troops, when it was well developed. It is easy to see that the Federals had nothing to fear from anything the Confederates were likely to do. Early in the morning there was some sharp firing at many points along the line, where daylight brought into view troops and skirmishers which had been posted after dark; and, in accordance with Smith's instructions, four of Longstreet's brigades — Pickett's, Wilcox's, Pryor's, and Colston's — and two of Huger's, Mahone's and Armistead's, advanced upon the enemy's position, which ran largely through the woods. There resulted a number of more or less severe affairs at different points, which were waged with varying fortunes for some hours. The brigades which had been engaged the day before were held in reserve near the captured redoubt. Meanwhile, with daylight, the enemy's position of the afternoon before, opposite Whiting, showed itself strengthened by intrenchments, and Smith thought there was evidence
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 8 (search)
y is given as follows in his official report:— The troops bivouacked in their position while it was dark, and resumed the march at daylight (Monday, June 30). Mahone advanced cautiously, captured many prisoners, and killed some cavalry scouts, one bearing an order to Kearny to retire and keep a strong battery of artillery with his rear-guard. After passing Fisher's house, we found the road obstructed by trees felled all across it. Gen. Mahone found it best to cut a road around the obstructions. For such work we were deficient in tools. The column was delayed while the work was going on, and it was evening before we got through and drove off the workmwn other trees. As we advanced through the woods and came to an open field on high ground (P. Williams on map), a powerful battery of rifled guns opened on us. Gen. Mahone disposed his troops and advanced a battery of artillery, Moorman's, and a sharp artillery fire was kept up for some time. The enemy's fire was very severe and
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 9 (search)
orders the advance was' commenced by Wright's Ga. and La. brigade, followed by Mahone's Va. brigade, both of Huger's division. These two brigades formed our extremeable for an assault from our right flank appears from the reports of Wright and Mahone, whose small force was not driven back at all, but made a lodgment and held theio of at least 20 to 1. Onward we pressed, warmly and strongly supported by Gen. Mahone's brigade, under a murderous fire of shot, shell, canister, and musketry. And he gave way in great disorder. In the meantime, my front, supported by Gen. Mahone, had been subjected to a heavy fire of artillery and musketry, and had begun little command, now reduced to less than 300, with about an equal number of Gen. Mahone's brigade, held our positions under the very muzzles of the enemy's guns, anermining the loss of the enemy, though I am satisfied it was very heavy. Gen. Mahone reports that his brigade carried into action 1226, and lost 39 killed, 164 w
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