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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 194 0 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1 74 0 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 74 0 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 72 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 66 4 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 47 1 Browse Search
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) 40 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 34 0 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) 33 1 Browse Search
Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 1 32 0 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). You can also browse the collection for West Point (Georgia, United States) or search for West Point (Georgia, United States) in all documents.

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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The last battle of the late war. [from the times-democrat, September 8, 1895.] (search)
5, 1864, I was ordered to relieve Major E. W. Baylor, post-quartermaster West Point, Georgia, where I remained until the fall of that plucky little city, which eventce a week after the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox. West Point, Georgia, a town of some importance to our armies, on the banks of the Chattahoocorn to protect with his life, which had been presented by the noble ladies of West Point and vicinity. The command of the fort then devolved upon Captain Gonzales, oe zinc yawl, the only means of ferriage, and departed. The Federal loss at West Point was about 200. A daughter of Mrs. Potts, sister of the late Charlie Marsh,ale sharpshooters a lesson. The order to burn the house was rescinded. West Point, Ga., is midway between Montgomery and Atlanta, 165 miles; there was a differenr. Their timely aid was thoroughly appreciated. The heroic defense of West Point, Ga., April 16, 1865, cannot be forgotten, and will rank with the hardest conte
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Forty-Ninth N. C. Infantry, C. S. A. [from the Charlotte, N. C., Observer, October 20, 27, 1895.] (search)
eople of North Carolina. No one of her sons ever contributed, by his devotion to her service, skill and heroic bravery on the field of battle, and fearless exposure and ultimate sacrifice of his life, more to the historic lustre of the name and honor of this, the greatest of the American States. He gave untiring energy and masterly judgment to the rapid organization, drill, discipline and preparation for active service in the field of his regiment. A graduate of the Military Academy at West Point, and for a few years an officer in the regular army, endowed with a mind of great strength and quickness, constant in purpose, daring and brilliant in execution, prepared for the science of war and revelling in its dangers and fierce encounters, and with a spirit fired with a determination to excel in the profession of arms; it is not to be wondered at, that, under his capable authority and the influence of his stirring example, the regiment, to be ever afterwards known as Ramseur's, shoul
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Joseph Jones, M. D., Ll.D. (search)
cited, 82. Stonewall Brigade, 56; Battles of the, 56. Strange, Colonel, John Bowie, 298. Stuart, General J. E. B., Tribute to, 202; at Gettysburg, 212, 216; defence of, 238, 348. Suffolk, Va., Occupation of, 66. Swift Creek, Va., Engagement at, 66. Times-Democrat, cited, 38. Times, Richmond, cited, 238, 294, 357, 359. Twiggs, General D. E., anecdote of, 206. Tyler, General R. C., 38. Virginia, her constant battle for right, her statesmen and soldiers, 12; her honorable bearing in 1861, 367; Reminiscences of the Convention of 1861, 296. Warwick, Clarence, killed, 80. Weitzel, General, Godfrey, 177. Weldon Railroad, action of, 52, 74. West Point, Ga., 38. Wise, General, Peyton, 337. West, Colonel, Douglass, 84. West, Colonel Theodore I., 86. Wilderness battle of the, 49 Winchester, battle of, 131. Winder, General W. S., killed, 141. Women, Heroism of Confederate, 328; their devotion and sacrifices, 362, 370. Woods, Robert H., 282.