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Yanks (search for this): chapter 16
to a catamount. Standing on the other side of the gun, with his arms folded, was a Federal Irishman, a prisoner just captureda man even taller than Burgoyne and somewhat heavier in frame, altogether a magnificent fellow. Catching Burgoyne's brogue, he broke out- Hey, ye spalpane! say, what are yez doing in the Ribil army? Quick as a flash, Burgoyne retorted: Be-dad, ain't an Irishman a freeman? Haven't I as good right to fight for the Ribs as ye have to fight for the ---Yanks? O, yes! sang out the Federal Irishman, I know ye, now you've turned your ougly mug to me. I had the plizure of kicking yez out from behind Marye's wall, that time Sedgwick lammed yer brigade out oa there! Yer a --liar, shouted our Pat, and I'll jist knock yer teeth down yer ougly throat for that same lie, and suiting the action to the word, he vaulted lightly over the gun, and before we had time to realize the extreme absurdity of the thing, the two had squared off against each othe
Ambrose Ransom Wright (search for this): chapter 9
his folly, and so he jeered back at them, telling them good-by, but saying he'd be back in a minute --as he actually was, riding, bareback and blind bridle, and passing right ahead with the troops. I have heard of following a fox hunt in one of these sulkies, but I venture to say this is the very first time a man ever entered battle in one. It will at once occur to the reader as remarkable that father was not arrested. He was, a few days later, at Malvern Hill, by order of Gen. Rans. Wright, of Georgia, and a staff officer, as I recollect, of General Armistead, told me that he was directed to arrest him on one of the earlier battle-fields of the Seven Days, and made the attempt; that up to that time he had regarded himself as a pretty daring rider and scout, but that father, whom he did not then know, led him such a chase as he had never before had, and that he returned to his general and reported that he didn't believe there was any harm in that old fellow, though he was cert
Ambrose Ransom Wright (search for this): chapter 27
60, 62-63; 24th Regiment, 79-80. Virginia State guard, 42 Virginians and Virginia lauded, 35 Walker, Reuben Lindsay, 41 War of the Rebellion: ... Official Records, 343 Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 178, 248 Washington, D. C., before the war, 25-32, 39 Washington and Lee University, 102 Waterloo Campaign, 347 Westover, Va., 106 Whitworth guns, 52 Wigfall, Louis Trezevant, 76 Wilderness Campaign, 191, 238-48, 299, 303 Williamsburg, Va., 78-85. Williamson, William Garnett, 183-84. Willis, Edward, 120-24. Winchester, Va., 185, 192-97, 210 Winter camps, 120, 127, 242-43, 312-15. Wise, Henry Alexander, 32 Wofford, William Tatum, 275, 278, 281-83. Women and army morale, 324-26, 349-51. Women on battlefields, 130-33, 229, 273, 309 Wright, Ambrose Ransom, 112 Yale University, 25, 34, 48-49, 62, 68, 115-16, 130, 175, 200, 292, 351, 354-55, 363 Yankee Doodle, 202 York, Pa., 202-206. York River Railroad, 93, 95 Yorktown, Va., 73, 75
William Tatum Wofford (search for this): chapter 20
t of Kershaw; and Clingman's, the left brigade of Hoke and Wofford's, the right brigade of Kershaw gave way, and the Federal lost, and our lines were left in very bad shape. While Wofford was bending back the right of his line to connect with Hoks were shot; but it was already considerably in advance of Wofford's left, with which it was not connected at all, until the s taken in reaching the gun — that is, we went down behind Wofford's left flank, and from that point ran across a field coverThis route afforded the best protection, but after we left Wofford's position the protection amounted to nothing. The sharpsr the little bridge, and were just passing out from behind Wofford's left flank and heading for Kershaw's line, when someone ome conviction and I felt sure I was talking with General Wofford. He positively forbade the attempt, and did not seem disper us almost noiselessly, along the sassafras field toward Wofford's line. In a few moments we reached the goal, returning o
William Tatum Wofford (search for this): chapter 27
60, 62-63; 24th Regiment, 79-80. Virginia State guard, 42 Virginians and Virginia lauded, 35 Walker, Reuben Lindsay, 41 War of the Rebellion: ... Official Records, 343 Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 178, 248 Washington, D. C., before the war, 25-32, 39 Washington and Lee University, 102 Waterloo Campaign, 347 Westover, Va., 106 Whitworth guns, 52 Wigfall, Louis Trezevant, 76 Wilderness Campaign, 191, 238-48, 299, 303 Williamsburg, Va., 78-85. Williamson, William Garnett, 183-84. Willis, Edward, 120-24. Winchester, Va., 185, 192-97, 210 Winter camps, 120, 127, 242-43, 312-15. Wise, Henry Alexander, 32 Wofford, William Tatum, 275, 278, 281-83. Women and army morale, 324-26, 349-51. Women on battlefields, 130-33, 229, 273, 309 Wright, Ambrose Ransom, 112 Yale University, 25, 34, 48-49, 62, 68, 115-16, 130, 175, 200, 292, 351, 354-55, 363 Yankee Doodle, 202 York, Pa., 202-206. York River Railroad, 93, 95 Yorktown, Va., 73, 75
Henry Alexander Wise (search for this): chapter 2
States, and both had been members of the Federal Cabinet --Mr. Preston during General Taylor's and Mr. Stuart during Mr. Fillmore's administration. Mr. Preston was afterwards a member of the Confederate Senate and Mr. Stuart one of the commissioners appointed by Virginia to confer with Mr. Lincoln as to his attitude and action toward the seceded States. Mr. Botts made a very powerful address before the convention, but the spirit of it did not please me. He belittled the John Brown raid, at the same time accusing Governor Wise of having done everything in his power to magnify it. He ridiculed the Governor's military establishment and his men in buckram, while dubbing him The un-epauletted hero of the Ossawattomie war. He said that old John Brown certainly did a good deal against the peace and prosperity of the commonwealth and the country, but added, Whatever he left undone in this direction has been most effectually carried out by his executor, the late Governor of Virginia.
