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The Daily Dispatch: May 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], From General Lee's army. (search)
etiring upon Spotsylvania Court House, and whilst engaging in desperate fight with the 5th Yankee corps, Wofford's and Bryan's brigades, of McLaws's division having opportunely arrived, engaged the enemy in front of Spotsylvania Court House, and Kershaw's South Carolina brigade and Humphreys's Mississippi brigade came in upon the flank of their column. A severe fight ensued, lasting two hours. The result was that the enemy were driven completely back, with immense slaughter, whilst our loss wahave had the exquisite satisfaction of staying any number of them. It has heretofore been much debated whether there has been such a thing in this war as the use of the bayonet, but this is now well attested.--The enemy used the bayonet on Kershaw's division, in their breastworks on Sunday last, and our men, their ammunition being exhausted, clubbed muskets with the foe, and drove them back. A good many changes have occurred in the commands of this army since the move begun. Major G
The Daily Dispatch: May 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], The battle of the Wilderness. (search)
aws's division (now commanded by that model soldier, Brig. Gen. Kershaw,) came in sight, they relaxed somewhat their vigilang before, were thrown into confusion and gave way, just as Kershaw double-quicked it to the front in column. The latter succgloriously did the heroic Texans redeem their pledge. Kershaw has, by the unanimous voice of the army, won his spurs andderson's division, and Wofford's and perhaps two others of Kershaw's division.--Anderson's division, but lately arrived, havi eight or ten and wounding several others. Capt. Doby, of Kershaw's staff, was killed instantly, the intrepid Gen. Jenkins, en. Longstreet had just been congratulated by Gen. Lee, Gen. Kershaw, and others, upon the complete success of his attack upd. On the right, where I had my position, the brigades of Kershaw, Humphreys, and Wefford, of Kershaw's division; Anderson, Kershaw's division; Anderson, Jenkins, Gregg, and Law, of Fields's division, and Mahone, of Anderson's division, moved forward in the form of the letter V,