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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans)	211	3	Browse	Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4.	211	7	Browse	Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones)	156	2	Browse	Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller)	152	12	Browse	Search
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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)	98	4	Browse	Search
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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 2: (search)

S. Atkinson (B), J. C. Nichols (C), D. J. McDonald (D), Eli S. Griffin (E), Wm. H. Dasher (F), Ben F. Mosely (G), Wm. A. McDonald (H), Alexander Atkinson (I), J. S. Blain (K), Ben A. White, Jr. (L). This regiment was for a time on the Georgia coast under Lawton, accompanied that officer to Richmond in time to share in the Seven Days battles, thenceforward serving in the army of Northern Virginia until Appomattox, where, in the division commanded by Gen. Clement A. Evans and the corps of John B. Gordon, it shared in the least charge of that illustrious army. During this long and honorable service E. N. Atkinson succeeded Colonel Styles in the command of the regiment; the successors of Lieutenant-Colonel Lane were E. S. Griffin, J. S. Blain and William A. McDonald; the majors after Gardner were E. S. Griffin, J. S. Blain and B. F. Grace; Adjutant Atkinson was succeeded by Andrew J. Lyles. Before the reorganization M. R. Cogdell became captain of Company L. After the reorganization th

Northern Virginia from the spring of 1862 until the surrender at Appomattox, where, in the division commanded by Brig.-Gen. Clement A. Evans and the corps of General Gordon, it helped to make the last successful charge of that army. The following field officers succeeded those who were appointed at its organization: Cols. Georged in the battles around Richmond, the campaign of Second Manassas and Maryland, and at Fredericksburg. After Lawton's appointment as quartermaster-general, Gen. John B. Gordon was assigned to the brigade, and subsequently the same command became Evans' brigade. Under these three brigade commanders the regiment served from the batRichmond through the Overland campaign, the campaign of Early in Maryland and in the valley, then in the trenches at Petersburg, and finally in Evans' division of Gordon's corps in the campaign that closed at Appomattox. During this long and arduous career the losses of the regiment were very heavy. Some of the successors to the

s, South mountain, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg. Fredericksburg. Stonewall Jackson, in the Second Manassas campaign, had under his command the divisions of Taliaferro (Jackson's), A. P. Hill and Ewell. Col. E. L. Thomas, promoted to brigadier-general, commanded J. R. Anderson's brigade of Hill's division. Archer's brigade still contained the Nineteenth regiment. Lawton's brigade began here its long and distinguished identification with Ewell's division, later commanded by Lawton, Early, Gordon, and Evans. The Twelfth and Twenty-first regiments were in Trimble's brigade. The latter was the first in the fight at Slaughter's or Cedar mountain, August 9th, and the Twelfth was also particularly conspicuous. Posted by General Early, it held unwaveringly the key to the Confederate position on the hills after other parts of the line had broken, with the exception of Thomas' Georgians, who also stood fast on the right. When their ammunition was exhausted they depended on their bayonets

ol. J. T. Mercer; Forty-fourth, Col. J. B. Estes; and last, the Lawton brigade, in Early's division, now commanded by John B. Gordon, promoted brigadier-general from the colonelcy of the Fifth Alabama infantry— Thirteenth regiment, Col. J. H. Baker; k began before that of McLaws and Anderson. As the brigades of Hoke and Hays crossed Hazel run to move toward the right, Gordon's brigade advanced toward Lee's and Marye's hills, followed by Smith and Barksdale. Col. C. A. Evans, of the Thirty-first Georgia, was in the lead in this attack of Gordon's brigade, recapturing Marye's hill and holding it, and subsequently, aided by the rest of the division, Gordon compelled the enemy to give up the only advantage he had gained in the three days battGordon compelled the enemy to give up the only advantage he had gained in the three days batties. The loss of the brigade in killed and wounded was 161, including among the wounded Capt. James Mitchell, adjutant-general. Brig.-Gen. William N. Pendleton, chief of artillery, in his report speaks of the good work of several Georgia batteri

000 prisoners, a splendid achievement in which Gordon's Georgia brigade took an active part. In Earsing through Maryland entered Pennsylvania. Gordon's brigade, marching in advance, entered Gettysarrisburg, the capital of the State. But when Gordon and his brigade reached the Susquehanna, he foidge, were able to fire it so effectively that Gordon was checked. The bridge was entirely destroyeof the flames was arrested by the exertions of Gordon's men. General Evans relates that while he washad begun, Ewell, with the Georgia brigades of Gordon and Doles among his other brave fighters, arriy back from the west, about 3 p. m., Doles and Gordon encountered the Federals strongly posted, withth heavy loss. Doles' flank being threatened, Gordon made a gallant charge over the fences, rocks agade occupied a part of the town. Except that Gordon was in a night attack on the second day, he aunder Colonel Evans, being mainly engaged. In Gordon's brigade the loss at Gettysburg, incurred chi[4 more...]

