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First Manassas and surrendering at Appomattox, also with Longstreet at Chickamauga and in east Tennessee. Its first colonen the army of Northern Virginia, except when it was with Longstreet at Chickamauga and in east Tennessee. There were many cin the army of Northern Virginia except whet it was with Longstreet at Chickamauga and in east Tennessee. Its colonel, Geoed in the Chickamauga and east Tennessee campaigns under Longstreet in the fall of 1863 and early spring of 1864. During thstinction, being also one of the regiments that followed Longstreet through the Chickamauga and east Tennessee campaigns. Impaigns, also at Chickamauga and in east Tennessee under Longstreet, returning to Virginia in time for the spring campaign othe war with the army of Northern Virginia, and was with Longstreet at Chattanooga and in east Tennessee. Ten companies becad's until after Gettysburg. Wofford's brigade went with Longstreet to Georgia, and though not reaching Chickamauga in time

allant officer until his death at Gettysburg; then under General Bryan during the Chattanooga and Knoxville campaign of Longstreet, with whom, returning to Virginia, it served through the Overland campaign and around Richmond. During its long and ho. Anderson's brigade in time to participate in the battle of Gettysburg; was then sent to Charleston, and soon after to Longstreet at Chattanooga, going with him through the Knoxville campaign. Returning to Virginia in the spring of 1864 it served fartin. This battalion after being sent to Virginia was assigned to Wofford's brigade. After Gettysburg it accompanied Longstreet to Georgia and was engaged in the East Tennessee campaign under that general. It nobly illustrated Georgia during the st Kentucky and southwest Virginia. It was in the campaign around Chattanooga in September and October, 1863, and with Longstreet in the Knoxville campaign. A portion of it served in southwest Virginia in 1864, and a part of the battalion did duty

lines like a wedge, but it was all of no avail. Hardeman's Forty-fifth was also in the fight, and the Nineteenth Georgia lost all its field officers. Lieutenant-Colonel Shackelford, killed in the gallant discharge of duty, and Sergt.-Maj. J. W. Williams were especially commended by General Archer. The heroic fragment of the Forty-fourth, 179 strong, under Capts. J. W. Beck and Samuel P. Lumpkin, were still at the front in this as in subsequent battles. Toward the close of this battle Longstreet and Jackson threw their forces to the relief of A. P. Hill, and defeated the Federal army. The Eighteenth Georgia, under Lieut.-Col. S. Z. Ruff, took part in the famous assault of Hood's brigade, losing 16 killed and 126 wounded. Among the killed and mortally wounded were Lieutenants Dowton, McCulloch, Cone and Jones. Of Colquitt's brigade Gen. D. H. Hill said: The Sixth and Twenty-seventh Georgia, of this brigade, commanded by those pure, brave, noble, Christian soldiers, Lieut.-Col. J

Col. R. W. Folsom, Fourteenth, Lieut.-Col. S. M. Manning, Forty-ninth, and Maj. W. L. Grice, Forty-fifth, commanded their regiments with skill and gallantry. Longstreet's corps began its distinctive career in history as it came through Thoroughfare gap to participate in the final fighting of this campaign. Longstreet brought uLongstreet brought up to Manassas plains the divisions of R. H. Anderson, D. R. Jones, C. M. Wilcox, John B. Hood and J. L. Kemper. With Anderson was Wright's Georgia brigade; with Hood the Eighteenth regiment, in Hood's brigade. D. R. Jones' division was almost entirely Georgian, including the brigades of Toombs and G. T. Anderson, and Drayton's bimpressed McClellan that he dared not risk another attack upon Lee, who remained defiant in his front throughout the 18th and then retreated unmolested. Though Longstreet has expressed the opinion that at the close of the day 10,000 fresh troops could have come in and taken Lee's army and everything it had, Gen. Jacob D. Cox, of

Forty-fourth, and the company officers in command of sharpshooters; Capt. S. G. Pryor, Twelfth; Capt. J. B. Reese, Forty-fourth; Lieut. J. G. Stephens, Fourth, and Lieut. J. S. Wilder, Twenty-first. One flag was captured by the Twelfth. When Longstreet's corps took position on the field to the south of A. P. Hill, on the second day of the battle, four more Georgia brigades were brought into action. In McLaws' division were the brigade of Gen. P. J. Semmes—Tenth regiment, Col. John B. Weems; k and saved a battery from the cavalry of the gallant Farnsworth, who fell in his desperate charge upon the Confederate right. The Fifty-ninth lost 116 men. Col. Jack Brown was wounded, and Capt. M. G. Bass was next in command. While two of Longstreet's divisions were fighting at Little Round Top, Wright's Georgia brigade of Anderson's division, A. P. Hill's corps, had the honor of gaining the crest of the famous eminence where, on the following day, the high tide of the Confederacy dashed i

