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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Last days of the army of Northern Virginia . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The first Virginia infantry in the Peninsula campaign. (search)
The first Virginia infantry in the Peninsula campaign.
Reminiscences of Sergeant Charles T. Loehr.
The following graphic paper was read before Pickett Camp of Confederate Veterans, at Richmond, Virginia, on the night of Monday, December 4, 1893:
Comrades of Pickett Camp.
In referring to the campaign on the Peninsula a few preliminary remarks may not be amiss.
After the battle of Bull Run Johnston's army remained inactive in front of Washington.
Instead of gaining in numbers and efficiency it was sadly depleted by details and discharges for the War Department.
It cannot be denied that both Johnston and Beauregard urged the Confederate authorities to concentrate the whole Confederate force for an aggressive move, but the President and his advisers thought otherwise, and the army was condemned to inactivity when the chances for success were almost certain.
Meanwhile, as the months passed away, the Federal authorities were not idle.
A large army was placed in the fiel
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The battle of Frazier's Farm , [from the New Orleans, La. , Picayune , February 19 , 1893 .] (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.11 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones),
The bloody angle.(search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General R. F. Hoke 's last address [from the Richmond, Va. , times, April 9 , 1893 .] (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.32 (search)
The raw Confederate of April, 1861.
[from the Richmond (Va.) star, January 25, 1874.]
The Amusing experience of commander Robert N. Northen, of Pickett Camp Confederate Veterans, as Narrated to the Camp Monday evening, January 22, 1894.
[Pickett Camp of Confederate Veterans, of this city, sometime since inaugurated a happy regulation.
This is the reading at each of its weekly meetings of a paper by a comrade of some experience of his a own as soldier.
These memories will be not onlPickett Camp of Confederate Veterans, of this city, sometime since inaugurated a happy regulation.
This is the reading at each of its weekly meetings of a paper by a comrade of some experience of his a own as soldier.
These memories will be not only precious to posterity, but they are valuable as materials of history.
Nothing could add more to the zest of the gathering or be more effective humanely.
These unvarnished experiences can but be inspiring in the cause of national fellowship and of lofty patriotism.
They bear a wistful charm that touches alike the heart of the true soldier, whether it beat in jacket of gray or blue.
Honest hearts are truthful everywhere!
The Star commends itself to regard in preserving in its columns t