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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 57 1 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 48 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 16 0 Browse Search
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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 4 2 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Lieutenant-General S. D. Lee's report of the Tennessee campaign, beginning September 29th, 1864. (search)
l of them down to the river, under a heavy artillery and musketry fire. Having succeeded in putting a boat in the river, Pettus' brigade of Stevenson's division was thrown across, under the immediate direction of Major-General Stevenson, and made a principally in front of Holtzclaw's Alabama, Gibson's Louisiana and Stovall's Georgia brigades of Clayton's division, and Pettus' Alabama brigade of Stevenson's division, and too much credit cannot be awarded Major-General Clayton and these gallant tned to make the retreat a rout if possible. Their boldness was soon checked by many of them being killed and captured by Pettus' Alabama and Stovall's Georgia brigades and Bledsoe's battery under Major-General Clayton. Several guidons were capturedretiring column. This desperate attack was kept up till long after dark, but gallantly did the rear guard, consisting of Pettus' Alabama and Cummings' Georgia brigades (the latter commanded by Colonel Watkins) of Stevenson's division, and under that
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial paragraphs. (search)
ucceeded General Hood in the command to the arrival of the army at Palmetto Station; General Lee's report of Hood's Tennessee Campaign; General Stevenson's report of the same campaign; General Stevenson's report of the operations of his division from the beginning of the Dalton-Atlanta campaign up to May 30th, 1864; General Stevenson's report of engagement on Powder Springs road, June 22d, 1864; Reports of General Stevenson, General Brown, General J. R. Jackson, General E. C. Walthal, General E. W. Pettus, and a number of regimental and battery commanders of the Battle of Lookout Mountain. A large number of general field orders, field letters, field notes, returns, inspection reports, &c., &c., which are invaluable material for a history of Stevenson's division, and indeed of the whole army with which this gallant and accomplished officer was connected. (We are exceedingly anxious to collect a full set of papers bearing on the operations of our Western armies, and regard this con
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of Major-General Carter L. Stevenson of the Tennessee campaign. (search)
d succeeded in crossing three (3) regiments of Pettus' brigade, Brigadier-General Pettus in command.Brigadier-General Pettus in command. The Twentieth Alabama regiment (Colonel I. M. Dedman) of his brigade had previously been sent up t. Everything being made ready, I directed General Pettus to advance, and his command dashed forwardg driven the enemy within their main line, General Pettus halted, selected a position to prevent the practicable expedition. During the night General Pettus reported that the enemy was retiring, and upon a part of General Clayton's line and upon Pettus' brigade of my division — exposing, in their assault upon Pettus, their flank to a fire from Cumming's brigade. Their success the previous day haay I received orders from General Lee to leave Pettus' brigade at Hollow Tree Gap, to assist in brinepare to retire fighting by the flank, and General Pettus to move in line of battle to the rear, witile, formed a line upon each side of the pike, Pettus on the right, Watkins on the left, each with a[1 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Report of Major-General C. L. Stevenson from the beginning of the Dalton-Atlanta campaign to May 30, 1864. (search)
n on my left to Ault's creek on my right. General Pettus was placed upon the left, General Reynoldst-centre, and General Brown on the right. General Pettus was ordered to hold the mountain with a resition; and accordingly, on the — instant, General Pettus was ordered to occupy the mountain with hirted by a line of battle, against the angle in Pettus' line at the crest of the mountain. This attad from its position on my right to the left of Pettus on the crest of the mountain, who was thus enaisions, made a heavy assault upon the angle in Pettus' line. The fight was obstinate and bloody, bu's in the valley. Soon after the assault upon Pettus, the enemy manoeuvred considerably in the valle success. During the attack, I ordered General Pettus up with three (3) of his regiments, which s and artillery upon my front line — Brown and Pettus — and inflicted considerable loss; but my skirs brigade,1989270 Reynold's brigade,33126190 Pettus' brigade,3017761    121565531 It afford[3 more.