Henry Alexander Wise (search for this): chapter 27
0, 62-63; 24th Regiment, 79-80. Virginia State guard, 42 Virginians and Virginia lauded, 35 Walker, Reuben Lindsay, 41 War of the Rebellion: ... Official Records, 343 Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 178, 248 Washington, D. C., before the war, 25-32, 39 Washington and Lee University, 102 Waterloo Campaign, 347 Westover, Va., 106 Whitworth guns, 52 Wigfall, Louis Trezevant, 76 Wilderness Campaign, 191, 238-48, 299, 303 Williamsburg, Va., 78-85. Williamson, William Garnett, 183-84. Willis, Edward, 120-24. Winchester, Va., 185, 192-97, 210 Winter camps, 120, 127, 242-43, 312-15. Wise, Henry Alexander, 32 Wofford, William Tatum, 275, 278, 281-83. Women and army morale, 324-26, 349-51. Women on battlefields, 130-33, 229, 273, 309 Wright, Ambrose Ransom, 112 Yale University, 25, 34, 48-49, 62, 68, 115-16, 130, 175, 200, 292, 351, 354-55, 363 Yankee Doodle, 202 York, Pa., 202-206. York River Railroad, 93, 95 Yorktown, Va., 73, 75
Edward Willis (search for this): chapter 10
thern Virginia in the spring of 1864 was Col. Edward Willis, of the Twelfth Georgia Regiment. I saw batteries, which had not yet been opened, and Willis stretched out on the box and put his head in Gong, tangled, tawny hair, which hung almost to Willis' shoulders. It would have been greatly to theck with the vigor and the trenchant quality of Willis' characterization of the men. But in a few moming officer than the Twelfth Georgia. Soon Willis began to talk of the campaign against Pope, where disingenuous in the extreme. Someone, not Willis, has said substantially that they embodied a clie-over fifty miles long. But at last, as Willis said, all these tactics of deception were exhacan you stand it half an hour? And now, as Willis said, it seemed as if some of his men exhaled hirlwind. I have not pretended to give Colonel Willis' exact words, and yet in my memorandum acc's words as he and Gibbes and I stood watching Willis as his figure disappeared in the thick pines: [8 more...]
Edward Willis (search for this): chapter 27
60, 62-63; 24th Regiment, 79-80. Virginia State guard, 42 Virginians and Virginia lauded, 35 Walker, Reuben Lindsay, 41 War of the Rebellion: ... Official Records, 343 Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 178, 248 Washington, D. C., before the war, 25-32, 39 Washington and Lee University, 102 Waterloo Campaign, 347 Westover, Va., 106 Whitworth guns, 52 Wigfall, Louis Trezevant, 76 Wilderness Campaign, 191, 238-48, 299, 303 Williamsburg, Va., 78-85. Williamson, William Garnett, 183-84. Willis, Edward, 120-24. Winchester, Va., 185, 192-97, 210 Winter camps, 120, 127, 242-43, 312-15. Wise, Henry Alexander, 32 Wofford, William Tatum, 275, 278, 281-83. Women and army morale, 324-26, 349-51. Women on battlefields, 130-33, 229, 273, 309 Wright, Ambrose Ransom, 112 Yale University, 25, 34, 48-49, 62, 68, 115-16, 130, 175, 200, 292, 351, 354-55, 363 Yankee Doodle, 202 York, Pa., 202-206. York River Railroad, 93, 95 Yorktown, Va., 73, 75
William Garnett Williamson (search for this): chapter 14
hern or central portion of the State, and I reported promptly at his headquarters, meeting there for the first time Captain Williamson, the commanding officer of our prospective company, who proved to be a gentleman of character, a competent engineerl during our conference, or that he observed him quite as closely as I did. After the conference was over I saw Captain Williamson privately and asked him how much aid and co-operation he expected from the general in getting up his company. He situation became clearly defined, the general taking little or no pains to conceal it, and I had another talk with Captain Williamson, who felt that nothing more could be done just now in the way of organizing the company, adding that General Early or the present, to act as engineer officer on his staff. He had made no such suggestion or request in my case, and Captain Williamson seemed to feel badly on my account; but I begged him to think no more about it, assuring him that I had sense enoug
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