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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Last days of the army of Northern Virginia. (search)
he cavalry was falling back in confusion before Lee's infantry. Crook says: The cavalry was forcedn made. General Porter, of Grant's staff, gives Lee's exact words: I have not seen any returns for ace on the 9th. On the 12th, three days later, Lee had evidently seen returns, for on that day he ine. It will be noticed that the estimate of Lee's losses from the 29th of March to April 9th exhose killed, wounded and captured, were lost to Lee as the result of that battle. The same observa to join their commands. What is the number of Lee's killed, which must be deducted from the excess Grant's losses were considerably greater than Lee's. Upon the whole, it is a fair estimate that L. Receiving a report from a staff officer, General Lee gave him a message in reply, and as he stard asked if any such report had come to him. General Lee replied that he had received no such reportion as he saluted and started to return. General Lee then called him back and said he intended o[17 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memorial address (search)
an portray and no tongue describe. As years have rolled by the reaper has gathered and the angels have garnered the ripened sheaves. One by one the spirits of our old heroes have passed over the river to again rally around their sainted leaders, Lee, Jackson and Hill, and join them in endless paeans to the Prince of Peace for achieving the most sublime of all great victories. Twenty years ago the space allotted to the soldiers at these annual gatherings was filled for the most part by comradern planter, and the women who envied their Southern sisters because of the ease and leisure incident to the ownership of slaves, he made no attempt to conceal his hatred and disgust. Major Hill brought with him to Raleigh his three professors, Lee, Lane and McKinney, two of whom fell later at the head of North Carolina regiments, and one of whom was the successor of the noble Branch as the commander of one of our best and bravest brigades. He also brought with him almost the whole corps of
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.10 (search)
s rolled up, scrubbed and holystoned decks. Yet in that strangely gathered body of men were some of the best blood of the South. Historic names were there. Lieutenant Lee, son of Admiral Lee, commandant of the Philadelphia navy-yard at the opening of the war, and nephew of General Robert E. Lee, was our third lieutenant, and haAdmiral Lee, commandant of the Philadelphia navy-yard at the opening of the war, and nephew of General Robert E. Lee, was our third lieutenant, and had seen service on the Georgia and Florida. Our chief engineer and paymaster were from the Alabama, and every commissioned officer was a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and had seen previous service. But all felt the necessity of the hour, and lieutenant, assistant surgeon, boatswain, and foremost hands, of whom there e war was over, and produced New York and San Francisco papers, telling us for the first time of the great and closing scenes of the fearful drama; the surrender of Lee; the capture of Richmond; the assassination of Lincoln, and the final collapse of the Confederacy. Quick as thought, Captain Waddell now swung his guns between dec
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.11 (search)
ncerned, because it secured without much bloodshed a most important advantage to Lee's army on the James. It established the Confederate line at Howlett's House werlaced these there in a few hours. McCabe's history and the orders issued by General Lee at the time will throw interesting light on this important transaction. Beauregard's responsibility. McCabe's History of Lee and His Campaigns, page 508, says General Lee had ordered General Beauregard not to evacuate his line until AnGeneral Lee had ordered General Beauregard not to evacuate his line until Anderson's Corps, then moving from Richmond, should relieve him, but as the demand for troops at Petersburg was so urgent, and there was no prospect that Anderson woulthen taking advantage of this withdrawal, occupied the Confederate works. General Lee did not wish to bring on an engagement at this point, and sent word to Pickerd's line. These achievements drew out two complimentary orders from General Lee, of the 17th of June, 1864, that go very far to explain this transaction, and th
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The last battle of the war. (search)
he last shot, but he knows it. Unfortuately for that knowledge he is mistaken, for the reason that General Smith was not in that battle. The Confederate forces were under command of General James E. Slaughter, who was postmaster at Mobile a few years ago, and now lives in Washington. General Slaughter has always claimed that he fought the last battle of the war. He says of it: I commanded at the last battle, and captured as many Federals as I had Confederate soldiers. I had heard of General Lee's surrender and did not want to fight, but as the enemy advanced upon my forces I attacked and routed them. After the battle I told my prisoners they were at liberty to return to Brazos, Santiago, or go with me to Brownsville, and they elected to accompany me. I had regular rolls made of my prisoners, and sent them back on a steamer. I really did not consider them as captives, as we passed a very pleasant time together. General Slaughter claimed, moreover, that when the fighting was
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The bloody angle. (search)
h the Stonewall Brigade was annihilated. General Lee to the rear. Accounts by General Jameshern Historical Papers for July, 1876, that General Lee had on the Rapidan less than 50,000 men. Thrtify a strong position near Richmond. But General Lee was as bold and daring as he was skillful ald place him in rear of Lee's right flank. General Lee on the night of the 7th discovered Grant's und. During the night it was reported to General Lee that the enemy was again withdrawing from he; the touching incident of the devotion of General Lee's soldiers to his person; when the old hero we went, I am unable to say, but it was to General Lee's extreme left. Just as we arrived on a ru. When we, the reserve, I mean, arrived, General Lee was seated upon Traveler, engaged in convern down the line. I passed in a few feet of General Lee; he was perfectly calm. No one would ever iven rise to some controversy. I allude to General Lee's being turned back. What has caused some [26 more...]