n and Henry L. Benning. In Ewell's corps, John B. Gordon's brigade was a third of Early's division,lding its ground. The Georgians of Doles' and Gordon's brigades were the first to win success, regan the 6th of May it was upon the suggestion of Gordon that the attack was made upon the Federal righ to Spottsylvania Court House and occupied it. Gordon, temporarily in command of Early's division, arigade, supported by other commands, including Gordon's division, soon regained the works. Andersonoverwhelmed in the salient by Hancock's corps, Gordon's brigade, now commanded by Col. Clement A. Evcing line. The two brigades, according to General Gordon's report, charged with the greatest spiritthe Potomac and threaten Washington. Maj.-Gen. John B. Gordon commanded one of the divisions of thion. In the brilliant victory at the Monocacy, Gordon made a gallant charge which broke the Federal t early dawn of October 19th, the divisions of Gordon, Ramseur and Pegram, under the command of Gord[5 more...]

gh the splendid gallantry of the troops the position was held against fierce and repeated assaults. At night Hardee fell back to Lovejoy's Station. Davis reported that he finally carried the Confederate line after very heavy fighting, in which he lost 222 killed, 945 wounded and 105 missing, and captured General Govan, probably about 1,000 prisoners, 8 cannon and several flags. The success of the Federals here spoken of occurred about the middle of the afternoon; but Granbury's Texans and Gordon's Tennessee brigade charging into the breach rectified Hardee's line, which was then successfully held until night against heavy odds. Hardee's gallant fight secured Hood's safe retreat from Atlanta. The brave stand made by Hardee's men in the battle of Jonesboro was one of the most gallant deeds of the war. At 5 p. m., September 1st, the evacuation of Atlanta was begun, the troops falling back toward McDonough. Preparations for the removal of stores had begun on the previous day. It a

e Federal commander will always be associated with this barbarous act. On November 5th the Federal right wing and cavalry started toward Jonesboro and McDonough to make a feint at Macon, but crossed the Ocmulgee river near Jackson, and reached Gordon in seven days. Slocum with one corps moved out eastward via Decatur, with orders to burn the Oconee bridge, east of Madison, after which to turn south and reach Milledgeville in seven days. Sherman himself left Atlanta on the 16th with Jeff C. Dah there was active skirmishing by Wheeler. Kilpatrick advanced as far as the redoubts about Macon, held by the infantry and dismounted cavalry, and the head of his column entered the works but were repulsed. On the 22d, Howard having approached Gordon, sent Wood's division and Kilpatrick's cavalry toward Macon for another demonstration. This force was met by Wheeler's men, who charged early in the morning and captured one of the Federal picket posts, causing the loss of about 60 to the enemy.

, they maintained their relative strength in an army where all suffered. John B. Gordon, of Georgia, promoted to major-general, and later acting lieutenant-generalmmand of their gallant brigades. Brig.-Gen. Clement A. Evans, first succeeding Gordon in brigade leadership, was now promoted to acting major-general, in command of n February, Evans' brigade was distinguished. The two brigades of Georgians in Gordon's corps were also participants in the desperate attack on Grant's lines March 25, 1865, of which Gordon had charge. The corps moved forward before daylight with the division of Evans in front, captured a half mile of breastworks with Fort Steded repeated attacks until Simms' command was surrounded and mostly captured. Gordon's corps, escaping this disaster, took part in the last assault upon the enemy oas; Fifty-third, Capt R. H. Woods; last commander of brigade, Capt. Waldron. Gordon's corps. In Bryan Grimes' division: Brigade of Gen. Philip Cook—Fourth regim

oners returned to the treasury $118.50. General Cook then returned to his farm, where he remained until 1890, when Gov. John B. Gordon appointed him secretary of state to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Maj. M. C. Barnett. To the same ohis command to Gen. A. R. Lawton, and from that date his regiment served in the brigade successively commanded by Lawton, Gordon and himself. With the exception of a few months on the defensive lines below Savannah, his entire military service was rendered in the Virginia campaigns with the division commanded by Stonewall Jackson, Early and Gordon. He was commissioned brigadier-general May 19, 1863, and when Maj.-Gen. J. B. Gordon was assigned to command of the Second army corps as acting lieuMaj.-Gen. J. B. Gordon was assigned to command of the Second army corps as acting lieutenant-general, in November, 1864, he was at the same time promoted to the command of the division. In this position he served at first on the right of Lee's army at Hatcher's run, and subsequently in the trenches immediately opposite Petersburg. I

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