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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.35 (search)
emen had snatched one day of anticipated victory from the overconfident Burnside. Under cover of the darkness of the night of the 11th of December, and assisted by the heavy winter fog of the next morning, about 45,000 infantrymen and 116 guns, under Franklin, crossed the pontoon bridges below Fredericksburg, and were spread a few miles along the line of the railroad towards Richmond, while Sumner led 31,000 into Fredericksburg by the upper pontoon bridges. As the fog lifted on the 12th of December and Lee looked out from the high hill in the centre of his position chosen by him for his headquarters, and saw this great host stretched for miles to his front and to his right in brave battle array, he knew that the Federal commander had chosen the perilous plan of a direct attack. Lee had already made preparations to meet such an assault, and he promptly directed Jackson to concentrate his men on the right of the army and take command of the right wing. Our own gallant and beloved
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sick and wounded Confederate soldiers at Hagerstown and Williamsport. (search)
giment; wounded July 10th, died July 23d. Private P. S. Snuggs, 51st Georgia regiment; wounded July 10th. Major J. M. Bradley, 13th Mississippi Regiment, wounded July 2d, died July 28th. Captain A. J. Pulliam, 17th Georgia regiment; wounded July 2d. Captain E. J. Zane, 34th Virginia cavalry; wounded July 5th; died July 28th. Colonel S. P. Lumpkin, 44th Georgia regiment; wounded July 1st. Private W. F. Logan, 1st Virginia cavalry. Lieutenant N. C. Hobbs, 1st Virginia cavalry; wounded July 10th. Captain W. B. Haygood, 44th Georgia regiment; wounded July 1st. Private C. C. Mims, 5th Alabama regiment. Private J. H. Bassett, 11th Mississippi regiment; wounded July 3d. Private W. H. Stiff, 55th Virginia regiment; wounded July 1st. Major H. D. McDaniel, 11th Georgia regiment; wounded July 10th. Captain Frank Bond, 1st Maryland cavalry; wounded July 6th. [From the Richmond, Va., Times, of September 24th, November 12th, December 3d, and December 24th, 1899.]