oach of veteran reinforcements, a portion of Longstreet's corps, army of Northern Virginia, the remodefeat the Confederate army. The arrival of Longstreet had not yet equalized the strength of the twity of the pontoon bridges. By 2 o'clock Longstreet had broken Rosecrans' right wing into fragme Thomas and were posted as described above. Longstreet continues: It was evident that with this victoriously over the Federal works and met Longstreet's wing advancing with equal success. Gen. Wch of Polk's and Hill's corps, and 17,000 in Longstreet's, a total of 38,989 infantry and 2,983 artillimpor-tant route was confided to Lieutenant-General Longstreet's command, and its possession forcn. But the position assigned to or taken by Longstreet did not keep the Bridgeport route closed. Mouring into Chattanooga. Generals Bragg and Longstreet examined the Federal operations from the sumookout mountain. About the last of October, Longstreet, Hardee and Breckinridge were ordered to exa[11 more...]

On November 3, 1863, General Bragg summoned Longstreet, Hardee and Breckinridge, then his infantry corps commanders, in consultation. Longstreet had an inkling that it was proposed to send him again advance against Knoxville being decided on, Longstreet was given for the expedition his two divisioto co-operate. It was ten days later before Longstreet was able to cross the Tennessee at Loudon an Cumming, of the Sixteenth Georgia, said General Longstreet in his report, with great gallantry marcGeorgia cavalry was on detached service. Longstreet's army remained in east Tennessee during theomas to send Granger to relieve Knoxville if Longstreet was there. A rumor was afloat that LongstreLongstreet would make a junction with Bragg at Dalton the next day. Grose's brigade advancing to reconnoi from other sources, forming with Hardee and Longstreet a force of 100,000. Let this army take the s from Mississippi and the cavalry back from Longstreet, said the President, the army would perhaps

sources and desperate efforts. In the army of Northern Virginia, four of the nine brigades of Longstreet's corps were Georgians—the brigades of William T. Wofford, Goode Bryan, George T. Anderson andhomas, Wilcox's division. Callaway's and Carlton's Georgia batteries were in the artillery of Longstreet's corps, commanded by a Georgian, Gen. E. P. Alexander. Milledge's battery was with the SeconLee, was not only pounding the enemy, over twice its number, on the front and right flank, but Longstreet, coming up, sent Anderson's and Wofford's Georgians with Mahone's Virginians to attack his left this moment that the defeat of Grant's army was within the grasp of the Confederates, but as Longstreet was preparing to follow up his success, he fell wounded from the fire of some of his own men iempt of Grant to break the Confederate lines at Cold Harbor, July 1st and 2d, the Georgians of Longstreet's corps took a prominent and valiant part. Assault after assault was repulsed at Kershaw's sa

ston was furnished a plan of campaign by the war department, brought by Colonel Sale, General Bragg's military secretary, in which it appeared that the great result desired by the Confederate government was the reclaiming of the provision country of Kentucky and Tennessee, and an increase of the army by recruits. To aid in taking the offensive there would be sent him 5,000 men from Polk and 10,000 from Beauregard, as soon as he was ready to use them, giving him a total strength, including Longstreet's corps, of 75,000. In acknowledging the receipt of this plan of campaign, Johnston declared that he expressly accepted taking the offensive, but wanted his full strength assembled first. At this juncture Lieut.-Gen. U. S. Grant was assigned to the duties of commander of the armies of the United States, Maj.-Gen. William T. Sherman to command of the military division of the Mississippi, and Maj.-Gen. James B. McPherson to command of the department of the Tennessee; Maj.-Gen. George H.

ffered. John B. Gordon, of Georgia, promoted to major-general, and later acting lieutenant-general, honored the State as commander of the Second army corps. Longstreet, closely connected with the State and now one of its citizens, led the First corps with the same grim earnestness that had characterized his four years service., which was very thin, there being in many places only one man to every seven yards. The gallant defense of Forts Alexander and Gregg checked the Federals until Longstreet came up and interposed his corps. That night Lee withdrew from the lines of Petersburg and Richmond, which he had held so long and skillfully. Lee's retreat wry over the last hours of the illustrious army of Northern Virginia. Following is the organization of the Georgia commands in the final operations: Longstreet's corps. In C. W. Fields' division: Brigade of Gen. George T. Anderson—Seventh regiment, Col. George H. Carmical; Eighth, Col. John R. Towers; Ninth, Maj. Jo

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