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Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 1: (search)

Jackson, who had experienced military life as a colonel of a Georgia regiment in Mexico, and Col. William Phillips, visited Captain Elzey and made a verbal request that he withdraw his command from the State. Upon that officer's refusal, Col. Alfred Cumming, commanding the Augusta battalion of militia, was ordered to put his force in readiness for action to support the governor's demand. An official report succinctly describing an event of great importance at that period of the State's histion to these there were about 200 mounted men from Burke county and a company of infantry from Edgefield district, South Carolina. Brigadier-General Harris was in chief command, aided by Brig.-Gen. Charles J. Williams, of Columbus; and Lieut.-Col. Alfred Cumming was in immediate command of the armed force, consisting of the Augusta battalion, Companies A and B of the minute men, and the militia. No hostile demonstration was to be made until the 24th, and it was then happily obviated by the rea

Laws; Lieut.-Col. J. B. Weems; Maj. R. R. Hawes; Adjt. R. G. Strickland; Commissary G. H. Cheever; Quartermaster S. T. Neal. The captains were O. S. Kimbrough (A), C. H. Phinizy (B), Willis C. Holt (C), Henry L. Leon (D), Andrew J. McBride (E), Wm. F. Johnston (F), C. C. Kibbee (G), P. H. Loud (H), Y. L. Wotton (I), J. P. W. Read (K). This regiment served throughout the war in the army of Northern Virginia. Its first colonel, Lafayette McLaws, became a major-general and was succeeded by Alfred Cumming, for a short time lieutenant-colonel and later promoted to brigadier-general, whereupon Lieut.-Col. John B. Weems became colonel, followed afterward by W. C. Holt and A. J. Mc-Bride. On Weems' promotion Willis C. Holt became lieutenant-colonel, and upon his promotion C. C. Kibbee became lieutenant-colonel. Major Hawes was followed by Willis C. Holt and P. H. Loud. Adjutant Strickland was followed by John H. Dobbs. Captain Phinizy was succeeded by A. P. Boggs and W. S. Davis; Holt by J.

their coolness and steadiness under fire bespoke them veterans worthy of the fame so dearly bought on the plains of Manassas. Three companies of the Tenth, Col. Alfred Cumming commanding, also served in this combat. At the fight of Branch's brigade at Hanover Court House, May 27th, Col. Thomas Hardeman's regiment, the Forty-fiftht in line of battle to find the enemy, traversing his deserted camps and works. The First Georgia regulars, in advance, had a brisk engagement. The Tenth, Col. Alfred Cumming, of Semmes' brigade, was particularly distinguished in the Savage Station fight, and suffered a loss of 10 killed and 47 wounded, out of 345. The bloody e 400, out of an original strength of 514. Of these, the killed in battle or mortally wounded were estimated at 200. The Tenth Georgia was gallantly led by Col. Alfred Cumming, and with Company K, Fifty-third, under Lieutenant McCowan, and a company of the First regulars under Lieutenant Benning, at a late hour made a desperate ch

ia, which terminated at Gettysburg. Barton's and Cumming's Georgia brigades had been sent to the defense of Hill, May 16th, the Georgia brigades of Barton and Cumming fought with General Stevenson, where the combat was hottest. Barton on the right, Cumming in the center, and Stephen D. Lee on the left bore alone for some time on; Thirty-ninth, Col. J. T. McConnell—all of Gen. Alfred Cumming's brigade; the Fortieth, Col. Abda Johnson; Fering from their own statements, about 25,000 men. Cumming and Lee gallantly repulsed for some time the enemy'um and C. L. Thompson, were specially mentioned. Cumming's brigade was about 2,500 strong, and lost in killed 314, missing 539, total 995. Of the missing, General Cumming estimated that about 200 were killed or woundedly withdrawal, for which he was complimented by General Cumming on the field. During the subsequent siege he siege was Lieut. George D. Wise, ordnance officer of Cumming's brigade, who before the opening of the land campa

80,822 effectives present for duty. Gen. Alfred Cumming's brigade, Stevenson's division, was die occupying. The remainder of the service of Cumming's brigade on the 25th is well described by Geegiment fell back or was withdrawn. Brigadier-General Cumming now reported to me with the remainded point. [A charge being suggested] Brigadier-General Cumming gallantly proposed to lead it with ts. I immediately consented, and directed General Cumming to prepare for the charge, and went to thmy's right flank. . . . In the meantime, General Cumming, having placed the Fifty-sixth Georgia inthe Georgia regiments. Colonel McConnell, of Cumming's brigade, and other gallant soldiers who fell Slaughter, the last regimental commander of Cumming's brigade, was wounded. Captains Morgan and vance Captain Cody and Lieutenant Steiner, of Cumming's staff, were badly wounded. The Georgianseir ground, repulsing every assault, and that Cumming's brigade had actually charged and routed the[2 more...]

wart's division, and Reynolds' brigade, near the base of the mountain, and Brown's, Pettus' and Cumming's brigades on the opposite heights to the east, and maintained a brisk skirmish with the enemy ay the Thirty-ninth Georgia was exposed to a lively fire of shells, which failed to move them. Cumming's brigade suffered a loss of 1 killed and 25 wounded. Meanwhile a serious attack was made atision, composed of Brown's Tennessee brigade, Reynolds' North Carolina and Virginia brigade, Alfred Cumming's Georgia brigade, and Pettus' Alabama brigade. Maj.-Gen. Stewart's division, composed of Strger share of the fighting fell to Stevenson's division, in which was the Georgia brigade of Alfred Cumming, which won from General Stevenson the remark, I was much gratified by the gallantry with whi 1,300 men in killed and wounded. Among the wounded of the army were Gens. Patton Anderson and Cumming. Hardee at this time learned the real disposition of Sherman's army from a captured officer

. Moise. Brig.-Gen. R. H. Anderson had a brigade command in Hampton's cavalry. In the foregoing infantry organizations are represented the consolidated fragments of the brigades of Brig.-Gens. John K. Jackson, H. R. Jackson, H. W. Mercer, Alfred Cumming and M. A. Stovall, which had participated in the operations up to that time in their original organizations, but in very reduced numbers. Stovall's and Jackson's brigades of Clayton's division were together but 416 strong in the battle of Kinston, March 10th, and lost 70. Cumming's brigade had 23 effectives. Under the command of Col. Robert J. Henderson, during the fighting at Bentonville, March 19th to 22d, it was warmly commended by General Stevenson for gallantry in repulsing a flank attack of the enemy, and received upon the field the thanks and compliments of General Johnston. In the same combat J. A. Smith's brigade was in the front line of battle and in the corps command of General Bate. In the charge on the Federals,

rig.-Gen. R. H. Anderson. Brig.-Gen. Alfred. Cumming. Brig.--Gen. V. J. B. Girardey. Brig.-Gen. Phpromoted to brigadier-general. Brigadier-General Alfred Cumming Brigadier-General Alfred CummiBrigadier-General Alfred Cumming, a native of Augusta, Ga., was appointed to the United States military academy in 1845, and graduter being speedily advanced to higher duties, Cumming was in command of the regiment on the Yorktow Savage's Station and Malvern Hill, where Colonel Cumming was wounded. During the Maryland campaigDuring the subsequent siege of Vicksburg, General Cumming and his brigade performed their part and nforce General Cleburne on the extreme right, Cumming obtained permission to advance and engage the Federal fortified position at Jonesboro, General Cumming fell with a wound which terminated his mi his army in North Carolina, and consolidated Cumming's brigade with two others, General Cumming waGeneral Cumming was named as commander, but he was still upon crutches and unfit for duty. He afterward made his hom[3 more...]

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