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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address before the Virginia division of Army of Northern Virginia, at their reunion on the evening of October 21, 1886. (search)
an order assuming command of the troops there, which order he inclosed in a communication to Colonel Jackson, requesting him to have it copied and distributed to the different regiments. This Jackson at first declined to do until he received instructions from Governor Letcher or General Lee, but upon being furnished with an indorsement on an application Referred to General J. E. Johnston, commanding officer at Harper's Ferry. By order of Major-General Lee, he immediately complied with General Johnston's request and published his order assuming command. Records War of Rebellion, Volume 11, pages 871-‘77. On the 21st, Colonel Deas, Inspector-General Confederate States Army, reports that the forces assembled at Harper's Ferry consists of the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Virginia regiments, the Fourth Alabama, two regiments from Mississippi, five companies of Virginia artillery, eight companies of Virginia cavalry, four companies of Kentucky infantry and some small detac
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Long's memoir of General R. E. Lee. (search)
headings of the chapters as follows: West Virginia Campaign, where Lee sacrificed his own reputation rather than to sacrifice his men or injure the reputation of others who were striking for the defence of the country as best they could—The South Coast Defences, where General Lee left the impress of his engineering skill, which aided materially in the heroic defence which afterwards followed—The Peninsula Campaign, which brought McClellan to the gates of Richmond, and by the wounding of General Johnston at Seven Pines put Lee in command of the Virginia army—The Seven Days Fight, which raised the siege of Richmond, forced McClellan to cower under the protection of his gunboats at Westover, and gave immortal fame to Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia— Pope Outgeneralled, shows how Headquarters in the Saddle were dismounted, and Pope's braggadocio turned into the wail of a disgraceful disaster—Advance into Maryland, sketches that campaign—Fredericksburg, describes that great victo