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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial Department (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Letter from General J. E. Johnston . (search)
Letter from General J. E. Johnston.
Rev. J. William Jones, D. D., Secretary Southern Historical Society:
Dear Sir — In the account of The Seven days fighting published by your Society in the June No. of the Southern Magazine, there are some errors as to the strength of the Army of Northern Virginia in the beginning of June, 1862.
As they contradict previous statements of mine, I beg leave to point them out. In the statement of the strength of Holmes' division, at least 4,000 brought by him to the army from Petersburg, June 1st, are omitted; only those brought at the end of the month are referred to — they may have been 6,500.
In that of Longstreet's, the strength was near 14,000 June 1st.
The six brigades that then joined it had been reduced to 9,000 when they marched, late in August, to Northern Virginia.
The cavalry could not have exceeded 3,000, nor the reserve artillery 1,000, June 1st.
G. W. Smith's division of five brigades amounted to near 13,000 June 1st; only
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Correction. (search)
A Correction.
Selma, Ala., March 11th, 1875. Dr. J. Wm. Jones, Secretary Southern Historical Society, Richmond, Va.:
Dear Sir — I wish to correct my narrative of the services of the Ironclad Virginia, in which the Teaser, Beaufort and Raleigh are called tugs.
In the fight they did good service as gunboats, and should have been so designated.
The Beaufort had a converted, single-banded rifle gun, 32-pound calibre, and a 24-pound carronade.
The Teaser and Raleigh were, I think, similarly armed.
Please annex this to my narrative, and you will oblige,
Your obedient servant, Catesby Ap. R. Jones.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Capture of the Indianola . (search)
Capture of the Indianola.
Rev. John William Jones, Secretary of the Southern Historical Society:
Sir — The last September number of the Southern Magazine contained an article in relation to the capture of the Federal ironclad Indianola.
The article, in the absence of other information, draws its narrative principally from letters published in the Northern press during the war. It would manifestly be unjust to the officers and men who effected the capture to allow the facts stated in the article to remain the only record in the archives of the Historical Society.
I deem it proper, therefore, to vindicate the truth of history by transmitting to you the order of General Taylor organizing the expedition, the official report of the engagement with and capture of the Indianola, which report, I believe, has never yet been published.
For the better understanding of the report, it is well to briefly describe the Confederate rams that effected the capture.
The Webb was an ordi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial paragraphs. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The treatment of prisoners during the war between the States . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of Colonel D. T. Chandler , (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Book notices. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Book notices. (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Letter from Captain William L. Ritter . (search)
Letter from Captain William L. Ritter.
Rev. John William Jones, Secretary Southern Historical Society, Richmond, Va.:
Dear Sir — The February number of the Southern Historical Society Papers contains an article from Major J. L. Brent in relation to the capture of the iron-clad Indianola, in which mention is made of the name of Sergeant Edward H. Langley, of the Third Maryland Artillery, who had immediate charge of the two Parrot-guns aboard the Queen of the West.
As Sergeant Langley belonged to the battery of which I was a member, I desire to relate a few incidents connected with the closing scenes of his life, and to mention the fate of his successor, Lieutenant William Thompson Patten.
When the two gun detachments were put aboard the steamer Archer, January 23d, 1863, and sent down the river in charge of Sergeant Langley, there was but one commissioned officer with the battery in Vicksburg, the others having not yet arrived from Tennessee.
On the 26th the steamer De S